Michael van Gerwen and Michael Smith were knocked out of the Grand Slam of Darts; Luke Littler got eight darts into a nine-darter on his way to victory over Lourence Ilagan; watch the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton until November 17,

Michael van Gerwen crashed out of the Grand Slam of Darts in the group stage as Luke Littler missed double 12 for a nine-darter on an eventful night in Wolverhampton. Three-time winner Van Gerwen lost in a last-leg decider to Ryan Joyce,

The first eight spots for the knockout phase of the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts have been distributed. Tuesday night the players in groups E-F-G-H may try to qualify for the last sixteen.Little

Rob Cross reaches the Grand Slam of Darts last 16 with an emphatic 5-1 victory over a lacklustre Peter Wright.

Elsewhere in Group F, Dimitri van den Bergh thrashed Keane Barry by a 5-1 scoreline to finish as runner-up, setting up a last-16 clash with Jermaine Wattimena. In the final match of the night, Stephen Bunting averaged 103.42 in beating Josh Rock by a 5-2 scoreline, setting up a showdown with Gary Anderson.

After Noa-Lynn Van Leuven made history this weekend as the first out trans competitor to participate in the Grand Slam of Darts, reigning darts world champion Luke Humphries offered words of support.

The 2024 Grand Slam of Darts is available to live stream for free on Sport1 in Germany.

Michael van Gerwen fails to make it through to the Grand Slam of Darts last 16 but Luke Littler breezes through to the knockout stage.