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

Luke Littler missed double 12 for a nine-dart finish against Lourence Ilagan in Group F of the Grand Slam of Darts. After the 17-year-old stormed into a two-leg lead, Ilagan hit back to level at 2-2. Littler held his nerve with double-top to make it 3-2 before hitting bullseye in the next leg to move one step away.

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.

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.

Van Gerwen and Smith - two former winners of the event in Wolverhampton - have now joined them in missing out on a place in the last 16. Ryan Joyce was responsible for disposing of Van Gerwen, the recent World Grand Prix semi-finalist withstanding a comeback from his more illustrious opponent before taking out 80 to prevail by a 5-4 scoreline.