Peter Wright dumped out by Nathan Aspinall at Grand Slam of Darts
Rising star Josh Rock is through to take on Michael van Gerwen
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Peter Wright was dumped out of the Grand Slam of Darts after defeat to Nathan Aspinall in the final group game.
The defending world champion would have progressed to the knockout stages if he had won three legs but he fell to a 5-2 loss, which allowed Aspinall to top Group E.
Wright’s defeat also saw Alan Soutar progress after he beat Fallon Sherrock 5-2.
Ross Smith put in a record-breaking performance to beat Michael van Gerwen in Group G.
Smith had already qualified for the knockout stages along with the Dutchman but was determined to put on a show and registered the most 180s in a group stage match at this tournament after hitting an impressive nine doubles in his 5-4 win.
Van Gerwen, who also dazzled with a 145 checkout, will meet rising star Josh Rock in the last 16.
Rock, the 21-year-old who is tipped to reach the top of the game, beat sixth seed Luke Humphries, who was already through, 5-3.
Jermaine Wattimena joined Jonny Clayton in going through from Group F after he beat Leonard Giles 5-1 and Damon Heta was not able to produce the whitewash he needed against Clayton to go through.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments