Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen and Martin 'Wolfie' Adams return to action at Grand Slam
Thursday 12 November 2015 06:38, UK
Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen and Martin 'Wolfie' Adams will be hoping to build on their winning starts to the Grand Slam this Sunday, live on Sky Sports.
Reigning champion Taylor and Van Gerwen both raced to whitewash victories on day one of the tournament, while Adams announced his long-awaited arrival in the tournament with a dazzling win over Ian White.
Taylor inflicted a ruthless thrashing on Martin Phillips and returns to action in the group stages this afternoon, taking on Robbie Green, who defeated Rowby-John Rodriguez in his opener.
James Wade and Robert Thornton also reappear in the earlier session, starting at 1pm, both with wins under their belts, but Terry Jenkins has work to do after an upset defeat by Jonny Clayton.
As that schedule draws to an exciting end, Gary Anderson will battle Raymond van Barneveld in the closing match of the afternoon.
World No 1 Van Gerwen and Adams will take to the oche during the evening session, starting at 7.30pm.
Van Gerwen, who demolished Mark Oosterhuis 5-0 in his opener, has been pitted against Kim Huybrechts in a potentially explosive encounter.
The Belgian produced a nine-darter during his thrilling quarter-final win over Van Gerwen 12 months ago.
Adams marked his first appearance in style, averaging nearly 105 in his victory over White and will lock horns with another former BDO champion Jelle Klaasen.
Andy Fordham returned with a 5-2 defeat against Adrian Lewis, but still excited the watching audience with a ton-plus finish.
He will target a first win against Wayne Jones, while current BDO champion Scott Mitchell also suffered an early loss and will seek a response against Mervyn King.
Lewis continues his campaign with a clash against Michael Smith and Peter Wright has been pitted against Dave Chisnall, with both men already holding a victory.
Sunday November 8
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm)
Groups E-H Second Games
Keegan Brown v Michel van der Horst
Rowby-John Rodriguez v Martin Phillips
Andy Boulton v Larry Butler
Terry Jenkins v Geert De Vos
Robert Thornton v Jonny Clayton
Phil Taylor v Robbie Green
James Wade v Mark Webster
Gary Anderson v Raymond van Barneveld
Evening Session (7.30pm-11.30pm)
Groups A-D Second Games
Steve West v Mark Oosterhuis
Ian White v Steve Beaton
Wayne Jones v Andy Fordham
Mervyn King v Scott Mitchell
Adrian Lewis v Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen v Kim Huybrechts
Jelle Klaasen v Martin Adams
Peter Wright v Dave Chisnall
Watch day two of the Grand Slam from 1pm on Sky Sports 2.