Group A: The 2010 Grand Slam Champion, Scott Waites, wins the group after beating Phil Taylor. The Power hit a sensational 164-checkout to level the match at 1-1 but Scotty did prove too Hotty and soon led 4-1. Taylor took out 98 in the seventh leg before Waites completed the fantastic job.
Waites knew he was already through before he met Taylor as Mark Webster suffered a critical loss to Co Stompe. The Dutchman showed form he hadn't delivered in the previous two matches and quickly took a 3-0 lead. That turned into 4-2 before Stompe ended Webster's hopes. Table:
Scott Waites 4 +4
Phil Taylor 4 +4 (2nd on head to head)
Mark Webster 2 -4
Co Stompe 2 -5
Group B: Michael Van Gerwen progresses without losing a game after succumbing Ted Hankey to a whitewash. It wasn't Van Gerwen at his total best, but he did show glimpses. Hankey suffered problems with his eye from the second leg onwards and it really affected him. The Dutchman did finish the game with an emphatic 130-checkout.
Robert Thornton joins Van Gerwen after Steve Beaton ends the tournament without a win. The game was tight throughout and after leading 2-1, Thornton went 3-2 down. The Scot turned it around once more to lead 4-3 before winning the match 5-4. Table:
Michael Van Gerwen 6 +11
Robert Thornton 4 +4
Ted Hankey 2 -8
Steve Beaton 0 -6
Group C: After winning his first two games, Simon Whitlock fails to get out of the group after being thrashed by Dean Winstanley. Winstanley was in devastating form and completed his 3-0 lead with a 142-checkout. Whitlock did chalk one leg on the board but Winstanley finished the match 5-1 and took Whitlock's place in the next round.
Young James Hubbard exits the tournament without a win after Kevin Painter secured his place in the next round. Hubbard started off quite well and took a 2-0 lead. Painter hit a 121-checkout before surging into a 4-2 lead. Two legs later and Painter had won the match 5-3. Table:
Dean Winstanley 4 +6
Kevin Painter 4 +2
Simon Whitlock 2 0
James Hubbard 0 -8
Group D: James Wade is also out of the tournament after losing to Mervyn King. Wade needed to win at least 5-2 to have secured a place in the next round but it was King who won by that margin. Wade did secure a ton checkout to level the game up 2-2. But King stopped any momentum with a 116-checkout which began his ascendancy to the 5-2 win.
In the battle of the youngsters, Arron Monk once again thrashed Jan Dekker to book his place in the next round. Monk led 2-0 before Dekker posted a leg on the board. Monk then continued on to win 5-1. Table:
Mervyn King 6 +9
Arron Monk 4 +7
James Wade 2 -3
Jan Dekker 0 -12
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