PDC Grand Slam of Darts- 10th-18th November 2018- Wolverhampton

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Tuesday November 13 (1900 GMT)
Group Stage

James Wade v Mark Webster (C)
Gary Anderson v Steve Hine (D)
Ian White v Michael Unterbuchner (D)
Keegan Brown v Wesley Harms (C)
Michael van Gerwen v Joe Murnan (A)
Jonny Clayton v Gary Robson (A)
Krzysztof Ratajski v Adam Smith-Neale (B)
Michael Smith v Raymond van Barneveld (B)

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Courtesy of Premium Dart Data

MvG can break a big record tonight, the highest overall average in the groupstage

109.78 MvG (with one game to play)
107.12 Taylor - 2014
106.74 Taylor - 2013
106.21 MvG - 2017
104.99 MvG - 2015
104.82 Cross - 2017
104.50 Barney - 2016
104.49 Taylor - 2008

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Good luck to the BDO lads this evening.

They will need it

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Permutations for tonight.

Group A

Jonny Clayton - needs two legs to qualify.

Michael van Gerwen - qualifies with a win.

Gary Robson - qualifies with a 5-1 or 5-0 win (ahead of Clayton), or if Van Gerwen loses he would qualify with any win.

Joe Murnan - has to win 5-1 or 5-0 to move above Van Gerwen and hope that Robson loses.

Group B

Michael Smith - qualifies with a win.

Krzysztof Ratajski - qualifies with a win, and could still qualify with a 5-4 defeat if Smith defeats Van Barneveld.

Raymond van Barneveld - position depends on the result of the earlier game.

Adam Smith-Neale - has to win 5-2 or better to move above Ratajski, and then hope that Smith defeats Van Barneveld.

Group C

James Wade - has qualified.

Keegan Brown - qualifies with a win.

Wesley Harms - qualifies with a win.

Mark Webster - has been eliminated.

Group D

Gary Anderson - has qualified.

Ian White - qualifies with a win.

Michael Unterbuchner - qualifies with a win.

Steve Hine - has been eliminated.

[Paddy McGinty]

On another note, Josh Payne's been very fortunate to get through with averages of 90, 90 and 87 and two defeats given that Hopp actually played pretty well overall.

Luck of the owd draw, init.

Not even the draw - it's just pure luck of circumstance. Hopp's been unlucky in that Wright and Williams both only played well in one of their games and they were both against him. Hopp lost matches with a 96 and 97 average, whereas Payne didn't even average close to that in any game. Must be a bit grating to go out on leg difference in those circumstances to a player you actually beat in your game against them.

Duzza lost two games 5-4 with a 97 and ton average - he should feel even more unluckier!!!

Yers they were certainly not taking any chances with Duzza.....they know what he could of done.

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On another note, Josh Payne's been very fortunate to get through with averages of 90, 90 and 87 and two defeats given that Hopp actually played pretty well overall.

Luck of the owd draw, init.

Not even the draw - it's just pure luck of circumstance. Hopp's been unlucky in that Wright and Williams both only played well in one of their games and they were both against him. Hopp lost matches with a 96 and 97 average, whereas Payne didn't even average close to that in any game. Must be a bit grating to go out on leg difference in those circumstances to a player you actually beat in your game against them.

Duzza lost two games 5-4 with a 97 and ton average - he should feel even more unluckier!!!

Yers they were certainly not taking any chances with Duzza.....they know what he could of done.

Yes, Barry Hearn had no other option but to unleash his most feared tungsten warrior, the almighty Andrew Gilding!!!!

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Interesting stat from TheRedBit.

Raymond van Barneveld is the only one of all 32 players, that has not broken the opponents throw.

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Good luck to the BDO lads this evening.

They will need it

Surely harms has got a very good chance against brown?

Can't see zero b do players in the next round.

[Martin Legandowski]

Here is coming James Wade 1st up.

And to be thinking some said he would never be winning a prize again and never be In the Top 10 ratings.

Krzysztof on 7th tonight and will be drinking some Zubrowka and shouting for him.

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Tuesday November 13 (1900 GMT)
Group Stage

James Wade (101.72)5 (9) 1 (91.55) Mark Webster (C)
Gary Anderson v Steve Hine (D)
Ian White v Michael Unterbuchner (D)
Keegan Brown v Wesley Harms (C)
Michael van Gerwen v Joe Murnan (A)
Jonny Clayton v Gary Robson (A)
Krzysztof Ratajski v Adam Smith-Neale (B)
Michael Smith v Raymond van Barneveld (B)

[Martin Legandowski]

Garry will be coming soon to be telling us how Wade was being very good tonight.

He is very good man and very good friend of me and my wife. We were being having a barbeque one night and drinking lots of Zubrowka. Here is a picture of my good friend Garry with my wife which I had been taking.

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Wade is looking a very, very good player again.

Has been much better this week, than he has the last two, despite winning both tournaments.

I think I would even go as far to say, that for me he is playing better than he has ever done before. Not only a viable winner this week, but a real contender for the WC.

[Ginge]

Garry will be coming soon to be telling us how Wade was being very good tonight.

He is very good man and very good friend of me and my wife. We were being having a barbeque one night and drinking lots of Zubrowka. Here is a picture of my good friend Garry with my wife which I had been taking.

Hahahahahahahahahaha

no.

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Courtesy of Premium Dart Data

Most 180s in the Grand Slam of Darts group stage

15 - James Wilson in 2017
14 - Adrian Lewis in 2011
13 - Dave Chisnall (2015) and Paul Nicholson (2011)

With one match to go MvG, Anderson and Smith are on 10!

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Here is coming James Wade 1st up.

And to be thinking some said he would never be winning a prize again and never be In the Top 10 ratings.

Krzysztof on 7th tonight and will be drinking some Zubrowka and shouting for him.

Unfortunately for you, we will not be hearing your thoughts on the Ratajski vs Smith-Neale match.

Great news for the rest of the forum.

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Tuesday November 13 (1900 GMT)
Group Stage

James Wade (101.72)5 (9) 1 (91.55) Mark Webster (C)
Gary Anderson (100.13) 5 (9) 1 (85.97) Steve Hine (D)
Ian White v Michael Unterbuchner (D)
Keegan Brown v Wesley Harms (C)
Michael van Gerwen v Joe Murnan (A)
Jonny Clayton v Gary Robson (A)
Krzysztof Ratajski v Adam Smith-Neale (B)
Michael Smith v Raymond van Barneveld (B)

[DavidB]

The amount of adverts during this tournement is utterly ridiculous and makes it very hard to enjoy watching it live.

Have you never watched darts on Sky before??

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See White is shaking again.

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White''s hand steady as rock until he was on 161.

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White pissing this away with some atrocious doubling.