Day Four of the BoyleSports Grand Slam of Darts will see the final eight group matches take place, with seven qualification spots still to be decided.
With Groups B, D, F and H reaching their conclusion on Wednesday, tonight's action will see the remaining group matches take place in Groups A, C, E and G with the top two players in each group progressing to the knockout stage.
Day Four permutations are as follows:
GROUP A
|
P |
W |
L |
+/- |
Pts |
Michael van Gerwen (Q) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
+9 |
4 |
Gabriel Clemens |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
Joe Cullen |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
Adam Hunt |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-6 |
0 |
Michael van Gerwen - Will finish top regardless of other results tonight.
Gabriel Clemens - Needs 3 legs to stay ahead of Hunt, and then needs a Cullen loss.
Joe Cullen - Depends on Clemens v Hunt result. Would qualify with 4-5 if Hunt won 5-2.
Adam Hunt - Must win 5-2 or better to move above Clemens & then hope for Cullen loss.
GROUP C
|
P |
W |
L |
+/- |
Pts |
Michael Smith |
2 |
2 |
0 |
+7 |
4 |
Krzysztof Ratajski |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Jose De Sousa |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
Lisa Ashton |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-5 |
0 |
Michael Smith - Needs two legs to qualify (as Ratajski couldn’t then go above him).
Krzysztof Ratajski - Qualifies with 5-1 or 5-0 win. But his situation will change after Game One.
Jose de Sousa - Needs 4 legs to remain above Lisa Ashton. If wins, needs Smith to win, or a big Ratajski win.
Lisa Ashton - Must win 5-3 or better to move above De Sousa, then hope for Ratajski to lose heavily.
GROUP E
|
P |
W |
L |
+/- |
Pts |
Devon Petersen |
2 |
2 |
0 |
+6 |
4 |
Peter Wright |
2 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
Dirk van Duijvenbode |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
Ian White |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-5 |
0 |
Peter Wright - Situation depends on game one result.
Devon Petersen - Needs three legs to qualify.
Ian White - Needs 5-3 or better to move above Van Duijvenbode, then hope for Wright defeat by enough legs to swing Leg Difference.
Dirk van Duijvenbode - Needs 4 legs to stay above Ian White. If wins, needs second result to go his way.
GROUP G
|
P |
W |
L |
+/- |
Pts |
Gerwyn Price |
2 |
2 |
0 |
+3 |
4 |
Ryan Joyce |
2 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
Jonny Clayton |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
Mikuru Suzuki |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-5 |
0 |
Gerwyn Price - Through with a win or if Suzuki beats Clayton.
Ryan Joyce - Through with a win. If Suzuki wins, could still qualify with a defeat.
Jonny Clayton - Needs four legs to remain above Mikuru Suzuki. If loses 5-4, needs a Joyce 5-0 defeat. If loses 5-3 or worse then cannot qualify.
Mikuru Suzuki - Must win 5-1 or 5-0 and then hope Joyce loses 5-0.