Waites, Anderson, Van Barneveld all lose in Wolverhampton

Scott Waites, Gary Anderson, and Raymond van Barneveld have all suffered defeats as the Grand Slam of Darts began in Wolverhampton on Saturday night.

Waites, who beat James Wade 16-12 in last year's final, fell 4-0 behind to Michael van Gerwen before he was eventually defeated 5-3.

Anderson took an early 2-0 lead against Nigel Heydon before he hit back to beat the Scotsman 5-3, while Van Barneveld was ousted 5-4 by Stoke's Ian White, who replaced the injured Simon Whitlock in the tournament.

Last year's runner-up Wade was pushed all the way by Dave Chisnall before he overcame the former Lakeside runner-up 5-4, and Justin Pipe saw off Terry Jenkins 5-1.

Elsewhere, Ted Hankey crashed to a 5-0 loss to Dean Winstanley, Wayne Jones beat Brendan Dolan 5-2, and Mark Walsh overcame Tony O'Shea by the same scoreline.