Ted Hankey has qualified for the second round of the Grand Slam of Darts after he defeated Ian White 5-2 in their winner-takes-all showdown.
'The Count' hit an 161 checkout and averaged in excess of 100 as he stormed to victory to set up a match with Michael van Gerwen, who beat Tony O'Shea 5-2.
Gary Anderson defeated Wayne Jones 5-1 to sweep into the last 16, where he will now play James Wade, who finished runner-up of Group D after he suffered a 5-3 loss to Terry Jenkins.
Dean Winstanley condemned Raymond van Barneveld to the bottom of Group B as he recorded a 5-2 success over the five-time world champion, and he will now play Mark Walsh, who lost to Scott Waites 5-2.
In the night's other matches, Justin Pipe's progress in the competition was halted by a 5-4 defeat to Dave Chisnall, and Brendan Dolan recorded a 5-3 consolation win over Nigel Heydon.
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Darren Plant
Darren Plant
