Michael van Gerwen crashed out of the Grand Slam of Darts in the group stage as Luke Littler missed double 12 for a nine-darter on an eventful night in Wolverhampton. Three-time winner Van Gerwen lost in a last-leg decider to Ryan Joyce,

GARY ANDERSON sank Michael van Gerwen 5-4 to go top of his Grand Slam of Darts group, and he did it without even practicing. Anderson, 53, has claimed he is the most naturally-gifted darts player

Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson are ‘nowhere near the players they used to be,’ feels a man who has played them both at the Grand Slam of Darts, Ryan Joyce. Van Gerwen has crashed out of the Grand Slam at the group stage after defeat to Joyce on Tuesday night and a loss to Anderson in his previous match.

Darts icon Gary Anderson has claimed he is the most naturally-gifted player in the world after beating Michael van Gerwen at the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton. The 53-year-old edged out his great rival Van Gerwen on another dramatic day in the competition where world No 1 Luke Humphries was dumped out of the group stage.

Michael van Gerwen is out of the Grand Slam of Darts after suffering a shock defeat on a night full of upsets in Wolverhampton. The Dutchman lost 5-4 to English darts star Ryan Joyce on Tuesday

Michael van Gerwen fails to make it through to the Grand Slam of Darts last 16 but Luke Littler breezes through to the knockout stage.

Elsewhere in Group F, Dimitri van den Bergh thrashed Keane Barry by a 5-1 scoreline to finish as runner-up, setting up a last-16 clash with Jermaine Wattimena. In the final match of the night, Stephen Bunting averaged 103.42 in beating Josh Rock by a 5-2 scoreline, setting up a showdown with Gary Anderson.