Whitlock moves into last eight Grand Slam after seeing off Wright

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Wednesday, 14 November 2018 at 23:27
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Simon Whitlock is the fourth quarter-finalist at the Grand Slam of Darts. 'The Wizard' defeated Peter Wright 10-6 to reach the last eight.

Whitlock broke Wright's throw in the sixth leg with a 13-dart leg and managed to hold this lead throughout the game. 'The Wizard' led 4-2 after six legs and then stormed into a 8-4 lead. Wright claimed two more legs, before Whitlock finished the game with a 14-dart leg in the 16th leg.
The last second round matches of the Grand Slam of Darts will be played on Thursday night. Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and James Wade are amongst the names to come into action.
The prize fund breakdown for this tournament can be found here. Click here for more information about the Grand Slam of Darts.
Wednesday November 14 (1900 GMT)
Stephen Bunting (88.14) 6-10 (90.16) Dimitri Van den Bergh
Gerwyn Price (93.37) 10-5 (84.10) Josh Payne
Rob Cross (92.23) 7-10 (93.63) Mensur Suljovic
Peter Wright (93.86) 6-10 (94.95) Simon Whitlock

Thursday November 15 (1900 GMT)
Second round

Jonny Clayton v Krzysztof Ratajski James Wade v Michael Unterbuchner Gary Anderson v Wesley Harms Michael Smith v Michael van Gerwen