The action continues on the opening day at the
Grand Slam of Darts with victories to begin Group B and F for
Simon Whitlock and
James Wade.
Wade was facing off against the in-form Damon Heta but produced a superb display to dispel the Aussie ace who nearly added to his title haul for the year at last week's Winter Series.
'The Machine' came through with a 5-2 victory averaging 102.4 and hitting 5/7 on the doubles to open his account in this year's tournament.
But while Heta couldn't come through, his World Cup of Darts partner Whitlock could do seeing off Ryan Searle in a 5-3 victory in their Group B opener.
It was a 93 average for 'The Wizard' with a solitary 180 but an impressive 55 percent on the doubles as he punished 3/11 from 'Heavy Metal'.
2020 Grand Slam of Darts Schedule
Monday November 16
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Rob Cross (94.61) 5-1 (84.81) Justin Pipe (D)
Dave Chisnall (91.96) 5-4 (97.65) Luke Humphries (D)
James Wade (102.44) 5-2 (94.91) Damon Heta (F)
Simon Whitlock (93.77) 5-3 (96.18) Ryan Searle (B)
Glen Durrant v Jermaine Wattimena (F)
Nathan Aspinall v Wayne Warren (H)
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Ricky Evans (H)
Gary Anderson v Adam Gawlas (B)