Luke Littler won 5-0 against Keane Barry in Group F as Michael van Gerwen beat Noa-Lynn van Leuven; Luke Humphries was beaten 5-3 by Rowby-John Rodriguez in Group A; watch the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton until November 17 – live on Sky Sports
Reigning champion Luke Humphries suffered a shock defeat to Rowby-John Rodriguez in Group A as Luke Littler sent out a message from Group F with a 5-0 drubbing of Keane Barry to get off to a perfect start on his Grand Slam of Darts debut.
World No 1 Humphries got off to a slow start against Rodriguez and was made to pay, a sensational 141 checkout and a crucial break of throw from the underdog sealing a huge scalp.
It looked like Humphries was fighting back with some heavy scoring but Rodriguez kept his cool and continued to find the trebles consistently under pressure, a T20, T19, D12 finish landing in style and allowing him to celebrate winning against the world champion.