James Wade crashed out of this year's Grand Slam yesterday, after a resounding 5-0 defeat to Gerwyn Price. It was a strange performance by The Machine, and I expect it to be hard for him to get up for it this evening, knowing he can't progress to the knockout stages.
Ricky Evans has qualified for the group stages with a game to spare, after two 5-4 victories over Gerwyn Price and Steffan Bellmont. The entertaining Englishman thrives on the big stage, and he'll be tough to beat in this confident mood.
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Chris Dobey has breezed through to the knockout stages with back-to-back 5-1 victories over Jurgen van der Velde and Damon Heta.
He looks in good form and should breeze through tonight against Martin Lukeman, who's averaged just 83 and 79 in his two group stage defeats.
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Stephen Bunting is another high-profile name to crash out of this year's group stages, after suffering successive 5-4 defeats.
Bunting isn't a player to go out with a whimper, though, and I expect him to relax and be competitive tonight, in what should be a high-quality match against table topper, Luke Woodhouse.
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Martin Schindler hit six 180s and averaged 100.78 to deny Stephen Bunting in a last-leg decider yesterday evening. It was a much better performance from the German number one, who's really struggled to find his form on the big stage over the past 18 months.
Alexis Toylo suffered a 5-2 defeat against the in-form Luke Woodhouse last night, meaning this evening's tie is a huge match for both.
The pace of play will be a huge factor in this match, as the Filipino certainly knows how to take his time. Schindler needs to settle early; if he does that, he will come through fairly comfortably; if he doesn't, it could well turn into a scrappy affair.
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James is a former professional dart player who enjoys writing about darts, golf and football. In 2012, he was crowned the PDC World Youth Champion and these days, he puts his expertise to use with betting tips for BettingLounge readers.