BRENDAN DOLAN 5-3 NIGEL HEYDON

BRENDAN DOLAN bowed out of the 2011 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts with a victory to his name after beating Nigel Heydon 5-3 in his final Group C contest.

"I was playing for pride tonight and it was nice to leave with a win," said the Grand Prix finalist.

"I came to Wolverhampton with high hopes after my performance in Dublin last month, but unfortunately it wasn't to be."

Dolan, who lost his opening two group games against Wayne Jones and Gary Anderson won the first leg in 14-darts on double 16.

The second saw Heydon miss a dart at double top and Dolan stepped in with a 65 finish to break throw.

The third leg also fell the way of the Northern Irishman to establish a 3-0 lead but Heydon managed to take the fourth hitting a 180 in the process.

Dolan hit an excellent 101 checkout to restore his three leg advantage but Heydon took out 69 in the next to reduce the deficit to 4-2.

Heydon then broke throw in the seventh leg with a pressure 80 finish with his opponent waiting on a two-dart finish to win the match.

The eighth leg proved to be a tight affair but Dolan held his nerve to hit double 18 at the first attempt to claim victory.