GARY ANDERSON got his William Hill Grand Slam of Darts campaign back on track with a 5-1 victory over Northern Ireland's Brendan Dolan at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.Anderson put the disappointment of a first game defeat to Nigel Heydon behind him as he recorded a three-dart average of 104.60 on the way to victory against the World Grand Prix finalist.
Anderson began the match by holding throw with a 14-dart finish before landing double top in the second leg to break, despite a 180 from Dolan.
The Premier League Darts champion then stepped up a gear as he took out a superb 138 checkout to move 3-0 ahead before Dolan managed to reduce his arrears when he hit double top to win the fourth leg.
Anderson was in complete command in leg five, but he missed three darts at double 12 and Dolan nearly capitalised - only to miss double top to complete a 120 finish.
That allowed to Anderson to return and hit double six for the second time in the match for a 4-1 lead, and the end was swift as the Scotsman recorded an 11-darter to seal victory.
"My performance was much better tonight, compared to that against Nigel," said Anderson, who now plays Wayne Jones in his final group match on Tuesday evening.
"It's put me back in contention in the group and it will be an interesting game against Wayne, especially with the home crowd all behind him."
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