MARK WALSH sealed his place in the last 16 of the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts with a tight 5-3 victory over Michael van Gerwen.The win for Walsh also confirms that the defending Scott Waites has been knocked out of the competition, and leaves van Gerwen playing Tony O'Shea on Tuesday for a spot in the second round.
Walsh held throw on double ten to take the opening leg but missed four opportunities to take a 2-0 advantage and van Gerwen stepped in to hit double 16.
The next two legs were shared to leave the game finely balanced at two-all, and that sequence continued as Walsh landed his favourite double top to lead the game for the third time.
Van Gerwen hit double top as well to level at three-all before Walsh hit a 14-darter to move 4-3 ahead.
That put Walsh one leg away from victory, and consistent high scoring saw the world number 12 secure the only break of the match as he hit double five to win the match.
"I've managed to secure another victory, but I'm still not satisfied with my performances so far," admitted Walsh.
"The important thing at this stage of the tournament is just to win games and that is exactly what I'm doing."
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