Michael Smith booked his spot in the last 16 of the Grand Slam of Darts 2025 as a 5-2 win against Alex Spellman and Luke Humphries’ 5-3 win over Nathan Aspinall decided Group A.

It continues a defiant fairytale-esque run so far for 'Bullyboy' as the St Helens man battles back from a raft of injuries, making it through qualifying to just be involved in the tournament.

However, for Aspinall, it brings an end to his tournament with his loss to 'Cool Hand' the final nail in the coffin.

After beating Aspinall, Smith lost to Luke Humphries, who hit a nine-darter to wrap up the encounter on Sunday evening.

However, he bounced back from that loss with three breaks of throw in a battling display against Spellman before nervously watching on as his fate was decided.

His win over Spellman meant

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