SCOTT WAITES and Robert Thornton won through to the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts semi-finals with victories over Ted Hankey and Tony O'Shea at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Friday night.

STEPHEN BUNTING won Stage Eight of DARTSLIVE - THE WORLD soft-tip championship, while Paul Lim's run to the semi-finals in Hong Kong has kept him at the top of the rankings to earn a Ladbrokes World Darts Championship place.

MORIHIRO HASHIMOTO has won a return to the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship, after edging out Haruki Muramatsu 6-5 to win the PDJ Japanese Qualifier.

ADRIAN LEWIS and Phil Taylor won through to the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts quarter-finals with thrilling triumphs on Thursday, as James Wade and Kim Huybrechts joined them in the last eight.

PICTURES from the second round of the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

TED HANKEY made a remarkable comeback against Simon Whitlock to win through to the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts quarter-finals on Wednesday night, as Scott Waites, Robert Thornton and Tony O'Shea joined him in the last eight.

BROTHERLY love will be forgotten as Kim and Ronny Huybrechts clash at the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts on Thursday night.

UPDATES from Tuesday's final round-robin matches from Groups A-D at the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts.

REIGNING William Hill Grand Slam of Darts champion Raymond van Barneveld crashed out of the tournament with a group stage defeat to Mervyn King on Monday night, as Mark Webster won a Nine-Dart Shoot-Out against Wes Newton to qualify in Wolverhampton.

ENTRIES for the final Players Championships of 2013 at the Barnsley Metrodome on November 23-24 close on Tuesday, with a further week remaining before the deadline for PDPA World Championship Qualifier entries.