Phil Taylor has all but assured his place in the last 16 of the Grand Slam of Darts after recording a 5-1 victory over Christian Kist on Sunday evening.

The defending champion hit five maximums on the way to registering an average of 114.65 against the Dutchman, which is the highest recorded since the tournament started in 2007.

Stephen Bunting has qualified for the second round after beating Gary Anderson 5-2, and fellow North-West thrower Michael Smith has joined him after edging out Peter Wright in a last-leg decider.

Wright will now play Simon Whitlock on Tuesday night for the right to join Smith after the former World Championship runner-up recorded a 5-3 win over Brendan Dolan.

Mervyn King has also made the knockout stages after beating James Wade, who will now face Tony O'Shea in a winner-takes-all contest after 'the Silverback' got the better of Jamie Caven.

Wesley Harms and Andy Hamilton remain in the tournament after recording wins over Dean Winstanley and Richie George respectively.

Results in full: Wesley Harms 5-3 Dean Winstanley, Andy Hamilton 5-2 Richie George, Tony O'Shea 5-3 Jamie Caven, Simon Whitlock 5-3 Brendan Dolan, Michael Smith 5-4 Peter Wright, Phil Taylor 5-1 Christian Kist, Stephen Bunting 5-2 Gary Anderson, Mervyn King 5-4 James Wade