Josh Rock out of Grand Slam as Kevin Doets sets up Morris decider

Josh Rock has been eliminated from the Grand Slam of Darts after losing 5-3 to Kevin Doets, leaving the Dutch debutant and Tommy Morris to contest Group C’s only qualification place.

The eighth seed finished without a point after also losing 5-2 to Morris on Saturday. Sunday’s defeat in Wolverhampton ended his hopes of reaching the last 16.

Doets made a winning start to his first Grand Slam appearance and now faces a straight shoot-out with Morris.

Josh Rock exits after two defeats

Rock went into Sunday’s afternoon session knowing another defeat would put him out.

He took three legs against Doets but could not secure the victory needed to keep his campaign alive. Across his two matches, the Northern Irishman won five legs and conceded 10.

The result means both Grand Slam debutants in Group C have beaten its seeded player. Morris struck first on the opening day, before Doets completed Rock’s early exit.

Our Doets vs Rock match centre has the result and match details.

Doets and Morris face winner-takes-all meeting

Doets and Morris each have two points from one match. Whoever wins their remaining meeting will finish top and advance to the knockout stage.

There is no need for a leg-difference calculation: the winner will have two victories, while the loser will have one.

Under this year’s expanded format, the tournament has 16 groups of three, with only the group winners progressing. Rock’s two defeats leave him bottom of Group C.

Morris will be looking to continue a breakthrough spell after winning Players Championship 34 and then beating Rock on his Grand Slam debut. He also spoke about the personal motivation behind his rise in our Morris family inspiration story.

For Doets, victory over Morris would turn a successful opening appearance into a place in the last 16.

See the remaining groups in our Grand Slam draw guide and follow the tournament on our darts hub.

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