Grand Slam of Darts 2015: Scores, Results, Updated Schedule After Monday

Phil Taylor sealed his spot in the next round of the Grand Slam of Darts 2015 after defeating Rowby-John Rodriguez on Monday evening to round off a perfect record in his Group H campaign.

He'll be joined in the knockout stages by Raymond van Barneveld after the Dutchman beat American Larry Butler to finish second in Group E behind the already-qualified Gary Anderson.

James Wade and Robert Thornton were the other two players who managed to book first-place finishes in Group F and Group G, respectively, following wins over Keegan Brown and Terry Jenkins.

Read on for a full recap of Monday's results and a look at Tuesday's schedule, where the contenders from Group A to Group D hope to end the first round on a high note.   

Group	Player	Score	Player
G	Jonny Clayton	0-5	Geert de Vos
H	Robbie Green	5-1	Martin Phillips
F	Mark Webster	5-3	Michel van der Horst
E	Gary Anderson	5-1	Andy Boulton
G	Robert Thornton	5-4	Terry Jenkins
H	Phil Taylor	5-2	Rowby-John Rodriguez
F	James Wade	5-2	Keegan Brown
E	Raymond van Barneveld	5-3	Larry Butler

Date	Time	Group	Player	Vs.	Player
Tuesday, Nov. 10	1 p.m. GMT/8 a.m. ET	B	Steve Beaton	vs.	Martin Adams
Tuesday, Nov. 10	1 p.m. GMT/8 a.m. ET	D	Dave Chisnall	vs.	Scott Mitchell
Tuesday, Nov. 10	1 p.m. GMT/8 a.m. ET	A	Kim Huybrechts	vs.	Mark Oosterhuis
Tuesday, Nov. 10	1 p.m. GMT/8 a.m. ET	C	Adrian Lewis	vs.	Wayne Jones
Tuesday, Nov. 10	1 p.m. GMT/8 a.m. ET	C	Michael Smith	vs.	Andy Fordham
Tuesday, Nov. 10	1 p.m. GMT/8 a.m. ET	A	Michael van Gerwen	vs.	Steve West
Tuesday, Nov. 10	1 p.m. GMT/8 a.m. ET	B	Ian White	vs.	Jelle Klaasen
Tuesday, Nov. 10	1 p.m. GMT/8 a.m. ET	D	Peter Wright	vs.	Mervyn King

Monday Recap

Wolverhampton's Civic Hall in England had just the evening session to look forward to on Monday, and it wasn't until later on the slate things started heating up.

Rodriguez came into his clash against Taylor as the heavy underdog, but a defiant streak early on created some buzz the 21-year-old might be capable of keeping pace at 1-1 after two legs.

That hope quickly simmered, however, as "Little John" failed to follow up a series of big scores with the finishing to match, and The Power eventually eased his way to a 5-2 victory to close out his group stage.

The official PDC Twitter account attested to Rodriguez's checkout shortcoming being part of the reason behind his demise:

Another youngster, 23-year-old Brown, also showed what was perhaps a similar lack of experience against Wade, where his lack of a cool head in finishing territory allowed The Machine to clinch another 5-2 lead.

That wasn't to take anything away from Wade, of course, considering his average of more than 103 was nothing to be sniffed at, per Live Darts:

Van Barneveld sweated slightly in his Group E outing against Butler, where he shot out of the gates with a two-leg lead before being hauled back to three games apiece.

But Barney stood resolute to capture the final two legs back-to-back, and All Things Darts confirmed it's James Wade whom Van Barneveld will be facing in the final 16:

Anderson's place in the knockout stage might have already been sealed, but that didn't stop the Scot from coming out all guns blazing on Monday as he surged to a 5-1 win against Andy Boulton.

Boulton was level at one leg apiece, but Anderson opened his stride to claim four successive legs and complete a perfect group-stage record. Bet365 tipped The Flying Scotsman as an in-form star to watch out for at present:

At the other end of the close-call spectrum was Thornton's encounter against Jenkins, where The Thorn also took his record to three wins from three after squeezing past The Bull 5-4.

Jenkins could be especially disappointed with his performance after letting a 4-2 lead slip before losing each of his last two throws, and PDC Results illustrated the fine margins that separated the pair:

Earlier in the day, Mark Webster and Robbie Green defeated Michael van der Horst and Martin Phillips, respectively, to advance from Group F and Group H in the runner-up positions.

Geert de Vos' 5-0 hammering of Jonny Clayton saw him check out on double 12 with an average of 113.86, confirmed by the official PDC website as the second-highest in Grand Slam of Darts history.