Michael van Gerwen and Phil Taylor both progressed to the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts after comfortable wins in Wolverhampton. World No 1 Van Gerwen continued the defence of his title with a 10-5 victory over Robert Thornton and was joined in the next stage by Taylor, who defeated Jeff Smith by the same scoreline at the Civic Hall. Live Grand Slam of Darts November 17, 2016, 7:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Peter Wright is also safely through after a one-sided 10-3 win over Daryl Fitton, setting up a showdown with Taylor in the next stage, while Brendan Dolan edged out Gerwyn Price 10-9 to earn a quarter-final against Van Gerwen. Following Mondays whitewash defeat by Darren Webster, there would not be a repeat of that sluggish start from Taylor against Smith, and he broke with a 12-dart leg for a 4-2 lead. Phil Taylor will face Peter Wright on Friday Smith, this years runner-up at the BDO World Championship, reduced the deficit to 7-3 with a fantastic 152 finish, but paid the price for an array of missed darts at a double and The Power sealed victory on double 10.Van Gerwen traded legs with Thornton in a frenetic opening to their match, with the Scotsman rattling through an early 129 checkout. Taylor admitted he is still to show his best form, but was too good for Jeff Smith A further 145 finish kept Thornton in touch at 6-3 down, but MVG bettered his opponent with the biggest possible checkout as a sizzling 170 opened a 7-4 advantage.Ending with an average of over 103, Van Gerwen completed victory with double 18, and will be hoping for another emphatic win over Dolan after demolishing the Irishman 5-1 in the group stages. Brendan Dolan completed a tense comeback win over Gerwyn Price Earlier in the night, Dolan had battled back from 4-0 down to defeat Price in a see-saw match which was littered with breaks.Wright has only dropped a handful of legs since the start of the tournament and would hand out another thrashing to Fitton. Wright claimed a succession of legs in his last-16 win over Daryl Fitton The BDO player led 3-2 at the first break, but Wright then reeled off eight legs in a row during a composed display of finishing.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! Also See: Sky Bets darts odds On Sky TV Schedule/Results Features Discount NBA Jerseys . LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new. Wholesale Basketball Jerseys . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. http://www.cheapnbaauthenticjerseys.com/ . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room. NBA Jerseys Authentic Cheap . Kozun faked to the forehand and beat Monsters starter, Calvin Pickard, pad side in the second round for the winner. Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4). NBA Jerseys China . The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back warming up for the Australian Open final, which he lost almost four weeks ago in a major upset against Stanislas Wawrinka. His first stop after the layoff is the clay in Rio as he tests the back and tries to stay healthy for the French Open in three months. SANDY, Utah -- Luke Mulholland scored in the 64th minute to lift Real Salt Lake into a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Friday night.Mulholland, from the center of the box, volleyed a chipped feed -- over the head of two defenders -- from Javier Morales past goalkeeper David Bingham.Chris Wondolowski poked home a corner kick by Simon Dawkins that deflected off a defender to give San JJose (6-6-8) a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute.ddddddddddddBingham had a season-high six saves for the Earthquakes, including a diving stop of a low liner from just outside the box by Kyle Beckerman in the 15th.Real Salt Lake (8-6-7) is winless in its last six matches. ' ' '