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Grand Slam of Darts: BDO champ Christian Kist beats Wayne Jones, PDC champ Adrian Lewis beaten

Image: Christian Kist: Winning start to Grand Slam campaign

Lakeside champion Christian Kist made a winning debut at the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts while PDC world champion Adrian Lewis lost out to Tony O'Shea in Wolverhampton.

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Lewis now face a key three-time world champion John Part on Monday night as he bids to follow up last year's run to the semi-finals with further success in Wolverhampton - and he insists he can still go on to top Group E. "I was pretty patchy and it's my own fault really because I missed two darts at double four to win it [in the penultimate leg] - but at the end of the day it's not the end of the tournament," said Lewis. Part was also a 5-4 loser as he was edged out in a deciding leg by last year's runner-up Gary Anderson, who was sporting a garish new shirt but also averaged over 95 in a strong performance as he punished the Canadian for missing two match darts. "I enjoy coming here and I've got good memories after my run to the final last year," said Anderson. "I'm a bit fortunate that John missed those two darts at double six and I had a few iffy doubles in the middle of the match, but it's a good win." "I played good darts today and think I can improve in my next two matches," said Harms. "I didn't feel nervous, I'm enjoying my darts and playing well." Brendan Dolan and Andy Hamilton both picked up 5-2 wins in their Group F openers, with Northern Ireland's Dolan seeing off Paul Nicholson and 2007 runner-up Hamilton overcoming Barrie Bates.