Ricky Evans qualified for the Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts a day after he missed the chance to secure his spot at the World Darts Championship in a torrid end to his ProTour season.

Evans, who has endured a nightmare year, came through a Tour Card Holder qualifier for the second successive year on Friday to seal a spot in the Grand Slam, defeating Thomas Lovely, Willie O'Connor and Cristo Reyes in the decisive round.

Niko Springer produced a staggering 112.25 average to secure his spot in Wolverhampton, with Stephen Bunting and Bradley Brooks also heading to the West Midlands thanks to ton-plus averages, while Joe Cullen returns after defeating Michael Smith in his final game.

Evans failed to qualify for Worlds through the ProTour, meaning he needs to go to the TCH Qualifier which is scheduled for November 30 to get to Ally Pally in December.

• Stephen Bunting
• Maik Kuivenhoven
• Tom Sykes
• Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
• Niko Springer
• Ricky Evans
• Carl Sneyd
• Bradley Brooks
• Joe Cullen
• Alan Soutar