TERRY Jenkins made a confident start to his PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts campaign with a 5-1 victory over Denis Ovens.

Jenkins, who reached the final of last year’s event before losing to Phil Taylor, ended the match with an impressive three-dart average of 103.09.

The Ledbury player, who is seeded sixth this year, made a strong start, breaking throw in the second leg with a clinical 121 check-out for a 2-0 lead.

Ovens managed to reduce the deficit by winning the third leg but Jenkins won the next with an 86 finish to restore his two-leg advantage.

Jenkins continued his high standard, going 4-1 ahead with a 14-dart finish and then finished off the game in the sixth leg by landing double four.

Jenkins will now take on American Darin Young, who he lost to in the group stages of last year’s event, this evening.

“I definitely want revenge over Darin after what happened last year,” said Jenkins.

“He took out some good finishes in his game against Adrian Lewis and I know I will have to be on my game.”