Phil Taylor moved four points clear at the top of the 888.com Premier league darts table with an 8-3 win over Raymond van Barneveld as Mark Webster's homecoming was ruined by an 8-1 loss to Adrian Lewis at the motorpoint arena in Cardiff.
Taylor maintained his run of victories against Dutch ace van Barneveld with a fine display to remain unbeaten against his great rival in each of their 12 premier league matches.
Van Barneveld gave as good as he got in the opening 5 legs, hitting 4 180's and was mighty close to hitting a 9-darter but the game turned when Taylor took out 128 on the bullseye to take a 4-2 lead.
The reigning champion then won 4 of the next 5 legs to storm to a seventh successive Premier League victory, averaging 104.52 in the process.
Welshman Mark Webster had average 110 against Adrian Lewis a month ago, but endured a miserable homecoming in Cardiff when the Stoke star took an 8-1 win from their clash.
Gary Anderson beat 2009 premier league champion James Wade 8-6 to end a 3 match losing run.
Simon Whitlock also left Wales victorious following an 8-3 win over Terry Jenkins.
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Friday, 25 March 2011
Premier League Darts week 7 Brighton review
Phil Taylor picked up his biggest victory of the season with an 8-1 rout of James Wade at the Brighton Centre, as he prepared for next week's clash with in-form Raymond van Barneveld in style.
Taylor had hit two nine-darters to defeat Wade in last seasons Premier League final, and produced another brilliant display to average almost 106 against the left-hander.
He hit 180's in each of the opening three legs to take command in the game, and after Wade took the forth he won the next five without reply to seal a comprehensive win.
Raymond van Barneveld remains two points behind Taylor following his 8-5 victory against Gary Anderson, who has now lost three consecutive games since winning the opening four.
Van Barneveld trailed 2-0 early on, but lead 6-3 at one stage before completing a high quality win.
Australian Simon Whitlock picked up his third victory of the season, powering past Mark Webster with an 8-2 win which included finishes of 140 and 120.
The hight also featured the first draw of the season, as Terry Jenkins won the deciding legof his clash with Adrian Lewis to grab a point against the world champion.
Points table pts +/-
P Taylor 10 +20
R v Barneveld 8 +13
G Anderson 8 +9
A Lewis 7 +7
S Whitlock 6 -1
T Jenkins 5 -13
M Webster 4 - 13
J Wade 4 - 22
Taylor had hit two nine-darters to defeat Wade in last seasons Premier League final, and produced another brilliant display to average almost 106 against the left-hander.
He hit 180's in each of the opening three legs to take command in the game, and after Wade took the forth he won the next five without reply to seal a comprehensive win.
Raymond van Barneveld remains two points behind Taylor following his 8-5 victory against Gary Anderson, who has now lost three consecutive games since winning the opening four.
Van Barneveld trailed 2-0 early on, but lead 6-3 at one stage before completing a high quality win.
Australian Simon Whitlock picked up his third victory of the season, powering past Mark Webster with an 8-2 win which included finishes of 140 and 120.
The hight also featured the first draw of the season, as Terry Jenkins won the deciding legof his clash with Adrian Lewis to grab a point against the world champion.
Points table pts +/-
P Taylor 10 +20
R v Barneveld 8 +13
G Anderson 8 +9
A Lewis 7 +7
S Whitlock 6 -1
T Jenkins 5 -13
M Webster 4 - 13
J Wade 4 - 22
Friday, 18 March 2011
Premier League Darts week 6 Glasgow review
Adrian Lewis ruined Gary Anderson's Scottish homecoming, silencing a 6,500 crowd at the SECC in Glasgow by coming from 3-0 down to take an win 8-3 in their contest.
The pair were meeting for the first time since Lewis hit a nine dart finish in claiming the world championship title in January, although the contest failed to hit the heights of that classic at Alexandra Palace.
Anderson began brightly to the delight of the crowd by taking a 3-0, although they were silenced as Lewis defied their boos to hit back and win eight successive legs in claiming his third win of the season.
The match will be remembered though for the wrong reasons after some of the fans was throwing items such as coins at Lewis for the walk on and the majority of the match and Anderson was Angry and said something to the crowd during the match and was deliberately missing doubles in sympathy.
Holland's Raymond van Barneveld had earlier delighted the Scottish crowd by hitting finishes of 161, 121 and 116 in an 8-4 win over Mark Webster.
"I always try to do my best wherever I go but the support in Scotland is amazing and it makes me pretty emotional,". said van Barneveld, who was now won four out of his six games this season.
"For the last two years I was afraid to lose, but let the best players in the world come to me because I'm not afraid any more. I'm not saying I'm the best in the world but I'm ready for them again."
Phil Taylor, meanwhile, Moved to two points ahead clear of Anderson and van Barneveld and the head of the table with an 8-5 win over Simon Whitlock.
Taylor had lead 5-2 at one point before Whitlock hit back to trail only 6-5, but key missed doubles cost him as the reigning champion took his fifth straight win.
2009 Premier League champion James Wade was the night's other winner picking up only his second win of the season with an 8-6 win over Terry Jenkins, who missed one dart at double ten for a 140 finish to claim a draw in the deciding leg.
Points table
Player Points
P Taylor 10
R v Barneveld 8
G Anderson 8
A Lewis 6
S Whitlock 4
M Webster 4
T Jenkins 4
J Wade 4
The pair were meeting for the first time since Lewis hit a nine dart finish in claiming the world championship title in January, although the contest failed to hit the heights of that classic at Alexandra Palace.
Anderson began brightly to the delight of the crowd by taking a 3-0, although they were silenced as Lewis defied their boos to hit back and win eight successive legs in claiming his third win of the season.
The match will be remembered though for the wrong reasons after some of the fans was throwing items such as coins at Lewis for the walk on and the majority of the match and Anderson was Angry and said something to the crowd during the match and was deliberately missing doubles in sympathy.
Holland's Raymond van Barneveld had earlier delighted the Scottish crowd by hitting finishes of 161, 121 and 116 in an 8-4 win over Mark Webster.
"I always try to do my best wherever I go but the support in Scotland is amazing and it makes me pretty emotional,". said van Barneveld, who was now won four out of his six games this season.
"For the last two years I was afraid to lose, but let the best players in the world come to me because I'm not afraid any more. I'm not saying I'm the best in the world but I'm ready for them again."
Phil Taylor, meanwhile, Moved to two points ahead clear of Anderson and van Barneveld and the head of the table with an 8-5 win over Simon Whitlock.
Taylor had lead 5-2 at one point before Whitlock hit back to trail only 6-5, but key missed doubles cost him as the reigning champion took his fifth straight win.
2009 Premier League champion James Wade was the night's other winner picking up only his second win of the season with an 8-6 win over Terry Jenkins, who missed one dart at double ten for a 140 finish to claim a draw in the deciding leg.
Points table
Player Points
P Taylor 10
R v Barneveld 8
G Anderson 8
A Lewis 6
S Whitlock 4
M Webster 4
T Jenkins 4
J Wade 4
Friday, 11 March 2011
Premier League Darts week 5 Manchester review
Terry Jenkins 8-4 Mark Webster
Terry Jenkins picked up his first win since the opening week with an 8-4 victory against Mark Webster.
Jenkins had lost his last three matches since a comeback against Raymond van Barneveld, but atoned with an excellent display against Webster, who failed to reproduce the form which see him hit an 110 average against Adrian Lewis a week ago.
Jenkins hit a 98.18 average, six 180's and a highest finish of 104 with Webster hitting a 90.91 average (20 points lower than last week), three 180's and a highest finish of 77.
Phil Taylor 8-6 Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor edged a dramatic clash with Gary Anderson to draw level with the Scot at the top of the table.
Anderson entered their clash on a high after winning all four games previously, but was left to rue missed doubles in the penultimate leg.
Taylor was still not playing 100% but he still hit a103.95 average, four 180's and a highest score of 85. Anderson was not far behind with a 99.16 average, 4 180's and a highest finish of 43.
Raymond van Barneveld 8-2 James Wade
Raymond van Barneveld stormed to his third win of the season by thrashing 2009 champion James wade 8-2 last night.
The Dutch ace made an ideal reply to last weeks defeat to Phil Taylor in Exeter with a polished display against under-par Wade
Wade begun brightly by winning the opening leg on double top, but paid for not scoring heavily enough as van Barneveld won 8 of the next 9 legs to claim the points
van Barneveld match stats was a 96.49 average, 3 180's and a highest finish of 107. Wade could only manage a 90.95 average and is the only player this season so far not to score a 180 but he did manage a 136 finish.
Adrian Lewis 8-2 Simon Whitlock
Adrian Lewis produced a performance of a world champion to power past Simon Whitlock 8-2 to claim his second win of the season.
The Stoke superstar hit 8 from 11 attempts at a double in a clinical display to see off the Australian, hitting 3 ton-plus in the process averaging 102.
That saw him bounce back from last weeks lost by the same scoreline to a red hot Mark Webster in style, and included a seven leg winning streak as he ended a three match losing run.
League table Pts +/-
Gary Anderson 8 +17
Phil Taylor 8 +10
R v Barneveld 6 +6
Adrian Lewis 4 +2
Mark Webster 4 -3
S Whitlock 4 -4
Terry Jenkins 4 -11
James Wade 2 -17
Terry Jenkins picked up his first win since the opening week with an 8-4 victory against Mark Webster.
Jenkins had lost his last three matches since a comeback against Raymond van Barneveld, but atoned with an excellent display against Webster, who failed to reproduce the form which see him hit an 110 average against Adrian Lewis a week ago.
Jenkins hit a 98.18 average, six 180's and a highest finish of 104 with Webster hitting a 90.91 average (20 points lower than last week), three 180's and a highest finish of 77.
Phil Taylor 8-6 Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor edged a dramatic clash with Gary Anderson to draw level with the Scot at the top of the table.
Anderson entered their clash on a high after winning all four games previously, but was left to rue missed doubles in the penultimate leg.
Taylor was still not playing 100% but he still hit a103.95 average, four 180's and a highest score of 85. Anderson was not far behind with a 99.16 average, 4 180's and a highest finish of 43.
Raymond van Barneveld 8-2 James Wade
Raymond van Barneveld stormed to his third win of the season by thrashing 2009 champion James wade 8-2 last night.
The Dutch ace made an ideal reply to last weeks defeat to Phil Taylor in Exeter with a polished display against under-par Wade
Wade begun brightly by winning the opening leg on double top, but paid for not scoring heavily enough as van Barneveld won 8 of the next 9 legs to claim the points
van Barneveld match stats was a 96.49 average, 3 180's and a highest finish of 107. Wade could only manage a 90.95 average and is the only player this season so far not to score a 180 but he did manage a 136 finish.
Adrian Lewis 8-2 Simon Whitlock
Adrian Lewis produced a performance of a world champion to power past Simon Whitlock 8-2 to claim his second win of the season.
The Stoke superstar hit 8 from 11 attempts at a double in a clinical display to see off the Australian, hitting 3 ton-plus in the process averaging 102.
That saw him bounce back from last weeks lost by the same scoreline to a red hot Mark Webster in style, and included a seven leg winning streak as he ended a three match losing run.
League table Pts +/-
Gary Anderson 8 +17
Phil Taylor 8 +10
R v Barneveld 6 +6
Adrian Lewis 4 +2
Mark Webster 4 -3
S Whitlock 4 -4
Terry Jenkins 4 -11
James Wade 2 -17
Friday, 4 March 2011
Premier league darts week 4 Exeter review
Simon Whitlock 8-1 Terry Jenkins
Simon Whitlock picked up his second successive win premier league win with an 8-1 thrashing against Terry Jenkins.
The Australian followed up last weeks victory against James Wade with an impressive victory hitting four 180's and 40% checkout success to celebrate his 42nd birthday in style.
The defeat was Jenkins third in succession as he was restricted to only four darts at a double during the contest, with Whitlock showing his intentions from the start with an 11 dart leg.
Whitlock said after the game "It's a second successive win for me and I'm pretty pleased with that. I wanted a big win and I have managed to do that.
Mark Webster 8-2 Adrian Lewis
Mark Webster produced a sensational performance to average 110 in powering past the world champion Adrian Lewis to win 8-2.
Webster bounced back superbly from an 8-1 trouncing by Gary Anderson a week ago to leave Lewis reeling with his finest television display.
The Welshman took out three ton-plus finishes in hitting eight doubles from 10 attempts, and his average of 110.19 has only been bettered by Phil Taylor since the premier league began in 2006.
Webster said afterwards "I was atrocious last week but this performance has put that well and truly behind me."
Gary Anderson 8-3 James Wade
Gary Anderson's brilliant start continued as an 8-3 win over James Wade gave him a fourth straight win.
The Scot's unbeaten opening to a debut premier league darts campaign sees him head into next week's clash with reigning champion Phil Taylor in the perfect fashion.
He condemned Wade, the 2009 league champion to a third loss in four matches as Anderson punished him throughout the contest.
Anderson said afterwards "It's four out of four and I'm over the moon with that."
Phil Taylor 8-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor defeated long standing rival Raymond van Barneveld 8-3 to storm to a third straight win.
Taylor was unplayable for most of the match and was 6-0 up at the break. After the break, Barney showed amazing character to win the next 3 legs but Taylor punished the Dutchman's missed doubles to take the win.
The highlight was the 147 checkout by Phil Taylor which was the cherry on Taylor's already large cake.
In Taylor's post match interview, he said "If I won the seventh leg then i would have won 8-0 but he started clawing back at me."
Simon Whitlock picked up his second successive win premier league win with an 8-1 thrashing against Terry Jenkins.
The Australian followed up last weeks victory against James Wade with an impressive victory hitting four 180's and 40% checkout success to celebrate his 42nd birthday in style.
The defeat was Jenkins third in succession as he was restricted to only four darts at a double during the contest, with Whitlock showing his intentions from the start with an 11 dart leg.
Whitlock said after the game "It's a second successive win for me and I'm pretty pleased with that. I wanted a big win and I have managed to do that.
Mark Webster 8-2 Adrian Lewis
Mark Webster produced a sensational performance to average 110 in powering past the world champion Adrian Lewis to win 8-2.
Webster bounced back superbly from an 8-1 trouncing by Gary Anderson a week ago to leave Lewis reeling with his finest television display.
The Welshman took out three ton-plus finishes in hitting eight doubles from 10 attempts, and his average of 110.19 has only been bettered by Phil Taylor since the premier league began in 2006.
Webster said afterwards "I was atrocious last week but this performance has put that well and truly behind me."
Gary Anderson 8-3 James Wade
Gary Anderson's brilliant start continued as an 8-3 win over James Wade gave him a fourth straight win.
The Scot's unbeaten opening to a debut premier league darts campaign sees him head into next week's clash with reigning champion Phil Taylor in the perfect fashion.
He condemned Wade, the 2009 league champion to a third loss in four matches as Anderson punished him throughout the contest.
Anderson said afterwards "It's four out of four and I'm over the moon with that."
Phil Taylor 8-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor defeated long standing rival Raymond van Barneveld 8-3 to storm to a third straight win.
Taylor was unplayable for most of the match and was 6-0 up at the break. After the break, Barney showed amazing character to win the next 3 legs but Taylor punished the Dutchman's missed doubles to take the win.
The highlight was the 147 checkout by Phil Taylor which was the cherry on Taylor's already large cake.
In Taylor's post match interview, he said "If I won the seventh leg then i would have won 8-0 but he started clawing back at me."
Friday, 25 February 2011
Premier League Darts week 3 Belfast review
Gary Anderson 8-1 Mark Webster
Gary Anderson maintained his winning start in the league powering past Mark Webster 8-1 with another comprehensive display.
The Scot claimed the third successive victory on his debut season in style with the heaviest win on the opening 3 weeks.
He punished missed doubles from Webster to take the opening leg and never looked back as he stormed to victory.
Anderson said afterwards "The scoreline maybe flatters me and it didn't feel like an 8-1 win, but I'll take that. I hate to beat a mate so heavily but i did what i had to do and was ruthless at times."
Match stats
Gary Anderson 8-1 Mark Webster
7 100+ 14
6 140+ 3
7 180 2
33.08 1 Dart Average 28.27
99.24 3 Dart Average 84.81
78 High finish 102
Simon Whitlock 8-5 James Wade
Simon Whitlock took the final 4 legs without reply to claim his first win of the season, defeating James Wade 8-5 in a great match.
The Australian looked set to suffer a third straight loss when he saw the 2009 league champion hit back from 4-1 down to 5-4 up.
However Whitlock regained his power scoring with 4 maximums in 3 legs as he hit back to grab the 2 points.
Whitlock said afterwards "It's great to get the win and I'm looking to build a bit of momentum now to get into the league."
Match stats
Simon Whitlock 8-5 James Wade
13 100+ 13
9 140+ 10
4 180 3
30.57 1 Dart Average 29.81
91.71 3 Dart Average 89.43
56 High finish 128
Raymond van Barneveld 8-5 Adrian Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld continued his brilliant return to form by edging out world champion Adrian Lewis 8-6.
The Dutchman condemned Lewis to a second successive deciding-leg defeat as he posted a 13 dart finish - his third of the match - to grab both points following a thriller.
Barney had led 3-1 and 7-3 before Lewis followed up an earlier 170 checkout by winning 3 successive legs to force a decider, only for van Barneveld to prove too strong.
"Even though i missed some doubles to win the game before the last leg, I had no doubts i would win." said van Barneveld.
Match stats
Raymond van 8-6 Adrian Lewis
Barneveld
22 100+ 13
9 140+ 12
1 180 4
31.43 1 Dart Average 32.24
94.29 3 Dart Average 96.72
96 High finish 170
Phil Taylor 8-5 Terry Jenkins
Phil Taylor swept aside Terry Jenkins 8-2 before declaring "I'm ready to rule the world again.".
Taylor lost his world title in January during a run of 7 months without a major title, and suffered his heaviest ever league defeat in the opening week of the season.
However, he followed up his 103 average last week with a ruthless 8-2 thrashing of Jenkins to set himself up perfectly for a clash against Raymond van Barneveld next week at Exeter.
"I was pretty steady and am pleased to get the win, and im trying to get better each week." said Taylor.
Match stats
Phil Taylor 8-2 Terry Jenkins
18 100+ 17
5 140+ 2
3 180 1
32.82 1 Dart Average 28.54
98.46 3 Dart Average 85.61
96 High finish 40
Match of the night Barneveld vs Lewis
Shot of the night Adrian Lewis 170 checkout
Next week - week 4 - Exeter
Gary Anderson maintained his winning start in the league powering past Mark Webster 8-1 with another comprehensive display.
The Scot claimed the third successive victory on his debut season in style with the heaviest win on the opening 3 weeks.
He punished missed doubles from Webster to take the opening leg and never looked back as he stormed to victory.
Anderson said afterwards "The scoreline maybe flatters me and it didn't feel like an 8-1 win, but I'll take that. I hate to beat a mate so heavily but i did what i had to do and was ruthless at times."
Match stats
Gary Anderson 8-1 Mark Webster
7 100+ 14
6 140+ 3
7 180 2
33.08 1 Dart Average 28.27
99.24 3 Dart Average 84.81
78 High finish 102
Simon Whitlock 8-5 James Wade
Simon Whitlock took the final 4 legs without reply to claim his first win of the season, defeating James Wade 8-5 in a great match.
The Australian looked set to suffer a third straight loss when he saw the 2009 league champion hit back from 4-1 down to 5-4 up.
However Whitlock regained his power scoring with 4 maximums in 3 legs as he hit back to grab the 2 points.
Whitlock said afterwards "It's great to get the win and I'm looking to build a bit of momentum now to get into the league."
Match stats
Simon Whitlock 8-5 James Wade
13 100+ 13
9 140+ 10
4 180 3
30.57 1 Dart Average 29.81
91.71 3 Dart Average 89.43
56 High finish 128
Raymond van Barneveld 8-5 Adrian Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld continued his brilliant return to form by edging out world champion Adrian Lewis 8-6.
The Dutchman condemned Lewis to a second successive deciding-leg defeat as he posted a 13 dart finish - his third of the match - to grab both points following a thriller.
Barney had led 3-1 and 7-3 before Lewis followed up an earlier 170 checkout by winning 3 successive legs to force a decider, only for van Barneveld to prove too strong.
"Even though i missed some doubles to win the game before the last leg, I had no doubts i would win." said van Barneveld.
Match stats
Raymond van 8-6 Adrian Lewis
Barneveld
22 100+ 13
9 140+ 12
1 180 4
31.43 1 Dart Average 32.24
94.29 3 Dart Average 96.72
96 High finish 170
Phil Taylor 8-5 Terry Jenkins
Phil Taylor swept aside Terry Jenkins 8-2 before declaring "I'm ready to rule the world again.".
Taylor lost his world title in January during a run of 7 months without a major title, and suffered his heaviest ever league defeat in the opening week of the season.
However, he followed up his 103 average last week with a ruthless 8-2 thrashing of Jenkins to set himself up perfectly for a clash against Raymond van Barneveld next week at Exeter.
"I was pretty steady and am pleased to get the win, and im trying to get better each week." said Taylor.
Match stats
Phil Taylor 8-2 Terry Jenkins
18 100+ 17
5 140+ 2
3 180 1
32.82 1 Dart Average 28.54
98.46 3 Dart Average 85.61
96 High finish 40
Match of the night Barneveld vs Lewis
Shot of the night Adrian Lewis 170 checkout
Next week - week 4 - Exeter
Friday, 18 February 2011
Premier League Darts week 2 Nottingham
Phil Taylor 8-5 Mark Webster
Last night saw 15 time world champion Phil Taylor get back to his brilliant best as he beat former Lakeside champion Mark Webster 8-5.
Taylor has a 3 dart average of 103.87 with a highest checkout of 68 and scoring 7 180's. But Webster played his part with 2 great finishes of 170 and 160 but could only applaud Taylor performance as the world number 1 avenged his recent quarter-final defeat to the Welshman.
Taylor said "I hit rock bottom last week but I feel on top of the world now. I had a couple of days off to get my head right and now I'm going to get better every week."
Raymond Van Barneveld 8-3 Simon Whitlock
5 time world champion Raymond Van Barneveld produced a sensational display of finishing to secure his first 888.com Premier League Darts victory of the season, defeating Simon Whitlock 8-3 in Nottingham.
The Dutchman rolled back the years with 4 ton-plus checkouts to bounce back from an 8-6 loss to Terry Jenkins at the O2 a week ago.
Barney had a 3 dart average of 100.15 with a 160,156,141 and 116 finishes and one 180 with Whitlock scoring a 3 dart average of 91.30, a 140 finish and 4 180's.
Raymond said "I loved that, I know what i can do and for the last 2 years i have only done it on the practice board and not on the stage regularly."
Whitlock is now the only player without a point.
James Wade 8-6 Adrian Lewis
The 2009 Premier League champion, James wade secured his first victory of the season against the world champion, Adrian Lewis.
Despite the loss, Lewis had the higher 3 dart average of 99.09. He also had 2 great finishes, the best being a 121 and scoring 5 180's.
James Wade had an average of 97.69 with finishes of 141, 136 and 102 and 6 180's.
James said "I'm really pleased with that because last week I felt embarrassed and like i didn't belong in the Premier League, and deep down I know I belong here."
Gary Anderson 8-4 Terry Jenkins
Gary Anderson is top of the league after making it 2 wins out of 2 with an 8-4 victory against Terry Jenkins.
Anderson was fantastic scoring 3 180's and 13 140+'s with an average of 102.21. He highest finish of 121.
Jenkins was battling as always but only scored an average of 91.41. He scored 2 180's and his highest finish was 120.
Anderson said afterwards "I am really please to have won again, we both missed a few doubles at times and it could have been different if Terry hadn't missed some crucial doubles at times.
Overall it was an amazing night which was said to have been the best night ever since it had begun in 2005.
Last night saw 15 time world champion Phil Taylor get back to his brilliant best as he beat former Lakeside champion Mark Webster 8-5.
Taylor has a 3 dart average of 103.87 with a highest checkout of 68 and scoring 7 180's. But Webster played his part with 2 great finishes of 170 and 160 but could only applaud Taylor performance as the world number 1 avenged his recent quarter-final defeat to the Welshman.
Taylor said "I hit rock bottom last week but I feel on top of the world now. I had a couple of days off to get my head right and now I'm going to get better every week."
Raymond Van Barneveld 8-3 Simon Whitlock
5 time world champion Raymond Van Barneveld produced a sensational display of finishing to secure his first 888.com Premier League Darts victory of the season, defeating Simon Whitlock 8-3 in Nottingham.
The Dutchman rolled back the years with 4 ton-plus checkouts to bounce back from an 8-6 loss to Terry Jenkins at the O2 a week ago.
Barney had a 3 dart average of 100.15 with a 160,156,141 and 116 finishes and one 180 with Whitlock scoring a 3 dart average of 91.30, a 140 finish and 4 180's.
Raymond said "I loved that, I know what i can do and for the last 2 years i have only done it on the practice board and not on the stage regularly."
Whitlock is now the only player without a point.
James Wade 8-6 Adrian Lewis
The 2009 Premier League champion, James wade secured his first victory of the season against the world champion, Adrian Lewis.
Despite the loss, Lewis had the higher 3 dart average of 99.09. He also had 2 great finishes, the best being a 121 and scoring 5 180's.
James Wade had an average of 97.69 with finishes of 141, 136 and 102 and 6 180's.
James said "I'm really pleased with that because last week I felt embarrassed and like i didn't belong in the Premier League, and deep down I know I belong here."
Gary Anderson 8-4 Terry Jenkins
Gary Anderson is top of the league after making it 2 wins out of 2 with an 8-4 victory against Terry Jenkins.
Anderson was fantastic scoring 3 180's and 13 140+'s with an average of 102.21. He highest finish of 121.
Jenkins was battling as always but only scored an average of 91.41. He scored 2 180's and his highest finish was 120.
Anderson said afterwards "I am really please to have won again, we both missed a few doubles at times and it could have been different if Terry hadn't missed some crucial doubles at times.
Overall it was an amazing night which was said to have been the best night ever since it had begun in 2005.
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