Michael van Gerwen survived an incredible six match darts as he edged out Peter Wright to retain his Premier League title in an absolutely absorbing final. Snakebite stormed into a 7-2 advantage, but Van Gerwen fought back supremely to seal a dramatic victory in a nail-biting deciding leg, to seal the third Premier League triumph of his career at the O2 Arena on Thursday evening. Continue reading “2017 Premier League Darts: Finals Night Report!”
The 2017 Premier League saw an incredible standard of darts produced across fifteen weeks of top tungsten action. As Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright, Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson prepare to battle it out for the Premier League crown at the O2 Arena on Thursday night, here’s a look at some of the key statistics from this year’s competition. Continue reading “2017 Premier League Darts: Tournament Statistics!”
Phil Taylor secured his Premier League play-off spot with a fine comeback victory over Adrian Lewis, as Michael van Gerwen defied a partisan Scottish crowd to defeat Gary Anderson and seal top spot in the table, as the league phase concluded on a dramatic night of darts at the GE Oil & Gas Arena in Aberdeen on Thursday. Continue reading “2017 Premier League Darts: Week 15 Report!”
Gary Anderson secured his Premier League play-off place with victory over James Wade, whilst Phil Taylor took a huge step to sealing his qualification with a magnificent victory over Michael van Gerwen, on a dramatic night of action at the Sheffield Arena on Thursday evening. Continue reading “2017 Premier League Darts: Week 14 Report!”
Peter Wright has insisted that he’s determined to challenge world number one Michael van Gerwen for top spot in world darts, after claiming that other top players are scared of ‘The Green Machine’. Continue reading “Wright: ‘They’re scared of him. They’re just happy with runner up money’”
Adrian Lewis’ play-off hopes were dealt a real blow as he suffered a whitewash defeat at the hands of Michael van Gerwen in a miserable double-header in Birmingham, as Peter Wright secured a place in the play-offs for the first time, on a dramatic night of action at the Barclaycard Arena on Thursday evening. Continue reading “Premier League Darts: Week 13 Report!”
Dave Chisnall put himself back in play-off contention with stunning victories over Adrian Lewis and Phil Taylor on a dramatic night of darts in Belfast, as Michael van Gerwen extended his lead at the top of the table with victory over birthday-boy Raymond van Barneveld at the SSE Arena on Thursday evening. Continue reading “2017 Premier League Darts: Week Twelve Report!”
Raymond van Barneveld is hoping to celebrate his 50th birthday in style, by completing an unprecedented Premier League double over world number one Michael van Gerwen when the tournament heads to Belfast’s SSE Arena on Thursday night. Continue reading “Birthday-boy Barney hoping for brilliant bash in Belfast!”
Adrian Lewis landed a spectacular nine-dart finish to secure his fifth victory in six Premier League matches, whilst Gary Anderson produced a sensational display to defeat Peter Wright on an electric night of darts at Liverpool’s Echo Arena on Thursday evening. Continue reading “2017 Premier League Darts: Week Eleven Report!”