As the Premier League already hits the halfway stage, the oche moved to new horizons as Dublin hosted the Premier League for the first time ever. First to grace the Irish crowd was Andy Hamilton and Simon Whitlock who played out a thriller. The first seven legs all went with throw, Whitlock checking-out 152 was the highlight. Hamilton secured the first break to take a 5-3 lead but the Australian came back to level the match. Whitlock then checked-out 90 on the bull to level at 6-6 before managing the win the final leg to level draw the match 7-7.
Adrian Lewis won his first game of the campaign against Kevin Painter in formidable style. Painter secured the first break of throw before Lewis broke straight back to level at 2-2. The next three legs then went with throw before Lewis finally secured another break after a total of ten missed darts at the double. Missed doubles proved costly for Painter as the World Champion reeled off the next three legs to win the match 8-3.
Raymond Van Barneveld moves into second of the table with victory over reigning champion, Gary Anderson. The first five legs went with throw before the Dutchman moved into a 5-2 lead. The Scot managed to to pull it back to 5-4 which soon became 6-5. Anderson then missed three darts to level and that ultimately cost him as Barney went onto win 8-5.
Phil Taylor remains unbeaten at the halfway stage. James Wade was this week's opponent and found Taylor taking out 102 to make it 2-1 before then securing the first break of throw. This then transpired into a 6-1 lead before Wade finally managed to post a second leg. The Power then finished the match off with an impressive 110 on tops to win 8-2. Halfway table:
Phil Taylor 13
Raymond Van Barneveld 8 +2
Simon Whitlock 8 +1
Gary Anderson 6 +2
Kevin Painter 6 -3
James Wade 6 -9
Adrian Lewis 5
Andy Hamilton 4
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