The seventh week of the Darts Premier League signifies the half-way stage of the round robin format before the semi-finals. The dartboard and cameras arrived in Brighton and the opening match saw Webster take on Whitlock, both of whom have been very inconsistent. After a scrappy first leg, Whtilock took out a 140 to make it 2-0. Webster pulled one back but Whitlock's doubles were returning and he fired a 120 to make it 3-1. Webster's darts were as poor as ever and Whitlock took full advantage by taking a 7-1 lead to earn at least a point. Webster momentarily stopped the inevitable by winning the ninth leg but Whitlock finished it off to win 8-2.
After six weeks and one match, we finally saw the first draw of the 2011 Darts Premier League. Lewis came into the match after the abusive win against Anderson and his opponent was Terry Jenkins. The first four legs went with throw before Jenkins broke it in the fifth with a double top. But Lewis broke back instantly with a 101 finish to make it 3-3 at the break. The break seemed to have broke Jenkins' momentum as Lewis won the following three legs to make it 6-3. Lewis was playing fantastically just consistently, but he also started to lose his way which allowed Jenkins to fight back to 6-6. Lewis assured himself of the point first before Jenkins won the final leg to earn himself a deserved point too.
Van Barneveld was looking to keep his winning ways going as he took on Anderson who had lost his last two matches. But Anderson looked to have settled the quickest with Barney missing doubles, allowing the Scot to take a 2-0 lead. But the Dutchman fought back and turned the score around to make it 3-2, Anderson took out a 121 in the sixth to make it 3-3 at the break. Barney looked fresher coming back from the break and managed to win the next three legs to make it 6-3. Anderson did manage to pull it back to 6-5 but he couldn't catch Barneveld as he went onto win 8-5.
The final match of the night saw Phil Taylor take on James Wade, in fairness Wade didn't turn up and that always means a Taylor thrashing. Taylor took out a two double top ton to make it 3-0 before Wade pulled a leg back. But there was very little else that was positive in Wade's performance. Taylor carried on to win the match 8-1, the highlight being a 121 checkout in the fifth leg.
Taylor remains two points ahead at the top of the league but faces Barney next week who is in second on ten points. Anderson drops to third on eight but is only a point ahead of Lewis in fourth. Whitlock has also closed the gap on the top four with six points, with Jenkins now up to sixth after his draw. Webster and Wade are propping up the table with four points apiece.
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