Premier League Darts: Week Twelve

With only three weeks left in this year's Premier League, the dartboard and cameras headed to the Echo Arena in Liverpool. In week four Jenkins beat Webster 8-4, there was a sense of deja vu yesterday but Webster will be relieved that it wasn't 8-1 for the fourth week running. The first six legs did actually go with throw with the highlight being a 100 checkout from Jenkins in the fourth leg. But for some reason Webster didn't come out after the break, allowing Jenkins to get that crucial first break of throw went onto take a 7-2. Webster did win the tenth leg but Jenkins won the match 8-4 again.

Anderson and Taylor should have drawn their match in week four but Taylor just about prevailed 8-6. Yesterday though, Anderson didn't turn up and soon found himself 4-0 behind. The Scot did manage to play some decent darts as he managed a 105 checkout in the ninth leg which made him go onto win the tenth leg to make it 7-3. But Taylor was in that ominous position and won the match 8-3.

In week four, Van Barneveld thrashed Wade 8-2 but since then Wade has propelled himself up the table and this game witnessed the third draw of the league. After the first two legs went against throw, the following five then went with throw. Barney had the highlight with a 124 checkout in the fifth leg before going onto lead 4-3. the Dutchman extended his lead to 5-3 with a 121 checkout before Wade retaliated with a 125 in the ninth, that pushed Wade into winning the tenth to level the match at 5-5. The final four legs again all went with throw but wade secured the draw with a 138 checkout in the final leg.

Again in week four Lewis also thrashed Whitlock 8-6 but yesterday saw a much more crucial game between the two. Lewis took out a quick ton with two double tops before Whitlock retaliated with two 25s and a double top ninety checkout. But Lewis managed to pull away to 4-2 at the break. Whitlock came out quickest after the break and managed to level it at 4-4 before Lewis managed to win the match 8-6 with a 106 checkout in the thirteenth leg.

Taylor has been through to the semis for a while now and has extended his lead on 22 points. Anderson may have lost but, due to Van Barneveld's draw, the Scot is now also through to the semis on sixteen points with Barney two behind on fourteen. Lewis and Wade are locked together on eleven points with Whitlock on ten in the battle for fourth place. Jenkins has got himself closer to the pack on eight with Webster languishing and now guaranteed the wooden spoon on four points.