2012 Premier League Darts Week five

The darts moved to the seaside this week as Brighton hosted this week's Premier League Darts. The two débutantes faced each other in the opening game of the night. Hamilton broke the throw on the first leg and the players then missed five darts at the double before Painter instantly broke back. The third leg also went against throw but The Hammer finally held throw to take a 3-1 lead which then turned into 4-2 as the players headed off at the break. Painter came back on stage and broke the throw once again and was then able to level the score. Painter then hit a couple of ton-plus finishes to assert his authority and soon found himself 7-4 ahead with Hamilton missing countless doubles. Painter then took the game 8-5 to take his points tally to six.

It was first against second next as Phil Taylor faced Gary Anderson. The first three legs went with throw before Taylor secured the first break of throw to lead 3-1. Anderson then squandered his throw again to trail 5-1 at the break. Anderson missed the darts to pull a leg back and Taylor punished the Scot by taking out 107 to lead 7-1. The Power then held his throw to win the game and extend his lead at the top.

James Wade and Raymond Van Barneveld both won their first games of the campaign last week and faced of in the third game of the night. Just like the previous game, the first three legs went with throw until Wade broke to lead 3-1. The Machine then hit 110 to extend his lead further and bettered that with a 154-checkout to lead 5-1 at the break. Barney began to fight back but Wade cut the momentum by guaranteeing himself at least a point at 7-4. The Dutchman again attempted to come back and forced the game into a final leg, but Wade took it to win the match 8-6.

The final match of the night saw Simon Whitlock take on Adrian Lewis. Lewis started the match with a 180 but Whitlock won the leg with a 118-checkout. The first break of throw came in sixth leg when Whitlock managed to take a 4-2 lead. The Australian then missed five darts at the double to give Lewis a leg back and a break of throw. But Lewis failed to hold onto his throw and the two leg advantage was restored. Whitlock then broke the Lewis throw to ensure himself a point and leave the World Champion still without a win this campaign. Jackpot was able to pull a leg back before Whitlock completed the job with an 8-4 victory.