2012 Premier League Darts: Week 13

The penultimate week of the Premier League darts was inside the NIA, Birmingham. Up first was Simon Whitlock and Andy Hamilton who played out an epic 7-7 battle in Dublin in week seven. The start of this match saw seven breaks of throw in a row, before Hamilton finally held to make 5-3. The Hammer would then break the throw once more on his way to guaranteeing himself a point at 7-3. Whitlock's first hold of throw came in the 11th leg but it was to no avail as Hamilton would end up winning 8-4. This keeps Whitlock on 14 points with Hamilton moving to 11.

The second match of night Gary Anderson take on Raymond Van Barneveld. The Dutchman won the previous match 8-5 in Dublin, a repeat of this would dump the Scot out of this year's campaign. Barney broke the throw in the opening leg with an impressive 138 check-out. But Anderson instantly broke back before making it 3-1 with a second break of throw. The fifth leg also went against throw before Barney went into the break level at 3-3. Four missed darts at the double from Anderson once again allowed the Dutchman to break and retake the lead before bettering that with a fabulous 170 check-out in the eighth leg. But Anderson wasn't flustered and came back to take a 6-5 lead. Barney levelled with a Shanghai 120 finish before both players held to earn a well deserved draw at 7-7. The point is unfortunately not enough for Anderson to have a chance in qualifying, on nine points, Barney moves to 12 points and needs to beat Wade in the final week.

The third match of the night saw Adrian Lewis battle it out against Kevin Painter with the Artist needing to win to keep his hopes alive. When they met in week seven, the World Champion took the match 8-5. Painter began the match with a straight ton check-out before following that with a 106 check-out to break the Lewis throw. Jackpot secured his first leg of the night in the fourth which then became 4-2 going into the break. Painter would then break the throw in leg eight to make 6-2 before sealing a point in style with an unbelievable 150 check-out. The Players' Champion only needed to hold his next throw to win the match 8-3. Lewis remains on 12 with Painter moving up to 11

Phil Taylor faced James Wade in the final match of the night, it was the Power who secured the win in Dublin by 8-2. Taylor instantly broke the throw but that soon became 6-0 as the Power showed his ruthless streak against a hapless Wade. The Machine did manage to secure a ton check-out in the seventh leg to finally get him out of the blocks. But it didn't take long for Taylor to ascertain an 8-1 victory, a result that sees Whitlock qualify for the semi-finals whereas Wade remains on 12 points. Penultimate table:

Taylor      19 +57
Whitlock  14 -3
Lewis       12 -6
Wade       12 -6
Barneveld 12 -11
Hamilton   11 -7
Painter      11 -5
Anderson   9 -13