Premier League Darts 2017 Results: Scores, Standings, Schedule After Manchester
Raymond van Barneveld shocked Michael van Gerwen 7-5 in the 2017 Premier League Darts at the Manchester Arena on Thursday.
Van Gerwen had opened the evening with a strong win over James Wade, prevailing 7-4 with a solid average.
Phil Taylor recorded a surprise victory as he defeated Peter Wright 7-5, displaying calmness as he grabbed the points in his last Premier League match in Manchester.
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Kim Huybrechts' interest in the tournament ended as he lost 7-2 to Gary Anderson, eliminating the Hurricane. The Belgian was joined by Jelle Klaasen as the injured player was defeated 7-5 by Adrian Lewis.
The exits of Huybrechts and Klaasen mean Judgement Day at Cardiff reverts to a normal week of Premier League darts.
Here are the results from Thursday's matches:
| Michael van Gerwen | 7-4 | James Wade |
| Kim Huybrechts | 2-7 | Gary Anderson |
| Peter Wright | 5-7 | Phil Taylor |
| Jelle Klaasen | 5-7 | Adrian Lewis |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 7-5 | Michael van Gerwen |
The RedBit provided the latest standings:
Here's the latest schedule after Manchester:
| Thursday, March 30 | Night 9 | Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff |
| Thursday, April 6 | Night 10 | 3Arena, Dublin |
| Thursday, April 13 | Night 11 | Echo Arena, Liverpool |
| Thursday, April 20 | Night 12 | The SSE Arena, Belfast |
| Thursday, April 27 | Night 13 | The Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham |
| Thursday, May 4 | Night 14 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield |
| Thursday, May 11 | Night 15 | GE Oil & Gas Arena, Amsterdam |
| Thursday, May 18 | Final Night | The 02, London |
Manchester Recap
Van Barneveld and Van Gerwen were both quickly out of the traps with an electric pace, but it was Barney who edged the opening leg. MvG was finding it difficult to land the trebles, and the veteran doubled his lead at 2-0.
The crowd went wild as Van Barneveld missed double 12 to spurn the chance of a fabled televised nine-dart finish, but he claimed the third leg.
Barney was in majestic form as he racked up the maximums, rolling back the years to hurt his younger opponent. However, the world No. 1 flexed his muscles to grab a brace of legs and stage a comeback.
Van Barneveld's rhythm was affected by Mighty Mike's aggression, and in the blink of an eye, it was all level at 4-4 in a fascinating encounter.
Van Gerwen suffered a serious wobble that Barney punished with vigour, and he made it 6-4 to guarantee a point. Van Barneveld had double 16 to win the match, but he missed his mark, allowing his opponent to make it 6-5.
The veteran had the final word as MvG faltered again, and the night belonged to Barney as he sailed to the win.
Sky Sports Darts shared the winning darts:
Van Gerwen opened the night with a steady win against Wade, putting his foot on the accelerator towards the end of the match.
The world champion landed an average of 104.20 as he hit seven of his 23 attempts at doubles to finish.
Mighty Mike won the match 7-4 and, in the process, broke a world record before his defeat to Barney, per PDC Darts:
Taylor was forced to dig deep for victory after a bad run of results, and he overcame Wright as his opponent failed to deliver at the oche.
The Power skipped to a 6-3 lead to guarantee a point, but Snakebite rallied to worry the legendary figure.
Wright took two legs in a row to narrow the margin, but Taylor found a second wind to close out the contest.
Huybrechts was eliminated from the competition after falling to a 7-2 loss to Anderson.
The Flying Scotsman raced away to a 5-2 lead as his opponent struggled with his accuracy and pace.
Anderson fired a 136 checkout to take him one leg away from victory, and he made short work of the Hurricane as he crossed the finish line, extinguishing the Belgian's hopes.
The Scot's average of 101.86 was significantly stronger than his opponent's, and the former two-time world champion was a clear winner.
PDC shared the match stats:
Klaasen's injured wrist continued to hamper him in a scrappy fight with Lewis, and despite not being near his best, Jackpot collected a win by two clear legs.
The Cobra's action was clearly affected, but he stayed with Lewis in the early stage of battle.
However, Lewis was in control despite feeling the nerves, and he won 7-5.
Sky Sports Darts shared the ending:
Van Gerwen will feel the defeat to Barney, but he was second best to his countryman on the night.
Van Barneveld was lethal on the doubles and trebles, and his heavy scoring didn't allow the world champion any chance to take a breath and regroup.
All stats via PDC.tv
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