Premier League: Week 7
Michael van Gerwen 7-5 Gary Anderson
Michael van Gerwen was pushed all the way by a resurgent Gary
Anderson in this match. The pair traded leg after leg as the scoreline
moved on to 5-5 and the match looked to be heading for a draw.
“It was an amazing
night”
Michael van Gerwen
It wasn’t to be for the Scotsman however, as he was broken in the
eleventh leg, as van Gerwen secured at least a point.
The Dutchman then went on to hold throw for the sixth time, courtesy
of an impressive 11-dart leg that saw him wrap up the victory.
“I’m very pleased with this win and I did the right things at the right
time at the end of the game,” said van Gerwen. “We’ve had some
great games and I showed tonight that I was the best, and now I’m top
of the league and very happy with that.
“I want to stay there and I will work very hard to stay there, but my
aim is to win the tournament and there’s a long way to go. This result
will give me a lot of confidence because I had to work hard to win the
game tonight.
“It was an amazing night. It’s the first time we’ve played here and it
was packed, and I think every one of the crowd enjoyed the night.”
Phil Taylor 7-1 Wes Newton
Phil Taylor’s revival continued as he pulled himself out of the bottom two
with an impressive victory over Wes Newton that left the Fleetwoodbased thrower in danger of being relegated.
Taylor took the opening two legs of the match, before Newton
responded, landing a 108 checkout to get off the mark. But it was not
to be for the former UK Open finalist, who soon found himself 4-1
down, despite Taylor missing a nine-dart opportunity in the fifth leg.
Photo: PDC/Lawrence Lustig
The victory was soon complete as Taylor secured the sixth, seventh and
eighth legs in double quick time, signalling his intent to push on for a
play-off berth.
“It’s coming back and I’ll hopefully get better each week,” said Taylor.
“I’ve been chopping and changing my darts and my sponsors have
backed me with all the little changes I’ve made.
“I never doubted myself but I keep trying to improve myself and it’s
getting there. I’m not nervous any more whereas I was earlier in the
season, because I wasn’t quite comfortable.
“Getting the two points was the most important thing tonight and I
don’t want to get knocked out in the relegation in a couple of weeks
- I want to move on up the table now and try and get this title back.”
“I want to move on
up the table now
and try and get
this title back”
Phil Taylor