Dennis Destroy's Lewis

The premier League Darts lived up too all its billed hype last night with possibly the best game ever seen since the event started.

Colin Lloyd V Roland Scholten
Colin Lloyd stuck to is guns and got his first win of the Premier League against Roland Scholten. Scholten opened up with back to back maximums and you had the feeling that it may not be Colin’s night. However the ever smiling popular Lloyd went about his usual business and got a well earned win by 8 – 5.

Dennis Priestly V Adrian Lewis
What more can be said about Darts Renaissance man? At 56 the no nonsense Yorkshire man showed just what it was to grind a win out by the joint best ever margin 8 -1.
Lewis looked like a Rabbit in the headlights as he struggled to adapt his game to the purposeful style of Priestley.
Although not spectacular averages it was a true sporting spectacular as the determined Priestly pounced on every opportunity and wrapped the game up with consummate ease.
The score does not reflect the state of play in Lewis’s game in anyway, just another stage in the learning curve for him to conquer before he becomes the best player in the World.

Phil Taylor V Peter Manley
Phil Taylor took a step back towards his unbeatable style by dishing out another hammering of Peter Manley by 8-2.
The game lacked any real fizz as Manley just seemed to lay down and it resembled more of an exhibition game where some random punter from the pub got up to take his turn.
Manley is better than that and he knows it, and it would be great if he could get some teeth in the real big games as he has the ability to beat anyone and really get the crowd going.

Raymond Van Barneveld V Terry Jenkins
There is not much more can be said for this absolutely perfect match between two fantastic players both at the peak of their games which ended 7 a piece.
Terry Jenkins arrived on stage with a spring in his step and a steely determination in his eye and it didn’t take him long to establish a 4-1 lead over a shell shocked Barney.
However, as has been the case all year Barney sprung back to life with a 170 out shot to level the game.
The standard of the darts was amazing with both players around 108 averages and trading 12 & 13 darters per set.
This match was worthy of any World Championship final and cements the over looked Terry Jenkins reputation as one of the best players in the World.