With just two weeks left of the league phase, the Betway Premier League circus rolls on to Manchester and four players are battling it out to earn a playoff place at the O2 in a fortnight.
Kicking off the evening are the two outsiders in James Wade and Peter Wright: a win for either player eliminates the other. With Clownman defeating Philth last week, expect him to go in as the favourite after Med Man was pulverised by MVG last week. Both suffered surprise defeats at the Players Champs last weekend, with the multicoloured knob losing to Gerwyn Price in Sunday's final with the bipolar one defeated by emerging youngster Josh Payne in Saturday's final.
The last actual Scottish derby of the season follows as reigning PL champion Gary Anderson faces reigning GP champion Robert Thornton. Gando only has to avoid defeat to make it to the O2, and with Rabbie having failed to win on all but one occasion since Judgement Night, it'll be a shock if the gameraiser hasn't qualified by the end of the night.
The Stoke derby is next with Adrian Lewis up against Phil Taylor. The Fat Man requires a win to seal his playoff place, but could advance with a draw if Wade-Wright is also a draw. However, with the Groper knocked off the top of the PL last Thursday, he will be eager to go back to #1. With Snackpot's ability to roll over for his lord and master as predictable as it is, this could see him stupidly sacrifice his chance of a first playoff place in five years.
A match that would have been more suited to next week in Rotterdam closes the evening with Michael van Gerwen battling Raymond van Barneveld. As evidenced by the 6-6 draw earlier in the year, the Green Machine is the only person Barney actually bothers to play against so he can still claim to be the Dutch darting daddy. After going back to the top for the first time in a long while, you can be assured van Gerwen will try to make that top spot his own once again.
Coverage starts from 7:00pm UK time on Sky Sports 1.
>Tonight's fixtures
James "The Meds Are Back In Town" Wade v Snakeshite
Gary "Big Game Counter" Anderson v Robert "Thorn My Bitch Up" Thornton
MvGOAuTism v Barney
Snackpot v Taylel
>Week 14 preview
http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1gwi56doktibo1sa2lkfd8k0s7/title/betway-premier-league-manchester-preview
>Week 13 review
http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/e0jqirekffnq156wvhuhd85ww/title/betway-premier-league-night-13
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>Chinese nobodies also confirmed for the World Cup
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>BDO breakthrough as tournament on TV last year remains on TV this year
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>Under the deal, UKTV, jointly owned by US pay-TV broadcaster Scripps and BBC Worldwide, will air ten hours of live coverage running from 12pm to 10pm each day of the event. The World Trophy, which has £150,000 in prize money on offer, runs for three days from 28-30 May.
Quite why anyone in the world would watch 10 straight hours of anything, let alone BDO darts, for three days in succession makes as much sense as the BDO itself.
>>67365968
>ten hours of live coverage running from 12pm to 10pm each day of the event
>>67365896
JACKPOT
>>67366041
>yfw 3/4s of that time is women's darts
In all seriousness though, it's a really fucking stupid idea.
Not even the PDC Worlds has 10 hours straight for 3 consecutive days.
>>67366520
If every match involved Fallon I wouldn't mind :^)
>In all seriousness though, it's a really fucking stupid idea.
True. I mean, I'm not sure if I'm going to watch that all. I highly doubt it.
BBC already promoting September's Champions League by having Snackpot take on Lawro: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36212393
and we're on now
MON Bonkers
Huh, Wade's had a shave.
Clownman wearing your mother's curtains tonight.
>GWYNNEY
AW SHIT
>this finishing
We /BDO/ now
You're no Mensur
>wade
Can't take this shit. Gonna watch a film instead
Dire finishing
>>67367110
wade getting BTFO for two weeks on the trot
>5-1
ffs Wadey pls
>>67367090
Which one?
holy fuck that D3
>>67367138
Decided on Il Conformista
Wade humbled out of the PL with a single finish from 12 attempts at double.
Embarrassing.
>Wade getting Huelocausted again
>>67367192
Sounds intriguing.
>muh illness
every fucking week
thorn was never getting to the O2 even if he had been well those first few weeks
scottish_national_anthem.mp3
the goatee is off
JUMP AROUND
>>67367462
doesn't even look like the same person
Mrs. Thornton preparing the headgear.
Abysmal performance.
Someone put Thorny out of his misery
>opponent leaves bogey number
>have 4 shots at double
>hit none of them
>lose leg
Fucking Christ.
PITY LEG
Bravo, Rabbie.
And Gando qualifies for the O2.
Up to you, Fat Man.
>double huelocaust
[ordnung intensifies]
>Marvel Movie Collection
>under the radar
Sky ramping up the extra-long montages given how uncompetitive the first two matches of the night were.
WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?
RISING UP
Barney doesn't look like he can be bothered tonight.
inb4 105 average
>former champion of the world
>former
I bet this triggers his autism so much
A reminder that if MVG wins and Taylor loses, he ends the league phase as No. 1.
Again.
>le 121 man failing to take out 121
Barney reverting to jobber mode on the doubles.
Completely unlike his Worlds performance.
>D12
EVERY FUCKING TIME YOU GOD DAMN AUTIST
>LE MISS D12 MAN
IT HAPPENED AGAIN
Once the score went 3-2 the Autism Express was on the go.
AND FINISHES IT WITH THE BABY MAX!
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GIVE SNACKPOT ALL YOUR CALORIES
A WIN FOR HIM KILLS THE CLOWN
>>67368724
HAVE ALL THE PEPERAMIS
>>67368724
I will give him a year supply of kebab if this happens
>the boys from Stoke-on-Trent
>Phil nearly falling up the stairs
>>67368346
I got that wrong.
Taylor will only end the league second tonight if he loses 7-0.
Which won't happen.
>snackpot not trying
>it's his own fucking throw
>>67369236
Don't be to sure
Clownman is going to the O2, isn't he.
Fucking Lewis.
Lewis pls.
Lewis you fucking sweaty MONG, need you to atleast stay within 2 legs
Can't sailor the tailor.
THE TAYLOR BULL FINISH
THE CRUELLEST OF ALL FINISHES
CLASSIC TAYLOR
>PHIL! PHIL!
kek
>I was gonna say shi...
lyl
>taylor swearing
>namedropping the world powerlifting champion
jesus christ phil
>forgot about tonights PL
>tune in
>greeted by a post victory feeler interview
>>67369770
He's reaching new heights.
>>67369773
Was a night of one sided games. Just 34 legs played over 4 matches.
>>67369850
See you next week for Rotterdam. Stay safe, /180/.
And that 121 on the bull ends a night of four crushing defeats.
James Wade exited the PL in disastrous style after winning the first leg and then nothing else with Peter Wright showing the sort of form expected of him to win 7-1. For the Machine, it has been an impressive campaign on the scoring front but his victories evaporated after Judgement Night with just the single win over Barney in that period after winning five of his first ten, including the only defeat of MVG so far this PL.
Gary Anderson confirmed his place at the O2 with a dominant 7-1 victory over the continually hapless Robert Thornton. With a leg difference nearing -40, receiving two 7-0 whitewashes and points earned on just four of 15 occasions, Wee Rabbie has been a complete waste of a place in this year's PL. The sad thing is, there's not many who would have been a better inclusion.
The Dutchies were then on stage in a revision to the original format. The change didn't affect MVG, who struck a vital 78 in the fifth leg to go 3-2 up when he should have been 4-1 down against Barney. What followed was a typical green explosion as another missed 9 darter and a match winning 167 closed out a sensational 7-2 spanking.
And then, disappointment. Adrian Lewis, needing a win to secure his place at the O2, rolled over for Phil Taylor yet again. The Fat Man's woeful finishing was punished repeatedly by the Groper who has gone joint top once more. It's looking like a pathetic ending for Snackpot who keeps showing this complete lack of effort against players he can beat.
It's the first ever continental PL trip next week with Rotterdam and these crucial fixtures from 8pm Netherlands time:
>Robert Thornton v James Wade
>Adrian Lewis v Gary Anderson
>Phil Taylor v Michael van Gerwen
>Peter Wright v Raymond van Barneveld
See you then.
