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Phil Taylor’s odds of remaining unbeaten in this season’s Whyte and Mackay Premier League are just 6/4 after he powered past old rival Raymond van Barneveld in Exeter on Thursday to maintain his 100% record.

It’s 1/2 that Taylor suffers at least one defeat in his sixth Premier League campaign.

Taylor is now 1/4 favourite against the field (11/4) but Mervyn King is keeping the pressure on ‘The Power’ with three wins out of four and has been cut to 8/1 (from 10/1) to go one better than last year and claim his first Premier League title.

Taylor and King meet in a mouth-watering, top-of-the-table clash next week in Manchester and Sky Bet make Taylor 2/5 to preserve his 100% record, with King available at 7/2 and the draw a 9/2 chance.

Sky Bet’s darts betting expert Craig Ibbotson said: “Taylor has not yet hit form despite winning all four of his matches so far and certainly the form man is Mervyn King. I would not be surprised to see the match of the tournament in Manchester next week and a draw could certainly be on the cards.”

Reigning champion James Wade ended his run of three straight defeats to pick up a point against Adrian Lewis but is a 5/6 chance (1/3 pre-tournament) to qualify for the play-offs, while out-of-sorts Barney is 13/8 (4/7 pre-tournament) for a play-off berth. (more…)

Following the news that Simon Whitlock has been given a wildcard entry for the 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts, Sky Bet are offering 14/1 for the 2010 World Championship runner-up to take James Wade’s crown. 15 times World Champion Phil Taylor is 4/11 to win his 5^th Premier League title in 6 years and defending champion James Wade is 7/1.

Sky Bet’s Tim Reynolds said: “Whitlock proved his talent in the recent World Championships. He is moving from Australia to the UK in 2010 and will be hopeful of following up his Alexandra Palace success with Premier League glory.” (more…)

Sky Bet are offering 2/5 for Phil Taylor to win the 2011 PDC World Championships after he defeated Simon Whitlock 7-3 last night to claim his 15^th world title. Taylor, who won every televised event in the 2009 calendar except for the Premier League, is 12/1 to do the clean sweep of the 8 events in 2010. It’s evens for the Power to claim both the 2010 Premier League and 2011 World Championships and it’s 3/1 for Taylor to go on and win the next 3 world titles.

Sky Bet’s Tim Reynolds said: “With Taylor still hungry for success and the overall prize money on the increase, you can expect a bold bid from the world number 1 to go one better than 2009 and win every televised event.” (more…)

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THE Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts’ top two players clash for the first time this season when Phil Taylor and Mervyn King meet at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester on Thursday night. The duo occupy the top two positions in the Premier League Darts table after the opening four weeks, with Taylor winning all of his games and King having picked up three victories. While Taylor has won all four games, he is expecting his toughest test yet against King, who ended his reign in the Premier League Darts with a semi-final triumph last May.

“It will be a good clash,” said Taylor. “It’s one of the games I can get my teeth into.

“I like his attitude and his professionalism. Last week he got up at 5am after Exeter and drove four hours to get on a plane and fly to Germany and compete again.

“That shows what type of player he is; you know he’s always going to turn up and play well, and it will be a challenge for me.”

Taylor was bidding to claim a fifth successive Premier League title when King stunned him with a 10-6 victory in last year’s semi-finals, but the world number one will not be chasing revenge on Thursday.

“We’ve played each other many times since and it doesn’t come into it at all now,” he insisted. “It was a very bad day at the office for me at Wembley, and a very good day at the office for him.”

King picked up his third win from four games when he saw off Terry Jenkins in Exeter last week, and admits that he is delighted with his start to the new season.

“There’s no whipping boys and no easy games – it’s the best eight players and you have to fight for your life for every point,” he said.

“As long as I’m in the top four after 14 weeks then that’s all that matters and you don’t want to drop out of that. So the longer I can stay there the better, and it makes my job a little bit easier because you’re not chasing.”

Reigning champion James Wade will open the show at the M.E.N. Arena when he takes on Lancashire-born Ronnie Baxter.

Wade lost his opening three games in a poor start to the season, but drew with Adrian Lewis last week and could move off the foot of the table with a win over Baxter, which he believes may silence his critics.

“One thing that is giving me a little bit of ammunition is people are writing me off and saying I can’t play darts any more,” said Wade.

“That’s a load of rubbish but it’s just a matter of how long it takes me to start playing my best darts again.

“I know it’s there because of how I’ve been playing in patches. I know if I turn up I will beat anyone, and I’ve proven I can beat anyone, and I can do it regularly.”

Five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld is seeking his first victory since the opening week when he faces Terry Jenkins, having lost to Adrian Lewis, Simon Whitlock and Phil Taylor since.

The night’s final game will see Adrian Lewis, who fought back to grab a draw with Wade last Thursday before winning a Players Championship in Germany on Sunday, take on Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship runner-up Simon Whitlock

“Last week to get a draw from 7-4 down was great and I was delighted to win on Sunday,” said Lewis. “Hopefully I can carry that form to Manchester now because it will be a hard game against Simon Whitlock.

“He’s got better each week in the Premier League and is playing well, and it will be a really entertaining match.”

Week Five

March 11 – M.E.N. Arena, Manchester

James Wade v Ronnie Baxter

Phil Taylor v Mervyn King

Terry Jenkins v Raymond van Barneveld

Adrian Lewis v Simon Whitlock

Last week saw Phil Taylor maintain his 100 percent start to his Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts campaign with an 8-2 demolition of Raymond van Barneveld. Taylor takes on Mervyn King tomorrow in Manchester and Sky Bet are offering 6/4 for the world number one to keep up his unbeaten record and go on to lift the title (1/2 get beaten).

After 26 180s were hit in Exeter last week, it’s 13/8 for 25 to 29 maximums are thrown in Week 5 (9/4 24 or fewer & 11/8 30 or more). Mervyn King and Adrian Lewis shared the hours last week in the ‘who will throw the most 180s market’, they are 10/1 and 5/2 respectively to throw the most this week. It’s 11/8 that the Adrian Lewis vs Simon Whitlock match contains the most maximums with the clash of the night Phil Taylor vs Mervyn King 2/1 (10/3 Jenkins v Barney & 6/1 Wade v Baxter).

Sky Bet’s darts betting spokesman Tim Reynolds said: “Taylor has yet to reach top gear in this year’s Premier League and he could be venerable against King if he’s not firing on all cylinders. King ended Taylor’s Premier League dominance last year and he will be desperate to inflict another defeat on the world number one and close the gap at the top of the table.” (more…)

Sky Bet have revised all their darts betting markets ahead of Week 4 in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts and are offering 7/1 for all four favourites (Wade, Whitlock, King & Taylor) to win at the Westpoint Arena in Exeter, live on Sky Sports 1 from 7:00pm tomorrow. It’s evens Taylor and Whitlock, the 2010 World Championship finalists both win on the night and 15/1 for Barney and Wade to both come out victorious.

After a staggering 35 180s were hit in Belfast, it’s 6/4 that 30 or more maximums are thrown in Exeter (9/4 24 or fewer & 6/4 25 to 29). It’s 5/2 for Lewis to record the most 180’s tomorrow evening and 7/4 for the Lewis v Wade match to produce the most maximums of the night.

The Wizard of Oz, who managed 8 out of 9 doubles last week, is 11/2 to produce the highest checkout of the night with the Rocket, who hit three ton plus finishes 7/1.

Sky Bet’s darts betting spokesman Tim Reynolds said: “The quality of darts in Belfast last week was fantastic so we should be in for some great action in Exeter. Last year’s winner James Wade will be desperate to record his first win tomorrow as no player likes being rock bottom of the table.” (more…)

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1. James Wade v Adrian Lewis (19.15)

2. Ronnie Baxter v Simon Whitlock (20.15)

3. Mervyn King v Terry Jenkins (21.15)

4. Raymond van Barneveld v Phil Taylor (22.15)

THE Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts visits Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on Thursday night, with Phil Taylor looking to take first blood against James Wade in the battle to reclaim his title. Left-hander Wade succeeded Taylor as Premier League Darts champion last May when the Stoke legend’s bid for a fifth successive title was stopped at the semi-final stage by Mervyn King. Wade, though, has lost both matches so far this season while Taylor has opened with a brace of victories despite being laid low with a virus ahead of the tournament. Taylor came from 4-0 down to win 8-6 against Ronnie Baxter in Bournemouth last week, meaning he kept pace with Mervyn King as the two unbeaten players in the early stages.

“I’m really pleased to start with two wins because I’ve not been at my best, and my finishing has got me through,” said Taylor.

“I’ve been able to practice more this week and I think my performances are going to improve from here, which they’ll have to do. James is a lethal finisher and I can’t afford to go behind like I did last week.”

Taylor lost 8-4 to Wade in Belfast last year, one of three defeats he suffered during 2009 to the world number three.

He added: “James deserved to beat me last year and he did great to win the title, but this is a different game in a new season and last year’s gone now.”

Wade is hoping that the clash with Taylor – in front of over 7,000 fans in Belfast – will ignite his year, after losing to Raymond van Barneveld and Mervyn King on the opening two weeks of the tournament.

“I love playing against Phil and hopefully this will be the night I can kick start my season,” said Wade. “I seem to have some of my best games against him, and last year was a memorable night.

“I missed too many doubles last week against Mervyn and I know I can’t afford to do that again but I’m really looking forward to it because Belfast’s a brilliant venue and the fans there are great.” (more…)

Sky Bet are first out of the blocks with this week’s Premier League Darts odds and are offering evens for both Phil Taylor and Mervyn King to keep up their unbeaten records in Week 3. It’s 5/2 for King and Whitlock to both win their respective matches.

Taylor, who takes on the defending champion James Wade, is 1/3 to overcome the Machine (9/2 Wade & 9/2 Tie) and 11/10 to win with a handicap of -3 legs. King is 4/9 to claim his third win on the bounce when he takes on bottom of the table Baxter (100/30 Baxter & 9/2 Tie) and Adrian Lewis is 5/6 to overcome Terry Jenkins (2/1 Jenkins & 7/2 Tie). Simon Whitlock, who gained his first point of his Premier League campaign last week, is 5/4 to beat Barney (5/4 Barneveld & 7/2 Tie).

Sky Bet’s Tim Reynolds said: “Wade will really need to raise his game this week if he’s going to trouble Taylor. If he plays like he did against Mervyn King in week 2, then we could be looking at the first whitewash in this year’s Premier League.” (more…)