Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen both recorded wins in the Premier League darts in a night of high drama.
It was Nottingham’s turn to host the weekly event spanning sixteen weeks before it reaches a finale at the O2 Arena in London on May 19.
Michael van Gerwen and Phil Taylor both finished the night with the same amount of points in the table, separated by just one leg.
Results from Nottingham
- Michael Smith 3-7 Gary Anderson
- Peter Wright 3-7 Adrian Lewis
- Raymond van Barneveld 5-7 James Wade
- Robert Thornton 0-7 Phil Taylor
- Dave Chisnall 2-7 Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen recorded an emphatic 7-2 win over relegation battling Dave Chisnall through posting a three dart average of 113.
This is on the back of van Gerwen recording a record high television match average of 123.4 two weeks ago against Michael Smith.
Phil Taylor moved to within one leg of darts behind Michael van Gerwen in the league with a 7-0 whitewash of Robert Thornton.
Adrian Lewis retained third place in the Premier League table with a 7-3 win over early high-flyer Peter Wright who has now dropped out of the top four who qualify for the play offs.
At his expense James Wade moved into the top four with a hard-fought 7-5 win over five time world champion Raymond van Barneveld.
Reigning world champion Gary Anderson recorded a 7-3 win over Michael Smith in the opening match of the night and has a great opportunity to move into the top four next week as he plays twice competitively.
Premier League darts table
- Michael Van Gerwen – P6 W5 D0 L1 Pts 10 (Legs +20)
- Phil Taylor – P6 W5 D0 L1 Pts 10 (+19)
- Adrian Lewis – P6 W4 D0 L2 Pts 8 (+6)
- James Wade – P7 W4 D0 L3 Pts 8 (0)
- Peter Wright – P6 W3 D1 L2 Pts 7 (+1)
- Gary Anderson – P5 W3 D0 L2 Pts 6 (+4)
- Raymond van Barneveld – P6 W2 D0 L4 Pts 4 (-3)
- Dave Chisnall – P6 W1 D1 L4 Pts 3 (-6)
- Michael Smith – P7 W1 D1 L5 Pts 3 (-22)
- Robert Thornton – P5 W0 D1 L4 Pts 1 (-19)
