Premier League Darts: Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis target the title
Thursday 19 May 2016 19:45, UK
The Premier League season reaches a thrilling conclusion on Thursday as Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis target the title.
The four remaining players will battle for silverware when the semi-finals and final are staged at The O2, live on Sky Sports.
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World No 1 Van Gerwen takes on the 2011 winner Lewis, while Anderson continues his title defence against six-time champion Taylor.
Michael van Gerwen v Adrian Lewis
Van Gerwen reinforced his status as the sport's top player with last week's win over Taylor, ensuring he ended the season as the Premier League leader.
The Dutchman did not disappoint his legion of fans in Rotterdam as he hit a 164 checkout in a 7-5 victory over 'The Power.'
Van Gerwen has not lost since his opening night defeat to James Wade and has already twice defeated his semi-final opponent Lewis.
But Lewis, a beaten finalist in the World Championship, has shown flashes of his talent and is the only man to hit a nine-darter in this year's competition.
'Jackpot' is reading little into his two previous matches against Van Gerwen and is confident he can claim his second title in the capital.
"I can't wait for the play-offs and I'm looking forward to playing Michael," said Lewis, who finished fourth.
I'm not scared of Michael, I'm not scared of Phil, I'm not scared of anybody, and that's how I feel.
"If I turn up there and play really well, I've got a great chance of winning the whole tournament. I'm not scared of Michael, I'm not scared of Phil, I'm not scared of anybody, and that's how I feel."
Gary Anderson v Phil Taylor
Anderson is returning to the scene of last year's title triumph where he edged out Van Gerwen in a tense final.
The Scotsman, also the reigning world champion, finished comfortably in third place, despite being hampered by a virus in the opening weeks.
Anderson suffered two convincing defeats against Taylor earlier in the campaign, but seems to raise his game on the big stage.
Taylor finished above Anderson in second place, although his hopes of taking top spot were ended by two losses in the last three weeks, including that pride-damaging defeat to Van Gerwen.
The 16-time world champion had previously vowed to topple Van Gerwen on the final night of the campaign and will be determined to set up another potential showdown by defeating Anderson.
Watch the Premier League Play-Off tonight, starting at 7pm on Sky Sports 2. Or watch for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV.
