Michael van Gerwen has the opportunity to move to the top of
the 2013 Premier League table following a victory over Gary Anderson in Cardiff
on Thursday.
Although his fellow compatriot, Raymond van Barneveld, may
take back the spot later in the evening, Mighty Mike will be keen to try to
pick up maximum points against the Scotsman to continue his impressive campaign
on his debut in the Premier League.
Van Gerwen has lost just once so far in six games with
defeat coming to dual-world champion, Adrian Lewis, two weeks ago.
The 2013 World Championship runner up has won on three
occasions and drawn twice during the tournament. Anderson on the other hand, is
under real pressure to avoid the drop from the league when the bottom two players
are eliminated and currently sits in eighth place.
Mighty Mike won the last three legs against the man from
Fleetwood in Manchester last week after the scores were locked at 4-4. The Dutchman finished with an average of
101.52 despite his finishing not being very clinical.
He hit just 7 of his 17 attempts at a double but it proved
to be enough to bring up his third win this year in the Premier League.
Anderson, on the other hand, had to hold his throw in the
final leg of the match against Lewis to pick up a much needed point. Despite
getting off to a good start, the Scot found himself under pressure in the final
stages of the clash to avoid a further defeat.
The critical point in the game came in leg 10 where Jackpot
missed several darts to break the throw, instead Anderson took advantage to
level the scores. The 2011 winner needed just 10 darts to secure the draw in
leg 12.
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