Unicorn - News: Phil Taylor has rewritten the darting history books yet again

Phil Taylor has rewritten the darting history books yet again – clinching a third consecutive Premier League crown in style at the Brighton Centre…..and with it a winners cheque for £75,000.

It all started in his hometown of Stoke back in February 2005 and now 44 unbeaten matches later, Taylor completed his Premier League hat-trick beating Terry Jenkins in the final.

The predicted Taylor/Barney showdown failed to materialize, as the Dutchman failed in the semi-finals yet again and Barneveld left the arena before the final – a hugely disappointed man.


Semi-finals:

Raymond Van Barneveld 10-11 Terry Jenkins

Phil Taylor 11-6 Dennis Priestley

Losers - £30,000

Final:

Phil Taylor 16-6 Terry Jenkins

Winner - £75,000

Unicorn - News: Phil Taylor has rewritten the darting history books yet again

Irish Examiner: Breaking News: Premier League darts comes to a climax this weekend

The 2007 Holsten Premier League Darts will reach a climax with the play-offs on Bank Holiday Monday - with Phil Taylor on course for a third successive title.

Taylor has won the tournament for the past two years and went through the 14-week league phase of the event unbeaten to top the table heading to the Brighton Centre.

The 13-time World Champion meets Dennis Priestley in the semi-finals on Monday, with the winner facing either Raymond van Barneveld or Terry Jenkins to claim the prize.
Irish Examiner: Breaking News: Premier League darts comes to a climax this weekend

Planet Darts - Holsten Premier League Darts - Night 14, Birmingham

Holsten Premier League Darts - Night 14, Birmingham

PHIL TAYLOR kept alive his incredible unbeaten record in the Holsten Premier League Darts to complete a double over Raymond van Barneveld with an 8-5 triumph.

The 13-time World Champion has now completed three league seasons of the Premier League without a defeat, and remains on course for a treble of title wins going into the play-offs on 28 May.
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Holsten Premier League Darts
Night 14, Birmingham NIA
Roland Scholten 4-8 Adrian Lewis
Colin Lloyd 8-6 Dennis Priestley
Peter Manley 7-7 Terry Jenkins
Phil Taylor 8-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Planet Darts - Holsten Premier League Darts - Night 14, Birmingham

Sky Sports - The Premier League moves into its final

The Premier League moves into its final week before the play-offs and Sid says Dennis Priestley will be looking for two points against Colin Lloyd in order to pip Terry Jenkins to third place and avoid a semi-final showdown with Phil Taylor while the big two meet as Barney takes on The Power in what could be a dress rehearsal for the final...
Sky Sports - The Premier League moves into its final

Holsten Premier League Results table

Holsten Premier League Darts - Current League Table
Following Night 13, 26 April

Name	P	W	D	L	Legs +/-	Pts
Phil Taylor	13	10	3	0	+54	23
Raymond van Barneveld	13	7	3	3	+19	17
Terry Jenkins	13	6	2	5	-4	14
Dennis Priestley	13	5	3	5	+3	13
Colin Lloyd	13	5	0	8	-4	10
Peter Manley	13	4	2	7	-23	10
Roland Scholten	13	3	3	7	-14	9
Adrian Lewis	13	4	0	9	-31	8

LWAT = Legs Won Against Threw, used when Points and +/- are equal.

Holsten Premier League Results table

Planet Darts - Holsten Premier League Darts

Holsten Premier League Darts - Night 13, Alexandra Palace
MATCH REPORTS, reaction and stats from Alexandra Palace as the Holsten Premier League Darts visited London.

Holsten Premier League Darts
Night 13, Alexandra Palace, London
Peter Manley 8-3 Dennis Priestley
Terry Jenkins 0-8 Colin Lloyd
Raymond van Barneveld 8-5 Roland Scholten
Adrian Lewis 2-8 Phil Taylor
Planet Darts - Holsten Premier League Darts

Unicorn - News: HOLSTEN PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS - ALEXANDRA PALACE PREVIEW 25

25 April 2007

THE PDC will take darts back to Alexandra Palace on Thursday following a near 30-year absence from the north London venue.

The 13th league night of the 2007 Holsten Premier League Darts will take place in the West Hall at the prestigious venue, preceding the arrival of the Labdrokes.com World Darts Championship in December.

Alexandra Palace became famous in darting circles for hosting the final stages of the News of the World championships between 1963 and 1977.
Unicorn - News: HOLSTEN PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS - ALEXANDRA PALACE PREVIEW 25

Planet Darts - Jenkins' Delight At Play-Off Spot

TERRY JENKINS is hoping to show his true colours over the next fortnight, after qualifying for the Holsten Premier League Darts play-offs.

Jenkins has enjoyed a hugely successful first campaign in the Premier League, with a win over Adrian Lewis in Blackburn last Thursday ensuring he will make the top four. Link: Planet Darts - Jenkins' Delight At Play-Off Spot

Unicorn - The Premier League dream is over

The Premier League dream is over for Unicorn trio Colin Lloyd, Peter Manley and Adrian Lewis after all three were beaten on night 12 of the 2007 tournament in Blackburn.

But Phil Taylor powers on…..he demolished Lloyd to secure top spot ahead of the play-offs and extend that remarkable unbeaten Premier League run to 40 matches.

The top four for the semi-finals in Brighton will feature Taylor, Raymond Van Barneveld, Dennis Priestley and Terry Jenkins. Mathematically, Roland Scholten could still catch Priestley but he would have to win his final two matches 8-0 or 8-1 and hope Priestley loses his last two games by the same score…..realistically, that isn’t going to happen.
Unicorn - The Premier League dream is over

Planet Darts - Holsten Premier League Darts - Night 12, Blackburn

Phil Taylor
Holsten Premier League Darts - Night 12, Blackburn
REPORTS from the Holsten Premier League Darts action at the King George's Hall in Blackburn, as Phil Taylor ensured he would finish at the head of the table.

Taylor's 8-3 win over Colin Lloyd - his 40th successive game without defeat since the tournament's inception in 2005 - ensures that he cannot be caught in the final two league nights and that he will enter the play-offs as number one.


Night 12, King George's Hall, Blackburn
Terry Jenkins 8-5 Adrian Lewis
Peter Manley 4-8 Roland Scholten
Dennis Priestley 4-8 Raymond van Barneveld
Colin Lloyd 3-8 Phil Taylor

Planet Darts - Holsten Premier League Darts - Night 12, Blackburn

Sky Sports - The Premier League From King George's Hall

The Premier League arrives at the King George's Hall in Blackburn this week and Sid says that after returning to winning ways in Cardiff seven days ago Barney will edge his top three tussle with Dennis Priestley in Lancashire...

Sky Sports - The Premier League From King George's Hall

Unicorn - News: TAYLOR RIPS INTO ONE DART AS LLOYD AND LEWIS STAY ALIVE!

Poor Peter Manley was blown away by another Premier League ‘Power Surge’ in Cardiff but both Adrian Lewis and Colin Lloyd kept the darting faith!

Phil Taylor’s march towards a third consecutive Premier League title gained pace as he demolished Manley 8-1 to make it 39 unbeaten since the competition started back in February 2005.
Unicorn - News: TAYLOR RIPS INTO ONE DART AS LLOYD AND LEWIS STAY ALIVE!

Jenkins Falls To Dutch Courage (from Worcester News)

RAYMOND van Barneveld grabbed his first Holsten Premier League Darts win for five weeks with an 8-5 defeat of Ledbury's Terry Jenkins at the CIA.

The world champion has dipped in form recently with two wins and a brace of draws, but moved back to second in the table with the victory.

After a slow opening left the pair locked after six legs, the Dutchman burst into form in the second half of the match.

Jenkins Falls To Dutch Courage (from Worcester News)

Planet Darts - Holsten Premier League Darts

Holsten Premier League Darts
Week Eleven - 12 April, 7.30pm
CIA, Cardiff
Roland Scholten 4-8 Colin Lloyd
Dennis Priestley 6-8 Adrian Lewis
Phil Taylor 8-1 Peter Manley
Raymond van Barneveld 8-5 Terry Jenkins
Planet Darts - Holsten Premier League Darts

Planet Darts - Lewis Aiming For Big Finish

Lewis Aiming For Big Finish ADRIAN LEWIS has not given up his hopes on a top four finish in the Holsten Premier League Darts - but admits fifth is a more realistic ambition.

The 22-year-old ended a five-game losing run with an 8-5 victory over Colin Lloyd in Bournemouth last Thursday - averaging 100 and hitting three ton-plus finishes in a fine display.
Planet Darts - Lewis Aiming For Big Finish

Planet Darts - Barney: I've Not Been My Best

Barney: I've Not Been My Best RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD is looking to return to his best form during the final weeks of the Holsten Premier League Darts. The Dutchman has won just one of his last four matches in the tournament, and sits in fourth place in the table after ten matches. Whilst a place in the play-offs is probable - he is three points clear of Manley with four games remaining - van Barneveld admits he has to improve his form to stand a chance of lifting the title in May.
Planet Darts - Barney: I've Not Been My Best

Sky Sports - The Best Sport Coverage From Around The World

The Premier League pulls into the Principlaity this week home of some of Darts' founding fathers, Leighton Rees and the late Alan Evans. And Sid says that after a blistering performance against Colin Lloyd in Bournemouth Adrian Lewis is likely to prove too hot for Dennis Priestley to handle in Cardiff...
Sky Sports - The Best Sport Coverage From Around The World

Thisisdorset- It's no breeze for Barney

RAYMOND Van Barneveld was left to reflect that life isn't such a breeze when you're world champion after his 7-7 draw with old foe Peter Manley last night.

The Dutchman, who became PDC world champion earlier this year, saw his hopes of qualifying for the play-offs of the Holsten Premier League hampered by a draft in the Windsor Hall of the BIC that was affecting his normal laser-guided accuracy.

Van Barneveld, who hit a famous nine-dart leg in last year's clash with Manley at the BIC, told the Daily Echo: "I was playing really well in practice backstage and then up on stage, my darts were going off course. I think there was something wrong with the air conditioning.
Thisisdorset- It's no breeze for Barney

Unicorn - News: POWER SURGE AS LEWIS STOPS THE ROT

Phil Taylor moved effortlessly four points clear at the top of the Holsten Premier League after a breathtaking display in front of 3,500 fans at the BICC in Bournemouth.

And at last, there was something for Adrian Lewis to smile about, as the young Unicorn star ended his five-game losing streak – and ended the Colin Lloyd revival.

There’s just no stopping Taylor, who demolished Terry Jenkins 8-1 with a display that sent out a message that he is back to his very best.

“I feel good and am getting really fit and it’s showing in my darts,” he said. That’s an understatement! Taylor averaged 107 and was 7-0 up in the blink of an eye, before Jenkins finally got on the board. It made no difference, as the 13-times World Champion produced exhibition darts for the sell-out crowd on the South coast. Unicorn - News: POWER SURGE AS LEWIS STOPS THE ROT

Wk 10 Holsten Premier League Darts

MATCH REPORTS frmo the tenth league night of the 2007 Holsten Premier League Darts from the BIC in Bournemouth with PlanetDarts.

Highlights will be available in DartsTV from Friday evening.

Holsten Premier League Darts
Night Ten, Bournemouth
Peter Manley 7-7 Raymond van Barneveld
Colin Lloyd 5-8 Adrian Lewis
Roland Scholten 7-7 Dennis Priestley
Phil Taylor 8-1 Terry Jenkins
Planet Darts: Wk 10 Holsten Premier League Darts

True grit but Dennis isn't happy

By Steve Wilson

DENNIS Priestley had the look of a man who'd lost a pound but found a penny, even though some good old Yorkshire grit earned him a 7-7 draw with Roland Scholten.

In a nip-and-tuck encounter, the willowy frame of the Dutchman Scholten and his fluid technique appeared to have Priestley's number, particularly with a flurry of 180 starts as he piled the pressure on the double world champion.

But Priestley, who led 4-2 and then trailed 6-4, showed some of his old magic as he eventually clawed his way back into the contest with his slow and methodical throwing style taking out a crucial 127 finish to tie the match at 6-6. Thisisdorset

Peter Manley frustrated Raymond van Barneveld in the opening match of the Bournemouth meet in the Premier League, coming from behind to draw 7-7 against the World Champion.

For the majority of the contest it looked like the Dutch destroyer would ease to victory, particularly after building a 4-2 lead midway through the contest.

Sky Sports - Peter Manley frustrated Raymond van Barneveld