Darts

A dreadful evening for Simon Whitlock comes to a close as he suffers his second 7-1 defeat of the night.

Beaten 7-1 by Michael Smith earlier, the Wizard is now on the end of another 7-1 drubbing from Daryl Gurney, who bounced back from a defeat to Gary Anderson earlier in the evening.

What a fantastic two nights we have had in Rotterdam.

Raymond van Barneveld has clinched a shock victory over Michael van Gerwen in front of a raucous Rotterdam crowd.

Reigning Premier League champion van Gerwen went into this all-Dutch clash as a red-hot favourite, but van Barneveld rolled back the years to hand van Gerwen his second defeat in two days in what is a monster win for Barney.

After beating Michael van Gerwen last night, Peter Wright picks up another valuable Premier League point, as Snakebite comes from 3-0 down to world champion Ross Cross to draw the third match of the night 6-6.

Both players struggled to find their best on the oche, but Wright will go home the happier of the two, as he looks to get his way back into play-off contention.

Michael van Gerwen v Raymond van Barneveld up next in a thriller in front of their home fans.

Fresh from a brace of wins last night in Rotterdam, Gary Anderson has notched up his third win on the bounce on Dutch shores, as he has ran out a comfortable 7-3 winner over Daryl Gurney.

Averaging over 109, the Flying Scotsman also banged in a 170 checkout in a dominant win.

Classy performance from the former Premier League champion.

The Premier League surprise package Michael Smith has continued his fine form in the event, as having lost the first leg against Simon Whitlock, the Bully Boy reels off seven straight legs to win at a canter.  Whitlock's 7-1 defeat is a torrid start to the evening, but he will need to brush himself down for his second match of the night, as he will do battle with Daryl Gurney on the oche later on.

Dutch darts fans were treated to a spectacular night of Premier League darts last night, and the action is set to light up Rotterdam for a second night in a row, and first up on the oche it is Simon Whitlock facing Michael Smith.

The obvious highlight this evening though is the all-Dutch clash between Raymond van Barneveld and Michael van Gerwen.

Here's the rest of tonight's fixtures:

Peter Wright has put on his own unique tribute to the late Eric Bristow.

Following the news of Eric Bristow's death there is somewhat of a sombre mood in the Echo Arena in Liverpool, with the crowd chanting the Crafty Cockney's name, but on the oche the show is going on like Bristow would've wanted, and Daryl Gurney and Peter Wright have shared the spoils with a 6-6 draw in the final game of the night.

Five-times World Darts Champion Eric Bristow MBE has passed away at the age of 60.

The eccentric character dubbed The Crafty Cockney was revolutionary in making darts the sport it is today, and he will be a figure sorely missed in the darting community.

Bristow suffered a heart attack on Thursday.  RIP.

Mensur Suljovic's Premier League journey for 2018 has hit an abrupt end, as he could not pick up at least a point against table-topper and reigning champion Michael van Gerwen, who won the penultimate match of the night 7-4.

van Gerwen averaged over 107 in this victory, but Suljovic's defeat will now mean Peter Wright heads on to stage in the final match of the night knowing he doesn't have to pick up a point against Daryl Gurney, but Snakebite will want the two points if he is to somehow drag himself into contention for the top-four.