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And then there were eight! The double-header of Premier League Darts in Rotterdam last week brought an end to the Contenders experiment, which has generally proven a success with spectators even if the nine selected players were unable to conjure up a single victory between them. Here are our top Premier League Darts 2019 Week Nine betting tips.
And there was also the fitting curtain call for Raymond van Barneveld on home soil. The Dutchman has been well below his best all season-long and suffered the indignity of relegation, but at least he was able to say farewell to his fans on an emotionally charged night in the Netherlands on Thursday.
The race for the play-offs begins in earnest in Belfast this week, and with just four points separating Daryl Gurney in fourth and Michael Smith in eighth there is plenty to play for in the final seven weeks of the campaign.
The first match of the night in Belfast sees James Wade tackle Mensur Suljovic.
The Machine boasts the highest tournament average thus far, and is just two points off joint-leaders Michael van Gerwen and Rob Cross. With victory here, keeping the pressure on the top two.
Meanwhile Mensur is just one point outside of the play-off places, and so he too seeks a win that would propel him into the reckoning for the O2 Arena finals.
Wade will surely have been pleased with his three points earned in Rotterdam, and he once again looked in sublime form with a pair of averages over the 100 mark. He also threw a nine-darter on the big stage at the German Darts Championship over the weekend.
The Gentle was in rather more confusing form in the Netherlands. He beat Cross 7-5 after being 1-5 down, averaging 88, and he was well below-par once more in defeat to Daryl Gurney the following evening.
On paper, this appears to be a straightforward win for Wade, but there’s just something about Suljovic that seems to grind his gears. The Englishman was visibly frustrated by the Austrian’s slow play in the European Darts Open a fortnight ago, and has now lost seven of his last nine meetings with his bogeyman.
This may be one for punters to avoid then, but the brave can back Wade at 6/5 with Betsafe and Suljovic at 8/5 with Unibet.