Taylor out twice in week 12

Wright beat Wade

Wright needs a win to get the confidence back, and Wade looks to be just the player to give him it. The Machine beat Taylor 7-5 last week, but that says more about how The Power is playing at the minute than it does on Wade. Snakebite is well-placed in the table, but can take nothing for granted, and could easily fall out of the top-four, just as things get serious. He lost to Wade earlier this week in the German Masters, but we’ll take a chance on quick-fire revenge at 8/15. The result of this match will tell us a lot about Wright’s chances.

Van Gerwen beat Barneveld

MVG is the only player you could hang your hat on to qualify. He sits top of the league on 17 points, and another win here would push him further clear of the chasing pack. Nerves are beginning to creep into the work of those around him, namely Wright, but Mighty has been impressive throughout, losing just once so far. Barney was crushed by Lewis last time, and I think he has played his best darts already. MVG won the German Masters earlier this week, and beat Raymond on route. 3/10 more of the same looks fair.

Taylor beat Chisnall

If we are correct with Phil’s earlier match, he will go into this looking to get back on track and score a much-needed win. Two defeats on week 12 would be the end of his chances, we’re sure. He hasn’t quite lived up to the hype so far, with fans expecting to see the record-breaking world champ bow out in style. Qualification is still a possibility, but even at his worst he has to be fancied vs Chizzy. The latter has a poor head-to-head record in this tie, and Taylor looks to have been overpriced at 10/11.

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