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Mardle’s PL Darts prediction
- Updated: May 18, 2016
The Premier League Darts 2016 champion will be crowned on Thursday night – but Wayne Mardle reckons he knows who will win!
Michael van Gerwen plays Adrian Lewis before Phil Taylor meets Gary Anderson in the semi-finals – live on Sky Sports 2 HD at 7pm – before the winners will collide in the final.
Without further ado, here’s Sky Sports expert Mardle picking his winner…
Michael van Gerwen v Adrian Lewis
Wayne said: I think Adrian will perform, this will not be plain-sailing for Michael. I won’t tell lies and say Adrian is playing as well as Michael because clearly, he is not.
The likelihood is that Michael scores more consistently, not better. There will be legs where they’re both sitting on 41 or less after nine darts, and Adrian must put Michael under pressure. He must let Michael know that he can’t run away with it.
Adrian needs to take out the 104s and the 88s – if those combinations are not at their best he’ll get beaten. Michael is the one to stop, and that’s no shock.
The extra legs benefit Michael. The longer format gives …
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