FIVE players will be fighting for their Betway Premier League survival in Thursday's Judgement Night at The Manchester Arena, as Kim Huybrechts, Adrian Lewis, Raymond van Barneveld, Peter Wright and Stephen Bunting battle to avoid elimination.
The bottom two players from the league table following Thursday's ninth league night - Judgement Night - are eliminated from the remainder of the 2015 Betway Premier League season.
While the current top five players are all safe from the prospect of elimination, five other stars will all do battle on Thursday.
Kim Huybrechts enters Judgement Night knowing that he has to defeat Stephen Bunting and hope that both Adrian Lewis and Raymond van Barneveld lose if he is to avoid elimination on Legs Difference.
Lewis and van Barneveld both sit on five points ahead of their clashes with Peter Wright and Gary Anderson respectively.
With Wright sat on six points above Lewis, the former World Championship finalist himself could be in danger of elimination with a defeat, while van Barneveld's later contest with World Champion Anderson could decide his fate.
Bunting, who is also sat on six points, is the safest of the five players, needing to win only two legs from his clash with Huybrechts to ensure safety.
The Judgement Night permutations are:
Safe
Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, Dave Chisnall, James Wade, Phil Taylor.
Stephen Bunting
Needs to win two legs to be safe.
Peter Wright
Is safe with a win or draw.
If he loses, needs van Barneveld to lose to avoid elimination.
Raymond van Barneveld
Is safe if Huybrechts fails to win and he does better than Lewis.
Adrian Lewis
Is safe if he defeats Wright.
Is safe if he draws with Wright and van Barneveld loses.
Kim Huybrechts
Has to win and hope that both van Barneveld and Lewis lose by enough legs to overcome both on Leg Difference.
Latest League Table
|
After Week Eight |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Legs +/- |
LWAT |
Pts |
|
Michael van Gerwen |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
+23 |
21 |
14 |
|
Gary Anderson |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
+14 |
15 |
12 |
|
Dave Chisnall |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
+14 |
18 |
11 |
|
James Wade |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
+8 |
16 |
9 |
|
Phil Taylor |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
+7 |
17 |
9 |
|
Stephen Bunting |
8 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
-8 |
15 |
6 |
|
Peter Wright |
8 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
-14 |
10 |
6 |
|
Raymond van Barneveld |
8 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
-13 |
12 |
5 |
|
Adrian Lewis |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-14 |
10 |
5 |
|
Kim Huybrechts |
8 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
-17 |
4 |
3 |
Players are separated by the following methods:
Points Won
Leg Difference
Legs Won Against Throw (LWAT)
Tournament Average
Betway Premier League
Judgement Night, Thursday April 2
The Manchester Arena
Michael van Gerwen v James Wade
Phil Taylor v Dave Chisnall
Stephen Bunting v Kim Huybrechts
Adrian Lewis v Peter Wright
Gary Anderson v Raymond van Barneveld
Tickets: 0844 847 8000 or www.eventim.co.uk
All games are the best of 12 legs