Darts Bowling Club

The third match on the card at the Liverpool Echo Arena in the Premier League Darts is a massive match for James Wade. He takes on Raymond Barneveld in this round 12 match and a win will put the pressure on Simon Whitlock in the final game of the night and bring Barneveld back to the rest of the chasing pack with just two weeks of the weekly rounds left. Wade comes into the night level on points with Whitlock and 3pts behind Barneveld so he really needs a win here. A win for Barneveld will just about secure his semi final spot.

Barneveld has been pretty hot all tournament apart from his matches against Taylor although he’s had some difficulty against Terry Jenkins this season picking up just one point from two matches against him this season. Barney is scoring consistently and generally checking out well too and that’s something he’ll have to do tonight.

James Wade’s tournament has mirrored his 2010 effort in that he started off awfully but is coming on strong at the end. Having won his last three matches in this competition he’s entitled to be very confident coming into this match. If he takes out his doubles like he has been doing then he’s entitled to give Barneveld a real game here.

James Wade has a good record over Raymond Barneveld in big matches having beaten him in many semi finals over the last 3-4 years. He’s comfortable playing against him and often brings his best out against him. This won’t be an easy Barneveld to beat but if Wade clicks his doubles out then I think he’s found the edge on his scoring to cover Barney and go on and claim a massive win in the course of the 2011 Premier League..