Jenkins toppled by Barneveld (From Malvern Gazette)

Jenkins toppled by Barneveld

1:50pm Thursday 18th March 2010

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Raymond Van Barneveld 8, Terry Jenkins 4.

RAYMOND Van Barneveld stormed back to form with the highest average so far in the Whyte & Mackay Premier League in seeing off Terry Jenkins at the MEN Arena in Manchester.

Van Barneveld raced into a 4-0 lead and also led 7-1 before Jenkins took three successive legs to threaten a comeback, which was killed off by the five-time world champion.

He began the game in superb fashion, breaking Jenkins’ throw in the opening leg before hitting a 180 in a 14-darter.

He then posted legs of 13 and 11 darts to move 4-0 up before Jenkins hit a maximum of his own in a 13-dart finish to get off the mark.

However, he could do little in the next three legs to prevent van Barneveld moving 7-1 ahead.

Jenkins took out double 11 to stay in the game, before a bullseye finish and a 14-darter gave him three in a row in pulling back to 7-4. But van Barneveld sealed victory, rounding off a clinical display with three 140s and an 81 finish for an 11-darter.

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