Hammer to face Jackpot - how much each matters to the other?
One needs a chance to avenge his defeat faced at Alexandra Palace in Ladbrokes. The other is looking for an opportunity to resurface his sinking boat.
This is precisely the situation of the encounter about to take place between Andy Hamilton and Adrian Lewis.
This is one match experts have been looking forward to in McCoy Premier League.
There are a couple of features and interesting aspects that need to be considered when analysing the strengths and weaknesses of each player.
Lewis or ‘Jackpot’ has for some time been enjoying a honeymoon period in darts.
After gaining a convincing 7-3 victory at Ladbrokes against Andy Hamilton, Lewis became confident enough to claim that he wants to win 10 such tournaments.
However, with the beginning of Premier League, he has been suffering from suffocation when it comes to game on the oche.
In his opening encounter against Taylor, he had to face a crumbling defeat. ‘The Power’ was able to gain complete understanding of Lewis’ game after they collaborated together to capture the World Cup of darts for England.
However, Lewis has always been known as the comeback king in darts.
Recalling a couple of months back, Lewis was never the hot favourite for the event. Even a veteran like Eric Bristow was sticking to names like that of Taylor and Wade.
Nevertheless, all expectations proved to be otherwise when Lewis knocked out all his opponents, including Wade, in the semi-final.
Hence, there are chances that something similar in nature will be repeated this time also.
On the flip side, there is Andy ‘Hammer’ Hamilton who, surprisingly, was among the finalists at Ladbrokes.
He was able to defeat Gary Anderson to secure his place on the oche in the grand finale of the event.
Hamilton being a debutant in the Premier League is not completely familiar with the dynamics or the framework of the event. This is precisely something Lewis will be able to capitalise on.
At the same time, it is also important to mention here that Hamilton was able to make his mark in the event after defeating his competitor James Wade in his opening event.
This was later counterbalanced by the 8-2 he faced at the hands of his former rival Gary Anderson.
He will, therefore, not miss the opportunity of repeating history once again by gaining an upper hand over Lewis.
According to experts the encounter between these two players will definitely be worth watching.
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