Phil Taylor and Premier League - how and why?
We know Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor as one of the greatest or near to the greatest darts players alive. We know him because he is not just a darts player, in fact he is an entire institution.
A player who has inspired numerous other players to look forward in making a career in darts, a sport which is still for an overwhelming majority a game played in a pub over a glass of beer.
With a record of 15-world title championships, Taylor is still looking forward to continue ruling the oche with his superb display and skill in the game.
At the same time, he is still ready to disseminate all his techniques and skills with the upcoming generation of darts. After all, Taylor serves as an everlasting inspiration for a majority of them.
However, since the last couple of tournaments, Taylor’s performance has been experiencing a downfall.
First, at Ladbrokes against Dave Chisnall, where he faced a knock out in his campaign opening match, the defeat was nothing less than a shock not only for him, but for all his fans at the same time.
However, one must also not forget what actually caused the defeat. Fortunately, before anyone could figure it out Taylor figured it out himself.
According to him it was his loss of nerve overshadowed with pressure that resulted in the mess.
Nevertheless, it was not easy for Taylor to overcome it, especially when some crucial events were coming at his disposal.
With the World Cup of darts going underway, he once again faced the jolt of facing defeat at the hands of a Canadian amateur.
He decided to abide with it without stressing himself with it. Mainly because he knew Lewis would be able to cover up the situation in an effective manner.
Many had a question at that time. What was Taylor waiting for? The answer was coming right away for all of them.
In the form of McCoy Premier League of darts. In his campaign opening match against Lewis, he was confronted with a similar situation.
Lewis was scoring legs after legs, with Taylor just waiting for the moment where he could actually see the tipping point clearly.
Just before its arrival, Taylor, who exactly knew what he had to do to squeeze his opponent. With the help of a tremendous comeback, he equalised the score with a 7-7 score line.
This was later followed by his consecutive victories against Kevin Painter and Raymond van Barneveld.
In each of his encounters, he was once again the very same player whom people had admired back in the first five years of the new millennium.
The king of darts was back and the audience simply loved each and every sight of their champion. At present, Taylor lands at the top of the points table with the greatest number of wins.
He has not been able to secure a single defeat in the Premier League so far. According to pundits, if Taylor continued to play like this, he will definitely be able to take the Premier League by storm once again.
However, his major competitor and hurdle is, as regarded by many, Gary Anderson, the current Premier League champion.
With the advantage of home crowd present with Anderson, he will definitely be able to capitalise on the situation.
Nonetheless, with Taylor on the oche, all these factors can simply backfire for any other player facing him.
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