Thursday 12 February 2009

Wade bows down to the King in Edinburgh

MERVYN KING continued his mightily impressive Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts debut campaign with an 8-1 rout of world number two James Wade.

King followed up an 8-1 win over Wayne Mardle in the opening week with another superb display to remain unbeaten at the top of the table.

While Wade was below-par in a draw with John Part a week earlier, he was given little chance by King, who averaged 104 and restricted his opponent to just three darts at a double in the game.

King hit double eight to win the first leg against the darts, and back-to-back 13-darters saw him take a commanding 3-0 lead.

He then landed a 180 in a 12-dart leg to move 4-0 up and repeated the feat in taking the fifth, before double ten put him into the break with a 6-0 advantage.

Wade took out double 12 to win the next and get off the mark, but King pulled clear to take out double eight in the next and a 7-1 cushion.

He then sealed the win with another 13-darter, hitting double 12 to make it two stylish wins from as many games.

"People are now starting to see the real Mervyn but there's still more in the tank," said King. "Hopefully that's going to come out.

"I've been working hard over the last two years and it's now starting to come."

"Tonight was good. James is a great player but he hasn't been at his best for a while, that wasn't the real him on stage and I took full advantage and punished him."

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