James was first on last night in the Betway Premier League and got the show off to a great start but could only pick up a point against Adrian Lewis with the pair tied at 6-6, James took the first leg with some power scoring of his own hitting 140, 174, 137 to leave 50 after 9 darts taking the leg in 12 darts, Jackpot responded with back to back legs. James then steamed into a 4-2 but Lewis again replied with a brilliant 138 finish and we were all square again the pair then traded the next 4 legs on their own throw to finish 6-6, both had over 100 averages the point keeps James just outside the top 4.
Match Stats
James Wade | 6-6 | Adrian Lewis |
13 | 100+ | 11 |
8 | 140+ | 12 |
1 | 170+ | 0 |
5 | 180 | 4 |
103.79 | Average | 102.00 |
68 | High Finish | 138 |
2 | Breaks of Throw | 2 |
Latest League Table
After Week Seven | P | W | D | L | Legs +/- | Pts |
Michael van Gerwen | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +18 | 12 |
Gary Anderson | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +11 | 10 |
Dave Chisnall | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +9 | 9 |
Phil Taylor | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
James Wade | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
Stephen Bunting | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
Peter Wright | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -10 | 6 |
Raymond van Barneveld | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 5 |
Adrian Lewis | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -9 | 5 |
Kim Huybrechts | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -14 | 3 |
After James said a big thank you the the Glasgow crowd who were fantastic and thanks again for all the support from my sponsors and from everyone on social media . James will be back in action this weekend in the Gibraltar Darts Trophy. #TeamWade
James lost his unbeaten recored in this years Betway Premier League losing 7-4 to world Champion Gary Anderson, James lead 3-2 but some power scoring from Anderson got him back into the game.
James will look back a few missed double but the Machine will be back strong next week as he plays Phil Taylor in Exeter, Once again James would like to thank you all for the support #TeamWade
Match Stats
Gary Anderson | 7-4 | James Wade |
15 | 100+ | 10 |
6 | 140+ | 8 |
2 | 170+ | 0 |
4 | 180 | 2 |
98.64 | Average | 94.60 |
92 | High Finish | 84 |
2 | Breaks of Throw | 1 |
7/20 – 35% | Checkout % | 4/8 – 50% |
James Wade and Stephen Bunting draw 6-6 on the opening night of the Betway Premier League, the match swung one way then the other with both players braking throw early on, James then broke to lead 6-4 but Stephen broke back as the two players had to settle for a point each.
James finshed with an average of 95.56 with a high finish of 101 and a check out percentage of 46.15.
Next week the Premier League moves on to Bournemouth next Thursday where james will play Kim Huybrechts in the 4th game of the night.
Thursday night The Dorchester was the host for the annual PDC awards dinner, the PDC top stars were all in attendance hoping to be winning one of the awards for their hard work through the year.
James Wade was honoured to pick up the award for PDC televised performance of the year at the annual PDC awards dinner.
The award was for his remarkable comeback from 9-2 down against Mervyn King, to take the Unibet masters title with a stunning 11-10 win to lift his eighth PDC major title.
You can find a full list of winners from the night here
http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1bsc6qszd6suj1xdd62h8uflw4/title/four-some-andersons-awards-success
The Machine will start his defence of the Unibet masters title on the 31st January live on ITV4 against the man he beat to win the title last time out. James will be hoping to get 2015 off to a winning start before the start of the Premier League.
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James Wade claimed victory in the Gibraltar Darts Trophy as he defeated Steve Beaton in Sunday’s final, ending a three-year wait for a title.
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