Survival Battle For Duo In Manchester

Kim Huybrechts & Jelle Klaasen - Betway Premier League (PDC)

THE Betway Premier League's Judgement Night could arrive a week early as Kim Huybrechts and Jelle Klaasen bid to keep their survival hopes alive in Manchester on Thursday.

The bottom two players in the Premier League table will be eliminated on March 30 following Judgement Night in Cardiff - when the ten players have faced each other once.

However, Belgian ace Huybrechts and Dutch star Klaasen sit three points adrift at the foot of the table following the opening seven weeks - meaning that they must pick up at least a point in Manchester to keep their hopes alive.

Dave Chisnall is the duo's nearest rival, sitting on six points in the league table but having played a game more, after he doubled up in the absence of Michael van Gerwen in Exeter.

The trio of World Champions on seven points - Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis - could also get drawn into the elimination scrap should they lose in Manchester.

Anderson faces Huybrechts and is Lewis up against Klaasen in key contests on Thursday, while Taylor has slipped to seventh in the table after losing his last two games.

Betway Premier League
Night Eight - Thursday March 23
The Manchester Arena

Michael van Gerwen v James Wade
Kim Huybrechts v Gary Anderson
Peter Wright v Phil Taylor
Jelle Klaasen v Adrian Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld v Michael van Gerwen
Tickets: 0844 847 8000 or via www.eventim.co.uk