Night Five of the Premier League Darts in Exeter saw a challenger claim a historic win; and it's a former challenger who now tops the table.
Glen Durrant bounced back brilliantly from losing his unbeaten streak last week to inflict Gerwyn Price's first loss of any kind after a run of 13 straight wins.
That victory propels Duzza back to the top of the Premier League Darts table. With elimination a distant possibility, the three-time world champion is mounting a serious play-off bid.
Durrant won't be resting on his laurels, however, as a mere three points separate the front-runner from eighth place. Also on seven points is Michael Smith, who scored
a famous win over Premier League Darts defending champion Michael van Gerwen.
Mighty Mike sits third on six points, with Nathan Aspinall behind the Dutchman on leg difference.
Then come three players all on five points; Peter Wright was the only one of the trio to
win in Exeter, while Price and Anderson both fell to defeats - the latter against
challenger and Premier League Darts history-maker Luke Humphries.Rob Cross and Daryl Gurney drew in
the night's opening tie. Both are under threat of elimination, with Gurney still languishing bottom on two points and Cross only slightly better off, on four points and in eighth spot.
Gurney is the only player without a Premier League Darts win after five games. The last player to survive Judgement Night after failing to win any of his first five fixtures was Superchin himself, two years ago - the Northern Irishman ended up finishing fifth.
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2020 Premier League Darts Table after Night Five in Exeter
Pos | Name | Played | W | D | L | Leg +/- | Pt |
1 | Glen Durrant | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
2 | Michael Smith | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
3 | Michael van Gerwen | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
4 | Nathan Aspinall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
5 | Gerwyn Price | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
6 | Gary Anderson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
7 | Peter Wright | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
8 | Rob Cross | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
9 | Daryl Gurney | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -10 | 2 |