Premier League leader Durrant battles back to snatch draw against Anderson
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Glen Durrant's Premier League brilliance lives on for another night as he came back to snatch a draw from the jaws of defeat against Gary Anderson.
Durrant was 7-3 down and his doubling was a massive issue but he salvaged a 7-7 draw and when his doubling was on, he hit three ton-plus checkouts en route.
Anderson started the best hitting a 127 checkout to claim first blood against the Premier League leader. He went 3-1 up from there after Durrant missed a dart at the bull.
It was soon at parity though with Durrant taking out 138 and 117 back to back to make it 3-3. This wasn't a catalyst though as he started to miss doubles from there and Anderson helped himself to a 6-3 lead including two double tops for an 80 checkout.
After such a good middle part to the tie, Durrant missed three more doubles and Anderson punished again to make it 7-3.
He came back again though on the verge of defeat but could have been going back with 0 points after Anderson missed six match darts. This allowed Durrant off the hook and was a catalyst for him revival.
Another match dart went and Durrant made it three in a row before concluding the draw from the brink.
Click here for more information on the 2020 Premier League Darts, including the fixtures and prize money breakdown.
Schedule Premier League Darts
Saturday August 29
Milton Keynes – Marshall Arena
Daryl Gurney (94.93) 8-6 (103.07) Peter Wright
Michael Smith (93.74) 6-8 (96.5) Nathan Aspinall
Gary Anderson (95.8) 7-7 (98.06) Glen Durrant
Michael van Gerwen v Gerwyn Price
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