Snakebite Looks For Brighton Success

PETER WRIGHT will be looking to break his 2023 Premier League duck on Night 11 in Brighton.

The Scot picked up his first two wins in the competition since Night 6 in Birmingham last week, beating reigning World Champion Michael Smith in the Quarter Finals before clinching victory over World No 4 Gerwyn Price in the Semi’s.

Snakebite sits 4 points of Dimitri van den Bergh in 7^th with 10pts separating him from 4^th placed Michael Smith on 15. The Red Dragon player will face Nathan Aspinall on Night 11 at the Brighton Centre, with the Asp coming into the match on the back of reaching his maiden Euro Tour Final at the weekend.

Jonny Clayton is certainly the in-form player in the competition after becoming the 3^rd player this year to win consecutive nights, taking him from 7^th in the table to 3^rd. The Ferret looks in good shape to finish in the top 4 for a 3^rd consecutive year, on his 3^rd appearance in the Premier League.

The Pontyberem thrower beat Michael Smith to win Night 9 in Berlin before clinching success last week in Birmingham against fellow Red Dragon player Peter Wright in the Final.

Clayton will face Bully Boy in the final Quarter Final duel on Night 11, with the World No 1 coming into Brighton in reinvigorated form on the back of winning the German Darts Grand Prix on Monday.

Defending Champion Michael van Gerwen will open the night as he prepares to face 7^th placed Dimitri van den Bergh, with the Dream Maker not winning a match since Night 7 in Nottingham. MVG leads the pack with just 6 more nights of league format left to play.

Mighty Mike sits 5 points clear of Gerwyn Price in 2^nd with 27pts, having clinched a hat-trick of wins on Nights 4,5 and 6. The Dutchman knows his qualification for Finals Night at the O2 Arena is not confirmed, but will hope to add to his points tally in Brighton having won in this venue last year.

Gerwyn Price has not lost a Quarter Final in the Premier League since Night 6 in Liverpool, as he sits 2^nd in the table with 22 points. The Iceman has 3-night wins to his name which has put him in a strong position to qualify for his first Finals Night in the Premier League.

The former World Champion went on to reach the 3^rd Round of Euro Tour 4 over the weekend, losing to a 107.97 average from reigning World Champion Michael Smith.

Price has been one of the players to beat since the start of the year and will want to add to his points tally in Brighton having not appeared at the venue in 2022 due to withdrawing with a broken hand.

The Welshman takes to the stage in the 2^nd match of the night, as he prepares to face Masters Champion Chris Dobey.

The action starts from 7pm live on Sky Sports with league leader Michael van Gerwen starting Night 11 against Dimitri van den Bergh at the Brighton Centre.