bigfreebet underdog Gary Anderson has claimed his first televised PDC title after winning the Premier League Darts at Wembley.

The Flying Scotsman comfortably beat Adrian Lewis in the final after overcoming Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld in the semi-finals. 

Lewis, who demolished overwhelming favourite Phil Taylor in the semis, failed to come out of the blocks in the final and Anderson took advantage to gain revenge for his World Championship defeat to the Jackpot in January. 

It was a title well deserved for Anderson after impressing throughout the league which has seen him become one of the best players in the world. Anderson took time to adapt to PDC life after his move from the BDO but he is now expected to take on the likes of Taylor and Lewis on a regular basis as he looks to build on this success.

The Scottish right-hander has all the makings of a great player with his high scoring and impressive checkouts which are capable of beating anyone in the Darting world. Anderson has fallen short before after looking impressive but this tournament win will be a huge weight off his shoulders and will spur him on to win more events in the future. 

Anderson has the belief, you can see that in interviews, its his composure and consistency that needs improved if he is to take over from Taylor as the world`s best. On form, Anderson has the ability to beat anyone. 

Lewis, on the other hand, was always going to be up against it in the final after a fantastic performance in the semis. Lewis, the only man to beat big free bet favourite Taylor in the Premier League this season, raced into the lead and never looked back as he made the 15-time World Champion look ordinary on the big stage. He has learnt to dig in and have confidence in his ability and it has showed over the last 12 months. 

As history suggests, whenever a player beats Taylor in a tournament, he struggles to go all the way and win the competition. Lewis was hoping for a World Championship and Premier League double but looked to have peaked too early in London as Anderson hit the blocks from the off. 

After beating Taylor twice in the league, Lewis now fears no-one and the Jackpot from Stoke, along with Anderson, has the chance to dominate the Darts world in the coming years.  

The Power will be disappointed to lose to his former understudy again but Lewis and Anderson have emerged as early contenders for the UK Open in Bolton next month after their good form.

The Premier League started to hot up at the penultimate night in Bournemouth. With only Newcastle left to experience the buzz of Premier League action this season, the race for a play-off place starts to conclude with the fourth spot up for grabs, and big free bet will find it hard to separate the contenders for the final play-off spot.

Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson and Raymond van Barneveld have already claimed their spots at Wembley Arena for finals night with just one spot left to settle. 

Adrian Lewis moved a step closer to securing a top four spot with an 8-3 thrashing of Terry Jenkins. The world champion needs a point from his final game against Gary Anderson to make sure he will set up another showdown with his former mentor Taylor in the final four. 

Terry Jenkins has once again struggled to be consistent and as a result will miss out on the top four. 

Former BDO member Anderson suffered another defeat, this time at the hands of the in-form van Barneveld. Worrying for The Flying Scotsman is his form has dipped of late at the business end of the season and will need to drastically improve if he is to beat the Dutchman in the semi-finals.

Anderson had an explosive start, winning his first four games and has set the benchmark for the season but has struggled against the big names in the tournament which he will need to counter if he is to win the title.  

Barney has looked good after getting over his opening night defeat to Jenkins and has looked like his usual best. Barney will need to keep improving if he wants to beat Taylor, something he has failed to do over the last two years. 

Mark Webster, who will collect the wooden spoon after a difficult campaign, finally registered another point with a 7-7 draw against Simon Whitlock, who still has an outside chance of a play-off place. Webster, who beat Taylor in the World Championship quarter finals at the turn of the year, had suffered eight consecutive defeats, including four 8-1 hammerings. 

The Wizard of Oz has to win his final game against Taylor which looks extremely unlikely considering the form the Power is in. The Australian also needs Lewis to lose heavily to improve his leg difference. 

The current Premier League champion claimed his 13th consecutive win with a hard fought victory over James Wade, who despite being bigfreebet underdog put up a spirited resistance. Taylor hasn’t looked back since his opening night defeat to Lewis and is hot favourite to retain his crown, given the finishing he has shown over the last few weeks. 

Wade, who emulated last season and came strong after a poor start, is in the same situation as Whitlock and needs to win and hope Lewis loses to steal a top four spot. Wade had the talent to perform but hasn’t been consistent enough to try and claim his second Premier League title. 

The semi-finals looks set to be the best four players in the world, which is a mouth-watering encounter as they go in search of Taylor’s trophy.

Phil Taylor will begin the defence of his Premier League crown on February 10th against newly crowned World Champion Adrian Lewis.

Lewis rose to prominence after hitting a sensational nine-dart finish in the final of the World Championship against Gary Anderson to take the title earlier this month.

Taylor, attempting to win his 16th World Championship lost out to Mark Webster in the quarter-finals of that event, and will now look to the Premier League to gain revenge. The Sports Personality of the Year nominee hit two nine-dart finishes in the final of the Premier League in 2010, the first time this has ever been done, and will be hopeful of reprising the form he showed last year in the competition.

Lewis has risen to number 2 in the world rankings after his first World Championship win, and will look to cement his growing reputation with a good performance against the world number 1 at the O2 arena. The two will do battle again on April 21st as both seek to advance to the play-offs.

Also on the opening night, Lewis’s World final opponent Gary Anderson plays Simon Whitlock, while Raymond van Barneveld takes on Terry Jenkins and Wade will face Mark Webster. The competition takes on a different format to other events in the darts calendar; the eight men play each other in a league format twice before the top four go through to a play-off at Wembley Arena in May.

Sports betting patterns mean Taylor has emerged as a favourite to retain the title he has won five times before, while Lewis, who used to practise with Taylor in their native Stoke-on-Trent, will be close behind him.