Van Barneveld suffers second defeat

World Champion Raymond van Barneveld suffered a second defeat of the 2007 Holsten Premier League Darts as he went down 8-4 to Dennis Priestley on Thursday.

The Dutchman was making his first appearance at Blackpool's famous Winter Gardens, but never settled against the 56-year-old Yorkshireman.

Priestley took out finishes of 124 and 120 in the match, and won six of the final eight legs to settle further into second place in the table.

He remains just a point behind Phil Taylor, whose incredible unbeaten streak in the tournament continued with his 8-1 win over Colin Lloyd.

Terry Jenkins sits third, moving above van Barneveld with a sensational 8-1 rout of Adrian Lewis.

Roland Scholten saw his top four hopes increase with an 8-2 win over Peter Manley, hitting two ton-plus finishes and averaging over 97.

Holsten Premier League Darts

Night Seven, Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Terry Jenkins 8-1 Adrian Lewis

Roland Scholten 8-2 Peter Manley

Dennis Priestley 8-4 Raymond van Barneveld

Phil Taylor 8-1 Colin Lloyd