The two best players in the world will go into battle on the opening night of the Premier League Darts when world number one Phil Taylor takes on world champion Adrian Lewis.
The 2012 McCoy’s Premier League gets underway on Thursday, February 9 with four exciting matches taking place at the Manchester Evening News Arena.
The £450,000 tournament will see eight stars competing across 14 league nights for places in May's Play-Offs at The O2 in London, meeting twice in the league phase.
The Stoke pair met on the opening night of last year's Premier League, when Lewis won 8-2, and although the 15-time World Champion gained revenge in Birmingham it was the youngster who took a 8-3 win in their semi-final clash as he reached the final.
Taylor as usual is the favourite to win the tournament and can be backed at 15/8, while Lewis is next in line at 4/1 with Bet365.
The Power can be backed at 10/11 to win the match, while Lewis is on offer at 15/8 in what should be a thrilling encounter, The draw is available at 4/1.
These players know each other very well but one of them always seems to be off their game when they meet and you can back Lewis at 40/1 to hammer his former mentor 8-1, while Taylor can be backed at 7/1 to take an 8-5 win.
