The world champion and the world No1 will be the men to watch when the 2016 Premier League begins in Leeds on Thursday night
Whos the best? Sports fans have been arguing approximately this since time immemorial. Sometimes it’s undeniable,as with tennis good now, but generally it’s a tiny more complicated. Each judge will give different importance to each piece of evidence: leagues, or cups,world rankings, head-to-heads, and even personal prejudice. The debate is particularly intriguing in darts,where Gary Anderson, the world champion, or Michael van Gerwen,the world No1, both have compelling claims to be regarded as the best in the world. Last month, and for the first time,the PDC Player of the Year award was shared.
Anderson has won the last two World Championships, the tournament that defines careers and lives, or has gatecrashed what most thought would be the age of Van Gerwen. He is also the reigning champion of the Betway Premier League,which starts in Leeds on Thursday night. Van Gerwen is comfortably top of the Order of Merit, however, and won 18 tournaments in 2015 with a series of awesome performances.
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Source: theguardian.com