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It is a repeat of last year’s final – at the same venue – which Taylor won 16 legs to 6. Incredibly, ‘The Power’ hasn’t lost yet in the history of the Premier League. He has drawn two games – against Colin Lloyd and Raymond Van Barneveld.

Young Unicorn ace Adrian Lewis faces a baptism of fire on his debut, because he will take on Barney in the first match of the competition.

There is an all-Unicorn clash on opening night, when Colin Lloyd and Peter Manley go head-to-head, while Dennis Priestley will take on Terry Jenkins.

The 2007 Holsten Premier League has record prize money of £265,000, with the eventual winner in Brighton at the end of May pocketing £75,000.

Taylor will have to wait a while to seek revenge on World Champion Barneveld. They clash in week five in Sheffield on March 1st. Their second showdown comes on the last night of the group stages in Birmingham on May 3rd.

Schedule:

Week One in Plymouth – February 1

Raymond Van Barneveld v Adrian Lewis
Dennis Priestley v Terry Jenkins
Peter Manley v Colin Lloyd
Phil Taylor v Roland Scholten

Week Two in Wolverhampton – February 8

Colin Lloyd v Raymond Van Barneveld
Roland Scholten v Terry Jenkins
Phil Taylor v Dennis Priestley
Peter Manley v Adrian Lewis

Week Three in Nottingham – February 15

Terry Jenkins v Phil Taylor
Raymond Van Barneveld v Peter Manley
Adrian Lewis v Colin Lloyd
Dennis Priestley v Roland Scholten

Week Four in Newcastle – February 22

Colin Lloyd v Roland Scholten
Adrian Lewis v Dennis Priestley
Peter Manley v Phil Taylor
Terry Jenkins v Raymond Van Barneveld

Week Five in Sheffield – March 1

Adrian Lewis v Roland Scholten
Dennis Priestley v Colin Lloyd
Terry Jenkins v Peter Manley
Raymond Van Barneveld v Phil Taylor

Week Six in Aberdeen – March 8

Dennis Priestley v Peter Manley
Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis
Roland Scholten v Raymond Van Barneveld
Colin Lloyd v Terry Jenkins

Week Seven in Blackpool – March 15

Adrian Lewis v Terry Jenkins
Roland Scholten v Peter Manley
Raymond Van Barneveld v Dennis Priestley
Phil Taylor v Colin Lloyd

Week Eight in Glasgow – March 22

Terry Jenkins v Dennis Priestley
Adrian Lewis v Raymond Van Barneveld
Colin Lloyd v Peter Manley
Roland Scholten v Phil Taylor

Week Nine in Reading – March 29

Raymond Van Barneveld v Colin Lloyd
Terry Jenkins v Roland Scholten
Dennis Priestley v Phil Taylor
Adrian Lewis v Peter Manley

Week Ten in Bournemouth – April 5

Phil Taylor v Terry Jenkins
Peter Manley v Raymond Van Barneveld
Colin Lloyd v Adrian Lewis
Roland Scholten v Dennis Priestley

Week Eleven in Cardiff – April 12

Roland Scholten v Colin Lloyd
Dennis Priestley v Adrian Lewis
Phil Taylor v Peter Manley
Raymond Van Barneveld v Terry Jenkins

Week Twelve in Blackburn – April 19

Terry Jenkins v Adrian Lewis
Peter Manley v Roland Scholten
Dennis Priestley v Raymond Van Barneveld
Colin Lloyd v Phil Taylor

Week Thirteen at Alexandra Palace in London – April 26

Peter Manley v Dennis Priestley
Adrian Lewis v Phil Taylor
Raymond Van Barneveld v Roland Scholten
Terry Jenkins v Colin Lloyd

Week Fourteen in Birmingham – May 3

Roland Scholten v Adrian Lewis
Colin Lloyd v Dennis Priestley
Peter Manley v Terry Jenkins
Phil Taylor v Raymond Van Barneveld

Week Fifteen in Brighton – May 28

Semi-Finals (best of 21 legs) and Final (best of 31 legs)

BY STUART PYKE