OUR FIRST WINNER! Night One Highlights | 2022 Cazoo Premier League

Catch all the best bits from the opening night of the 2022 Cazoo Premier League
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[@robertpage3195]

Johnny Clayton is a perfect example of how a real person should act. Can't get enough of how he shows his opponents respect.

[@marabaggbast]

Price should learn from him

[@brianchester4218]

Me to he is a real pro that is how they should all behave unlike some

[@0000dear]

Totally agreed. What a nice guy.

[@samshaw1443]

If every player was like Clayton then darts would be boring. Darts needs guys like Price

[@wakdcanuck2827]

Clayton is such a good sport, always acknowledging the other players good throws

[@BlueHopi144]

unique fine player , in and out

[@GQ2593]

To the detriment of other players' focus. He surely means well but it's distracting, completely unnecessary and even paternalistic. It also kills the flow of the game.

[@liljacky3039]

@@GQ2593 shut up

[@philhardy6470]

@@GQ2593 Detrimental to others. No it’s not, acknowledging good darts thrown, or a miss for a 9 dart finish, is patronizing to others at all, to me it shows good sportsmanship.

[@deskjet175175]

Appreciating good darts is such an awesome quality, I play with anyone I love to see big scores and awesome checkouts..... I think his appreciation for his opponents play is a breath of fresh air considering most say they "play against themselves"

[@badboistilezy]

One time I hit a 140 then Clayton came out of nowhere and gave me a fist bump

[@georgef822]

Once upon time I missed the first 60 of a 9 darter and Clayton gave me a pat on the back.

[@kingChan12]

😆 that was kinda odd. When cullen hit a 180 clayton gave him a fist bump like its his first time seeing such 😆

[@badboistilezy]

@@georgef822 🤣🤣

[@badboistilezy]

@@kingChan12 i know right. Never seen so many fist bumps in a match 😂

[@benwinkel]

@@badboistilezy Yeah, he better quits those before he morphs into another Michael Smith. It's about bread and butter for crying out loud!

[@marabaggbast]

Gary Anderson and Peter Wright just continued where they left of in the Worlds. They had a very good match again. Well done! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@john37foldgaming]

Man, when Gary is on, he's unbeatable..... unless he faces a Peter who is on.... insane!!!

[@kenwiese1083]

Great to see gary hittin form he still has a nother step to take scarey isnt it

[@rocon86]

The new Winmau Blade 6 looks great on the PDC stage.

[@2pacalypsepastsghost890]

The unicorn boards looked like something that had been thrown at for years after a few legs when they were used and the amount of darts falling out was a joke. Because the board was shit people were using dart points that would tear it apart even more when they retrieved their darts eg Whitlock

[@CrazyPanda688]

And just listen to the sound the darts make as they enter the board. Pure quality from Winmau Unishit boards sounded like someone throwing a hammer at a wall

[@p_nilly]

@@CrazyPanda688 Well, the BDO may have got many things wrong but their choice of dartboard wasn't one of them

[@midian879]

Love my blade 5 dual core

[@Hookedonlurefishing]

@@matimus100 Not a legal requirement in the UK anymore

[@davo614]

The new board is just fantastic. Sounds lovely when the darts go into it. 😍😎

[@juliantsenkov1585]

Rare moment in darts - the crowd cheering for Price.

[@TAROTAI]

it's about time!

[@matthewdanielkolbe7506]

Welsh crowd that's why

[@jameshart4448]

Full of sheep shaggers in there thats why

[@WhaattUpp]

Can't get over how good The blade 6 looks in comparison to the Old Eclipde HD2 boards.

[@OrthodoxAtheist]

Immediately thought the same. Never thought I'd be thinking "that's a damn sexy dartboard". XD Looks velvet, self-repairing, bull not recessed half a foot, etc.. So much nicer. Even Whitlock can't tear these up. :D

[@Boom12]

Amen to that. I can't wait for Whitlock to play on stage again and show the world these are the best boards in the world.

[@leeboslounge1690]

Had to buy it its stunning! the blade 5 has been great 🤝

[@jaysmith2858]

@@Boom12 That will be the big test for these boards. If they can withstand Whitlock's drills/corkscrews they can withstand anything.

[@jamesmitchell7995]

Great to have these highlight videos. It would be even better for those watching without knowing the results if the nightly winner was not featured in the cover photo. Now that we know that’s what happens it will take the element of surprise out of the highlights packages.

[@lewiswarke2049]

Thanks for putting up a thumbnail of the winner. It really helped me figure out who won before watching

[@livcela]

Agreed

[@NicolaiAwesome]

Yeah, it really helps build anticipation I find. Tbh i think the PDC do it as a slight “up yours” to those who don’t pay up to watch.

[@lewiswarke2049]

@@NicolaiAwesome well if that is the case I am extra pissed. I have sky but find it difficult to find time to watch several hours of anything so I watch the highlights instead

[@NicolaiAwesome]

@@lewiswarke2049 The sad part is that I wasn’t joking - I really do believe they use it to push their product. Which is.. well, whatever. It’s a business and I get it but it’s cynical for sure. What I would love to see - being an ex-pat - is subscriptions being offered via YT. I barely watch any regular TV anymore and I think having PPV or subscription here would be another cash cow.

[@molineuxtv]

What a night that was, crowd was immense!!!

[@georgef822]

Best line up for years and liking the new format!. That Blade 6 is such a good looking board. Like the grey number ring. Very sleek. Also just noticed they have their names on Ipads at the table!.

[@midian879]

Clayton and Cullen are fun to watch And I like Wrights darts for this match

[@mrsandman00]

Looks like Price has been on the SunnyD!

[@kp-rv3ui]

Loved watching Clayton last night, he really made the most out of playing in Wales. Price on the other hand, something really was off.

[@kelzuya]

By the time Price finished with the sunbeds and his hair colourist there was no time to practice.

[@RobJNathanSings]

Putting the winner in the thumbnail probably stops you getting another 100k+ views. Great work!

[@teenblue8147]

I thrilled to see Winmau Blade 6 dartboards being used. Unicorn dart boards are just about the worst thing ever!

[@chacon309]

Lol and I just bought a unicorn board 😂

[@teenblue8147]

How Ironic...

[@F1RacingFans]

Wright looks mighty awesome stuff.

[@soultaff]

Standard is high as .-CK ! Never want it to end ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 . Peter Wright awesome 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ! 🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@boom4301]

Garys the only one that can go toe to toe with Peter Wright at the moment and every time they play its fireworks🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@gameofthrows9357]

How many boards were used tonight? Looks like maybe 2 compared to 15 Unicorn ones in the first two hours 🤣🤣🤣

[@johnlynch9940]

I think only used 1

[@LOLMAN9538]

Hopefully we get a 9 darter this year

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

Who else likes the sounds of the *thuds* as the darts goes in on these new boards

[@autodidactic1]

yeah the triple core blade 6 with silver/grey numbers is beautiful

[@AzWanderers]

I love my blade5 and really planned on at least waiting a year or two, maybe get something on sale...ten minutes into the premier league today I ordered the blade6 triple core lol

[@NCPPGpilot]

Price and MVG losing breaks my heart. Oh looky, I'm already over it. Nice! ~8^) Snakebite is on fire!

[@kalemacpherson2270]

The new Winmau Blade 6 Triple Core Carbon dartboards are looking amazing

[@johnconn3054]

10:40 Perfect release by michael Smith on that double!

[@cadenconverse15]

I love love gary gary anderson. My favorite

[@eminemdrehybrid]

What a fantastic night of darts 💚🥊❤

[@jasonjones5357]

Lovin the Winmau boards, super smart, huge difference and the new format. Those boards are the darting equivalent of a Honda engine growling in F1, the thud when it hits the board, and almost no damage, unlike Unicorn, awful.

[@ununseptium7961]

The new boards are mint.

[@SharonD369]

How smart looking is the Blade 6, it’s such a nice looking i’m getting mine today lol 👌👌👌

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

Ahhh finally the board we wanted!

[@anthonym3351]

Board looks great also seems to be a loud thud with each dart!

[@Mrfunnyman4444]

I miss this premier league, was the one that got me into darts, was such a vibe

[@steel9061]

Let's go Wade!!! Shown him who's boss.

[@dylangantrich8782]

if Unicorn hadn't stepped down, they'd still be using those boards. They should've swapped the second the BDO died. I've been using Winmau for years and Blade 5 was the first Blade that was really worth it's saleprice. Blade 6 is probably even better and clearly much better than any Unicorn board. Thanks for uploading this btw, a good alternative to the money grabbing that is Viaplay. Not gonna pay 13 bucks a month to watch some darts.

[@markhempenstall5379]

Love the new format much better

[@mikewe9842]

Wrights darts look incredible. Any one know the model/make ? Thanks

[@ShiivaWilding]

Euro 11 Element in black, rather than gold looks like.

[@piratescove4]

The numbers on the board at 4:51, I swear it looked like the numbers have jewels in them. Had to pause to make sure they weren't diamonds. Great boards!

[@hasos5577]

Putting Cardiff on the map🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@waylandquiaoit3871]

That bullseye from this dartboard reminds me of previous unicorn dartboards

[@sloanekahukiwa7457]

Clayton the man💪

[@patrickmaas4636]

I didn't watch it all yesterday. So i watch the highlights. But what's the point if the winner is spoiled in the thumbnail? 🤔

[@drkaimiller]

This concept is unreal

[@martinsmith577]

What are peter wrights new darts there not the euro 11 elements as I seen mentioned as these ones have a rear barrel grip.

[@junantonio9173]

Wade & Clayton look a lot like brothers 😊

[@dmac4048]

Don't know if I can take to the new format. The board looks really good tho.

[@garethwinch2347]

Used one board all nite amazing

[@kenwiese1083]

Snakebite = just too good most deserved player to be double world champion enjoy your time in the sun plenty more titles coming your way champ

[@johnharvey2850]

James Wade on a 100 checkout. A 1in 6 every time? So good at the ton plus checkouts.

[@Dante733100]

Peter has changed his darts, and he won.

[@tomcotton8800]

Not a fan of the format. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Loving the Winmau boards though. They look tops!

[@joshmarlowe46]

Same, the draws were a good thing it made it feel like an actual league

[@junantonio9173]

IDK why, but the Winmau board seems to project positive aura on the stage, and the players. With the format, i definitely am a bit confused. No matter though ... i just love watching the masters clash.

[@johnf8283]

You spoil it by putting the winners face in the thumbnail

[@lewisbeaton7839]

Gutted for gary but honestly wright was unbeatable in the final! Surely he wont change darts again with 113 average 😂

[@chakalaka3960]

Wade: *misses tops* The crowd: 💃💃🕺💃🕺🕺

[@stevieg3929]

The new pdc boards look way better

[@kingChan12]

Should've been wade in the final if not for missed doubles he played well today

[@Combustion47]

Westpoint arena March 3rd ,can’t wait

[@fantomasv-ty2wd]

Клейтон - Уейд офигенный матч получился! Уейд не мог закончить 40 очков раза 3 точно.

[@dennisschell5543]

Snakebite... #1 😎

[@Altoseb]

Weird seeing Winmau board for PDC

[@swimgood3873]

About time though. Best dart players using the worst boards for years, not right.

[@arska1804]

@PDC - let's not go through the whole premier league with you putting the winner each night on the thumbnail ok? 😃 just put a PDC logo or a pic of all the players as a thumb nail

[@sanjamisura77]

but where is uk open?

[@deadlycamels]

Price looks like a 2p coin 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GretatheEvilGremlin]

Wrighty is unplayable when he finds his top level. Like the new format, no draws and something to fight for every game.

[@BlueHopi144]

113 average is no joke in the final

[@PhilipRoeland]

Why did @PDC have to spoil it again by showing the winner in the thumbnail? Ridiculous.

[@liljacky3039]

Wright is too good, but I still think when price finds his spark it will be 🔥

[@kiviuq3495]

The thumbnail ruins it yet again.

[@martynlawrence3609]

Might be a very silly question, I know the boards are different but can someone please explain the major differences.

[@Reppie.]

Unicorn are shit and winmau are class.

[@Jammert]

Just wear winmau boards just tend to heal themselves better and don’t break down as fast

[@ekkythump3706]

Is Price going to be called The Snow Cap from now on?

[@aaron4385]

Don't understand how this competition works can someone tell me?

[@markhenderson8167]

Well done snakebite

[@obi4830]

Ech, Van Gerwen has come to an end...

[@callumhunt7636]

How does the premier league work

[@_-Tripster2011-_]

Can someone explain the new format plz ?

[@ThorHC11]

The right competitors play a knockout tournament each night, with the quarterfinals matching up each player against all the others once over nights 1-7, then again from nights 9-15. Nights 8 and 16 are formatted using the rankings of the league at those times. Winning the QF game nets 2 points, winning the semi game gets you another point (3 total), and then the winner of the final each night gets 5 total points and an extra 10 grand.

[@_-Tripster2011-_]

@@ThorHC11 thanking you . Seems a bit messed up really but fair enough

[@ThorHC11]

@@_-Tripster2011-_ It's definitely odd and certainly not everyone's cup of tea. Personally I don't care, I just like watching the darts.

[@_-Tripster2011-_]

@@ThorHC11 same mate thanks again

[@blackopskin9]

@@ThorHC11 I’ve never minded darts but recently just got really into it so thanks for explaining the format my mind was blow trying to work out what was going on 😂

[@hoyit]

Did Paul Hinks retire? I feel like I never hear him call games anymore.

[@guildy2215]

He was reffing the senior world champs tonight

[@spookybizzle]

New dartboard looks nice. Clayton did well.. but he got bitten by the Snakebite.

[@fugazifrog876]

Winmau has to be rubbing one out if they're reading this comment section

[@dallasphillips91]

Frosted tips and tanning beds, thats what champions do!

[@markwilliams5865]

Can someone tell me has Russ Bray retired???

[@palkito1416]

Was it really necessary to put that title with a screenshot of Peter Wright? It would be nice to watch these games without knowing who is going to win....

[@LukeT390]

C'mon Johnny Clayton! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@alunthomas5369]

The way wade looked at Clayton like it was his fault the crowd was booing him

[@NicolaiAwesome]

Maybe Wade is a tosser? Maybe it’s the years and years of being really good but never being undisputed #1. Or, maybe, he’s just a tosser.

[@graememcfee23]

new board new format even Ipads at the tables 🤣🤣

[@P.Rick316]

Peter didn't put a foot wrong

[@NicolaiAwesome]

Wade is such a weirdo. That look he gave Clayton when he lost.. have some humility and respect for your opponent. Or play better. Same goes for MVG. Gonna have to up your ante, son. No use telling everyone you’re the man when you clearly aren’t!

[@muchiosgracias4]

It's because the Welsh crowd were pathetic. The insecure Welsh always do it when the English crowd boo. Inferiority complex

[@anandguruji83]

PETER WRIGHT WINNER: NIGHT 1

[@anandguruji83]

PETER WRIGHT WINNER: NIGHT 1

[@CrazyPanda688]

SHUT UP BOT

[@CrazyPanda688]

SHUT UP BOT

[@wii60own]

Can you stop with the spoilers on the Thumbnails please.

[@Dermot501]

Looks as if the Blade 6 is a success.113 average in the final isn't too shabby.🎯

[@KrisKTBFFH]

Especially on the first night

[@issabahaaeldinebatakji196]

where is russ bray? he wasn't at the masters even

[@CharlieParadise]

The Iceman trying to emulate the original iceman - Val Kilmer? Not sure he pulls it off...

[@ass_69]

See that pin Peter wrights got on of a wee man, what’s that about?

[@wactos_factos2604]

How can u not like Clayton

[@justinvh7661]

Good to see no darts popping out of the board

[@moominninja1994]

Can someone maybe explain it in a short n quick way to me I don't get this are they still doing the league table as well or what I really don't get it lol 😂😂 sounds dumb but I do apologize 😑😂

[@leafarnagali6446]

Why winmau board is used?

[@tantumverde8877]

It is new Pdc official board, I think contract with Unicorn was until 2022.

[@abraham2174]

They pay 😂

[@TakerKane29]

Did MVG mumbles '''Fat Bastard'' to himself or Gary??