Ledbury's Terry Jenkins suffered his first defeat of the Premier League Darts season, losing 8-6 to Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld in Belfast.

Van Barneveld averaged 106.51 over a battling Jenkins, who pushed his opponent all the way to a deciding leg in a thriller.

"It's a tough competition - there are no easy games," said the Dutch victor.

"I'm working hard in Holland and it showed because I was hitting my doubles and had a good average."

Jenkins has dropped to fifth in the table after drawing his first three games.

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