Jenkins is still in with a chance of a play-off place

Terry Jenkins beat Ronnie Baxter 8-4 in the latest round of the Premier League matches in Liverpool to retain an outside chance of a play-off spot.

Jenkins was delighted to have recorded a second successive win but knows he has a tough run-in to his campaign.

"I'm getting my confidence back and I'm still in with a chance but a lot depends on other results," he said.

"I've got a tough finish against James Wade, Raymond van Barneveldt and Phil Taylor but I'm still fighting."

Jenkins ended a six-game losing run by seeing off Adrian Lewis in the previous round of games and produced his best display of the season to sweep Baxter aside.

He now sits just three points behind the play-off places with three matches remaining, and faces bottom-of-the-league Raymond van Barneveld in Aberdeen next week.

My darts went well tonight and it was my best performance of the season Terry Jenkins

Jenkins took the final's opening leg on double top, but misses in the next two allowed Baxter to post double 18 and then a 13-darter to edge in front.

A 103 finish from Jenkins saw him level before a brace of double top finishes and then double 10 gave him a 5-2 cushion.

Baxter ended Jenkins' run of winning legs by posting a last-ditch double top in the eighth, but paid the price for a missed bullseye in the next, as his opponent landed double top for a 6-3 cushion.

Baxter defied a 180 from his opponent to take the 10th on double 16, but Jenkins landed a 76 finish to move 7-4 up and then took out 80 to seal the win.

Jenkins was delighted by the manner of this victory and feels it should set him up for the final three rounds of this season's Premier League.

"My darts went well tonight and it was my best performance of the season," he concluded.

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