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Michael van Gerwen says he is hungrier than ever to reclaim the Premier League title - although he is wary that the competition is bigger and better than ever. The Dutchman won 18 tournaments and completed a clean sweep of the PDCs major titles in 2015 but suffered a shock exit to countryman Raymond van Barneveld at the World Championship.Mighty Mike is now relishing the challenge of taking on the biggest names on planet darts and will have the added pressure of being the bookies favourite for the title. World No 1 Van Gerwen opens his campaign against Aldershot-thrower and former Premier League champion James Wade at the First Direct Arena in Leeds - live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 7pm.Its going to be amazing - there are a lot of good players in it and I hope I can win my title back, the 2013 Premier League winner told Sky Sports. PL predictions Wayne Mardle takes us through his predictions I have won a lot and I hope I can keep performing really well. I did well in the Masters last weekend and the Premier League will be a lovely title to have.I did really well the last three times because I went top of the table after the first 16 weeks and I really hope I can do that again this year.The prize is not going to be given away after the first 16 weeks so you have got to perform well every week. Van Gerwen has now topped the league table for the last three years since making his debut three years ago and is determined to do the same again this year.I really want to have this title back, he said. Ive won it before, I know exactly how it feels to win this tournament and I know how it is to lose a final so we will see what happens.You dont have any time to be disappointed about losing in one tournament because before you know it there is another tournament in front of you. I really want to have this title back. Ive won it before, I know exactly how it feels to win this tournament and I know how it is to lose a final so we will see that happens. Michael van Gerwen Sky Sports darts expert Wayne Mardle has singled out Van Gerwen as a class above the rest and expects the 26-year-old to win this years tournament, but the Dutch ace is staying grounded.Im glad he said that because it means a lot to me, but I still need to do everything by myself and its going to be hard, he said.Im going to do everything and enjoy it because if you dont enjoy doing what you do then you should stop playing darts. With the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam set to join the UK and Irelands biggest venues in hosting the sports widest-reaching event, Van Gerwen is excited about the possibility of playing in his home country.I want to play in Rotterdam, added Van Gerwen. Its the first time were going to have such big crowd in Holland. It sold out in 47 minutes so its fantastic and Im really looking forward to doing well this season.Its going to be difficult to have another good season like I did last year but Im up for it, I feel good and Im fresh.You can watch the opening night live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm on Thursday, we will be building up to the coverage this week and our live blog here at www.skysports.com/darts and on the Sky Sports app will keep you up to date with all the action. Also See: Mardles PL predictions Sky Live: Premier League Darts Studds Premier moments Fixtures/Results On Sky TV Clay Matthews Youth Jersey . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. Elgton Jenkins Packers Jersey . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. 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The team played with a resilient attitude and it was probably one of our best defensive performances all season. Everybody at different times stepped up and made plays. We moved the ball around well and were balanced offensively.Sundays attendance was the third-highest crowd in Auburn volleyball history.A trio of Tigers (9-10, 3-3 SEC) had double-digit kills on the day. Freshman Enija Bidzane led the way with 14 kills, while classmate Gwyn Jones finished with 11. Senior Breanna Barksdale chipped 10 kills and junior Macy Reece added nine. Junior setter Alexa Filley picked up another double-double on the season, having 43 assists and 10 digs.Defensively, junior libero Jesse Earl had a match-best 24 digs and classmate Kelly Stewart finished with 10. Barksdale had a hand in six of Auburns 10 blocks, while Bidzane totaled four.Krystal Rivers led Alabama (13-5, 2-3 SEC) with 21 kills and Abolanle Onipede had 10. Setter Shannon Mikesky finished with 41 assists and 12 digs, while libero Quincey Gary had 14 digs.Tied at seven to start set one, a kill by Jones followed by a pair of Bidzane/Barksdale blocks triggered an Auburn run that pushed the Tigers to a 15-8 advantage. The Tide put togetther a five-point run to come within three at 18-15, but Auburn closed out the set with four-straight points to win 25-19.ddddddddddddA five-point Alabama run pushed the visitors to a 11-7 lead in the second stanza. Auburn battled back to go ahead at 14-13, but another 5-0 Tide rally put UA up 23-18. The Crimson Tide took the second, 25-21, and the teams went into intermission locked at one set apiece.Auburn capitalized on early Alabama errors to push a 6-3 lead in the third and a solo block from Courtney Crable triggered a 4-1 Tiger run to make it 12-7. The teams exchanged sideouts throughout the rest of the set before kills from Jones and Filley made it 22-16. 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