Whitlock, who was defeated by Phil Taylor last week at The O2 in London, made a fine start to just his second Premier League game when he took leads of 3-0 and 5-2.

He also ensured a minimum of a point at 7-5, but battling Jenkins denied him the win by taking out 104 in the decider, matching his display against Ronnie Baxter in week one.

"I'll never give up and I'll always keep battling but in both weeks my start has cost me," said Jenkins. "Simon wasn't missing a lot but I hung in and got the point in the end.

"He played brilliantly and it was a great game."

Whitlock made a sensational start to the game by hitting a 180 with his first three darts, and broke Jenkins' throw to win the opening leg before doubling his lead in the second.

Jenkins wasted three chances to get off the mark in the third, with Whitlock posting a 101 checkout to move 3-0 up.

Jenkins broke back to earn his first leg of the game in the fourth, and also won leg five to reduce the gap to one leg - only to miss one dart at double top to level going into the break.

Whitlock punished him on double eight, and landed a 180 and an 86 checkout in moving 5-2 up.

Jenkins posted a maximum and a 96 finish to win leg eight, and battled back to take the ninth on tops after Whitlock - who had hit two 180s in the leg) missed two darts for the leg.

Whitlock took two of the next three to ensure a minimum of a point at 7-5 up, but Jenkins denied him the chance to take victory with two superb final legs.

The 2007 runner-up hit an 11-darter to take the 13th leg, and stepped in after Whitlock missed double 16 for a 102 game shot to land a 104 checkout on double top and grab the draw.

"I'm happy to get a point but there were two points there for the taking," said Whitlock. "I never thought I had it in the bag, but I had a good chance - I just had the one dart to win it but that was on the wire.

"Terry was great though. He came back like a champion and put a lot of pressure on me."

He added: "Last week was a nightmare but I can build on this. With the experience on stage and playing regularly I'll get better and better."