Premier League Darts



Premier League Darts is a weekly darts tournament run through the PDC and shown live on SKY Sports and SKY Sports HD.
The tournament features the top 8 players from the PDC and is run on 14 league nights from February to May. They all compete for the £125,000 first prize.

Premier League Darts Format

The premier league darts tournament is a round robin format with each player playing the other 7 players twice. Each match has a home and away player indicating who will throw first.
Each match is the best of 14 legs of 501. The winner is first to 8 legs.
Two points are awarded for the win, 1 for a draw and none for a loss.
The playoffs consist of the top four players in the league table after the 14 league nights.

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Who qualifies to play in the Premier League Darts?

The top four players in the PDC Order of Merit are automatically selected. Four additional wild card selections from sponsors, PDC and Sky make up the final four places.

How much do they all win?

The total prize fund is £400,000. The winner walks away with a very decent £125,000 and the plucky loser pockets £65,000.
Additional prize money.
3rd Place: £50,000
4th Place: £40,000
5th Place: £32,500
6th Place: £30,000
7th Place: £27,500
8th Place: £25,000
Each week the high checkout receives £1,000

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Premier League Darts Fixtures 2011

Week One
February 10 - The O2, London
Mark Webster v James Wade
Gary Anderson v Simon Whitlock
Raymond van Barneveld v Terry Jenkins
Adrian Lewis v Phil Taylor
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Week Two
February 17 - Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Simon Whitlock v Raymond van Barneveld
James Wade v Adrian Lewis
Phil Taylor v Mark Webster
Terry Jenkins v Gary Anderson
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Week Three
February 24 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Gary Anderson v Mark Webster
Simon Whitlock v James Wade
Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor v Terry Jenkins
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Week Four
March 3 - Westpoint Arena, Exeter
Terry Jenkins v Simon Whitlock
Mark Webster v Adrian Lewis
Gary Anderson v James Wade
Raymond van Barneveld v Phil Taylor
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Week Five
March 10 - M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
Terry Jenkins v Mark Webster
Phil Taylor v Gary Anderson
James Wade v Raymond van Barneveld
Simon Whitlock v Adrian Lewis
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Week Six
March 17 - S.E.E.C., Glasgow
Terry Jenkins v James Wade
Raymond van Barneveld v Mark Webster
Simon Whitlock v Phil Taylor
Gary Anderson v Adrian Lewis
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Week Seven
March 24 - The Brighton Centre
Mark Webster v Simon Whitlock
Adrian Lewis v Terry Jenkins
Raymond van Barneveld v Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor v James Wade
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Week Eight
March 31 - C.I.A., Cardiff
James Wade v Gary Anderson
Simon Whitlock v Terry Jenkins
Phil Taylor v Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis v Mark Webster
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Week Nine
April 7 - A.E.C.C., Aberdeen
Raymond van Barneveld v Simon Whitlock
Adrian Lewis v James Wade
Mark Webster v Phil Taylor
Gary Anderson v Terry Jenkins
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Week Ten
April 14 - Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield
James Wade v Simon Whitlock
Mark Webster v Gary Anderson
Terry Jenkins v Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld v Adrian Lewis
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Week 11
April 21 - N.I.A., Birmingham
James Wade v Mark Webster
Terry Jenkins v Raymond van Barneveld
Simon Whitlock v Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis
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Week 12
April 28 - Liverpool Echo Arena
Mark Webster v Terry Jenkins
Gary Anderson v Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld v James Wade
Adrian Lewis v Simon Whitlock
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Week 13
May 5 - B.I.C., Bournemouth
Simon Whitlock v Mark Webster
Gary Anderson v Raymond van Barneveld
Terry Jenkins v Adrian Lewis
James Wade v Phil Taylor
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Week 14
May 12 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Adrian Lewis v Gary Anderson
James Wade v Terry Jenkins
Mark Webster v Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor v Simon Whitlock
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Play-Offs
May 19 - Wembley Arena, London
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Previous Winners of the Premier League Darts

2005 Phil Taylor 16-4 Colin Lloyd
2006 Phil Taylor 16-6 Roland Scholten
2007 Phil Taylor 16-6 Terry Jenkins
2008 Phil Taylor 16-8 James Wade
2009 James Wade 13-8 Mervyn King
2010 Phil Taylor 10-8 James Wade

Phil Taylor is virtually unbeaten in the Premier League darts having only ever lost one tournament. The only other winner was James Wade in 2009 who defeated Mervyn King in the final after Mervyn had taken the power out in the semi-final.