2008 Premier League Darts

2008 Premier League Darts
Winner
Phil Taylor
Runner-up
James Wade
Score
16–8
Date
31 January – 26 May 2008
Edition
4th
Number of players
8
Venues
15
Premier League Darts
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The 2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). The prize money was increased by £75,000 compared to 2007. The overall fund was £340,000 with the eventual winner taking home £100,000.

Phil Taylor continued his dominance of this tournament by taking the title for the fourth year in a row despite losing for the first time in 44 matches, losing the opening game 8–6 to newcomer James Wade. Taylor beat Wade 16–8 in the final.

Sky Sports have secured television coverage of the event until 2010, and Whyte & Mackay will sponsor the tournament for the same duration – taking over from Holsten who sponsored the event in 2006 and 2007.[1]

Contents

Qualifiers

The World Grand Prix in October 2007 was the cut-off point for automatic qualification for the event. The top six players in the World Rankings after the tournament received an automatic place in the Premier League. The qualifiers were thus:

Venues

Glasgow Plymouth Manchester Coventry Bournemouth
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
January 31
Plymouth Pavilions
February 7
Manchester Evening News Arena
February 14
Ricoh Arena
February 21
Bournemouth International Centre
February 28
Nottingham Sheffield Brighton Birmingham Aberdeen
Trent FM Arena
March 6
Sheffield Arena
March 13
The Brighton Centre
March 20
National Indoor Arena
March 27
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
April 3
Liverpool London Belfast Newcastle Cardiff
Echo Arena Liverpool
April 10
Wembley Arena
April 17
Odyssey Arena
April 24
Metro Radio Arena
May 1
Cardiff International Arena
May 26

Results

League Stage

31 January

S.E.C.C., Glasgow

Score
Raymond van Barneveld
91.24
8–4 Wayne Mardle
90.91
Adrian Lewis
87.97
8–5 Terry Jenkins
86.76
Peter Manley
90.90
7–7 John Part
94.33
Phil Taylor
93.76
6–8 James Wade
94.77
High Checkout: John Part 157

7 February

The Pavilions, Plymouth

Score
John Part
91.81
4–8 Raymond van Barneveld
94.34
James Wade
88.29
8–6 Terry Jenkins
89.34
Phil Taylor
95.71
8–4 Adrian Lewis
96.79
Peter Manley
94.47
7–7 Wayne Mardle
96.12
High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 104

14 February

M.E.N. Arena, Manchester

Score
Terry Jenkins
96.49
8–5 Phil Taylor
96.76
Raymond van Barneveld
96.58
8–4 Peter Manley
91.56
Wayne Mardle
91.35
6–8 John Part
95.90
Adrian Lewis
93.81
7–7 James Wade
92.09
High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 146

21 February

Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Score
John Part
88.57
4–8 James Wade
96.51
Wayne Mardle
84.29
6–8 Adrian Lewis
91.70
Peter Manley
102.02
8–3 Phil Taylor
94.96
Terry Jenkins
94.51
8–5 Raymond van Barneveld
91.88
High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 156

28 February

The BIC, Bournemouth

Score
Adrian Lewis
84.17
7–7 Peter Manley
85.70
Phil Taylor
96.97
8–0 Wayne Mardle
88.43
James Wade
89.54
6–8 Raymond van Barneveld
91.09
John Part
95.66
2–8 Terry Jenkins
98.28
High Checkout: Peter Manley 160

6 March

The Arena, Nottingham

Score
Wayne Mardle
91.92
7–7 James Wade
92.61
Adrian Lewis
85.58
6–8 John Part
85.20
Terry Jenkins
93.28
7–7 Peter Manley
87.75
Raymond van Barneveld
94.10
3–8 Phil Taylor
111.14
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 167

13 March

The Arena, Sheffield

Score
Wayne Mardle
88.68
8–5 Terry Jenkins
91.08
James Wade
97.60
8–5 Peter Manley
91.53
Raymond van Barneveld
92.24
8–2 Adrian Lewis
87.64
Phil Taylor
107.39
8–3 John Part
102.74
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 164

20 March

The Centre, Brighton

Score
Terry Jenkins
96.42
3–8 Adrian Lewis
101.81
Wayne Mardle
94.88
8–5 Raymond van Barneveld
94.78
John Part
96.69
8–5 Peter Manley
90.88
James Wade
102.13
4–8 Phil Taylor
104.45
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 164

27 March

The NIA, Birmingham

Score
Terry Jenkins
88.62
4–8 James Wade
101.76
Raymond van Barneveld
93.39
8–6 John Part
89.34
Wayne Mardle
89.30
8–5 Peter Manley
90.90
Phil Taylor
101.40
7–7 Terry Jenkins
92.46
High Checkout: Wayne Mardle 114

3 April

A.E.C.C., Aberdeen

Score
Adrian Lewis
89.11
3–8 Phil Taylor
104.38
Peter Manley
89.99
8–6 Raymond van Barneveld
93.30
John Part
94.89
5–8 Wayne Mardle
98.35
James Wade
103.15
8–1 Adrian Lewis
76.09
High Checkout: James Wade 121

10 April

Echo Arena, Liverpool

Score
James Wade
101.45
8–5 Wayne Mardle
97.57
John Part
92.33
2–8 Adrian Lewis
98.96
Peter Manley
102.96
8–5 Terry Jenkins
98.74
Phil Taylor
103.02
8–2 Raymond van Barneveld
94.96
High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 170

17 April

Wembley Arena, London

Score
Terry Jenkins
83.84
7–7 Wayne Mardle
85.61
Peter Manley
89.67
6–8 James Wade
92.61
Adrian Lewis
96.25
4–8 Raymond van Barneveld
92.59
John Part
103.66
3–8 Phil Taylor
111.74
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 139

24 April

Odyssey Arena, Belfast

Score
Peter Manley
89.79
7–7 Adrian Lewis
91.04
Wayne Mardle
85.54
1–8 Phil Taylor
107.21
Raymond van Barneveld
98.81
8–6 James Wade
93.86
Terry Jenkins
93.13
5–8 John Part
92.50
High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 161

1 May

Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Score
James Wade
95.32
8–5 John Part
97.68
Raymond van Barneveld
93.51
8–1 Terry Jenkins
81.16
Adrian Lewis
92.23
7–7 Wayne Mardle
87.75
Phil Taylor
107.21
8–1 Peter Manley
101.59
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 167

Play-Offs

Score
26 May – Semi finals
Phil Taylor
112.68
11–1 Adrian Lewis
97.33
James Wade
89.62
11–8 Raymond van Barneveld
90.65
26 May – Final
Phil Taylor
108.36
16–8 James Wade
100.14
High Checkout: n/a

† = Terry Jenkins replaced Adrian Lewis on the 27th March show against Phil Taylor because Lewis was too ill to play. The next week, Lewis played his match against Taylor and James Wade, giving Jenkins the night off.

Table

Pos Name Pld W D L +/- LWAT Pts
1 Phil Taylor 14 10 1 3 +46 40 21
2 James Wade 14 9 2 3 +22 31 20
3 Raymond Van Barneveld 14 9 0 5 +16 37 18
4 Adrian Lewis 14 4 4 6 −12 30 12
5 Wayne Mardle 14 4 4 6 −14 31 12
6 Peter Manley 14 3 5 6 −12 30 11
7 Terry Jenkins 14 3 3 8 −18 23 9
8 John Part 14 4 1 9 −28 28 9

NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied.
Gold – Qualified, Red – Did Not Qualify

Prize money

The prize fund increases for 2008 – with the top prize of £100,000 matching the amount that the 2008 PDC World Champion receives. The guaranteed prize for reaching the Premier League is now £20,000.

Condition
Prize
Winner £100,000
Runner-up £50,000
Semi-finalists £40,000 each
5th place £27,500
6th place £25,000
7th place £22,500
8th place £20,000
Highest checkout each night £1,000
Total £340,000

References

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