2011 Premier League Darts

2011 Premier League Darts
Winner
Gary Anderson
Runner-up
Adrian Lewis
Score
10–4
Date
10 February–19 May 2011
Edition
7th
Number of players
8
Venues
15
Premier League Darts
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The 2011 888.com Premier League Darts[1] was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the seventh edition of the tournament.

The tournament began at The O2 Arena in London on 10 February, and finishes at the Wembley Arena on 19 May.

The format was a double round robin tournament with the top 4 finishers moving on to the play-offs. Each league match was played over 14 legs. If a player won his eighth leg before the 14th leg, no further legs were played after this point. Two points were awarded for a win and one point awarded for a draw.

Gary Anderson won in the final 10–4 against world champion Adrian Lewis.

Contents

Qualification

The PDC's top four players following the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on January 4 qualified by right to compete in Premier League Darts, and were joined by four wild card selections. Two were chosen by the PDC and two wild card qualifiers by broadcasters Sky Sports. The line-up was confirmed on 4 January 2011.[2]

Player Appearance in
Premier League		 Consecutive
Streak		 Previous best performance Order of Merit
Ranking
Phil Taylor 7th 7 Winner (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010) 1
Adrian Lewis 4th 2 Semi-Finals (2008) 2
Gary Anderson 1st 1 – 3
James Wade 4th 4 Winner (2009) 4
Raymond van Barneveld WC 6th 6 Semi-Finals (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) 5
Simon Whitlock WC 2nd 2 Semi-Finals (2010) 6
Terry Jenkins WC 5th 5 Runner-Up (2007) 7
Mark Webster WC 1st 1 – 12

WC = Wild Card

Venues

London Nottingham (NIR) Belfast Exeter Manchester
The O2
10 February		 Capital FM Arena
17 February		 Odyssey Arena
24 February		 Westpoint Arena
3 March		 M.E.N. Arena
10 March
Glasgow Brighton Cardiff Aberdeen Sheffield
S.E.C.C.
17 March		 The Brighton Centre
24 March		 C.I.A.
31 March		 A.E.C.C.
7 April		 Motorpoint Arena
14 April
Birmingham Liverpool Bournemouth Newcastle Wembley
N.I.A.
21 April		 Echo Arena
28 April		 B.I.C.
5 May		 Metro Radio Arena
12 May		 Wembley Arena
19 May

Results

League Stage

On January 4, 2011, the PDC announced via their official website that Phil Taylor would play against Adrian Lewis on the opening event of the League on February 10.[3]On January 12, the PDC's website released the fixtures.[4]

February 10

The O2 Arena, London

Score
[5]
Mark Webster
100.49		 8–3 James Wade
86.79
Gary Anderson
97.02		 8–5 Simon Whitlock
99.09
Raymond van Barneveld
89.73		 6–8 Terry Jenkins
90.65
Adrian Lewis
100.79		 8–2 Phil Taylor
90.54
High Checkout: Gary Anderson 120

February 17

Capital FM Arena, Nottingham

Score
[6]
Simon Whitlock
91.30		 3–8 Raymond van Barneveld
100.15
James Wade
97.69		 8–6 Adrian Lewis
99.09
Phil Taylor
103.87		 8–5 Mark Webster
97.27
Terry Jenkins
91.41		 4–8 Gary Anderson
102.21
High Checkout: Mark Webster 170

February 24

(NIR) Odyssey Arena, Belfast

Score
[7]
Gary Anderson
99.24		 8–1 Mark Webster
84.81
Simon Whitlock
91.71		 8–5 James Wade
89.43
Adrian Lewis
96.72		 6–8 Raymond van Barneveld
94.29
Phil Taylor
98.46		 8–2 Terry Jenkins
85.61
High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 170

March 3

Westpoint Arena, Exeter

Score
[8]
Terry Jenkins
92.39		 1–8 Simon Whitlock
99.29
Mark Webster
110.19		 8–2 Adrian Lewis
103.27
Gary Anderson
96.31		 8–3 James Wade
90.87
Raymond van Barneveld
92.32		 3–8 Phil Taylor
95.64
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 147

March 10

M.E.N. Arena, Manchester

Score
[9]
Terry Jenkins
98.18		 8–4 Mark Webster
90.91
Phil Taylor
103.95		 8–6 Gary Anderson
99.16
James Wade
90.95		 2–8 Raymond van Barneveld
96.49
Simon Whitlock
97.16		 2–8 Adrian Lewis
101.83
High Checkout: James Wade, Adrian Lewis 136

March 17

S.E.C.C., Glasgow

Score
[10]
Terry Jenkins
94.16		 6–8 James Wade
85.86
Raymond van Barneveld
100.98		 8–4 Mark Webster
96.40
Simon Whitlock
96.35		 5–8 Phil Taylor
103.33
Gary Anderson
87.28		 3–8 Adrian Lewis
88.18
High Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 161

March 24

The Brighton Centre, Brighton

Score
[11]
Mark Webster
87.29		 2–8 Simon Whitlock
98.44
Adrian Lewis
93.88		 7–7 Terry Jenkins
92.69
Raymond van Barneveld
99.81		 8–5 Gary Anderson
92.26
Phil Taylor
105.70		 8–1 James Wade
94.00
High Checkout: Simon Whitlock 140

March 31

C.I.A., Cardiff

Score
[12]
James Wade
92.09		 6–8 Gary Anderson
101.53
Simon Whitlock
97.19		 8–3 Terry Jenkins
95.08
Phil Taylor
104.52		 8–3 Raymond van Barneveld
96.20
Adrian Lewis
101.30		 8–1 Mark Webster
87.16
High Checkout: James Wade 141

April 7

A.E.C.C., Aberdeen

Score
[13]
Gary Anderson
101.25		 8–3 Terry Jenkins
86.34
Adrian Lewis
93.11		 3–8 James Wade
92.17
Mark Webster
92.34		 1–8 Phil Taylor
107.07
Raymond van Barneveld
104.54		 5–8 Simon Whitlock
107.93
High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 111

April 14

Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield

Score
[14]
James Wade
88.49		 8–5 Simon Whitlock
90.89
Mark Webster
83.61		 1–8 Gary Anderson
94.42
Terry Jenkins
94.92		 2–8 Phil Taylor
106.40
Raymond van Barneveld
86.04		 8–3 Adrian Lewis
84.72
High Checkout: Simon Whitlock 170

April 21

N.I.A., Birmingham

Score
[15]
James Wade
106.26		 8–1 Mark Webster
92.17
Terry Jenkins
99.51		 7–7 Raymond van Barneveld
101.40
Simon Whitlock
98.35		 6–8 Gary Anderson
103.51
Phil Taylor
107.46		 8–3 Adrian Lewis
100.89
High Checkout: James Wade 170

April 28

Echo Arena, Liverpool

Score
[16]
Mark Webster
84.40		 4–8 Terry Jenkins
92.56
Gary Anderson
96.54		 3–8 Phil Taylor
101.10
Raymond van Barneveld
92.63		 7–7 James Wade
102.66
Adrian Lewis
95.87		 8–5 Simon Whitlock
94.95
High Checkout: James Wade 138

May 5

B.I.C., Bournemouth

Score
[17]
Simon Whitlock
94.97		 7–7 Mark Webster
93.87
Gary Anderson
92.68		 4–8 Raymond van Barneveld
93.49
Terry Jenkins
91.95		 3–8 Adrian Lewis
94.59
James Wade
102.84		 4–8 Phil Taylor
109.36
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 157

May 12

Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Score
[18]
James Wade
93.47		 8–4 Terry Jenkins
89.16
Mark Webster
89.69		 4–8 Raymond van Barneveld
90.10
Adrian Lewis
91.88		 7–7 Gary Anderson
99.32
Phil Taylor
101.02		 8–3 Simon Whitlock
97.88
High Checkout: James Wade 170

Play-Offs

Wembley Arena, London

Score
[19]
19 May – Semi-Finals (best of 15 legs)
Phil Taylor
99.58		 3–8 Adrian Lewis
104.63
Raymond van Barneveld
96.18		 6–8 Gary Anderson
98.49
19 May – Third place play-off (best of 15 legs)
Phil Taylor
91.77		 8–6 Raymond van Barneveld
91.70
19 May – Final (best of 19 legs)
Adrian Lewis
85.75		 4–10 Gary Anderson
94.67
High Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 137

Table

Final table statistics:[20]

Pos Name Pld W D L LF LA +/- LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s A HC Pts
1 Phil Taylor 14 13 0 1 106 49 +57 41 207 109 55 102.67 157 26
2 Raymond van Barneveld 14 8 2 4 95 77 +18 31 243 139 33 93.47 161 18
3 Gary Anderson 14 8 1 5 92 76 +16 30 197 111 68 97.40 136 17
4 Adrian Lewis 14 6 2 6 85 78 +7 28 205 121 40 95.62 170 14
5 James Wade 14 6 1 7 79 88 −9 29 248 98 39 93.47 170 13
6 Simon Whitlock 14 5 1 8 81 87 −6 31 180 138 56 96.78 170 11
7 Terry Jenkins 14 3 2 9 66 100 −34 22 230 106 40 92.61 120 8
8 Mark Webster 14 2 1 11 51 100 −49 18 188 82 30 91.75 170 5

Top four qualified for the Play-Offs after Week 14.
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied.

Prize Money

The prize fund is £410,000. The money won does not count towards the PDC order of merit.[21]

  • Winner: £125,000
  • Runner-Up: £65,000
  • 3rd Place: £50,000
  • 4th Place: £40,000
  • 5th Place: £32,500
  • 6th Place: £30,000
  • 7th Place: £27,500
  • 8th Place: £25,000
  • High Checkout (per Night): £1,000

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