2010 Premier League Darts

2010 Premier League Darts
Winner
England Phil Taylor
Runner-up
England James Wade
Score
10–8
Date
11 February–24 May 2010
Edition
6th
Number of players
8
Venues
15
Premier League Darts
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The 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the sixth such running of the tournament.

The tournament began at The O2 Arena in London on 11 February, and finished at the Wembley Arena on 24 May.

Phil Taylor won in the final 10–8 against defending champion James Wade, where he also became the first player to hit two nine-dart finishes in a single match.

Qualification

The top six players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship were confirmed on 5 January. Simon Whitlock and Adrian Lewis were named as the two Sky Sports wild card selections; Whitlock being announced on 4 January[1] and Lewis on 13 January.[2]

Player Appearance in
Premier League
Consecutive
Streak
Previous best performance Order of Merit
Ranking
England Phil Taylor 6th 6 Winner (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) 1
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 5th 5 Semi-Finals (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) 2
England James Wade 3rd 3 Winner (2009) 3
England Terry Jenkins 4th 4 Runner-up (2007) 4
England Mervyn King 2nd 2 Runner-up (2009) 5
England Ronnie Baxter 2nd 1 (Last: 2006) Fifth Place (2006) 6
Australia Simon Whitlock WC 1st 1 17
England Adrian Lewis WC 3rd 1 (Last: 2008) Semi-Finals (2008) 7

WC = Wild Card

Venues

England London England Bournemouth Northern Ireland Belfast England Exeter England Manchester
The O2 Arena
11 February
Bournemouth International Centre
18 February
Odyssey Arena
25 February
Westpoint Arena
4 March
Manchester Evening News Arena
11 March
England Brighton England Birmingham Wales Cardiff Scotland Glasgow England Sheffield
Brighton Centre
18 March
National Indoor Arena
25 March
Cardiff International Arena
1 April
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
8 April
Sheffield Arena
15 April
England Liverpool Scotland Aberdeen England Newcastle England Nottingham England London
Liverpool Echo Arena
22 April
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
29 April
Metro Radio Arena
6 May
Trent FM Arena
13 May
Wembley Arena
24 May

Prize Money

The 2010 Premier League had a prize fund of £410,000.[3][4]

Champion: £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: £1,000 (per night)

Results

League stage

[5]

11 February

England The O2 Arena, London

Player Legs Player
[6]
Ronnie Baxter England
93.80
7–7 England Terry Jenkins
91.31
Mervyn King England
101.39
8–5 England Adrian Lewis
96.20
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
92.28
8–5 England James Wade
90.44
Simon Whitlock Australia
84.20
3–8 England Phil Taylor
94.29
High Checkout: Mervyn King 124

18 February

England International Centre, Bournemouth

Player Legs Player
[7]
Adrian Lewis England
105.14
8–3 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
99.35
Terry Jenkins England
100.26
7–7 Australia Simon Whitlock
96.37
Phil Taylor England
99.67
8–6 England Ronnie Baxter
96.01
James Wade England
89.83
4–8 England Mervyn King
91.26
High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 121

25 February

(NIR) Odyssey Arena, Belfast

Player Legs Player
[8]
Mervyn King England
97.89
6–8 England Ronnie Baxter
97.11
Adrian Lewis England
95.90
6–8 England Terry Jenkins
92.11
Simon Whitlock Australia
95.56
8–5 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
92.32
Phil Taylor England
104.44
8–2 England James Wade
96.96
High Checkout: Ronnie Baxter 164

4 March

England Westpoint Arena, Exeter

Player Legs Player
[9]
James Wade England
98.41
7–7 England Adrian Lewis
102.98
Ronnie Baxter England
97.51
8–6 Australia Simon Whitlock
92.34
Mervyn King England
98.74
8–5 England Terry Jenkins
94.61
Phil Taylor England
97.87
8–2 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
89.85
High Checkout: James Wade 148

11 March

England M.E.N. Arena, Manchester

Player Legs Player
[10]
James Wade England
101.42
7–7 England Ronnie Baxter
103.86
Phil Taylor England
100.98
7–7 England Mervyn King 99.45
Terry Jenkins England
98.00
4–8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
106.92
Adrian Lewis England
83.64
4–8 Australia Simon Whitlock
82.89
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 161

18 March

England The Centre, Brighton

Player Legs Player
[11]
Phil Taylor England
106.79
8–3 England Terry Jenkins
98.40
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
93.87
7–7 England Mervyn King
92.99
Ronnie Baxter England
102.52
6–8 England Adrian Lewis
101.02
Simon Whitlock Australia
91.13
4–8 England James Wade
97.73
High Checkout: Simon Whitlock 170

25 March

England The NIA, Birmingham

Player Legs Player
[12]
Mervyn King England
97.70
6–8 Australia Simon Whitlock
102.18
James Wade England
95.73
8–5 England Terry Jenkins 89.47
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
96.09
4–8 England Ronnie Baxter
94.89
Adrian Lewis England
97.89
4–8 England Phil Taylor
105.25
High Checkout: Ronnie Baxter 164

1 April

Wales The CIA, Cardiff

Player Legs Player
[13]
Terry Jenkins England
90.24
2–8 England Mervyn King
95.08
Simon Whitlock Australia
91.43
5–8 England Ronnie Baxter
94.10
Adrian Lewis England
99.62
8–5 England James Wade
95.66
Phil Taylor England
97.64
8–2 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
90.73
High Checkout: Ronnie Baxter 124

8 April

Scotland SECC, Glasgow

Player Legs Player
[14]
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
94.67
6–8 England Adrian Lewis
101.64
Simon Whitlock Australia
95.77
8–3 England Terry Jenkins
88.80
Ronnie Baxter England
87.13
4–8 England Phil Taylor
94.14
Mervyn King England
94.96
4–8 England James Wade
99.64
High Checkout: Mervyn King 161

15 April

England The Arena, Sheffield

Player Legs Player
[15]
Terry Jenkins England
93.33
8–5 England Adrian Lewis
91.88
Ronnie Baxter England
95.36
7–7 England Mervyn King
94.15
James Wade England
100.51
7–7 England Phil Taylor
98.92
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
99.85
6–8 Australia Simon Whitlock
99.52
High Checkout: Simon Whitlock 154

22 April

England Echo Arena, Liverpool

Player Legs Player
[16]
Terry Jenkins England
98.03
8–4 England Ronnie Baxter
95.23
James Wade England
100.28
8–3 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 95.96
Adrian Lewis England
89.04
3–8 England Mervyn King
93.71
Phil Taylor England
103.62
8–5 Australia Simon Whitlock
102.33
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 125

29 April

Scotland AECC, Aberdeen

Player Legs Player
[17]
Ronnie Baxter England
87.79
7–7 England James Wade
93.08
Mervyn King England
89.98
1–8 England Phil Taylor
100.44
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
98.43
8–6 England Terry Jenkins
92.79
Simon Whitlock Australia
97.65
7–7 England Adrian Lewis
99.54
High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 146
Nine dart finish

The Premier League's second nine dart finish occurred, when Raymond van Barneveld hit one during the second leg of his match against Terry Jenkins, checking out with T20, T19 and D12. Barneveld had also hit the first Premier League nine dart finish in 2006 against Peter Manley.

6 May

England Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Player Legs Player
[18]
Adrian Lewis England
86.71
7–7 England Ronnie Baxter
88.84
Mervyn King England
81.27
5–8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
97.43
James Wade England
98.07
4–8 Australia Simon Whitlock
97.84
Terry Jenkins England
88.91
5–8 England Phil Taylor
100.23
High Checkout: Mervyn King 130

13 May

England Trent FM Arena, Nottingham

Player Legs Player
[19]
Terry Jenkins England
97.78
5–8 England James Wade
95.79
Ronnie Baxter England
97.97
2–8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
95.05
Simon Whitlock Australia
104.60
8–2 England Mervyn King
90.26
Phil Taylor England
98.70
8–1 England Adrian Lewis
93.61
High Checkout: Simon Whitlock 130

Play-Offs

England Wembley Arena, London

Score
[20]
24 May – Semi-Finals (best of 15 legs)
Simon Whitlock Australia
92.69
6–8 England James Wade
95.48
Phil Taylor England
107.98
8–1 England Mervyn King
90.20
24 May – Third place play-off (best of 15 legs)
Simon Whitlock Australia
96.13
7–8 England Mervyn King
94.51
24 May – Final (best of 19 legs)
James Wade England
100.08
8–10 England Phil Taylor
111.67
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 164 (Semi-Final)

Nine dart finishes

The finals night saw the second and third nine dart finishes of the 2010 Premier League Darts, and third and fourth in Premier League Darts overall, in the final between Phil Taylor and James Wade. Trailing 1–0 after losing the throw in the first leg, Taylor responded with a 174 (T20, 2 T19s), 180 (3 T20s), and 147 (T20, T17, D18) to take the second leg against throw. This was Taylor's first nine dart finish in the Premier League, having only been achieved previously by Raymond van Barneveld. This was also the first nine dart finish in a televised final. In the 15th leg he hit the second nine dart finish of the night with two 180s and checked out on 141 (T20, T19, D12). This was the first time that the same player achieved two nine dart finishes in one match.

Table and Streaks

Table

Pos Name Pld W D L LF LA +/- LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s HC Pts
1 England Phil Taylor 14122011052+58461921454616426
2 Australia Simon Whitlock147259384+9382021244717016
3 England James Wade145458889−1292301235214814
4 England Mervyn King145368588−3341971344416113
5 England Ronnie Baxter144558996−7362491383316413
6 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld145187893−15302191074414111
7 England Adrian Lewis144378197−16282121275614011
8 England Terry Jenkins1432976101−2526255138391468

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

Streaks

Player Week Play-Offs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SF F
England Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor W W W W D W W W W D W W W W W W
Australia Simon Whitlock L D W L W L W L W W L D W W L
England James Wade L L L D D W W L W D W D L W W L
England Mervyn King W W L W D D L W L D W L L L L
England Ronnie Baxter D L W W D L W W L D L D D L
Netherlands Raymond Van Barneveld W L L L W D L L L L L W W W
England Adrian Lewis L W L D L W L W W L L D D L
England Terry Jenkins D D W L L L L L L W W L L L

NB: W = Won D = Drawn L = Lost

Player statistics

The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included.

Phil Taylor

Simon Whitlock

James Wade

Mervyn King

Ronnie Baxter

Raymond van Barneveld

Adrian Lewis

Terry Jenkins

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