2005 Premier League Darts

2005 Premier League Darts
Winner
England Phil Taylor
Runner-up
England Colin Lloyd
Score
16–4
Date
January 20, 2005 – May 31, 2005
Edition
1st
Number of players
7
Venues
11
Premier League Darts
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The 2005 888.com Premier League was the first season of a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.

Phil Taylor, Colin Lloyd, Peter Manley, John Part, Roland Scholten, Wayne Mardle and wildcard entrant Mark Dudbridge were the seven players who competed in a round-robin tournament which had a total prize fund of £140,000 – with £50,000 going to the eventual winner.

Format

The Premier League started in Stoke on 20 January 2005 before moving around the country. The league system the players play each other twice over 12 legs, with two points for a win and one for a draw. All 12 legs were played regardless of whether a result had already been achieved. Phil Taylor achieved two 11–1 wins, although the last few legs were irrelevant to the match result.

Results

League Stage

January 20

King's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent

Player Legs Player
Wayne Mardle England 5–7 England Phil Taylor
John Part Canada 6–6 Netherlands Roland Scholten
Peter Manley England 4–8 England Mark Dudbridge
Phil Taylor England 6–6 England Colin Lloyd

February 3

Rivermead Centre, Reading

Player Legs Player
Mark Dudbridge England 5–7 Netherlands Roland Scholten
Wayne Mardle England 4–8 England Peter Manley
Colin Lloyd England 9–3 Canada John Part
Roland Scholten Netherlands 2–10 England Phil Taylor

February 17

Wellsprings Centre, Taunton

Player Legs Player
Colin Lloyd England 6–6 England Mark Dudbridge
John Part Canada 9–3 England Wayne Mardle
Peter Manley England 6–6 Netherlands Roland Scholten
Mark Dudbridge England 5–7 England Phil Taylor

March 10

Sports Village, Norwich

Player Legs Player
Phil Taylor England 11–1 England Wayne Mardle
Colin Lloyd England 8–4 England Peter Manley
Mark Dudbridge England 5–7 Canada John Part
Roland Scholten Netherlands 4–8 England Wayne Mardle

March 31

Sands Centre, Carlisle

Player Legs Player
Phil Taylor England 8–4 England Peter Manley
Roland Scholten Netherlands 7–5 England Mark Dudbridge
Colin Lloyd England 6–6 England Wayne Mardle
Peter Manley England 6–6 Canada John Part

April 21

Pavilions, Plymouth

Player Legs Player
John Part Canada 5–7 England Peter Manley
Mark Dudbridge England 6–6 England Colin Lloyd
Wayne Mardle England 6–6 Netherlands Roland Scholten
Phil Taylor England 7–5 Canada John Part

April 28

Glades Arena, Kidderminster

Player Legs Player
Roland Scholten Netherlands 5–7 England Colin Lloyd
Mark Dudbridge England 8–4 England Wayne Mardle
John Part Canada 4–8 England Phil Taylor
Peter Manley England 4–8 England Colin Lloyd

May 5

Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes

Player Legs Player
Phil Taylor England 9–3 England Mark Dudbridge
Colin Lloyd England 8–4 Netherlands Roland Scholten
Wayne Mardle England 8–4 Canada John Part
Peter Manley England 1–11 England Phil Taylor

May 12

The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster

Player Legs Player
Roland Scholten Netherlands 7–5 Canada John Part
Colin Lloyd England 2–10 England Phil Taylor
Wayne Mardle England 7–5 England Mark Dudbridge
Roland Scholten Netherlands 5–7 England Peter Manley

May 19

Charter Hall, Colchester

Player Legs Player
John Part Canada 5–7 England Mark Dudbridge
Peter Manley England 7–5 England Wayne Mardle
John Part Canada 8–4 England Colin Lloyd
Phil Taylor England 9–3 Netherlands Roland Scholten
Mark Dudbridge England 5–7 England Peter Manley
Wayne Mardle England 5–7 England Colin Lloyd

Playoffs

G-Mex, Manchester

Score
May 30 – Semi-Finals
Phil Taylor England 13–11 Netherlands Roland Scholten
Colin Lloyd England 13–7 England Peter Manley
May 31 – Final
Phil Taylor England 16–4 England Colin Lloyd

Table and streaks

Table

Pos Name Pld W D L LF LA +/- LWAT Pts
1 England Phil Taylor 12 11 1 0 103 41 +62 46 23
2 England Colin Lloyd 12 6 4 2 77 67 +10 28 16
3 England Peter Manley 12 5 2 5 65 79 −14 22 12
4 Netherlands Roland Scholten 12 3 3 6 62 82 −20 17 9
5 England Mark Dudbridge 12 3 2 7 68 76 −8 23 8
6 Canada John Part 12 3 2 7 67 77 −10 19 8
7 England Wayne Mardle 12 3 2 7 62 82 −20 22 8

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 SF F
England Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor W D W W W W W W W W W W W W
England Colin Lloyd D W D W D D W W W L L W W L
England Peter Manley L W D L L D W L L W W W L
Netherlands Roland Scholten D W L D L W D L L W L L L
England Mark Dudbridge W L D L L L D W L L W L
Canada John Part D L W W D L L L L L L W
England Wayne Mardle L L L L W D D L W W L L

NB: W = Won D = Drawn L = Lost

Player statistics

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

Phil Taylor

Colin Lloyd

Peter Manley

Roland Scholten

Mark Dudbridge

John Part

Wayne Mardle

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