2016 Premier League Darts
The 2016 Betway Premier League Darts is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the twelfth edition of the tournament. The event will begin on Thursday 4 February at the First Direct Arena in Leeds and end with the Play-Offs at the O2 arena in London on Thursday 19 May. The tournament will see its first visit to the Netherlands after agreeing to go to Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam on Thursday 12 May, joining 15 other venues across the UK and Ireland.[1][2] This is the third year that the tournament is sponsored by Betway.
Format
The tournament format is identical to that since 2013. During the first nine weeks (phase 1) each player plays the other nine players once. The bottom two players are relegated from the competition. In the next six weeks (phase 2) each player plays the other seven players once. Phase 2 consists of four weeks where five matches are played followed by two weeks where four matches are played. At the end of phase 2 the top four players contest the two semi-finals and the final in the play-off week.
Venues
Players
The players in this year's tournament were announced following the 2016 PDC World Darts Championship final on 3 January 2016, with the top four of the PDC Order of Merit joined by six Wildcards.[1] The ten players make up the top ten in the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship. Stephen Bunting (world number 16) and Kim Huybrechts (world number 14) did not return from last year. Robert Thornton returned after a year out, and Michael Smith made his début.
Results
League stage
4 February (Phase 1, Round 1)
 First Direct Arena, Leeds
*Gary Anderson was originally scheduled to play against Adrian Lewis, but was sidelined with an illness, so Michael Smith played twice in Round 1. Anderson will now play Lewis on 17 March (Round 7), giving Smith the night off.
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11 February (Phase 1, Round 2)
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
*Robert Thornton was originally scheduled to play against Michael Smith, but was sidelined with an illness, so James Wade played twice in Round 2. Thornton will now play Smith on 24 March (Round 8), giving Wade the night off.
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Table
Table
After the first nine weeks (phase 1), the bottom two in the table are eliminated. Each remaining player plays a further seven matches (phase 2). The top four players then participate in the playoffs.
When players are tied on points, leg difference is used first as a tie-breaker, after that legs won against throw and then tournament average.
| # |
Name |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
LF |
LA |
+/- |
LWAT |
100+ |
140+ |
180s |
A |
HC |
C% |
| 1 |
Lewis, AdrianAdrian Lewis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 99.39 | 84 | 48.28% |
| 2 |
 Wright, PeterPeter Wright | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 92.89 | 121 | 36.84% |
| 3 |
Wade, JamesJames Wade | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 6 | 96.98 | 121 | 39.47% |
| 4 |
Chisnall, DaveDave Chisnall | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 99.72 | 110 | 45.83% |
| 5 |
 van Barneveld, RaymondRaymond van Barneveld | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 97.67 | 100 | 50.00% |
| 6 |
van Gerwen, MichaelMichael van Gerwen | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 104.77 | 167 | 40.74% |
| 7 |
Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 103.22 | 127 | 56.25% |
| 8 |
Anderson, GaryGary Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 106.23 | 51 | 75.00% |
| 9 |
Thornton, RobertRobert Thornton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | - | 7 | 3 | 0 | 75.68 | - | -% |
| 10 |
Smith, MichaelMichael Smith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 86.87 | 120 | 28.00% |
Last updated: 12 February 2016
Source: Match reports from the results section.
Top four qualified for the Play-Offs after Week 15.
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw.
A = Average
C% = Checkout Percentage
HC = High Checkout.
References
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- Dutch Darts Masters
- German Darts Masters
- Gibraltar Darts Trophy
- European Darts Matchplay
- Austrian Darts Open
- European Darts Open
- International Darts Open
- European Darts Trophy
- European Darts Grand Prix
- German Darts Championship
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