2010 Premier League Darts

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2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts
Winner
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Runner-up
Flag of England.svg James Wade
Score
10–8
Dates
11 February–24 May 2010
Edition
6th
Number of players
8
Venues
15
Nine Dart Finish
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (x2)
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.

Contents

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]

PlayerAppearance in
Premier League
Consecutive
Streak
Previous best performance Order of Merit
Ranking
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 6th6Winner (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 5th5Semi-Finals (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)2
Flag of England.svg James Wade 3rd3Winner (2009)3
Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 4th4Runner-up (2007)4
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 2nd2Runner-up (2009)5
Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter 2nd1 (Last: 2006)5th place (2006)6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock WC1st1Debut17
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis WC3rd1 (Last: 2008)Semi-finals (2008)7

WC = Wild Card

Venues

Fifteen venues were used for the 2010 Premier League, with the only change from 2009 being Bournemouth replacing Edinburgh after a one-year absence.

Flag of England.svg London Flag of England.svg Bournemouth Ulster Banner.svg Belfast Flag of England.svg Exeter Flag of England.svg Manchester
The O2 Arena
11 February
Bournemouth International Centre
18 February
Odyssey Arena
25 February
Westpoint Arena
4 March
MEN Arena
11 March
O2 arena.jpg BournemouthIC.jpg OdysseyArena.JPG Westpoint Arena, Devon County Showground.jpg MEN Arena.jpg
Flag of England.svg Brighton Flag of England.svg Birmingham Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow Flag of England.svg Sheffield
Brighton Centre
18 March
National Indoor Arena
25 March
Cardiff International Arena
1 April
SECC
8 April
Sheffield Arena
15 April
Brighton Centre.JPG NIA, Birmingham.jpg CIA Cardiff Wales 001.jpg Wfm secc front.jpg The Sheffield Arena.jpg
Flag of England.svg Liverpool Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen Flag of England.svg Newcastle upon Tyne Flag of England.svg Nottingham Flag of England.svg London
Echo Arena
22 April
AECC
29 April
Metro Radio Arena
6 May
Trent FM Arena
13 May
Wembley Arena
24 May
Liverpool Echo Arena from the Mersey.jpg Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre.jpg Metroradio Arena, Newcastle.jpg National Ice Centre - Trent FM Arena.jpg Wembley Arena.jpg

Prize money

The prize money increased again with the total prize fund rising to £410,000, as a third place play-off was introduced, earning the winner of that an extra £10,000 to their £40,000 for reaching the play-offs. [3] [4]

StagePrize Money
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
Total£410,000

Results

League stage

[5]

Play-offs – 24 May

Flag of England.svg Wembley Arena, London

Score
[20]
Semi-finals (best of 15 legs)
Simon Whitlock Flag of Australia (converted).svg
92.69
6 – 8 Flag of England.svg James Wade
95.48
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg
107.98
8 – 1 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King
90.20
Third place play-off (best of 15 legs)
Simon Whitlock Flag of Australia (converted).svg
96.13
7 – 8 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King
94.51
Final (best of 19 legs)
James Wade Flag of England.svg
100.08
8 – 10 Flag of England.svg 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 the 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. After the second nine darter, Taylor made it 17 consecutive perfect darts, needing only T17 D18 for a 3rd nine darter and second on the trot, he missed the T17 by an inch, but still went on to win that leg in 10 darts, after then hitting T18, then returning to hit the D8 with his first dart.

Table and streaks

Table

PosNamePldWDLPtsLFLA+/-LWAT100+140+180sAHC
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor W1412202611052+584619214546100.21164
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 14725169384+9382021244795.27170
3 Flag of England.svg James Wade RU14545148889−1292301235296.68148
4 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 14536138588−3341971344494.20161
5 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter 14455138996−7362491383395.15164
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 14518117893−15302191074495.91141
7 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 14437118197−16282121275696.06140
8 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 14329876101−25262551383993.86146

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

Streaks

PlayerWeekPlay-offs
1234567891011121314SFF
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor WWWWDWWWWDWWWWWW
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock LDWLWLWLWWLDWWL
Flag of England.svg James Wade LLLDDWWLWDWDLWWL
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King WWLWDDLWLDWLLLL
Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter DLWWDLWWLDLDDL
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld WLLLWDLLLLLWWW
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis LWLDLWLWWLLDDL
Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins DDWLLLLLLWWLLL

NB: W = WonD = DrawnL = 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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