2011 Premier League Darts

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2011 888.com Premier League Darts
Winner
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
Runner-up
Flag of England.svg 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.

Contents

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

The format was a double round robin tournament with the top four 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 his first major title, defeating world champion Adrian Lewis 10–4 in the final. He is the first player to win the title on his debut appearance (except from the inaugural tournament) and this was the first final to feature neither of the top 2 players from the group stage.

This edition of the Premier League contained the most non-English players ever to compete in the same edition of the tournament at four (Raymond van Barneveld, Gary Anderson, Simon Whitlock and Mark Webster).

Mark Webster recorded the worst ever run of matches from weeks 7–11, winning just 6 legs in 5 matches, in a run that culminated in his failure to win any of his last 10 matches and finish with just 5 points and −49 leg difference, the worst ever record from a Premier League season. This stood until Glen Durrant was eliminated with nine consecutive losses and 0 points in the 2021 edition of the tournament.

Qualification

The PDC's top four players following the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on 4 January 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]

PlayerAppearance in
Premier League
Consecutive
Streak
Previous best performance Order of Merit
Ranking
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 7th7Winner (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)1
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 4th2Semi-finals (2008)2
Flag of England.svg James Wade 4th4Winner (2009)3
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 1st1Debut4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld WC6th6Semi-finals (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)5
Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins WC5th5Runner-up (2007)6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock WC2nd2Semi-finals (2010)7
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster WC1st1Debut13

WC = Wild Card

Venues

Fifteen venues were used for the 2011 Premier League, with the only change being The O2 Arena giving London a second venue, replacing Coventry.

Flag of England.svg London Flag of England.svg Nottingham Ulster Banner.svg Belfast Flag of England.svg Exeter Flag of England.svg Manchester
The O2
10 February
Capital FM Arena
17 February
Odyssey Arena
24 February
Westpoint Arena
3 March
MEN Arena
10 March
O2 arena.jpg National Ice Centre - Trent FM Arena.jpg OdysseyArena.JPG Westpoint Arena, Devon County Showground.jpg MEN Arena.jpg
Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow Flag of England.svg Brighton Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen Flag of England.svg Sheffield
SECC
17 March
Brighton Centre
24 March
Cardiff International Arena
31 March
AECC
7 April
Motorpoint Arena
14 April
Wfm secc front.jpg Brighton Centre.JPG Arena Rhyngwladol Caerdydd CIA.jpg Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre.jpg The Sheffield Arena.jpg
Flag of England.svg Birmingham Flag of England.svg Liverpool Flag of England.svg Bournemouth Flag of England.svg Newcastle upon Tyne Flag of England.svg London
National Indoor Arena
21 April
Echo Arena
28 April
Bournemouth International Centre
5 May
Metro Radio Arena
12 May
Wembley Arena
19 May
NIA, Birmingham.jpg Liverpool Echo Arena from the Mersey.jpg BournemouthIC.jpg Metroradio Arena, Newcastle.jpg Wembley Arena.jpg

Prize money

The prize fund remained at £410,000 for the 2011 tournament.

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

On 4 January 2011, the PDC announced via their official website that Phil Taylor would play against Adrian Lewis on the opening event of the League on 10 February. [3] Lewis subsequently defeated Taylor 8–2 on the opening night. Coincidentally, this turned out to be Taylor's only loss of the league phase, as he went on to win 13 consecutive games. On 12 January the PDC's website released the fixtures. [4]

Play-offs – 19 May

Flag of England.svg Wembley Arena, London

Score
[19]
Semi-finals (best of 15 legs)
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg
99.58
3 – 8 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis
104.63
Raymond van Barneveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg
96.18
6 – 8 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
98.49
3rd place play-off (best of 15 legs)
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg
91.77
8 – 6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
91.70
Final (best of 19 legs)
Adrian Lewis Flag of England.svg
85.75
4 – 10 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
94.67
High Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 137

Table and Streaks

Table

Final table statistics: [20]

PosNamePldWDLPtsLFLA+/-LWAT100+140+180sAHC
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 1413012610649+574120710955102.67157
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 14824189577+18312431393393.47161
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson W14815179276+16301971116897.40136
4 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis RU14626148578+7282051214095.62170
5 Flag of England.svg James Wade 14617137988−929248983993.47170
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 14518118187−6311801385696.78170
7 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 14329866100−34222301064092.61120
8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 142111551100−4918188823091.75170

Top four qualified for the 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 LWWWWWWWWWWWWWL
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld LWWLWWWLLWDDWWL
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson WWWWLLLWWWWLLDWW
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis WLLLWWDWLLLWWDWL
Flag of England.svg James Wade LWLLLWLLWWWDLW
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock LLWWLLWWWLLLDL
Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins WLLLWLDLLLDWLL
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster WLLWLLLLLLLLDL

NB: W = WonD = DrawnL = LostN/A = Did not play

Player statistics

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

Phil Taylor

Raymond van Barneveld

Gary Anderson

Adrian Lewis

James Wade

Simon Whitlock

Terry Jenkins

Mark Webster

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