2012 McCoy's Premier League Darts |
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Winner |
Phil Taylor |
Runner-up |
Simon Whitlock |
Score |
10–7 |
Date |
9 February–17 May 2012 |
Edition |
8th |
Number of players |
8 |
Venues |
15 |
Nine Dart Finish |
Phil Taylor Simon Whitlock |
Premier League Darts |
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The 2012 McCoy's Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the eighth edition of the tournament. The event began at the Manchester Arena in Manchester on 9 February, and ended at The O2 Arena in London on 17 May.
The format was a double round robin tournament with the top 4 finishers moving on to the play-offs. Each league match was played best of 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.
Phil Taylor won his sixth and final Premier League title by defeating Simon Whitlock 10–7 in the final. [1] The two men who contested the final were also the players to throw nine-dart finishes during the tournament. Taylor's came in week 2 against Kevin Painter and Whitlock threw his during his semi-final win against Andy Hamilton.
The 2012 Premier League final between Phil Taylor and Simon Whitlock, which took place on 17 May 2012, was the last darts match that Sid Waddell commentated on before his death of bowel cancer on 11 August 2012.
The PDC's top four players following the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on 3 January qualified by right to compete in the Premier League Darts 2012, and were joined by four wild card selections. Two being chosen by the PDC and two being chosen by broadcasters Sky Sports. The line-up was confirmed on 3 January 2012. Andy Hamilton and Kevin Painter made their debut Premier League appearances as wildcard entries. [2]
Player | Appearance in Premier League | Consecutive Streak | Previous best performance | Order of Merit Ranking |
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Phil Taylor | 8th | 8 | Winner (2005–08, 2010) | 1 |
Adrian Lewis | 5th | 3 | Runner-up (2011) | 2 |
James Wade | 5th | 5 | Winner (2009) | 3 |
Gary Anderson | 2nd | 2 | Winner (2011) | 4 |
Simon Whitlock WC | 3rd | 3 | Semi-finals (2010) | 5 |
Raymond van Barneveld WC | 7th | 7 | Semi-finals (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) | 9 |
Andy Hamilton WC | 1st | 1 | Debut | 7 |
Kevin Painter WC | 1st | 1 | Debut | 10 |
WC = Wild Card
Fifteen venues were used for the 2012 Premier League, with the only change being Dublin becoming the first venue from outside the United Kingdom to host a night of the Premier League.
Manchester | Aberdeen | Belfast | Exeter | Brighton |
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Manchester Arena 9 February | AECC 16 February | Odyssey Arena 23 February | Westpoint Arena 1 March | Brighton Centre 8 March |
Glasgow | Dublin | Cardiff | Nottingham | Sheffield |
SECC 15 March | The O2 22 March | Motorpoint Arena 29 March | Capital FM Arena 5 April | Motorpoint Arena 12 April |
Bournemouth | Liverpool | Birmingham | Newcastle upon Tyne | London |
Bournemouth International Centre 19 April | Echo Arena 26 April | National Indoor Arena 3 May | Metro Radio Arena 10 May | The O2 Arena 17 May |
The prize money was increased to £450,000 from £410,000 in 2011, but the highest checkout bonus was withdrawn, and the third place play-off was removed as well. [4]
Stage | Prize Money | |
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Winner | £150,000 | |
Runner-up | £70,000 | |
Semi-finalists (x2) | £50,000 | |
5th place | £40,000 | |
6th place | £35,000 | |
7th place | £30,000 | |
8th place | £25,000 | |
Total | £450,000 |
The fixtures were announced on 16 January 2012. [5] [6]
9 February – week 1
| 16 February – week 2
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23 February – week 3
| 1 March – Week 4
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8 March – Week 5
| 15 March – Week 6
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22 March – Week 7
| 29 March – Week 8Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff [n 1] [14]
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5 April – Week 9
| 12 April – week 10Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield [n 2] [14]
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19 April – week 11Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth
| 26 April – week 12
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3 May – week 13National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
| 10 May – week 14Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne
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The O2 Arena, London
Score | ||
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[1] | ||
Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) | ||
Phil Taylor 99.32 | 8 – 6 | James Wade 97.23 |
Simon Whitlock 96.59 | 8 – 6 | Andy Hamilton 95.62 |
Final (best of 19 legs) | ||
Phil Taylor 97.08 | 10 – 7 | Simon Whitlock 95.32 |
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 149 (Semi-final) |
Pos | Name | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | LF | LA | +/- | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | A [22] | HC |
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1 | Phil Taylor W | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 107 | 56 | +51 | 39 | 193 | 145 | 52 | 107.95 | 147 |
2 | Simon Whitlock RU | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 85 | –1 | 28 | 201 | 132 | 48 | 96.31 | 164 |
3 | Andy Hamilton | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 27 | 194 | 100 | 43 | 94.54 | 152 |
4 | James Wade | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 83 | 89 | –6 | 26 | 220 | 132 | 41 | 95.82 | 154 |
5 | Raymond van Barneveld | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 86 | 97 | −11 | 29 | 246 | 140 | 48 | 98.82 | 170 |
6 | Adrian Lewis | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 83 | 91 | –8 | 26 | 207 | 104 | 58 | 97.21 | 170 |
7 | Kevin Painter | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 92 | –12 | 29 | 216 | 119 | 34 | 92.75 | 157 |
8 | Gary Anderson | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 79 | 92 | –13 | 34 | 224 | 136 | 31 | 94.09 | 161 |
Last updated: 11 May 2012
Source: Match reports from the results section
Top four qualified for the Play-offs after Week 14.
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. A = Average HC = High checkout. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied. If leg difference is equal the table is sorted by the player's LWAT. [23]
Player | League Stage | Play-offs | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | SF | F | ||||
Phil Taylor | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | |||
Simon Whitlock | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | |||
Andy Hamilton | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | DNP | |||
James Wade | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | ||||
Raymond van Barneveld | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | D | DNP | ||||
Adrian Lewis | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | DNP | W | D | L | L | ||||
Kevin Painter | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | |||||
Gary Anderson | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | DNP | L | L | D | L | D | D | D |
Legend: | W | Win | D | Draw | L | Loss | DNP | Did not play |
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The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included.
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