2012 Premier League Darts

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2012 McCoy's Premier League Darts
Winner
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Runner-up
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock
Score
10–7
Date
9 February–17 May 2012
Edition
8th
Number of players
8
Venues
15
Nine Dart Finish
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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.

Contents

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.

Qualification

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]

PlayerAppearance in
Premier League
Consecutive
Streak
Previous best performance Order of Merit
Ranking
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 8th81
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 5th32
Flag of England.svg James Wade 5th53
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 2nd24
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock WC3rd35
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld WC7th79
Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton WC1st17
Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter WC1st110

WC = Wild Card

Venues

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.

[3]

Flag of England.svg Manchester Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen Ulster Banner.svg Belfast Flag of England.svg Exeter Flag of England.svg Brighton
Manchester Arena
9 February
AECC
16 February
Odyssey Arena
23 February
Westpoint Arena
1 March
Brighton Centre
8 March
MEN Arena.jpg Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre.jpg OdysseyArena.JPG Westpoint Arena, Devon County Showground.jpg Brighton Centre.JPG
Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Flag of England.svg Nottingham Flag of England.svg Sheffield
SECC
15 March
The O2
22 March
Motorpoint Arena
29 March
Capital FM Arena
5 April
Motorpoint Arena
12 April
Wfm secc front.jpg The O2, Dublin - geograph.org.uk - 1670682.jpg Arena Rhyngwladol Caerdydd CIA.jpg National Ice Centre - Trent FM Arena.jpg The Sheffield Arena.jpg
Flag of England.svg Bournemouth Flag of England.svg Liverpool Flag of England.svg Birmingham Flag of England.svg Newcastle upon Tyne Flag of England.svg 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
BournemouthIC.jpg Liverpool Echo Arena from the Mersey.jpg NIA, Birmingham.jpg Metroradio Arena, Newcastle.jpg O2 arena.jpg

Prize money

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]

StagePrize Money
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

Results

League stage

The fixtures were announced on 16 January 2012. [5] [6]

  1. Gary Anderson did not compete because he was attending the funeral of his father. Adrian Lewis played twice this week.
  2. Gary Anderson competed twice this week because of his absence in week 8. Adrian Lewis did not play this week.

Play-offs – 17 May

Flag of England.svg The O2 Arena, London

Score
[1]
Semi-finals (best of 15 legs)
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg
99.32
8 – 6 Flag of England.svg James Wade
97.23
Simon Whitlock Flag of Australia (converted).svg
96.59
8 – 6 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton
95.62
Final (best of 19 legs)
Phil Taylor Flag of England.svg
97.08
10 – 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock
95.32
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 149 (Semi-final)

Table and streaks

Table

[6]

PosNamePldWDLPtsLFLA+/-LWAT100+140+180sA [22] HC
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor W1411212410756+513919314552107.95147
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock RU14725168485–1282011324896.31164
3 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton 144551389890271941004394.54152
4 Flag of England.svg James Wade 14536138389–6262201324195.82154
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 14455138697−11292461404898.82170
6 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 14446128391–8262071045897.21170
7 Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter 14518118092–12292161193492.75157
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 14347107992–13342241363194.09161

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]

Streaks

PlayerLeague StagePlay-offs
1234567891011121314SFF
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor DWWWWWWWWWLWWDWW
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock DWLLWWDLWWWLLWWL
Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton WLDLLLDWLDDDWWLDNP
Flag of England.svg James Wade LLLWWWLWLWDDLDL
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld DDLWLWWLWLLDDDDNP
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis DDDLLLWLWWDNPWDLL
Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter WLWLWLLLLLWDWL
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson LWWWLLLDNPLLDLDDD
Legend:WWinDDrawLLossDNPDid not play

Player statistics

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

Phil Taylor

Simon Whitlock

Andy Hamilton

James Wade

Raymond van Barneveld

Adrian Lewis

Kevin Painter

Gary Anderson

Charity single

The 2012 Premier League Darts players teamed up with the singer Chas Hodges and his band to record a charity single written by Chas called "Got My Tickets for the Darts". The video features Chas, his band, the 2012 Premier League Darts players and walk-on girl Jacqui Adams. The song was released exclusively on iTunes on Friday 18 May, the night after the play-offs at the O2 in London, where it was premiered. Proceeds from the single was donated to the Haven House Children's Hospice. [24]

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