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2010 Premier League Darts

The 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the sixth such running of the tournament.

2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts
Winner
England Phil Taylor
Runner-up
England James Wade
Score
10–8
Dates
11 February–24 May 2010
Edition
6th
Number of players
8
Venues
15
Nine Dart Finish
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
England Phil Taylor (x2)
Premier League Darts
< 2009 | 2010 | 2011 >

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

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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]

Player Appearance in
Premier League 		Consecutive
Streak 		Previous best performance Order of Merit
Ranking
  Phil Taylor 6th 6 Winner (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) 1
  Raymond van Barneveld 5th 5 Semi-Finals (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) 2
  James Wade 3rd 3 Winner (2009) 3
  Terry Jenkins 4th 4 Runner-up (2007) 4
  Mervyn King 2nd 2 Runner-up (2009) 5
  Ronnie Baxter 2nd 1 (Last: 2006) 5th place (2006) 6
  Simon Whitlock WC 1st 1 Debut 17
  Adrian Lewis WC 3rd 1 (Last: 2008) Semi-finals (2008) 7

WC = Wild Card

Venues

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

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Locations of the 2010 Premier League venues in the United Kingdom.
  London   Bournemouth   Belfast   Exeter   Manchester
The O2 Arena
11 February 		Bournemouth International Centre
18 February 		Odyssey Arena
25 February 		Westpoint Arena
4 March 		MEN Arena
11 March
         
  Brighton   Birmingham   Cardiff   Glasgow   Sheffield
Brighton Centre
18 March 		National Indoor Arena
25 March 		Cardiff International Arena
1 April 		SECC
8 April 		Sheffield Arena
15 April
         
  Liverpool   Aberdeen   Newcastle upon Tyne   Nottingham   London
Echo Arena
22 April 		AECC
29 April 		Metro Radio Arena
6 May 		Trent FM Arena
13 May 		Wembley Arena
24 May
         

Prize money

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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]

Stage Prize 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

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League stage

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[5]

Play-offs – 24 May

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  Wembley Arena, London

Score
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Semi-finals (best of 15 legs)
Simon Whitlock  
92.69		 6 – 8   James Wade
95.48
Phil Taylor  
107.98		 8 – 1   Mervyn King
90.20
Third place play-off (best of 15 legs)
Simon Whitlock  
96.13		 7 – 8   Mervyn King
94.51
Final (best of 19 legs)
James Wade  
100.08		 8 – 10   Phil Taylor
111.67
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 164 (Semi-Final)
  • The play-offs were originally scheduled for 23 May, but due to a power cut in the area surrounding the Wembley Arena, they were postponed until 24 May.[21]

Nine dart finishes

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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

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Table

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Pos Name Pld W D L Pts LF LA /- LWAT 100 140 180s A HC
1   Phil Taylor W 14 12 2 0 26 110 52 58 46 192 145 46 100.21 164
2   Simon Whitlock 14 7 2 5 16 93 84 9 38 202 124 47 95.27 170
3   James Wade RU 14 5 4 5 14 88 89 −1 29 230 123 52 96.68 148
4   Mervyn King 14 5 3 6 13 85 88 −3 34 197 134 44 94.20 161
5   Ronnie Baxter 14 4 5 5 13 89 96 −7 36 249 138 33 95.15 164
6   Raymond van Barneveld 14 5 1 8 11 78 93 −15 30 219 107 44 95.91 141
7   Adrian Lewis 14 4 3 7 11 81 97 −16 28 212 127 56 96.06 140
8   Terry Jenkins 14 3 2 9 8 76 101 −25 26 255 138 39 93.86 146

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

Streaks

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Player Week Play-offs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SF F
  Phil Taylor W W W W D W W W W D W W W W W W
  Simon Whitlock L D W L W L W L W W L D W W L
  James Wade L L L D D W W L W D W D L W W L
  Mervyn King W W L W D D L W L D W L L L L
  Ronnie Baxter D L W W D L W W L D L D D L
  Raymond van Barneveld W L L L W D L L L L L W W W
  Adrian Lewis L W L D L W L W W L L D D L
  Terry Jenkins D D W L L L L L L W W L L L

NB: W = Won D = Drawn L = Lost

Player statistics

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

Phil Taylor

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  • Longest unbeaten run: 14
  • Most consecutive wins: 4
  • Most consecutive draws: 1
  • Most consecutive losses: 0
  • Longest without a win: 1
  • Biggest victory: 8-1 (v. Adrian Lewis)
  • Biggest defeat: Player Undefeated

Simon Whitlock

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  • Longest unbeaten run: 3
  • Most consecutive wins: 2
  • Most consecutive draws: 1
  • Most consecutive losses: 1
  • Longest without a win: 2
  • Biggest victory: 8-2 (v. Mervyn King)
  • Biggest defeat: 3-8 (v. Phil Taylor)

James Wade

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  • Longest unbeaten run: 4
  • Most consecutive wins: 2
  • Most consecutive draws: 2
  • Most consecutive losses: 3
  • Longest without a win: 5
  • Biggest victory: 8-3 (v. Raymond van Barneveld)
  • Biggest defeat: 2-8 (v. Phil Taylor)

Mervyn King

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  • Longest unbeaten run: 3
  • Most consecutive wins: 2
  • Most consecutive draws: 2
  • Most consecutive losses: 3
  • Longest without a win: 3
  • Biggest victory: 8-2 (v. Terry Jenkins)
  • Biggest defeat: 1-8 (v. Phil Taylor)

Ronnie Baxter

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  • Longest unbeaten run: 3
  • Most consecutive wins: 2
  • Most consecutive draws: 2
  • Most consecutive losses: 1
  • Longest without a win: 6
  • Biggest victory: 8-4 (v. Raymond van Barneveld)
  • Biggest defeat: 2-8 (v. Raymond van Barneveld)

Raymond van Barneveld

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  • Longest unbeaten run: 2
  • Most consecutive wins: 2
  • Most consecutive draws: 1
  • Most consecutive losses: 5
  • Longest without a win: 6
  • Biggest victory: 8-2 (v. Ronnie Baxter)
  • Biggest defeat: 2-8 (v. Phil Taylor (twice))

Adrian Lewis

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  • Longest unbeaten run: 2
  • Most consecutive wins: 2
  • Most consecutive draws: 2
  • Most consecutive losses:2
  • Longest without a win: 5
  • Biggest victory: 8-3 (v. Raymond van Barneveld)
  • Biggest defeat: 1-8 (v. Phil Taylor)

Terry Jenkins

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  • Longest unbeaten run: 3
  • Most consecutive wins: 2
  • Most consecutive draws: 2
  • Most consecutive losses: 6
  • Longest without a win: 6
  • Biggest victory: 8-4 (v. Ronnie Baxter)
  • Biggest defeat: 2-8 (v. Mervyn King)

References

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  1. ^ "Whitlock wins Premier League Spot". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 4 January 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
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  16. ^ "Premier League Darts – Night Eleven". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 22 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  17. ^ "Premier League Darts – Night Twelve". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 29 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  18. ^ "Premier League Darts – Night Thirteen". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  19. ^ "Premier League Darts – Night Fourteen". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
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  21. ^ "Power Cut For Play-offs". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
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