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2008 Premier League Darts

Darts competition

Darts competition

2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts
Winner
ENG Phil Taylor
Runner-up
ENG James Wade
Score
16–8
Date
31 January–26 May 2008
Edition
4th
Number of players
8
Venues
15
Premier League Darts
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The 2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The prize money was increased by £75,000 compared to 2007. The overall fund was £340,000 with the eventual winner taking home £100,000.

Phil Taylor continued his dominance of this tournament by taking the title for the fourth year in a row despite losing for the first time in 44 matches, losing the opening game 8–6 to newcomer James Wade and going on to lose twice more in his first four matches. Taylor beat Wade 16–8 in the final.

Sky Sports secured television coverage of the event until 2010, and Whyte & Mackay sponsored the tournament for the same duration – taking over from Holsten who sponsored the event in 2006 and 2007.

Qualifiers

The World Grand Prix in October 2007 was the cut-off point for automatic qualification for the event. The top six players in the World Rankings after the tournament received an automatic place in the Premier League. The qualifiers were thus:

  • ENG Phil Taylor
  • NED Raymond van Barneveld
  • ENG James Wade
  • ENG Terry Jenkins
  • ENG Peter Manley
  • ENG Adrian Lewis
  • CAN John Part (PDC wildcard)
  • ENG Wayne Mardle (Sky Sports wildcard)

Venues

Fifteen venues were used for the 2008 Premier League, including a first trip to Northern Ireland for a night in Belfast.

SCO GlasgowENG PlymouthENG ManchesterENG CoventryENG BournemouthENG NottinghamENG SheffieldENG BrightonENG BirminghamSCO AberdeenENG LiverpoolENG LondonNIR BelfastENG NewcastleWAL Cardiff
SECC
31 JanuaryPlymouth Pavilions
7 FebruaryMEN Arena
14 FebruaryRicoh Arena
21 FebruaryBournemouth International Centre
28 February
[[File:Wfm secc front.jpg150px]][[File:Plymouth , Plymouth Pavilions - geograph.org.uk - 1185277.jpg150px]][[File:MEN Arena.jpg150px]][[File:The Ricoh Arena -Coventry -22Jan2008.jpg150px]][[File:BournemouthIC.jpg150px]]
Trent FM Arena
6 MarchSheffield Arena
13 MarchBrighton Centre
20 MarchNational Indoor Arena
27 MarchAECC
3 April
[[File:National Ice Centre - Trent FM Arena.jpg150px]][[File:The Sheffield Arena.jpg150px]][[File:Brighton Centre.JPG150px]][[File:NIA, Birmingham.jpg150px]][[File:Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre.jpg150px]]
Echo Arena Liverpool
10 AprilWembley Arena
17 AprilOdyssey Arena
24 AprilMetro Radio Arena
1 MayCardiff International Arena
26 May
[[File:Echo Arena Liverpool at night.jpg150px]][[File:Wembley Arena.jpg150px]][[File:OdysseyArena.JPG150px]][[File:Metroradio Arena, Newcastle.jpg150px]][[File:CIA Cardiff Wales 001.jpg150px]]

Prize money

The prize fund increases for 2008 – with the top prize of £100,000 matching the amount that the 2008 PDC World Champion received. The guaranteed prize for reaching the Premier League is now £20,000.

StagePrize money
Winner£100,000
Runner-up£50,000
Semi-finalists (x2)£40,000
5th place£27,500
6th place£25,000
7th place£22,500
8th place£20,000
High Checkout (per night)£1,000
Total£340,000

Results

League stage

31 January – week 1

SCO SECC, Glasgow

PlayerLegsPlayer
Raymond van Barneveld NED
91.248 – 4ENG Wayne Mardle
90.91
Adrian Lewis ENG
87.978 – 5ENG Terry Jenkins
86.76
Peter Manley ENG
90.907 – 7CAN John Part
94.33
Phil Taylor ENG
93.766 – 8ENG James Wade
94.77
High Checkout: John Part 157

7 February – week 2

ENG Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth

PlayerLegsPlayer
John Part CAN
91.814 – 8NED Raymond van Barneveld
94.34
James Wade ENG
88.298 – 6ENG Terry Jenkins
89.34
Phil Taylor ENG
95.718 – 4ENG Adrian Lewis
96.79
Peter Manley ENG
94.477 – 7ENG Wayne Mardle
96.12
High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 104

14 February – week 3

ENG MEN Arena, Manchester

PlayerLegsPlayer
Terry Jenkins ENG
96.498 – 5ENG Phil Taylor
96.76
Raymond van Barneveld NED
96.588 – 4ENG Peter Manley
91.56
Wayne Mardle ENG
91.356 – 8CAN John Part
95.90
Adrian Lewis ENG
93.817 – 7ENG James Wade
92.09
High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 146

21 February – Week 4

ENG Ricoh Arena, Coventry

PlayerLegsPlayer
John Part CAN
88.574 – 8ENG James Wade
96.51
Wayne Mardle ENG
84.926 – 8ENG Adrian Lewis
91.70
Peter Manley ENG
102.028 – 3ENG Phil Taylor
94.96
Terry Jenkins ENG
92.518 – 5NED Raymond van Barneveld
91.88
High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 156

28 February – Week 5

ENG Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth

PlayerLegsPlayer
Adrian Lewis ENG
84.177 – 7ENG Peter Manley
85.70
Phil Taylor ENG
96.978 – 0ENG Wayne Mardle
88.43
James Wade ENG
89.546 – 8NED Raymond van Barneveld
91.09
John Part CAN
95.662 – 8ENG Terry Jenkins
98.28
High Checkout: Peter Manley 160

6 March – Week 6

ENG Trent FM Arena, Nottingham

PlayerLegsPlayer
Wayne Mardle ENG
91.927 – 7ENG James Wade
92.61
Adrian Lewis ENG
85.586 – 8CAN John Part
85.20
Terry Jenkins ENG
93.287 – 7ENG Peter Manley
87.75
Raymond van Barneveld NED
94.103 – 8ENG Phil Taylor
111.14
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 167

13 March – Week 7

ENG Sheffield Arena, Sheffield

PlayerLegsPlayer
Wayne Mardle ENG
88.688 – 5ENG Terry Jenkins
91.08
James Wade ENG
97.608 – 5ENG Peter Manley
91.53
Raymond van Barneveld NED
93.428 – 2ENG Adrian Lewis
87.64
Phil Taylor ENG
107.398 – 3CAN John Part
102.74
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 164

20 March – Week 8

ENG Brighton Centre, Brighton

PlayerLegsPlayer
Terry Jenkins ENG
96.433 – 8ENG Adrian Lewis
101.81
Wayne Mardle ENG
94.888 – 5NED Raymond van Barneveld
94.78
John Part CAN
96.688 – 5ENG Peter Manley
90.88
James Wade ENG
102.134 – 8ENG Phil Taylor
104.45
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 164

27 March – Week 9

ENG National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

PlayerLegsPlayer
Terry Jenkins ENG
88.634 – 8ENG James Wade
101.77
Raymond van Barneveld NED
93.388 – 6CAN John Part
89.33
Wayne Mardle ENG
89.308 – 5ENG Peter Manley
90.90
Phil Taylor ENG
101.417 – 7ENG Terry Jenkins
92.46
High Checkout: Wayne Mardle 114

† = Terry Jenkins replaced Adrian Lewis on 27 March show against Phil Taylor because Lewis was too ill to play. The next week, Lewis played his match against Taylor and James Wade, giving Jenkins the night off.

3 April – week 10

SCO AECC, Aberdeen

PlayerLegsPlayer
Adrian Lewis ENG
89.113 – 8ENG Phil Taylor
104.38
Peter Manley ENG
88.998 – 6NED Raymond van Barneveld
93.40
John Part CAN
94.895 – 8ENG Wayne Mardle
98.35
James Wade ENG
103.158 – 1ENG Adrian Lewis
76.09
High Checkout: James Wade 121

10 April – week 11

ENG Echo Arena, Liverpool

PlayerLegsPlayer
James Wade ENG
101.458 – 5ENG Wayne Mardle
97.57
John Part CAN
92.332 – 8ENG Adrian Lewis
98.96
Peter Manley ENG
102.968 – 5ENG Terry Jenkins
98.74
Phil Taylor ENG
103.028 – 2NED Raymond van Barneveld
94.96
High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 170

17 April – week 12

ENG Wembley Arena, London

PlayerLegsPlayer
Terry Jenkins ENG
83.847 – 7ENG Wayne Mardle
85.61
Peter Manley ENG
89.676 – 8ENG James Wade
92.61
Adrian Lewis ENG
96.254 – 8NED Raymond van Barneveld
92.59
John Part CAN
103.663 – 8ENG Phil Taylor
111.74
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 139

24 April – week 13

NIR Odyssey Arena, Belfast

PlayerLegsPlayer
Peter Manley ENG
89.797 – 7ENG Adrian Lewis
91.04
Wayne Mardle ENG
85.541 – 8ENG Phil Taylor
107.21
Raymond van Barneveld NED
98.818 – 6ENG James Wade
93.86
Terry Jenkins ENG
93.135 – 8CAN John Part
92.50
High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 161

1 May – week 14

ENG Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne

PlayerLegsPlayer
James Wade ENG
95.328 – 5CAN John Part
97.68
Raymond van Barneveld NED
93.518 – 1ENG Terry Jenkins
81.16
Adrian Lewis ENG
92.237 – 7ENG Wayne Mardle
87.75
Phil Taylor ENG
107.218 – 1ENG Peter Manley
101.59
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 167

Play-offs – 26 May

WAL Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff

Score
Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
Phil Taylor ENG
112.68
James Wade ENG
89.62
Final (best of 31 legs)
Phil Taylor ENG
108.36
High Checkout: n/a

Table and Streaks

Table

PosNamePldWDLPtsLFLA+/-LWAT100+140+180sAHC1234
ENG Phil Taylor W1410132110155+463120813346102.58167
ENG James Wade RU149232010276+26402551454295.84161
NED Raymond van Barneveld14905189377+16372131113593.77157
ENG Adrian Lewis14446128092−12301971023890.94170
5ENG Wayne Mardle14446128296−14312181393290.76123
6ENG Peter Manley14356118597−12302881472192.84160
7ENG Terry Jenkins1433897997−18232691092891.72161
8CAN John Part14419973101−28281901163194.38157

NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied.

Streaks

PlayerWeekPlay-offs1234567891011121314SFF
ENGres=D}}colspan =2
ENG James Wadecolspan =2colspan =2
NED Raymond van Barneveldcolspan =2res=L}}rowspan=2
ENG Adrian Lewiscolspan=2
ENG Wayne Mardlecolspan =2colspan =2rowspan=4 colspan=2
ENG Peter Manleyres=L}}colspan =2
ENG Terry Jenkinscolspan=2
CAN John Partres=L}}res=L}}

NB: W = Won D = Drawn L = Lost N/A = Did Not Play

Player statistics

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

Phil Taylor

  • Longest unbeaten run: 10
  • Most consecutive wins: 5
  • Most consecutive draws: 1
  • Most consecutive losses: 2
  • Longest without a win: 2
  • Biggest victory: 8-0 (v. Wayne Mardle)
  • Biggest defeat: 3-8 (v. Peter Manley)

James Wade

  • Longest unbeaten run: 4
  • Most consecutive wins: 4
  • Most consecutive draws: 1
  • Most consecutive losses: 1
  • Longest without a win: 2
  • Biggest victory: 8-1 (v. Adrian Lewis)
  • Biggest defeat: 4-8 (v. Phil Taylor)

Raymond van Barneveld

  • Longest unbeaten run: 3
  • Most consecutive wins: 3
  • Most consecutive draws: 0
  • Most consecutive losses: 2
  • Longest without a win: 2
  • Biggest victory: 8-1 (v. Terry Jenkins)
  • Biggest defeat: 2-8 (v. Phil Taylor)

Adrian Lewis

  • Longest unbeaten run: 3
  • Most consecutive wins: 1
  • Most consecutive draws: 2
  • Most consecutive losses: 2
  • Longest without a win: 3
  • Biggest victory: 8-2 (v. John Part)
  • Biggest defeat: 1-8 (v. James Wade)

Wayne Mardle

  • Longest unbeaten run: 5
  • Most consecutive wins: 4
  • Most consecutive draws: 1
  • Most consecutive losses: 3
  • Longest without a win: 6
  • Biggest victory: 8-5 (v. Terry Jenkins, v. Raymond van Barneveld, v. Peter Manley and v. John Part)
  • Biggest defeat: 0-8 (v. Phil Taylor)

Peter Manley

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

Terry Jenkins

  • Longest unbeaten run: 4
  • Most consecutive wins: 3
  • Most consecutive draws: 1
  • Most consecutive losses: 3
  • Longest without a win: 9
  • Biggest victory: 8-2 (v. John Part)
  • Biggest defeat: 1-8 (v. Raymond van Barneveld)

John Part

  • Longest unbeaten run: 1
  • Most consecutive wins: 1
  • Most consecutive draws: 1
  • Most consecutive losses: 4
  • Longest without a win: 4
  • Biggest victory: 8-5 (v. Peter Manley and v. Terry Jenkins)
  • Biggest defeat: 2-8 (v. Terry Jenkins and v. Adrian Lewis)

References

References

  1. [http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1156889,00.html Whyte & Mackay sign three year sponsorship deal] {{Webarchive. link. (3 November 2007 planetdarts.tv)
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