2008 Premier League Darts

Darts competition January 2015 January 2015 January 2011 2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts 31 January–26 May 2008 Phil Taylor 2007 2009 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.Whyte & Mackay sign three year sponsorship deal https://web.archive.org/web/20071103064933/http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1156889,00.html 3 November 2007 planetdarts.tv 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. United Kingdom and Ireland right 400 Locations of the 2008 Premier League venues in the United Kingdom Locations of the 2008 Premier League venues in the United Kingdom. United Kingdom 55.860297 -4.284926 90 Glasgow right United Kingdom 50.371389 -4.142222 90 Plymouth bottom United Kingdom 53.488056 -2.243889 90 Manchester left United Kingdom 52.448056 -1.495556 90 Coventry right United Kingdom 50.72 -1.88 90 Bournemouth left United Kingdom 52.952778 -1.139444 90 Nottingham left United Kingdom 53.399872 -1.418761 90 Sheffield right United Kingdom 50.821111 -0.146111 90 Brighton bottom United Kingdom 52.479722 -1.915 90 Birmingham left United Kingdom 57.15 -2.11 90 Aberdeen left United Kingdom 53.396667 -2.990958 90 Liverpool left United Kingdom 51.502817 0.003117 90 London bottom United Kingdom 54.604167 -5.915 90 Belfast top United Kingdom 54.963889 -1.623333 90 Newcastle left United Kingdom 51.4778 -3.1715 90 Cardiff right SCO Glasgow ENG Plymouth ENG Manchester ENG Coventry ENG Bournemouth SECC31 January Plymouth Pavilions7 February MEN Arena14 February Ricoh Arena21 February Bournemouth International Centre28 February 150px 150px 150px 150px 150px ENG Nottingham ENG Sheffield ENG Brighton ENG Birmingham SCO Aberdeen Trent FM Arena6 March Sheffield Arena13 March Brighton Centre20 March National Indoor Arena27 March AECC3 April 150px 150px 150px 150px 150px ENG Liverpool ENG London NIR Belfast ENG Newcastle WAL Cardiff Echo Arena Liverpool10 April Wembley Arena17 April Odyssey Arena24 April Metro Radio Arena1 May Cardiff International Arena26 May 150px 150px 150px 150px 150px 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. Stage Prize 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 91.24 8 – 4 ENG Wayne Mardle 90.91 Adrian Lewis ENG 87.97 8 – 5 ENG Terry Jenkins 86.76 Peter Manley ENG 90.90 7 – 7 CAN John Part 94.33 Phil Taylor ENG 93.76 6 – 8 ENG James Wade 94.77 High Checkout: John Part 157 7 February – week 2 ENG Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth PlayerLegsPlayer John Part CAN 91.81 4 – 8 NED Raymond van Barneveld 94.34 James Wade ENG 88.29 8 – 6 ENG Terry Jenkins 89.34 Phil Taylor ENG 95.71 8 – 4 ENG Adrian Lewis 96.79 Peter Manley ENG 94.47 7 – 7 ENG Wayne Mardle 96.12 High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 104 14 February – week 3 ENG MEN Arena, Manchester PlayerLegsPlayer Terry Jenkins ENG 96.49 8 – 5 ENG Phil Taylor 96.76 Raymond van Barneveld NED 96.58 8 – 4 ENG Peter Manley 91.56 Wayne Mardle ENG 91.35 6 – 8 CAN John Part 95.90 Adrian Lewis ENG 93.81 7 – 7 ENG James Wade 92.09 High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 146 21 February – Week 4 ENG Ricoh Arena, Coventry PlayerLegsPlayer John Part CAN 88.57 4 – 8 ENG James Wade 96.51 Wayne Mardle ENG 84.92 6 – 8 ENG Adrian Lewis 91.70 Peter Manley ENG 102.02 8 – 3 ENG Phil Taylor 94.96 Terry Jenkins ENG 92.51 8 – 5 NED Raymond van Barneveld 91.88 High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 156 28 February – Week 5 ENG Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth PlayerLegsPlayer Adrian Lewis ENG 84.17 7 – 7 ENG Peter Manley 85.70 Phil Taylor ENG 96.97 8 – 0 ENG Wayne Mardle 88.43 James Wade ENG 89.54 6 – 8 NED Raymond van Barneveld 91.09 John Part CAN 95.66 2 – 8 ENG Terry Jenkins 98.28 High Checkout: Peter Manley 160 6 March – Week 6 ENG Trent FM Arena, Nottingham PlayerLegsPlayer Wayne Mardle ENG 91.92 7 – 7 ENG James Wade 92.61 Adrian Lewis ENG 85.58 6 – 8 CAN John Part 85.20 Terry Jenkins ENG 93.28 7 – 7 ENG Peter Manley 87.75 Raymond van Barneveld NED 94.10 3 – 8 ENG Phil Taylor 111.14 High Checkout: Phil Taylor 167 13 March – Week 7 ENG Sheffield Arena, Sheffield PlayerLegsPlayer Wayne Mardle ENG 88.68 8 – 5 ENG Terry Jenkins 91.08 James Wade ENG 97.60 8 – 5 ENG Peter Manley 91.53 Raymond van Barneveld NED 93.42 8 – 2 ENG Adrian Lewis 87.64 Phil Taylor ENG 107.39 8 – 3 CAN John Part 102.74 High Checkout: Phil Taylor 164 20 March – Week 8 ENG Brighton Centre, Brighton PlayerLegsPlayer Terry Jenkins ENG 96.43 3 – 8 ENG Adrian Lewis 101.81 Wayne Mardle ENG 94.88 8 – 5 NED Raymond van Barneveld 94.78 John Part CAN 96.68 8 – 5 ENG Peter Manley 90.88 James Wade ENG 102.13 4 – 8 ENG Phil Taylor 104.45 High Checkout: Phil Taylor 164 27 March – Week 9 ENG National Indoor Arena, Birmingham PlayerLegsPlayer Terry Jenkins ENG 88.63 4 – 8 ENG James Wade 101.77 Raymond van Barneveld NED 93.38 8 – 6 CAN John Part 89.33 Wayne Mardle ENG 89.30 8 – 5 ENG Peter Manley 90.90 Phil Taylor ENG 101.41 7 – 7 ENG 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 89.11 3 – 8 ENG Phil Taylor 104.38 Peter Manley ENG 88.99 8 – 6 NED Raymond van Barneveld 93.40 John Part CAN 94.89 5 – 8 ENG Wayne Mardle 98.35 James Wade ENG 103.15 8 – 1 ENG Adrian Lewis 76.09 High Checkout: James Wade 121 10 April – week 11 ENG Echo Arena, Liverpool PlayerLegsPlayer James Wade ENG 101.45 8 – 5 ENG Wayne Mardle 97.57 John Part CAN 92.33 2 – 8 ENG Adrian Lewis 98.96 Peter Manley ENG 102.96 8 – 5 ENG Terry Jenkins 98.74 Phil Taylor ENG 103.02 8 – 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 94.96 High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 170 17 April – week 12 ENG Wembley Arena, London PlayerLegsPlayer Terry Jenkins ENG 83.84 7 – 7 ENG Wayne Mardle 85.61 Peter Manley ENG 89.67 6 – 8 ENG James Wade 92.61 Adrian Lewis ENG 96.25 4 – 8 NED Raymond van Barneveld 92.59 John Part CAN 103.66 3 – 8 ENG Phil Taylor 111.74 High Checkout: Phil Taylor 139 24 April – week 13 NIR Odyssey Arena, Belfast PlayerLegsPlayer Peter Manley ENG 89.79 7 – 7 ENG Adrian Lewis 91.04 Wayne Mardle ENG 85.54 1 – 8 ENG Phil Taylor 107.21 Raymond van Barneveld NED 98.81 8 – 6 ENG James Wade 93.86 Terry Jenkins ENG 93.13 5 – 8 CAN John Part 92.50 High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 161 1 May – week 14 ENG Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne PlayerLegsPlayer James Wade ENG 95.32 8 – 5 CAN John Part 97.68 Raymond van Barneveld NED 93.51 8 – 1 ENG Terry Jenkins 81.16 Adrian Lewis ENG 92.23 7 – 7 ENG Wayne Mardle 87.75 Phil Taylor ENG 107.21 8 – 1 ENG 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 11 – 1 ENG Adrian Lewis 97.33 James Wade ENG 89.62 11 – 8 NED Raymond van Barneveld 90.65 Final (best of 31 legs) Phil Taylor ENG 108.36 16 – 8 ENG James Wade 100.14 High Checkout: n/a Table and Streaks Table PosNamePldWDLPtsLFLA+/-LWAT100+140+180sAHC 1 ENG Phil Taylor W 14 10 1 3 2110155 +46 31 20813346102.58167 2 ENG James Wade RU 14 9 2 3 2010276 +26 40 2551454295.84161 3 NED Raymond van Barneveld 14 9 0 5 189377 +16 37 2131113593.77157 4 ENG Adrian Lewis 14 4 4 6 128092 −12 30 1971023890.94170 5 ENG Wayne Mardle 14 4 4 6 128296 −14 31 2181393290.76123 6 ENG Peter Manley 14 3 5 6 118597 −12 30 2881472192.84160 7 ENG Terry Jenkins 14 3 3 8 97997 −18 23 2691092891.72161 8 CAN John Part 14 4 1 9 973101 −28 28 1901163194.38157 NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied. Streaks Player Week Play-offs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SF F ENG Phil Taylor Phil Taylor (darts player) L L L colspan =2 D colspan =2 ENG James Wade D L D L colspan =2 colspan =2 L L NED Raymond van Barneveld L L L colspan =2 colspan =2 L L L rowspan=2 ENG Adrian Lewis L D D L L colspan=2 L L L D D L ENG Wayne Mardle L D L L L D colspan =2 colspan =2 L D L D rowspan=4 colspan=2 ENG Peter Manley D D L D D L L colspan =2 L colspan =2 L D L ENG Terry Jenkins L L D L L L D colspan=2 L D L L CAN John Part D L L L L colspan =2 L colspan =2 L L L 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 External links PDC confirm 2008 – 2010 Premier League Fixtures 2008 planetdarts Category:Premier League Darts Premier League Darts Premier League Darts