2009 Premier League Darts

Darts competition October 2017 October 2017 2009 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts 5 February–25 May 2009 James Wade 2008 2010 The 2009 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament kicked off at the Echo Arena Liverpool, which hosted the biggest ever crowd for a PDC event of almost 8,000 in 2008. New venues in Edinburgh and Exeter joined some of the UK's biggest arenas, including Belfast's Odyssey Arena, Manchester's MEN Arena, Birmingham's National Indoor Arena, the Sheffield Arena and Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena. The tournament came to a conclusion with the play-offs on Monday 25 May at the Wembley Arena – coinciding with the Football League play-offs at the neighbouring Wembley Stadium over the same weekend. Phil Taylor was defending his Whyte & Mackay Premier League title once again, however he failed to retain it after losing to Mervyn King 10–6 in the semi-finals. James Wade beat King 13–8 in the final, to claim the £125,000 first prize and the first Premier League not to be claimed by Taylor. Qualification The top six players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship were confirmed on 5 January. Jelle Klaasen and Wayne Mardle were named as the two Sky Sports wild card selections on 9 January.http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1514711,00.html Klaasen And Mardle Confirmed pdc.tv 9 January 2009 16 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20111006084550/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1514711,00.html 6 October 2011 dead Qualifiers are as follows: ENG Phil Taylor ENG James Wade NED Raymond van Barneveld CAN John Part ENG Terry Jenkins ENG Mervyn King ENG Wayne Mardle NED Jelle Klaasen Venues Fifteen venues were used in the 2009 Premier League, with the only changes from 2008 being Edinburgh and Exeter replacing Plymouth and Bournemouth. United Kingdom and Ireland right 400 Locations of the 2009 Premier League venues in the United Kingdom Locations of the 2009 Premier League venues in the United Kingdom. United Kingdom 55.860297 -4.284926 90 Glasgow left United Kingdom 55.953 -3.189 90 Edinburgh right United Kingdom 53.488056 -2.243889 90 Manchester left United Kingdom 52.448056 -1.495556 90 Coventry right United Kingdom 50.713135 -3.440506 90 Exeter top 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 ENG Liverpool SCO Edinburgh ENG Coventry NIR Belfast ENG Newcastle Echo Arena Liverpool5 February Royal Highland Showground12 February Ricoh Arena19 February Odyssey Arena26 February Metro Radio Arena5 March 150px 150px 150px 150px ENG Manchester ENG Brighton ENG Birmingham SCO Glasgow ENG Exeter MEN Arena12 March Brighton Centre19 March National Indoor Arena26 March SECC2 April Westpoint Arena9 April 150px 150px 150px 150px 150px ENG Nottingham SCO Aberdeen ENG Sheffield WAL Cardiff ENG London Trent FM Arena16 April AECC23 April Sheffield Arena30 April Cardiff International Arena7 May Wembley Arena25 May 150px 150px 150px 150px 150px Prize money The prize fund increased again with the top prize now reaching £125,000, and the total prize fund rising to £400,000. Stage Prize money Winner £125,000 Runner-up £65,000 Semi-finalists (x2) £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 £400,000 Results Players in italics are challengers, and games involving them are best of 12 legs, not best of 14 as the regular matches, and they also don't count towards the standings. League stage 5 February – Week 1 ENG Echo Arena, Liverpool PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1547094,00.html Premier League Darts – Night One pdc.tv 5 February 2009 6 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090228111739/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1547094%2C00.html 28 February 2009 dead James Wade ENG 93.12 7 – 7 CAN John Part 88.23 Jelle Klaasen NED 97.50 7 – 7 ENG Terry Jenkins 96.95 Mervyn King ENG 97.63 8 – 1 ENG Wayne Mardle 85.76 Raymond van Barneveld NED 96.55 4 – 8 ENG Phil Taylor 107.50 High Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 161 12 February – Week 2 SCO Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1555379,00.html Premier League Darts – Night Two pdc.tv 12 February 2009 12 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090222092029/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1555379%2C00.html 22 February 2009 dead John Part CAN 92.43 7 – 7 NED Raymond van Barneveld 99.87 Wayne Mardle ENG 88.62 7 – 7 ENG Terry Jenkins 95.82 Phil Taylor ENG 101.94 8 – 2 NED Jelle Klaasen 82.41 James Wade ENG 90.56 1 – 8 ENG Mervyn King 104.00 High Checkout: Wayne Mardle 160 19 February – Week 3 ENG Ricoh Arena, Coventry PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1563246,00.html Premier League Darts – Night Three pdc.tv 19 February 2009 19 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090222130154/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1563246%2C00.html 22 February 2009 dead Terry Jenkins ENG 99.36 7 – 7 ENG Phil Taylor 101.86 Raymond van Barneveld NED 103.19 4 – 8 ENG James Wade 107.77 Mervyn King ENG 103.09 8 – 2 CAN John Part 94.98 Jelle Klaasen NED 88.49 6 – 8 ENG Wayne Mardle 88.29 High Checkout: Wayne Mardle 156 26 February – Week 4 NIR Odyssey Arena, Belfast PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1571326,00.html Premier League Darts – Night Four pdc.tv 26 February 2009 26 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090301120451/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1571326%2C00.html 1 March 2009 dead John Part CAN 87.90 8 – 1 ENG Wayne Mardle 88.68 Mervyn King ENG 97.61 8 – 4 NED Jelle Klaasen 88.38 James Wade ENG 105.35 8 – 4 ENG Phil Taylor 104.69 Terry Jenkins ENG 101.71 6 – 8 NED Raymond van Barneveld 106.51 High Checkout: Jelle Klaasen 158 5 March – Week 5 ENG Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1580518,00.html Premier League Darts – Night Five pdc.tv 5 March 2009 5 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090310000936/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1580518%2C00.html 10 March 2009 dead Jelle Klaasen NED 94.51 6 – 8 ENG James Wade 91.46 Phil Taylor ENG 106.36 7 – 7 ENG Mervyn King 102.97 Wayne Mardle ENG 90.76 7 – 7 NED Raymond van Barneveld 95.70 John Part CAN 92.14 8 – 5 ENG Terry Jenkins 92.62 High Checkout: James Wade 170 12 March – Week 6 ENG MEN Arena, Manchester PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1588441,00.html Premier League Darts – Night Six pdc.tv 12 March 2009 12 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090315231333/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1588441%2C00.html 15 March 2009 dead Raymond van Barneveld NED 105.82 8 – 3 ENG Mervyn King 100.80 Jelle Klaasen NED 90.57 7 – 7 CAN John Part 88.63 Terry Jenkins ENG 94.97 5 – 8 ENG James Wade 92.50 Phil Taylor ENG 99.17 8 – 4 ENG Wayne Mardle 90.44 High Checkout: Jelle Klaasen 170 19 March – Week 7 ENG Brighton Centre, Brighton PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1596241,00.html Premier League Darts – Night Seven pdc.tv 19 March 2009 19 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090323025247/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1596241%2C00.html 23 March 2009 dead Mervyn King ENG 89.27 5 – 8 ENG Terry Jenkins 94.92 Wayne Mardle ENG 91.31 3 – 8 ENG James Wade 98.74 Raymond van Barneveld NED 91.51 8 – 3 NED Jelle Klaasen 85.99 Phil Taylor ENG 104.05 8 – 3 CAN John Part 95.14 High Checkout: Phil Taylor 170 26 March – Week 8 ENG National Indoor Arena, Birmingham PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1604089,00.html Premier League Darts – Night Eight pdc.tv 26 March 2009 26 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090330042756/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1604089%2C00.html 30 March 2009 dead Wayne Mardle ENG 85.06 2 – 8 ENG Mervyn King 96.24 Terry Jenkins ENG 89.88 6 – 8 NED Jelle Klaasen 95.40 John Part CAN 99.28 7 – 7 ENG James Wade 99.22 Phil Taylor ENG 101.32 8 – 2 NED Raymond van Barneveld 96.76 High Checkout: Mervyn King 126 2 April – Week 9 SCO SECC, Glasgow PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1610466,00.html Premier League Darts – Night Nine pdc.tv 2 April 2009 2 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090405022714/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1610466%2C00.html 5 April 2009 dead Raymond van Barneveld NED 103.32 8 – 1 CAN John Part 94.75 Terry Jenkins ENG 92.74 8 – 2 ENG Wayne Mardle 87.00 Jelle Klaasen NED 93.43 6 – 8 ENG Phil Taylor 101.31 Mervyn King ENG 86.50 8 – 3 ENG James Wade 84.55 High Checkout: Mervyn King 119 9 April – Week 10 ENG Westpoint Arena, Exeter PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1622518,00.html Premier League Darts – Night Ten pdc.tv 9 April 2009 9 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090412030150/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1622518%2C00.html 12 April 2009 dead John Part CAN 88.95 8 – 6 ENG Mervyn King 87.43 Phil Taylor ENG 97.51 7 – 7 ENG Terry Jenkins 94.89 James Wade ENG 100.45 8 – 5 NED Raymond van Barneveld 98.58 John Part CAN † 90.67 7 – 7 NED Jelle Klaasen 89.47 High Checkout: John Part 150 16 April – Week 11 ENG Trent FM Arena, Nottingham PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1629700,00.html Premier League Darts – Night Eleven pdc.tv 16 April 2009 16 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090419133033/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1629700%2C00.html 19 April 2009 dead Jelle Klaasen NED 97.23 7 – 7 ENG Mervyn King † 95.80 James Wade ENG 108.17 8 – 1 ENG Terry Jenkins 95.71 Mervyn King ENG 97.62 7 – 7 NED Raymond van Barneveld 96.84 Phil Taylor ENG 103.85 7 – 7 ENG James Wade † 94.18 High Checkout: James Wade 145 23 April – Week 12 SCO AECC, Aberdeen PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1637248,00.html Premier League Darts – Night Twelve pdc.tv 23 April 2009 23 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090426122921/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1637248%2C00.html 26 April 2009 dead James Wade ENG 105.26 7 – 2 SCO Robert Thornton 86.59 Terry Jenkins ENG 97.18 7 – 7 ENG Mervyn King 99.42 Jelle Klaasen NED 89.70 5 – 8 NED Raymond van Barneveld 96.88 John Part CAN 100.05 3 – 8 ENG Phil Taylor 116.01* High Checkout: Phil Taylor 161 30 April – Week 13 ENG Sheffield Arena, Sheffield PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1644189,00.html Premier League Darts – Night Thirteen pdc.tv 30 April 2009 30 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503081648/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1644189%2C00.html 3 May 2009 dead Raymond van Barneveld NED 101.86 7 – 5 ENG Adrian Lewis 98.70 Phil Taylor ENG 98.94 7 – 4 ENG Dennis Priestley 97.31 Terry Jenkins ENG 98.87 8 – 3 CAN John Part 83.33 James Wade ENG 102.00 8 – 4 NED Jelle Klaasen 90.23 High Checkout: James Wade 170 7 May – Week 14 WAL Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff PlayerLegsPlayerhttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1651547,00.html Premier League Darts – Night Fourteen pdc.tv 7 May 2009 7 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090510142332/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1651547%2C00.html 10 May 2009 dead Jelle Klaasen NED 94.90 7 – 3 WAL Mark Webster 84.72 John Part CAN 93.54 4 – 7 SCO Gary Anderson 107.40 Raymond van Barneveld NED 93.76 7 – 7 ENG Terry Jenkins 93.61 Mervyn King ENG 95.49 2 – 8 ENG Phil Taylor 106.74 High Checkout: Gary Anderson 121 Notes † – Wayne Mardle didn't play in week ten because of a virus. John Part played two matches in week ten, with Mardle due to play two matches in week eleven, giving Part the night off that week.http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~1615451,00.html Mardle Forced To Miss Exeter pdc.tv 7 April 2009 7 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090408215417/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1615451%2C00.html 8 April 2009 dead dmy-all However, Mardle was rushed into hospital with mumps on 15 April, which ruled him out of week eleven.http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~1628954,00.html Mardle Taken To Hospital pdc.tv 16 April 2009 16 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090419031734/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1628954%2C00.html 19 April 2009 dead dmy-all This meant that Mervyn King and James Wade each played twice during week eleven, with Mardle now due to play five matches in the last three weeks. Mardle had been due to play two matches in both weeks thirteen and fourteen, which would give King the night off in Sheffield, and Wade the night off in Cardiff.http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~1633549,00.html Mardle To Make Comeback pdc.tv 20 April 2009 20 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422145905/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1633549%2C00.html 22 April 2009 dead dmy-all However, Mardle was re-admitted to hospital, ruling him out of week twelve, and in accordance with tournament regulations after missing three consecutive Premier League match nights, was removed from the tournament. Mardle's match results from the tournament were also annulled, hurting some of the remaining players more than others. Following Mardle's removal from the tournament, in order for each remaining night to have four matches, there was a series of challenge matches featuring Robert Thornton, Adrian Lewis, Dennis Priestley, Mark Webster and Gary Anderson. http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~1635670,00.html PDC Statement: Wayne Mardle pdc.tv 22 April 2009 22 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425115408/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1635670%2C00.html 25 April 2009 dead dmy-all * – Phil Taylor's average of 116.01 was, at the time, the highest recorded three-dart average in televised darts history. He broke his own record of 114.53, set against Wes Newton during the 2008 UK Open. Play-offs – 25 May ENG Wembley Arena, London Scorehttp://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1651547,00.html Premier League Darts – Play-offs pdc.tv 25 May 2009 25 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090604170149/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1651547%2C00.html 4 June 2009 dead Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) Phil Taylor ENG 95.78 6 – 10 ENG Mervyn King 89.86 James Wade ENG 97.93 10 – 8 NED Raymond van Barneveld 95.26 Final (best of 25 legs) Mervyn King ENG 85.83 8 – 13 ENG James Wade 90.38 High Checkout: Mervyn King 156 (Final) Table and Streaks Table PosNamePldWDLPtsLFLA+/-LWAT100+140+180sAHC1ENG Phil Taylor12741188858+302919412856104.431702ENG James Wade W12732178166+15281811144397.441703NED Raymond van Barneveld12534137671+5251881224399.131674ENG Mervyn King RU12444127670+6282031143796.671305ENG Terry Jenkins1225597483−9262071294695.891416CAN John Part1225596386−2318180722592.381507NED Jelle Klaasen1214766690−2426173933391.24170 Top four qualify for Play-offs after Week 14. 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) D L D W colspan=2 D colspan=2 D W L ENG James Wade D L W D L colspan=2 D W NED Raymond van Barneveld L D L D D L colspan=2 L colspan=2 D W D L ENG Mervyn King W D L L W colspan=2 L D D D L L ENG Terry Jenkins D D D D L L L L W colspan=2 D colspan=2 L D D colspan=2 rowspan=9 CAN John Part D D L W D L D L D colspan=2 L L L L NED Jelle Klaasen D L L L L L D L L colspan=2 D colspan=2 D L L W ENG Wayne Mardle L L D D W L L D D L L L L L L L L colspan=2 colspan=2 colspan=3 Withdrawn rowspan=5 middle Challengers SCO Robert Thornton colspan=13 L L colspan=2 ENG Adrian Lewis align=center colspan=14 L L ENG Dennis Priestley align=center colspan=14 L L WAL Mark Webster align=center colspan=15 L L SCO Gary Anderson align=center colspan=15 W NB: W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost; N/A = Did Not Play; – indicates match did not count towards final standings Player statistics The following statistics are only for league stage games that contributed to the final standings. Annulled fixtures, challenge matches and play-offs are not included. Phil Taylor Longest unbeaten run: 6 Most consecutive wins: 3 Most consecutive draws: 2 Most consecutive losses: 1 Longest without a win: 3 Biggest victory: 8–2 (v. Jelle Klaasen, v. Raymond van Barneveld and v. Mervyn King) Biggest defeat: 4–8 (v. James Wade) James Wade Longest unbeaten run: 5 Most consecutive wins: 4 Most consecutive draws: 1 Most consecutive losses: 1 Longest without a win: 2 Biggest victory: 8–1 (v. Terry Jenkins) Biggest defeat: 1–8 (v. Mervyn King) Raymond van Barneveld Longest unbeaten run: 3 Most consecutive wins: 3 Most consecutive draws: 1 Most consecutive losses: 1 Longest without a win: 3 Biggest victory: 8–1 (v. John Part) Biggest defeat: 2–8 (v. Phil Taylor) Mervyn King Longest unbeaten run: 4 Most consecutive wins: 3 Most consecutive draws: 3 Most consecutive losses: 2 Longest without a win: 5 Biggest victory: 8–1 (v. James Wade) Biggest defeat: 2–8 (v. Phil Taylor) Terry Jenkins Longest unbeaten run: 3 Most consecutive wins: 1 Most consecutive draws: 2 Most consecutive losses: 3 Longest without a win: 5 Biggest victory: 8–3 (v. John Part) Biggest defeat: 1–8 (v. James Wade) John Part Longest unbeaten run: 2 Most consecutive wins: 1 Most consecutive draws: 2 Most consecutive losses: 2 Longest without a win: 4 Biggest victory: 8–5 (v. Terry Jenkins) Biggest defeat: 1–8 (v. Raymond van Barneveld) Jelle Klaasen Longest unbeaten run: 2 Most consecutive wins: 1 Most consecutive draws: 2 Most consecutive losses: 3 Longest without a win: 6 Biggest victory: 8–6 (v. Terry Jenkins) Biggest defeat: 2–8 (v. Phil Taylor) References 2 External links https://archive.today/20120515214815/http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1520073,00.html 2009 Fixtures el Category:Premier League Darts Premier League Darts Premier League Darts