Premier League Darts 2010
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Premier League Darts 2010
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Tournament status
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| Tournament type | Invitation tournament |
| organizer | PDC |
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| Defending champion |
James Wade
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| Attendees | 8th |
| Opening game | February 11, 2010 |
| Endgame | May 24, 2010 |
| Match days | 14th |
| Prize money (total) | £ 410,000 |
| Prize money (winner) | £ 125,000 |
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Phil Taylor
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statistics
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| highest finish |
170 points from Simon Whitlock
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| Nine dart finish |
Phil Taylor (2 ×) Raymond van Barneveld
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The Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts 2010 was part of a tournament series of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held from February 11th to May 24th, 2010. The 14 preliminary round match days took place on Thursdays from February 11, 2010 to May 13, 2010. The play-offs took place on May 24th at Wembley Arena .
The 2010 Premier League was broadcast live on German television on Sport1 . The pay TV channel Sport1 + showed the match days live and in full.
Prize money
A total of £ 410,000 in prize money was played.
- Winner: £ 125,000
- Second finalist: £ 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
- Maximum finish (per matchday): £ 1,000
qualification
The first six players in the Order of Merit were qualified for the Premier League . In addition, the PDC and the British TV broadcaster Sky Sports awarded two wildcards . The players in detail (in brackets the OoM placement before the start of the tournament):
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Phil Taylor (1)
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Raymond van Barneveld (2)
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James Wade (3)
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Terry Jenkins (4)
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Mervyn King (5)
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Ronnie Baxter (6)
Wildcards:
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Adrian Lewis (7)
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Simon Whitlock * (17)
* = Premiere season
Competition mode
The eight players each meet twice. The matches are played in a "Best of 14" mode and end as soon as a player has won 8 legs. The Premier League will be played on 14 match days, with the top four players qualifying for the play-off semi-finals.
Preliminary round
Matchday 1 , February 11th 2010, The O2 Arena , London
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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Ronnie Baxter 93.80
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7: 7 |
Terry Jenkins 91.31
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Mervyn King 101.39
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8: 5 |
Adrian Lewis 96.20
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Raymond van Barneveld 92.28
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8: 5 |
James Wade 90.44
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Simon Whitlock 84.20
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3: 8 |
Phil Taylor 94.29
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| Highest finish: Mervyn King 124 | ||
Matchday 2 , 18th February 2010, BIA , Bournemouth
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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Adrian Lewis 105.14
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8: 3 |
Raymond van Barneveld 99.35
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Terry Jenkins 100.26
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7: 7 |
Simon Whitlock 96.37
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Phil Taylor 99.67
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8: 6 |
Ronnie Baxter 96.01
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James Wade 89.83
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4: 8 |
Mervyn King 91.26
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| Highest finish: Adrian Lewis 121 | ||
Matchday 3 , 25th February 2010, Odyssey Arena , Belfast
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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Mervyn King 97.89
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6: 8 |
Ronnie Baxter 97.11
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Adrian Lewis 95.90
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6: 8 |
Terry Jenkins 92.11
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Simon Whitlock 95.56
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8: 5 |
Raymond van Barneveld 92.32
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Phil Taylor 104.44
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8: 2 |
James Wade 96.96
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| Highest finish: Ronnie Baxter 164 | ||
Matchday 4 , March 4th 2010, Westpoint Arena , Exeter
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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James Wade 98.41
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7: 7 |
Adrian Lewis 102.98
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Ronnie Baxter 97.51
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8: 6 |
Simon Whitlock 92.34
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Mervyn King 98.74
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8: 5 |
Terry Jenkins 94.61
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Phil Taylor 97.87
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8: 2 |
Raymond van Barneveld 89.85
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| Highest finish: James Wade 148 | ||
Matchday 5 , March 11th 2010, MEN Arena , Manchester
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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James Wade 101.42
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7: 7 |
Ronnie Baxter 103.86
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Phil Taylor 100.98
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7: 7 |
Mervyn King 99.45
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Terry Jenkins 98.00
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4: 8 |
Raymond van Barneveld 106.92
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Adrian Lewis 83.64
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4: 8 |
Simon Whitlock 82.89
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| Highest finish: Phil Taylor 161 | ||
Matchday 6 , 18th March 2010, Brighton Center , Brighton
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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Phil Taylor 106.79
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8: 3 |
Terry Jenkins 98.40
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Raymond van Barneveld 93.87
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7: 7 |
Mervyn King 92.99
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Ronnie Baxter 102.52
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6: 8 |
Adrian Lewis 101.02
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Simon Whitlock 91.13
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4: 8 |
James Wade 97.73
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| Highest finish: Simon Whitlock 170 | ||
Matchday 7 , March 25th 2010, National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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Mervyn King 97.70
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6: 8 |
Simon Whitlock 102.18
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James Wade 95.73
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8: 5 |
Terry Jenkins 89.47
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Raymond van Barneveld 96.09
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4: 8 |
Ronnie Baxter 94.89
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Adrian Lewis 97.89
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4: 8 |
Phil Taylor 105.25
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| Highest finish: Ronnie Baxter 164 | ||
Matchday 8 , April 1st 2010, CIA , Cardiff
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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Terry Jenkins 90.24
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2: 8 |
Mervyn King 95.08
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Simon Whitlock 91.43
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5: 8 |
Ronnie Baxter 94.10
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Adrian Lewis 99.62
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8: 5 |
James Wade 95.66
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Phil Taylor 97.64
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8: 2 |
Raymond van Barneveld 90.73
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| Highest finish: Ronnie Baxter 124 | ||
Matchday 9 , April 8th 2010, SECC , Glasgow
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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Raymond van Barneveld 94.67
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6: 8 |
Adrian Lewis 101.64
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Simon Whitlock 95.77
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8: 3 |
Terry Jenkins 88.80
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Ronnie Baxter 87.13
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4: 8 |
Phil Taylor 94.14
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Mervyn King 94.96
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4: 8 |
James Wade 99.64
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| Highest finish: Mervyn King 161 | ||
Matchday 10 , April 15th 2010, Motorpoint Arena , Sheffield
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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Terry Jenkins 93.33
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8: 5 |
Adrian Lewis 91.88
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Ronnie Baxter 95.36
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7: 7 |
Mervyn King 94.15
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James Wade 100.51
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7: 7 |
Phil Taylor 98.92
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Raymond van Barneveld 99.85
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6: 8 |
Simon Whitlock 99.52
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| Highest finish: Simon Whitlock 154 | ||
Matchday 11 , April 22nd 2010, Echo Arena , Liverpool
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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Terry Jenkins 98.03
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8: 4 |
Ronnie Baxter 95.23
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James Wade 100.28
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8: 3 |
Raymond van Barneveld 95.96
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Adrian Lewis 89.04
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3: 8 |
Mervyn King 93.71
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Phil Taylor 103.62
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8: 5 |
Simon Whitlock 102.33
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| Highest finish: Phil Taylor 125 | ||
Matchday 12 , April 29th 2010, AECC , Aberdeen
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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Ronnie Baxter 87.79
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7: 7 |
James Wade 93.08
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Mervyn King 89.98
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1: 8 |
Phil Taylor 100.44
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Raymond van Barneveld 98.43
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8: 6 |
Terry Jenkins 92.79
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Simon Whitlock 97.65
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7: 7 |
Adrian Lewis 99.54
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| Highest finish: Terry Jenkins 146 | ||
Matchday 13 , 6th May 2010, Metro Radio Arena , Newcastle
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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Adrian Lewis 86.71
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7: 7 |
Ronnie Baxter 88.84
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Mervyn King 81.27
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2: 8 |
Raymond van Barneveld 97.43
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James Wade 98.07
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4: 8 |
Simon Whitlock 97.84
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Terry Jenkins 88.91
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5: 8 |
Phil Taylor 100.23
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| Highest finish: Mervyn King 130 | ||
Matchday 14 , May 13th 2010, NIA , Nottingham
| Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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Terry Jenkins 97.78
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5: 8 |
James Wade 95.79
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Ronnie Baxter 97.97
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2: 8 |
Raymond van Barneveld 95.05
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Simon Whitlock 104.60
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8: 2 |
Mervyn King 90.26
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Phil Taylor 98.70
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8: 1 |
Adrian Lewis 93.61
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| Highest finish: Simon Whitlock 130 | ||
The number behind the player name shows the 3-dart average (= average point value with 3 darts thrown).
Closing table
| space | player | Games | victory | draw | Lost | Legs | Points |
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| 1 | Phil Taylor |
14th | 12 | 2 | 0 | +58 | 26th |
| 2 | Simon Whitlock |
14th | 7th | 2 | 5 | +9 | 16 |
| 3 | James Wade |
14th | 5 | 4th | 5 | −1 | 14th |
| 4th | Mervyn King |
14th | 5 | 3 | 6th | −3 | 13 |
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Ronnie Baxter
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14th | 4th | 5 | 5 | −7 | 13 |
| 6th |
Raymond van Barneveld
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14th | 5 | 1 | 8th | −15 | 11 |
| 7th |
Adrian Lewis
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14th | 4th | 3 | 7th | −16 | 11 |
| 8th |
Terry Jenkins
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14th | 3 | 2 | 9 | −25 | 8th |
Play-offs
| Semifinals | final | |||||||
| 1 | Phil Taylor
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| 4th | Mervyn King
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| 1 | Phil Taylor
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| 3 | James Wade
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| 2 | Simon Whitlock
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| 3 | James Wade
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| 4th | Mervyn King
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| 2 | Simon Whitlock
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