Premier League Darts 2010
Premier League Darts 2010
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Tournament status
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Tournament type | Invitation tournament |
organizer | PDC |
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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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statistics
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highest finish |
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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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7: 7 |
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8: 5 |
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8: 5 |
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3: 8 |
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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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8: 3 |
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7: 7 |
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8: 6 |
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4: 8 |
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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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6: 8 |
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6: 8 |
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8: 5 |
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8: 2 |
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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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7: 7 |
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8: 6 |
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8: 5 |
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8: 2 |
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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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7: 7 |
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7: 7 |
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4: 8 |
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4: 8 |
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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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8: 3 |
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7: 7 |
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6: 8 |
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4: 8 |
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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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6: 8 |
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8: 5 |
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4: 8 |
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4: 8 |
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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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2: 8 |
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5: 8 |
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8: 5 |
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8: 2 |
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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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6: 8 |
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8: 3 |
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4: 8 |
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4: 8 |
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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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8: 5 |
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7: 7 |
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7: 7 |
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6: 8 |
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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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8: 4 |
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8: 3 |
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3: 8 |
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8: 5 |
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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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7: 7 |
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1: 8 |
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8: 6 |
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7: 7 |
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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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7: 7 |
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2: 8 |
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4: 8 |
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5: 8 |
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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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5: 8 |
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2: 8 |
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8: 2 |
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8: 1 |
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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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14th | 12 | 2 | 0 | +58 | 26th |
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14th | 7th | 2 | 5 | +9 | 16 |
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14th | 5 | 4th | 5 | −1 | 14th |
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14th | 5 | 3 | 6th | −3 | 13 |
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14th | 4th | 5 | 5 | −7 | 13 |
6th |
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14th | 5 | 1 | 8th | −15 | 11 |
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14th | 4th | 3 | 7th | −16 | 11 |
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14th | 3 | 2 | 9 | −25 | 8th |
Play-offs
Semifinals | final | |||||||
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3rd place match | ||||||||
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7th |