2005 Premier League Darts

2005 Premier League Darts
	Winner
	Phil Taylor
	Runner-up
	Colin Lloyd
	Score
	16–4
	Date
	20 January 2005 – 31 May 2005
	Edition
	1st
	Number of players
	7
	Venues
	11
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The 2005 888.com Premier League was the first season of a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.

Phil Taylor, Colin Lloyd, Peter Manley, John Part, Roland Scholten, Wayne Mardle and wildcard entrant Mark Dudbridge were the seven players who competed in a round-robin tournament which had a total prize fund of £140,000 – with £50,000 going to the eventual winner.

Format

The Premier League started in Stoke on 20 January 2005 before moving around the country. The league system the players play each other twice over 12 legs, with two points for a win and one for a draw. All 12 legs were played regardless of whether a result had already been achieved. Phil Taylor achieved two 11–1 wins, although the last few legs were irrelevant to the match result.

Results

League stage

20 January

King's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent

Player	Legs	Player

Wayne Mardle (84.75)	5–7	Phil Taylor (98.76)
John Part (95.61)	6–6	Roland Scholten (96.96)
Peter Manley (84.54)	4–8	Mark Dudbridge (86.04)
Phil Taylor (102.15)	6–6	Colin Lloyd (99.15)

3 February

Rivermead Centre, Reading

Player	Legs	Player

Mark Dudbridge (95.13)	5–7	Roland Scholten (92.34)
Wayne Mardle (85.20)	4–8	Peter Manley (87.93)
Colin Lloyd (93.69)	9–3	John Part (87.21)
Roland Scholten (88.71)	2–10	Phil Taylor (105.81)

17 February

Wellsprings Centre, Taunton

Player	Legs	Player

Colin Lloyd (96.57)	6–6	Mark Dudbridge (85.59)
John Part (93.81)	9–3	Wayne Mardle (87.06)
Peter Manley (93.54)	6–6	Roland Scholten (94.02)
Mark Dudbridge (93.81)	5–7	Phil Taylor (95.28)

10 March

Sports Village, Norwich

Player	Legs	Player

Phil Taylor (104.70)	11–1	Wayne Mardle (89.73)
Colin Lloyd (88.23)	8–4	Peter Manley (85.92)
Mark Dudbridge (86.88)	5–7	John Part (86.37)
Roland Scholten (90.54)	4–8	Wayne Mardle (90.93)

31 March

Sands Centre, Carlisle

Player	Legs	Player

Phil Taylor (100.20)	8–4	Peter Manley (93.72)
Roland Scholten (99.78)	7–5	Mark Dudbridge (99.30)
Colin Lloyd (96.57)	6–6	Wayne Mardle (97.80)
Peter Manley (88.62)	6–6	John Part (86.82)

21 April

Pavilions, Plymouth

Player	Legs	Player

John Part (85.71)	5–7	Peter Manley (86.91)
Mark Dudbridge (98.85)	6–6	Colin Lloyd (99.33)
Wayne Mardle (98.31)	6–6	Roland Scholten (99.42)
Phil Taylor (98.16)	7–5	John Part (93.03)

28 April

Glades Arena, Kidderminster

Player	Legs	Player

Roland Scholten (95.82)	5–7	Colin Lloyd (94.80)
Mark Dudbridge (90.99)	8–4	Wayne Mardle (98.31)
John Part (89.67)	4–8	Phil Taylor (100.77)
Peter Manley (92.73)	4–8	Colin Lloyd (94.05)

5 May

Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes

Player	Legs	Player

Phil Taylor (103.65)	9–3	Mark Dudbridge (95.94)
Colin Lloyd (88.41)	8–4	Roland Scholten (80.88)
Wayne Mardle (91.35)	8–4	John Part (87.90)
Peter Manley (89.73)	1–11	Phil Taylor (103.95)

12 May

The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster

Player	Legs	Player

Roland Scholten (92.31)	7–5	John Part (93.90)
Colin Lloyd (87.00)	2–10	Phil Taylor (103.89)
Wayne Mardle (99.81)	7–5	Mark Dudbridge (96.36)
Roland Scholten (82.05)	5–7	Peter Manley (86.85)

19 May

Charter Hall, Colchester

Player	Legs	Player

John Part (92.22)	5–7	Mark Dudbridge (94.47)
Peter Manley (85.59)	7–5	Wayne Mardle (86.16)
John Part (97.20)	8–4	Colin Lloyd (95.85)
Phil Taylor (98.43)	9–3	Roland Scholten (99.60)
Mark Dudbridge (88.59)	5–7	Peter Manley (86.40)
Wayne Mardle (91.53)	5–7	Colin Lloyd (93.30)

Playoffs

G-Mex, Manchester

	Score
30 May – Semi-finals
Phil Taylor (91.95)	13–11	Roland Scholten (93.21)
Colin Lloyd (96.02)	13–7	Peter Manley (93.05)
31 May – Final
Phil Taylor (101.01)	16–4	Colin Lloyd (97.20)

Table and streaks

Table

Pos	Name	Pld	W	D	L	LF	LA	+/-	LWAT	A	Pts
1	Phil Taylor	12	11	1	0	103	41	+62	46	101.31	23
2	Colin Lloyd	12	6	4	2	77	67	+10	28	93.91	16
3	Peter Manley	12	5	2	5	65	79	−14	22	88.54	12
4	Roland Scholten	12	3	3	6	62	82	−20	17	92.70	9
5	Mark Dudbridge	12	3	2	7	68	76	−8	23	92.66	8
6	John Part	12	3	2	7	67	77	−10	19	90.79	8
7	Wayne Mardle	12	3	2	7	62	82	−20	22	91.75	8

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

Streaks

Player	Week																				Play-offs
Player	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		SF	F
Phil Taylor	W	D	W		W		W		W		W		W		W	W	W		W		W	W
Colin Lloyd	D		W		D		W		D		D		W	W	W		L		L	W	W	L
Peter Manley	L		W		D		L		L	D	W		L		L		W		W	W	L
Roland Scholten	D		W	L	D		L		W		D		L		L		W	L	L		L
Mark Dudbridge	W		L		D	L	L		L		D		W		L		L		W	L
John Part	D		L		W		W		D		L	L	L		L		L		L	W
Wayne Mardle	L		L		L		L	W	D		D		L		W		W		L	L

NB: W = Won D = Drawn L = Lost

Player statistics

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

Phil Taylor

Longest unbeaten run: 12
Most consecutive wins: 10
Most consecutive draws: 1
Most consecutive losses: 0
Longest without a win: 1
Biggest victory: 11–1 (v. Wayne Mardle and v. Peter Manley)
Biggest defeat: Player Undefeated

Colin Lloyd

Longest unbeaten run: 9
Most consecutive wins: 3
Most consecutive draws: 2
Most consecutive losses: 2
Longest without a win: 2
Biggest victory: 9–3 (v. John Part)
Biggest defeat: 2–10 (v. Phil Taylor)

Peter Manley

Longest unbeaten run: 3
Most consecutive wins: 3
Most consecutive draws: 1
Most consecutive losses: 2
Longest without a win: 4
Biggest victory: 8–4 (v. Peter Manley)
Biggest defeat: 1–11 (v. Phil Taylor)

Roland Scholten

Longest unbeaten run: 2
Most consecutive wins: 1
Most consecutive draws: 1
Most consecutive losses: 2
Longest without a win: 6
Biggest victory: 7–5 (v. Mark Dudbridge (twice) and v. John Part)
Biggest defeat: 2–10 (v. Phil Taylor)

Mark Dudbridge

Longest unbeaten run: 2
Most consecutive wins: 1
Most consecutive draws: 1
Most consecutive losses: 4
Longest without a win: 6
Biggest victory: 8–4 (v. Peter Manley and (v. Wayne Mardle)
Biggest defeat: 3–9 (v. Phil Taylor)

John Part

Longest unbeaten run: 3
Most consecutive wins: 2
Most consecutive draws: 1
Most consecutive losses: 6
Longest without a win: 7
Biggest victory: 9–3 (v. Wayne Mardle)
Biggest defeat: 3–9 (v. Colin Lloyd)

Wayne Mardle

Longest unbeaten run: 3
Most consecutive wins: 2
Most consecutive draws: 2
Most consecutive losses: 4
Longest without a win: 4
Biggest victory: 8–4 (v. Roland Scholten and v. John Part)
Biggest defeat: 1–11 (v. Phil Taylor)

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