2009 Premier League Darts
| 2009 Premier League Darts |
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| Winner |
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| Runner-up |
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| Score |
| 13–8 |
| Date |
| 5 February–25 May 2009 |
| Edition |
| 5th |
| Number of players |
| 8 |
| Venues |
| 15 |
| Premier League Darts |
| < 2008 | 2009 | 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, the Manchester Evening News 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.[1]
Qualifiers are as follows:
Venues
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| Echo Arena Liverpool 5 February |
Royal Highland Showground 12 February |
Ricoh Arena 19 February |
Odyssey Arena 26 February |
Metro Radio Arena 5 March |
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| Manchester Evening News Arena 12 March |
The Brighton Centre 19 March |
National Indoor Arena 26 March |
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre 2 April |
Westpoint Arena 9 April |
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| Trent FM Arena 16 April |
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre 23 April |
Sheffield Arena 30 April |
Cardiff International Arena 7 May |
Wembley Arena 25 May |
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Results
- Matches in italics are challenge matches, and don't count towards the standings.
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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 in week eleven.[16] However, Mardle was rushed into hospital with mumps on 15 April, which ruled him out of week eleven.[17] This means that Mervyn King and James Wade played twice during week eleven, with Mardle now due to make up five matches in the last three weeks. He had been due to play two matches in both weeks thirteen and fourteen, giving King the night off in Sheffield, and Wade in Cardiff.[18] However, he was re-admitted to hospital, and in accordance with tournament regulations, was removed from the tournament. His results from the tournament so far were also annulled. 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.[19]
* – 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
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| 25 May – Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) | ||
| Phil Taylor 95.78 | 6–10 | 89.86 |
| James Wade 97.93 | 10–8 |  95.26 |
| 25 May – Final (best of 25 legs) | ||
| Mervyn King 85.83 | 8–13 | 90.38 |
| High Checkout: Mervyn King 156 (final) | ||
Table and Streaks
Table
| Pos | Name | Pld | W | D | L | LF | LA | +/- | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | A | HC | Pts |
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| 1 | | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 88 | 58 | +30 | 29 | 194 | 128 | 56 | 104.43 | 170 | 18 |
| 2 | | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 66 | +15 | 28 | 181 | 114 | 43 | 97.44 | 170 | 17 |
| 3 | | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 71 | +5 | 25 | 188 | 122 | 43 | 99.13 | 167 | 13 |
| 4 | | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 70 | +6 | 28 | 203 | 114 | 37 | 96.67 | 130 | 12 |
| 5 | | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 83 | −9 | 26 | 207 | 129 | 46 | 95.89 | 141 | 9 |
| 6 |  | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 86 | −23 | 18 | 180 | 72 | 25 | 92.38 | 150 | 9 |
| 7 | | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 90 | −24 | 26 | 173 | 93 | 33 | 91.24 | 170 | 6 |
Top four qualify for Play-offs after Week 14.
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied.
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Normal shading: Premier league match and result counted towards final standings
Lighter Shading: Premier League match but result was removed from final standings
Darker Shading: Challenge match (result 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
- ↑ "Klaasen And Mardle Confirmed". pdc.tv. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night One". pdc.tv. 5 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night Two". pdc.tv. 12 February 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night Three". pdc.tv. 19 February 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night Four". pdc.tv. 26 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night Five". pdc.tv. 5 March 2009. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night Six". pdc.tv. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 March 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night Seven". pdc.tv. 19 March 2009. Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night Eight". pdc.tv. 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 30 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night Nine". pdc.tv. 2 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night Ten". pdc.tv. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night Eleven". pdc.tv. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night Twelve". pdc.tv. 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night Thirteen". pdc.tv. 30 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Night Fourteen". pdc.tv. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ↑ "Mardle Forced To Miss Exeter". pdc.tv. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- ↑ "Mardle Taken To Hospital". pdc.tv. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ↑ "Mardle To Make Comeback". pdc.tv. 20 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ↑ "PDC Statement: Wayne Mardle". pdc.tv. 22 April 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ↑ "Premier League Darts – Play-offs". pdc.tv. 25 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.