2008 Premier League Darts
The 2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The prize money was increased by £75,000 compared to 2007. The overall fund was £340,000 with the eventual winner taking home £100,000.
| 2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts |
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| Score |
| 16–8 |
| Date |
| 31 January–26 May 2008 |
| Edition |
| 4th |
| Number of players |
| 8 |
| Venues |
| 15 |
| Premier League Darts |
| < 2007 | 2008 | 2009 > |
Phil Taylor continued his dominance of this tournament by taking the title for the fourth year in a row despite losing for the first time in 44 matches, losing the opening game 8–6 to newcomer James Wade and going on to lose twice more in his first four matches. Taylor beat Wade 16–8 in the final.
Sky Sports secured television coverage of the event until 2010, and Whyte & Mackay sponsored the tournament for the same duration – taking over from Holsten who sponsored the event in 2006 and 2007.[1]
Qualifiers
The World Grand Prix in October 2007 was the cut-off point for automatic qualification for the event. The top six players in the World Rankings after the tournament received an automatic place in the Premier League. The qualifiers were thus:
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| SECC 31 January |
Plymouth Pavilions 7 February |
MEN Arena 14 February |
Ricoh Arena 21 February |
Bournemouth International Centre 28 February |
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| Trent FM Arena 6 March |
Sheffield Arena 13 March |
Brighton Centre 20 March |
National Indoor Arena 27 March |
AECC 3 April |
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| Echo Arena Liverpool 10 April |
Wembley Arena 17 April |
Odyssey Arena 24 April |
Metro Radio Arena 1 May |
Cardiff International Arena 26 May |
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Prize money
The prize fund increases for 2008 – with the top prize of £100,000 matching the amount that the 2008 PDC World Champion received. The guaranteed prize for reaching the Premier League is now £20,000.
| Stage | Prize Money | |
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| Winner | £100,000 | |
| Runner-up | £50,000 | |
| Semi-finalists (x2) | £40,000 | |
| 5th place | £27,500 | |
| 6th place | £25,000 | |
| 7th place | £22,500 | |
| 8th place | £20,000 | |
| High Checkout (per night) | £1,000 | |
| Total | £340,000 | |
Results
League Stage
31 January – Week 1
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7 February – Week 2
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14 February – Week 3
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21 February – Week 4
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28 February – Week 5
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6 March – Week 6
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13 March – Week 7
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20 March – Week 8
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27 March – Week 9
† = Terry Jenkins replaced Adrian Lewis on 27 March show against Phil Taylor because Lewis was too ill to play. The next week, Lewis played his match against Taylor and James Wade, giving Jenkins the night off. |
3 April – Week 10
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10 April – Week 11
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17 April – Week 12
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24 April – Week 13
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1 May – Week 14
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Play-offs – 26 May
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| Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) | ||
| Phil Taylor 112.68 | 11 – 1 | 97.33 |
| James Wade 89.62 | 11 – 8 | 90.65 |
| Final (best of 31 legs) | ||
| Phil Taylor 108.36 | 16 – 8 | 100.14 |
| High Checkout: n/a | ||
Table and Streaks
Table
| Pos | Name | Pld | W | D | L | LF | LA | +/- | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | A | HC | Pts |
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| 1 | | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 101 | 55 | +46 | 31 | 208 | 133 | 46 | 102.58 | 167 | 21 |
| 2 | | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 102 | 76 | +26 | 40 | 255 | 145 | 42 | 95.84 | 161 | 20 |
| 3 | | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 77 | +16 | 37 | 213 | 111 | 35 | 93.77 | 157 | 18 |
| 4 | | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 92 | −12 | 30 | 197 | 102 | 38 | 90.94 | 170 | 12 |
| 5 | | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 82 | 96 | −14 | 31 | 218 | 139 | 32 | 90.76 | 123 | 12 |
| 6 | | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 97 | −12 | 30 | 288 | 147 | 21 | 92.84 | 160 | 11 |
| 7 | | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 79 | 97 | −18 | 23 | 269 | 109 | 28 | 91.72 | 161 | 9 |
| 8 | | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 73 | 101 | −28 | 28 | 190 | 116 | 31 | 94.38 | 157 | 9 |
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied.
Streaks
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 14 | SF | F | |||
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NB: W = Won D = Drawn L = Lost N/A = Did Not Play
Player statistics
The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included.
Phil Taylor
- Longest unbeaten run: 10
- Most consecutive wins: 5
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 2
- Longest without a win: 2
- Biggest victory: 8-0 (v. Wayne Mardle)
- Biggest defeat: 3-8 (v. Peter Manley)
James Wade
- Longest unbeaten run: 4
- Most consecutive wins: 4
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 1
- Longest without a win: 2
- Biggest victory: 8-1 (v. Adrian Lewis)
- Biggest defeat: 4-8 (v. Phil Taylor)
Raymond van Barneveld
- Longest unbeaten run: 3
- Most consecutive wins: 3
- Most consecutive draws: 0
- Most consecutive losses: 2
- Longest without a win: 2
- Biggest victory: 8-1 (v. Terry Jenkins)
- Biggest defeat: 2-8 (v. Phil Taylor)
Adrian Lewis
- Longest unbeaten run: 3
- Most consecutive wins: 1
- Most consecutive draws: 2
- Most consecutive losses: 2
- Longest without a win: 3
- Biggest victory: 8-2 (v. John Part)
- Biggest defeat: 1-8 (v. James Wade)
Wayne Mardle
- Longest unbeaten run: 5
- Most consecutive wins: 4
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 3
- Longest without a win: 6
- Biggest victory: 8-5 (v. Terry Jenkins, v. Raymond van Barneveld, v. Peter Manley and v. John Part)
- Biggest defeat: 0-8 (v. Phil Taylor)
Peter Manley
- Longest unbeaten run: 3
- Most consecutive wins: 2
- Most consecutive draws: 2
- Most consecutive losses: 3
- Longest without a win: 5
- Biggest victory: 8-3 (v. Phil Taylor)
- Biggest defeat: 1-8 (v. Phil Taylor)
Terry Jenkins
- Longest unbeaten run: 4
- Most consecutive wins: 3
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 3
- Longest without a win: 9
- Biggest victory: 8-2 (v. John Part)
- Biggest defeat: 1-8 (v. Raymond van Barneveld)
John Part
- Longest unbeaten run: 1
- Most consecutive wins: 1
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 4
- Longest without a win: 4
- Biggest victory: 8-5 (v. Peter Manley and v. Terry Jenkins)
- Biggest defeat: 2-8 (v. Terry Jenkins and v. Adrian Lewis)
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References
- Whyte & Mackay sign three year sponsorship deal Archived 3 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine planetdarts.tv
External links
- PDC confirm 2008 – 2010 Premier League
- Fixtures 2008 planetdarts
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