2008 Premier League Darts


2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts
Winner

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:

Venues

Fifteen venues were used for the 2008 Premier League, including a first trip to Northern Ireland for a night in Belfast.


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.

Results

League stage

31 January – week 1

'''SECC, Glasgow'''

7 February – week 2

'''Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth'''

14 February – week 3

'''MEN Arena, Manchester'''

21 February – Week 4

'''Ricoh Arena, Coventry'''

28 February – Week 5

'''Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth'''

6 March – Week 6

'''Trent FM Arena, Nottingham'''

13 March – Week 7

'''Sheffield Arena, Sheffield'''

20 March – Week 8

'''Brighton Centre, Brighton'''

27 March – Week 9

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
† = 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

'''AECC, Aberdeen'''

10 April – week 11

'''Echo Arena, Liverpool'''

17 April – week 12

'''Wembley Arena, London'''

24 April – week 13

'''Odyssey Arena, Belfast'''

1 May – week 14

'''Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne'''

Play-offs – 26 May

'''Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff'''

Table and Streaks

Table

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

Streaks

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: 10Most consecutive wins: 5Most consecutive draws: 1Most consecutive losses: 2Longest without a win: 2Biggest victory: 8-0 Biggest defeat: 3-8

James Wade

Longest unbeaten run: 4Most consecutive wins: 4Most consecutive draws: 1Most consecutive losses: 1Longest without a win: 2Biggest victory: 8-1 Biggest defeat: 4-8

Raymond van Barneveld

Longest unbeaten run: 3Most consecutive wins: 3Most consecutive draws: 0Most consecutive losses: 2Longest without a win: 2Biggest victory: 8-1 Biggest defeat: 2-8

Adrian Lewis

Longest unbeaten run: 3Most consecutive wins: 1Most consecutive draws: 2Most consecutive losses: 2Longest without a win: 3Biggest victory: 8-2 Biggest defeat: 1-8

Wayne Mardle

Longest unbeaten run: 5Most consecutive wins: 4Most consecutive draws: 1Most consecutive losses: 3Longest without a win: 6Biggest victory: 8-5 Biggest defeat: 0-8

Peter Manley

Longest unbeaten run: 3Most consecutive wins: 2Most consecutive draws: 2Most consecutive losses: 3Longest without a win: 5Biggest victory: 8-3 Biggest defeat: 1-8

Terry Jenkins

Longest unbeaten run: 4Most consecutive wins: 3Most consecutive draws: 1Most consecutive losses: 3Longest without a win: 9Biggest victory: 8-2 Biggest defeat: 1-8

John Part

Longest unbeaten run: 1Most consecutive wins: 1Most consecutive draws: 1Most consecutive losses: 4Longest without a win: 4Biggest victory: 8-5 Biggest defeat: 2-8