2009 Premier League Darts

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2009 Premier League Darts
Winner
England James Wade
Runner-up
England Mervyn King
Score
13–8
Date
5 February–25 May 2009
Edition
5th
Number of players
8
Venues
15
Premier League Darts
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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.

Contents

[edit] 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:

  1. England Phil Taylor
  2. England James Wade
  3. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
  4. Canada John Part
  5. England Terry Jenkins
  6. England Mervyn King
  7. England Wayne Mardle
  8. Netherlands Jelle Klaasen

[edit] Venues

England Liverpool Scotland Edinburgh England Coventry Northern Ireland Belfast England Newcastle
Echo Arena Liverpool
5 February		 Royal Highland Showground
12 February		 Ricoh Arena
19 February		 Odyssey Arena
26 February		 Metro Radio Arena
5 March
Echo Arena Liverpool at night.jpg The Ricoh Arena -Coventry -22Jan2008.jpg OdysseyArena.JPG Metroradio Arena, Newcastle.jpg
England Manchester England Brighton England Birmingham Scotland Glasgow England Exeter
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
MEN Arena.jpg Brighton Centre.JPG NIA, Birmingham.jpg Wfm secc front.jpg
England Nottingham Scotland Aberdeen England Sheffield Wales Cardiff England London
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
National Ice Centre - Trent FM Arena.jpg Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre.jpg The Sheffield Arena.jpg CIA Cardiff Wales 001.jpg Wembley Arena.jpg

[edit] Results

  • Matches in italics are challenge matches, and don't count towards the standings.

[edit] League Stage

[edit] 5 February

England Echo Arena, Liverpool

Score
[2]
James Wade England
93.12		 7–7 Canada John Part
88.23
Jelle Klaasen Netherlands
97.50		 7–7 England Terry Jenkins
96.95
Mervyn King England
 97.63		 8 – 1 England Wayne Mardle
 85.76
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
96.55		 4–8 England Phil Taylor
107.50
High Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 161

[edit] 12 February

Scotland Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh

Score
[3]
John Part Canada
92.43		 7–7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
99.87
Wayne Mardle England
 88.62		 7 – 7 England Terry Jenkins
 95.82
Phil Taylor England
101.94		 8–2 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
82.41
James Wade England
90.56		 1–8 England Mervyn King
104.00
High Checkout: Wayne Mardle 160

[edit] 19 February

England Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Score
[4]
Terry Jenkins England
99.36		 7–7 England Phil Taylor
101.86
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
103.19		 4–8 England James Wade
107.77
Mervyn King England
103.09		 8–2 Canada John Part
94.98
Jelle Klaasen Netherlands
 88.49		 6 – 8 England Wayne Mardle
 88.29
High Checkout: Wayne Mardle 156

[edit] 26 February

Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena, Belfast

Score
[5]
John Part Canada
 87.90		 8 – 1 England Wayne Mardle
 88.68
Mervyn King England
97.61		 8–4 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
88.38
James Wade England
105.35		 8-4 England Phil Taylor
104.69
Terry Jenkins England
101.71		 6–8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
106.51
High Checkout: Jelle Klaasen 158

[edit] 5 March

England Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Score
[6]
Jelle Klaasen Netherlands
94.51		 6–8 England James Wade
91.46
Phil Taylor England
106.36		 7–7 England Mervyn King
102.97
Wayne Mardle England
 90.76		 7 – 7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
 95.70
John Part Canada
92.14		 8–5 England Terry Jenkins
92.62
High Checkout: James Wade 170

[edit] 12 March

England M.E.N. Arena, Manchester

Score
[7]
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
105.82		 8–3 England Mervyn King
100.80
Jelle Klaasen Netherlands
90.57		 7–7 Canada John Part
88.63
Terry Jenkins England
94.97		 5–8 England James Wade
92.50
Phil Taylor England
 99.17		 8 – 4 England Wayne Mardle
 90.44
High Checkout: Jelle Klaasen 170

[edit] 19 March

England The Centre, Brighton

Score
[8]
Mervyn King England
89.27		 5–8 England Terry Jenkins
94.92
Wayne Mardle England
 91.31		 3 – 8 England James Wade
 98.74
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
91.51		 8–3 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
85.99
Phil Taylor England
104.05		 8–3 Canada John Part
95.14
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 170

[edit] 26 March

England The NIA, Birmingham

Score
[9]
Wayne Mardle England
 85.06		 2 – 8 England Mervyn King
 96.24
Terry Jenkins England
89.88		 6–8 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
95.40
John Part Canada
99.28		 7–7 England James Wade
99.22
Phil Taylor England
101.32		 8–2 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
96.76
High Checkout: Mervyn King 126

[edit] 2 April

Scotland S.E.C.C., Glasgow

Score
[10]
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
103.32		 8–1 Canada John Part
94.75
Terry Jenkins England
 92.74		 8 – 2 England Wayne Mardle
 87.00
Jelle Klaasen Netherlands
93.43		 6–8 England Phil Taylor
101.31
Mervyn King England
86.50		 8–3 England James Wade
84.55
High Checkout: Mervyn King 119

[edit] 9 April

England Westpoint Arena, Exeter

Score
[11]
John Part Canada
88.95		 8–6 England Mervyn King
87.43
Phil Taylor England
97.51		 7–7 England Terry Jenkins
94.89
James Wade England
100.45		 8–5 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
98.58
John Part Canada †
90.67		 7–7 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
89.47
High Checkout: John Part 150

[edit] 16 April

England Trent FM Arena, Nottingham

Score
[12]
Jelle Klaasen Netherlands
97.23		 7–7 England Mervyn King †
95.80
James Wade England
108.17		 8–1 England Terry Jenkins
95.71
Mervyn King England
97.62		 7–7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
96.84
Phil Taylor England
103.85		 7–7 England James Wade †
94.18
High Checkout: James Wade 145

[edit] 23 April

Scotland AECC, Aberdeen

Score
[13]
James Wade England
105.26		 7 – 2 Scotland Robert Thornton
86.59
Terry Jenkins England
97.18		 7–7 England Mervyn King
99.42
Jelle Klaasen Netherlands
89.70		 5–8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
96.88
John Part Canada
100.05		 3–8 England Phil Taylor
116.01*
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 161

[edit] 30 April

England The Arena, Sheffield

Score
[14]
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
101.86		 7 – 5 England Adrian Lewis
98.70
Phil Taylor England
98.94		 7 – 4 England Dennis Priestley
97.31
Terry Jenkins England
98.87		 8–3 Canada John Part
83.33
James Wade England
102.00		 8–4 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
90.23
High Checkout: James Wade 170

[edit] 7 May

Wales The CIA, Cardiff

Score
[15]
Jelle Klaasen Netherlands
94.90		 7 – 3 Wales Mark Webster
84.72
John Part Canada
93.54		 4 – 7 Scotland Gary Anderson
107.40
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
93.76		 7–7 England Terry Jenkins
93.61
Mervyn King England
95.49		 2–8 England Phil Taylor
106.74
High Checkout: Gary Anderson 121

[edit] 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 will be 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 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.

[edit] Play-Offs

England Wembley Arena, London

Score
[20]
25 May – Semi-Finals (best of 19 legs)
Phil Taylor England
95.78		 6–10 England Mervyn King
89.86
James Wade England
97.93		 10–8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
95.26
25 May – Final (best of 25 legs)
Mervyn King England
85.83		 8–13 England James Wade
90.38
High Checkout: Mervyn King 156 (final)

[edit] Table

Pos Name Pld W D L LF LA +/- LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s HC Pts
1 England Phil Taylor 12 7 4 1 88 58 +30 29 194 128 56 170 18
2 England James Wade 12 7 3 2 81 66 +15 28 181 114 43 170 17
3 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 12 5 3 4 76 71 +5 25 188 122 43 167 13
4 England Mervyn King 12 4 4 4 76 70 +6 28 203 114 37 130 12
5 England Terry Jenkins 12 2 5 5 74 83 −9 26 207 129 46 141 9
6 Canada John Part 12 2 5 5 63 86 −23 18 180 72 25 150 9
7 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 12 1 4 7 66 90 −24 26 173 93 33 170 6

Top four qualify for Play-Offs after Week 14.
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied.

[edit] References

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