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2012 Premier League Darts
	Winner
	Runner-up
	Score
	Date
	February 9– May 17
	Edition
	8th
	Number of players
	8
	Venues
	15
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The 2012 McCoy's Crisps Premier League Darts is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the eighth edition of the tournament.

The tournament began at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester on February 9, and will finish at the The O₂ Arena in London on May 17.

The format will be a double round robin tournament with the top 4 finishers moving on to the play-offs. Each league match will be played over 14 legs. If a player wins his eighth leg before the 14th leg, no further legs will be played after this point. Two points will be awarded for a win and one point awarded for a draw.

Qualification

The PDC's top four players following the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on January 3 qualifed by right to compete in the Premier League Darts 2012, and were joined by four wild card selections. Two being chosen by the PDC and two being chosen by broadcasters Sky Sports. The line-up was confirmed on January 3 2012. Andy Hamilton and Kevin Painter will make their debuts as wildcard entries.^[1]

Player	Appearance in Premier League	Consecutive Streak	Previous best performance	Order of Merit Ranking
Phil Taylor	8th	8	Winner (2005 to 2008, 2010)	1
Adrian Lewis	5th	3	Runner-up (2011)	2
James Wade	5th	5	Winner (2009)	3
Gary Anderson	2nd	2	Winner (2011)	4
Simon Whitlock WC	3rd	3	Semi-finals (2010)	5
Raymond van Barneveld WC	7th	7	Semi-finals (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011)	9
Andy Hamilton WC	1st	1	—	7
Kevin Painter WC	1st	1	—	10

WC = Wild Card

Venues

^[2]

Manchester	Aberdeen	Belfast	Exeter	Brighton
M.E.N. Arena February 9	A.E.C.C. February 16	Odyssey Arena February 23	Westpoint Arena March 1	The Brighton Centre March 8

Glasgow	Dublin	Cardiff	Nottingham	Sheffield
S.E.C.C. March 15	The O₂ March 22	Motorpoint Arena March 29	Capital FM Arena April 5	Motorpoint Arena April 12

Bournemouth	Liverpool	Birmingham	Newcastle	London
B.I.C. April 19	Echo Arena April 26	N.I.A. May 3	Metro Radio Arena May 10	The O₂ May 17

Results

League stage

The fixtures were announced on 16 January 2012.^[3]

February 9

M.E.N. Arena, Manchester

	Score
^[4]
Andy Hamilton 98.90	8–5	James Wade 91.20
Simon Whitlock 95.80	7–7	Raymond van Barneveld 102.58
Kevin Painter 82.67	8–6	Gary Anderson 80.84
Adrian Lewis 104.05	7–7	Phil Taylor 112.79

February 16

A.E.C.C., Aberdeen

	Score
Adrian Lewis	–	Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Anderson	–	Andy Hamilton
Phil Taylor	–	Kevin Painter
Simon Whitlock	–	James Wade

February 23

Odyssey Arena, Belfast

	Score
Kevin Painter	–	Simon Whitlock
Andy Hamilton	–	Adrian Lewis
Gary Anderson	–	James Wade
Raymond van Barneveld	–	Phil Taylor

March 1

Westpoint Arena, Exeter

	Score
Kevin Painter	–	James Wade
Raymond van Barneveld	–	Andy Hamilton
Simon Whitlock	–	Phil Taylor
Gary Anderson	–	Adrian Lewis

March 8

The Brighton Centre, Brighton

	Score
Kevin Painter	–	Andy Hamilton
Phil Taylor	–	Gary Anderson
James Wade	–	Raymond van Barneveld
Simon Whitlock	–	Adrian Lewis

March 15

S.E.C.C., Glasgow

	Score
James Wade	–	Adrian Lewis
Gary Anderson	–	Simon Whitlock
Phil Taylor	–	Andy Hamilton
Raymond van Barneveld	–	Kevin Painter

March 22

The O₂, Dublin

	Score
Andy Hamilton	–	Simon Whitlock
Adrian Lewis	–	Kevin Painter
Raymond van Barneveld	–	Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor	–	James Wade

March 29

C.I.A., Cardiff

	Score
James Wade	–	Simon Whitlock
Andy Hamilton	–	Gary Anderson
Kevin Painter	–	Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld	–	Adrian Lewis

April 5

Capital FM Arena, Nottingham

	Score
Kevin Painter	–	Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis	–	James Wade
Andy Hamilton	–	Phil Taylor
Simon Whitlock	–	Gary Anderson

April 12

Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield

	Score
James Wade	–	Gary Anderson
Simon Whitlock	–	Kevin Painter
Phil Taylor	–	Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis	–	Andy Hamilton

April 19

B.I.C., Bournemouth

	Score
Raymond van Barneveld	–	Simon Whitlock
Gary Anderson	–	Kevin Painter
James Wade	–	Andy Hamilton
Phil Taylor	–	Adrian Lewis

April 26

Echo Arena, Liverpool

	Score
James Wade	–	Kevin Painter
Phil Taylor	–	Simon Whitlock
Andy Hamilton	–	Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis	–	Gary Anderson

May 3

N.I.A., Birmingham

	Score
Simon Whitlock	–	Andy Hamilton
Gary Anderson	–	Raymond van Barneveld
Kevin Painter	–	Adrian Lewis
James Wade	–	Phil Taylor

May 10

Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

	Score
Andy Hamilton	–	Kevin Painter
Gary Anderson	–	Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld	–	James Wade
Adrian Lewis	–	Simon Whitlock

Play-Offs

The O₂ Arena, London

	Score
Semi-Finals (best of 15 legs)
	–
	–
Final (best of 19 legs)
	–

Table

Pos	Name	Pld	W	D	L	LF	LA	+/-	Pts
1	Hamilton	1	1	0	0	8	5	+3	2
2	Painter	1	1	0	0	8	6	+2	2
3	Whitlock	1	0	1	0	7	7	0	1
4	van Barneveld	1	0	1	0	7	7	0	1
5	Lewis	1	0	1	0	7	7	0	1
6	Taylor	1	0	1	0	7	7	0	1
7	Anderson	1	0	0	1	6	8	–2	0
8	Wade	1	0	0	1	5	8	–3	0

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

Prize Money

The prize-money has been increased to £450,000 over last years £410,000.^[5]

Stage	Prize Money
Winner	£150,000
Runner Up	£70,000
Semi-finalists	£50,000
5th Place	£40,000
6th Place	£35,000
7th Place	£30,000
8th Place	£25,000

References

^ "Hamilton & Painter's Premier Delight". PDC. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^ "2012 Premier League Darts Tickets". Planet Darts. Retrieved September 29 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "McCoy's Premier League Fixtures". Planet Darts. Retrieved January 16 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "McCoy's Premier League Darts - Night One Round-Up". PDC. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
^ "Hamilton & Painter's Premier Delight". PDC. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

External links

Official website

[1] "Hamilton & Painter's Premier Delight". PDC. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

[2] "2012 Premier League Darts Tickets". Planet Darts. Retrieved September 29 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[3] "McCoy's Premier League Fixtures". Planet Darts. Retrieved January 16 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[4] "McCoy's Premier League Darts - Night One Round-Up". PDC. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

[5] "Hamilton & Painter's Premier Delight". PDC. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

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