2008 Premier League Darts

2008 Premier League Darts
Winner
England Phil Taylor
Runner-up
England James Wade
Score
16–8
Date
31 January – 26 May 2008
Edition
4th
Number of players
8
Venues
15
Premier League Darts
< 2007 | 2008 | 2009 >

The 2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). 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.

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:

Venues

Scotland Glasgow England Plymouth England Manchester England Coventry England Bournemouth
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
31 January
Plymouth Pavilions
7 February
Manchester Evening News Arena
14 February
Ricoh Arena
21 February
Bournemouth International Centre
28 February
England Nottingham England Sheffield England Brighton England Birmingham Scotland Aberdeen
Trent FM Arena
6 March
Sheffield Arena
13 March
The Brighton Centre
20 March
National Indoor Arena
27 March
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
3 April
England Liverpool England London Northern Ireland Belfast England Newcastle Wales Cardiff
Echo Arena Liverpool
10 April
Wembley Arena
17 April
Odyssey Arena
24 April
Metro Radio Arena
1 May
Cardiff International Arena
26 May

Prize money

The prize fund increases for 2008 – with the top prize of £100,000 matching the amount that the 2008 PDC World Champion receives. The guaranteed prize for reaching the Premier League is now £20,000.

Condition
Prize
Winner £100,000
Runner-up £50,000
Semi-finalists £40,000 each
5th place £27,500
6th place £25,000
7th place £22,500
8th place £20,000
Highest checkout each night £1,000
Total £340,000

Results

League Stage

31 January

Scotland S.E.C.C., Glasgow

Player Legs Player
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
91.24
8–4 England Wayne Mardle
90.91
Adrian Lewis England
87.97
8–5 England Terry Jenkins
86.76
Peter Manley England
90.90
7–7 Canada John Part
94.33
Phil Taylor England
93.76
6–8 England James Wade
94.77
High Checkout: John Part 157

7 February

England The Pavilions, Plymouth

Player Legs Player
John Part Canada
91.81
4–8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
94.34
James Wade England
88.29
8–6 England Terry Jenkins
89.34
Phil Taylor England
95.71
8–4 England Adrian Lewis
96.79
Peter Manley England
94.47
7–7 England Wayne Mardle
96.12
High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 104

14 February

England MEN Arena, Manchester

Player Legs Player
Terry Jenkins England
96.49
8–5 England Phil Taylor
96.76
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
96.58
8–4 England Peter Manley
91.56
Wayne Mardle England
91.35
6–8 Canada John Part
95.90
Adrian Lewis England
93.81
7–7 England James Wade
92.09
High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 146

21 February

England Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Player Legs Player
John Part Canada
88.57
4–8 England James Wade
96.51
Wayne Mardle England
84.29
6–8 England Adrian Lewis
91.70
Peter Manley England
102.02
8–3 England Phil Taylor
94.96
Terry Jenkins England
94.51
8–5 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
91.88
High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 156

28 February

England The BIC, Bournemouth

Player Legs Player
Adrian Lewis England
84.17
7–7 England Peter Manley
85.70
Phil Taylor England
96.97
8–0 England Wayne Mardle
88.43
James Wade England
89.54
6–8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
91.09
John Part Canada
95.66
2–8 England Terry Jenkins
98.28
High Checkout: Peter Manley 160

6 March

England The Arena, Nottingham

Player Legs Player
Wayne Mardle England
91.92
7–7 England James Wade
92.61
Adrian Lewis England
85.58
6–8 Canada John Part
85.20
Terry Jenkins England
93.28
7–7 England Peter Manley
87.75
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
94.10
3–8 England Phil Taylor
111.14
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 167

13 March

England The Arena, Sheffield

Player Legs Player
Wayne Mardle England
88.68
8–5 England Terry Jenkins
91.08
James Wade England
97.60
8–5 England Peter Manley
91.53
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
92.24
8–2 England Adrian Lewis
87.64
Phil Taylor England
107.39
8–3 Canada John Part
102.74
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 164

20 March

England The Centre, Brighton

Player Legs Player
Terry Jenkins England
96.42
3–8 England Adrian Lewis
101.81
Wayne Mardle England
94.88
8–5 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
94.78
John Part Canada
96.69
8–5 England Peter Manley
90.88
James Wade England
102.13
4–8 England Phil Taylor
104.45
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 164

27 March

England The NIA, Birmingham

Player Legs Player
Terry Jenkins England
88.62
4–8 England James Wade
101.76
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
93.39
8–6 Canada John Part
89.34
Wayne Mardle England
89.30
8–5 England Peter Manley
90.90
Phil Taylor England
101.40
7–7 England Terry Jenkins
92.46
High Checkout: Wayne Mardle 114

3 April

Scotland AECC, Aberdeen

Player Legs Player
Adrian Lewis England
89.11
3–8 England Phil Taylor
104.38
Peter Manley England
89.99
8–6 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
93.30
John Part Canada
94.89
5–8 England Wayne Mardle
98.35
James Wade England
103.15
8–1 England Adrian Lewis
76.09
High Checkout: James Wade 121

10 April

England Echo Arena, Liverpool

Player Legs Player
James Wade England
101.45
8–5 England Wayne Mardle
97.57
John Part Canada
92.33
2–8 England Adrian Lewis
98.96
Peter Manley England
102.96
8–5 England Terry Jenkins
98.74
Phil Taylor England
103.02
8–2 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
94.96
High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 170

17 April

England Wembley Arena, London

Player Legs Player
Terry Jenkins England
83.84
7–7 England Wayne Mardle
85.61
Peter Manley England
89.67
6–8 England James Wade
92.61
Adrian Lewis England
96.25
4–8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
92.59
John Part Canada
103.66
3–8 England Phil Taylor
111.74
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 139

24 April

Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena, Belfast

Player Legs Player
Peter Manley England
89.79
7–7 England Adrian Lewis
91.04
Wayne Mardle England
85.54
1–8 England Phil Taylor
107.21
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
98.81
8–6 England James Wade
93.86
Terry Jenkins England
93.13
5–8 Canada John Part
92.50
High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 161

1 May

England Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Player Legs Player
James Wade England
95.32
8–5 Canada John Part
97.68
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
93.51
8–1 England Terry Jenkins
81.16
Adrian Lewis England
92.23
7–7 England Wayne Mardle
87.75
Phil Taylor England
107.21
8–1 England Peter Manley
101.59
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 167

Play-Offs

Wales The CIA, Cardiff

Score
26 May – Semi finals
Phil Taylor England
112.68
11–1 England Adrian Lewis
97.33
James Wade England
89.62
11–8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
90.65
26 May – Final
Phil Taylor England
108.36
16–8 England James Wade
100.14
High Checkout: n/a

† = 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.

Table and Streaks

Table

Pos Name Pld W D L +/- LWAT Pts
1 England Phil Taylor 14 10 1 3 +46 31 21
2 England James Wade 14 9 2 3 +26 40 20
3 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 14 9 0 5 +16 37 18
4 England Adrian Lewis 14 4 4 6 −12 30 12
5 England Wayne Mardle 14 4 4 6 −14 31 12
6 England Peter Manley 14 3 5 6 −12 30 11
7 England Terry Jenkins 14 3 3 8 −18 23 9
8 Canada John Part 14 4 1 9 −28 28 9

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

Streaks

Player Week Play-Offs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SF F
England Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor L W L L W W W W D W W W W W W W
England James Wade W W D W L D W L W W W W L W W L
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld W W W L W L W L W L L W W W L
England Adrian Lewis W L D W D L L W DNP L L W L D D L
England Wayne Mardle L D L L L D W W W W L D L D
England Peter Manley D D L W D D L L L W W L D L
England Terry Jenkins L L W W W D L L L D DNP L D L L
Canada John Part D L W L L W L W L L L L W L

NB: W = Won D = Drawn L = Lost DNP = Did Not Play

Player Statistics

The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included.

Phil Taylor

James Wade

Raymond van Barneveld

Adrian Lewis

Wayne Mardle

Peter Manley

Terry Jenkins

John Part

References

External links

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