2011 Premier League Darts

2011 Premier League Darts
Winner
Gary Anderson
Runner-up
Adrian Lewis
Score
10–4
Date
10 February–19 May 2011
Edition
7th
Number of players
8
Venues
15
Premier League Darts
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The 2011 888.com Premier League Darts^[1] was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the seventh edition of the tournament.

The tournament began at The O₂ Arena in London on 10 February, and finished at the Wembley Arena on 19 May.

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

Gary Anderson won in the final 10–4 against world champion Adrian Lewis. He is the first player to win the title on his debut appearance (except from the inaugural tournament) and this was the first final to feature neither of the top 2 players from the group stage.

This edition of the Premier League contained the most non-English players ever to compete in the same edition of the tournament at 4 (Raymond van Barneveld, Gary Anderson, Simon Whitlock and Mark Webster).

Mark Webster recorded the worst ever run of matches from weeks 7-11, winning just 6 legs in 5 matches, in a run that culminated in him failing to win any of his last 10 matches and finish with just 5 points and -49 leg difference, the worst ever record from a premier league season.

Qualification

The PDC's top four players following the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on January 4 qualified by right to compete in Premier League Darts, and were joined by four wild card selections. Two were chosen by the PDC and two wild card qualifiers by broadcasters Sky Sports. The line-up was confirmed on 4 January 2011.^[2]

Player	Appearance in Premier League	Consecutive Streak	Previous best performance	Order of Merit Ranking
Phil Taylor	7th	7	Winner (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)	1
Adrian Lewis	4th	2	Semi-Finals (2008)	2
James Wade	4th	4	Winner (2009)	3
Gary Anderson	1st	1	–	4
Raymond van Barneveld WC	6th	6	Semi-Finals (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)	5
Terry Jenkins WC	5th	5	Runner-Up (2007)	6
Simon Whitlock WC	2nd	2	Semi-Finals (2010)	7
Mark Webster WC	1st	1	–	13

WC = Wild Card

Venues

London	Nottingham	Belfast	Exeter	Manchester
The O2 10 February	Capital FM Arena 17 February	Odyssey Arena 24 February	Westpoint Arena 3 March	M.E.N. Arena 10 March
Glasgow	Brighton	Cardiff	Aberdeen	Sheffield
S.E.C.C. 17 March	The Brighton Centre 24 March	C.I.A. 31 March	A.E.C.C. 7 April	Motorpoint Arena 14 April
Birmingham	Liverpool	Bournemouth	Newcastle	Wembley
N.I.A. 21 April	Echo Arena 28 April	B.I.C. 5 May	Metro Radio Arena 12 May	Wembley Arena 19 May

Prize Money

The prize fund is £410,000. The money won does not count towards the PDC order of merit.^[3]

• Winner: £125,000
• Runner-Up: £65,000
• 3rd Place: £50,000
• 4th Place: £40,000
• 5th Place: £32,500
• 6th Place: £30,000
• 7th Place: £27,500
• 8th Place: £25,000
• High Checkout (per Night): £1,000

Results

League Stage

On January 4, 2011, the PDC announced via their official website that Phil Taylor would play against Adrian Lewis on the opening event of the League on February 10.^[4] On January 12, the PDC's website released the fixtures.^[5]

February 10 The O2 Arena, London Player Legs Player [6] Mark Webster 100.49 8–3 James Wade 86.79 Gary Anderson 97.02 8–5 Simon Whitlock 99.09 Raymond van Barneveld 89.73 6–8 Terry Jenkins 90.65 Adrian Lewis 100.79 8–2 Phil Taylor 90.54 High Checkout: Gary Anderson 120

February 17 Capital FM Arena, Nottingham Player Legs Player [7] Simon Whitlock 91.30 3–8 Raymond van Barneveld 100.15 James Wade 97.69 8–6 Adrian Lewis 99.09 Phil Taylor 103.87 8–5 Mark Webster 97.27 Terry Jenkins 91.41 4–8 Gary Anderson 102.21 High Checkout: Mark Webster 170

February 24 Odyssey Arena, Belfast Player Legs Player [8] Gary Anderson 99.24 8–1 Mark Webster 84.81 Simon Whitlock 91.71 8–5 James Wade 89.43 Adrian Lewis 96.72 6–8 Raymond van Barneveld 94.29 Phil Taylor 98.46 8–2 Terry Jenkins 85.61 High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 170

March 3 Westpoint Arena, Exeter Player Legs Player [9] Terry Jenkins 92.39 1–8 Simon Whitlock 99.29 Mark Webster 110.19 8–2 Adrian Lewis 103.27 Gary Anderson 96.31 8–3 James Wade 90.87 Raymond van Barneveld 92.32 3–8 Phil Taylor 95.64 High Checkout: Phil Taylor 147

March 10 M.E.N. Arena, Manchester Player Legs Player [10] Terry Jenkins 98.18 8–4 Mark Webster 90.91 Phil Taylor 103.95 8–6 Gary Anderson 99.16 James Wade 90.95 2–8 Raymond van Barneveld 96.49 Simon Whitlock 97.16 2–8 Adrian Lewis 101.83 High Checkout: James Wade, Adrian Lewis 136

March 17 S.E.C.C., Glasgow Player Legs Player [11] Terry Jenkins 94.16 6–8 James Wade 85.86 Raymond van Barneveld 100.98 8–4 Mark Webster 96.40 Simon Whitlock 96.35 5–8 Phil Taylor 103.33 Gary Anderson 87.28 3–8 Adrian Lewis 88.18 High Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 161

March 24 The Brighton Centre, Brighton Player Legs Player [12] Mark Webster 87.29 2–8 Simon Whitlock 98.44 Adrian Lewis 93.88 7–7 Terry Jenkins 92.69 Raymond van Barneveld 99.81 8–5 Gary Anderson 92.26 Phil Taylor 105.70 8–1 James Wade 94.00 High Checkout: Simon Whitlock 140

March 31 C.I.A., Cardiff Player Legs Player [13] James Wade 92.09 6–8 Gary Anderson 101.53 Simon Whitlock 97.19 8–3 Terry Jenkins 95.08 Phil Taylor 104.52 8–3 Raymond van Barneveld 96.20 Adrian Lewis 101.30 8–1 Mark Webster 87.16 High Checkout: James Wade 141

April 7 A.E.C.C., Aberdeen Player Legs Player [14] Gary Anderson 101.25 8–3 Terry Jenkins 86.34 Adrian Lewis 93.11 3–8 James Wade 92.17 Mark Webster 92.34 1–8 Phil Taylor 107.07 Raymond van Barneveld 104.54 5–8 Simon Whitlock 107.93 High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 111

April 14 Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield Player Legs Player [15] James Wade 88.49 8–5 Simon Whitlock 90.89 Mark Webster 83.61 1–8 Gary Anderson 94.42 Terry Jenkins 94.92 2–8 Phil Taylor 106.40 Raymond van Barneveld 86.04 8–3 Adrian Lewis 84.72 High Checkout: Simon Whitlock 170

April 21 N.I.A., Birmingham Player Legs Player [16] James Wade 106.26 8–1 Mark Webster 92.17 Terry Jenkins 99.51 7–7 Raymond van Barneveld 101.40 Simon Whitlock 98.35 6–8 Gary Anderson 103.51 Phil Taylor 107.46 8–3 Adrian Lewis 100.89 High Checkout: James Wade 170

April 28 Echo Arena, Liverpool Player Legs Player [17] Mark Webster 84.40 4–8 Terry Jenkins 92.56 Gary Anderson 96.54 3–8 Phil Taylor 101.10 Raymond van Barneveld 92.63 7–7 James Wade 102.66 Adrian Lewis 95.87 8–5 Simon Whitlock 94.95 High Checkout: James Wade 138

May 5 B.I.C., Bournemouth Player Legs Player [18] Simon Whitlock 94.97 7–7 Mark Webster 93.87 Gary Anderson 92.68 4–8 Raymond van Barneveld 93.49 Terry Jenkins 91.95 3–8 Adrian Lewis 94.59 James Wade 102.84 4–8 Phil Taylor 109.36 High Checkout: Phil Taylor 157

May 12 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Player Legs Player [19] James Wade 93.47 8–4 Terry Jenkins 89.16 Mark Webster 89.69 4–8 Raymond van Barneveld 90.10 Adrian Lewis 91.88 7–7 Gary Anderson 99.32 Phil Taylor 101.02 8–3 Simon Whitlock 97.88 High Checkout: James Wade 170

Play-Offs Wembley Arena, London Score [20] 19 May – Semi-Finals (best of 15 legs) Phil Taylor 99.58 3–8 Adrian Lewis 104.63 Raymond van Barneveld 96.18 6–8 Gary Anderson 98.49 19 May – Third place play-off (best of 15 legs) Phil Taylor 91.77 8–6 Raymond van Barneveld 91.70 19 May – Final (best of 19 legs) Adrian Lewis 85.75 4–10 Gary Anderson 94.67 High Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 137 Table and Streaks Table Final table statistics:[21] Pos Name Pld W D L LF LA +/- LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s A HC Pts 1 Phil Taylor 14 13 0 1 106 49 +57 41 207 109 55 102.67 157 26 2 Raymond van Barneveld 14 8 2 4 95 77 +18 31 243 139 33 93.47 161 18 3 Gary Anderson 14 8 1 5 92 76 +16 30 197 111 68 97.40 136 17 4 Adrian Lewis 14 6 2 6 85 78 +7 28 205 121 40 95.62 170 14 5 James Wade 14 6 1 7 79 88 −9 29 248 98 39 93.47 170 13 6 Simon Whitlock 14 5 1 8 81 87 −6 31 180 138 56 96.78 170 11 7 Terry Jenkins 14 3 2 9 66 100 −34 22 230 106 40 92.61 120 8 8 Mark Webster 14 2 1 11 51 100 −49 18 188 82 30 91.75 170 5 Top four qualified for the Play-Offs after Week 14. 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 Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor L W W W W W W W W W W W W W L Raymond van Barneveld L W W L W W W L L W D D W W L Gary Anderson W W W W L L L W W W W L L D W W Adrian Lewis W L L L W W D W L L L W W D W L James Wade L W L L L W L L W W W D L W Simon Whitlock L L W W L L W W W L L L D L Terry Jenkins W L L L W L D L L L D W L L Mark Webster W L L W L L L L L L L L D 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 Longest unbeaten run: 13 Most consecutive wins: 13 Most consecutive draws: 0 Most consecutive losses: 1 Longest without a win: 1 Biggest victory: 8-1 (v. James Wade and v. Mark Webster) Biggest defeat: 2-8 (v. Adrian Lewis) Raymond van Barneveld Longest unbeaten run: 5 Most consecutive wins: 3 Most consecutive draws: 2 Most consecutive losses: 2 Longest without a win: 2 Biggest victory: 8-2 (v. James Wade) Biggest defeat: 3-8 (v. Phil Taylor (twice)) Gary Anderson Longest unbeaten run: 4 Most consecutive wins: 4 Most consecutive draws: 1 Most consecutive losses: 3 Longest without a win: 3 Biggest victory: 8-1 (v. Mark Webster (twice)) Biggest defeat: 3-8 (v. Adrian Lewis and v. Phil Taylor) Adrian Lewis Longest unbeaten run: 4 Most consecutive wins: 2 Most consecutive draws: 1 Most consecutive losses: 3 Longest without a win: 3 Biggest victory: 8-1 (v. Mark Webster) Biggest defeat: 2-8 (v. Mark Webster) James Wade Longest unbeaten run: 4 Most consecutive wins: 3 Most consecutive draws: 1 Most consecutive losses: 3 Longest without a win: 3 Biggest victory: 8-1 (v. Mark Webster) Biggest defeat: 1-8 (v. 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