2014 Premier League Darts

2014 Premier League Darts
Winner
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
Runner-up
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Score
10–6
Date
6 February–22 May
Edition
10th
Number of players
10
Venues
16
Premier League Darts
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The 2014 Betway Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the tenth edition of the tournament. The event began at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Thursday 6 February, and ended at The O2 Arena, London on Thursday 22 May. The tournament was shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. The new title sponsor was Betway.[1]

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion and he reached the final this year, but lost 10–6 to Raymond van Barneveld who won his first Premier League title.[2]

Players

The competitors were announced on 1 January 2014 following the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship final, with the top four players from the PDC Order of Merit to be joined by six Wildcards.[3][4] The tournament format is identical to that of 2013, whereby after nine weeks the bottom two players are relegated. All players play each other once at that point. The remaining eight will then compete against each other in the final six rounds for the play-offs places.

Andy Hamilton (world no. 11) and 2009 Premier League Champion James Wade (world no. 6) did not return from last year, Wade there by missing out for the first time in seven years. PDC chairman Barry Hearn explained the decision was made to give Wade a rest to enable him more time to gain treatment for his health issues,[5] but Wade released a statement the following day, describing the omission as "devastating" as he was "one of the four most consistent players in 2013".[6] Wade also said he didn't ask to be left out and didn't decline an invitation, and that, with regards the reason given by Hearn that he could gain treatment for his bipolar disorder, "no medical professional has suggested I take a break".[6]

Player Appearance in
Premier League
Consecutive
Streak
Order of Merit
rank
Previous best performance Qualification
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 2nd 2 1 1Winner (2013) PDC Order of Merit
England Phil Taylor a10th 10 2 1Winner (2005–2008, 2010, 2012) PDC Order of Merit
Australia Simon Whitlock 5th 5 3 2Runner-up (2012) PDC Order of Merit
England Adrian Lewis 7th 5 4 2Runner-up (2011) PDC Order of Merit
England Dave Chisnall 1st 1 5 aDebut PDC Wildcard
Scotland Peter Wright 1st 1 7 aDebut PDC Wildcard
England Wes Newton 2nd 2 8 9Ninth place (2013) PDC Wildcard
Scotland Robert Thornton 2nd 2 9 5Fifth place (2013) PDC Wildcard
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 9th 9 10 3Semi-finalist (2006–2009, 2011, 2013) Sky Sports Wildcard
Scotland Gary Anderson 4th 4 17 1Winner (2011) Sky Sports Wildcard

Venues

Week seven saw a tournament record attendance with 11,000 fans in Leeds.[7]

England Liverpool England Bournemouth Northern Ireland Belfast Scotland Glasgow
Echo Arena
Thursday 6 February
BIC
Thursday 13 February
Odyssey Arena
Thursday 20 February
SSE Hydro
Thursday 27 February
England Exeter England Nottingham England Leeds Republic of Ireland Dublin
Westpoint Arena
Thursday 6 March
Capital FM Arena
Thursday 13 March
First Direct Arena
Thursday 20 March
The O2
Thursday 27 March
Wales Cardiff England Sheffield Scotland Aberdeen England Manchester
Motorpoint Arena
Thursday 3 April
Motorpoint Arena
Thursday 10 April
GE Gas & Oil Arena
Thursday 17 April
Phones 4u Arena
Thursday 24 April
England Birmingham England Newcastle England Brighton England London
NIA
Thursday 1 May
Metro Radio Arena
Thursday 8 May
The Brighton Centre
Thursday 15 May
The O2
Thursday 22 May

Prize money

The prize-money was increased to £550,000 from £520,000 in 2013.

Stage Prize Money
Winner £150,000
Runner Up £75,000
Semi-finalists £60,000
5th Place £50,000
6th Place £45,000
7th Place £35,000
8th Place £30,000
9th Place £25,000
10th Place £20,000

Results

League stage

6 February

England Echo Arena Liverpool, Liverpool

Score
[8]
Dave Chisnall England
93.87
7–5 Scotland Robert Thornton
93.28
Peter Wright Scotland
97.53
7–3 England Wes Newton
93.75
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
108.52
7–2 Scotland Gary Anderson
100.71
Phil Taylor England
99.45
0–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
109.59
Simon Whitlock Australia
86.31
1–7 England Adrian Lewis
99.13
Night's Average: 98.21
Highest Checkout: Adrian Lewis 130

13 February

England BIC, Bournemouth

Score
[9]
Wes Newton England
91.36
7–5 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
89.69
Dave Chisnall England
92.40
6–6 Scotland Peter Wright
83.83
Gary Anderson Scotland
98.13
7–2 Australia Simon Whitlock
90.05
Adrian Lewis England
100.57
7–3 England Phil Taylor
98.27
Robert Thornton Scotland
90.23
5–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
95.83
Night's Average: 93.04
Highest Checkout: Wes Newton 149

20 February

Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena, Belfast

Score
[10]
Robert Thornton Scotland
105.21
7–2 Scotland Gary Anderson
95.02
Dave Chisnall England
101.01
4–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
103.60
Peter Wright Scotland
100.40
7–4 England Phil Taylor
101.03
Wes Newton England
93.82
7–2 England Adrian Lewis
89.54
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
95.96
7–4 Australia Simon Whitlock
95.44
Night's Average: 98.1
Highest Checkout: Gary Anderson 121

27 February

Scotland SSE Hydro, Glasgow

Score
[11]
Peter Wright Scotland
93.32
7–1 England Adrian Lewis
90.85
Robert Thornton Scotland
82.66
6–6 England Wes Newton
88.45
Simon Whitlock Australia
94.35
3–7 England Phil Taylor
104.82
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
98.25
5–7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
107.31
Dave Chisnall England
103.19
5–7 Scotland Gary Anderson
108.22
Night's Average: 97.14
Highest Checkout: Gary Anderson 170

6 March

England Westpoint Arena, Exeter

Score
[12]
Peter Wright Scotland
98.75
6–6 Scotland Robert Thornton
95.23
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
87.69
6–6 England Dave Chisnall
92.46
Adrian Lewis England
98.19
6–6 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
97.49
Phil Taylor England
99.91
5–7 Scotland Gary Anderson
96.10
Simon Whitlock Australia
99.53
7–5 Scotland Robert Thornton*
103.12
Night's Average: 96.85
Highest Checkout: Simon Whitlock 150

*Wes Newton was originally scheduled to play against Simon Whitlock, but was sidelined with an illness, so Robert Thornton played twice in Week 5. Newton played Whitlock on 27 March (Week 8), when Robert Thornton was given the night off.

13 March

England Capital FM Arena, Nottingham

Score
[13]
Simon Whitlock Australia
88.28
3–7 Scotland Peter Wright
100.72
Adrian Lewis England
89.43
7–5 Scotland Gary Anderson
90.62
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
105.05
7–1 England Wes Newton
103.36
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
99.46
6–6 Scotland Robert Thornton
97.48
Phil Taylor England
98.46
7–5 England Dave Chisnall
92.43
Night's Average: 96.53
Highest Checkout: Peter Wright 132

20 March

England First Direct Arena, Leeds

Score
[14]
Dave Chisnall England
96.15
6–6 Australia Simon Whitlock
90.58
Robert Thornton Scotland
87.57
6–6 England Adrian Lewis
93.62
Gary Anderson Scotland
99.02
5–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
102.30
Wes Newton England
101.17
1–7 England Phil Taylor
106.91
Peter Wright Scotland
97.80
6–6 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
100.81
Night's Average: 97.59
Highest Checkout: Peter Wright 161

27 March

Republic of Ireland The O2, Dublin

Score
[15]
Gary Anderson Scotland
97.41
7–3 England Wes Newton
91.45
Adrian Lewis England
99.14
6–6 England Dave Chisnall
101.22
Wes Newton England
92.82
6–6 Australia Simon Whitlock
91.89
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
101.22
7–5 Scotland Peter Wright
96.84
Phil Taylor England
96.92
6–6 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
98.72
Night's Average: 96.76
Highest Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 160

3 April

Wales Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff

Score
[16]
Gary Anderson Scotland
94.15
5–7 Scotland Peter Wright
92.87
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
103.67
6–6 Australia Simon Whitlock
100.34
Adrian Lewis England
90.95
6–6 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
89.43
Wes Newton England
88.02
5–7 England Dave Chisnall
95.85
Phil Taylor England
102.48
7–4 Scotland Robert Thornton
99.12
Night's Average: 95.69
Highest Checkout: Simon Whitlock 170

10 April

England Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield

Score
[17]
Dave Chisnall England
101.29
5–7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
94.72
Peter Wright Scotland
98.21
4–7 Scotland Gary Anderson
100.91
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
104.31
7–5 Scotland Robert Thornton
94.76
Phil Taylor England
100.96
7–4 England Adrian Lewis
98.53
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
95.91
7–5 Scotland Peter Wright
96.09
Night's Average: 98.57
Highest Checkout: Dave Chisnall 164

17 April

Scotland GE Gas & Oil Arena, Aberdeen

Score
[18]
Gary Anderson Scotland
96.38
7–4 England Adrian Lewis
99.44
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
101.48
4–7 England Phil Taylor
106.30
Peter Wright Scotland
95.72
4–7 England Dave Chisnall
103.50
Robert Thornton Scotland
87.67
1–7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
99.73
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
95.89
7–4 England Adrian Lewis
95.60
Night's Average: 98.17
Highest Checkout: Gary Anderson 138

24 April

England Phones 4u Arena, Manchester

Score
[19]
Robert Thornton Scotland
98.16
5–7 Scotland Peter Wright
97.71
Gary Anderson Scotland
98.01
6–6 England Phil Taylor
106.65
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
104.19
7–3 England Adrian Lewis
89.49
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
99.51
7–4 England Dave Chisnall
96.31
Gary Anderson Scotland
91.11
6–6 Scotland Robert Thornton
94.49
Night's Average: 97.56
Highest Checkout: Robert Thornton 137

1 May

England NIA, Birmingham

Score
[20]
Robert Thornton Scotland
104.30
7–5 England Dave Chisnall
97.99
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
95.63
6–6 England Phil Taylor
95.69
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
97.48
4–7 Scotland Gary Anderson
100.80
Adrian Lewis England
98.67
6–6 Scotland Peter Wright
97.70
Dave Chisnall England
92.65
2–7 England Phil Taylor
101.98
Night's Average: 98.29
Highest Checkout: Adrian Lewis 122

8 May

England Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Score
[21]
Gary Anderson Scotland
97.90
7–4 England Dave Chisnall
94.48
Adrian Lewis England
96.59
7–5 Scotland Robert Thornton
89.25
Phil Taylor England
100.47
6–6 Scotland Peter Wright
100.79
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
96.14
4–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
105.49
Night's Average: 97.64
Highest Checkout: Michael van Gerwen 132

15 May

England The Brighton Centre, Brighton

Score
[22]
Dave Chisnall England
92.05
4–7 England Adrian Lewis
95.71
Gary Anderson Scotland
101.30
7–4 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
95.65
Robert Thornton Scotland
95.18
5–7 England Phil Taylor
101.29
Peter Wright Scotland
104.54
5–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
110.85
Night's Average: 99.57
Highest Checkout: Peter Wright 161

Play-offs (22 May)

England The O2, London

Score
[23]
Semi-Finals (best of 15 legs)
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
101.18
8–7 Scotland Gary Anderson
99.07
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
92.27
8–5 England Phil Taylor
93.43
Final (best of 19 legs)
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
102.98
6–10 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
101.93
Night's Average: 98.48
Highest Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 116

Table and streaks

Table

After the first nine weeks, the bottom two in the table were eliminated from the competition. When players are tied on points, leg difference is used first as a tie-breaker, after that legs won against throw and then tournament average.

Taylor finished in front of Anderson by more legs won against throw (37–33).

# Name Pld W D L LF LA +/- LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s A[24] HC C%[25] Pts
1 Netherlands van Gerwen, MichaelMichael van Gerwen 16 11 2 3 102 75 +27 39 207 156 55 102.00 164 40.80% 24
2 Netherlands van Barneveld, RaymondRaymond van Barneveld 16 7 6 3 98 82 +16 32 240 122 46 97.47 160 50.52% 20
3 England Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor 16 8 4 4 92 80 +12 37 244 111 41 101.36 144 38.02% 20
4 Scotland Anderson, GaryGary Anderson 16 9 2 5 94 82 +12 33 237 122 46 97.86 170 43.32% 20
5 Scotland Wright, PeterPeter Wright 16 6 5 5 95 86 +9 34 263 137 37 97.05 161 41.48% 17
6 England Lewis, AdrianAdrian Lewis 16 5 5 6 83 90 −7 30 200 107 54 95.34 130 38.07% 15
7 England Chisnall, DaveDave Chisnall 16 3 4 9 83 101 −18 31 218 140 64 96.68 164 37.73% 10
8 Scotland Thornton, RobertRobert Thornton 16 2 5 9 84 100 −16 26 215 125 63 94.86 137 35.00% 9
9 England Newton, WesWes Newton 9 2 2 5 39 54 −15 15 129 48 25 93.80 149 31.71% 6
10 Australia Whitlock, SimonSimon Whitlock 9 1 3 5 38 58 −20 13 99 62 25 92.97 170 43.18% 5

Last updated: 16 May 2014
Source: Match reports from the results section.

Top four qualified for the Play-Offs after Week 14.
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. A = Average C% = Checkout Percentage HC = High Checkout.

Streaks

Player League Stage Play-Offs
1st Phase 2nd Phase
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 SF F
Netherlands van Gerwen, MichaelMichael van Gerwen W W W L D W W W D W L W W L W W W L
Netherlands van Barneveld, RaymondRaymond van Barneveld W L W W D D D D D W W W W D L L W W
England Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor L L L W L W W D W W W D D W D W L Eliminated
Scotland Anderson, GaryGary Anderson L W L W W L L W L W W D D W W W L
Scotland Wright, PeterPeter Wright W D W W D W D L W L L L W D D L Eliminated
England Lewis, AdrianAdrian Lewis W W L L D W D D D L L L L D W W
England Chisnall, DaveDave Chisnall W D L L D L D D W L W L L L L L
Scotland Thornton, RobertRobert Thornton L L W D D L D D DNP L L L L D W L L
England Newton, WesWes Newton L W W D DNP L L L D L Eliminated
Australia Whitlock, SimonSimon Whitlock L L L L W L D D D

Positions by round

Player Round
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Netherlands van Gerwen, MichaelMichael van Gerwen 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Netherlands van Barneveld, RaymondRaymond van Barneveld 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
England Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor 10 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
Scotland Anderson, GaryGary Anderson 7 6 8 6 4 5 7 5 7 5 5 5 5 4 4
Scotland Wright, PeterPeter Wright 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5
England Lewis, AdrianAdrian Lewis 2 1 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 6 6
England Chisnall, DaveDave Chisnall 5 4 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 7 6 6 7 7 7
Scotland Thornton, RobertRobert Thornton 6 8 7 7 7 6 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
England Newton, WesWes Newton 8 7 5 4 5 7 9 9 9 Eliminated
Australia Whitlock, SimonSimon Whitlock 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

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