2016 Premier League Darts

2016 Premier League Darts
Date
4 February–19 May
Edition
12th
Number of players
10
Venues
16
Premier League Darts
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The 2016 Betway Premier League Darts is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation - the twelfth edition of the tournament. The event will begin on Thursday 4 February at the First Direct Arena in Leeds and end with the Play-Offs at The O2 Arena in London on Thursday 19 May. The tournament will see its first visit to the Netherlands after agreeing to go to Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam on Thursday 12 May, joining 15 other venues across the UK and Ireland.[1][2] This is the third year that the tournament is sponsored by Betway.

Format

The tournament format is identical to that since 2013. During the first nine weeks (phase 1) each player plays the other nine players once. The bottom two players are eliminated from the competition. In the next six weeks (phase 2) each player plays the other seven players once. Phase 2 consists of four weeks where five matches are played followed by two weeks where four matches are played. At the end of phase 2 the top four players contest the two semi-finals and the final in the play-off week.

Venues

England Leeds England Newcastle Republic of Ireland Dublin Scotland Aberdeen
First Direct Arena
Thursday 4 February
Metro Radio Arena
Thursday 11 February
3Arena
Thursday 18 February
GE Gas & Oil Arena
Thursday 25 February
England Exeter England Nottingham Scotland Glasgow England Liverpool
Westpoint Arena
Thursday 3 March
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
Thursday 10 March
The SSE Hydro
Thursday 17 March
Echo Arena Liverpool
Thursday 24 March
Wales Cardiff England Sheffield Northern Ireland Belfast England Bournemouth
Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
Thursday 31 March
Sheffield Arena
Thursday 7 April
SSE Arena Belfast
Thursday 14 April
BIC
Thursday 21 April
England Birmingham England Manchester Netherlands Rotterdam England London
Barclaycard Arena
Thursday 28 April
Manchester Arena
Thursday 5 May
Ahoy Rotterdam
Thursday 12 May
The O2
Thursday 19 May

Players

The players in this year's tournament were announced following the 2016 PDC World Darts Championship final on 3 January 2016, with the top four of the PDC Order of Merit joined by six Wildcards.[1] The ten players make up the top ten in the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship. Stephen Bunting (world number 16) and Kim Huybrechts (world number 14) did not return from last year. Robert Thornton returned after a year out, and Michael Smith made his début.

Player Appearance in
Premier League
Consecutive
Streak
Order of Merit
Rank
Previous best performance Qualification
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 4th 4 1 1Winner (2013) Order of Merit
Scotland Gary Anderson 6th 6 2 1Winner (2011, 2015) Order of Merit
England Adrian Lewis 9th 7 3 2Runner-up (2011) Order of Merit
England Phil Taylor b12th 12 4 1Winner (2005–2008, 2010, 2012) Order of Merit
Scotland Peter Wright 3rd 3 5 55th (2014) PDC Wildcard
England James Wade 8th 2 6 1Winner (2009) PDC Wildcard
Scotland Robert Thornton 3rd 1 7 55th (2013) PDC Wildcard
England Michael Smith 1st 1 8 9Debut PDC Wildcard
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld a11th 11 9 1Winner (2014) Sky Sports Wildcard
England Dave Chisnall 3rd 3 10 3Semi-finals (2015) Sky Sports Wildcard

League stage[3]

4 February (Phase 1, Round 1)

England First Direct Arena, Leeds

Score
[4]
Peter Wright Scotland
99.16
7–2 England Michael Smith
86.15
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
98.30
4–7 England James Wade
97.43
Phil Taylor England
92.34
2–7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
103.60
Robert Thornton Scotland
75.68
0–7 England Dave Chisnall
101.16
Adrian Lewis England
100.03
7–1 England Michael Smith*
80.97
Night's Average: 93.48
Highest Checkout: Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 167
Most 180s: Scotland Peter Wright & England James Wade 5
Night's 180s: 24

*Gary Anderson was originally scheduled to play against Adrian Lewis, but was sidelined with an illness, so Michael Smith played twice in Round 1. Anderson played Lewis on 17 March (Round 7), giving Smith the night off.

11 February (Phase 1, Round 2)

England Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Score
[5]
James Wade* England
93.00
7–4 England Michael Smith
91.74
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
93.23
5–7 Scotland Peter Wright
88.19
Adrian Lewis England
98.92
7–4 England Dave Chisnall
98.80
Gary Anderson Scotland
106.23
3–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
111.88[6]
James Wade England
101.85
1–7 England Phil Taylor
111.20
Night's Average: 99.5
Highest Checkout: England Phil Taylor 127
Most 180s: Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 6
Night's 180s: 25

*Robert Thornton was originally scheduled to play against Michael Smith, but was sidelined with an illness, so James Wade played twice in Round 2. Thornton played Smith on 24 March (Round 8), giving Wade the night off.

18 February (Phase 1, Round 3)

Republic of Ireland 3Arena, Dublin

Score
Peter Wright Scotland
104.48
7–4 England James Wade
98.96
Dave Chisnall England
96.88
6–6 England Michael Smith
93.73
Phil Taylor England
100.83
7–4 Scotland Gary Anderson
93.38
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
106.40
7–4 England Adrian Lewis
98.54
Robert Thornton Scotland
89.89
5–7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
102.60
Night's Average: 98.57
Highest Checkout: Scotland Peter Wright 161
Most 180s: England Dave Chisnall & Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 5
Night's 180s: 36

25 February (Phase 1, Round 4)

Scotland GE Gas & Oil Arena, Aberdeen

Score
Adrian Lewis England
99.55
7–5 England James Wade
97.27
Gary Anderson Scotland
103.34
7–3 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
98.89
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
123.40
7–1 England Michael Smith
91.41
Phil Taylor England
115.25
7–5 England Dave Chisnall
109.63
Peter Wright Scotland
98.45
6–6 Scotland Robert Thornton
91.98
Night's Average: 102.92
Highest Checkout: England Adrian Lewis 142
Most 180s: England Phil Taylor 7
Night's 180s: 40

3 March (Phase 1, Round 5)

England Westpoint Arena, Exeter

Score
Phil Taylor England
104.00
7–1 England Adrian Lewis
93.11
Dave Chisnall England
96.26
4–7 England James Wade
102.25
Robert Thornton Scotland
85.80
4–7 Scotland Gary Anderson
89.88
Peter Wright Scotland
108.98
2–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
116.67
Michael Smith England
95.77
7–5 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
92.19
Night's Average: 98.49
Highest Checkout: England James Wade 161
Most 180s: Scotland Gary Anderson, Netherlands Michael van Gerwen & England Michael Smith 4
Night's 180s: 25

10 March (Phase 1, Round 6)

England Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham

Score
Michael Smith England
95.54
3–7 Scotland Gary Anderson
102.19
Peter Wright Scotland
106.79
3–7 England Adrian Lewis
107.93
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
101.17
5–7 England James Wade
100.50
Robert Thornton Scotland
88.38
0–7 England Phil Taylor
102.15
Dave Chisnall England
93.03
2–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
113.47
Night's Average: 101.12
Highest Checkout: Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 161
Most 180s: England Adrian Lewis & England Phil Taylor 5
Night's 180s: 31

17 March (Phase 1, Round 7)

Scotland The SSE Hydro, Glasgow

Score
Gary Anderson Scotland
99.39
7–4 England Adrian Lewis
93.00
James Wade England
100.81
7–4 Scotland Robert Thornton
101.35
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
107.35
6–6 England Phil Taylor
103.12
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
104.90
7–4 England Dave Chisnall
96.27
Gary Anderson Scotland
102.75
7–5 Scotland Peter Wright
101.31
Night's Average: 100.99
Highest Checkout: Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 170
Most 180s: England Dave Chisnall 5
Night's 180s: 34

24 March (Phase 1, Round 8)

England Echo Arena Liverpool, Liverpool

Score
Michael Smith England
92.48
5–7 Scotland Robert Thornton
92.88
Gary Anderson Scotland
103.25
7–4 England Dave Chisnall
100.01
Adrian Lewis England
96.57
7–5 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
98.35
Phil Taylor England
101.51
6–6 Scotland Peter Wright
103.40
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
97.57
6–6 Scotland Robert Thornton
95.59
Night's Average: 98.16
Highest Checkout: Scotland Gary Anderson 144
Most 180s: Scotland Peter Wright 5
Night's 180s: 31

31 March (Phase 1, Round 9 - Judgement Night)

Wales Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff

Score
James Wade England
95.18
6–6 Scotland Gary Anderson
100.68
Michael Smith England
94.82
5–7 England Phil Taylor
99.92
Dave Chisnall England
93.92
5–7 Scotland Peter Wright
97.14
Robert Thornton Scotland
92.54
4–7 England Adrian Lewis
96.82
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
101.69
6–6 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
105.59
Night's Average: 97.83
Highest Checkout: England Phil Taylor 124
Most 180s: Scotland Gary Anderson 5
Night's 180s: 34

7 April (Phase 2, Round 1)

England Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield

Score
James Wade England
97.25
7–4 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
97.23
Gary Anderson Scotland
92.83
3–7 England Phil Taylor
99.31
Robert Thornton Scotland
104.23
5–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
117.95
Adrian Lewis England
88.68
6–6 Scotland Peter Wright
93.43
Phil Taylor England
92.91
7–4 England James Wade
91.50
Night's Average: 97.53
Highest Checkout: Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 138
Most 180s: Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 6
Night's 180s: 30

14 April (Phase 2, Round 2)

Northern Ireland SSE Arena Belfast, Belfast

Score
Robert Thornton Scotland
105.63
7–2 Scotland Peter Wright
92.48
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
96.14
5–7 England Phil Taylor
100.36
James Wade England
95.95
5–7 England Adrian Lewis
103.54
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
110.55
6–6 Scotland Gary Anderson
108.24
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
92.53
7–4 Scotland Robert Thornton
88.16
Night's Average: 99.36
Highest Checkout: England Adrian Lewis 144
Most 180s: Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 6
Night's 180s: 29
Nine Dart Finish: England Adrian Lewis

21 April (Phase 2, Round 3)

England Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth

Score
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
103.38
7–2 Scotland Peter Wright
98.30
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
93.09
7–4 England Adrian Lewis
90.42
Gary Anderson Scotland
103.07
6–6 England James Wade
99.71
Phil Taylor England
89.61
7–2 Scotland Robert Thornton
93.61
Adrian Lewis England
92.98
5–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
96.82
Night's Average: 96.1
Highest Checkout: England Adrian Lewis 142
Most 180s: Scotland Gary Anderson 5
Night's 180s: 22

28 April (Phase 2, Round 4)

England Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham

Score
Peter Wright Scotland
99.67
7–4 England Phil Taylor
106.48
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
99.64
5–7 Scotland Gary Anderson
99.19
Adrian Lewis England
96.55
7–2 Scotland Robert Thornton
94.55
James Wade England
102.40
1–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
108.33
Peter Wright Scotland
103.45
6–6 Scotland Gary Anderson
101.51
Night's Average: 101.18
Highest Checkout: Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 132
Most 180s: Scotland Peter Wright 7
Night's 180s: 22

5 May (Phase 2, Round 5)

England Manchester Arena, Manchester

Score
James Wade England
97.29
1–7 Scotland Peter Wright
99.15
Gary Anderson Scotland
99.33
7–1 Scotland Robert Thornton
90.40
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands
107.93
7–2 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
100.78
Adrian Lewis England
94.11
2–7 England Phil Taylor
103.72
Night's Average: 99.09
Highest Checkout: Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 167
Most 180s: Scotland Peter Wright 6
Night's 180s: 20

12 May (Phase 2, Round 6)

Netherlands Ahoy Rotterdam, Rotterdam

Score
Robert Thornton Scotland
England James Wade
Peter Wright Scotland
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis England
Scotland Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor England
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Night's Average:
Highest Checkout:
Most 180s :
Night's 180s:

Table

Table

After the first nine weeks (phase 1), the bottom two in the table are eliminated. Each remaining player plays a further seven matches (phase 2). The top four players then participate in the playoffs.

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.

# Name Pts Pld W D L LF LA +/- LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s A[7] HC C%
Q Netherlands van Gerwen, MichaelMichael van Gerwen 24 15 10 4 1 98 58 +40 36 174 134 58 108.40 170 51.04%
Q England Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor 24 15 11 2 2 95 58 +37 34 214 131 41 101.36 141 46.57%
Q Scotland Anderson, GaryGary Anderson 20 15 8 4 3 90 74 +16 30 213 128 46 100.42 144 43.06%
4 England Lewis, AdrianAdrian Lewis 17 15 8 1 6 82 77 +5 30 209 103 37 96.90 144 40.39%
5 Scotland Wright, PeterPeter Wright 16 15 6 4 5 80 80 0 26 215 136 50 99.66 161 41.88%
E England Wade, JamesJames Wade 14 15 6 3 7 75 86 -11 25 246 135 33 98.15 161 41.20%
E Netherlands van Barneveld, RaymondRaymond van Barneveld 11 15 5 1 9 80 88 -8 24 214 159 44 98.23 161 38.28%
E Scotland Thornton, RobertRobert Thornton 6 15 2 2 11 57 96 -39 10 210 95 32 92.88 145 36.31%
E England Chisnall, DaveDave Chisnall 3 9 1 1 7 41 55 -14 17 101 67 37 98.44 116 35.96%
E England Smith, MichaelMichael Smith 3 9 1 1 7 34 60 -26 14 103 42 24 91.40 122 37.36%

Last updated: 5 May 2016
Source: Match reports from the results section.

Top four qualified for the Play-Offs after Week 15.
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. A = Average C% = Checkout Percentage HC = High Checkout.

References

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