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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.
Contents
- Qualifiers
- Prize money
- Play Offs
- Table
- Streaks
- Player Statistics
- Phil Taylor
- James Wade
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Adrian Lewis
- Wayne Mardle
- Peter Manley
- Terry Jenkins
- John Part
- References
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.
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:
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.
Play-Offs
The CIA, Cardiff
† = 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
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied.
Streaks
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.