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The 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the sixth such running of the tournament.
Contents
- Qualification
- Prize Money
- Play Offs
- Nine dart finishes
- Table
- Streaks
- Player statistics
- Phil Taylor
- Simon Whitlock
- James Wade
- Mervyn King
- Ronnie Baxter
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Adrian Lewis
- Terry Jenkins
- References
The tournament began at The O2 Arena in London on 11 February, and finished at the Wembley Arena on 24 May.
Phil Taylor won in the final 10–8 against defending champion James Wade, where he also became the first player to hit two nine-dart finishes in a single match.
Qualification
The top six players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship were confirmed on 5 January. Simon Whitlock and Adrian Lewis were named as the two Sky Sports wild card selections; Whitlock being announced on 4 January and Lewis on 13 January.
WC = Wild Card
Prize Money
The 2010 Premier League had a prize fund of £410,000.
Champion: £125,000Runner-up: £65,0003rd place: £50,0004th place: £40,0005th place: £32,5006th place: £30,0007th place: £27,5008th place: £25,000High Checkout: £1,000 (per night)Play-Offs
Wembley Arena, London
Nine dart finishes
The finals night saw the second and third nine dart finishes of the 2010 Premier League Darts, and third and fourth in Premier League Darts overall, in the final between Phil Taylor and James Wade. Trailing 1–0 after losing the throw in the first leg, Taylor responded with a 174 (T20, 2 T19s), 180 (3 T20s), and 147 (T20, T17, D18) to take the second leg against throw. This was Taylor's first nine dart finish in the Premier League, having only been achieved previously by Raymond van Barneveld. This was also the first nine dart finish in a televised final. In the 15th leg he hit the second nine dart finish of the night with two 180s and checked out on 141 (T20, T19, D12). This was the first time that the same player achieved two nine dart finishes in one match. After the second nine darter, Taylor made it 17 consecutive perfect darts, needing only T17 D18 for a 3rd nine darter and second on the trot, he missed the T17 by an inch.
Table
Top four qualified for Play-Offs after Week 14.
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied.
Streaks
NB: W = Won D = Drawn L = Lost
Player statistics
The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included.