2012 Premier League Darts

2012 McCoy's Premier League Darts
Winner
England Phil Taylor
Runner-up
Australia Simon Whitlock
Score
10–7
Date
9 February–17 May 2012
Edition
8th
Number of players
8
Venues
15
Nine Dart Finish
England Phil Taylor
Australia Simon Whitlock
Premier League Darts
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The 2012 McCoy's Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the eighth edition of the tournament. The event began at the Manchester Arena in Manchester on 9 February, and ended at The O2 Arena in London on 17 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 best of 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.

Phil Taylor won his sixth and final Premier League title by defeating Simon Whitlock 10–7 in the final.[1] The two men who contested the final were also the players to throw nine-dart finishes during the tournament. Taylor's came in week 2 against Kevin Painter and Whitlock threw his during his semi-final win against Andy Hamilton.

The 2012 Premier League final between Phil Taylor and Simon Whitlock, which took place on 17 May 2012, was the last darts match that Sid Waddell commentated on before his death of bowel cancer on 11 August 2012.

Qualification

The PDC's top four players following the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on 3 January qualified by right to compete in the Premier League Darts 2012, and were joined by four wild card selections. Two being chosen by the PDC and two being chosen by broadcasters Sky Sports. The line-up was confirmed on 3 January 2012. Andy Hamilton and Kevin Painter made their debut Premier League appearances as wildcard entries.[2]

Player Appearance in
Premier League 		Consecutive
Streak 		Previous best performance Order of Merit
Ranking
England Phil Taylor 8th 8 Winner (2005–08, 2010) 1
England Adrian Lewis 5th 3 Runner-up (2011) 2
England James Wade 5th 5 Winner (2009) 3
Scotland Gary Anderson 2nd 2 Winner (2011) 4
Australia Simon Whitlock WC 3rd 3 Semi-finals (2010) 5
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld WC 7th 7 Semi-finals (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) 9
England Andy Hamilton WC 1st 1 Debut 7
England Kevin Painter WC 1st 1 Debut 10

WC = Wild Card

Venues

Fifteen venues were used for the 2012 Premier League, with the only change being Dublin becoming the first venue from outside the United Kingdom to host a night of the Premier League.

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Locations of the 2012 Premier League venues in the United Kingdom.

[3]

England Manchester Scotland Aberdeen Northern Ireland Belfast England Exeter England Brighton
Manchester Arena
9 February 		AECC
16 February 		Odyssey Arena
23 February 		Westpoint Arena
1 March 		Brighton Centre
8 March
Scotland Glasgow Republic of Ireland Dublin Wales Cardiff England Nottingham England Sheffield
SECC
15 March 		The O2
22 March 		Motorpoint Arena
29 March 		Capital FM Arena
5 April 		Motorpoint Arena
12 April
England Bournemouth England Liverpool England Birmingham England Newcastle upon Tyne England London
Bournemouth International Centre
19 April 		Echo Arena
26 April 		National Indoor Arena
3 May 		Metro Radio Arena
10 May 		The O2 Arena
17 May

Prize money

The prize money was increased to £450,000 from £410,000 in 2011, but the highest checkout bonus was withdrawn, and the third place play-off was removed as well.[4]

Stage Prize Money
Winner £150,000
Runner-up £70,000
Semi-finalists (x2) £50,000
5th place £40,000
6th place £35,000
7th place £30,000
8th place £25,000
Total £450,000

Results

League stage

The fixtures were announced on 16 January 2012.[5][6]

9 February – week 1

England MEN Arena, Manchester

Player Legs Player
[7]
Andy Hamilton England
98.90		 8 – 5 England James Wade
91.20
Simon Whitlock Australia
95.80		 7 – 7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
102.58
Kevin Painter England
82.67		 8 – 6 Scotland Gary Anderson
80.84
Adrian Lewis England
104.05		 7 – 7 England Phil Taylor
112.79
High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 138

16 February – week 2

Scotland AECC, Aberdeen

Player Legs Player
[8]
Adrian Lewis England
99.32		 7 – 7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
94.70
Gary Anderson Scotland
84.98		 8 – 2 England Andy Hamilton
84.28
Phil Taylor England
108.27		 8 – 5 England Kevin Painter
97.00
Simon Whitlock Australia
96.27		 8 – 4 England James Wade
96.08
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 147

23 February – week 3

Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena, Belfast

Player Legs Player
[9]
Kevin Painter England
92.03		 8 – 3 Australia Simon Whitlock
91.63
Andy Hamilton England
94.53		 7 – 7 England Adrian Lewis
92.29
Gary Anderson Scotland
102.20		 8 – 5 England James Wade
95.29
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
105.93		 4 – 8 England Phil Taylor
112.91
High Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 145

1 March – Week 4

England Westpoint Arena, Exeter

Player Legs Player
[10]
Kevin Painter England
91.11		 6 – 8 England James Wade
89.47
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
98.30		 8 – 6 England Andy Hamilton
91.25
Simon Whitlock Australia
105.44		 4 – 8 England Phil Taylor
117.35
Gary Anderson Scotland
93.47		 8 – 1 England Adrian Lewis
86.23
High Checkout: Kevin Painter & James Wade 118

8 March – Week 5

England Brighton Centre, Brighton

Player Legs Player
[11]
Kevin Painter England
93.00		 8 – 5 England Andy Hamilton
93.64
Phil Taylor England
99.89		 8 – 1 Scotland Gary Anderson
95.02
James Wade England
96.71		 8 – 6 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
97.87
Simon Whitlock Australia
96.05		 8 – 4 England Adrian Lewis
92.35
High Checkout: James Wade 154

15 March – Week 6

Scotland SECC, Glasgow

Player Legs Player
[12]
James Wade England
96.70		 8 – 5 England Adrian Lewis
98.59
Gary Anderson Scotland
90.83		 6 – 8 Australia Simon Whitlock
97.49
Phil Taylor England
106.05		 8 – 3 England Andy Hamilton
96.39
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
95.37		 8 – 5 England Kevin Painter
92.45
High Checkout: Simon Whitlock 164

22 March – Week 7

Republic of Ireland The O2, Dublin

Player Legs Player
[13]
Andy Hamilton England
97.10		 7 – 7 Australia Simon Whitlock
96.74
Adrian Lewis England
94.11		 8 – 3 England Kevin Painter
88.25
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
107.22		 8 – 5 Scotland Gary Anderson
105.40
Phil Taylor England
107.25		 8 – 2 England James Wade
102.07
High Checkout: Simon Whitlock 152

29 March – Week 8

Wales Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff[n 1][14]

Player Legs Player
[15]
Adrian Lewis England
98.03		 4 – 8 England Andy Hamilton
95.33
James Wade England
96.97		 8 – 0 Australia Simon Whitlock
80.79
Kevin Painter England
92.33		 2 – 8 England Phil Taylor
113.30
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
92.98		 2 – 8 England Adrian Lewis
99.98
High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 160

5 April – Week 9

England Capital FM Arena, Nottingham

Player Legs Player
[16]
Kevin Painter England
100.08		 6 – 8 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
112.28
Adrian Lewis England
104.70		 8 – 5 England James Wade
89.04
Andy Hamilton England
97.43		 6 – 8 England Phil Taylor
103.68
Simon Whitlock Australia
101.09		 8 – 2 Scotland Gary Anderson
94.42
High Checkout: Gary Anderson 143

12 April – week 10

England Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield[n 2][14]

Player Legs Player
[17]
James Wade England
101.02		 8 – 3 Scotland Gary Anderson
95.40
Simon Whitlock Australia
103.43		 8 – 5 England Kevin Painter
94.22
Phil Taylor England
105.02		 8 – 3 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
100.53
Gary Anderson Scotland
95.94		 7 – 7 England Andy Hamilton
92.36
High Checkout: Phil Taylor & Andy Hamilton 124

19 April – week 11

England Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth

Player Legs Player
[18]
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
88.77		 4 – 8 Australia Simon Whitlock
89.75
Gary Anderson Scotland
85.01		 4 – 8 England Kevin Painter
90.65
James Wade England
99.30		 7 – 7 England Andy Hamilton
100.41
Phil Taylor England
98.85		 5 – 8 England Adrian Lewis
101.90
High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 160

26 April – week 12

England Echo Arena, Liverpool

Player Legs Player
[19]
James Wade England
97.07		 7 – 7 England Kevin Painter
99.14
Phil Taylor England
104.41		 8 – 3 Australia Simon Whitlock
100.23
Andy Hamilton England
95.71		 7 – 7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
95.71
Adrian Lewis England
98.15		 7 – 7 Scotland Gary Anderson
99.26
High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 170

3 May – week 13

England National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Player Legs Player
[20]
Simon Whitlock Australia
97.46		 4 – 8 England Andy Hamilton
95.43
Gary Anderson Scotland
98.40		 7 – 7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
96.35
Kevin Painter England
96.04		 8 – 3 England Adrian Lewis
96.47
James Wade England
93.55		 1 – 8 England Phil Taylor
116.10
High Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 170

10 May – week 14

England Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne

Player Legs Player
[21]
Andy Hamilton England
90.86		 8 – 1 England Kevin Painter
89.51
Gary Anderson Scotland
96.08		 7 – 7 England Phil Taylor
105.41
Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands
94.86		 7 – 7 England James Wade
96.99
Adrian Lewis England
94.70		 6 – 8 Australia Simon Whitlock
96.19
High Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld & Gary Anderson 161

  1. ^ Gary Anderson did not compete because he was attending the funeral of his father. Adrian Lewis played twice this week.
  2. ^ Gary Anderson competed twice this week because of his absence in week 8. Adrian Lewis did not play this week.

Play-offs – 17 May

England The O2 Arena, London

Score
[1]
Semi-finals (best of 15 legs)
Phil Taylor England
99.32		 8 – 6 England James Wade
97.23
Simon Whitlock Australia
96.59		 8 – 6 England Andy Hamilton
95.62
Final (best of 19 legs)
Phil Taylor England
97.08		 10 – 7 Australia Simon Whitlock
95.32
High Checkout: Phil Taylor 149 (Semi-final)

Table and streaks

Table

[6]

Pos Name Pld W D L Pts LF LA +/- LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s A[22] HC
1 England Phil Taylor W 14 11 2 1 24 107 56 +51 39 193 145 52 107.95 147
2 Australia Simon Whitlock RU 14 7 2 5 16 84 85 –1 28 201 132 48 96.31 164
3 England Andy Hamilton 14 4 5 5 13 89 89 0 27 194 100 43 94.54 152
4 England James Wade 14 5 3 6 13 83 89 –6 26 220 132 41 95.82 154
5 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 14 4 5 5 13 86 97 −11 29 246 140 48 98.82 170
6 England Adrian Lewis 14 4 4 6 12 83 91 –8 26 207 104 58 97.21 170
7 England Kevin Painter 14 5 1 8 11 80 92 –12 29 216 119 34 92.75 157
8 Scotland Gary Anderson 14 3 4 7 10 79 92 –13 34 224 136 31 94.09 161

Last updated: 11 May 2012
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 HC = High checkout. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied. If leg difference is equal the table is sorted by the player's LWAT.[23]

Streaks

Player League Stage Play-offs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SF F
England Phil Taylor D W W W W W W W W W L W W D W W
Australia Simon Whitlock D W L L W W D L W W W L L W W L
England Andy Hamilton W L D L L L D W L D D D W W L DNP
England James Wade L L L W W W L W L W D D L D L
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld D D L W L W W L W L L D D D DNP
England Adrian Lewis D D D L L L W L W W DNP W D L L
England Kevin Painter W L W L W L L L L L W D W L
Scotland Gary Anderson L W W W L L L DNP L L D L D D D
Legend: W Win D Draw L Loss DNP Did not play

Player statistics

The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included.

Phil Taylor

  • Longest unbeaten run: 10
  • Most consecutive wins: 9
  • Most consecutive draws: 1
  • Most consecutive losses: 1
  • Longest without a win: 1
  • Biggest victory: 8–1 (v. Gary Anderson and v. James Wade)
  • Biggest defeat: 5–8 (v. Adrian Lewis)

Simon Whitlock

  • Longest unbeaten run: 3
  • Most consecutive wins: 3
  • Most consecutive draws: 1
  • Most consecutive losses: 2
  • Longest without a win: 2
  • Biggest victory: 8–2 (v. Gary Anderson)
  • Biggest defeat: 0–8 (v. James Wade)

Andy Hamilton

  • Longest unbeaten run: 5
  • Most consecutive wins: 2
  • Most consecutive draws: 3
  • Most consecutive losses: 3
  • Longest without a win: 6
  • Biggest victory: 8–1 (v. Kevin Painter)
  • Biggest defeat: 2–8 (v. Gary Anderson)

James Wade

  • Longest unbeaten run: 3
  • Most consecutive wins: 3
  • Most consecutive draws: 2
  • Most consecutive losses: 3
  • Longest without a win: 4
  • Biggest victory: 8–0 (v. Simon Whitlock)
  • Biggest defeat: 1–8 (v. Phil Taylor)

Raymond van Barneveld

  • Longest unbeaten run: 3
  • Most consecutive wins: 2
  • Most consecutive draws: 3
  • Most consecutive losses: 2
  • Longest without a win: 5
  • Biggest victory: 8–5 (v. Gary Anderson and v. Kevin Painter)
  • Biggest defeat: 2–8 (v. Adrian Lewis)

Adrian Lewis

  • Longest unbeaten run: 4
  • Most consecutive wins: 3
  • Most consecutive draws: 3
  • Most consecutive losses: 3
  • Longest without a win: 6
  • Biggest victory: 8–2 (v. Raymond van Barneveld)
  • Biggest defeat: 1–8 (v. Gary Anderson)

Kevin Painter

  • Longest unbeaten run: 3
  • Most consecutive wins: 1
  • Most consecutive draws: 1
  • Most consecutive losses: 5
  • Longest without a win: 5
  • Biggest victory: 8–3 (v. Simon Whitlock and v. Adrian Lewis)
  • Biggest defeat: 1–8 (v. Andy Hamilton)

Gary Anderson

  • Longest unbeaten run: 3
  • Most consecutive wins: 3
  • Most consecutive draws: 3
  • Most consecutive losses: 5
  • Longest without a win: 10
  • Biggest victory: 8–1 (v. Adrian Lewis)
  • Biggest defeat: 1–8 (v. Phil Taylor)

Charity single

The 2012 Premier League Darts players teamed up with the singer Chas Hodges and his band to record a charity single written by Chas called "Got My Tickets for the Darts". The video features Chas, his band, the 2012 Premier League Darts players and walk-on girl Jacqui Adams. The song was released exclusively on iTunes on Friday 18 May, the night after the play-offs at the O2 in London, where it was premiered. Proceeds from the single was donated to the Haven House Children's Hospice.[24]

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