2011 Premier League Darts
2011 888.com Premier League Darts |
Winner |
Gary Anderson |
Runner-up |
Adrian Lewis |
Score |
10–4 |
Date |
10 February–19 May 2011 |
Edition |
7th |
Number of players |
8 |
Venues |
15 |
Premier League Darts |
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The 2011 888.com Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the seventh edition of the tournament.
The tournament began at The O2 Arena in London on 10 February and finished at the Wembley Arena on 19 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 over 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.
Gary Anderson won in the final 10–4 against world champion Adrian Lewis. He is the first player to win the title on his debut appearance and this was the first final to feature neither of the top 2 players from the group stage.
This edition of the Premier League contained the most non-English players ever to compete in the same edition of the tournament at 4.
Mark Webster recorded the worst ever run of matches from weeks 7–11, winning just 6 legs in 5 matches, in a run that culminated in him failing to win any of his last 10 matches and finish with just 5 points and −49 leg difference, the worst ever record from a Premier League season.
Qualification
The PDC's top four players following the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on 4 January qualified by right to compete in Premier League Darts, and were joined by four wild card selections. Two were chosen by the PDC and two wild card qualifiers by broadcasters Sky Sports. The line-up was confirmed on 4 January 2011.Player | Appearance in Premier League | Consecutive Streak | Previous best performance | Order of Merit Ranking |
1 | ||||
2 | ||||
3 | ||||
– | 4 | |||
WC | 5 | |||
WC | 6 | |||
WC | 7 | |||
WC | – | 13 |
WC = Wild Card
Venues
London | Nottingham | Belfast | Exeter | Manchester |
The O2 10 February | Capital FM Arena 17 February | Odyssey Arena 24 February | Westpoint Arena 3 March | MEN Arena 10 March |
Glasgow | Brighton | Cardiff | Aberdeen | Sheffield |
SECC 17 March | Brighton Centre 24 March | Cardiff International Arena 31 March | AECC 7 April | Motorpoint Arena 14 April |
Birmingham | Liverpool | Bournemouth | Newcastle upon Tyne | London |
National Indoor Arena 21 April | Echo Arena 28 April | Bournemouth International Centre 5 May | Metro Radio Arena 12 May | Wembley Arena 19 May |
Prize money
The prize fund remained at £410,000 for the 2011 tournament.Results
League stage
On 4 January 2011, the PDC announced via their official website that Phil Taylor would play against Adrian Lewis on the opening event of the League on 10 February. On 12 January the PDC's website released the fixtures.10 February – Week 1
The O2 Arena, London17 February – Week 2
Capital FM Arena, Nottingham24 February – Week 3
Odyssey Arena, Belfast3 March – Week 4
Westpoint Arena, Exeter10 March – Week 5
MEN Arena, Manchester17 March – Week 6
SECC, Glasgow24 March – Week 7
Brighton Centre, Brighton31 March – Week 8
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff7 April – Week 9
AECC, Aberdeen14 April – Week 10
Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield21 April – Week 11
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham28 April – Week 12
Echo Arena, Liverpool5 May – Week 13
Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth12 May – Week 14
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon TynePlay-offs – 19 May
Wembley Arena, LondonTable and Streaks
Table
Final table statistics:Pos | Name | Pld | W | D | L | LF | LA | +/- | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | A | HC | Pts |
1 | Phil Taylor 3rd | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 49 | +57 | 41 | 207 | 109 | 55 | 102.67 | 157 | 26 |
2 | Raymond van Barneveld 4th | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 95 | 77 | +18 | 31 | 243 | 139 | 33 | 93.47 | 161 | 18 |
3 | Gary Anderson W | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 92 | 76 | +16 | 30 | 197 | 111 | 68 | 97.40 | 136 | 17 |
4 | Adrian Lewis RU | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 78 | +7 | 28 | 205 | 121 | 40 | 95.62 | 170 | 14 |
5 | James Wade | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 79 | 88 | −9 | 29 | 248 | 98 | 39 | 93.47 | 170 | 13 |
6 | Simon Whitlock | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 81 | 87 | −6 | 31 | 180 | 138 | 56 | 96.78 | 170 | 11 |
7 | Terry Jenkins | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 66 | 100 | −34 | 22 | 230 | 106 | 40 | 92.61 | 120 | 8 |
8 | Mark Webster | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 100 | −49 | 18 | 188 | 82 | 30 | 91.75 | 170 | 5 |
Top four qualified for the Play-offs after Week 14.
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied.
Streaks
NB: W = WonD = Drawn
L = Lost
N/A = Did not play
Player statistics
The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included.Phil Taylor
- Longest unbeaten run: 13
- Most consecutive wins: 13
- Most consecutive draws: 0
- Most consecutive losses: 1
- Longest without a win: 1
- Biggest victory: 8–1
- Biggest defeat: 2–8
Raymond van Barneveld
- Longest unbeaten run: 5
- Most consecutive wins: 3
- Most consecutive draws: 2
- Most consecutive losses: 2
- Longest without a win: 2
- Biggest victory: 8–2
- Biggest defeat: 3–8
Gary Anderson
- Longest unbeaten run: 4
- Most consecutive wins: 4
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 3
- Longest without a win: 3
- Biggest victory: 8–1
- Biggest defeat: 3–8
Adrian Lewis
- Longest unbeaten run: 4
- Most consecutive wins: 2
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 3
- Longest without a win: 3
- Biggest victory: 8–1
- Biggest defeat: 2–8
James Wade
- Longest unbeaten run: 4
- Most consecutive wins: 3
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 3
- Longest without a win: 3
- Biggest victory: 8–1
- Biggest defeat: 1–8
Simon Whitlock
- Longest unbeaten run: 3
- Most consecutive wins: 3
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 3
- Longest without a win: 5
- Biggest victory: 8–1
- Biggest defeat: 2–8
Terry Jenkins
- Longest unbeaten run: 2
- Most consecutive wins: 1
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 3
- Longest without a win: 6
- Biggest victory: 8–4
- Biggest defeat: 1–8
Mark Webster
- Longest unbeaten run: 1
- Most consecutive wins: 1
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 8
- Longest without a win: 10
- Biggest victory: 8–2
- Biggest defeat: 1–8