2010 Premier League Darts
The Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts 2010 was part of a series of tournaments of the Professional Darts Corporation ( PDC). It was held from 11 February to 24 May 2010. The 14 round match days were Thursday, February 11, 2010 held until May 13, 2010. The play-offs were held on 24 May at Wembley Arena.
On German television, the Premier League 2010 was broadcast live on Sport 1. The pay- TV channel Sport 1 showed the game live days and complete.
Prizes
A total of £ 410,000 were played in prize money.
- Winner: £ 125,000
- Second Runners-up: £ 65,000
- 3rd place: 50,000 GBP
- 4th place: 40,000 GBP
- 5th place: 32,500 GBP
- 6th place: 30,000 GBP
- 7th place: 27,500 GBP
- 8th place: 25,000 GBP
- Highest Finish ( per Round ): £ 1,000
Qualification
For the Premier League, the six top-ranked players in the Order of Merit were qualified. Additionally, two wildcards were awarded by the PDC and the British TV channel Sky Sports. Players in detail (in brackets the OoM placement before the start of the tournament ):
- England Phil Taylor ( 1)
- Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld ( 2)
- England James Wade ( 3)
- England Terry Jenkins ( 4)
- England Mervyn King ( 5)
- England Ronnie Baxter (6 )
Wildcards:
- England Adrian Lewis ( 7)
- Australia Simon Whitlock * (17 )
* = First season
Competition mode
The eight players meet each successive twice. The matches will be played " Best of 14 " mode in one and are terminated as soon as one player has won 8 legs. The Premier League will be held at 14 games, with the four top-ranked players qualify for the play-off semi-finals.
Preliminary round
Matchday 1, February 11, 2010 The O ₂, London
Matchday 2 18 February, 2010, B.I.A., Bournemouth
Matchday 3 25 February, 2010, Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Matchday 4, March 4, 2010, Westpoint Arena, Exeter
Round 5, March 11, 2010 M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
Matchday 6 18 March, 2010, Brighton Centre, Brighton
Round 7, March 25, 2010 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Matchday 8, 1 April 2010 C.I.A., Cardiff
Round 9, April 8, 2010 S.E.C.C., Glasgow
Matchday 10, April 15, 2010 Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield
Matchday 11, April 22, 2010, Echo Arena, Liverpool
Matchday 12, April 29, 2010 A.E.C.C., Aberdeen
Matchday 13, May 6, 2010 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Matchday 14, May 13, 2010 N.I.A., Nottingham
The number after the player's name indicates the 3- dart average ( = average points value with 3 darts thrown ).