2011 Premier League Darts
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| 2011 888.com Premier League Darts | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 10 February–19 May 2011 | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Gary Anderson | |||
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The 2011 888.com Premier League Darts[1] 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 four 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 his first major title, defeating world champion Adrian Lewis 10–4 in the final. He is the first player to win the title on his debut appearance (except from the inaugural tournament) 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 four (Raymond van Barneveld, Gary Anderson, Simon Whitlock and Mark Webster).
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 his failure 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. This stood until Glen Durrant was eliminated with nine consecutive losses and 0 points in the 2021 edition of the tournament.
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.[2]
| Player | Appearance in Premier League |
Consecutive Streak |
Previous best performance | Order of Merit Ranking |
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 Phil Taylor |
7th | 7 | Winner (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010) | 1 |
| Adrian Lewis |
4th | 2 | Semi-finals (2008) | 2 |
| James Wade |
4th | 4 | Winner (2009) | 3 |
 Gary Anderson |
1st | 1 | Debut | 4 |
 Raymond van Barneveld WC |
6th | 6 | Semi-finals (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) | 5 |
| Terry Jenkins WC |
5th | 5 | Runner-up (2007) | 6 |
 Simon Whitlock WC |
2nd | 2 | Semi-finals (2010) | 7 |
 Mark Webster WC |
1st | 1 | Debut | 13 |
WC = Wild Card
Venues
Fifteen venues were used for the 2011 Premier League, with the only change being The O2 Arena giving London a second venue, replacing Coventry.
| London |
Nottingham |
 Belfast |
Exeter |
Manchester |
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| The O2 10 February |
Capital FM Arena 17 February |
Odyssey Arena 24 February |
Westpoint Arena 3 March |
MEN Arena 10 March |
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| Glasgow |
Brighton |
Cardiff |
Aberdeen |
Sheffield |
| SECC 17 March |
Brighton Centre 24 March |
Cardiff International Arena 31 March |
AECC 7 April |
Motorpoint Arena 14 April |
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| 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 |
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Prize money
The prize fund remained at £410,000 for the 2011 tournament.
| Stage | Prize money | |
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| Winner | £125,000 | |
| Runner-up | £65,000 | |
| 3rd place | £50,000 | |
| 4th place | £40,000 | |
| 5th place | £32,500 | |
| 6th place | £30,000 | |
| 7th place | £27,500 | |
| 8th place | £25,000 | |
| High Checkout (per night) | £1,000 | |
| Total | £410,000 | |
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.[3] Lewis subsequently defeated Taylor 8–2 on the opening night. Coincidentally, this turned out to be Taylor's only loss of the league phase, as he went on to win 13 consecutive games. On 12 January the PDC's website released the fixtures.[4]
10 February – Week 1
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17 February – Week 2
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24 February – Week 3
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3 March – Week 4
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10 March – Week 5
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17 March – Week 6
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24 March – Week 7
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31 March – Week 8
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7 April – Week 9
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14 April – Week 10
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21 April – Week 11
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28 April – Week 12
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5 May – Week 13
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12 May – Week 14
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Play-offs – 19 May
| Score | ||
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| Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) | ||
| Phil Taylor 99.58 | 3 – 8 | Adrian Lewis 104.63 |
| Raymond van Barneveld 96.18 | 6 – 8 | Gary Anderson 98.49 |
| 3rd place play-off (best of 15 legs) | ||
| Phil Taylor 91.77 | 8 – 6 | Raymond van Barneveld 91.70 |
| Final (best of 19 legs) | ||
| Adrian Lewis 85.75 | 4 – 10 | Gary Anderson 94.67 |
| High Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 137 | ||
Table and Streaks
Table
Final table statistics:[20]
| Pos | Name | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | LF | LA | +/- | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | A | HC |
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| 1 | Phil Taylor | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 106 | 49 | +57 | 41 | 207 | 109 | 55 | 102.67 | 157 |
| 2 | Raymond van Barneveld | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 95 | 77 | +18 | 31 | 243 | 139 | 33 | 93.47 | 161 |
| 3 | Gary Anderson W | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 92 | 76 | +16 | 30 | 197 | 111 | 68 | 97.40 | 136 |
| 4 | Adrian Lewis RU | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 85 | 78 | +7 | 28 | 205 | 121 | 40 | 95.62 | 170 |
| 5 | James Wade | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 79 | 88 | −9 | 29 | 248 | 98 | 39 | 93.47 | 170 |
| 6 | Simon Whitlock | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 81 | 87 | −6 | 31 | 180 | 138 | 56 | 96.78 | 170 |
| 7 | Terry Jenkins | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 66 | 100 | −34 | 22 | 230 | 106 | 40 | 92.61 | 120 |
| 8 | Mark Webster | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 100 | −49 | 18 | 188 | 82 | 30 | 91.75 | 170 |
Top four qualified for the Play-offs after Week 14.
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied.
Streaks
| Player | Week | Play-offs | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | SF | F | |
| Phil Taylor |
L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | N/a |
| Raymond van Barneveld |
L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | |
| Gary Anderson |
W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W |
| Adrian Lewis |
W | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | L |
| James Wade |
L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | N/a | |
| Simon Whitlock |
L | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | ||
| Terry Jenkins |
W | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | ||
| Mark Webster |
W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | ||
NB: W = Won D = Drawn L = Lost N/A = Did not play