2005 Premier League Darts
2005 888.com Premier League Darts |
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Winner |
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Runner-up |
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Score |
16–4 |
Date |
20 January–31 May 2005 |
Edition |
1st |
Number of players |
7 |
Venues |
11 |
Premier League Darts |
2005 | 2006 > |
The 2005 888.com Premier League was the first season of the Premier League Darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.
Phil Taylor, Colin Lloyd, Peter Manley, John Part, Roland Scholten, Wayne Mardle and wildcard entrant Mark Dudbridge were the seven players who competed in a round-robin tournament which had a total prize fund of £140,000 – with £50,000 going to the eventual winner.
Format
The Premier League started in Stoke-on-Trent on 20 January 2005 before moving around the country. The league system the players play each other twice over 12 legs, with two points for a win and one for a draw. All 12 legs were played regardless of whether a result had already been achieved. Phil Taylor achieved two 11–1 wins, although the last few legs were irrelevant to the match result. Legs played in these circumstances were known as 'dead legs'.
Venues
For the inaugural Premier League Darts event, all 11 venues used were in England.
Results
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League stage
20 January – Week 1King's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
| 3 February – Week 2Rivermead Centre, Reading
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17 February – Week 3Wellsprings Centre, Taunton
| 10 March – Week 4Sports Village, Norwich
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31 March – Week 5Sands Centre, Carlisle
| 21 April – Week 6
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28 April – Week 7Glades Arena, Kidderminster
| 5 May – Week 8Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes
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12 May – Week 9The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster
| 19 May – Week 10Charter Hall, Colchester
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Play-offs – 30–31 May
G-Mex, Manchester
Score | ||
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30 May – Semi-finals (best of 25 legs) | ||
Phil Taylor ![]() 91.95 | 13 – 11 | ![]() 93.21 |
Colin Lloyd ![]() 96.02 | 13 – 7 | ![]() 93.05 |
31 May – Final (best of 31 legs) | ||
Phil Taylor ![]() 101.01 | 16 – 4 | ![]() 97.20 |
Table and streaks
Table
Pos[2] | Name | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | LF | LA | +/- | LWAT | A |
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1 | ![]() | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 103 | 41 | +62 | 46 | 101.31 |
2 | ![]() | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 77 | 67 | +10 | 28 | 93.91 |
3 | ![]() | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 65 | 79 | −14 | 22 | 88.54 |
4 | ![]() | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 82 | −20 | 17 | 92.70 |
5 | ![]() | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 76 | −8 | 23 | 92.66 |
6 | ![]() | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 77 | −10 | 19 | 90.79 |
7 | ![]() | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 82 | −20 | 22 | 91.75 |
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 | SF | F | |||||||||||||
![]() | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||
![]() | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | ||||||||||
![]() | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | |||||||||||
![]() | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | |||||||||||
![]() | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | ||||||||||||
![]() | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | ||||||||||||
![]() | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | L |
NB: W = Won D = Drawn L = Lost
Player statistics
The statistics shown are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included.
Player | Longest unbeaten run | Most consecutive wins | Most consecutive draws | Most consecutive losses | Longest without a win | Biggest victory | Biggest defeat |
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![]() | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11–1 | — |
![]() | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9–3 | 2–10 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8–4 | 1–11 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7–5 | 2–10 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8–4 | 3–9 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9–3 | 3–9 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8–4 | 1–11 |
References
External links
- Report on 2005 playoffs