2005 Premier League Darts
The 2005 888.com Premier League was the first season of a Premier League Darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.
| 2005 888.com Premier League Darts |
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| Winner |
| Runner-up |
| Score |
| 16–4 |
| Date |
| 20 January–31 May 2005 |
| Edition |
| 1st |
| Number of players |
| 7 |
| Venues |
| 11 |
| Premier League Darts |
| 2005 | 2006 > |
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.
Results
League stage
20 January – Week 1King's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
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3 February – Week 2Rivermead Centre, Reading
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17 February – Week 3Wellsprings Centre, Taunton
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10 March – Week 4Sports Village, Norwich
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31 March – Week 5Sands Centre, Carlisle
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21 April – Week 6
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28 April – Week 7Glades Arena, Kidderminster
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5 May – Week 8Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes
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12 May – Week 9The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster
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19 May – Week 10Charter Hall, Colchester
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Play-offs – 30–31 May
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Pld | W | D | L | LF | LA | +/- | LWAT | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 41 | +62 | 46 | 101.31 | 23 | |
| 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 77 | 67 | +10 | 28 | 93.91 | 16 | |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 65 | 79 | −14 | 22 | 88.54 | 12 | |
| 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 82 | −20 | 17 | 92.70 | 9 | |
| 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 76 | −8 | 23 | 92.66 | 8 | |
| 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 67 | 77 | −10 | 19 | 90.79 | 8 | |
| 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 62 | 82 | −20 | 22 | 91.75 | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11–1 | N/A | |
| 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 |