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Premier League Results 2010 So Far

So Phil Taylor won the final of the 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League of Darts, beating James Wade 10-8 in an amazing final (probably the best short format game of all time).  Phil hit TWO 9 darters, and still only won by two legs.  Hats off to James Wade!

Final League Table before play-offs

	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Phil Taylor	14	12	2	0	+58	26
Simon Whitlock	14	7	2	5	+9	16
James Wade	14	5	4	5	-1	14
Mervyn King	14	5	3	6	-3	13
Ronnie Baxter	14	4	5	5	-7	13
R v Barneveld	14	5	1	8	-15	11
Adrian Lewis	14	4	3	7	-16	11
Terry Jenkins	14	3	2	9	-25	8

Week One
February 11 – The O2, London (my longer review here)
Ronnie Baxter (7) v (7) Terry Jenkins
Mervyn King (8) v (5) Adrian Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld (8) v (5) James Wade
Simon Whitlock (3) v (8) Phil Taylor

Week Two
February 18 – BIC, Bournemouth (my longer review here)
Adrian Lewis 8-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Terry Jenkins 7-7 Simon Whitlock
Phil Taylor 8-6 Ronnie Baxter
James Wade 4-8 Mervyn King

Week Three
February 25 – Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Mervyn King 6-8 Ronnie Baxter
Adrian Lewis 6-8 Terry Jenkins
Simon Whitlock 8-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor 8-2 James Wade

Week Four
March 4 – Westpoint Arena, Exeter (my longer review here)
James Wade 7-7 Adrian Lewis
Ronnie Baxter 8-6 Simon Whitlockx
Mervyn King 8-5 Terry Jenkins
Raymond van Barneveld 2-8 Phil Taylor

Week Five
March 11 – M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
James Wade 7-7 Ronnie Baxter
Phil Taylor 7-7 Mervyn King
Terry Jenkins 4-8 Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis 4-8 Simon Whitlock

Week Six
March 18 – The Brighton Centre (my longer review here)
Phil Taylor 8-3 Terry Jenkins
Raymond van Barneveld 7-7 Mervyn King
Ronnie Baxter 6-8 Adrian Lewis
Simon Whitlock 4-8 James Wade

Week Seven
March 25 – NIA, Birmingham (my longer review here)
Mervyn King 6-8 Simon Whitlock
James Wade 8-5 Terry Jenkins
Raymond van Barneveld 4-8 Ronnie Baxter
Adrian Lewis 4-8 Phil Taylor

Week Eight
April 1 – CIA, Cardiff (My longer review here)
Terry Jenkins 2-8 Mervyn King
Simon Whitlock 5-8 Ronnie Baxter
Adrian Lewis 8-5 James Wade
Phil Taylor 8-2 Raymond van Barneveld

Week Nine – S.E.C.C., Glasgow (My longer review here)
Raymond van Barneveld 6-8 Adrian Lewis
Simon Whitlock 8-3 Terry Jenkins
Ronnie Baxter 4-8 Phil Taylor
Mervyn King 4-8 James Wade

Week Ten – Sheffield Arena (My longer review here)
Terry Jenkins 8-5 Adrian Lewis
Ronnie Baxter 7-7 Mervyn King
James Wade 7-7 Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld 6-8  Simon Whitlock

Week 11 – Liverpool Echo Arena (My longer review here)
Terry Jenkins 8-4 Ronnie Baxter
James Wade 8-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis 3-8 Mervyn King
Phil Taylor 8-5 Simon Whitlock

Week 12 – AECC, Aberdeen (My longer review here)
Ronnie Baxter 7-7 James Wade
Mervyn King 1-8 Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld 8-6 Terry Jenkins – ** Raymond van Barneveld nine-darter!
Simon Whitlock 7-7 Adrian Lewis

Week 13 – Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Adrian Lewis 7-7 Ronnie Baxter
Mervyn King 5-8 Raymond van Barneveld
James Wade 4-8 Simon Whitlock
Terry Jenkins 5-8 Phil Taylor

Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts
Night 14, Trent FM Arena, Nottingham
Terry Jenkins 5-8 James Wade
Ronnie Baxter 2-8 Raymond van Barneveld
Simon Whitlock 8-2 Mervyn King
Phil Taylor 8-1 Adrian Lewis

Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts Play-Offs (longer review here)
May 24 – Wembley Arena, London
Semi-Finals
Simon Whitlock 6-8 James Wade
Phil Taylor 8-1 Mervyn King

THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF
MERVYN KING 8-7 SIMON WHITLOCK

FINAL

Phil Taylor 10-8 James Wade
Averages: 111.67 vs 100.08
Doubles: 48% vs 47%

General info on the premier league can be found here (including previous winners and prize fund)