2007 Premier League Darts

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The 2007 Holsten Premier League was a major darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The prize money for the 2007 event increased by almost £100,000 compared to 2006. The overall fund was £265,000 with the eventual winner taking home £75,000. The inclusion of an eighth player meant that the league expanded from 10 to 14 weeks. Phil Taylor continued his dominance of this tournament by taking the title for the third year in a row. In fact, he remained unbeaten throughout this year's event – and extended his overall unbeaten run in the Premier League to 44 matches.

Qualifiers

The PDC awarded places in the league to the top six players in their world rankings after the SkyBet World Grand Prix in October 2006. Terry Jenkins' semi-final victory over Peter Manley in Dublin secured the last automatic place in the Premier League at the expense of Wayne Mardle. The remaining two places were determined by wildcards. The first was awarded after the SkyBet World Grand Prix – the PDC gave this to Raymond van Barneveld. The second wildcard awarded by host broadcaster Sky Sports to Adrian Lewis. Top six players in rankings at the end of the World Grand Prix and received automatic qualification were The following top 10 players missed out on automatic qualification.

Venues

The amount of venues was increased from 11 to 15 for the 2007 tournament, with many of the venues used now more larger arenas which would be mainstays of the Premier League for years to come.

Prize money

Results

League stage

1 February – Week 1

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth

8 February – Week 2

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton

15 February – Week 3

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nottingham Arena, Nottingham

22 February – Week 4

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne

1 March – Week 5

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield

8 March – Week 6

AECC, Aberdeen

15 March – Week 7

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool

22 March – Week 8

SECC, Glasgow

29 March – Week 9

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rivermead Centre, Reading

5 April – Week 10

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth

12 April – Week 11

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff

19 April – Week 12

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 King George's Hall, Blackburn

26 April – Week 13

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alexandra Palace, London

3 May – Week 14

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Play-offs – 28 May

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Brighton Centre, Brighton

Table and streaks

Table

NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied.

Streaks

NB: W = Won D = Drawn L = Lost

Player statistics

The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included.

Phil Taylor

Raymond van Barneveld

Terry Jenkins

Dennis Priestley

Colin Lloyd

Peter Manley

Adrian Lewis

Roland Scholten

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