Premier League Darts 2010

[Bigkegman]

Bring it on...... love this - every Thursday night from the 11th Feb (roughly)

Adrian Lewis and Simon Whitlock get the wildcard places

PHIL TAYLOR and Simon Whitlock will meet on the opening night of the 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts at The O2 on Thursday February 11.

The duo clash in a repeat of their recent meeting in the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship final in the first of 14 weekly rounds in the Premier League Darts.

Whitlock's appearance will mark his debut in the tournament, having been included as one of the two Sky Sports Wildcards following his sensational display in the World Championship.

He eventually lost 7-3 to Taylor in the final, with the Stoke legend bidding to regain the Premier League Darts title this spring after missing out on a fifth successive crown with a semi-final loss to Mervyn King last May.

Reigning champion James Wade meets world number two Raymond van Barneveld in another huge clash on the opening night, while Ronnie Baxter celebrates his return to Premier League Darts against Terry Jenkins and King, the 2009 runner-up, takes on Sky Sports Wildcard Adrian Lewis.

The second week, at the BIC in Bournemouth, sees van Barneveld take on Lewis at the scene of the Dutchman's nine-dart finish in the 2006 Premier League Darts, when he hit a perfect leg against Peter Manley.

Wade will meet King in Bournemouth in a repeat of last year's final, while Taylor takes on Baxter and Jenkins faces Whitlock.

The visit to Belfast in week three sees Taylor meet Wade, who took victory over the world number one at the Odyssey Arena in 2009, while Whitlock takes on van Barneveld.

The clashes between the players ranked one and two in the world, Taylor and van Barneveld, will take place on week four in Exeter and week eight in Cardiff.

Each league night will be played from 7pm-10pm and screened live on Sky Sports in High Definition.

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League games are the best of 14 legs, with two points awarded for a win (first player to eight legs) or one point awarded for a 7-7 draw.

2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts Fixtures
Week One
February 11 - The O2, London
Ronnie Baxter v Terry Jenkins
Mervyn King v Adrian Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld v James Wade
Simon Whitlock v Phil Taylor
Tickets: 0844 856 0202 or The O2 - Home

Week Two
February 18 - BIC, Bournemouth
Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld
Terry Jenkins v Simon Whitlock
Phil Taylor v Ronnie Baxter
James Wade v Mervyn King
Tickets: 0844 576 3000 or Welcome to the BIC and the Pavilion

Week Three
February 25 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Mervyn King v Ronnie Baxter
Adrian Lewis v Terry Jenkins
Simon Whitlock v Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor v James Wade
Tickets: 02890 739 074/0844 277 4455 or ODYSSEYARENA.COM: Odyssey Arena Belfast Homepage

Week Four
March 4 - Westpoint Arena, Exeter
James Wade v Adrian Lewis
Ronnie Baxter v Simon Whitlock
Mervyn King v Terry Jenkins
Raymond van Barneveld v Phil Taylor
Tickets: 0844 99 99 55 or Ticket Zone.

Week Five
March 11 - M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
James Wade v Ronnie Baxter
Phil Taylor v Mervyn King
Terry Jenkins v Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis v Simon Whitlock
Tickets: 0844 847 8000 or Dancing On Ice - Manchester Evening News Arena

Week Six
March 18 - The Brighton Centre
Phil Taylor v Terry Jenkins
Raymond van Barneveld v Mervyn King
Ronnie Baxter v Adrian Lewis
Simon Whitlock v James Wade
Tickets: 0844 847 1515 or The Brighton Centre

Week Seven
March 25 - NIA, Birmingham
Mervyn King v Simon Whitlock
James Wade v Terry Jenkins
Raymond van Barneveld v Ronnie Baxter
Adrian Lewis v Phil Taylor
Tickets: 0844 338 8000 or www.theticketfactory.com

Week Eight
April 1 - CIA, Cardiff
Terry Jenkins v Mervyn King
Simon Whitlock v Ronnie Baxter
Adrian Lewis v James Wade
Phil Taylor v Raymond van Barneveld
Tickets: 02920 22 44 88 or Concert Tickets and Tour Dates | Live Nation Live Nation UK

Week Nine
April 8 - SECC, Glasgow
Raymond van Barneveld v Adrian Lewis
Simon Whitlock v Terry Jenkins
Ronnie Baxter v Phil Taylor
Mervyn King v James Wade
Tickets: 0844 395 4000 or Tickets for concerts, theatre, football, family days out, sport, arts, exhibitions and comedy. Official ticketSOUP Site

Week Ten
April 15 - Sheffield Arena
Terry Jenkins v Adrian Lewis
Ronnie Baxter v Mervyn King
James Wade v Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld v Simon Whitlock
Tickets: 0114 256 5656 or Sheffield Arena - Home

Week 11
April 22 - Liverpool Echo Arena
Terry Jenkins v Ronnie Baxter
James Wade v Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis v Mervyn King
Phil Taylor v Simon Whitlock
Tickets: 0844 8000 400 or Echo Arena Homepage

Week 12
April 29 - AECC, Aberdeen
Ronnie Baxter v James Wade
Mervyn King v Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld v Terry Jenkins
Simon Whitlock v Adrian Lewis
Tickets: 08444 77 9000 or Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC) ? Meetings, Exhibitions, Conferences, Concerts

Week 13
May 6 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Adrian Lewis v Ronnie Baxter
Mervyn King v Raymond van Barneveld
James Wade v Simon Whitlock
Terry Jenkins v Phil Taylor
Tickets: 0844 493 6666 or Metro Radio Arena Newcastle - Music, family shows, exhibitions and sporting events

Week 14
May 13 - Trent FM Arena, Nottingham
Simon Whitlock v Mervyn King
Terry Jenkins vJames Wade
Ronnie Baxter v Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis
Tickets: 0844 124 624 or Trent FM Arena Nottingham | Concerts - Gigs - Music - Events - Conferencing

Play-Offs
May 23 - Wembley Arena, London
Semi-Finals & Final
Tickets: 0844 815 0 815 or Wembley Arena Concert Tickets, Schedule, Information | Live Nation UK

[Bigkegman]

Premier League Darts starts tomorrow night - only downer is I'm on call so NO KEG


Match betting
11 Feb. 19:10 R Baxter 15/8 T Jenkins 4/5 Draw 4/1
11 Feb. 20:00 M King 5/4 A Lewis 5/4 Draw 7/2
11 Feb. 20:45 R van Barneveld 6/4 J Wade evens Draw 4/1
11 Feb. 21:30 S Whitlock 4/1 P Taylor 4/11 Draw 5/1

I'm edging towards Jenkins, Lewis, Barney and Taylor.

Unless a players odds stand out that i really fancy then I'm going to limit myself to a correct score lucky 15 every week.

I'm going to post my selections and prices in here (will try and do it every week and see how I get on)...... All bets are placed in a Ladbrokes shop..... as you get double (sometimes treble) odds with only 1 winner

[yorkieacer]

I would agree with your picks, Jesus i didnt relize the fun and games start tomorrow night. Taylor to win the league again

[Tricky]

Taylor has a virus and may not play in week 1: Planet Darts | Latest News | Newsdesk | Newsdesk | Taylor A Doubt For O2

I'll take King in week 1 myself. Bet365 are going 6/4 on King to win @ -1.5 on the h/cap, and will take a saver on the draw. It's the first to 8 legs, drawn match if it gets to 7-7. The handicap is priced higher than King to win the match outright, though in essence the price should be the same.

King narrowly beat Lewis in Gibraltar, and leads 8-4 in head to heads. King reached the final of the Players Championship and the final of this event last year when he knocked out Taylor in the Semi's.

[stereoman]

Thoughts from Bettingzone on the outright markets...

AUSSIE CAN RULE IN PREMIER LEAGUE: Betting Zone - Racing Betting, Football Betting, Golf Betting, Sports Betting, Cheeky Punt

...and week one...

KING AND WADE OUR FIRST-NIGHT PAIR: Sports Betting - Sports Betting News, Form and Tips

Me? No initial thoughts as I want to see what form they're actually in. Simon Whitlock's won 3 out of 4 competitions in Australia recently and has come back to the UK on Tuesday...

Planet Darts | Latest News | Newsdesk | Newsdesk | Premier League Preview

...but I'm not entirely convinced his World Championship performance wasn't just a fluke. Up to Whitlock to prove he can stay at that level and prove me wrong.

Phil Taylor IS playing tonight.

Planet Darts | Latest News | Newsdesk | Newsdesk | Taylor Fit To Play

[Bigkegman]

correct score lucky 15

Jenkins 8-4 13/2
Lewis 8-6 11/2
Barnewald 8-4 11/1
Taylor 8-2 9/1

accie on Jenkins, Lewis, Barney, Taylor

[yorkieacer]

Have done Jenkins, Lewis , Barney, Taylor accie as well

Jenkins 8-5 @ 7.50
Lewis 8-6 @ 7.00
Barney 8-5 @ 8.00
Taylor 8-5 @ 7.00

5pts on each score and 10 pts on the accy

[Bigkegman]

R Baxter v T Jenkins 7-7
M King v A Lewis 8-5
R van Barneveld v J Wade 8-5
S Whitlock v P Taylor 3-8

Jenkins finishing was piss poor but dug in to scrape a draw
Lewis started amazing but King's finishig was amazing and Lewis couldn't handle it
Barney looked good although he struggled towards the end - some poor darts so maybe he's still struggling with diabetis and how to handle it ( i know i cant spell it)
Taylor pissed in but I think Whitlock will cause folk problems - Taylor mentioned Simon had not long flown in and was tired......

roll on next week (no pager )

[Bigkegman]

Originally Posted by Bigkegman

correct score lucky 15

Jenkins 8-4 13/2
Lewis 8-6 11/2
Barnewald 8-4 11/1
Taylor 8-2 9/1

accie on Jenkins, Lewis, Barney, Taylor

10 units placed ........ 0 units returned

[yorkieacer]

Originally Posted by yorkieacer

Have done Jenkins, Lewis , Barney, Taylor accie as well

Jenkins 8-5 @ 7.50
Lewis 8-6 @ 7.00
Barney 8-5 @ 8.00
Taylor 8-5 @ 7.00

5pts on each score and 10 pts on the accy

Only one winner for me tonight

Points placed 30 points

Points returned 40

Profit 10 pts

[Bigkegman]

Adrian Lewis 13/8 v Raymond van Barneveld 10/11 Draw 4/1
Terry Jenkins 13/8 v Simon Whitlock 10/11 Draw 4/1
Phil Taylor 1/12 v Ronnie Baxter 14/1 Draw 8/1
James Wade 6/5 v Mervyn King 11/8 Draw 7/2

[Bigkegman]

Barney 8-5 8/1
Whitlock 8-4 13/2
Taylor 8-5 5/1
King 8-5 8/1

this weeks Correct score lucky 15 - sorry no time for write up

[Tricky]

lewis averaged 105 in thumping Barney 8-3 last week, so should be taken to see off Jenkins who has scraped 2 draws thus far in the Premier League.

Betfred go 10/11 on Lewis to beat jenkins -1.5 on the handicap market, so giving you better odds than the outright match betting.

[Bigkegman]

19:10 J Wade 11/10 Draw 7/2 A Lewis 7/5
20:00 R Baxter 5/2 Draw 4/1 S Whitlock 8/13
20:45 M King 10/11 Draw 7/2 T Jenkins 9/5
21:30 R Barneveld 6/1 Draw 6/1 P Taylor 2/9

forgot to post last week

[Bigkegman]

tonight i've went for Lucky 15

Wade 8-3 10/1
Whitlock 8-3 8/1
King 8-5 5/1
Taylor 8-3 6/1

Also done Wade 11/10, Whitlock 8/13 and King 10/11 in a treble