2005 Premier League Darts

The 2005 888.com Premier League was the first season of the Premier League Darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.

2005 888.com Premier League Darts
Winner
Phil Taylor
Runner-up
Colin Lloyd
Score
16–4
Date
20 January–31 May 2005
Edition
1st
Number of players
7
Venues
11
Premier League Darts
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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.

Stoke-on-Trent

Reading

Taunton

Norwich

Carlisle

Plymouth

Kidderminster

Widnes

Doncaster

Colchester

Manchester

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Locations of the 2005 Premier League venues in England.

Results

League stage

20 January – Week 1

King's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent

	Score
Wayne Mardle 84.75	5 – 7	Phil Taylor 98.76
John Part 95.61	6 – 6	Roland Scholten 96.96
Peter Manley 84.54	4 – 8	Mark Dudbridge 86.04
Phil Taylor 102.15	6 – 6	Colin Lloyd 99.15

3 February – Week 2

Rivermead Centre, Reading

	Score
Mark Dudbridge 95.13	5 – 7	Roland Scholten 92.34
Wayne Mardle 85.20	4 – 8	Peter Manley 87.93
Colin Lloyd 93.69	9 – 3	John Part 87.21
Roland Scholten 88.71	2 – 10	Phil Taylor 105.81

17 February – Week 3

Wellsprings Centre, Taunton

	Score
Colin Lloyd 96.57	6 – 6	Mark Dudbridge 85.59
John Part 93.81	9 – 3	Wayne Mardle 87.06
Peter Manley 93.54	6 – 6	Roland Scholten 94.02
Mark Dudbridge 93.81	5 – 7	Phil Taylor 95.28

10 March – Week 4

Sports Village, Norwich

	Score
Phil Taylor 104.70	11 – 1	Wayne Mardle 89.73
Colin Lloyd 88.23	8 – 4	Peter Manley 85.92
Mark Dudbridge 86.88	5 – 7	John Part 86.37
Roland Scholten 90.54	4 – 8	Wayne Mardle 90.93

31 March – Week 5

Sands Centre, Carlisle

	Score
Phil Taylor 100.20	8 – 4	Peter Manley 93.72
Roland Scholten 99.78	7 – 5	Mark Dudbridge 99.30
Colin Lloyd 96.57	6 – 6	Wayne Mardle 97.80
Peter Manley 88.62	6 – 6	John Part 86.82

21 April – Week 6

Pavilions, Plymouth

	Score
John Part 85.71	5 – 7	Peter Manley 86.91
Mark Dudbridge 98.85	6 – 6	Colin Lloyd 99.33
Wayne Mardle 98.31	6 – 6	Roland Scholten 99.42
Phil Taylor 98.16	7 – 5	John Part 93.03

28 April – Week 7

Glades Arena, Kidderminster

	Score
Roland Scholten 95.82	5 – 7	Colin Lloyd 94.80
Mark Dudbridge 90.99	8 – 4	Wayne Mardle 98.31
John Part 89.67	4 – 8	Phil Taylor 100.77
Peter Manley 92.73	4 – 8	Colin Lloyd 94.05

5 May – Week 8

Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes

	Score
Phil Taylor 103.65	9 – 3	Mark Dudbridge 95.94
Colin Lloyd 88.41	8 – 4	Roland Scholten 80.88
Wayne Mardle 91.35	8 – 4	John Part 87.90
Peter Manley 89.73	1 – 11	Phil Taylor 103.95

12 May – Week 9

The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster

	Score
Roland Scholten 92.31	7 – 5	John Part 93.90
Colin Lloyd 87.00	2 – 10	Phil Taylor 103.89
Wayne Mardle 99.81	7 – 5	Mark Dudbridge 96.36
Roland Scholten 82.05	5 – 7	Peter Manley 86.85

19 May – Week 10

Charter Hall, Colchester

	Score
John Part 92.22	5 – 7	Mark Dudbridge 94.47
Peter Manley 85.59	7 – 5	Wayne Mardle 86.16
John Part 97.20	8 – 4	Colin Lloyd 95.85
Phil Taylor 98.43	9 – 3	Roland Scholten 99.60
Mark Dudbridge 88.59	5 – 7	Peter Manley 86.40
Wayne Mardle 91.53	5 – 7	Colin Lloyd 93.30

Play-offs – 30–31 May

G-Mex, Manchester

	Score
30 May – Semi-finals (best of 25 legs)
Phil Taylor 91.95	13 – 11	Roland Scholten 93.21
Colin Lloyd 96.02	13 – 7	Peter Manley 93.05
31 May – Final (best of 31 legs)
Phil Taylor 101.01	16 – 4	Colin Lloyd 97.20

Table and streaks

Table

Pos	Name	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	LF	LA	+/-	LWAT	A
1	Phil Taylor W	12	11	1	0	23	103	41	+62	46	101.31
2	Colin Lloyd RU	12	6	4	2	16	77	67	+10	28	93.91
3	Peter Manley	12	5	2	5	12	65	79	−14	22	88.54
4	Roland Scholten	12	3	3	6	9	62	82	−20	17	92.70
5	Mark Dudbridge	12	3	2	7	8	68	76	−8	23	92.66
6	John Part	12	3	2	7	8	67	77	−10	19	90.79
7	Wayne Mardle	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
	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		SF		F
Phil Taylor	W	D	W		W		W		W		W		W		W	W	W		W		W		W
Colin Lloyd	D		W		D		W		D		D		W	W	W		L		L	W	W		L
Peter Manley	L		W		D		L		L	D	W		L		L		W		W	W	L
Roland Scholten	D		W	L	D		L		W		D		L		L		W	L	L		L
Mark Dudbridge	W		L		D	L	L		L		D		W		L		L		W	L
John Part	D		L		W		W		D		L	L	L		L		L		L	W
Wayne Mardle	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
Phil Taylor	12	10	1	0	1	11–1	—
Colin Lloyd	9	3	2	2	2	9–3	2–10
Peter Manley	3	3	1	2	4	8–4	1–11
Roland Scholten	2	1	1	2	6	7–5	2–10
Mark Dudbridge	2	1	1	4	6	8–4	3–9
John Part	3	2	1	6	7	9–3	3–9
Wayne Mardle	3	2	2	4	4	8–4	1–11

External links

• Report on 2005 playoffs