Английская Википедия:2018 Premier League Darts
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| 2018 Unibet Premier League Darts |
|---|
| Winner |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen |
| Runner-up |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith |
| Score |
| 11–4 |
| Dates |
| 1 February–17 May 2018 |
| Edition |
| 14th |
| Number of players |
| 10 |
| Venues |
| 15 (1 cancelled) |
| Premier League Darts |
| < 2017 | 2018 | 2019 > |
The 2018 Unibet Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation – the fourteenth edition of the tournament. The event began on Thursday 1 February at the 3Arena in Dublin and ended with the play-offs at The O2 Arena in London on Thursday 17 May. This was the first year that the tournament is sponsored by Unibet.
Michael van Gerwen won his fourth Premier League title (and his third in a row, after winning in 2016 and 2017[1]) by defeating Michael Smith 11–4 in the final.
This was also the first time that the event has had a round in Germany, when the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin hosted the 4th round on 22 February.
Storm Emma resulted in the Exeter round of the event being postponed on 1 March. This was the first time ever since the Premier League started in 2005 that a whole round in the league phase of Premier League Darts was postponed. The same extreme conditions would also go on to cause severe problems in the staging of that weekends UK Open in Minehead which resulted in the event having to be played entirely behind closed doors. In 2010, the play-offs were postponed for 24 hours after a power cut at Wembley Arena.[2]
Format
The tournament format was identical to that since 2013. During the first nine weeks (Phase 1) each player played the other nine players once. The bottom two players were then eliminated from the competition. In the next six weeks (phase 2) each player played the other seven players once. Phase 2 consisted of four weeks where five matches were played followed by two weeks where four matches were played. At the end of phase 2, the top four players contested the two semi-finals and the final in the play-off week.
Venues
Players
The players in this year's tournament were announced following the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship final on 1 January, with the top four of the PDC Order of Merit joined by six Wildcards.[3] This was the first time in the event's history in which Phil Taylor did not take part, following his decision to retire. Unlike in previous years the six wildcards were joint decisions by the PDC and Sky Sports this year. There were no PDC specific wildcards or Sky Sports specific wildcards.[4]
The tournament was noteworthy for its high-number of debuting players. Rob Cross qualified by right due to being in the world's top four at the end of the season, with wildcards going to World Grand Prix champion Daryl Gurney, Champions League winner Mensur Suljović, and world number 12 Gerwyn Price. In fact, only four of the previous year's ten players (van Gerwen, Wright, Anderson and van Barneveld) were included this year.
| Player | Appearance in Premier League |
Consecutive Streak |
Order of Merit Rank |
Previous best performance | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Nowrap | 6th | 6 | 1 | Шаблон:Nowrap | Шаблон:Nowrap |
| Шаблон:Nowrap | 5th | 5 | 2 | Шаблон:HsRunner-up (2017) | Шаблон:Nowrap |
| Шаблон:Sort | 1st | 1 | 3 | Шаблон:HsDebut | PDC Order of Merit |
| Шаблон:Nowrap | 8th | 8 | Шаблон:Nowrap | Шаблон:Nowrap | Шаблон:Nowrap |
| Шаблон:Sort | 1st | 1 | 6 | Шаблон:HsDebut | Wildcard |
| Шаблон:Sort | 1st | 1 | 7 | Шаблон:HsDebut | Wildcard |
| Шаблон:Sort | 6th | 1 | 9 | Шаблон:HsRunner-up (2012) | Wildcard |
| Шаблон:Nowrap | 13th | 13 | 12 | Шаблон:HsWinner (2014) | Wildcard |
| Шаблон:Sort | 2nd | 1 | 10 | Шаблон:Hs10th (2016) | Wildcard |
| Шаблон:Sort | 1st | 1 | 13 | Шаблон:HsDebut | Wildcard |
Prize money
The prize fund remained the same as last year, £825,000.[5]
| Stage | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | £250,000 | |
| Runner-up | £120,000 | |
| Semi-finalists | £80,000 | |
| 5th place | £65,000 | |
| 6th place | £55,000 | |
| 7th place | £50,000 | |
| 8th place | £45,000 | |
| 9th place | £30,000 | |
| 10th place | £25,000 | |
| League Winner Bonus | £25,000 | |
| Total | £825,000 | |
League stage
[6][7] Шаблон:Col-start Шаблон:Col-2
1 February – week 1 (Phase 1)
Шаблон:Flagicon 3Arena, Dublin
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [8] | ||
| Шаблон:Nowrap 103.71 |
5–7 | Шаблон:Nowrap |
| Gary Anderson Шаблон:Flagicon 82.46 |
5–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith 89.12 |
| Daryl Gurney Шаблон:Flagicon 93.23 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Nowrap |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 100.80 |
7–2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross 98.85 |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 92.93 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gerwyn Price 93.51 |
| Night's Average:Шаблон:Efn 95.49 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Whitlock 160 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 5 | ||
| Night's 180s: 25 | ||
8 February – week 2 (Phase 1)
Шаблон:Flagicon Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [9] | ||
| Шаблон:Nowrap 99.15 |
7–4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 101.96 |
| Rob Cross Шаблон:Flagicon 87.74 |
1–7 | Шаблон:Nowrap 93.14 |
| Michael van Gerwen Шаблон:Flagicon 101.12 |
5–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Wright 101.04 |
| Gerwyn Price Шаблон:Flagicon 92.71 |
3–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson 99.22 |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 100.39 |
7–5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mensur Suljović 102.55 |
| Night's Average:Шаблон:Efn 97.90 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 170 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson 5 | ||
| Night's 180s: 28 | ||
15 February – week 3 (Phase 1)
Шаблон:Flagicon Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [10] | ||
| Шаблон:Nowrap 91.15 |
2–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith 94.80 |
| Daryl Gurney Шаблон:Flagicon 95.97 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gerwyn Price 93.22 |
| Peter Wright Шаблон:Flagicon 102.32 |
4–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross 98.46 |
| Gary Anderson Шаблон:Flagicon 110.79 |
3–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 110.62 |
| Simon Whitlock Шаблон:Flagicon 94.34 |
7–4 | Шаблон:Nowrap 93.29 |
| Night's Average:Шаблон:Efn 98.50 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson 170 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 7 | ||
| Night's 180s: 32 | ||
22 February – Week 4 (Phase 1)
Шаблон:Flagicon Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [11] | ||
| Michael Smith Шаблон:Flagicon 87.32 |
7–3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Whitlock 85.60 |
| Gerwyn Price Шаблон:Flagicon 90.87 |
3–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mensur Suljović 106.20 |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 103.42 |
7–2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 96.90 |
| Rob Cross Шаблон:Flagicon 96.46 |
7–3 | Шаблон:Nowrap 88.60 |
| Peter Wright Шаблон:Flagicon 104.65 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson 105.25 |
| Night's Average:Шаблон:Efn 96.53 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson 150 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson & Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith 5 | ||
| Night's 180s: 31 | ||
Шаблон:Col-end Шаблон:Col-start Шаблон:Col-2
1 March – Initial Week 5 Cancelled
Шаблон:Flagicon Westpoint Arena, Exeter
The scheduled 5th week was cancelled due to Storm Emma. The matches, which were scheduled to be played that day, were instead played in Week 9 in Liverpool, with that week's games now being Judgement Night. In order to complete the schedule within the timescale, two rounds of Phase 2 were played on Wednesday 18 April and Thursday 19 April (Week 11) in the Rotterdam Ahoy complex.
8 March – Week 5 (Phase 1)
Шаблон:Flagicon First Direct Arena, Leeds
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [12] | ||
| Шаблон:Nowrap 100.17 |
7–4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Whitlock 92.28 |
| Gerwyn Price Шаблон:Flagicon 89.01 |
5–7 | Шаблон:Nowrap 91.65 |
| Peter Wright Шаблон:Flagicon 91.54 |
1–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mensur Suljović 103.01 |
| Gary Anderson Шаблон:Flagicon 99.54 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 94.62 |
| Rob Cross Шаблон:Flagicon 96.22 |
7–5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith 92.61 |
| Night's Average:Шаблон:Efn 95.07 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross & Шаблон:Flagicon Raymond van Barneveld 121 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross 5 | ||
| Night's 180s: 24 | ||
Шаблон:Col-end Шаблон:Col-start Шаблон:Col-2
15 March – Week 6 (Phase 1)
Шаблон:Flagicon Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [13] | ||
| Шаблон:Nowrap 95.02 |
7–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Wright 82.91 |
| Simon Whitlock Шаблон:Flagicon 96.38 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 99.11 |
| Mensur Suljović Шаблон:Flagicon 94.65 |
2–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross 106.49 |
| Gerwyn Price Шаблон:Flagicon 92.64 |
3–7 | Шаблон:Nowrap 104.80 |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 92.48 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson 93.67 |
| Night's Average:Шаблон:Efn 96.15 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 152 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney & Шаблон:Flagicon Raymond van Barneveld 4 | ||
| Night's 180s: 22 | ||
22 March – Week 7 (Phase 1)
Шаблон:Flagicon SSE Hydro, Glasgow
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [14] | ||
| Daryl Gurney Шаблон:Flagicon 98.63 |
7–3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mensur Suljović 96.26 |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 101.56 |
7–2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith 92.41 |
| Gary Anderson Шаблон:Flagicon 102.68 |
7–4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Whitlock 104.13 |
| Peter Wright Шаблон:Flagicon 88.18 |
1–7 | Шаблон:Nowrap 99.76 |
| Rob Cross Шаблон:Flagicon 102.57 |
7–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gerwyn Price 92.42 |
| Night's Average:Шаблон:Efn 97.86 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 148 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson 6 | ||
| Night's 180s: 22 | ||
Шаблон:Col-end Шаблон:Col-start Шаблон:Col-2
29 March – Week 8 (Phase 1)
Шаблон:Flagicon SSE Arena, Belfast
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [15] | ||
| Шаблон:Nowrap 97.94 |
5–7 | Шаблон:Nowrap |
| Michael Smith Шаблон:Flagicon 93.84 |
7–2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gerwyn Price 87.44 |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 96.82 |
2–7 | Шаблон:Nowrap |
| Daryl Gurney Шаблон:Flagicon 98.53 |
7–5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross 100.16 |
| Simon Whitlock Шаблон:Flagicon 98.20 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Wright 98.64 |
| Night's Average: 97.29 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith 160 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 9 | ||
| Night's 180s: 36 | ||
5 April – Week 9 (Phase 1 – Judgement Night)
Шаблон:Flagicon Echo Arena, Liverpool
The night was overshadowed by the sudden death of 5 time World Champion Eric Bristow, who suffered a heart attack outside the venue. His death was announced during the Gurney v Wright match. The crowd paid tribute to Bristow at the end of the night's play.
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [16] | ||
| Simon Whitlock Шаблон:Flagicon 81.94 |
7–3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gerwyn Price 76.94 |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 96.58 |
0–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith 103.15 |
| Gary Anderson Шаблон:Flagicon 95.09 |
5–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross 92.30 |
| Mensur Suljović Шаблон:Flagicon 95.39 |
4–7 | Шаблон:Nowrap 106.34 |
| Daryl Gurney Шаблон:Flagicon 98.67 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Wright 99.78 |
| Night's Average: 94.62 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Whitlock 164 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 10 | ||
| Night's 180s: 36 | ||
Шаблон:Col-end Шаблон:Col-start Шаблон:Col-2
12 April – week 10 (Phase 2)
Шаблон:Flagicon FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [17] | ||
| Шаблон:Nowrap 94.16 |
3–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 102.76 |
| Gary Anderson Шаблон:Flagicon 104.26 |
7–2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Wright 96.22 |
| Simon Whitlock Шаблон:Flagicon 89.58 |
1–7 | Шаблон:Nowrap 102.37 |
| Michael Smith Шаблон:Flagicon 96.34 |
5–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross 106.26 |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 86.78 |
2–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Wright 95.16 |
| Night's Average: 97.39 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Raymond van Barneveld 158 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 5 | ||
| Night's 180s: 25 | ||
18 April – week 11A (Double Header, Phase 2)
Шаблон:Flagicon Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [18] | ||
| Michael Smith Шаблон:Flagicon 96.00 |
2–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson 109.91 |
| Rob Cross Шаблон:Flagicon 96.09 |
7–4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 91.71 |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 101.44 |
7–3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Whitlock 89.49 |
| Peter Wright Шаблон:Flagicon 99.08 |
7–5 | Шаблон:Nowrap 106.87 |
| Rob Cross Шаблон:Flagicon 98.22 |
3–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson 99.87 |
| Night's Average: 99.82 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 148 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson & Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross 7 | ||
| Night's 180s: 27 | ||
Шаблон:Col-end Шаблон:Col-start Шаблон:Col-2
19 April – week 11B (Double Header, Phase 2)
Шаблон:Flagicon Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [19] | ||
| Simon Whitlock Шаблон:Flagicon 90.58 |
1–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith 97.46 |
| Daryl Gurney Шаблон:Flagicon 93.00 |
3–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson 109.73 |
| Rob Cross Шаблон:Flagicon 96.44 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Wright 92.22 |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 103.73 |
5–7 | Шаблон:Nowrap 95.21 |
| Daryl Gurney Шаблон:Flagicon 99.20 |
7–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Whitlock 85.28 |
| Night's Average: 96.29 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson 170 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 7 | ||
| Night's 180s: 32 | ||
26 April – week 12 (Phase 2)
Шаблон:Flagicon Manchester Arena, Manchester
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [20] | ||
| Peter Wright Шаблон:Flagicon 97.86 |
1–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith 104.86 |
| Daryl Gurney Шаблон:Flagicon 100.16 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Nowrap 104.96 |
| Simon Whitlock Шаблон:Flagicon 96.78 |
7–5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson 94.45 |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 94.02 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross 94.55 |
| Michael Smith Шаблон:Flagicon 96.28 |
1–7 | Шаблон:Nowrap 94.76 |
| Night's Average: 97.87 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 156 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 7 | ||
| Night's 180s: 30 | ||
Шаблон:Col-end Шаблон:Col-start Шаблон:Col-2
3 May – week 13 (Phase 2)
Шаблон:Flagicon Arena Birmingham, Birmingham
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [21] | ||
| Peter Wright Шаблон:Flagicon 93.05 |
7–4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Whitlock 90.68 |
| Rob Cross Шаблон:Flagicon 101.71 |
2–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 111.57 |
| Daryl Gurney Шаблон:Flagicon 98.82 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Smith 99.36 |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 96.64 |
3–7 | Шаблон:Nowrap 100.11 |
| Night's Average: 98.99 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 167 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 6 | ||
| Night's 180s: 17 | ||
10 May – week 14 (Phase 2)
Шаблон:Flagicon BHGE Arena, Aberdeen
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [22] | ||
| Michael Smith Шаблон:Flagicon 93.45 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Nowrap 97.28 |
| Simon Whitlock Шаблон:Flagicon 88.38 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross 89.86 |
| Peter Wright Шаблон:Flagicon 98.11 |
6–6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Daryl Gurney 88.05 |
| Шаблон:Nowrap 100.41 |
5–7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Anderson 98.28 |
| Night's Average: 94.15 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Raymond van Barneveld 126 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Cross 5 | ||
| Night's 180s: 28 | ||
Шаблон:Col-end Шаблон:Notelist
Play-offs – 17 May
Шаблон:Flagicon The O2 Arena, London
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| [23] | ||
| Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) | ||
| Шаблон:Nowrap | 10–6 | Шаблон:Nowrap |
| Шаблон:Nowrap | 10–6 | Шаблон:Nowrap |
| Final (best of 21 legs) | ||
| Шаблон:Nowrap | 11–4 | Шаблон:Nowrap |
| Night's Total Average: 100.32 | ||
| Highest Checkout: Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 128 | ||
| Most 180s: Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen 16 | ||
| Night's 180s: 40 | ||
Table and streaks
Table
After the first nine weeks (phase 1), the bottom two in the table are eliminated. In the next six weeks (phase 2) the eight remaining players each play a further seven matches. The top four players then compete in the playoffs.
Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw. When players are tied on points, leg difference is used first as a tie-breaker, after that legs won against throw and then tournament average.
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