The 2012 McCoy's

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tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the eighth edition of the tournament. The event began at the

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on 9 February, and ended at The O₂ Arena in London on 17 May. The format was a double round robin tournament with the top 4 finishers moving on to the play-offs. Each league match was played best of 14 legs. If a player won his eighth leg before the 14th leg, no further legs were played after this point. Two points were awarded for a win and one point awarded for a draw. Phil Taylor won his sixth and final Premier League title by defeating

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10–7 in the final. The two men who contested the final were also the players to throw nine-dart finishes during the tournament. Taylor's came in week 2 against

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and Whitlock threw his during his semi-final win against

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. The 2012 Premier League final between Phil Taylor and

, which took place on 17 May 2012, was the last darts match that

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commentated on before his death of

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on 11 August 2012.

Qualification

The PDC's top four players following the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on 3 January qualified by right to compete in the Premier League Darts 2012, and were joined by four wild card selections. Two being chosen by the PDC and two being chosen by broadcasters Sky Sports. The line-up was confirmed on 3 January 2012. Andy Hamilton and Kevin Painter made their debut Premier League appearances as wildcard entries. WC = Wild Card

Venues

Fifteen venues were used for the 2012 Premier League, with the only change being

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becoming the first venue from outside the

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to host a night of the Premier League.

Prize money

The prize money was increased to £450,000 from £410,000 in 2011, but the highest checkout bonus was withdrawn, and the third place play-off was removed as well.

Results

League stage

The fixtures were announced on 16 January 2012.

9 February – Week 1

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16 February – Week 2

AECC,

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23 February – Week 3

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1 March – Week 4

Westpoint Arena, Exeter

8 March – Week 5

Brighton Centre, Brighton

15 March – Week 6

SECC,

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22 March – Week 7

The O₂,

29 March – Week 8

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Gary Anderson did not compete because he was attending the funeral of his father. Adrian Lewis played twice this week.

5 April – Week 9

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12 April – Week 10

Motorpoint Arena,

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Gary Anderson competed twice this week because of his absence in week 8. Adrian Lewis did not play this week.

19 April – Week 11

Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth

26 April – Week 12

Echo Arena,

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3 May – Week 13

National Indoor Arena,

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10 May – Week 14

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Play-offs – 17 May

The O₂ Arena, London

Table and streaks

Table

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Streaks

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Player statistics

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

Phil Taylor

*Longest unbeaten run: 10 *Most consecutive wins: 9 *Most consecutive draws: 1 *Most consecutive losses: 1 *Longest without a win: 1 *Biggest victory: 8–1 (''v.'' Gary Anderson and ''v.'' James Wade) *Biggest defeat: 5–8 (''v.''

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)

Simon Whitlock

*Longest unbeaten run: 3 *Most consecutive wins: 3 *Most consecutive draws: 1 *Most consecutive losses: 2 *Longest without a win: 2 *Biggest victory: 8–2 (''v.'' Gary Anderson) *Biggest defeat: 0–8 (''v.'' James Wade)

Andy Hamilton

*Longest unbeaten run: 5 *Most consecutive wins: 2 *Most consecutive draws: 3 *Most consecutive losses: 3 *Longest without a win: 6 *Biggest victory: 8–1 (''v.''

) *Biggest defeat: 2–8 (''v.'' Gary Anderson)

James Wade

*Longest unbeaten run: 3 *Most consecutive wins: 3 *Most consecutive draws: 2 *Most consecutive losses: 3 *Longest without a win: 4 *Biggest victory: 8–0 (''v.''

) *Biggest defeat: 1–8 (''v.'' Phil Taylor)

Raymond van Barneveld

*Longest unbeaten run: 3 *Most consecutive wins: 2 *Most consecutive draws: 3 *Most consecutive losses: 2 *Longest without a win: 5 *Biggest victory: 8–5 (''v.'' Gary Anderson and ''v.''

) *Biggest defeat: 2–8 (''v.''

)

Adrian Lewis

*Longest unbeaten run: 4 *Most consecutive wins: 3 *Most consecutive draws: 3 *Most consecutive losses: 3 *Longest without a win: 6 *Biggest victory: 8–2 (''v.'' Raymond van Barneveld) *Biggest defeat: 1–8 (''v.'' Gary Anderson)

Kevin Painter

*Longest unbeaten run: 3 *Most consecutive wins: 1 *Most consecutive draws: 1 *Most consecutive losses: 5 *Longest without a win: 5 *Biggest victory: 8–3 (''v.''

and ''v.''

) *Biggest defeat: 1–8 (''v.''

)

Gary Anderson

*Longest unbeaten run: 3 *Most consecutive wins: 3 *Most consecutive draws: 3 *Most consecutive losses: 5 *Longest without a win: 10 *Biggest victory: 8–1 (''v.''

) *Biggest defeat: 1–8 (''v.'' Phil Taylor)

Charity single

The 2012 Premier League Darts players teamed up with the singer

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and his band to record a charity single written by Chas called "Got My Tickets for the Darts". The video features Chas, his band, the 2012 Premier League Darts players and walk-on girl Jacqui Adams. The song was released exclusively on iTunes on Friday 18 May, the night after the play-offs at the O2 in London, where it was premiered. Proceeds from the single was donated to the Haven House Children's Hospice.

References

External links

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