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was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the tenth edition of the tournament. The event began at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Thursday 6 February, and ended at The O₂ Arena, London on Thursday 22 May. The tournament was shown live on

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in the UK and Ireland. The new title sponsor was Betway.

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was the defending champion and he reached the final this year, but lost 10–6 to Raymond van Barneveld who won his first Premier League title.

Players

The competitors were announced on 1 January 2014 following the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship final, with the top four players from the PDC Order of Merit to be joined by six Wildcards. The tournament format is identical to that of 2013, whereby after nine weeks the bottom two players are relegated. All players play each other once at that point. The remaining eight will then compete against each other in the final six rounds for the play-offs places.

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(world no. 11) and 2009 Premier League Champion James Wade (world no. 6) did not return from last year, Wade there by missing out for the first time in seven years. PDC chairman Barry Hearn explained the decision was made to give Wade a rest to enable him more time to gain treatment for his health issues, but Wade released a statement the following day, describing the omission as "devastating" as he was "one of the four most consistent players in 2013". Wade also said he didn't ask to be left out and didn't decline an invitation, and that, with regards the reason given by Hearn that he could gain treatment for his bipolar disorder, "no medical professional has suggested I take a break".

Venues

Week seven saw a tournament record attendance with 11,000 fans in

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, which was also the only new city introduced on the circuit this year, although

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had a new arena with The SSE Hydro making its debut.

Prize money

The prize-money was increased to £550,000 from £520,000 in 2013.

Results

League stage

6 February – Week 1 (Phase 1)

Echo Arena,

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13 February – Week 2 (Phase 1)

Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth

20 February – Week 3 (Phase 1)

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27 February – Week 4 (Phase 1)

SSE Hydro,

6 March – Week 5 (Phase 1)

Westpoint Arena, Exeter *Wes Newton was originally scheduled to play against Simon Whitlock, but was sidelined with an illness, so Robert Thornton played twice in Week 5. Newton played Whitlock on 27 March (Week 8), when Robert Thornton was given the night off.

13 March – Week 6 (Phase 1)

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20 March – Week 7 (Phase 1)

First Direct Arena,

27 March – Week 8 (Phase 1)

The O₂, Dublin

3 April – Week 9 (Phase 1)

Motorpoint Arena,

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10 April – Week 10 (Phase 2)

Motorpoint Arena,

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17 April – Week 11 (Phase 2)

GE Oil & Gas Arena,

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24 April – Week 12 (Phase 2)

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1 May – Week 13 (Phase 2)

National Indoor Arena,

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8 May – Week 14 (Phase 2)

Metro Radio Arena The Utilita Arena Newcastle (formerly the Newcastle Arena, Telewest Arena and Metro Radio Arena) is a large indoor arena in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Owned and operated by ASM Global and sponsored by Utilita Energy, it hosts mu ...

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15 May – Week 15 (Phase 2)

Brighton Centre, Brighton

Play-offs – 22 May

The O₂ Arena,

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Table and streaks

Table

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NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. A = Average C% = Checkout Percentage HC = High Checkout.

Streaks

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Positions by round

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References

External links

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