The 2015

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was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the eleventh edition of the tournament. The event began at the

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on 4 February, and ended at The O₂ Arena,

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on 21 May. The tournament was shown live on

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in the UK and Ireland. This was the second year that the tournament was sponsored by

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was the defending champion, but he lost to

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10–8 in the semi-finals. Gary Anderson won his second Premier League Darts title by beating van Gerwen 11–7 in the final. For the first time in the Premier League's history, 6 time winner Phil Taylor did not qualify for the play-offs.

Format

The tournament format was identical to that since 2013. During the first nine weeks (phase 1) each player plays the other nine players once. The bottom two players are eliminated from the competition. In the next six weeks (phase 2), each player plays the other seven players once. Phase 2 consists of four weeks where five matches are played followed by two weeks where four matches are played. At the end of phase 2 the top four players contest the two semi-finals and the final in the play-off week.

Players

The competitors who competed at the tournament were announced following the

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final on 4 January 2015, with the top four of the PDC Order of Merit joined by six Wildcards. Robert Thornton (world number 8),

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(number 16), and

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(number 7) did not return from last year.

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returned this year following his absence from the 2014 Premier League, along with two debutants,

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, the first

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to compete in the league, and

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, the 2014 BDO world champion who had a successful first year with the PDC.

Venues

Prize money

The prize money was dramatically increased to £700,000 from £550,000 in 2014.

Results

League stage

5 February – Week 1 (Phase 1)

12 February – Week 2 (Phase 1)

Bournemouth International Centre The Bournemouth International Centre (commonly known as the BIC ) in Bournemouth, Dorset, was opened in September 1984. It is one of the largest venues for conferences, exhibitions, entertainment and events in southern England. Additionally, it ...

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19 February – Week 3 (Phase 1)

Echo Arena Liverpool Arena, known for sponsorship reasons as the M&S Bank Arena, and previously Echo Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the city centre of Liverpool, England. The venue hosts live music, comedy performances and sporting events, and ...

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26 February – Week 4 (Phase 1)

Odyssey Arena The Odyssey Complex, formerly Odyssey Centre, is a sports and entertainment complex located within the Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The complex originated in 1992 and came into fruition in June 1998. It opened in December 20 ...

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5 March – Week 5 (Phase 1)

Westpoint Arena Westpoint Exeter (formerly Westpoint Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena and showground, at Clyst St Mary, near Exeter, England. The capacity of the venue is 7,500 people. It hosts local concerts, fairs and exhibitions. Westpoint is the large ...

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12 March – Week 6 (Phase 1)

Capital FM Arena Motorpoint Arena (originally the Nottingham Arena) is a multi-use indoor arena joined with the National Ice Centre in the Lace Market district of Nottingham, England. The National Ice Centre and Nottingham Arena were opened by Olympic gold me ...

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19 March – Week 7 (Phase 1)

SSE Hydro,

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26 March – Week 8 (Phase 1)

3Arena The 3Arena (originally The O2) is an indoor amphitheatre located at North Wall Quay in the Dublin Docklands in Dublin, Ireland. The venue opened as The O2 on 16 December 2008. It was built on the site of the former Point Theatre, a smaller music ...

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2 April – Week 9 (Phase 1)

Phones 4u Arena Manchester Arena, currently referred to as the AO Arena for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria station in air rights space. The arena has the ...

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9 April – Week 10 (Phase 2)

Motorpoint Arena,

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16 April – Week 11 (Phase 2)

GE Oil & Gas Arena,

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23 April – Week 12 (Phase 2)

Motorpoint Arena,

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30 April – Week 13 (Phase 2)

Barclaycard Arena Arena Birmingham (known for sponsorship reasons as Utilita Arena Birmingham, and previously as The Barclaycard Arena and originally as the National Indoor Arena) is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, United Kingdom. It ...

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7 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 m ...

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14 May – Week 15 (Phase 2)

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Play-offs – 21 May

The O₂ Arena,

Table and streaks

Table

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Streaks

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Positions by round

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References

External links

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