The 2007 Holsten Premier League was a major darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The prize money for the 2007 event increased by almost £100,000 compared to 2006. The overall fund was £265,000 with the eventual winner taking home £75,000. The inclusion of an eighth player meant that the league expanded from 10 to 14 weeks.

Phil Taylor continued his dominance of this tournament by taking the title for the third year in a row. In fact, he remained unbeaten throughout this year's event – and extended his overall unbeaten run in the Premier League to 44 matches.

Qualifiers The PDC awarded places in the league to the top six players in their world rankings after the SkyBet World Grand Prix in October 2006.

Terry Jenkins' semi-final victory over Peter Manley in Dublin secured the last automatic place in the Premier League at the expense of Wayne Mardle.

The remaining two places were determined by wildcards. The first was awarded after the SkyBet World Grand Prix – the PDC gave this to Raymond van Barneveld. The second wildcard awarded by host broadcaster Sky Sports to Adrian Lewis.

Top six players in rankings at the end of the World Grand Prix and received automatic qualification were 1 Colin Lloyd 549 2 Phil Taylor 545 3 Dennis Priestley 446 4 Peter Manley 441 5 Roland Scholten 433 6 Terry Jenkins 430 Wildcard Raymond van Barneveld Wildcard Adrian Lewis

The following top 10 players missed out on automatic qualification. 7 Wayne Mardle 427 8 Ronnie Baxter 424 9 Adrian Lewis 421 (Awarded Wildcard, January 2007) 10 Andy Jenkins 420

Venues The amount of venues was increased from 11 to 15 for the 2007 tournament, with many of the venues used now more larger arenas which would be mainstays of the Premier League for years to come.

Prize money Stage Prize money Winner £75,000 Runner-up £40,000 Semi-finalists (x2) £30,000 5th place £22,500 6th place £20,000 7th place £17,500 8th place £15,000 High Checkout (per night) £1,000 Total £265,000

Results League stage

1 February – Week 1 Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth PlayerLegsPlayer 97.65 8 – 5 Adrian Lewis 97.02 Dennis Priestley 92.46 8 – 5 Terry Jenkins 94.67 Peter Manley 84.68 8 – 6 Colin Lloyd 86.84 Phil Taylor 94.48 7 – 7 Roland Scholten 95.51 High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 157

8 February – Week 2 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton PlayerLegsPlayer Colin Lloyd 94.55 6 – 8 95.66 Roland Scholten 96.43 6 – 8 Terry Jenkins 94.32 Phil Taylor 96.96 7 – 7 Dennis Priestley 92.30 Peter Manley 80.73 4 – 8 Adrian Lewis 88.36 High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 164

15 February – Week 3 Nottingham Arena, Nottingham

PlayerLegsPlayer Terry Jenkins 92.88 6 – 8 Phil Taylor 92.35 95.15 7 – 7 Peter Manley 90.44 Adrian Lewis 97.60 8 – 5 Colin Lloyd 86.84 Dennis Priestley 94.31 8 – 3 Roland Scholten 91.04 High Checkout: Peter Manley 138

22 February – Week 4 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne PlayerLegsPlayer Colin Lloyd 98.89 8 – 5 Roland Scholten 89.84 Adrian Lewis 82.22 1 – 8 Dennis Priestley 88.28 Peter Manley 85.86 2 – 8 Phil Taylor 100.67 Terry Jenkins 102.65 7 – 7 Raymond van Barneveld 107.38 High Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 170

1 March – Week 5 Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield PlayerLegsPlayer Adrian Lewis 94.19 6 – 8 Roland Scholten 94.24 Dennis Priestley 91.33 8 – 5 Colin Lloyd 93.11 Terry Jenkins 93.00 8 – 5 Peter Manley 88.88 97.82 6 – 8 Phil Taylor 102.24 High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 142

8 March – Week 6 AECC, Aberdeen PlayerLegsPlayer Dennis Priestley 97.70 6 – 8 Peter Manley 92.70 Phil Taylor 105.58 8 – 2 Adrian Lewis 94.72 Roland Scholten 94.94 1 – 8 104.12 Colin Lloyd 101.70 6 – 8 Terry Jenkins 100.98 High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 141

15 March – Week 7 Winter Gardens, Blackpool PlayerLegsPlayer Adrian Lewis 87.76 1 – 8 Terry Jenkins 98.67 Roland Scholten 97.17 8 – 2 Peter Manley 88.44 86.28 4 – 8 Dennis Priestley 81.33 Phil Taylor 101.26 8 – 1 Colin Lloyd 93.07 High Checkout: Phil Taylor 170

22 March – Week 8 SECC, Glasgow PlayerLegsPlayer Terry Jenkins 89.28 7 – 7 Dennis Priestley 92.79 Adrian Lewis 89.24 3 – 8 98.59 Colin Lloyd 91.72 8 – 2 Peter Manley 88.06 Roland Scholten 99.61 7 – 7 Phil Taylor 99.42 High Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 156

29 March – Week 9 Rivermead Centre, Reading PlayerLegsPlayer 95.45 6 – 8 Colin Lloyd 92.73 Terry Jenkins 95.46 8 – 6 Roland Scholten 95.97 Dennis Priestley 93.96 2 – 8 Phil Taylor 102.17 Adrian Lewis 82.87 4 – 8 Peter Manley 84.41 High Checkout: Phil Taylor 121

5 April – Week 10 Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth PlayerLegsPlayer Peter Manley 86.31 7 – 7 86.65 Colin Lloyd 93.61 5 – 8 Adrian Lewis 100.08 Roland Scholten 95.97 7 – 7 Dennis Priestley 99.50 Phil Taylor 107.27 8 – 1 Terry Jenkins 91.44 High Checkout: Adrian Lewis 164

12 April – Week 11 Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff PlayerLegsPlayer Roland Scholten 99.28 4 – 8 Colin Lloyd 103.18 Dennis Priestley 95.61 6 – 8 Adrian Lewis 101.67 Phil Taylor 99.23 8 – 1 Peter Manley 96.73 Raymond van Barneveld 92.53 8 – 5 Terry Jenkins 93.00 High Checkout: Roland Scholten 121

19 April – Week 12 King George's Hall, Blackburn PlayerLegsPlayer Terry Jenkins 89.96 8 – 5 Adrian Lewis 92.21 Peter Manley 91.93 4 – 8 Roland Scholten 93.68Dennis Priestley 99.51 4 – 8 104.32 Colin Lloyd 95.12 3 – 8 Phil Taylor 104.42 High Checkout: Phil Taylor 126

26 April – Week 13 Alexandra Palace, London PlayerLegsPlayer Peter Manley 94.09 8 – 3 Dennis Priestley 84.47 Terry Jenkins 87.32 0 – 8 Colin Lloyd 96.97 92.49 8 – 5 Roland Scholten 91.54 Adrian Lewis 94.23 2 – 8 Phil Taylor 101.45 High Checkout: Roland Scholten 120

3 May – Week 14 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham PlayerLegsPlayer Roland Scholten 94.79 4 – 8 Adrian Lewis 102.67 Colin Lloyd 89.72 8 – 6 Dennis Priestley 90.95 Peter Manley 84.42 7 – 7 Terry Jenkins 88.43 Phil Taylor 104.73 8 – 5 98.18 High Checkout: Peter Manley 120

Play-offs – 28 May Brighton Centre, Brighton Score Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) Phil Taylor 98.79 11 – 6 Dennis Priestley 89.20 Raymond van Barneveld 89.75 10 – 11 Terry Jenkins 85.77 Final (best of 31 legs) Phil Taylor 99.20 16 – 6 Terry Jenkins 90.81 High Checkout: Terry Jenkins 161

Table and streaks Table

PosNamePldWDLPts LFLA+/-LWAT100+140+180sAHC 1 Phil Taylor W 14 11 3 0 2510952 +57 43 21410539100.87170 2 14 7 3 4 179882 +16 32 2391086796.59170 3 Terry Jenkins RU 14 6 3 5 158690 −4 26 2501323893.72157 4 Dennis Priestley 14 5 3 6 138887 +1 34 2311343692.46140 5 Colin Lloyd 14 6 0 8 128587 −2 33 2091124194.15108 6 Peter Manley 14 4 3 7 117396 −23 26 2291051888.41138 7 Adrian Lewis 14 5 0 9 106996 −27 24 1761205093.20164 8 Roland Scholten 14 3 3 8 97997 −18 27 2091524895.00146

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 11 12 13 14 SF F Raymond van Barneveld Terry Jenkins Dennis Priestley Colin Lloyd Peter Manley Adrian Lewis Roland Scholten NB: W = Won D = Drawn L = Lost

Player statistics

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

Phil Taylor Longest unbeaten run: 14 Most consecutive wins: 6 Most consecutive draws: 2 Most consecutive losses: 0 Longest without a win: 2 Biggest victory: 8–1 (v. Colin Lloyd, v. Terry Jenkins and v. Peter Manley) Biggest defeat: Player Undefeated

Raymond van Barneveld Longest unbeaten run: 4 Most consecutive wins: 3 Most consecutive draws: 2 Most consecutive losses: 1 Longest without a win: 3 Biggest victory: 8–1 (v. Roland Scholten) Biggest defeat: 4–8 (v. Dennis Priestley)

Terry Jenkins Longest unbeaten run: 6 Most consecutive wins: 3 Most consecutive draws: 1 Most consecutive losses: 2 Longest without a win: 2 Biggest victory: 8–1 (v. Adrian Lewis) Biggest defeat: 0–8 (v. Colin Lloyd)

Dennis Priestley Longest unbeaten run: 5 Most consecutive wins: 3 Most consecutive draws: 1 Most consecutive losses: 4 Longest without a win: 7 Biggest victory: 8–1 (v. Adrian Lewis) Biggest defeat: 2–8 (v. Phil Taylor)

Colin Lloyd Longest unbeaten run: 2 Most consecutive wins: 2 Most consecutive draws: 0 Most consecutive losses: 3 Longest without a win: 3 Biggest victory: 8–0 (v. Terry Jenkins) Biggest defeat: 1–8 (v. Phil Taylor)

Peter Manley Longest unbeaten run: 2 Most consecutive wins: 1 Most consecutive draws: 1 Most consecutive losses: 2 Longest without a win: 4 Biggest victory: 8–3 (v. Dennis Priestley) Biggest defeat: 1–8 (v. Phil Taylor)

Adrian Lewis Longest unbeaten run: 2 Most consecutive wins: 2 Most consecutive draws: 0 Most consecutive losses: 6 Longest without a win: 6 Biggest victory: 8–4 (v. Peter Manley and v. Roland Scholten) Biggest defeat: 1–8 (v. Dennis Priestley and v. Terry Jenkins)

Roland Scholten Longest unbeaten run: 2 Most consecutive wins: 1 Most consecutive draws: 1 Most consecutive losses: 3 Longest without a win: 4 Biggest victory: 8–2 (v. Peter Manley) Biggest defeat: 1–8 (v. Raymond van Barneveld)

References

External links Full list of fixtures for the 2007 Premier League Darts Official website of the Professional Darts Corporation Pictures from the 2007 Premier League Darts