query: who won the premier league of darts 2017

pos: 2017 Premier League Darts 2017 Premier League Darts The 2017 Betway Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation – the thirteenth edition of the tournament. The event began on Thursday 2 February at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle and ended with the Play-offs at The O2 Arena in London on Thursday 18 May. This is the fourth year that the tournament is sponsored by Betway. Michael van Gerwen, the 2016 champion, retained his title by winning the last-leg decider against Peter Wright in the final. Kim Huybrechts became the first player in Premier League Darts history to

pos: 2018 Premier League Darts 2018 Premier League Darts 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) by defeating Michael Smith 11–4 in the final. This was also the first

pos: 2014 Premier League Darts 2014 Premier League Darts The 2014 Betway Premier League Darts 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 O Arena, London on Thursday 22 May. The tournament was shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. The new title sponsor was Betway. Michael van Gerwen 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. The competitors were

pos: 2013 Premier League Darts 2013 Premier League Darts The 2013 McCoy's Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the ninth edition of the tournament. The event began at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Thursday 7 February, and ended at The O Arena, London on Thursday 16 May. The tournament was shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. Englishman Phil Taylor was the defending champion and he reached the final again this year, but lost 10–8 against Dutchman Michael van Gerwen who won his first Premier League title. The qualification format was different from the

pos: 2018 Premier League Darts used first as a tie-breaker, after that legs won against throw and then tournament average. 2018 Premier League Darts 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

pos: 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters The 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Asian players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Pullman Hotel Shanghai South in Shanghai, China from 6–7 July 2017. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, and he retained his title by beating Dave Chisnall 8–0 in the final. The total prize fund was £60,000. Eight PDC players – the top eight from the 2017 Premier League – were initially

pos: 2015 Premier League Darts 2015 Premier League Darts The 2015 Betway Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the eleventh edition of the tournament. The event began at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on Thursday 4 February, and ended at The O Arena, London on Thursday 21 May. The tournament was shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. This was the second year that the tournament was sponsored by Betway. Raymond van Barneveld was the defending champion, but he lost to Michael van Gerwen 10–8 in the semi-finals. Gary Anderson won his second Premier

pos: 2017 Champions League of Darts 2017 Champions League of Darts The 2017 Champions League of Darts, also known as the Unibet Champions League of Darts for sponsorship purposes, was the 2nd annual staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It took place from 16–17 September 2017 at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Wales. Phil Taylor was the defending champion after winning the first edition of the tournament against Michael van Gerwen 11–5, but lost in the semi-finals to Gary Anderson. Mensur Suljović won his first major title, beating Anderson 11–9 in the final after already defeating him in the group stage. The eight

pos: Gerwyn Price the second round Price beat Ian White 4–1. In the third round Price faced the defending World Champion Michael van Gerwen. Van Gerwen won the first two sets but then Price won seven legs in a row to go two sets all and ahead in the fifth set. Van Gerwen won the fifth and sixth set which meant Price lost the match 2–4. Following good performances over 2017 Price was selected as a wildcard for the 2018 Premier League Darts tournament. Despite good draws against world number 2 Peter Wright and 2017 World Grand Prix winner Daryl Gurney, Price failed

pos: Barry Lynn (darts player) one Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals, where he eventually lost 10–6. He would later qualify for the 2016 BDO World Trophy, losing in the first round to Darius Labanauskas. He also won a PDC Challenge Tour title in 2016. Barry Lynn (darts player) Barry Lynn (born 18 March 1987) is a semi-professional English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events and the Braintree Premier League. He is most famous for his "dream run" in the 2016 UK Open, after having to qualify via the Riley's qualifiers, before reaching the quarter-finals. After early wins against Dean Stewart and

pos: 2016 Premier League Darts Anderson was the defending champion, but he lost to Phil Taylor 10–7 in the semi-finals. Michael van Gerwen won his second Premier League Darts title by beating Taylor 11–3 in the final. Van Gerwen also recorded the highest televised 3-dart average of 123.40 against Michael Smith during night 4 in Aberdeen. The tournament format is 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

pos: James Wade James Wade James Wade (born 6 April 1983 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He became the youngest player to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in 2007, at the age of 24. This record was broken when Michael van Gerwen won the 2012 World Grand Prix at the age of 23. Since winning the World Matchplay in 2007, Wade has also won the World Grand Prix in 2007 and 2010, the UK Open in 2008 and 2011, the Premier League in 2009, the Championship League

pos: Michael Smith (darts player) non-qualified players. However, he ran into an in-form Raymond van Barneveld in the first round who averaged 108.31 as Smith could only win one leg during the match in a 0–3 defeat. Smith reached the final of the third UK Open Qualifier in March, but was beaten 2–6 by Michael van Gerwen. Smith won the 2013 PDC World Youth Championship with a 6–1 victory over Ricky Evans which was broadcast just before the 2013 Premier League Darts Final. Smith led van Barneveld 3–0 in the third round of the UK Open, but went on to lose 8–9. In October, he

neg: 2017 Premier League Darts 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. 2017 Premier League Darts The 2017 Betway Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation – the thirteenth edition of the tournament. The event began on Thursday 2 February at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle and ended with the Play-offs at The O2 Arena in London on Thursday 18 May. This is the fourth year that the tournament is

neg: Gerwyn Price sentence for assaulting another man in a related incident. Gerwyn Price Gerwyn Price (born 7 March 1985) is a Welsh darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He broke into the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit in 2016 and soon afterwards won his first Pro Tour title. In 2017, he was the runner-up at the UK Open, Price's first major event final, and has also competed in the prestigious 2018 Premier League Darts tournament. Price achieved his biggest victory in darts to date by winning the Grand Slam of Darts tournament in 2018, his first

neg: Gerwyn Price Gerwyn Price Gerwyn Price (born 7 March 1985) is a Welsh darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He broke into the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit in 2016 and soon afterwards won his first Pro Tour title. In 2017, he was the runner-up at the UK Open, Price's first major event final, and has also competed in the prestigious 2018 Premier League Darts tournament. Price achieved his biggest victory in darts to date by winning the Grand Slam of Darts tournament in 2018, his first televised PDC major. Price has also played rugby union

neg: 2014 Premier League Darts leg difference is used first as a tie-breaker, after that legs won against throw and then tournament average. Taylor finished in front of Anderson by more legs won against throw (37–33). 2014 Premier League Darts The 2014 Betway Premier League Darts 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 O Arena, London on Thursday 22 May. The tournament was shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. The new title sponsor was Betway.

neg: 2013 Championship League Darts were eliminated. Played on 24 October and was won by Phil Taylor. 2013 Championship League Darts The 2013 Championship League Darts was the sixth and last edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts. The competition was organised and held by the Professional Darts Corporation, with the 2013 edition having a prize fund over £200,000. The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it is contested by a larger pool of players who are split up into a number of groups. Phil Taylor was the defending champion

neg: 2013 Championship League Darts 2013 Championship League Darts The 2013 Championship League Darts was the sixth and last edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts. The competition was organised and held by the Professional Darts Corporation, with the 2013 edition having a prize fund over £200,000. The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it is contested by a larger pool of players who are split up into a number of groups. Phil Taylor was the defending champion and won his fourth Championship League title with a 6–3 defeat over

neg: 2011 Premier League Darts are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included. 2011 Premier League Darts The 2011 888.com Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the seventh edition of the tournament. The tournament began at The O Arena in London on 10 February and finished at the Wembley Arena on 19 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 over 14 legs. If a player won his eighth leg before the 14th leg, no further legs were played after

neg: 2012 Premier League Darts 2012 Premier League Darts The 2012 McCoy's Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the eighth edition of the tournament. The event began at the Manchester Arena in Manchester on 9 February, and ended at The O 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

neg: 2011 Premier League Darts 2011 Premier League Darts The 2011 888.com Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the seventh edition of the tournament. The tournament began at The O Arena in London on 10 February and finished at the Wembley Arena on 19 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 over 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

neg: 2010 Premier League Darts 2010 Premier League Darts The 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the sixth such running of the tournament. The tournament began at The O2 Arena in London on 11 February, and finished at the Wembley Arena on 24 May. Phil Taylor won in the final 10–8 against defending champion James Wade, where he also became the first player to hit two nine-dart finishes in a single match. The top six players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship were confirmed on 5 January. Simon

neg: 2015 Premier League Darts remaining player plays a further seven matches (phase 2). The top four players then participate in the playoffs. 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. 2015 Premier League Darts The 2015 Betway Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the eleventh edition of the tournament. The event began at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on Thursday 4 February, and ended at The O Arena, London on Thursday 21 May. The tournament was shown live on Sky

neg: Phil Taylor (darts player) Taylor then won the next three high-profile meetings which included the finals of the Sydney Darts Masters and Championship League Darts. Taylor had won six major titles since the Premier League loss, whilst Van Gerwen hadn't won any until they met in the final of the 2013 Players Championship Finals. Van Gerwen won seven successive legs from 6–3 down before emerging victorious 11–7. In January 2014, Van Gerwen won the World Championship and replaced Taylor as the world number one, and a month later inflicted the first whitewash over Taylor in Premier League history by beating him 7–0 in 13

neg: 2016 Premier League Darts Sheffield SSE Arena Belfast, Belfast Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham Manchester Arena, Manchester Ahoy Rotterdam, Rotterdam The O2 Arena, London After the first nine weeks (phase 1), the bottom two in the table are eliminated. Each remaining player plays a further seven matches (phase 2). The top four players then compete in the playoffs. 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. 2016 Premier League Darts The 2016 Betway Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation

neg: 2010 Premier League Darts by an inch. The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included. 2010 Premier League Darts The 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the sixth such running of the tournament. The tournament began at The O2 Arena in London on 11 February, and finished at the Wembley Arena on 24 May. Phil Taylor won in the final 10–8 against defending champion James Wade, where he also became the first player to hit two nine-dart finishes in a single match. The top six players from the PDC

neg: 2006 Premier League Darts 2006 Premier League Darts The 2006 Holsten Premier League the second year of the Professional Darts Corporation's popular darts league. The 2006 league was launched with the top six players in the PDC world rankings and the addition of a wildcard player, Raymond van Barneveld who decided to switch from the British Darts Organisation just weeks after reaching their 2006 World Championship final. Barneveld, a four-times BDO World Champion went on to achieve the perfect nine-dart finish on 23 March against Peter Manley, on the fifth night of the 2006 Premier League at the Bournemouth International Centre. It was the

neg: James Richardson (presenter) he hosted live Serie A matches and the Sunday night round-up show, "European Football Show", until its cancellation in 2017. He fronts their "The UEFA Champions League goals show" since BT Sport won the rights to the competition. Since 2016, together with Mark Sutherns and Jules Breach, he has hosted the Fantasy Premier League Show by Premier League Productions. It is also available for viewing on the Premier League website and also the Premier League Facebook Page. Richardson has also presented non-football related content and presented Bravo TV's first live PDC darts coverage alongside Dave Gorman during the 2010 European

neg: Phil Taylor (darts player) at one stage. Before the start of the Premier League tournament, Taylor unveiled some new black 26g darts. Despite a poor start to his Premier League Darts campaign which included three defeats in his first four matches, Taylor ultimately finished at the top of the Premier League standings. He beat Adrian Lewis 11–1 with a 112.68 average in the semi-final, and went on to win his fourth consecutive Premier League title with a 16–8 victory over Wade whilst averaging 108.36. He won his second US Open title in May 2008, defeating Colin Lloyd in the final. At the UK Open,

neg: 2012 Premier League Darts a win and one point awarded for a draw. Phil Taylor won his sixth and final Premier League title by defeating Simon Whitlock 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 Kevin Painter and Whitlock threw his during his semi-final win against Andy Hamilton. The 2012 Premier League final between Phil Taylor and Simon Whitlock, which took place on the 17 May 2012, was the last darts match that Sid Waddell commentated on before his death of bowel cancer on

neg: Mervyn King (darts player) won 10–6 to end Taylor's winning streak in Premier League competitions. Despite this victory he was to finish runner-up as he lost the final 13–8 to Wade, who beat Raymond van Barneveld 10–8 in the other semi-final. Wade led King 8–2 before a mini comeback from King but Wade was able to see the game out to claim his maiden Premier League Darts title. King went into the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship as number 5 in the PDC Order of Merit. Despite a poor performance in the Championship where he lost 2–4 in the second round to Co Stompé,

neg: 2017 Premier League Darts in this year's tournament were announced following the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship final on 2 January 2017, with the top four of the PDC Order of Merit joined by six Wildcards – two chosen by Sky Sports and four by the PDC. Previous PDC wildcards Robert Thornton and Michael Smith were dropped in favour of Jelle Klaasen and Kim Huybrechts. The 2017 edition marks the first time in which the six-time champion Phil Taylor appears as a wildcard entry, having finished outside the Order of Merit places. It is also the first Premier League without a player making his

neg: 2017 Champions League of Darts = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs For; LA = Legs Against; +/− = Plus/Minus Record, in relation to legs; Avg – 3-dart average; Pts = Points 16 September 16 September 17 September 16 September 16 September 17 September 2017 Champions League of Darts The 2017 Champions League of Darts, also known as the Unibet Champions League of Darts for sponsorship purposes, was the 2nd annual staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It took place from 16–17 September 2017 at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Wales. Phil Taylor was the defending champion after

neg: Sid Waddell treatment, he managed to come back to the darts commentary box in the spring of 2012 during some Premier League nights. After commentating on a sporadic basis during the 2012 Premier League, Waddell did not commentate at either the 2012 UK Open nor the 2012 World Matchplay prior to his death on 11 August 2012. Waddell's last darts commentary came in the 2012 Premier League final between Phil Taylor and Simon Whitlock on 17 May, where Phil Taylor won the match 10-7 to take the 2012 Premier League title, although Waddell only commentated on the first part of the match;

neg: 2005 Premier League Darts 2005 Premier League Darts The 2005 888.com Premier League was the first season of a organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Phil Taylor, Colin Lloyd, Peter Manley, John Part, Roland Scholten, Wayne Mardle and wildcard entrant Mark Dudbridge were the seven players who competed in a round-robin tournament which had a total prize fund of £140,000 – with £50,000 going to the eventual winner. The Premier League started in Stoke on 20 January 2005 before moving around the country. The league system the players play each other twice over 12 legs, with two points for a win and one for

neg: Jim Proudfoot Euro 2016 won the Sports Journalists' Association award for Best Live Sporting broadcast. In addition, Jim commentates on the Premier League for a worldwide television audience, primarily on Saturday afternoons. He is a keen follower of Torquay United F.C.. Since 2013 he has commentated on the BDO World Darts Championship from the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, for the BBC, Channel 4 and BT Sport. He has also commentated on both the PDC World Darts Championship and PDC Premier League for talkSPORT. Jim Proudfoot Jim Proudfoot (born 16 December 1972) is an English football commentator, who has worked on

neg: 2011 Championship League Darts 2011 Championship League Darts The 2011 Championship League Darts was the fourth edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts. The competition was organized and held by the Professional Darts Corporation, with the 2011 edition having a maximum prize fund of £189,000. The format of the tournament was similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it was contested by a larger pool of players who were split up into a number of groups. Every match could be watched on one of the thirty bookmaker websites who broadcast the competition. The tournament was

neg: 2010 Championship League Darts 2010 Championship League Darts The 2010 Championship League Darts was the third edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts. The competition is organized and held by the Professional Darts Corporation, with the 2010 edition having a maximum prize fund of £189,000. The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it is contested by a larger pool of players who are split up into a number of groups. Every match could be watched on one of the ten bookmaker websites who broadcast the competition. The tournament was

neg: Oxford University Darts Club The Inter-Colligiate tournament is at the heart of OUDC with the league running over both Michaelmas and Hilary and the traditional Cuppers taking place in Trinity term. Darts at Oxford has been dominated by a number of colleges with St John's, Christ Church and Lincoln normally represented in the Premier Division and picking up a number of titles between them. In the last 10 years Exeter College has dominated college darts winning the League or Cuppers in 8 of the last 10 years. The 2011 league title was won by Worcester College, in their inaugural season in the Premier Division.

neg: Phil Taylor (darts player) years. Van Barneveld defeated Taylor in both their league encounters in the 2015 Premier League, winning 7–4 despite Taylor hitting a 115.80 average, and winning 7–2 in the second encounter. In the 2017 World Championship van Barneveld defeated Taylor in the quarter-final. Taylor and van Barneveld met in competition on at least 83 occasions, with Taylor winning 61 and van Barneveld winning 18, with 4 draws. James Wade has won nine PDC major titles since he burst onto the scene in 2006. Wade handed Taylor his first defeat in a Premier League match in 2008. Another major win for Wade

neg: Premier League Darts four of his first five games of the season and only secured qualification to the playoffs on the final league night – lost to eventual champion Raymond van Barneveld in the semi-finals. The matches have been broadcast on Thursday nights on Sky Sports since the tournament inception. Originally the league alternated with Premier League Snooker one week and Premier League Darts the next. From 2006, the snooker moved to late autumn – giving the Premier League darts a straight weekly run in the spring. American sports channel OLN aired the 2006 Premier League Darts season on a slight delay, in

neg: 2009 Championship League Darts 2009 Championship League Darts The 2009 Championship League Darts is the second edition of a darts competition—the Championship League Darts. The competition is organized and held by the Professional Darts Corporation and has a maximum prize fund of £189,000. The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it is contested by a larger pool of players who are split up into a number of groups. Every match was watched on one of the ten bookmaker websites who broadcast the competition. The tournament was also available globally through the internet,

neg: 2012 Championship League Darts 2012 Championship League Darts The 2012 Championship League Darts was the fifth edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts. The competition was organised and held by the Professional Darts Corporation, with the 2012 edition having a prize fund over £200,000. The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it is contested by a larger pool of players who were split up into a number of groups. Every match could be watched on one of the fifty-three bookmaker websites who broadcast the competition. The tournament was available

neg: 2013 Premier League Darts 12 legs" (instead of "Best of 14 legs"), thus games could be drawn by 6–6. The venues remained the same as in the last Premier League Darts edition. The prize-money was increased to £520,000 from £450,000 in 2012. Odyssey Arena, Belfast AECC, Aberdeen B.I.C., Bournemouth Westpoint Arena, Exeter Capital FM Arena, Nottingham M.E.N. Arena, Manchester C.I.A., Cardiff S.E.C.C., Glasgow The Brighton Centre, Brighton Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield The O2, Dublin NIA, Birmingham Echo Arena, Liverpool Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle The O2, London 2013 Premier League Darts The 2013 McCoy's Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts

neg: Robert Thornton (darts player) Robert Thornton (darts player) Robert Thornton (born 17 July 1967) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation. Thornton is a three-time major winner between the BDO and PDC, having won the World Masters in 2007, UK Open in 2012, and World Grand Prix in 2015. He is also a former finalist at the Players Championship Finals in 2009 and Grand Slam of Darts in 2013. In addition, Thornton has reached three World Championship quarter-finals across both organisations and was a participant in the Premier League in 2013, 2014 and 2016. Thornton returned to playing

neg: 2008 Championship League Darts 2008 Championship League Darts The 2008 Championship League Darts is the inaugural edition of a darts competition - the Championship League Darts. The competition is organised and held by the Professional Darts Corporation and has a maximum prize fund of £189,000. The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organised by the PDC, except it is contested by a larger pool of players who are split up into a number of groups. In a first for darts the tournament will be shown in its entirety on the internet. Every match can be watched in

neg: 2006 Premier League Darts included. Darts averages are based on the total number of points scored divided number of darts thrown (multiplied by 3 in this case to give a "3 dart average"). There were 16 matches where a player managed an average in excess of 100 per visit to the board. Phil Taylor achieved this during seven matches, Raymond van Barneveld six times. Roland Scholten, Ronnie Baxter and Peter Manley each averaged over 100 during one match in the competition. 2006 Premier League Darts The 2006 Holsten Premier League the second year of the Professional Darts Corporation's popular darts league. The 2006 league

neg: Terry Jenkins the 888.com Premier League Darts and opened his Premier League campaign with an 8–6 victory over Raymond van Barneveld. In week 2 he lost to Gary Anderson 8–4 throwing just over a 91 average, with Gary throwing a 102.21 average. In week 3 he lost to Phil Taylor while throwing a poor average of 85.61. He continued his poor form in an 8–1 defeat to Simon Whitlock in the fourth week of the 2011 Premier League of Darts. In the fifth week Terry Jenkins won against The Welshman Mark Webster 8–4. Then in week six The Bull lost narrowly to

neg: Mercedes-Benz Arena (Berlin) tour, Celine Dion Live 2017 On 22 February 2018, it hosted the 4th week of the 2018 Premier League Darts from the Professional Darts Corporation, the first time the event took place in Germany. The rumors point to Germany hosting the next Eurovision Song Contest, in its 64th edition. The last edition of the festival held in Lisbon was won by Netta, representative of Israel. The rules are clear country that wins Eurovision is responsible for organizing the show the following year; However, the political and social situation in the Middle East would affect the organization of the festival. The

neg: 2008 Premier League Darts for reaching the Premier League is now £20,000. S.E.C.C., Glasgow The Pavilions, Plymouth MEN Arena, Manchester Ricoh Arena, Coventry The BIC, Bournemouth The Arena, Nottingham The Arena, Sheffield The Centre, Brighton The NIA, Birmingham AECC, Aberdeen Echo Arena, Liverpool Wembley Arena, London Odyssey Arena, Belfast Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle The CIA, Cardiff The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included. 2008 Premier League Darts The 2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). The prize money was increased by £75,000 compared to 2007. The overall fund

neg: 2012 Championship League Darts out. Played Thursday October 18, was won by Dave Chisnall who qualifies for the winners group. John Part and Terry Jenkins were knocked out. Played Tuesday October 30, was won by Jamie Caven who qualifies for the winners group. Richie Burnett and Colin Osborne were knocked out. Played Wednesday October 31, group 8 was won by Mark Walsh who qualifies for the winners group. Played Thursday November 1, and was won by Phil Taylor. 2012 Championship League Darts The 2012 Championship League Darts was the fifth edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts. The competition was organised

neg: Gary Anderson (darts player) highlights include winning the International Darts League in 2007, the World Darts Trophy in 2007, the Zuiderduin Masters in 2007 and 2008, the Premier League in 2011 and 2015, the Players Championship Finals in 2014 and the UK Open in 2018 and World Matchplay in 2018 and the Champions League 2018. Between the BDO and PDC, Anderson is a 12 time major winner. Born in Musselburgh, Anderson began his career playing in British Darts Organisation events and won the second tournament he entered by claiming the 2001 Welsh Open with a defeat of John Walton. The win ensured he qualified

neg: James Wade League Darts final. Wade reached another major final in 2010 at the Grand Slam, seeing both Terry Jenkins and Mervyn King squander match darts against him before Wade himself threw away an 8–0 lead against BDO player Scott Waites as Waites won 16–12. James Wade was the number two seed for the 2011 World Championship due to his World Grand Prix and Champions League Darts victories. However, Wade was beaten by world number 47 Mensur Suljović 4–2 in the second round. He got off to a poor start in the Premier League of Darts losing 8–3 to an on form

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2009 Premier League Darts Dennis Priestley, Mark Webster and Gary Anderson. <nowiki>*</nowiki> – Phil Taylor's average of 116.01 was, at the time, the highest recorded three-dart average in televised darts history. He broke his own record of 114.53, set against Wes Newton during the 2008 UK Open. Wembley Arena, London

 The following statistics are only for league stage games that contributed to the final standings. Annulled fixtures, challenge matches and play-offs are not included. 2009 Premier League Darts The 2009 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament kicked off at the Echo

neg: 2007 Premier League Darts end of the World Grand Prix and received automatic qualification were The following top 10 players missed out on automatic qualification. The Pavilions, Plymouth Civic Hall, Wolverhampton The Arena, Nottingham Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield AECC, Aberdeen Winter Gardens, Blackpool SECC, Glasgow Rivermead Centre, Reading The BIC, Bournemouth The CIA, Cardiff King George's Hall, Blackburn Alexandra Palace, London The NIA, Birmingham The Centre, Brighton NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied. The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included. 2007 Premier League Darts The

neg: Premier League Darts appearance a. After Mardle withdrew from the 2009 league due to illness in week 12, Lewis, Anderson, Thornton, Priestley and Webster all made appearances in a series of challenge matches. Premier League Darts Premier League Darts is a darts tournament which launched on 20 January 2005 on Sky Sports. The league is now played weekly from February to May, having originally started as a fortnightly fixture. The tournament originally featured seven players and now sees ten of the biggest names from the PDC circuit competing in a double round-robin format, with matches held across Europe at different venues. The top

neg: 2005 Premier League Darts a draw. All 12 legs were played regardless of whether a result had already been achieved. Phil Taylor achieved two 11–1 wins, although the last few legs were irrelevant to the match result. King's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent Rivermead Centre, Reading Wellsprings Centre, Taunton Sports Village, Norwich Sands Centre, Carlisle Pavilions, Plymouth Glades Arena, Kidderminster Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster Charter Hall, Colchester G-Mex, Manchester NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied. The statistics shown are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included. 2005 Premier League Darts The

neg: 2007 Premier League Darts 2007 Premier League Darts The 2007 Holsten Premier League was a major darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). 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

neg: 2012 Premier League Darts 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 will be donated to the Haven House Children's Hospice. 2012 Premier League Darts The 2012 McCoy's Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the eighth edition of the tournament. The event began at the Manchester Arena in Manchester on 9 February, and ended at The O 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.

neg: 2016 Premier League Darts 2016 Premier League Darts The 2016 Betway Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation – the twelfth edition of the tournament. The event began on Thursday 4 February at the First Direct Arena in Leeds and ended with the Play-offs at The O2 Arena in London on Thursday 19 May. The tournament saw its first visit to the Netherlands after agreeing to go to Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam on Thursday 12 May, joining 15 other venues across the UK and Ireland. This is the third year that the tournament was sponsored by Betway. Gary

neg: Premier League Darts Premier League Darts Premier League Darts is a darts tournament which launched on 20 January 2005 on Sky Sports. The league is now played weekly from February to May, having originally started as a fortnightly fixture. The tournament originally featured seven players and now sees ten of the biggest names from the PDC circuit competing in a double round-robin format, with matches held across Europe at different venues. The top four players in the PDC Order of Merit are joined by six wildcard selections to make up the ten-man field. The current sponsor is Unibet. The previous sponsors were McCoy's,

neg: Robert Thornton (darts player) and survived six match darts from White in the next leg to win his eighth PDC title 6–5. He won the next event too by defeating emerging player Keegan Brown 6–5, with his opponent this time missing four match darts. 24 hours later Thornton claimed the eighth event by averaging 106.56 in defeating Terry Jenkins 6–4. He only won two of his 16 Premier League matches to finish eighth in the table. Thornton played in his third World Cup of Darts this year and first with Peter Wright and they progressed to the quarter-finals where they played Northern Ireland's Brendan

neg: 2012 Premier League Darts Exeter The Brighton Centre, Brighton SECC, Glasgow The O, Dublin C.I.A., Cardiff Capital FM Arena, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield B.I.C., Bournemouth Echo Arena, Liverpool N.I.A., Birmingham Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle The O Arena, London The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included. The 2012 Premier League Darts players teamed up with the singer Chas Hodges 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

neg: 2009 Premier League Darts 2009 Premier League Darts The 2009 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament kicked off at the Echo Arena Liverpool which hosted the biggest ever crowd for a PDC event of almost 8,000 in 2008. New venues in Edinburgh and Exeter joined some of the UK's biggest arenas, including Belfast's Odyssey, the Manchester Evening News Arena, Birmingham's National Indoor Arena, the Sheffield Arena and Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena. The tournament came to a conclusion with the play-offs on Monday 25 May at the Wembley Arena – coinciding with the Football

neg: Mervyn King (darts player) reached two semi-finals in PDC premier events as well as his maiden PDC premier final in the inaugural 2008 Championship League Darts where he lost 7–5 to Phil Taylor. His first PDC title came at the Scottish Players Championship in Glasgow in April 2008 where he beat Taylor on his way to a 3–0 victory over Mark Dudbridge. He also won a Pro Tour title in the Netherlands, beating Raymond van Barneveld. He also had two semi-final appearances in the 2008 World Grand Prix and the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts losing to Raymond van Barneveld and Phil Taylor respectively.

neg: 2010 Premier League Darts D12. Barneveld had also hit the first Premier League nine dart finish in 2006 against Peter Manley. Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Trent FM Arena, Nottingham Wembley Arena, London The finals night saw the second and third nine dart finishes of the 2010 Premier League Darts, and third and fourth in Premier League Darts overall, in the final between Phil Taylor and James Wade. Trailing 1–0 after losing the throw in the first leg, Taylor responded with a 174 (T20, 2 T19s), 180 (3 T20s), and 147 (T20, T17, D18) to take the second leg against throw. This was Taylor's first

neg: 2008 Premier League Darts 2008 Premier League Darts The 2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). The prize money was increased by £75,000 compared to 2007. The overall fund was £340,000 with the eventual winner taking home £100,000. Phil Taylor continued his dominance of this tournament by taking the title for the fourth year in a row despite losing for the first time in 44 matches, losing the opening game 8–6 to newcomer James Wade and going on to lose twice more in his first four matches. Taylor beat Wade 16–8 in the final.

neg: 2018 PDC World Darts Championship the last for Phil Taylor, who had won the PDC World Championship fourteen times previously, most recently in 2013. As well as van Gerwen and Taylor, three other previous PDC world champions qualified as seeds, two-time champions Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis, and 2007 champion Raymond van Barneveld. The top seeds below van Gerwen were 2017 UK Open winner Peter Wright, Gary Anderson, 2017 World Grand Prix winner Daryl Gurney and 2017 Champions League of Darts winner Mensur Suljović. Rob Cross, the runner-up at the 2017 European Championship, made his World Championship debut as the 20th seed. Richard North, in

neg: 2013 Premier League Darts last edition of Premier League Darts. The top four players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship automatically qualified. Alongside them, six (instead of four) additional players were chosen on the basis of their performance in the past year or in earlier editions of the Premier League. After the first nine rounds, the bottom 2 players were relegated. All players played each other once at that point. The remaining eight then competed against each other in the final five rounds for the play-offs places. All games in the league stage were played "Best of

neg: Professional Darts Corporation The Professional Darts Corporation has continued to increase its annual UK televised tournaments in recent years: The World Championship, The Premier League, World Cup of Darts, World Grand Prix and World Matchplay are all covered live by Sky Sports. The US Open was shown on Challenge in 2007 and Nuts TV in 2008. Bravo broadcast the European Championships for the first time in 2010, after ITV4 televised the first running in 2008. ITV 4 won back the coverage for the European Championship; they also show live coverage of the World Series of Darts, Players Championship, UK Open and the Masters.

neg: First Direct Arena the Year Award, on Thursday 20 March 2014, it hosted week 7 of the 2014 Premier League Darts and has hosted two evenings of boxing matches in 2014 including Leeds own Josh Warrington in a British and commonwealth featherweight title match. On 3 July 2014 it is the host for the Tour de France Grande Depart Team Presentation. It also hosted week 1 of the 2015 Premier League Darts due to the success of hosting week 7 of the 2014 Premier League Darts. The first boxing event took place on 21 December 2013, which saw Stuart Hall win the vacant

neg: National League 2 South home advantage. The bottom three teams are relegated, to either South West Premier or London & South East Premier. Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2017–18 National League 2 South season. The 2017–18 champions Cinderford and play-off winners Chinnor, who won the promotion play-off against Sedgley Park, were promoted into the 2018–19 National League 1, while Old Albanian were relegated into the division from the 2017–18 National League 1. The promoted teams are Dings Crusaders who finished as champions of South West Premier while Barnes (champions) and Guernsey (play-off) came up from London & South East Premier.

neg: 2010 Championship League Darts Thursday September 23. Board 1 Board 2 Played on Tuesday October 12. Board 1 Board 2 Played on Wednesday October 13. Board 1 Board 2 Played on Thursday October 14. Board 1 Board 2 2010 Championship League Darts The 2010 Championship League Darts was the third edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts. The competition is organized and held by the Professional Darts Corporation, with the 2010 edition having a maximum prize fund of £189,000. The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also organized by the PDC, except it is contested

neg: Premier League Darts August 2006. In 2018 BBC America started airing Premier League Dart on Thursday nights. German sports channel Sport1 broadcasts most matches live on TV and gives coverages of a selection of matches. The PDC announced in January 2007 that the contract with Sky Television for coverage of the Premier League had been extended to 2010. The tournament has had six title sponsors since it was formed in 2005. They are 888.com (2005, 2011), Holsten (2006–2007), Whyte and Mackay (2008–2010), McCoy's (2012–2013) and Betway (2014–2017). Unibet was the sixth when they took over for the 2018 tournament. Since the tournament made

neg: Premier League Darts its debut in 2005, Phil Taylor made an appearance in every Premier League competition until his retirement following the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship. Raymond van Barneveld has competed in every Premier League since joining the PDC in 2006. From 2005 until the 2010 tournament, the top six players in the PDC Order of Merit after the PDC World Darts Championship automatically qualified, with one wildcard (2005 and 2006) and two wildcards (2007–2010) chosen by either the PDC or Sky Sports. From the 2011 tournament, only the top four in the PDC Order of Merit automatically qualified, with four wildcards

neg: 2011 Premier League Darts just 6 legs in 5 matches, in a run that culminated in him failing to win any of his last 10 matches and finish with just 5 points and −49 leg difference, the worst ever record from a premier league season. The PDC's top four players following the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on 4 January qualified by right to compete in Premier League Darts, and were joined by four wild card selections. Two were chosen by the PDC and two wild card qualifiers by broadcasters Sky Sports. The line-up was confirmed on 4 January 2011. The prize fund is £410,000.

neg: 2009 Grand Slam of Darts ITV Wildcard Qualifier 2009 Grand Slam of Darts ITV Wildcard Qualifier The 2009 Grand Slam of Darts ITV Wildcard Qualifier was the qualifying event for the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts which was held at the Magnum Centre in Irvine on Friday November 6. 21st seed Steve Maish won the event after beating unseeded Arron Monk 5-3 in the final. Steve Maish was placed in Pool Three and draw in Group C along with 2009 Premier League runner up Mervyn King, 2009 BDO World Championship semi finalist Darryl Fitton and 2008 PDC World Championship runner up Kirk Shepherd. In his first Group C

neg: 2012 Premier League Darts 11 August 2012. 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. The prize-money was increased to £450,000 from £410,000 in 2011. The fixtures were announced on 16 January 2012. MEN Arena, Manchester AECC, Aberdeen Odyssey Arena, Belfast Westpoint Arena,

neg: 2009 Championship League Darts 8 playoff. Although in the Winners Group players are out of contention for the title for failing to win outright. Tuesday September 15 Wednesday September 16 Thursday September 17 Tuesday September 22 Wednesday September 23 Thursday September 24 Tuesday October 20 Wednesday October 21 Thursday October 22 2009 Championship League Darts The 2009 Championship League Darts is the second edition of a darts competition—the Championship League Darts. The competition is organized and held by the Professional Darts Corporation and has a maximum prize fund of £189,000. The format of the tournament is similar to the Premier League Darts tournament, also

neg: Andy Hamilton (darts player) as he valiantly fought hard throughout but could never get ahead of his opponent, Adrian Lewis, who won the match 7–3. The £100,000 Hamilton picked up for his runner-up spot is the biggest of his career to date and he vowed to go one better in the 2013 tournament. He rose to world number 7 after the event. His performance at the World Championship helped him gain a wildcard place into the 2012 Premier League Darts, where he made his first appearance. On the first night he beat James Wade 8–5, but then did not win another game until the

neg: Raymond van Barneveld himself, the highest to ever lose a World Championship match. He also had a high losing average in the quarter-finals of the UK Open as Peter Wright came from 8–7 down to win 10–8 with Van Barneveld averaging 108.10. The Netherlands won their first World Cup since 2014 by seeing off the Welsh team of Gerwyn Price and Mark Webster 3–1 in the final. In 2012, Van Barneveld, together with the seven other players who competed in the 2012 Premier League Darts recorded a charity single with Chas Hodges and his band called 'Got My Tickets For The Darts' which

neg: Striker (comic) Jarvis, who began his career as an apprentice footballer with First Division side Thamesford, before joining Warbury Warriors in 1994 as player/manager. The club were then a non-league side and Nick eventually led them to the Premier League. Several promotions and relegations have followed since then. Although Warbury won the European Champions League in 2009 they have never actually won the Premier League. Although Warbury Warriors is a fictitious team (as was Thamesford) until 2017 the comic strip featured them playing against real teams and players from England's Premier League and Football League every week. Starting with the 2017-18 season,

neg: 2017–18 Iraqi Premier League 3–0 win to Al-Naft after Al-Minaa, who started the game with 7 players, had one of their players go off injured. <div id="6"> The Naft Maysan–Al-Najaf match was ended at half-time with the score at 3–1 after Al-Najaf refused to take to the field for the second half in protest at refereeing decisions. 2017–18 Iraqi Premier League The 2017–18 Iraqi Premier League () was the 44th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 20 November 2017, and ended on 18 July 2018. Al-Zawraa won

neg: 2016–17 Russian Premier League play the 4th and 3rd FNL teams respectively in two playoff games with the winners securing Premier League spots for the 2017–18 season. The draw for relegation play-offs scheduling took place on 24 April 2017. "0–0 on aggregate. SKA-Khabarovsk won 5–3 on penalties and were promoted to the 2017–18 Russian Premier League; Orenburg were relegated to the 2017–18 Russian National Football League." "2–2 on aggregate. Arsenal Tula won on away goals and retained their spot in the 2017–18 Russian Premier League; Yenisey Krasnoyarsk remained in the 2017–18 Russian National Football League." The table lists the positions of teams after each

neg: Seema Jaswal Media Award at the Asian Football Awards 2017. Seema Jaswal Seema Jaswal (nee Pathan; born 28 January 1985) is a British television and radio presenter from West London. Jaswal hosts the Premier League’s worldwide coverage for Premier League Productions which includes flagship shows Kick Off and Fanzone. When the Premier League season ends, she presents Motorsport for Channel 4. Jaswal also reports on the BBC’s coverage of the World Snooker Championships and Channel 4’s BDO Darts. She is also the eSports host of Gfinity Elite Series FIFA18. Jaswal was part of ITV's World Cup 2018 coverage, presenting pre-game reports and

neg: Wembley Arena darts, basketball, mixed martial arts and cage fighting have made regular appearances on the calendar. During the 1948 Summer Olympics, the venue hosted the Olympic boxing, Olympic diving, Olympic swimming, and Olympic water polo events. The Horse of the Year Show was held there from 1959–2002. It hosted the final of the Whyte and Mackay Premier League Darts 2009. Whyte and Mackay Premier League Darts also hosted the playoff finals in 2010 at Wembley Arena, when Phil Taylor hit two nine-dart-finishes in the final and became the first player to achieve two nine-darters in one match. The 888.com 2011 Premier

neg: Championship League Darts Championship League Darts Championship League was a PDC darts tournament that used a league and legs format similar to the Premier League but offered the top players outside the top 8 in the PDC Order of Merit a chance to compete for the championship. It was the first ever darts tournament to be solely broadcast on and funded by Internet distribution. The tournament was first announced on the official PDC website in mid-April under the name 'Championship of Darts'. It took place throughout September and October and featured a field of 29 players. The inaugural championship – the 2008 Championship

neg: 2017 League of Ireland First Division 2017 League of Ireland First Division The 2017 League of Ireland First Division season is the 33rd season of the League of Ireland First Division. The league began on 24 February 2017 and concludes on 7 October 2017. The 2017 season had no promotion/relegation play-off system like the previous years, only one team would be eligible for promotion whilst three teams would be relegated from the League of Ireland Premier Division in a revamp of the leagues by the FAI. And returning to the League of Ireland Premier Division for the first time in 10 years was Waterford who won

neg: Matt Smith (broadcaster) the BDO World Darts Championship 2017 for BT Sport. Since 2015 he has also returned to the BBC News Channel (formally BBC News 24) as a sports reporter/presenter and has also presented shows such as Kick Off and Weekend Sports Breakfast for talksport. Smith is a fan of Liverpool Football Club. Matt Smith (broadcaster) Matt Smith (born 26 April 1967) is a British broadcaster, who worked with ITV Sport between 2001-2015. He currently presents BT Sport's Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, Europa League, Conference Football, England Under 21. Smith is a Modern Languages and Political Studies graduate from Sheffield

neg: 2011 Championship League Darts all other seven participants missed out on qualifying to the winners group. The winners group was played on 20 October 2011 and won by Phil Taylor, who in the group phase achieved the second nine dart finish of the tournament by checking out 141 with double 12. The tournament was streamed worldwide through the PDC website. It was also streamed through thirty bookmaker websites. 2011 Championship League Darts The 2011 Championship League Darts was the fourth edition of a darts competition — the Championship League Darts. The competition was organized and held by the Professional Darts Corporation, with the 2011

neg: Motorpoint Arena Cardiff one of the Premier League Darts venues, including the semi finals and finals night of the 2008 Premier League Darts on 26 May 2008. The inaugural PDC Champions League of Darts was held in the arena from 24 to 25 September 2016. In February 2015, the Welsh Open snooker championship was transferred from the Newport Centre (where it had taken place since 2005) to the Motorpoint Arena. Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Cardiff (formerly known as Cardiff International Arena and also as The CIA) is an indoor exhibition centre and events arena located in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, and

neg: 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League The 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League (also known as the Telecom Egypt Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 8 September 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. Fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 30 August 2017. Al Ahly won and secured their record-extending fortieth Egyptian Premier League title with six games to spare, following Al Masry's 0–0 draw with El Entag El Harby on 12 March 2018. The team

neg: 2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League 2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League The 2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League (also known as SAIF Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league. The league started from July 28 , 2017. Saif Global Sports are the right holder of BPL's tenth edition and they accommodate the advertising, branding, TV transmission, radio, marketing rights of the Bangladesh Premier League 2016–17. Dhaka Abahani are the defending champions, having won their Bangladesh Premier League title the previous season. Source:

neg: 2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League Player scored 4 goals. 2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League The 2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League (also known as SAIF Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league. The league started from July 28 , 2017. Saif Global Sports are the right holder of BPL's tenth edition and they accommodate the advertising, branding, TV transmission, radio, marketing rights of the Bangladesh Premier League 2016–17. Dhaka Abahani are the defending champions, having won their Bangladesh Premier League title

neg: 2015 Premier League Darts the end of phase 2 the top four players contest the two semi-finals and the final in the play-off week. The competitors who competed at this year's tournament were announced following the 2015 PDC World Darts Championship final on 4 January 2015, with the top four of the PDC Order of Merit joined by six Wildcards. Robert Thornton (world number 8), Wes Newton (number 16), and Simon Whitlock (number 7) did not return from last year. James Wade returned this year following his absence from the 2014 Premier League, along with two debutants, Kim Huybrechts, the first Belgian to compete

neg: Gerwyn Price for Welsh Premier Division sides Neath and Cross Keys, Pro12 with Glasgow Warriors and rugby league with South Wales Scorpions. Price played as a hooker for Welsh Premier Division sides Neath and Cross Keys as well as rugby league with South Wales Scorpions. He also had a brief spell at Pro12 side Glasgow Warriors as injury cover for their first choice players. He ended his rugby career in 2014 in order to concentrate on playing darts full-time. Price began playing darts for his local side Markham Welfare, before playing in the Super League for Aberbargoed. Welsh darts professional Barrie Bates

neg: Mahela Jayawardene the coach of the Mumbai Indians team replacing Ricky Ponting for the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League in 2017. Mumbai Indians won the 2017 Indian Premier League on 21 May 2017 beating Rising Pune Supergiant at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. On 26 May 2017 he was appointed as the head coach of Bangladesh Premier League franchise Khulna Titans on a two-year contract replacing Stuart Law who took up duties as the head coach of West Indies cricket team. Jayawardene has 34 test, 19 ODI and 1 T20I centuries. He is the first Sri Lankan and third

neg: Ricky Evans (darts player) Darts Corporation events and succeeded on the first day. Less than two months later he reached the quarter-finals of a PDC Pro Tour event for the first time by beating Gary Anderson 6–5 in the last 16 of the second UK Open Qualifier, before he lost 6–3 to Peter Wright. This saw him enter the UK Open in the second round stage where he was defeated 5–2 by Joe Cullen. Evans won through to the final of the World Under-21 World Championship which was played on the finals night of the Premier League Darts at the O2 Arena in London,

neg: Raymond van Barneveld Championship final, in a match which Taylor later described as the best final he had been involved in. From three sets down, Van Barneveld came back to beat Taylor 7-6 in the sudden death leg in one of the greatest darts matches of all time to match Bristow's record of five world titles. In February 2007, Van Barneveld won the 2007 Masters of Darts tournament by beating Peter Manley 7-0 in sets in the final with a 107 three dart average. His success also continued away from the cameras. In the 2007 Premier League Darts, he never fared as well