McCoys Premier League Darts 2012 live on Sky Sports

January 14, 2012   ·   0 Comments

The McCoys Premier League Darts returns to Sky Sports on Thursday 9 February at the Manchester Arena, before progressing on a tour of various venues across the UK & Ireland for the next 14 weeks.

The eight-player, £450,000 event sees stars including 15-time World Champion Phil Taylor, reigning World Champion Adrian Lewis and current Premier League Darts champion Gary Anderson battling for the prestigious £150,000 title.

The trio are joined by reigning UK Open champion James Wade, World Championship finalist Andy Hamilton, Players Championship winner Kevin Painter, Australian star Simon Whitlock and Holland’s five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld.

The eight contenders will compete twice in the league phase before the top four contest the Play-Offs at The O2 in London on May 17.

PDC Chairman Barry Hearn said : “Following the hugely successful Ladbrokes World Championship and last week’s announcement of the eight competing players there has been another surge in interest in the McCoy’s Premier League Darts,”

“The tournament is already set to welcome more fans than ever as we embark on our 15 nights across the UK and Ireland, and the interest from fans at all venues has been phenomenal.

“The arenas in Cardiff and Aberdeen have already sold-out but we’re delighted with the response from fans in Ireland, who are guaranteed to make our first visit to The O2 in Dublin a memorable one.

“The McCoy’s Premier League Darts promises to be the best-ever, with the line-up of players featuring the biggest names in darts, our in-form players and stars looking to join the elite group to have lifted this trophy.”

The 2012 McCoy’s Premier League Darts will be broadcast live on Sky Sports from 7pm on Thursday nights throughout Feb – May.

McCoy’s Premier League Darts Broadcast Schedule

Week 1
February 9 – Manchester Arena
Andy Hamilton v James Wade
Simon Whitlock v Raymond van Barneveld
Kevin Painter v Gary Anderson
Adrian Lewis v Phil Taylor

Week 2
February 16 – AECC, Aberdeen

Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Anderson v Andy Hamilton
Phil Taylor v Kevin Painter
Simon Whitlock v James Wade

Week 3
February 23 – Odyssey Arena, Belfast

Kevin Painter v Simon Whitlock
Andy Hamilton v Adrian Lewis
Gary Anderson v James Wade
Raymond van Barneveld v Phil Taylor

Week 4
March 1 – Westpoint Arena, Exeter

Kevin Painter v James Wade
Raymond van Barneveld v Andy Hamilton
Simon Whitlock v Phil Taylor
Gary Anderson v Adrian Lewis

Week 5
March 8 – The Brighton Centre

Kevin Painter v Andy Hamilton
Phil Taylor v Gary Anderson
James Wade v Raymond van Barneveld
Simon Whitlock v Adrian Lewis

Week 6
March 15 – SECC, Glasgow

James Wade v Adrian Lewis
Gary Anderson v Simon Whitlock
Phil Taylor v Andy Hamilton
Raymond van Barneveld v Kevin Painter

Week 7
March 22 – The O2, Dublin

Andy Hamilton v Simon Whitlock
Adrian Lewis v Kevin Painter
Raymond van Barneveld v Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor v James Wade

Week 8
March 29 – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff

James Wade v Simon Whitlock
Andy Hamilton v Gary Anderson
Kevin Painter v Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld v Adrian Lewis

Week 9
April 5 – Capital FM Arena, Nottingham

Kevin Painter v Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis v James Wade
Andy Hamilton v Phil Taylor
Simon Whitlock v Gary Anderson

Week 10
April 12 – Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield

James Wade v Gary Anderson
Simon Whitlock v Kevin Painter
Phil Taylor v Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis v Andy Hamilton

Week 11
April 19 – BIC, Bournemouth

Raymond van Barneveld v Simon Whitlock
Gary Anderson v Kevin Painter
James Wade v Andy Hamilton
Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis

Week 12
April 26 – Echo Arena, Liverpool

James Wade v Kevin Painter
Phil Taylor v Simon Whitlock
Andy Hamilton v Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis v Gary Anderson

Week 13
May 3 – NIA, Birmingham

Simon Whitlock v Andy Hamilton
Gary Anderson v Raymond van Barneveld
Kevin Painter v Adrian Lewis
James Wade v Phil Taylor

Week 14
May 10 – Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Andy Hamilton v Kevin Painter
Gary Anderson v Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld v James Wade
Adrian Lewis v Simon Whitlock

Play-Offs
May 17 – The O2, London

McCoy’s Premier League Darts Semi-Finals
PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship Final – Michael van Gerwen v James Hubbard
McCoy’s Premier League Darts Final

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