2020 Unibet Premier League - February-October 2020
Date: 13 Oct 2020
2020 Unibet Premier League - February-October 2020
The 2020 Unibet Premier League experienced a five-month break following the season’s opening six league nights, which were held in February and March, and returned behind closed doors in Milton Keynes in August.
The Premier League features nine regular players and a series of nine Challengers who are competing in the opening nine nights. Following Judgement Night, the bottom player is eliminated and the remaining eight players meet once more, before the season concludes with the Play-Offs.
Competing Players
Michael van Gerwen Netherlands Five-time Premier League & three-time World Champion
Peter Wright Scotland 2019/20 World Champion & 2017 Premier League finalist
Gerwyn Price Wales 2018 & 2019 Grand Slam of Darts winner
Rob Cross England 2018 World Champion & 2019 Premier League finalist
Michael Smith England 2018 Premier League & 2019 World Championship finalist
Gary Anderson Scotland Two-time Premier League winner & World Champion
Daryl Gurney N Ireland 2017 World Grand Prix winner & 2018 Players Champion
Nathan Aspinall England 2019 UK Open & US Darts Masters champion
Glen Durrant England Three-time BDO Champion
The Challengers Venue
John Henderson Aberdeen 2017 World Grand Prix semi-finalist
Fallon Sherrock Nottingham First woman to win in PDC World Championship
Jonny Clayton Cardiff 2017 Players Championship Finals runner-up
William O’Connor Dublin 2019 World Cup of Darts finalist
Luke Humphries Exeter 2019 World Youth Champion
Stephen Bunting Liverpool 2015 Premier League competitor & former BDO Champion
Chris Dobey (Newcastle) 2019 World Grand Prix semi-finalist
Jeffrey de Zwaan (Rotterdam) 2018 World Matchplay semi-finalist
Jermaine Wattimena (Rotterdam) 2019 World Cup of Darts semi-finalist
Format
The first nine weeks will see the nine players face each other once in the round-robin phase, in addition to each facing one Challenger. Players receive two points for a win and one point for a draw. Any points won by a Challenger do not count towards the league table.
Following Judgement Night (Night Nine), the ninth-placed player is eliminated. The remaining eight players then meet each other once more over the remaining seven league nights. The top four then players then progress to play in the Play-Offs. The semi-finals are 1v4 and 2v3.
Night One-Judgement Night All matches are the best of 12 legs; first to seven or a 6-6 draw
Nights Ten-16 All matches are the best of 14 legs, first to eight or a 7-7 draw
Semi-Finals Best of 19 legs
Final Best of 21 legs
Prize Fund
Winner £250,000
Runner-Up £120,000
Semi-Finalists £80,000
Fifth in league table £70,000
Sixth in league table £60,000
Seventh in league table £55,000
Eighth in league table £50,000
Ninth in league table £35,000
League Winner’s Bonus £25,000
Total £825,000
In addition, should any player achieve TWO nine-dart finishes during the 2020 season, they would receive a £50,000 bonus from sponsors Unibet.
League Nights
|
Night One |
Thu Feb 6 |
P&J Live, Aberdeen |
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Night Two |
Thu Feb 13 |
Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham |
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Night Three |
Thu Feb 20 |
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff |
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Night Four |
Thu Feb 27 |
3Arena, Dublin |
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Night Five |
Thu Mar 5 |
Westpoint Exeter |
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Night Six |
Thu Mar 12 |
M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool |
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Night Seven |
Mon Aug 25 |
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes |
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Night Eight |
Tue Aug 26 |
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes |
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Judgement Night |
Wed Aug 27 |
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes |
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Night Ten |
Thu Aug 28 |
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes |
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Night 11 |
Fri Aug 29 |
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes |
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Night 12 |
Sat Aug 30 |
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes |
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Night 13 |
Wed Sep 2 |
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes |
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Night 14 |
Thu Sep 3 |
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes |
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Night 15 |
Fri Sep 4 |
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes |
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Night 16 |
Sat Sep 5 |
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes |
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Play-Offs |
Thu Oct 22 |
The O2, London |
Final League Table
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
+/- |
LWAT |
Pts |
|
Glen Durrant |
16 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
+19 |
35 |
21 |
|
Peter Wright |
16 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
+18 |
28 |
20 |
|
Nathan Aspinall |
16 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
+11 |
36 |
19 |
|
Gary Anderson |
16 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
+6 |
38 |
19 |
|
Gerwyn Price |
16 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
+15 |
33 |
17 |
|
Michael van Gerwen |
16 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
-4 |
29 |
17 |
|
Michael Smith |
16 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
-7 |
32 |
13 |
|
Daryl Gurney |
16 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
-15 |
30 |
11 |
|
Rob Cross (E) |
9 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-14 |
17 |
5 |
Places are determined by: Points, then Leg Difference, then Legs Won Against Throw, then Tournament Average.
Roll of Honour
2005 Phil Taylor def Colin Lloyd 16-4
2006 Phil Taylor def Roland Scholten 16-6
2007 Phil Taylor def Terry Jenkins 16-6
2008 Phil Taylor def James Wade 16-8
2009 James Wade def Mervyn King 13-8
2010 Phil Taylor def James Wade 10-8
2011 Gary Anderson def Adrian Lewis 10-4
2012 Phil Taylor def Simon Whitlock 10-7
2013 Michael van Gerwen def Phil Taylor 10-8
2014 Raymond van Barneveld def Michael van Gerwen 10-6
2015 Gary Anderson def Michael van Gerwen 11-7
2016 Michael van Gerwen def Phil Taylor 11-3
2017 Michael van Gerwen def Peter Wright 11-10
2018 Michael van Gerwen def Michael Smith 11-4
2019 Michael van Gerwen def Rob Cross 11-5
Nine-Dart Finishes
2006 Raymond van Barneveld v Peter Manley (BIC, Bournemouth)
2010 Raymond van Barneveld v Terry Jenkins (AECC, Aberdeen)
2010 Phil Taylor x2 v James Wade (Wembley Arena – Final)
2012 Phil Taylor v Kevin Painter (AECC, Aberdeen)
2012 Simon Whitlock v Andy Hamilton (The O2, London – Semi-Finals)
2016 Adrian Lewis v James Wade (The SSE Arena, Belfast)
2017 Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld (Echo Arena, Liverpool)
2020 Michael Smith v Daryl Gurney (3Arena, Dublin)
2020 Peter Wright v Daryl Gurney (Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes)
Player Appearance History
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2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
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Michael van Gerwen |
|
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1, W |
1, RU |
1, RU |
1, W |
1, W |
1, W |
1, W |
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Peter Wright |
|
|
|
5 |
9 |
5 |
2, RU |
7 |
8 |
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Gerwyn Price |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
5 |
|
Rob Cross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4, SF |
2, RU |
|
Michael Smith |
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|
|
|
|
10 |
|
2, RU |
7 |
|
Gary Anderson |
3, W |
8 |
10 |
4, SF |
3, W |
3, SF |
4, SF |
3, SF |
|
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Daryl Gurney |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
4, SF |
|
Nathan Aspinall |
Debut |
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Glen Durrant |
Debut |
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NB: Nathan Aspinall and Glen Durrant appeared as “Contenders” in 2019 Unibet Premier League
Unibet Odds (start of season in brackets)
13/8 Peter Wright (9/2)
11/4 Gary Anderson (8/1)
3/1 Nathan Aspinall (14/1)
7/2 Glen Durrant (28/1)
Match Odds
Semi-Finals
23/20 Glen Durrant
4/6 Gary Anderson
3/5 Peter Wright
13/10 Nathan Aspinall
Odds courtesy www.unibet.co.uk and correct at time of writing. Subject to fluctuation.
2020 Unibet Premier League Fixtures
Night One - Thursday February 6 - P&J Live, Aberdeen
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
95.41 |
3/8 |
Michael Smith |
3-7 |
Glen Durrant |
95.01 |
7/9 |
|
94.71 |
7/18 |
Gary Anderson |
7-5 |
Daryl Gurney |
91.65 |
5/21 |
|
104.13 |
7/9 |
Michael van Gerwen |
7-5 |
Peter Wright |
97.71 |
5/14 |
|
89.19 |
7/15 |
Nathan Aspinall |
7-3 |
John Henderson |
81.93 |
3/5 |
|
95.86 |
6/13 |
Gerwyn Price |
6-6 |
Rob Cross |
100.1 |
6/10 |
Night Two - Thursday February 13 - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
94.71 |
7/17 |
Rob Cross |
7-5 |
Nathan Aspinall |
95.48 |
5/11 |
|
98.11 |
6/17 |
Gerwyn Price |
6-6 |
Michael Smith |
101.71 |
6/13 |
|
95.58 |
6/16 |
Gary Anderson |
6-6 |
Peter Wright |
88.72 |
6/14 |
|
92.21 |
6/23 |
Glen Durrant |
6-6 |
Fallon Sherrock |
87.36 |
6/12 |
|
93.92 |
1/6 |
Daryl Gurney |
1-7 |
Michael van Gerwen |
105.05 |
7/11 |
Night Three - Thursday February 20 - Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
101.95 |
7/14 |
Peter Wright |
7-5 |
Rob Cross |
90.13 |
5/10 |
|
97.44 |
1/7 |
Jonny Clayton |
1-7 |
Michael Smith |
105.51 |
7/11 |
|
97.61 |
5/13 |
Michael van Gerwen |
5-7 |
Nathan Aspinall |
101.12 |
7/13 |
|
97.46 |
6/13 |
Daryl Gurney |
6-6 |
Gerwyn Price |
93.70 |
6/16 |
|
97.24 |
7/13 |
Glen Durrant |
7-4 |
Gary Anderson |
96.89 |
4/7 |
Night Four - Thursday February 27 - 3Arena, Dublin
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
91.36 |
5/16 |
Rob Cross |
5-7 |
Gary Anderson |
97.77 |
7/20 |
|
92.81 |
5/17 |
Glen Durrant |
5-7 |
Nathan Aspinall |
93.82 |
7/22 |
|
85.98 |
5/12 |
Daryl Gurney |
5-7 |
Michael Smith |
88.76 |
7/19 |
|
95.31 |
4/6 |
William O’Connor |
4-7 |
Michael van Gerwen |
97.62 |
7/15 |
|
98.75 |
7/16 |
Gerwyn Price |
7-1 |
Peter Wright |
83.59 |
1/2 |
- Michael Smith achieved nine-dart finish in leg four of his win over Daryl Gurney.
Night Five - Thursday March 5 - Westpoint Exeter
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
96.68 |
3/8 |
Gerwyn Price |
3-7 |
Glen Durrant |
100.76 |
7/16 |
|
98.55 |
6/15 |
Rob Cross |
6-6 |
Daryl Gurney |
94.88 |
6/7 |
|
99.67 |
3/7 |
Nathan Aspinall |
3-7 |
Peter Wright |
110.00 |
7/15 |
|
87.76 |
5/23 |
Gary Anderson |
5-7 |
Luke Humphries |
88.67 |
7/19 |
|
95.42 |
7/24 |
Michael Smith |
7-4 |
Michael van Gerwen |
99.43 |
4/7 |
Night Six - Thursday March 12 - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
94.00 |
4/11 |
Michael Smith |
4-7 |
Peter Wright |
100.78 |
7/17 |
|
95.43 |
5/14 |
Daryl Gurney |
5-7 |
Glen Durrant |
95.39 |
7/11 |
|
98.07 |
5/10 |
Gerwyn Price |
5-7 |
Michael van Gerwen |
106.27 |
7/17 |
|
90.14 |
6/17 |
Rob Cross |
6-6 |
Stephen Bunting |
91.25 |
6/15 |
|
94.27 |
6/13 |
Gary Anderson |
6-6 |
Nathan Aspinall |
107.64 |
6/16 |
Night Seven – Tuesday August 25 (1830 BST) – Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
107.02 |
3/16 |
Michael Smith |
3-7 |
Gary Anderson |
109.24 |
7/8 |
|
103.37 |
7/19 |
Michael van Gerwen |
7-2 |
Rob Cross |
89.48 |
2/8 |
|
97.82 |
7/13 |
Nathan Aspinall |
7-4 |
Gerwyn Price |
96.33 |
4/19 |
|
79.01 |
2/14 |
Chris Dobey |
2-7 |
Daryl Gurney |
86.88 |
7/19 |
|
99.96 |
6/8 |
Peter Wright |
6-6 |
Glen Durrant |
102.43 |
6/19 |
Night Eight – Wednesday August 26 (1830 BST) – Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
95.53 |
1/8 |
Gary Anderson |
1-7 |
Gerwyn Price |
99.16 |
7/20 |
|
103.01 |
5/14 |
Nathan Aspinall |
5-7 |
Daryl Gurney |
97.95 |
7/11 |
|
96.57 |
7/21 |
Michael Smith |
7-3 |
Rob Cross |
93.61 |
3/14 |
|
98.18 |
3/8 |
Michael van Gerwen |
3-7 |
Glen Durrant |
104.43 |
7/12 |
|
102.26 |
7/12 |
Peter Wright |
7-1 |
Jeffrey de Zwaan |
92.05 |
1/6 |
Judgement Night - Thursday August 27 (1830 BST) – Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
102.96 |
7/12 |
Nathan Aspinall |
7-5 |
Michael Smith |
102.06 |
5/18 |
|
95.21 |
4/11 |
Michael van Gerwen |
4-7 |
Gary Anderson |
99.77 |
7/17 |
|
81.24 |
0/1 |
Jermaine Wattimena |
0-7 |
Gerwyn Price |
102.15 |
7/12 |
|
99.21 |
7/16 |
Peter Wright |
7-4 |
Daryl Gurney |
91.90 |
4/10 |
|
106.02 |
7/9 |
Glen Durrant |
7-4 |
Rob Cross |
103.97 |
4/10 |
Night Ten – Friday August 28 (1900 BST) – Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
98.56 |
8/23 |
Glen Durrant |
8-4 |
Gerwyn Price |
93.46 |
4/10 |
|
101.54 |
5/12 |
Peter Wright |
5-8 |
Gary Anderson |
101.19 |
8/18 |
|
96.09 |
6/23 |
Nathan Aspinall |
6-8 |
Michael van Gerwen |
95.33 |
8/16 |
|
94.02 |
8/22 |
Michael Smith |
8-3 |
Daryl Gurney |
88.13 |
3/17 |
Night 11 – Saturday August 29 (1900 BST) – Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
94.93 |
8/17 |
Daryl Gurney |
8-6 |
Peter Wright |
103.07 |
6/14 |
|
93.74 |
6/14 |
Michael Smith |
6-8 |
Nathan Aspinall |
96.46 |
8/33 |
|
95.80 |
7/23 |
Gary Anderson |
7-7 |
Glen Durrant |
97.01 |
7/24 |
|
99.19 |
4/17 |
Michael van Gerwen |
4-8 |
Gerwyn Price |
95.81 |
8/12 |
- Peter Wright achieved nine-dart finish in leg 11 of his defeat to Daryl Gurney.
Night 12 – Sunday August 30 (1900 BST) – Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
98.18 |
6/13 |
Nathan Aspinall |
6-8 |
Gary Anderson |
101.36 |
8/14 |
|
107.37 |
6/16 |
Peter Wright |
6-8 |
Gerwyn Price |
106.83 |
8/15 |
|
102.35 |
8/17 |
Michael van Gerwen |
8-5 |
Michael Smith |
99.75 |
5/14 |
|
102.00 |
8/17 |
Glen Durrant |
8-3 |
Daryl Gurney |
97.72 |
3/10 |
Night 13 – Wednesday September 2 (1900 BST) – Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
99.31 |
7/19 |
Glen Durrant |
7-7 |
Michael Smith |
99.14 |
7/17 |
|
98.02 |
6/15 |
Daryl Gurney |
6-8 |
Gary Anderson |
100.78 |
8/26 |
|
105.09 |
8/12 |
Peter Wright |
8-1 |
Michael van Gerwen |
91.54 |
1/7 |
|
93.93 |
6/19 |
Gerwyn Price |
6-8 |
Nathan Aspinall |
99.35 |
8/23 |
Night 14 – Thursday September 3 (1900 BST) – Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
99.21 |
7/19 |
Gerwyn Price |
7-7 |
Daryl Gurney |
97.21 |
7/17 |
|
102.25 |
8/16 |
Gary Anderson |
8-2 |
Michael Smith |
89.67 |
2/8 |
|
103.11 |
8/10 |
Peter Wright |
8-5 |
Nathan Aspinall |
98.67 |
5/13 |
|
96.19 |
7/18 |
Glen Durrant |
7-7 |
Michael van Gerwen |
98.43 |
7/16 |
Night 15 – Friday September 4 (1900 BST) – Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
91.15 |
5/16 |
Daryl Gurney |
5-8 |
Nathan Aspinall |
99.24 |
8/23 |
|
89.11 |
6/19 |
Glen Durrant |
6-8 |
Peter Wright |
94.80 |
8/19 |
|
100.33 |
6/13 |
Gary Anderson |
6-8 |
Michael van Gerwen |
103.17 |
8/22 |
|
102.50 |
7/18 |
Michael Smith |
7-7 |
Gerwyn Price |
103.76 |
7/18 |
Night 16 – Saturday September 5 (1900 BST) – Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
|
|
Ave |
Finishing |
|
107.70 |
8/14 |
Gerwyn Price |
8-3 |
Gary Anderson |
83.39 |
3/7 |
|
91.74 |
2/13 |
Michael van Gerwen |
2-8 |
Daryl Gurney |
91.04 |
8/16 |
|
96.62 |
8/22 |
Peter Wright |
8-5 |
Michael Smith |
94.33 |
5/11 |
|
101.46 |
8/13 |
Nathan Aspinall |
8-2 |
Glen Durrant |
100.15 |
2/9 |
Play-Offs - Thursday October 15 – Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Semi-Finals
Glen Durrant v Gary Anderson
Peter Wright v Nathan Aspinall
Best of 19 legs
Final
Durrant/Anderson v Wright/Aspinall
Best of 21 legs