Reigning champion James Wade, who overcame Mervyn King to lift the title at Wembley in May, will defend his title in the tournament, while four-time winner Phil “The Power” Taylor and Holland’s Raymond van Barneveld will also compete.
King and Terry Jenkins, the 2007 runner-up, are also likely to maintain their position within the top six of the PDC’s Order of Merit, but players such as Dennis Priestley, Ronnie Baxter and UK Open finalist Colin Osborne are all fighting for a spot going into the autumn’s major tournaments.
The 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts will again boast £400,000 prize money, including £125,000 to the eventual champion.
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Britain’s biggest indoor sporting event will return in February next year, with The O2 hosting the first of 14 league nights on Thursday February 11.
The £400,000 tournament will then visit arenas around the UK over the course of the next three months, with the eight stars playing each other twice in a league format.
The top four following the final league night, at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham on May 13, will progress to compete in the play-offs at the Wembley Arena on Sunday May 23.
The eight players involved in the 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts will be confirmed in early January, but will include current champion James Wade, Ladbrokes.com World Darts Champion Phil Taylor and Holland’s Raymond van Barneveld.
2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts
Feb 11 The O2, London
Feb 18 BIC, Bournemouth
Feb 25 Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Mar 4 Westpoint Arena, Exeter
Mar 11 M.E.N. Arena
Mar 18 Brighton Centre
Mar 25 NIA, Birmingham
Apr 1 CIA, Cardiff
Apr 8 SECC, Glasgow
Apr 15 Sheffield Arena
Apr 22 Liverpool Echo Arena
Apr 29 AECC, Aberdeen
May 6 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
May 13 Trent FM Arena, Nottingham
Play-Offs
May 23 Wembley Arena 0844 815 0 815
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