2008 Premier League Darts
| 2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts |
| Winner |
 Phil Taylor |
| Runner-up |
| James Wade |
| Score |
| 16–8 |
| Date |
| 31 January–26 May 2008 |
| Edition |
| 4th |
| Number of players |
| 8 |
| Venues |
| 15 |
| Premier League Darts |
| 2009 > |
The 2008 Whyte & Mackay Premier League was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. 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.
Sky Sports secured television coverage of the event until 2010, and Whyte & Mackay sponsored the tournament for the same duration – taking over from Holsten who sponsored the event in 2006 and 2007.
Qualifiers
The World Grand Prix in October 2007 was the cut-off point for automatic qualification for the event. The top six players in the World Rankings after the tournament received an automatic place in the Premier League. The qualifiers were thus:- Phil Taylor
- Raymond van Barneveld
- James Wade
- Terry Jenkins
- Peter Manley
- Adrian Lewis
- John Part
- Wayne Mardle
Venues
Prize money
The prize fund increases for 2008 – with the top prize of £100,000 matching the amount that the 2008 PDC World Champion received. The guaranteed prize for reaching the Premier League is now £20,000.Results
League Stage
31 January – Week 1
SECC, Glasgow7 February – Week 2
Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth14 February – Week 3
MEN Arena, Manchester21 February – Week 4
Ricoh Arena, Coventry28 February – Week 5
Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth6 March – Week 6
Trent FM Arena, Nottingham13 March – Week 7
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield20 March – Week 8
Brighton Centre, Brighton27 March – Week 9
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham† = Terry Jenkins replaced Adrian Lewis on 27 March show against Phil Taylor because Lewis was too ill to play. The next week, Lewis played his match against Taylor and James Wade, giving Jenkins the night off.
3 April – Week 10
AECC, Aberdeen10 April – Week 11
Echo Arena, Liverpool17 April – Week 12
Wembley Arena, London24 April – Week 13
Odyssey Arena, Belfast1 May – Week 14
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon TynePlay-offs – 26 May
Cardiff International Arena, CardiffTable and Streaks
Table
NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. Players separated by +/- leg difference if tied.Streaks
NB: W = WonD = Drawn
L = Lost
N/A = Did Not Play
Player statistics
The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included.Phil Taylor
- Longest unbeaten run: 10
- Most consecutive wins: 5
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 2
- Longest without a win: 2
- Biggest victory: 8-0
- Biggest defeat: 3-8
James Wade
- Longest unbeaten run: 4
- Most consecutive wins: 4
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 1
- Longest without a win: 2
- Biggest victory: 8-1
- Biggest defeat: 4-8
Raymond van Barneveld
- Longest unbeaten run: 3
- Most consecutive wins: 3
- Most consecutive draws: 0
- Most consecutive losses: 2
- Longest without a win: 2
- Biggest victory: 8-1
- Biggest defeat: 2-8
Adrian Lewis
- Longest unbeaten run: 3
- Most consecutive wins: 1
- Most consecutive draws: 2
- Most consecutive losses: 2
- Longest without a win: 3
- Biggest victory: 8-2
- Biggest defeat: 1-8
Wayne Mardle
- Longest unbeaten run: 5
- Most consecutive wins: 4
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 3
- Longest without a win: 6
- Biggest victory: 8-5
- Biggest defeat: 0-8
Peter Manley
- Longest unbeaten run: 3
- Most consecutive wins: 2
- Most consecutive draws: 2
- Most consecutive losses: 3
- Longest without a win: 5
- Biggest victory: 8-3
- Biggest defeat: 1-8
Terry Jenkins
- Longest unbeaten run: 4
- Most consecutive wins: 3
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 3
- Longest without a win: 9
- Biggest victory: 8-2
- Biggest defeat: 1-8
John Part
- Longest unbeaten run: 1
- Most consecutive wins: 1
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 4
- Longest without a win: 4
- Biggest victory: 8-5
- Biggest defeat: 2-8