McCoy’s Premier League Darts 2012 Live on Sky Sports

The 2012 McCoy’s Premier League Darts season begins later tonight (Feb 9) and will be screened in its entirety on Sky Sports, with High Definition coverage of every league night and in 3D on the opening night.

The eight-man, £450,000 tournament will be played over 14 league nights from 9th February – 17th May across the UK & Ireland, with the players facing each other twice in best of 14 leg matches.

The top four players from the final league table will then proceed to compete for the £150,000 first prize in the Play-Offs at The O2 in London on Thursday 17th May.

World Champion Adrian Lewis will take on Phil Taylor tonght, while reigning champion Gary Anderson plays debutant Kevin Painter.

Andy Hamilton will meet world number three James Wade, the 2009 champion.

And tonight’s other match sees Holland’s five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld play Australian ace Simon Whitlock.

“The McCoy’s Premier League Darts has grown in stature every year since being introduced in 2005 and I believe that we have assembled the strongest ever field this season,” said PDC Chairman Barry Hearn.

“We welcome Kevin Painter and Andy Hamilton to make their debuts in 2012, and they fully deserve their places for their achievements last year, notably Kevin’s Players Championship win and Andy’s brilliant run to the World Championship final.

“The World Cup showed that Raymond van Barneveld and Simon Whitlock are back to their best, and the achievements in winning majors over the past 12 months by Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis, James Wade and Gary Anderson makes them the obvious players to beat.

“It promises to be 15 weeks packed full of drama, excitement and high-quality darts. Bring it on!”

McCoy’s Premier League Darts Fixtures

Week One

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 Two

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 Three

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 Four

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 Five

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 Six

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 Seven

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 Eight

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 Nine

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 Ten

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