2010 Championship League Darts

The first group consisted of the top eight players from the PDC Order of Merit who were available for the competition. These eight players played each other over the course of a day, receiving two points for each win. All matches were contested over a maximum of 11 legs with a player winning the match on reaching 6 legs. After all players had played each other, the four players with the most points progressed to the semi-finals with the winners of those matches progressing into the final.

The winner of the final progressed to the winners group which took place at the end of the competition. The runner-up, losing semi-finalists and the players finishing fifth and sixth moved into group two, where they were joined by the next three players in the Order of Merit. The format of the second group was the same as the first group with players moving into the third group. In total there were 8 groups before the final group took place.

This format ensures that all players who do not win the group or finish in the last two positions have another chance to qualify for the winners group.

Players must have been in the top 29 places in the PDC Order of Merit following the 2010 World Matchplay in order to qualify. The top 31 places were used due to Mervyn King and Raymond van Barneveld withdrawing from the tournament through injury.

PDC Order of Merit following 2010 World Matchplay:

The prize money remained unchanged from the previous two tournaments.

The tournament took place over 9 days throughout September and October 2010. One group was played on each day. The dates were as follows:[1]

• Group 1 – Tuesday September 7
• Group 2 – Wednesday September 8
• Group 3 – Thursday September 9
• Group 4 – Tuesday September 21
• Group 5 – Wednesday September 22
• Group 6 – Thursday September 23
• Group 7 – Tuesday October 12
• Group 8 – Wednesday October 13
• Winners Group – Thursday October 14

The tournament took place at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Essex.

• * Mervyn King withdrew from the tournament after Group 1 due to injury, with Co Stompé taking his place in Group 2.
• ** Raymond van Barneveld was due to play in Group 4 but withdrew due to injury, with Dennis Priestley taking his place in the group.

Played on Tuesday September 7.[2]

Pos	Name	P	W	L	LW	LL	+/-	Pts
1	Mervyn King	7	6	1	39	27	+12	12
2	Phil Taylor	7	5	2	38	25	+13	10
3	Simon Whitlock	7	5	2	35	23	+12	10
4	Colin Lloyd	7	4	3	30	30	0	8
5	Adrian Lewis	7	3	4	29	33	−4	6
6	James Wade	7	3	4	29	35	−6	6
7	Mark Walsh	7	1	6	28	37	−9	2
8	Robert Thornton	7	1	6	22	40	−18	2

Player Legs Player Phil Taylor 6 – 2 James Wade Simon Whitlock 6 – 1 Mark Walsh

Player Legs Player Colin Lloyd 6 – 4 Robert Thornton Mervyn King 6 – 5 Adrian Lewis

Player Legs Player Robert Thornton 6 – 4 Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis 6 – 3 Simon Whitlock

Player Legs Player Mark Walsh 3 – 6 Mervyn King James Wade 5 – 6 Colin Lloyd

Player Legs Player Robert Thornton 2 – 6 Mervyn King Adrian Lewis 0 – 6 Colin Lloyd

Player Legs Player Phil Taylor 6 – 5 Mark Walsh James Wade 0 – 6 Simon Whitlock

Player Legs Player Mervyn King 6 – 4 Phil Taylor James Wade 6 – 3 Adrian Lewis

Player Legs Player Robert Thornton 1 – 6 Mark Walsh Colin Lloyd 2 – 6 Simon Whitlock

Player Legs Player Colin Lloyd 3 – 6 Mervyn King Mark Walsh 5 – 6 James Wade

Player Legs Player Simon Whitlock 2 – 6 Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis 6 – 1 Robert Thornton

Player Legs Player Simon Whitlock 6 – 5 Robert Thornton Mark Walsh 3 – 6 Colin Lloyd

Player Legs Player James Wade 4 – 6 Mervyn King Phil Taylor 6 – 3 Adrian Lewis

Player Legs Player Colin Lloyd 1 – 6 Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis 6 – 5 Mark Walsh

Player Legs Player Mervyn King 3 – 6 Simon Whitlock Robert Thornton 3 – 6 James Wade

Player Legs Player Mervyn King 2 – 6 Colin Lloyd

Player Legs Player Phil Taylor 6 – 1 Simon Whitlock

Player	Legs	Player
Colin Lloyd	2 – 6	Phil Taylor

Played on Wednesday September 8.[3]

Pos	Name	P	W	L	LW	LL	+/-	Pts
1	Gary Anderson	7	5	2	36	19	+17	10
2	Simon Whitlock	7	5	2	38	26	+12	10
3	Adrian Lewis	7	5	2	37	31	+6	10
4	Ronnie Baxter	7	4	3	30	27	+3	8
5	James Wade	7	4	3	31	37	−6	8
6	Co Stompé	7	3	4	26	30	−4	6
7	Paul Nicholson	7	2	5	32	36	−4	4
8	Colin Lloyd	7	0	7	18	42	−24	0

Player Legs Player James Wade 6 – 5 Co Stompé Simon Whitlock 6 – 1 Colin Lloyd

Player Legs Player Gary Anderson 2 – 6 Paul Nicholson Adrian Lewis 6 – 2 Ronnie Baxter

Player Legs Player Paul Nicholson 4 – 6 James Wade Ronnie Baxter 3 – 6 Simon Whitlock

Player Legs Player Colin Lloyd 5 – 6 Adrian Lewis Co Stompé 0 – 6 Gary Anderson

Player Legs Player Paul Nicholson 5 – 6 Adrian Lewis Ronnie Baxter 1 – 6 Gary Anderson

Player Legs Player James Wade 6 – 5 Colin Lloyd Co Stompé 3 – 6 Simon Whitlock

Player Legs Player Adrian Lewis 5 – 6 James Wade Co Stompé 0 – 6 Ronnie Baxter

Player Legs Player Paul Nicholson 6 – 4 Colin Lloyd Gary Anderson 6 – 5 Simon Whitlock

Player Legs Player Gary Anderson 4 – 6 Adrian Lewis Colin Lloyd 1 – 6 Co Stompé

Player Legs Player Simon Whitlock 6 – 3 James Wade Ronnie Baxter 6 – 4 Paul Nicholson

Player Legs Player Simon Whitlock 6 – 4 Paul Nicholson Colin Lloyd 1 – 6 Gary Anderson

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 6 – 2 Adrian Lewis James Wade 4 – 6 Ronnie Baxter

Player Legs Player Gary Anderson 6 – 0 James Wade Ronnie Baxter 6 – 1 Colin Lloyd

Player Legs Player Adrian Lewis 6 – 3 Simon Whitlock Paul Nicholson 3 – 6 Co Stompé

Player Legs Player Gary Anderson 6 – 2 Ronnie Baxter

Player Legs Player Simon Whitlock 6 – 2 Adrian Lewis

Final

Player	Legs	Player
Gary Anderson	2 – 6	Simon Whitlock

Played on Thursday September 9.[4]

Pos	Name	P	W	L	LW	LL	+/-	Pts
1	Alan Tabern	7	6	1	40	28	+12	12
2	Gary Anderson	7	4	3	32	26	+6	8
3	Colin Osborne	7	4	3	36	33	+3	8
4	James Wade	7	4	3	34	33	+1	8
5	Adrian Lewis	7	4	3	30	29	+1	8
6	Co Stompé	7	3	4	35	35	0	6
7	Ronnie Baxter	7	2	5	29	37	−8	4
8	Andy Hamilton	7	1	6	22	37	−15	2

Player Legs Player James Wade 6 – 2 Adrian Lewis Colin Osborne 3 – 6 Gary Anderson

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 5 – 6 Alan Tabern Ronnie Baxter 6 – 2 Andy Hamilton

Player Legs Player Alan Tabern 6 – 4 James Wade Andy Hamilton 3 – 6 Colin Osborne

Player Legs Player Gary Anderson 6 – 2 Ronnie Baxter Adrian Lewis 6 – 2 Co Stompé

Player Legs Player Alan Tabern 6 – 4 Ronnie Baxter Andy Hamilton 3 – 6 Co Stompé

Player Legs Player James Wade 1 – 6 Gary Anderson Adrian Lewis 6 – 4 Colin Osborne

Player Legs Player Ronnie Baxter 6 – 5 James Wade Adrian Lewis 1 – 6 Andy Hamilton

Player Legs Player Alan Tabern 6 – 3 Gary Anderson Co Stompé 5 – 6 Colin Osborne

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 6 – 4 Ronnie Baxter Gary Anderson 1 – 6 Adrian Lewis

Player Legs Player Colin Osborne 5 – 6 James Wade Andy Hamilton 3 – 6 Alan Tabern

Player Legs Player Colin Osborne 6 – 4 Alan Tabern Gary Anderson 4 – 6 Co Stompé

Player Legs Player Adrian Lewis 6 – 4 Ronnie Baxter James Wade 6 – 3 Andy Hamilton

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 5 – 6 James Wade Andy Hamilton 2 – 6 Gary Anderson

Player Legs Player Ronnie Baxter 3 – 6 Colin Osborne Alan Tabern 6 – 3 Adrian Lewis

Player Legs Player Alan Tabern 6 – 2 James Wade

Player Legs Player Gary Anderson 6 – 4 Colin Osborne

Player	Legs	Player
Alan Tabern	6 – 5	Gary Anderson

Played on Tuesday September 21.[5]

Pos	Name	P	W	L	LW	LL	+/-	Pts
1	Adrian Lewis	7	6	1	41	26	+15	12
2	Co Stompé	7	5	2	36	30	+6	10
3	Dennis Priestley	7	5	2	34	29	+5	10
4	James Wade	7	4	3	32	29	+3	8
5	Gary Anderson	7	3	4	31	32	−1	6
6	Kevin Painter	7	3	4	31	36	−5	6
7	Colin Osborne	7	2	5	31	40	−9	4
8	Terry Jenkins	7	0	7	28	42	−14	0

Player Legs Player Dennis Priestley 2 – 6 James Wade Colin Osborne 3 – 6 Gary Anderson

Player Legs Player Kevin Painter 3 – 6 Co Stompé Terry Jenkins 5 – 6 Adrian Lewis

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 4 – 6 Dennis Priestley Adrian Lewis 5 – 6 Colin Osborne

Player Legs Player Gary Anderson 6 – 3 Terry Jenkins James Wade 2 – 6 Kevin Painter

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 6 – 4 Terry Jenkins Adrian Lewis 6 – 5 Kevin Painter

Player Legs Player Dennis Priestley 6 – 2 Gary Anderson James Wade 6 – 1 Colin Osborne

Player Legs Player Terry Jenkins 3 – 6 Dennis Priestley James Wade 3 – 6 Adrian Lewis

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 6 – 3 Gary Anderson Kevin Painter 6 – 5 Colin Osborne

Player Legs Player Kevin Painter 6 – 5 Terry Jenkins Gary Anderson 5 – 6 James Wade

Player Legs Player Colin Osborne 5 – 6 Dennis Priestley Adrian Lewis 6 – 2 Co Stompé

Player Legs Player Colin Osborne 5 – 6 Co Stompé Gary Anderson 6 – 2 Kevin Painter

Player Legs Player James Wade 6 – 3 Terry Jenkins Dennis Priestley 2 – 6 Adrian Lewis

Player Legs Player Kevin Painter 3 – 6 Dennis Priestley Adrian Lewis 6 – 3 Gary Anderson

Player Legs Player Terry Jenkins 5 – 6 Colin Osborne Co Stompé 6 – 3 James Wade

Player Legs Player Adrian Lewis 4 – 6 James Wade

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 5 – 6 Dennis Priestley

Player	Legs	Player
James Wade	6 – 5	Dennis Priestley

Played on Wednesday September 22.[6]

Pos	Name	P	W	L	LW	LL	+/-	Pts
1	Adrian Lewis	7	5	2	34	30	+4	10
2	Wayne Jones	7	4	3	34	29	+5	8
3	Co Stompé	7	4	3	34	32	+2	8
4	Wes Newton	7	4	3	35	35	0	8
5	Dennis Priestley	7	4	3	36	37	−1	8
6	Vincent van der Voort	7	3	4	33	30	+3	6
7	Gary Anderson	7	3	4	32	33	−1	6
8	Kevin Painter	7	1	6	27	39	−12	2

Player Legs Player Adrian Lewis 6 – 4 Gary Anderson Dennis Priestley 6 – 5 Vincent van der Voort

Player Legs Player Wayne Jones 6 – 2 Wes Newton Kevin Painter 6 – 3 Co Stompé

Player Legs Player Wes Newton 6 – 4 Adrian Lewis Co Stompé 6 – 5 Dennis Priestley

Player Legs Player Vincent van der Voort 6 – 3 Kevin Painter Gary Anderson 1 – 6 Wayne Jones

Player Legs Player Wes Newton 6 – 3 Kevin Painter Co Stompé 6 – 4 Wayne Jones

Player Legs Player Adrian Lewis 6 – 3 Vincent van der Voort Gary Anderson 4 – 6 Dennis Priestley

Player Legs Player Kevin Painter 4 – 6 Adrian Lewis Gary Anderson 5 – 6 Co Stompé

Player Legs Player Wes Newton 6 – 5 Vincent van der Voort Wayne Jones 6 – 5 Dennis Priestley

Player Legs Player Wayne Jones 6 – 3 Kevin Painter Vincent van der Voort 2 – 6 Gary Anderson

Player Legs Player Dennis Priestley 2 – 6 Adrian Lewis Co Stompé 5 – 6 Wes Newton

Player Legs Player Dennis Priestley 6 – 5 Wes Newton Vincent van der Voort 6 – 1 Wayne Jones

Player Legs Player Gary Anderson 6 – 3 Kevin Painter Adrian Lewis 0 – 6 Co Stompé

Player Legs Player Wayne Jones 5 – 6 Adrian Lewis Co Stompé 2 – 6 Vincent van der Voort

Player Legs Player Kevin Painter 5 – 6 Dennis Priestley Wes Newton 4 – 6 Gary Anderson

Player Legs Player Adrian Lewis 1 – 6 Wes Newton

Player Legs Player Wayne Jones 3 – 6 Co Stompé

Player	Legs	Player
Wes Newton	6 – 1	Co Stompé

Played on Thursday September 23.[7]

Pos	Name	P	W	L	LW	LL	+/-	Pts
1	Vincent van der Voort	7	5	2	34	27	+7	10
2	Steve Beaton	7	5	2	35	33	+2	10
3	Wayne Jones	7	4	3	37	32	+5	8
4	Co Stompé	7	4	3	34	30	+4	8
5	Jelle Klaasen	7	3	4	32	29	+3	6
6	Dennis Priestley	7	3	4	28	29	−1	6
7	Jamie Caven	7	3	4	29	31	−2	6
8	Adrian Lewis	7	1	6	21	39	−18	2

Player Legs Player Adrian Lewis 4 – 6 Co Stompé Wayne Jones 5 – 6 Steve Beaton

Player Legs Player Jelle Klaasen 6 – 2 Jamie Caven Dennis Priestley 6 – 0 Vincent van der Voort

Player Legs Player Jamie Caven 3 – 6 Adrian Lewis Vincent van der Voort 6 – 3 Wayne Jones

Player Legs Player Steve Beaton 6 – 4 Dennis Priestley Co Stompé 6 – 3 Jelle Klaasen

Player Legs Player Jamie Caven 3 – 6 Dennis Priestley Vincent van der Voort 6 – 5 Jelle Klaasen

Player Legs Player Adrian Lewis 4 – 6 Steve Beaton Co Stompé 4 – 6 Wayne Jones

Player Legs Player Dennis Priestley 6 – 2 Adrian Lewis Co Stompé 6 – 4 Vincent van der Voort

Player Legs Player Jamie Caven 6 – 1 Steve Beaton Jelle Klaasen 3 – 6 Wayne Jones

Player Legs Player Jelle Klaasen 6 – 3 Dennis Priestley Steve Beaton 6 – 5 Co Stompé

Player Legs Player Wayne Jones 6 – 5 Adrian Lewis Vincent van der Voort 6 – 3 Jamie Caven

Player Legs Player Wayne Jones 5 – 6 Jamie Caven Steve Beaton 6 – 3 Jelle Klaasen

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 6 – 1 Dennis Priestley Adrian Lewis 0 – 6 Vincent van der Voort

Player Legs Player Jelle Klaasen 6 – 0 Adrian Lewis Vincent van der Voort 6 – 4 Steve Beaton

Player Legs Player Dennis Priestley 2 – 6 Wayne Jones Jamie Caven 6 – 1 Co Stompé

Player Legs Player Vincent van der Voort 6 – 3 Co Stompé

Player Legs Player Steve Beaton 6 – 3 Wayne Jones

Player	Legs	Player
Vincent van der Voort	3 – 6	Steve Beaton

Played on Tuesday October 12.[8]

Pos	Name	P	W	L	LW	LL	+/-	Pts
1	Jelle Klaasen	7	5	2	36	28	+8	10
2	Denis Ovens	7	5	2	36	30	+6	10
3	Andy Smith	7	4	3	38	30	+8	8
4	Co Stompé	7	4	3	38	34	+4	8
5	Wayne Jones	7	3	4	32	32	0	6
6	Dennis Priestley	7	3	4	29	30	−1	6
7	Vincent van der Voort	7	3	4	33	36	−3	6
8	Mark Dudbridge	7	1	6	19	41	−22	2

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 6 – 3 Dennis Priestley Denis Ovens 6 – 5 Jelle Klaasen

Player Legs Player Mark Dudbridge 5 – 6 Andy Smith Vincent van der Voort 6 – 3 Wayne Jones

Player Legs Player Andy Smith 6 – 5 Co Stompé Wayne Jones 4 – 6 Denis Ovens

Player Legs Player Jelle Klaasen 6 – 5 Vincent van der Voort Dennis Priestley 6 – 1 Mark Dudbridge

Player Legs Player Andy Smith 4 – 6 Vincent van der Voort Wayne Jones 6 – 0 Mark Dudbridge

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 4 – 6 Jelle Klaasen Dennis Priestley 1 – 6 Denis Ovens

Player Legs Player Vincent van der Voort 5 – 6 Co Stompé Dennis Priestley 3 – 6 Wayne Jones

Player Legs Player Andy Smith 6 – 1 Jelle Klaasen Mark Dudbridge 3 – 6 Denis Ovens

Player Legs Player Mark Dudbridge 6 – 5 Vincent van der Voort Jelle Klaasen 6 – 4 Dennis Priestley

Player Legs Player Denis Ovens 6 – 5 Co Stompé Wayne Jones 6 – 5 Andy Smith

Player Legs Player Denis Ovens 1 – 6 Andy Smith Jelle Klaasen 6 – 0 Mark Dudbridge

Player Legs Player Dennis Priestley 6 – 0 Vincent van der Voort Co Stompé 6 – 4 Wayne Jones

Player Legs Player Mark Dudbridge 4 – 6 Co Stompé Wayne Jones 3 – 6 Jelle Klaasen

Player Legs Player Vincent van der Voort 6 – 5 Denis Ovens Andy Smith 5 – 6 Dennis Priestley

Player Legs Player Jelle Klaasen 6 – 2 Co Stompé

Player Legs Player Denis Ovens 5 – 6 Andy Smith

Player	Legs	Player
Jelle Klaasen	5 – 6	Andy Smith

Played on Wednesday October 13.[9]

Pos	Name	P	W	L	LW	LL	+/-	Pts
1	Co Stompé	7	6	1	41	31	+10	12
2	Wayne Jones	7	5	2	40	29	+11	10
3	Dennis Priestley	7	5	2	37	32	+5	10
4	Mark Webster	7	4	3	34	29	+5	8
5	Michael van Gerwen	7	3	4	32	33	−1	6
6	John Part	7	3	4	32	34	−2	6
7	Jelle Klaasen	7	2	5	31	35	−4	4
8	Denis Ovens	7	0	7	18	42	−24	0

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 5 – 6 Dennis Priestley Jelle Klaasen 4 – 6 Mark Webster

Player Legs Player John Part 2 – 6 Michael van Gerwen Wayne Jones 6 – 2 Denis Ovens

Player Legs Player Michael van Gerwen 4 – 6 Co Stompé Denis Ovens 2 – 6 Jelle Klaasen

Player Legs Player Mark Webster 4 – 6 Wayne Jones Dennis Priestley 6 – 3 John Part

Player Legs Player Michael van Gerwen 4 – 6 Wayne Jones Denis Ovens 1 – 6 John Part

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 6 – 2 Mark Webster Dennis Priestley 6 – 3 Jelle Klaasen

Player Legs Player Wayne Jones 5 – 6 Co Stompé Dennis Priestley 6 – 4 Denis Ovens

Player Legs Player Michael van Gerwen 3 – 6 Mark Webster John Part 6 – 5 Jelle Klaasen

Player Legs Player John Part 4 – 6 Wayne Jones Mark Webster 6 – 3 Dennis Priestley

Player Legs Player Jelle Klaasen 4 – 6 Co Stompé Denis Ovens 3 – 6 Michael van Gerwen

Player Legs Player Jelle Klaasen 6 – 3 Michael van Gerwen Mark Webster 4 – 6 John Part

Player Legs Player Dennis Priestley 6 – 5 Wayne Jones Co Stompé 6 – 5 Denis Ovens

Player Legs Player John Part 5 – 6 Co Stompé Denis Ovens 1 – 6 Mark Webster

Player Legs Player Wayne Jones 6 – 3 Jelle Klaasen Michael van Gerwen 6 – 4 Dennis Priestley

Player Legs Player Co Stompé 3 – 6 Mark Webster

Player Legs Player Wayne Jones 6 – 2 Dennis Priestley