2006 Premier League Darts
| 2006 Holsten Premier League Darts |
| Winner |
 Phil Taylor |
| Runner-up |
 Roland Scholten |
| Score |
| 16–6 |
| Date |
| 16 February–29 May 2006 |
| Edition |
| 2nd |
| Number of players |
| 7 |
| Venues |
| 11 |
| Premier League Darts |
| 2007 > |
The 2006 Holsten Premier League the second year of the Professional Darts Corporation's popular darts league. The 2006 league was launched with the top six players in the PDC world rankings and the addition of a wildcard player, Raymond van Barneveld who decided to switch from the British Darts Organisation just weeks after reaching their 2006 World Championship final.
Barneveld, a four-times BDO World Champion went on to achieve the perfect nine-dart finish on 23 March against Peter Manley, on the fifth night of the 2006 Premier League at the Bournemouth International Centre. It was the same night that he faced Phil Taylor for the first time since his switch, the match ended in a 7–7 draw.
Taylor and Barneveld dominated the league stages, with both players winning every match in the league phase against the other 5 players in the league. Taylor came out on top 8–6 in their other meeting in Doncaster.
Given the form of Taylor and Barneveld in the group matches, there was much anticipation of a clash between the two in the final. However, it failed to materialise as Roland Scholten averaged 104.13 in the semi-final to hammer Barneveld by 11 legs to 3. Phil Taylor averaged 105.03 in his 11–3 semi-final win over Colin Lloyd.
Phil Taylor successfully defended his title by seeing off Scholten in the final by 16 legs to 6. Taylor's average in the final was 101.41 to Scholten's 92.01.
Results
League stage
The format had a slight change from 2005. Previously, all twelve legs of a match had to be completed – regardless of whether a winner had already been determined. From 2006, a match would finish when a player reached the 8 legs victory target, unless the match reached 7–7 when the points would be shared and the match drawn.16 February – Week 1
King George's Hall, Blackburn| Score | ||
| Wayne Mardle 95.01 | 6 – 8 | Phil Taylor 99.45 |
| Peter Manley 86.38 | 4 – 8 | Roland Scholten 90.15 |
98.66 | 8 – 1 | Ronnie Baxter 92.03 |
| Phil Taylor 106.79 | 8 – 1 | Colin Lloyd 95.59 |
23 February – Week 2
Seaburn Leisure Centre, Sunderland| Score | ||
| Ronnie Baxter 87.22 | 4 – 8 | Roland Scholten 89.23 |
| Wayne Mardle 92.98 | 4 – 8 | 100.55 |
| Colin Lloyd 92.16 | 8 – 6 | Peter Manley 88.25 |
| Roland Scholten 94.66 | 4 – 8 | Phil Taylor 97.71 |
2 March – Week 3
AECC, Aberdeen| Score | ||
| Colin Lloyd 92.33 | 3 – 8 | Ronnie Baxter 85.20 |
| Peter Manley 87.21 | 8 – 5 | Wayne Mardle 85.88 |
91.48 | 8 – 3 | Roland Scholten 80.28 |
| Ronnie Baxter 95.35 | 4 – 8 | Phil Taylor 101.05 |
16 March – Week 4
Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton| Score | ||
| Phil Taylor 97.09 | 8 – 2 | Wayne Mardle 85.20 |
| Colin Lloyd 86.02 | 6 – 8 | Peter Manley 89.89 |
| Ronnie Baxter 98.95 | 8 – 3 | Peter Manley 91.45 |
| Roland Scholten 93.28 | 8 – 3 | Wayne Mardle 88.62 |
23 March – Week 5
Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth| Score | ||
100.69 | 8 – 3 | Peter Manley 95.18 |
| Roland Scholten 90.17 | 7 – 7 | Ronnie Baxter 88.98 |
| Colin Lloyd 87.82 | 7 – 7 | Wayne Mardle 90.33 |
| Phil Taylor 100.88 | 7 – 7 | 94.14 |
Nine dart finish
The Premier League's first nine-dart finish occurred, when Raymond van Barneveld hit one during the ninth leg of his match against Peter Manley, checking out with T20, T19 and D12.30 March – Week 6
Sands Centre, Carlisle| Score | ||
| Phil Taylor 107.75 | 8 – 1 | Peter Manley 100.35 |
| Ronnie Baxter 97.02 | 4 – 8 | Colin Lloyd 99.44 |
| Wayne Mardle 88.47 | 7 – 7 | Roland Scholten 89.38 |
| Peter Manley 86.41 | 3 – 8 | 96.83 |
6 April – Week 7
Newport Centre, Newport| Score | ||
| Roland Scholten 86.97 | 8 – 5 | Colin Lloyd 91.67 |
| Ronnie Baxter 92.66 | 7 – 7 | Wayne Mardle 86.87 |
| Peter Manley 84.56 | 3 – 8 | Phil Taylor 102.19 |
101.72 | 8 – 4 | Colin Lloyd 90.35 |
20 April – Week 8
The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster| Score | ||
| Phil Taylor 93.24 | 8 – 5 | Ronnie Baxter 97.64 |
| Colin Lloyd 99.67 | 8 – 6 | Roland Scholten 97.44 |
| Wayne Mardle 86.44 | 3 – 8 | Peter Manley 91.00 |
101.04 | 6 – 8 | Phil Taylor 104.75 |
27 April – Week 9
Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage| Score | ||
| Roland Scholten 84.35 | 6 – 8 | Peter Manley 86.36 |
| Colin Lloyd 87.59 | 3 – 8 | Phil Taylor 99.35 |
| Wayne Mardle 94.60 | 8 – 5 | Ronnie Baxter 89.41 |
83.89 | 3 – 8 | 92.98 |
4 May – Week 10
Rivermead Centre, Reading| Score | ||
| Peter Manley 86.71 | 3 – 8 | Ronnie Baxter 86.39 |
103.44 | 8 – 5 | Wayne Mardle 97.78 |
96.14 | 8 – 6 | Colin Lloyd 92.11 |
| Phil Taylor 93.48 | 8 – 3 | Roland Scholten 86.26 |
| Ronnie Baxter 101.33 | 2 – 8 | 104.35 |
| Wayne Mardle 83.58 | 4 – 8 | Colin Lloyd 91.07 |
Play-offs – 29 May
Plymouth Pavilions, PlymouthTable 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: 12
- Most consecutive wins: 6
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 0
- Longest without a win: 1
- Biggest victory: 8–1
- Biggest defeat: Player Undefeated
Raymond van Barneveld
- Longest unbeaten run: 7
- Most consecutive wins: 4
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 1
- Longest without a win: 1
- Biggest victory: 8–1
- Biggest defeat: 6–8
Roland Scholten
- Longest unbeaten run: 4
- Most consecutive wins: 2
- Most consecutive draws: 2
- Most consecutive losses: 4
- Longest without a win: 4
- Biggest victory: 8–3
- Biggest defeat: 3–8
Colin Lloyd
- Longest unbeaten run: 2
- Most consecutive wins: 1
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 2
- Longest without a win: 3
- Biggest victory: 8–4
- Biggest defeat: 1–8
Ronnie Baxter
- Longest unbeaten run: 2
- Most consecutive wins: 1
- Most consecutive draws: 1
- Most consecutive losses: 2
- Longest without a win: 5
- Biggest victory: 8–3
- Biggest defeat: 1–8
Peter Manley
- Longest unbeaten run: 2
- Most consecutive wins: 2
- Most consecutive draws: 0
- Most consecutive losses: 5
- Longest without a win: 5
- Biggest victory: 8–3
- Biggest defeat: 1–8
Wayne Mardle
- Longest unbeaten run: 3
- Most consecutive wins: 1
- Most consecutive draws: 3
- Most consecutive losses: 5
- Longest without a win: 9
- Biggest victory: 8–5
- Biggest defeat: 2–8
Top match Averages
- 107.75 – Phil Taylor v Peter Manley
- 106.79 – Phil Taylor v Colin Lloyd
- 105.03 – Phil Taylor v Roland Scholten
- 104.75 – Phil Taylor v Raymond van Barneveld
- 104.35 – Raymond van Barneveld v Ronnie Baxter
- 104.13 – Roland Scholten v Raymond van Barneveld
- 103.44 – Raymond van Barneveld v Wayne Mardle
- 102.19 – Phil Taylor v Peter Manley
- 101.33 – Ronnie Baxter v Raymond van Barneveld
- 101.72 – Raymond van Barneveld v Colin Lloyd
- 101.05 – Phil Taylor v Ronnie Baxter
- 101.04 – Raymond van Barneveld v Phil Taylor
- 100.88 – Phil Taylor v Raymond van Barneveld
- 100.69 – Raymond van Barneveld v Peter Manley
- 100.55 – Raymond van Barneveld v Wayne Mardle
- 100.35 – Peter Manley v Phil Taylor