The 2014 Betway Premier League Darts was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; the tenth edition of the tournament. The event began at the Liverpool Arena in Liverpool on Thursday 6 February, and ended at The O2 Arena, London on Thursday 22 May. The tournament was shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. The new title sponsor was Betway.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion and he reached the final this year, but lost 10–6 to Raymond van Barneveld who won his first Premier League title.

Players The competitors were announced on 1 January 2014 following the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship final, with the top four players from the PDC Order of Merit to be joined by six Wildcards. The tournament format is identical to that of 2013, whereby after nine weeks the bottom two players are relegated. All players play each other once at that point. The remaining eight will then compete against each other in the final six rounds for the play-offs places.

Andy Hamilton (world no. 11) and 2009 Premier League Champion James Wade (world no. 6) did not return from last year, Wade there by missing out for the first time in seven years. PDC chairman Barry Hearn explained the decision was made to give Wade a rest to enable him more time to gain treatment for his health issues, but Wade released a statement the following day, describing the omission as "devastating" as he was "one of the four most consistent players in 2013". Wade also said he didn't ask to be left out and didn't decline an invitation, and that, with regards to the reason given by Hearn that he could gain treatment for his bipolar disorder, "no medical professional has suggested I take a break".

PlayerAppearance inPremier LeagueConsecutiveStreakOrder of Merit rankPrevious best performanceQualification Michael van Gerwen 2nd 2 1 Winner (2013) PDC Order of Merit Phil Taylor 10th 10 2 Winner (2005–2008, 2010, 2012) PDC Order of Merit Simon Whitlock 5th 5 3 Runner-up (2012) PDC Order of Merit Adrian Lewis 7th 5 4 Runner-up (2011) PDC Order of Merit Dave Chisnall 1st 1 5 Debut PDC Wildcard Peter Wright 1st 1 7 Debut PDC Wildcard Wes Newton 2nd 2 8 9th place (2013) PDC Wildcard Robert Thornton 2nd 2 9 5th place (2013) PDC Wildcard Raymond van Barneveld 9th 9 10 Semi-finalist (2006–09, 2011, 2013) Sky Sports Wildcard Gary Anderson 4th 4 17 Winner (2011) Sky Sports Wildcard

Venues Week seven saw a tournament record attendance with 11,000 fans in Leeds, which was also the only new city introduced on the circuit this year, although Glasgow had a new arena with The SSE Hydro making its debut.

Liverpool Bournemouth Belfast Glasgow Liverpool ArenaThursday 6 February Bournemouth International CentreThursday 13 February Odyssey ArenaThursday 20 February SSE HydroThursday 27 February Exeter Nottingham Leeds Dublin Westpoint ExeterThursday 6 March Nottingham ArenaThursday 13 March Leeds ArenaThursday 20 March The O2Thursday 27 March Cardiff Sheffield Aberdeen Manchester Cardiff International ArenaThursday 3 April Motorpoint ArenaThursday 10 April AECCThursday 17 April Manchester ArenaThursday 24 April Birmingham Newcastle Brighton London National Indoor ArenaThursday 1 May Newcastle ArenaThursday 8 May Brighton CentreThursday 15 May The O2 ArenaThursday 22 May

Prize money The prize-money was increased to £550,000 from £520,000 in 2013.

Stage Prize money Winner £150,000 Runner-up £75,000 Semi-finallists (x2) £60,000 5th place £50,000 6th place £45,000 7th place £35,000 8th place £30,000 9th place £25,000 10th place £20,000 Total £550,000

Results League stage

6 February – Week 1 (Phase 1) Liverpool Arena, Liverpool Score Dave Chisnall 93.87 7 – 5 Robert Thornton 93.28 Peter Wright 97.53 7 – 3 Wes Newton 93.75 Raymond van Barneveld 108.52 7 – 2 Gary Anderson 100.71 Phil Taylor 99.45 0 – 7 Michael van Gerwen 109.59 Simon Whitlock 86.31 1 – 7 Adrian Lewis 99.13 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Adrian Lewis 130

13 February – Week 2 (Phase 1) Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth Score Wes Newton 91.36 7 – 5 Raymond van Barneveld 89.69 Dave Chisnall 92.40 6 – 6 Peter Wright 83.83 Gary Anderson 98.13 7 – 2 Simon Whitlock 90.05 Adrian Lewis 100.57 7 – 3 Phil Taylor 98.27 Robert Thornton 90.23 5 – 7 Michael van Gerwen 95.83 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Wes Newton 149

20 February – Week 3 (Phase 1) Odyssey Arena, Belfast Score Robert Thornton 105.21 7 – 2 Gary Anderson 95.02 Dave Chisnall 101.01 4 – 7 Michael van Gerwen 103.60 Peter Wright 100.40 7 – 4 Phil Taylor 101.03 Wes Newton 93.82 7 – 2 Adrian Lewis 89.54 Raymond van Barneveld 95.96 7 – 4 Simon Whitlock 95.44 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Gary Anderson 121

27 February – Week 4 (Phase 1) SSE Hydro, Glasgow Score Peter Wright 93.32 7 – 1 Adrian Lewis 90.85 Robert Thornton 82.66 6 – 6 Wes Newton 88.45 Simon Whitlock 94.35 3 – 7 Phil Taylor 104.82 Michael van Gerwen 98.25 5 – 7 Raymond van Barneveld 107.31 Dave Chisnall 103.19 5 – 7 Gary Anderson 108.22 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Gary Anderson 170

6 March – Week 5 (Phase 1) Westpoint Exeter, Exeter Score Peter Wright 98.75 6 – 6 Robert Thornton 95.23 Raymond van Barneveld 87.69 6 – 6 Dave Chisnall 92.46 Adrian Lewis 98.19 6 – 6 Michael van Gerwen 97.49 Phil Taylor 99.91 5 – 7 Gary Anderson 96.10 Simon Whitlock 99.53 7 – 5 Robert Thornton* 103.12 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Simon Whitlock 150 *Wes Newton was originally scheduled to play against Simon Whitlock, but was sidelined with an illness, so Robert Thornton played twice in Week 5. Newton played Whitlock on 27 March (Week 8), when Robert Thornton was given the night off.

13 March – Week 6 (Phase 1) Nottingham Arena, Nottingham Score Simon Whitlock 88.28 3 – 7 Peter Wright 100.72 Adrian Lewis 89.43 7 – 5 Gary Anderson 90.62 Michael van Gerwen 105.05 7 – 1 Wes Newton 103.36 Raymond van Barneveld 99.46 6 – 6 Robert Thornton 97.48 Phil Taylor 98.46 7 – 5 Dave Chisnall 92.43 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Peter Wright 132

20 March – Week 7 (Phase 1) Leeds Arena, Leeds Score Dave Chisnall 96.15 6 – 6 Simon Whitlock 90.58 Robert Thornton 87.57 6 – 6 Adrian Lewis 93.62 Gary Anderson 99.02 5 – 7 Michael van Gerwen 102.30 Wes Newton 101.17 1 – 7 Phil Taylor 106.91 Peter Wright 97.80 6 – 6 Raymond van Barneveld 100.81 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Peter Wright 161

27 March – Week 8 (Phase 1) The O2, Dublin Score Gary Anderson 97.41 7 – 3 Wes Newton 91.45 Adrian Lewis 99.14 6 – 6 Dave Chisnall 101.22 Wes Newton 92.82 6 – 6 Simon Whitlock 91.89 Michael van Gerwen 101.22 7 – 5 Peter Wright 96.84 Phil Taylor 96.92 6 – 6 Raymond van Barneveld 98.72 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 160

3 April – Week 9 (Phase 1) Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff Score Gary Anderson 94.15 5 – 7 Peter Wright 92.87 Michael van Gerwen 103.67 6 – 6 Simon Whitlock 100.34 Adrian Lewis 90.95 6 – 6 Raymond van Barneveld 89.43 Wes Newton 88.02 5 – 7 Dave Chisnall 95.85 Phil Taylor 102.48 7 – 4 Robert Thornton 99.12 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Simon Whitlock 170

10 April – Week 10 (Phase 2) Sheffield Arena, Sheffield Score Dave Chisnall 101.29 5 – 7 Raymond van Barneveld 94.72 Peter Wright 98.21 4 – 7 Gary Anderson 100.91 Michael van Gerwen 104.31 7 – 5 Robert Thornton 94.76 Phil Taylor 100.96 7 – 4 Adrian Lewis 98.53 Raymond van Barneveld 95.91 7 – 5 Peter Wright 96.09 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Dave Chisnall 164

17 April – Week 11 (Phase 2) AECC, Aberdeen Score Gary Anderson 96.38 7 – 4 Adrian Lewis 99.44 Michael van Gerwen 101.48 4 – 7 Phil Taylor 106.30 Peter Wright 95.72 4 – 7 Dave Chisnall 103.50 Robert Thornton 87.67 1 – 7 Raymond van Barneveld 99.73 Michael van Gerwen 95.89 7 – 4 Adrian Lewis 95.60 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Gary Anderson 138

24 April – Week 12 (Phase 2) Manchester Arena, Manchester Score Robert Thornton 98.16 5 – 7 Peter Wright 97.71 Gary Anderson 98.01 6 – 6 Phil Taylor 106.65 Raymond van Barneveld 104.19 7 – 3 Adrian Lewis 89.49 Michael van Gerwen 99.51 7 – 4 Dave Chisnall 96.31 Gary Anderson 91.11 6 – 6 Robert Thornton 94.49 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Robert Thornton 137

1 May – Week 13 (Phase 2) National Indoor Arena, Birmingham Score Robert Thornton 104.30 7 – 5 Dave Chisnall 97.99 Raymond van Barneveld 95.63 6 – 6 Phil Taylor 95.69 Michael van Gerwen 97.48 4 – 7 Gary Anderson 100.80 Adrian Lewis 98.67 6 – 6 Peter Wright 97.70 Dave Chisnall 92.65 2 – 7 Phil Taylor 101.98 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Adrian Lewis 122

8 May – Week 14 (Phase 2) Newcastle Arena, Newcastle Score Gary Anderson 97.90 7 – 4 Dave Chisnall 94.48 Adrian Lewis 96.59 7 – 5 Robert Thornton 89.25 Phil Taylor 100.47 6 – 6 Peter Wright 100.79 Raymond van Barneveld 96.14 4 – 7 Michael van Gerwen 105.49 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Michael van Gerwen 132

15 May – Week 15 (Phase 2) Brighton Centre Score Dave Chisnall 92.05 4 – 7 Adrian Lewis95.71 Gary Anderson 101.30 7 – 4 Raymond van Barneveld95.65 Robert Thornton 95.18 5 – 7 Phil Taylor101.29 Peter Wright 104.54 5 – 7 Michael van Gerwen110.85 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Peter Wright 161

Play-offs – 22 May The O2 Arena, London Score Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) Michael van Gerwen 101.18 8 – 7 Gary Anderson 99.07 Raymond van Barneveld 92.27 8 – 5 Phil Taylor 93.43 Final (best of 19 legs) Michael van Gerwen 102.98 6 – 10 Raymond van Barneveld 101.93 Night's Average: Highest Checkout: Raymond van Barneveld 116

Table and streaks

Table After the first nine weeks, the bottom two in the table were eliminated from the competition. When players are tied on points, leg difference is used first as a tie-breaker, after that legs won against throw and then tournament average.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="width:10px;" abbr="Position"|# !width=200 |Name ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Played"|Pld ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Won"|W ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Drawn"|D ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Lost"|L ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Points|Pts ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Legs For"|LF ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Legs Against"|LA ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Leg Difference"|+/- ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Legs Won Against Throw"|LWAT ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Tons"|100+ ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Ton Plus"|140+ ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Maximums"|180s ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Average"|A ! style="width:20px;" abbr="High Checkout"|HC ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Checkout Percentage"|C% |- bgcolor=#ccffcc !1 |align=left| || 16 || 11 || 2 || 3 ||24|| 102 || 75 || +27 || 39 || 207 || 156 || 55 || 102.00 || 164 || 40.80% |- bgcolor=#ccffcc !2 |align=left| || 16 || 7 || 6 || 3 ||20|| 98 || 82 || +16 || 32 || 240 || 122 || 46 || 97.47 || 160 || 50.52% |- bgcolor=#ccffcc !3 |align=left| || 16 || 8 || 4 || 4 ||20|| 92 || 80 || +12 || 37 || 244 || 111 || 41 || 101.36 || 144 || 38.02% |- bgcolor=#ccffcc !4 |align=left| || 16 || 9 || 2 || 5 ||20|| 94 || 82 || +12 || 33 || 237 || 122 || 46 || 97.86 || 170 || 43.32% |- bgcolor=#ffcccc !5 |align=left| || 16 || 6 || 5 || 5 ||17|| 95 || 86 || +9 || 34 || 263 || 137 || 37 || 97.05 || 161 || 41.48% |- bgcolor=#ffcccc !6 |align=left| || 16 || 5 || 5 || 6 ||15|| 83 || 90 || −7 || 30 || 200 || 107 || 54 || 95.34 || 130 || 38.07% |- bgcolor=#ffcccc !7 |align=left| || 16 || 3 || 4 || 9 ||10|| 83 || 101 || −18 || 31 || 218 || 140 || 64 || 96.68 || 164 || 37.73% |- bgcolor=#ffcccc !8 |align=left| || 16 || 2 || 5 || 9 ||9|| 84 || 100 || −16 || 26 || 215 || 125 || 63 || 94.86 || 137 || 35.00% |-bgcolor=#ffcccc !9 |align=left| || 9 || 2 || 2 || 5 ||6|| 39 || 54 || −15 || 15 || 129 || 48 || 25 || 93.80 || 149 || 31.71% |- bgcolor=#ffcccc !10 |align=left| || 9 || 1 || 3 || 5 ||5|| 38 || 58 || −20 || 13 || 99 || 62 || 25 || 92.97 || 170 || 43.18%

Top four qualified for the Play-offs after Week 14. NB: LWAT = Legs Won Against Throw. A = Average C% = Checkout Percentage HC = High Checkout.

Streaks