THE opening night of the 2007 Holsten Premier League Darts will feature a repeat of last year's final, with defending champion Phil Taylor meeting Roland Scholten.
The tournament begins on Thursday 1 February at the Plymouth Pavilions, with the third staging of Premier League Darts seeing an increase to eight players and £265,000 prize money.
World Champion Raymond van Barneveld will be in action in the opening game of 2007, when he meets debutant Adrian Lewis.
The league's two other newcomers - Dennis Priestley and Terry Jenkins - meet in the night's second game, and Colin Lloyd faces Peter Manley before Taylor opens his defence against Dutchman Scholten.
Scholten reached last year's final with a stunning semi-final win over van Barneveld, but lost 16-6 to Taylor in the final as the 13-time World Champion picked up the title for the second successive year.
Taylor, who has yet to be defeated in Premier League Darts, meets old rival Priestley at Wolverhampton on the second week of the tournament.
Van Barneveld takes on Colin Lloyd at the Wolves Civic, in a repeat of one of the matches of the tournament at the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship last month, when the Dutchman came from three sets down to win 4-3 - a precursor to his epic triumph against Taylor in the final.
Taylor and van Barneveld will meet in World Championship rematches at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield on 1 March and at the Birmingham NIA on the final league night, on 3 May.
Tournament Information
Each player will play every other player twice.
Matches to be billed home and away, indicating who will throw first in each match.
Matches to be played over 14 legs of 501 in the league section of the event. The first player to win eight legs will be deemed to be the winner of the match and no further legs will be played after this point.
Four matches will be played per night for the 14 league nights.
The top four players in the league table after the completion of the 14 league nights will progress to the play-offs in Brighton. Semi-Final matches to be played over the best of 21 legs and the Final to be played over the best of 31 legs.
Fixtures
Week One - 1 February
Plymouth Pavilions
Raymond van Barneveld v Adrian Lewis
Dennis Priestley v Terry Jenkins
Peter Manley v Colin Lloyd
Phil Taylor v Roland Scholten
Week Two - 8 February
Wolverhampton Civic
Colin Lloyd v Raymond van Barneveld
Roland Scholten v Terry Jenkins
Phil Taylor v Dennis Priestley
Peter Manley v Adrian Lewis
Week Three - 15 February
Nottingham Arena
Terry Jenkins v Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld v Peter Manley
Adrian Lewis v Colin Lloyd
Dennis Priestley v Roland Scholten
Week Four - 22 February
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Colin Lloyd v Roland Scholten
Adrian Lewis v Dennis Priestley
Peter Manley v Phil Taylor
Terry Jenkins v Raymond van Barneveld
Week Five - 1 March
Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield
Adrian Lewis v Roland Scholten
Dennis Priestley v Colin Lloyd
Terry Jenkins v Peter Manley
Raymond van Barneveld v Phil Taylor
Week Six - 8 March
AECC, Aberdeen
Dennis Priestley v Peter Manley
Phil Taylor v Adrian Lewis
Roland Scholten v Raymond van Barneveld
Colin Lloyd v Terry Jenkins
Week Seven - 15 March
Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Adrian Lewis v Terry Jenkins
Roland Scholten v Peter Manley
Raymond van Barneveld v Dennis Priestley
Phil Taylor v Colin Lloyd
Week Eight - 22 March
SECC, Glasgow
Terry Jenkins v Dennis Priestley
Adrian Lewis v Raymond van Barneveld
Colin Lloyd v Peter Manley
Roland Scholten v Phil Taylor
Week Nine - 29 March
Rivermead Centre, Reading
Raymond van Barneveld v Colin Lloyd
Terry Jenkins v Roland Scholten
Dennis Priestley v Phil Taylor
Adrian Lewis v Peter Manley
Week Ten - 5 April
BICC, Bournemouth
Phil Taylor v Terry Jenkins
Peter Manley v Raymond van Barneveld
Colin Lloyd v Adrian Lewis
Roland Scholten v Dennis Priestley
Week 11 - 12 April
CIA, Cardiff
Roland Scholten v Colin Lloyd
Dennis Priestley v Adrian Lewis
Phil Taylor v Peter Manley
Raymond van Barneveld v Terry Jenkins
Week 12 - 19 April
King George's Hall, Blackburn
Terry Jenkins v Adrian Lewis
Peter Manley v Roland Scholten
Dennis Priestley v Raymond van Barneveld
Colin Lloyd v Phil Taylor
Week 13 - 26 April
Alexandra Palace, London
Peter Manley v Dennis Priestley
Adrian Lewis v Phil Taylor
Raymond van Barneveld v Roland Scholten
Terry Jenkins v Colin Lloyd
Week 14 - 3 May
NIA, Birmingham
Roland Scholten v Adrian Lewis
Colin Lloyd v Dennis Priestley
Peter Manley v Terry Jenkins
Phil Taylor v Raymond van Barneveld
Play-Offs - 28 May
The Brighton Centre
Semi-Final 1
Semi-Final 2
Final
Individual Fixtures
These show each player's fixtures by week, and the (h) and (a) show whether the player will throw first in the match (h) or second (a).
Terry Jenkins
| Week One | Dennis Priestley (a) |
| Week Two | Roland Scholten (a) |
| Week Three | Phil Taylor (h) |
| Week Four | Raymond van Barneveld (h) |
| Week Five | Peter Manley (h) |
| Week Six | Colin Lloyd (a) |
| Week Seven | Adrian Lewis (a) |
| Week Eight | Dennis Priestley (h) |
| Week Nine | Roland Scholten (h) |
| Week Ten | Phil Taylor (a) |
| Week Eleven | Raymond van Barneveld (a) |
| Week Twelve | Adrian Lewis (h) |
| Week Thirteen | Colin Lloyd (h) |
| Week Fourteen | Peter Manley (a) |
Adrian Lewis
| Week One | Raymond van Barneveld (a) |
| Week Two | Peter Manley (a) |
| Week Three | Colin Lloyd (h) |
| Week Four | Dennis Priestley (h) |
| Week Five | Roland Scholten (h) |
| Week Six | Phil Taylor (a) |
| Week Seven | Terry Jenkins (h) |
| Week Eight | Raymond van Barneveld (h) |
| Week Nine | Peter Manley (h) |
| Week Ten | Colin Lloyd (a) |
| Week Eleven | Dennis Priestley (a) |
| Week Twelve | Terry Jenkins (a) |
| Week Thirteen | Phil Taylor (h) |
| Week Fourteen | Roland Scholten (a) |
Colin Lloyd
| Week One | Peter Manley (a) |
| Week Two | Raymond van Barneveld (h) |
| Week Three | Adrian Lewis (a) |
| Week Four | Roland Scholten (h) |
| Week Five | Dennis Priestley (a) |
| Week Six | Terry Jenkins (h) |
| Week Seven | Phil Taylor (a) |
| Week Eight | Peter Manley (h) |
| Week Nine | Raymond van Barneveld (a) |
| Week Ten | Adrian Lewis (h) |
| Week Eleven | Roland Scholten (a) |
| Week Twelve | Phil Taylor (h) |
| Week Thirteen | Terry Jenkins (a) |
| Week Fourteen | Dennis Priestley (h) |
Peter Manley
| Week One | Colin Lloyd (h) |
| Week Two | Adrian Lewis (h) |
| Week Three | Raymond van Barneveld (a) |
| Week Four | Phil Taylor (h) |
| Week Five | Terry Jenkins (a) |
| Week Six | Dennis Priestley (a) |
| Week Seven | Roland Scholten (a) |
| Week Eight | Colin Lloyd (a) |
| Week Nine | Adrian Lewis (a) |
| Week Ten | Raymond van Barneveld (h) |
| Week Eleven | Phil Taylor (a) |
| Week Twelve | Roland Scholten (h) |
| Week Thirteen | Dennis Priestley (h) |
| Week Fourteen | Terry Jenkins (h) |
Dennis Priestley
| Week One | Terry Jenkins (h) |
| Week Two | Phil Taylor (a) |
| Week Three | Roland Scholten (h) |
| Week Four | Adrian Lewis (a) |
| Week Five | Colin Lloyd (h) |
| Week Six | Peter Manley (h) |
| Week Seven | Raymond van Barneveld (a) |
| Week Eight | Terry Jenkins (a) |
| Week Nine | Phil Taylor (h) |
| Week Ten | Roland Scholten (a) |
| Week Eleven | Adrian Lewis (h) |
| Week Twelve | Raymond van Barneveld (h) |
| Week Thirteen | Peter Manley (a) |
| Week Fourteen | Colin Lloyd (a) |
Roland Scholten
| Week One | Phil Taylor (a) |
| Week Two | Terry Jenkins (h) |
| Week Three | Dennis Priestley (a) |
| Week Four | Colin Lloyd (a) |
| Week Five | Adrian Lewis (a) |
| Week Six | Raymond van Barneveld (h) |
| Week Seven | Peter Manley (h) |
| Week Eight | Phil Taylor (h) |
| Week Nine | Terry Jenkins (a) |
| Week Ten | Dennis Priestley (h) |
| Week Eleven | Colin Lloyd (h) |
| Week Twelve | Peter Manley (a) |
| Week Thirteen | Raymond van Barneveld (a) |
| Week Fourteen | Adrian Lewis (h) |
Phil Taylor
| Week One | Roland Scholten (h) |
| Week Two | Dennis Priestley (h) |
| Week Three | Terry Jenkins (a) |
| Week Four | Peter Manley (a) |
| Week Five | Raymond van Barneveld (a) |
| Week Six | Adrian Lewis (h) |
| Week Seven | Colin Lloyd (h) |
| Week Eight | Roland Scholten (a) |
| Week Nine | Dennis Priestley (a) |
| Week Ten | Terry Jenkins (h) |
| Week Eleven | Peter Manley (h) |
| Week Twelve | Colin Lloyd (a) |
| Week Thirteen | Adrian Lewis (a) |
| Week Fourteen | Raymond van Barneveld (h) |
Raymond van Barneveld
| Week One | Adrian Lewis (h) |
| Week Two | Colin Lloyd (a) |
| Week Three | Peter Manley (h) |
| Week Four | Terry Jenkins (a) |
| Week Five | Phil Taylor (h) |
| Week Six | Roland Scholten (a) |
| Week Seven | Dennis Priestley (h) |
| Week Eight | Adrian Lewis (a) |
| Week Nine | Colin Lloyd (h) |
| Week Ten | Peter Manley (a) |
| Week Eleven | Terry Jenkins (h) |
| Week Twelve | Dennis Priestley (a) |
| Week Thirteen | Roland Scholten (h) |
| Week Fourteen | Phil Taylor (a) |