Storm Emma resulted in the Exeter round of the event being postponed on 1 March.

The same extreme conditions would also go on to cause severe problems in the staging of that weekends UK Open in Minehead which resulted in the event having to be played entirely behind closed doors.

In 2010, the play-offs were postponed for 24 hours after a power cut at Wembley Arena.

At the end of phase 2, the top four players contested the two semi-finals and the final in the play-off week.

[3] This was the first time in the event's history in which Phil Taylor did not take part, following his decision to retire.

Westpoint Arena, Exeter The scheduled 5th week was cancelled due to Storm Emma.

SSE Arena, Belfast Echo Arena, Liverpool The night was overshadowed by the sudden death of 5 time World Champion Eric Bristow, who suffered a heart attack outside the venue.

The crowd paid tribute to Bristow at the end of the night's play.

The O2 Arena, London After the first nine weeks (phase 1), the bottom two in the table are eliminated.