Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts 2010

Get the low down on Britain's biggest indoor sporting event with the M.E.N Arena's top five Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts 2010 facts:

1: The £400,000 Sky Sports televised tournament, which made its Arena debut in 2008, returns to Manchester in March for the fifth of 14 league nights held around the UK.

2: Current Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts champion James "The Machine" Wade (pictured right) will be amongst the eight competitors, as will 14-time World Champion and four-time Premier League winner Phil "The Power" Taylor.

3: They are likely to be joined by five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld and former Premier League Darts finalists Terry Jenkins and Mervyn King.

4: With the top six players from the PDC Order of Merit following the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship earning automatic Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts places, alongside two Wildcards, there is fierce competition for spots in the remaining tournaments this year.

5: Players such as Ronnie Baxter, UK Open runner-up Colin Osborne and two-time World Champion Dennis Priestley are all in the running to battle for places.