The 2022 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. There were thirty Players Championship events and thirteen PDC European Tour events, and after the split format last year, the Challenge and Development Tours returned as one big tour, rather than a UK/European split tour.
Prize money
editThe prize money for the Players Championship events rose from 2021 levels, with each event having a prize fund of £100,000.[1][2]
This is how the prize money is divided:
| Stage | ET | PC | CT/DT | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | £25,000 | £12,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
| Runner-up | £10,000 | £8,000 | £1,000 | £600 |
| Semi-finalists | £6,500 | £4,000 | £500 | £400 |
| Quarter-finalists | £5,000 | £3,000 | £300 | £250 |
| Last 16 | £3,000 | £2,000 | £200 | £100 |
| Last 32 | £2,000 | £1,250 | £100 | £50 |
| Last 48 | £1,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Last 64 | N/A | £750 | £50 | N/A |
| Total | £140,000 | £100,000 | £10,000 | £5,000 |
PDC Tour Card
edit128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships events, the UK Open and qualifiers for all European Tour and select televised events.
Tour cards
editThe 2022 Tour Cards are awarded to:
- (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2022 World Championship.
- (24) 24 qualifiers from 2021 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
- Robert Marijanović and Kirk Shepherd resigned their Tour Cards after one year.[3]
- (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2020 Challenge Tour (David Evans and Ritchie Edhouse).
- (2) Two highest qualifiers from 2020 Development Tour (Keane Barry and Berry van Peer).
- (1) The winner of the 2021 UK Challenge Tour (Jim Williams).
- (1) The winner of the 2021 European Challenge Tour (Matt Campbell).
- (1) The winner of the 2021 UK Development Tour (Bradley Brooks).
- (1) The winner of the 2021 European Development Tour (Rusty-Jake Rodriguez).
- (8) The daily winners from the 2022 Qualifying Schools.
Afterwards, the playing field will be complemented by the highest qualified players from the Q-School Order of Merit until the maximum number of 128 Pro Tour Card players has been reached. In 2022, that means that a total of 24 additional players will qualify this way.
Q-School
editThe PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School (or Q-School) was split into a UK and European Q-School. Players that are not from Europe can choose which Q-School they want to compete in.
Q-School will once again be split into two stages; with all players who lost their tour cards after the 2022 World Championship and the players who finished from second to fourth in the 2021 Challenge Tour and Development Tour Orders of Merit exempted to the final stage. The first stage consisted a block of three days, with the last eight players on each day qualifying into the final stage. A ranking of other players will also be produced with players qualifying via that ranking to produce a full list of 128 players for each final stage.
Stage One took place between 9–11 January; with the Final Stage held between 12 and 15 January. The winner of each day's play in the Final Stage were given a PDC Tour Card.
The UK Q-School was held at the Alexandra Palace, London England , England; with the European Q-School held at the H+ Hotel, Niedernhausen, Germany.
| UK Q-School | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| January 12 | January 13 | January 14 | January 15 |
| 128 players | 127 players | 125 players | 119 players |
| European Q-School | |||
| January 12 | January 13 | January 14 | January 15 |
| 128 players | 125 players | 121 players | 110 players |
An Order of Merit was created for each Q School. For every win after the Last 64, the players will be awarded 1 point.
To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Q-School Order of Merits in proportion to the number of participants, with 13 cards going to the UK Q-School and 11 going to the European Q-School.
The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:
Players Championships
editFollowing the Super Series events in the last 18 months, the Players Championship events returned to normal in 2022 with 30 events taking place.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 5 February | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | (100.55) Luke Humphries | 8 – 4 | Ryan Searle (94.05) | [4] |
| 2 | Sunday 6 February | (95.36) Peter Wright  | 8 – 5 |  Gerwyn Price (96.55) | [5] | |
| 3 | Saturday 12 February | Robin Park Sports Centre, Wigan | (95.35) Joe Cullen | 8 – 4 |  Damon Heta (99.37) | [6] |
| 4 | Sunday 13 February | (102.34) Joe Cullen | 8 – 1 |  Dimitri Van den Bergh (95.06) | [7] | |
| 5 | Saturday 19 March | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | (107.27) Damon Heta | 8 – 6 | Gary Anderson (103.42) | [8] |
| 6 | Sunday 20 March | (89.92) Jim Williams | 8 – 6 | Ricky Evans (85.79) | [9] | |
| 7 | Saturday 26 March | H+ Hotel, Niedernhausen | (101.02) Gerwyn Price | 8 – 4 |  Madars Razma (93.05) | [10] |
| 8 | Sunday 27 March | (102.42) Michael van Gerwen  | 8 – 4 | Martin Schindler (98.60) | [11] | |
| 9 | Friday 1 April | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | (95.51) Danny Jansen | 8 – 6 | Andrew Gilding (95.37) | [12] |
| 10 | Saturday 2 April | (96.59) Michael van Gerwen | 8 – 4 | Peter Wright (97.82) | [13] | |
| 11 | Sunday 3 April | (103.02) Ryan Searle | 8 – 3 | Nathan Aspinall (100.88) | [14] | |
| 12 | Saturday 9 April | (98.04) Dirk van Duijvenbode | 8 – 7 | Ryan Searle (104.05) | [15] | |
| 13 | Sunday 10 April | (96.41) Nathan Aspinall | 8 – 6 |  Matt Campbell (91.41) | [16] | |
| 14 | Tuesday 10 May | Robin Park Sports Centre, Wigan | (101.39) Michael Smith | 8 – 5 |  John O'Shea (93.81) | [17] |
| 15 | Wednesday 11 May | (109.95) Michael Smith | 8 – 3 | Callan Rydz (104.13) | [18] | |
| 16 | Tuesday 14 June | H+ Hotel, Niedernhausen | (105.58) Michael Smith | 8 – 6 | Dirk van Duijvenbode (107.29) | [19] |
| 17 | Wednesday 15 June | (91.79) Scott Williams | 8 – 5 | Nathan Aspinall (86.50) | [20] | |
| 18 | Friday 8 July | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | (100.20) Dirk van Duijvenbode | 8 – 0 | Gabriel Clemens (90.63) | [21] |
| 19 | Saturday 9 July | (96.86) Danny Noppert | 8 – 6 | Andrew Gilding (98.67) | [22] | |
| 20 | Sunday 10 July | (103.02) Adrian Lewis | 8 – 4 |  Boris Koltsov (92.73)[a] | [23] | |
| 21 | Monday 11 July | (97.10) Brendan Dolan  | 8 – 5 | Jonny Clayton (95.52) | [24] | |
| 22 | Wednesday 3 August | (97.18) Nathan Aspinall | 8 – 3 |  Krzysztof Ratajski (91.37) | [25] | |
| 23 | Thursday 4 August | (93.87) Keegan Brown | 8 – 7 | Nathan Aspinall (89.05) | [26] | |
| 24 | Friday 5 August | (98.87) Rob Cross | 8 – 3 | Luke Humphries (97.41) | [27] | |
| 25 | Thursday 20 October | (100.63) Dave Chisnall | 8 – 4 | Josh Rock (97.15) | [28] | |
| 26 | Friday 21 October | (103.52) Damon Heta | 8 – 4 | Dirk van Duijvenbode (90.68) | [29] | |
| 27 | Saturday 22 October | (94.10) Rob Cross | 8 – 4 | Peter Wright (96.63) | [30] | |
| 28 | Sunday 23 October | (108.07) Josh Rock | 8 – 5 | Luke Humphries (102.96) | [31] | |
| 29 | Friday 4 November | (102.25) Gerwyn Price | 8 – 4 | Gian van Veen (94.37) | [32] | |
| 30 | Saturday 5 November | (94.82) James Wade | 8 – 6 | Steve Beaton (93.99) | [33] |
- ^ Boris Koltsov, of Russia, has competed under a neutral designation since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
European Tour
editThe PDC European Tour returned to the pre-pandemic level of 13 events, having been reduced to four events in 2020, and just two in 2021. On 9 February 2022, the Belgian Darts Open, originally scheduled for 25–27 March was rescheduled to 23–25 September, owing to COVID-19 restrictions in Belgium.[34]
PDC Challenge Tour
editFollowing the split into UK and European Challenge Tours in 2021, the Challenge Tour became one again in 2022, with 4 weekends of 5 events, and 1 weekend of 4 events. The top 2 players on the Order of Merit earned a PDC Tour Card and a place at the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, while the winner of the Order of Merit earned a spot at the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts as well.
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Williams [a][b] | £9,850 |
| 2 | Robert Owen | £6,200 |
| 3 | Danny van Trijp | £5,950 |
| 4 | Stephen Burton | £5,300 |
| 5 | Jurjen van der Velde [b] | £5,150 |
| 6 |  Thibault Tricole [a] | £5,100 |
| 7 |  Karel Sedláček [a] | £4,900 |
| 8 | David Pallett | £4,700 |
| 9 | Christian Kist | £4,300 |
| 10 | Gian van Veen | £4,100 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday 21 January | Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes | (88.81) Scott Williams | 5 – 2 | Robert Owen (89.54) | [49] |
| 2 | (95.83) Scott Williams | 5 – 2 | Lee Evans (87.97) | [50] | ||
| 3 | Saturday 22 January | (81.44) Steve Haggerty | 5 – 4 |  Haupai Puha (90.74) | [51] | |
| 4 | (93.85) Stu Wilson | 5 – 3 | Peter Burgoyne (85.10) | [52] | ||
| 5 | Sunday 23 January | (97.60) Jim McEwan | 5 – 0 | Stephen Burton (87.00) | [53] | |
| 6 | Friday 1 April | Halle 39, Hildesheim | (94.28) Scott Williams | 5 – 4 | Scott Marsh (92.35) | [54] |
| 7 | (87.94) Stefan Bellmont  | 5 – 4 | Karel Sedláček (87.87) | [55] | ||
| 8 | Saturday 2 April | (95.13) Stephen Burton | 5 – 0 | Danny van Trijp (82.62) | [56] | |
| 9 | (92.59) Danny van Trijp | 5 – 2 | Lukas Wenig (85.25) | [57] | ||
| 10 | Sunday 3 April | (94.27) Andy Jenkins | 5 – 3 | Karel Sedláček (84.74) | [58] | |
| 11 | Friday 15 July | (95.86) Danny van Trijp | 5 – 2 | Jelle Klaasen (92.19) | [59] | |
| 12 | (97.81) Gian van Veen | 5 – 4 | David Pallett (88.02) | [60] | ||
| 13 | Saturday 16 July | (92.79) Jurjen van der Velde | 5 – 3 | Robert Owen (88.27) | [61] | |
| 14 | (82.54) Kenny Neyens | 5 – 4 | Michael Flynn (81.28) | [62] | ||
| 15 | Sunday 17 July | (95.38) David Pallett | 5 – 3 | Dennie Olde Kalter (90.23) | [63] | |
| 16 | Friday 16 September | Morningside Arena, Leicester | (94.46) Robert Owen | 5 – 2 | Christian Kist (85.98) | [64] |
| 17 | (90.34) Wesley Plaisier | 5 – 3 | Robert Thornton (86.87) | [65] | ||
| 18 | Saturday 17 September | (89.06) Jurjen van der Velde | 5 – 4 | Patrick Peters (86.36) | [66] | |
| 19 | (79.87) Christian Kist | 5 – 3 |  Danny Lauby (82.45) | [67] | ||
| 20 | Sunday 18 September | (91.00) Scott Williams | 5 – 2 | Thibault Tricole (77.89) | [68] | |
| 21 | Saturday 15 October | (94.16) Thibault Tricole | 5 – 3 | Gian van Veen (86.13) | [69] | |
| 22 | (87.82) Jacques Labre | 5 – 3 | Lee Evans (88.35) | [70] | ||
| 23 | Sunday 16 October | (83.42) Justin Smith | 5 – 2 | Matthew Dennant (82.68) | [71] | |
| 24 | (89.27) Andy Hamilton | 5 – 4 | Scott Taylor (90.19) | [72] |
PDC Development Tour
editFollowing the split into UK and European Development Tours in 2021, the Development Tour became one again in 2022, with 4 weekends of 5 events, and 1 weekend of 4 events. The top 2 players on the Order of Merit get a PDC Tour Card and a place at the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, meanwhile the winner of the Order of Merit gets a spot at the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts as well.
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Rafferty [a][b] | £14,200 |
| 2 | Josh Rock [c][a] | £13,650 |
| 3 | Keane Barry [c][a] | £9,950 |
| 4 | Lewy Williams [a] | £8,500 |
| 5 | Geert Nentjes [c] | £8,450 |
| 6 | Jurjen van der Velde | £7,100 |
| 7 | Nathan Girvan | £6,750 |
| 8 | Kevin Doets [a] | £6,500 |
| 9 | Sebastian Białecki | £6,300 |
| 10 | Bradley Brooks [a] | £5,700 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday 18 February | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | (88.57) Bradley Brooks | 5 – 1 | Christopher Holt (76.30) | [74] |
| 2 | (93.14) Keane Barry | 5 – 4 | Conor Heneghan (85.85) | [75] | ||
| 3 | Saturday 19 February | (94.57) Josh Rock | 5 – 4 | Lewy Williams (97.06) | [76] | |
| 4 | (95.06) Kevin Doets | 5 – 3 | Josh Rock (93.29) | [77] | ||
| 5 | Sunday 20 February | (94.14) Josh Rock | 5 – 3 | Nathan Girvan (93.66) | [78] | |
| 6 | Friday 6 May | (88.83) Nathan Rafferty | 5 – 4 | Lewy Williams (90.18) | [79] | |
| 7 | (81.28) Jurjen van der Velde | 5 – 1 | Geert Nentjes (81.03) | [80] | ||
| 8 | Saturday 7 May | (87.78) Conor Heneghan | 5 – 1 | Jitse Van der Wal (85.52) | [81] | |
| 9 | (99.21) Nathan Girvan | 5 – 2 | Nathan Rafferty (85.06) | [82] | ||
| 10 | Sunday 8 May | (90.09) Geert Nentjes | 5 – 1 | Jitse Van der Wal (73.11) | [83] | |
| 11 | Friday 3 June | Halle 39, Hildesheim | (96.17) Nathan Rafferty | 5 – 4 | Gian van Veen (92.53) | [84] |
| 12 | (93.94) Keane Barry | 5 – 0 | Ciarán Teehan (81.16) | [85] | ||
| 13 | Saturday 4 June | (91.41) Geert Nentjes | 5 – 1 | Niko Springer (85.17) | [86] | |
| 14 | (92.71) Sebastian Białecki | 5 – 3 | Keane Barry (84.80) | [87] | ||
| 15 | Sunday 5 June | (95.85) Keane Barry | 5 – 3 | Owen Bates (91.01) | [88] | |
| 16 | Friday 19 August | (112.16) Josh Rock | 5 – 0 | Dylan Dowling (85.38) | [89] | |
| 17 | (104.38) Josh Rock | 5 – 0 | Nathan Girvan (79.14) | [90] | ||
| 18 | Saturday 20 August | (95.93) Gian van Veen | 5 – 4 | Josh Rock (95.30) | [91] | |
| 19 | (86.47) Lewy Williams | 5 – 4 | Kevin Doets (89.48) | [92] | ||
| 20 | Sunday 21 August | (84.66) Nathan Rafferty | 5 – 2 | Kevin Doets (86.10) | [93] | |
| 21 | Friday 7 October | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | (95.85) Josh Rock | 5 – 2 |  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (86.02) | [94] |
| 22 | (97.82) Nathan Rafferty | 5 – 3 | Niko Springer (93.47) | [95] | ||
| 23 | Saturday 8 October | (91.57) Nathan Rafferty | 5 – 2 | Lewy Williams (87.83) | [96] | |
| 24 | (81.76) Joshua Richardson | 5 – 4 | Jurjen van der Velde (86.70) | [97] |
PDC Women's Series
editThe PDC Women's Series was expanded to 20 events held over five weekends.
The top two ranked players qualify for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, meanwhile the Order of Merit leader after all events qualifies for the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts as well. The top eight ranked players (after 12 events) qualified for the first edition of the Women's World Matchplay in 2022.[98]
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Ashton | £10,150 |
| 2 | Beau Greaves | £8,000 |
| 3 | Fallon Sherrock | £6,950 |
| 4 | Lorraine Winstanley | £5,050 |
| 5 | Aileen de Graaf | £4,800 |
| 6 |  Mikuru Suzuki | £4,550 |
| 7 | Katie Sheldon | £3,400 |
| 8 | Laura Turner | £2,950 |
| 9 | Rhian Griffiths | £2,850 |
| 10 | Rhian O'Sullivan | £2,200 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 12 March | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | (78.14) Lisa Ashton | 5 – 2 | Rhian Griffiths (76.50) | [99] |
| 2 | (80.14) Lisa Ashton | 5 – 3 | Robyn Byrne (74.72) | [100] | ||
| 3 | Sunday 13 March | (85.64) Fallon Sherrock | 5 – 3 | Joanne Locke (80.47) | [101] | |
| 4 | (91.25) Lisa Ashton | 5 – 4 | Fallon Sherrock (94.41) | [102] | ||
| 5 | Saturday 30 April | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | (80.81) Trina Gulliver | 5 – 1 | Laura Turner (74.51) | [103] |
| 6 | (75.98) Lisa Ashton | 5 – 2 | Laura Turner (70.26) | [104] | ||
| 7 | Sunday 1 May | (85.69) Fallon Sherrock | 5 – 1 | Lisa Ashton (81.92) | [105] | |
| 8 | (79.05) Lisa Ashton | 5 – 2 | Katie Sheldon (74.58) | [106] | ||
| 9 | Saturday 25 June | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | (79.07) Lisa Ashton | 5 – 1 | Aileen de Graaf (81.69) | [107] |
| 10 | (71.83) Lorraine Winstanley | 5 – 4 | Rhian O'Sullivan (74.12) | [108] | ||
| 11 | Sunday 26 June | (85.70) Fallon Sherrock | 5 – 3 | Natalie Gilbert (76.76) | [109] | |
| 12 | (85.36) Lisa Ashton | 5 – 2 | Aileen de Graaf (83.07) | [110] | ||
| 13 | Saturday 27 August | Halle 39, Hildesheim | (84.98) Beau Greaves | 5 – 1 | Mikuru Suzuki (77.91) | [111] |
| 14 | (94.21) Beau Greaves | 5 – 2 | Mikuru Suzuki (88.64) | [112] | ||
| 15 | Sunday 28 August | (95.47) Beau Greaves | 5 – 3 | Mikuru Suzuki (92.22) | [113] | |
| 16 | (82.99) Beau Greaves | 5 – 3 | Aileen de Graaf (75.90) | [114] | ||
| 17 | Saturday 29 October | Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan | (88.81) Beau Greaves | 5 – 3 | Mikuru Suzuki (85.87) | [115] |
| 18 | (88.06) Beau Greaves | 5 – 4 | Lisa Ashton (87.65) | [116] | ||
| 19 | Sunday 30 October | (107.86) Beau Greaves | 5 – 3 | Fallon Sherrock (89.86) | [117] | |
| 20 | (88.12) Beau Greaves | 5 – 1 | Mikuru Suzuki (73.69) | [118] |
Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic (PDCNB) Tour
editOn 26 November 2021, the PDCNB unveiled their 2022 calendar, which is set to include 5 weekends, incorporating 2 weekends in Denmark, and one weekend each in Sweden, Finland and Latvia, although the Sweden weekend will be purely held for European Tour qualifiers. The top two players on the Order of merit qualify for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship.
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Darius Labanauskas | 6825 |
| 2 |  Daniel Larsson | 4425 |
| 3 |  Vladimir Andersen | 3575 |
| 4 | Madars Razma | 3125 |
| 5 |  Marko Kantele | 2650 |
| 6 | Dennis Nilsson | 2500 |
| 7 | Andreas Harrysson | 2200 |
| 8 | Benjamin Drue Reus | 1675 |
| 9 | Andreas Toft Jørgensen | 1150 |
| 10 | Veijo Viinikka | 1100 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 29 January | Slangerup Dart Club, Slangerup | (86.93) Vladimir Andersen | 6 – 5 | Daniel Larsson (87.75) | [119] |
| 2 | Sunday 30 January | (87.21) Madars Razma | 6 – 4 | Darius Labanauskas (87.40) | [120] | |
| 3 | Saturday 4 June | Hotelli Tallukka, Vääksy | (85.30) Darius Labanauskas | 6 – 3 | Marko Kantele (77.10) | [121] |
| 4 | Sunday 5 June | (82.10) Dennis Nilsson | 6 – 1 | Madars Razma (79.72) | [122] | |
| 5 | Saturday 30 July | Slangerup Dart Club, Slangerup | (92.04) Andreas Harrysson | 6 – 3 | Darius Labanauskas (87.35) | [123] |
| 6 | Sunday 31 July | (84.05) Daniel Larsson | 6 – 4 | Vladimir Andersen (77.12) | [124] | |
| 7 | Friday 12 August | Bellevue Park Hotel, Riga | (94.82) Darius Labanauskas | 6 – 2 | Veijo Viinikka (82.88) | [125] |
| 8 | Saturday 13 August | (83.41) Darius Labanauskas | 6 – 4 | Daniel Larsson (84.60) | [126] | |
| 9 | (90.45) Darius Labanauskas | 6 – 1 | Vladimir Andersen (81.83) | [127] | ||
| 10 | Sunday 14 August | (88.73) Marko Kantele | 6 – 4 | Daniel Larsson (88.68) | [128] |
Dartplayers Australia (DPA) Pro Tour
editThe Dartplayers Australia Tour was modified once again to reduce the amount of travel required within the context of the global pandemic. The original format was that every event would consist of five state round robin rounds. After which an online 32 player knockout round would be played.[129] After the first event there were technical difficulties with the online knockout round. It was then decided that every state event would be played out with separate knockout stages. With the top 16 from every state after all 15 events qualifying for the Australasian Championships.[130]
Online Knockout Event
edit| No. | Date | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday 11 February | (85.38) Tim Pusey  | 6 – 3 |  David Littleboy (73.88) | [131] |
New South Wales
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Saturday 12 February | Warilla Bowls Club, Barrack Heights | (69.83) Jake Buckley  | 5 – 4 | Daniel Pearson (66.95) | [132] |
| 3 | Sunday 13 February | (67.69) Mark Taafe | 6 – 3 | David Cairns (67.12) | [133] | |
| 4 | Friday 11 March | (90.53) Dave Hanel | 6 – 2 | Pat Molloy (79.92) | [134] | |
| 5 | Saturday 12 March | (80.64) Jamie Browne | 6 – 3 | Dave Hanel (72.43) | [135] | |
| 6 | Sunday 13 March | (69.49) Mitchell Clegg | 6 – 5 | David Cairns (68.77) | [136] | |
| 7 | Friday 8 April | (83.34) Dave Marland | 6 – 5 | Mark Taafe (78.34) | [137] | |
| 8 | Saturday 9 April | (79.46) Mitchell Clegg | 6 – 4 | Dave Hanel (81.12) | [138] | |
| 9 | Sunday 10 April | (73.57) Dave Marland | 6 – 3 | Mark Taafe (69.17) | [139] | |
| 10 | Friday 13 May | (81.98) Dave Hanel | 6 – 5 | Jamie Browne (80.36) | [140] | |
| 11 | Saturday 14 May | (83.98) Dave Marland | 6 – 4 | Daniel Pearson (76.52) | [141] | |
| 12 | Sunday 15 May | (78.32) Dave Marland | 6 – 5 | Dave Hanel (78.14) | [142] | |
| 13 | Friday 10 June | (82.73) Dave Marland | 6 – 0 | Dave Hanel (69.72) | [143] | |
| 14 | Saturday 11 June | (76.31) Matt Liddall | 6 – 3 | Andrew Eagers (66.14) | [144] | |
| 15 | Sunday 12 June | (77.83) Dave Hanel | 6 – 2 | David Cairns (76.45) | [145] |
Queensland
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Saturday 12 February | Surfers Paradise Golf Club, Clear Island Waters | (84.64) Raymond O'Donnell | 6 – 4 | Robbie King (76.91) | [146] |
| 3 | Sunday 13 February | (92.44) Raymond Smith | 6 – 4 | Robbie King (82.88) | [147] | |
| 4 | Friday 11 March | (91.09) Raymond Smith | 6 – 2 | Robbie King (89.15) | [148] | |
| 5 | Saturday 12 March | (86.76) Raymond Smith | 6 – 3 | Jeremy Fagg (81.97) | [149] | |
| 6 | Sunday 13 March | (96.92) Raymond Smith | 6 – 2 | Robbie King (92.04) | [150] | |
| 7 | Friday 8 April | North Lakes Community Centre, North Lakes | Cancelled | |||
| 8 | Saturday 9 April | |||||
| 9 | Sunday 10 April | |||||
| 10 | Friday 13 May | (89.36) Robbie King | 6 – 2 | James Bailey (78.05) | [151] | |
| 11 | Saturday 14 May | (75.93) Peter Willmott | 6 – 5 | Robbie King (77.01) | [152] | |
| 12 | Sunday 15 May | (88.59) Robbie King | 6 – 2 | James Bailey (78.84) | [153] | |
| 13 | Friday 24 June | Surfers Paradise Golf Club, Clear Island Waters | (83.94) Peter Willmott | 6 – 3 | Matthew McLennan (78.04) | [154] |
| 14 | Saturday 25 June | (83.05) Bill Aitken | 6 – 3 | Matthew McLennan (81.77) | [155] | |
| 15 | Sunday 26 June | (83.04) Bill Aitken | 6 – 3 | Matthew McLennan (76.90) | [156] | |
Western Australia
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Saturday 12 February | Port Kennedy Tavern, Port Kennedy | (89.70) Tim Pusey | 6 – 2 | Justin Miles (83.48) | [157] |
| 3 | Sunday 13 February | (69.19) Bailey Marsh | 6 – 2 | Dave Burke (71.19) | [158] | |
| 4 | Friday 11 March | (89.53) Bailey Marsh | 6 – 5 | Joe Comito (81.10) | [159] | |
| 5 | Saturday 12 March | (88.70) David Platt | 6 – 2 | Tim Pusey (83.18) | [160] | |
| 6 | Sunday 13 March | (82.44) Bailey Marsh | 6 – 3 | Brenton Lloyd (80.54) | [161] | |
| 7 | Friday 8 April | (78.50) Justin Miles | 6 – 5 | David Platt (76.79) | [162] | |
| 8 | Saturday 9 April | (91.52) David Platt | 6 – 2 | Howard Jones (84.32) | [163] | |
| 9 | Sunday 10 April | (79.72) Justin Miles | 6 – 4 | Bailey Marsh (83.59) | [164] | |
| 10 | Friday 13 May | (100.24) Justin Miles | 6 – 1 | David Platt (90.09) | [165] | |
| 11 | Saturday 14 May | (92.23) Howard Jones | 6 – 3 | Tim Pusey (86.36) | [166] | |
| 12 | Sunday 15 May | (85.71) Justin Miles | 6 – 2 | Joe Comito (82.40) | [167] | |
| 13 | Friday 10 June | (77.06) Koha Kokiri | 6 – 4 | Dave Burke (74.51) | [168] | |
| 14 | Saturday 11 June | (73.23) Blake Hatchett | 6 – 5 | Brenton Lloyd (71.27) | [169] | |
| 15 | Sunday 12 June | (72.38) Howard Jones | 6 – 5 | Bailey Marsh (73.00) | [170] |
South Australia
editNotably in the South Australian events, Kym Mitchell became the first female winner of a DPA event in the 20-year history of the organisation.[171]
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Saturday 12 February | Northern Districts Darts Association, Elizabeth North | (77.84) Danny Porter | 6 – 5 | Scott Hallett (77.18) | [172] |
| 3 | Sunday 13 February | (79.66) Danny Porter | 6 – 4 | Adam Leek (74.66) | [173] | |
| 4 | Friday 11 March | (66.94) Danny Porter | 6 – 3 | Adam Leek (66.75) | [174] | |
| 5 | Saturday 12 March | (86.01) Rob Modra | 6 – 4 | Danny Porter (84.43) | [175] | |
| 6 | Sunday 13 March | (70.31) Kevin Young | 6 – 5 | Danny Porter (71.47) | [176] | |
| 7 | Friday 8 April | (85.28) Rob Modra | 6 – 3 | Danny Porter (83.13) | [177] | |
| 8 | Saturday 9 April | (69.77) Danny Porter | 6 – 1 | Jed Nethercott (64.41) | [178] | |
| 9 | Sunday 10 April | (87.40) Danny Porter | 6 – 1 | Rob Modra (76.23) | [179] | |
| 10 | Friday 13 May | (80.79) Danny Porter | 6 – 1 | Adam Leek (68.36) | [180] | |
| 11 | Saturday 14 May | (80.79) Danny Porter | 6 – 3 | Brett Selga (73.24) | [181] | |
| 12 | Sunday 15 May | (71.95) Danny Porter | 6 – 3 | Phillip Rowland (70.91) | [182] | |
| 13 | Friday 10 June | (81.12) Danny Porter | 6 – 4 | Rob Modra (76.55) | [183] | |
| 14 | Saturday 11 June | (81.43) Kym Mitchell | 6 – 5 | Danny Porter (79.90) | [184] | |
| 15 | Sunday 12 June | (84.75) Danny Porter | 6 – 1 | Kym Mitchell (70.98) | [185] |
Victoria
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Saturday 12 February | Australian Italian Club, Morwell | (85.46) Mal Cuming | 5 – 2 | Brody Klinge (83.48) | [186] |
| 3 | Sunday 13 February | (84.30) Mal Cuming | 6 – 3 | Brody Klinge (77.59) | [187] | |
| 4 | Friday 11 March | Melton Dart Club, Melton | (81.09) Brandon Weening | 6 – 1 | Barry Leddington (74.07) | [188] |
| 5 | Saturday 12 March | (81.60) Brandon Weening | 6 – 4 | Justin Thompson (79.29) | [189] | |
| 6 | Sunday 13 March | (87.45) Mal Cuming | 6 – 2 | Justin Thompson (89.05) | [190] | |
| 7 | Friday 8 April | Australian Italian Club, Morwell | (84.95) Brandon Weening | 6 – 4 | Mal Cuming (81.45) | [191] |
| 8 | Saturday 9 April | (87.20) Stuart Coburn | 6 – 4 | Brandon Weening (83.87) | [192] | |
| 9 | Sunday 10 April | (86.81) Mal Cuming | 6 – 3 | Brandon Weening (89.18) | [193] | |
| 10 | Friday 13 May | Melton Dart Club, Melton | (84.61) Brandon Weening | 6 – 2 | Mal Cuming (77.76) | [194] |
| 11 | Saturday 14 May | (88.63) Brandon Weening | 6 – 3 | Mal Cuming (85.95) | [195] | |
| 12 | Sunday 15 May | (88.16) Mal Cuming | 6 – 1 | Stuart Coburn (79.51) | [196] | |
| 13 | Friday 10 June | Geelong Darts Club, Corio | (82.88) Brandon Weening | 6 – 3 | Stuart Coburn (81.62) | [197] |
| 14 | Saturday 11 June | (82.67) Brandon Weening | 6 – 4 | Stuart Coburn (81.40) | [198] | |
| 15 | Sunday 12 June | (87.66) Stuart Coburn | 6 – 4 | Brandon Weening (83.84) | [199] |
DPA ProTour Playoff
editOn 17 July, the DPA hosted the ProTour Playoff.The tournament was won by Raymond Smith, who qualified for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship.[200][201]
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 3 sets) | Final (best of 5 sets) | |||||||||
| Joe Comito 88.22 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Tim Pusey 85.70 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Joe Comito 93.14 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Dave Marland 89.96 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Dave Marland 78.80 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Bailey Marsh 76.25 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Joe Comito 88.36 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Raymond Smith 88.04 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Mal Cuming 76.75 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Howard Jones 81.24 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Howard Jones 85.51 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Raymond Smith 84.86 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Raymond Smith 100.24 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Peter Willmott 90.24 | 1 | ||||||||||
DPA Oceanic Masters
editOn 23 October, the DPA hosted the Oceanic Masters.The tournament was won by Mal Cuming, who qualified for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship.[202][203]
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 3 sets) | |||||||||
| Gordon Mathers 87.24 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Bailey Marsh 80.93 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Gordon Mathers 85.64 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Mark Cleaver 81.38 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Mark Cleaver 80.67 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Jamie Browne 74.90 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Gordon Mathers 90.39 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Mal Cuming 94.20 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Haupai Puha 90.18 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Joshua Walters 78.40 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Haupai Puha 86.37 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Mal Cuming 93.75 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Mal Cuming 90.75 | 6 | ||||||||||
| David Platt 89.27 | 3 | ||||||||||
Dartplayers New Zealand (DPNZ) Pro Tour
editThe Dartplayers New Zealand Tour consisted of 8 events in 2022. They were held over 4 weekends.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 11 June | Papakura Club, Auckland | Ben Robb | 7 – 5 | Haupai Puha | [204] |
| 2 | Sunday 12 June | Warren Parry | 7 – 5 | Ben Robb | [204] | |
| 3 | Saturday 6 August | Black Horse Hotel, Christchurch | Ben Robb | 7 – 5 | Mark Cleaver | [205] |
| 4 | Sunday 7 August | Ben Robb | 7 – 2 | Warren Parry | [205] | |
| 5 | Saturday 24 September | Birkenhead RSA, Auckland | (85.36) Mark Cleaver | 7 – 3 | John Hurring (81.27) | [206] |
| 6 | Sunday 25 September | (91.74) Ben Robb | 7 – 5 | Haupai Puha (87.30) | [206] | |
| 7 | Saturday 15 October | Dunedin Metro Club, Dunedin | Haupai Puha | 7 – 6 | Kayden Milne | [207] |
| 8 | Sunday 16 October | Ben Robb | 7 – 1 | Haupai Puha | [207] |
EuroAsian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour
editThe EuroAsian Darts Corporation was due to host 6 events over 2 weekends,[208] however the second weekend was cancelled due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the EADC was suspended from hosting any darting events until further notice.
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 26 February | Maxima Zarya Hotel, Moscow | Aleksei Kadochnikov | 6 – 3 | Anton Kolesov | [209] |
| 2 | Dmitriy Sitkarev | 6 – 5 | Roman Obukhov | |||
| 3 | Sunday 27 February | Boris Koltsov | 6 – 1 |  Andrey Pontus | ||
| 4 | Saturday 23 April | Cancelled[a] | ||||
| 5 | ||||||
| 6 | Sunday 24 April | |||||
- ^ Following the events of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the PDC suspended all darts events in Russia.
Championship Darts Corporation (CDC) Pro Tour
editThe Championship Darts Corporation returned as one combined tour in 2022, after having split US and Canadian events in 2021. It hosted 12 events held over 4 weekends. The top players from the United States and Canada on the Tour Points List qualified for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, and they were Danny Baggish and David Cameron.[210]
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Baggish | 116 |
| 2 | David Cameron | 96 |
| 3 | Jacob Taylor | 92 |
| 4 | Leonard Gates | 81 |
| 5 | Alex Spellman | 70 |
| 6 | John Norman Jnr | 68 |
| 7 | Larry Butler | 62 |
| 8 | Matt Campbell | 62 |
| 9 | Jim Long | 52 |
| 10 | Gary Mawson | 52 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 14 May | American Legion Post 331, Brownsburg | (98.54) Matt Campbell | 7 – 4 | Danny Baggish (96.84) | [211] |
| 2 | (97.04) Leonard Gates | 7 – 5 | Chuck Puleo (96.32) | [212] | ||
| 3 | Sunday 15 May | (88.24) Danny Baggish | 7 – 5 | Leonard Gates (82.60) | [213] | |
| 4 | Saturday 25 June | Cambridge Newfoundland Club, Cambridge | (88.77) Jacob Taylor | 7 – 6 | Danny Baggish (90.76) | [214] |
| 5 | (97.10) David Cameron | 7 – 3 | Leonard Gates (96.80) | [215] | ||
| 6 | Sunday 26 June | (93.79) David Cameron | 7 – 2 | Matt Campbell (88.66) | [216] | |
| 7 | Saturday 13 August | American Legion Post 331, Brownsburg | (90.30) Jacob Taylor | 7 – 2 | Alex Spellman (93.18) | [217] |
| 8 | (84.69) David Cameron | 7 – 3 | Alex Spellman (85.33) | [218] | ||
| 9 | Sunday 14 August | (91.20) Larry Butler | 7 – 3 | Danny Baggish (90.52) | [219] | |
| 10 | Saturday 10 September | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 551, Waterdown | (90.89) Danny Baggish | 7 – 3 | Stowe Buntz (92.38) | [220] |
| 11 | (80.28) Jim Long | 7 – 3 | Stowe Buntz (75.08) | [221] | ||
| 12 | Sunday 11 September | (90.13) Jacob Taylor | 7 – 5 | Gary Mawson (91.30) | [222] |
Continental Cup
editThe CDC Continental Cup was held on 22 October. It featured the top sixteen players from the 2022 CDC Tour Points List (with the exception of Danny Baggish and Matt Campbell, due to their commitments on the PDC Pro Tour). The winner of the Continental Cup will earn entry into the 2023 US Darts Masters.
| First round (best of 9 legs) | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | David Cameron 79.33 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Ross Snook 83.72 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | David Cameron 88.92 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Gary Mawson 87.26 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Gary Mawson 86.84 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Steve Warnock 83.74 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | David Cameron 95.43 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alex Spellman 97.53 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alex Spellman 90.52 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Keith Way 85.31 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alex Spellman 88.96 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Stowe Buntz 78.98 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | John Norman Jnr 89.94 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Stowe Buntz 89.21 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alex Spellman 86.66 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Doug Boehm 82.06 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacob Taylor 80.76 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Doug Boehm 92.60 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Doug Boehm 105.05 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jim Long 82.75 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jim Long 97.59 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Chuck Puleo 92.73 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Doug Boehm 88.34 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Joey Lynaugh 86.26 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Leonard Gates 84.07 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan Vander Weit 93.57 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan Vander Weit 84.65 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Joey Lynaugh 86.23 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Larry Butler 84.11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Joey Lynaugh 84.69 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
World Championship International Qualifiers
editAmongst the World Championship qualifiers for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship saw the guarantee of the first ever representative from Ukraine, following the suspension of the Eurasian Darts Corporation (EADC), due to the as-still ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.[223]
| Date | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 4 June | PDC North American Championship | New York City, Hulu Theater | (87.71) Leonard Gates | 6 – 3 | Danny Baggish (94.84) | [224] |
| Saturday 16 July | DPA Satellite Tour Play-Off | Barrack Heights, Warilla Bowls Club | (88.04) Raymond Smith | 3 – 0 | Joe Comito (88.36) | [225] |
| Sunday 17 July | PDJ Championship | Kobe, Sanbo Hall 2F | (82.86) Nobuhiro Yamamoto | 5 – 4 | Sho Katsumi (80.89) | [225] |
| Sunday 24 July | Women's World Matchplay | Blackpool, Winter Gardens | (82.41) Fallon Sherrock | 6 – 3 | Aileen de Graaf (76.30) | [226] |
| Sunday 4 September | PDC China Premier League |  | (84.21) Zong Xiao Chen | 11 – 6 | Xicheng Han (74.99)[a] | [227][228] |
| Sunday 25 September | PDC Asian Championship | Fukuoka, Fukuoka Convention Center | (74.13) Lourence Ilagan  | 6 – 4 | Yuichiro Ogawa (70.62) | [229][230] |
| (84.77) Christian Perez | 6 – 5 | Yoshihisa Baba (78.02) | ||||
| (78.57) Toru Suzuki | 6 – 5 | Yuki Yamada (82.14) | ||||
| (90.03) Paolo Nebrida | 6 – 1 | Jun Matsuda (85.00) | ||||
| Sunday 9 October | Africa Qualifier |  Cape Town, Goodwood Sports Club | Grant Sampson | 8 – 3 | Laezeltrich Wentzel | [231] |
| Sunday 16 October | Ukrainian Qualifier |  Kyiv, Hotel Nyvky | (76.42) Vladyslav Omelchenko | 3 – 0 | Volodymyr Zalevskyi (69.19) | [232] |
| Sunday 16 October | South/Central American Qualifier[b] |  San José, Hotel Radisson | (79.37) Diogo Portela  | 6 – 4 |  Jesus Ruben Salate (76.09) | [233] |
| Monday 17 October | DPNZ Qualifier | Dunedin, Dunedin Metro Club | (96.07) Ben Robb | 8 – 4 | Haupai Puha (86.05) | [234] |
| Sunday 23 October | DPA Oceanic Masters | Barrack Heights, Warilla Bowls Club | (94.20) Mal Cuming | 2 – 1 | Gordon Mathers (90.39) | [235] |
| Sunday 30 October | India Qualifier |  Surat, Surat Tennis Club | (80.14) Prakash Jiwa | 6 – 4 | Nitin Kumar (81.57) | [236] |
| Friday 11 November | PDC Europe Super League | Niedernhausen, H+ Hotel | (94.56) Florian Hempel | 10 − 8 | Niko Springer (92.57) | [237] |
| Saturday 19 November | South-West Europe Qualifier |  Ávila, Hotel Cuatro Postes | (96.44) José Justicia | 6 − 2 | Thibault Tricole (88.73) | [231] |
| Saturday 19 November | East Europe Qualifier | Eisenstadt, Dartsportzentrum Burgenland | (87.43) Sebastian Białecki | 7 − 4 | Christian Gödl (85.85) | [238] |
| Saturday 26 November | West Europe Qualifier | Kalkar, Wunderland Kalkar | (94.23) Jimmy Hendriks | 7 – 2 | Max Hopp (87.13) | [239] |
| Sunday 27 November | World Youth Championship | Minehead, Butlin's Minehead | (104.13) Josh Rock | 6 – 1 | Nathan Girvan (89.12) | [240] |
| Monday 28 November | PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier | Barnsley, Barnsley Metrodome | (86.98) Richie Burnett | 7 – 3 | David Evans (84.96) | [241] |
| (96.72) Ryan Joyce | 7 – 3 | Jamie Clark (90.47) | [242] | |||
| (89.45) Jeff Smith | 7 – 1 | Nick Fullwell (79.21) | [243] |
- ^ Zong won the qualifier, but declined the invitation for personal reasons. Han took his place.
- ^ A two event series was held to determine the World Championship qualifier from the South & Central America/Caribbean region. As there was a tie in the Order of Merit after two events, a one-game play-off was held to determine the qualifier.