The 2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix was a darts tournament and the 25th staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 3–9 October 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was held away from the Citywest Hotel in Dublin for the third consecutive year.[1]
| 2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 3–9 October 2022 | ||
| Venue | Morningside Arena | ||
| Location | Leicester | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Sets "Double in, Double out" | ||
| Prize fund | £600,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £120,000 | ||
| High checkout | 167  Michael van Gerwen (semi-finals) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Michael van Gerwen | |||
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Jonny Clayton was the defending champion after defeating Gerwyn Price 5–1 in the 2021 final,[2] but he lost 3–2 in the second round to Dimitri Van den Bergh.[3]
Michael van Gerwen won his sixth World Grand Prix title, defeating Nathan Aspinall 5–3 in the final.[4]
Format
editAll matches were played as double in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, beginning with as well as finishing on either a double or the bullseye. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three).
This is the only "double in" tournament on the PDC circuit, and along with the World Championship the only tournament which uses the set format.
The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:
| Round | Best of (sets) | First to (sets) |
|---|---|---|
| First | 3 | 2 |
| Second | 5 | 3 |
| Quarter-finals | ||
| Semi-finals | 7 | 4 |
| Final | 9 | 5 |
Prize money
editThe prize fund was due to increase from £450,000 to £550,000,[5] but on 1 July 2022, it was announced that it was going to increase to £600,000,[6] with the winner earning themselves £120,000.
The following is the breakdown of the fund:[7]
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £600,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £120,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £60,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £40,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £25,000 |
| Second round losers | (8) | £15,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £7,500 |
Qualification
editThe field of 32 players consisted of the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit as of 26 September 2022. The top eight players on the Order of Merit were seeded for the tournament.
31 of the 32 players also qualified for the 2022 World Matchplay held two months earlier, with the only change being Ross Smith in place of Rowby-John Rodriguez.[8]
The following players qualified:
PDC Order of Meritedit
| PDC ProTour qualifiersedit
|
Schedule
edit| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1 | Callan Rydz 85.84 | 0–2 |  Krzysztof Ratajski 90.21 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — |
| 02 | 1 |  Brendan Dolan 81.88 | 0–2 | Stephen Bunting 86.85 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — |
| 03 | 1 | Chris Dobey 90.85 | 2–0 | Luke Humphries 78.31 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — |
| 04 | 1 |  Dimitri Van den Bergh 86.20 | 2–1 | Dave Chisnall 87.15 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| 05 | 1 |  Jonny Clayton 82.24 | 2–1 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 83.69 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 06 | 1 |  Peter Wright 94.36 | 2–0 | Kim Huybrechts 93.74 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — |
| 07 | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 89.43 | 2–0 | Gary Anderson 83.59 | 3–0 | 3–2 | — |
| 08 | 1 |  José de Sousa 87.99 | 0–2 | Adrian Lewis 94.70 | 2–3 | 2–3 | — |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 1 |  Madars Razma 77.54 | 2–1 | Ryan Searle 80.79 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| 10 | 1 | Ross Smith 86.09 | 2–1 | Andrew Gilding 79.07 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| 11 | 1 | Danny Noppert 85.69 | 2–0 |  Gabriel Clemens 82.38 | 3–0 | 3–2 | — |
| 12 | 1 | Joe Cullen 91.61 | 2–1 |  Damon Heta 91.61 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| 13 | 1 | Rob Cross 86.54 | 1–2 | Daryl Gurney 85.71 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| 14 | 1 | James Wade 79.54 | 1–2 | Martin Lukeman 82.08 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| 15 | 1 | Gerwyn Price 86.90 | 2–0 | Martin Schindler 82.96 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — |
| 16 | 1 | Michael Smith 80.73 | 1–2 | Nathan Aspinall 80.68 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2 | Adrian Lewis 86.44 | 2–3 | Chris Dobey 82.83 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
| 18 | 2 | Peter Wright 90.93 | 3–2 | Krzysztof Ratajski 83.14 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 19 | 2 | Michael van Gerwen 94.35 | 3–2 | Stephen Bunting 84.56 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| 20 | 2 | Jonny Clayton 84.01 | 2–3 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 89.25 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2 | Martin Lukeman 81.63 | 3–2 | Ross Smith 84.18 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| 22 | 2 | Daryl Gurney 84.20 | 1–3 | Madars Razma 92.40 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | — |
| 23 | 2 | Gerwyn Price 92.95 | 3–2 | Joe Cullen 88.08 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 24 | 2 | Nathan Aspinall 85.18 | 3–2 | Danny Noppert 79.38 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | QF | Nathan Aspinall 90.03 | 3–2 | Martin Lukeman 80.08 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| 26 | QF | Gerwyn Price 91.28 | 3–0 | Madars Razma 74.45 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | — |
| 27 | QF | Peter Wright 84.59 | 3–2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.55 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| 28 | QF | Michael van Gerwen 99.33 | 3–1 | Chris Dobey 88.62 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | SF | Gerwyn Price 84.57 | 2–4 | Nathan Aspinall 87.13 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | — |
| 30 | SF | Peter Wright 82.03 | 0–4 | Michael van Gerwen 91.64 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | — | — |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 | Set 8 | Set 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | F | Nathan Aspinall 91.88 | 3–5 | Michael van Gerwen 91.07 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | — |
Draw
editFinal
edit| Best of 9 sets Referee: Kirk Bevins Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 9 October 2022 | ||
| Nathan Aspinall | 3–5 | Michael van Gerwen (3) |
| 0–3, 2–3, 2–3, 1–3, 3–1, 3–1, 3–1, 2–3 | ||
| 91.88 | Average (3 darts) | 91.07 |
| 49 | 100+ scores | 37 |
| 22 | 140+ scores | 31 |
| 9 | 180 scores | 6 |
| 89 | Highest checkout | 116 |
| 0 | Checkouts 100+ | 2 |
| 16/46 (34.8%) | Checkout summary | 18/39 (46.2%) |
| Double in summary | ||
Draw bracket
editThe draw was made on 26 September by Barry Hearn.[9]
Representation
editThis table shows the number of players by country in the 2022 World Grand Prix. A total of 11 nationalities are represented.
| ENG | NED | SCO | WAL | BEL | LVA | NIR | POL | GER | AUS | POR | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Semi-final | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Quarter-final | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Round 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 |
| Round 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Total | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
References
edit- ^ Phillips, Josh. "World Grand Prix returning to Leicester - dates & ticket info confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Clinical Clayton claims BoyleSports World Grand Prix glory". Professional Darts Corporation. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Van den Bergh ends Clayton's BoyleSports World Grand Prix title defence". Professional Darts Corporation. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Brilliant Van Gerwen scoops sixth BoyleSports World Grand Prix title". Professional Darts Corporation. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "PDC chairman Hearn announces record prize money for 2022". PDC.tv. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Increased prize funds confirmed for PDC televised events". PDC. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules: Prize Fund Breakdowns". PDC. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix field confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix draw & schedule". Professional Darts Corporation. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.