The 2022 Betfred World Matchplay was the 29th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 16–24 July 2022.
| 2022 Betfred World Matchplay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 16–24 July 2022 | ||
| Venue | Winter Gardens | ||
| Location | Blackpool, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £800,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £200,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish |  Gerwyn Price | ||
| High checkout | 170  Dirk van Duijvenbode (second round) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Michael van Gerwen | |||
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Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh 18–9 in the 2021 final.[1] However, he was defeated by Van den Bergh 16–14 in the quarter-finals, in a rematch of the previous year's final.
Michael van Gerwen won his third World Matchplay title, defeating Gerwyn Price 18–14 in the final.[2][3]
Gerwyn Price hit the first nine-dart finish in the tournament for four years in his semi-final win over Danny Noppert.[4]
This tournament also had a separate women's event which took place on the day of the final of the main tournament and was won by Fallon Sherrock.[5]
Format
editAll matches have to be won by two clear legs, with a match being extended if necessary for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a first to 10 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.
The matches get longer as the tournament progresses:
| Round | First to (legs) |
|---|---|
| First | 10 |
| Second | 11 |
| Quarter-finals | 16 |
| Semi-finals | 17 |
| Final | 18 |
Prize money
editThe prize fund was increased by £100,000 and rose to £800,000.[6]
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £800,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £200,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £100,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £50,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £30,000 |
| Second round | (8) | £15,000 |
| First round | (16) | £10,000 |
Qualification
editThe top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit at the cut-off point on 11 July were seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the ProTour Order of Merit, not to have already qualified on the cut-off date, were unseeded.
The following players qualified for the tournament:
PDC Order of Meritedit
| PDC ProTour qualifiersedit
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Schedule
edit| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |  Krzysztof Ratajski 98.43 | 10 – 6 |  Stephen Bunting 92.99 | 2 – 3 | 6 – 4 |
| 02 | 1 |  Dimitri Van den Bergh 100.03 | 10 – 2 | Callan Rydz 81.99 | 4 – 1 | 8 – 2 |
| 03 | 1 |  Peter Wright 97.42 | 10 – 4 |  Madars Razma 89.42 | 5 – 0 | 8 – 2 |
| 04 | 1 | Jonny Clayton 97.74 | 7 – 10 |  Rowby-John Rodriguez 99.00 | 3 – 2 | 4 – 6 |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 1 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 103.61 | 10 – 8 | Ryan Searle 100.06 | 2 – 3 | 4 – 6 |
| 06 | 1 | Danny Noppert 100.70 | 10 – 6 |  Brendan Dolan 94.64 | 2 – 3 | 4 – 6 |
| 07 | 1 | Gary Anderson 92.30 | 7 – 10 | Daryl Gurney 92.25 | 2 – 3 | 5 – 5 |
| 08 | 1 | Michael Smith 98.23 | 11 – 9 | Andrew Gilding 95.73 | 2 – 3 | 4 – 6 |
| 09 | 1 | Joe Cullen 95.72 | 10 – 2 |  Damon Heta 88.93 | 4 – 1 | 9 – 1 |
| 10 | 1 | James Wade 85.20 | 10 – 4 | Martin Lukeman 83.18 | 3 – 2 | 7 – 3 |
| 11 | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 89.99 | 10 – 7 | Adrian Lewis 88.33 | 2 – 3 | 5 – 5 |
| 12 | 1 | Luke Humphries 93.59 | 5 – 10 | Nathan Aspinall 96.57 | 1 – 4 | 3 – 7 |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | Rob Cross 90.52 | 11 – 9 | Chris Dobey 89.67 | 1 – 4 | 2 – 8 |
| 14 | 1 |  José de Sousa 93.55 | 10 – 6 |  Gabriel Clemens 92.77 | 4 – 1 | 7 – 3 |
| 15 | 1 | Gerwyn Price 99.78 | 10 – 8 | Martin Schindler 95.21 | 2 – 3 | 5 – 5 |
| 16 | 1 | Dave Chisnall 94.56 | 10 – 7 | Kim Huybrechts 95.30 | 3 – 2 | 5 – 5 |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 | Break 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 96.10 | 6 – 11 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.62 | 2 – 3 | 4 – 6 | — |
| 18 | 2 | James Wade 94.55 | 9 – 11 | Nathan Aspinall 97.28 | 2 – 3 | 5 – 5 | — |
| 19 | 2 | Peter Wright 103.50 | 13 – 11 | Krzysztof Ratajski 98.90 | 4 – 1 | 7 – 3 | 10 – 10 |
| 20 | 2 | Michael van Gerwen 97.12 | 11 – 5 | Joe Cullen 90.19 | 4 – 1 | 6 – 4 | — |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2 | Daryl Gurney 94.69 | 4 – 11 | Danny Noppert 102.36 | 1 – 4 | 3 – 7 |
| 22 | 2 | José de Sousa 103.26 | 11 – 8 | Rob Cross 103.98 | 4 – 1 | 6 – 4 |
| 23 | 2 | Gerwyn Price 98.32 | 11 – 8 | Dave Chisnall 93.91 | 2 – 3 | 4 – 6 |
| 24 | 2 | Michael Smith 94.22 | 7 – 11 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 98.00 | 1 – 4 | 4 – 6 |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 | Break 3 | Break 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | QF | Peter Wright 99.42 | 14 – 16 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 102.01 | 4 – 1 | 5 – 5 | 5 – 10 | 8 – 12 |
| 26 | QF | Michael van Gerwen 101.86 | 16 – 14 | Nathan Aspinall 96.03 | 3 – 2 | 7 – 3 | 11 – 4 | 12 – 8 |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 | Break 3 | Break 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | QF | Dirk van Duijvenbode 97.45 | 11 – 16 | Danny Noppert 97.38 | 1 – 4 | 4 – 6 | 8 – 7 | 9 – 11 |
| 28 | QF | Gerwyn Price 104.64 | 16 – 14 | José de Sousa 97.98 | 3 – 2 | 5 – 5 | 9 – 6 | 12 – 8 |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 | Break 3 | Break 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | SF | Gerwyn Price 102.37 | 17 – 11 | Danny Noppert 97.79 | 3 – 2 | 6 – 4 | 10 – 5 | 12 – 8 |
| 30 | SF | Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.32 | 14 – 17 | Michael van Gerwen 98.90 | 4 – 1 | 6 – 4 | 8 – 7 | 11 – 9 |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Break 1 | Break 2 | Break 3 | Break 4 | Break 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | F | Michael van Gerwen 101.19 | 18 – 14 | Gerwyn Price 96.92 | 1 – 4 | 4 – 6 | 6 – 9 | 9 – 11 | 12 – 13 |
Draw
editTop averages
editThe table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match. In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.
| # | Player | Round | Average | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerwyn Price | Quarter-final | 104.64 | Won |
| 2 | Rob Cross | 2nd Round | 103.98 | Lost |
| 3 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 1st Round | 103.61 | Won |
| 4 | Peter Wright | 2nd Round | 103.50 | Won |
| 5 | José de Sousa | 2nd Round | 103.26 | Won |
| 6 | Gerwyn Price (2) | Semi-final | 102.37 | Won |
| 7 | Danny Noppert | 2nd Round | 102.36 | Won |
| 8 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | Quarter-final | 102.01 | Won |
| 9 | Michael van Gerwen | Quarter-final | 101.86 | Won |
| 10 | Michael van Gerwen (2) | Final | 101.19 | Won |
| 11 | Danny Noppert (2) | 1st Round | 100.70 | Won |
| 12 | Ryan Searle | 1st Round | 100.06 | Lost |
| 13 | Dimitri Van den Bergh (2) | 1st Round | 100.03 | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Wright outplays Van den Bergh to claim first World Matchplay title". PDC.tv. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Vintage Van Gerwen stuns Price to claim World Matchplay hat-trick". PDC.tv. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "World Matchplay Final: Michael van Gerwen beats Gerwyn Price at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool". SKY Sports. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "World Matchplay Darts: Gerwyn Price sets up blockbuster date with Michael van Gerwen in Blackpool". SKY Sports. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "PDC to introduce eight-player Betfred Women's World Matchplay". PDC.tv. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Increased prize funds confirmed for PDC televised events". PDC. Retrieved 3 July 2022.