Peter Wright was the previous champion, after defeating Ryan Searle 11–10 in the 2021 final.[1] However, he did not defend his title after withdrawing for family reasons.[2]
In a slight change to the usual format, and to avoid a direct clash with England’s2022 FIFA World Cup group match with the USA which took place on the evening of the opening night of the competition, all matches in the first round were played during the day in a single bumper session.[2]
Prize money
The 2022 Players Championship Finals prize fund remained at £500,000, before going up to £600,000 in 2023.[4]
The following is the breakdown of the fund:
Position (no. of players)
Prize money (Total: £500,000)
Winner
(1)
£100,000
Runner-up
(1)
£50,000
Semi-finalists
(2)
£25,000
Quarter-finalists
(4)
£15,000
Last 16 (third round)
(8)
£10,000
Last 32 (second round)
(16)
£5,000
Last 64 (first round)
(32)
£2,500
Qualification
The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit qualified, which is solely based on prize money won in the 30 Players Championship events during the season. Peter Wright withdrew from the event for family reasons and was directly replaced in the draw by Gian van Veen.[2]
The following players qualified:
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
The 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.
