2022 World Matchplay

2022 Betfred World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates16–24 July 2022
VenueWinter Gardens
LocationBlackpool, England
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£800,000
Winner's share£200,000
Nine-dart finishGerwyn Price (semi-finals)
High checkout170 Dirk van Duijvenbode (second round)
Champion(s)
 Michael van Gerwen
«2021 2023»

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.

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

All 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

The 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

The 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:

Schedule

Saturday, 16 July
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
Sunday, 17 July
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
Monday, 18 July
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
Tuesday, 19 July
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 —
Wednesday, 20 July
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
Thursday, 21 July
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
Friday, 22 July
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
Saturday, 23 July
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
Sunday, 24 July
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

First round
(best of 19 legs)
16–18 July 		Second round
(best of 21 legs)
19–20 July 		Quarter-finals
(best of 31 legs)
21–22 July 		Semi-finals
(best of 33 legs)
23 July 		Final
(best of 35 legs)
24 July
               
1  Peter Wright 97.42 10
 Madars Razma 89.42 4
1  Peter Wright 103.50 13
16  Krzysztof Ratajski 98.90 11
16  Krzysztof Ratajski 98.43 10
 Stephen Bunting 92.99 6
1  Peter Wright 99.42 14
9  Dimitri Van den Bergh 102.01 16
8  Jonny Clayton 97.74 7
 Rowby-John Rodriguez 99.00 10
 Rowby-John Rodriguez 96.10 6
9  Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.62 11
9  Dimitri Van den Bergh 100.03 10
 Callan Rydz 81.99 2
9  Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.32 14
4  Michael van Gerwen 98.90 17
4  Michael van Gerwen 89.66 10
 Adrian Lewis 88.33 7
4  Michael van Gerwen 97.12 11
13  Joe Cullen 90.19 5
13  Joe Cullen 95.72 10
 Damon Heta 88.93 2
4  Michael van Gerwen 101.86 16
 Nathan Aspinall 96.03 14
5  James Wade 85.20 10
 Martin Lukeman 83.18 4
5  James Wade 94.55 9
 Nathan Aspinall 97.28 11
12  Luke Humphries 93.59 5
 Nathan Aspinall 96.57 10
4  Michael van Gerwen 101.19 18
2  Gerwyn Price 96.92 14
2  Gerwyn Price 99.78 10
 Martin Schindler 95.21 8
2  Gerwyn Price 98.32 11
15  Dave Chisnall 93.91 8
15  Dave Chisnall 94.56 10
 Kim Huybrechts 95.30 7
2  Gerwyn Price 104.64 16
7  José de Sousa 97.98 14
7  José de Sousa 93.55 10
 Gabriel Clemens 92.77 6
7  José de Sousa 103.26 11
10  Rob Cross 103.98 8
10  Rob Cross 90.52 11
 Chris Dobey 89.67 9
2  Gerwyn Price 102.37 17
11  Danny Noppert 97.79 11
3  Michael Smith 98.23 11
 Andrew Gilding 95.73 9
3  Michael Smith 94.22 7
14  Dirk van Duijvenbode 98.00 11
14  Dirk van Duijvenbode 103.61 10
 Ryan Searle 100.06 8
14  Dirk van Duijvenbode 97.45 11
11  Danny Noppert 97.38 16
6  Gary Anderson 92.30 7
 Daryl Gurney 92.25 10
 Daryl Gurney 94.69 4
11  Danny Noppert 102.36 11
11  Danny Noppert 100.70 10
 Brendan Dolan 94.64 6

Top averages

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.

# 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

  1. ^ "Wright outplays Van den Bergh to claim first World Matchplay title". PDC.tv. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Vintage Van Gerwen stuns Price to claim World Matchplay hat-trick". PDC.tv. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ "World Matchplay Final: Michael van Gerwen beats Gerwyn Price at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool". SKY Sports. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ "World Matchplay Darts: Gerwyn Price sets up blockbuster date with Michael van Gerwen in Blackpool". SKY Sports. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ^ "PDC to introduce eight-player Betfred Women's World Matchplay". PDC.tv. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Increased prize funds confirmed for PDC televised events". PDC. Retrieved 3 July 2022.