2022 World Series of Darts
The 2022 World Series of Darts was a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Six World Series events and one finals event, which like the previous year took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands, were held.[1]
After delays in 2020 and 2021, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, three new venues made their debuts with New York City replacing Las Vegas for the US Darts Masters, and two Australian events were moved to new cities in Wollongong and Townsville. A fourth new venue was added on 11 April, with the Dutch Darts Masters making its debut at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, scheduled for 24–25 June,[2] meaning that Amsterdam hosted two events in the 2022 World Series.
Just before the Oceanic events, it was announced that the winner and runner-up of the Queensland Masters and New South Wales Masters will receive boomerang-style trophies in honour of Kyle Anderson, who died in 2021, with the best Oceanic player across the 3 Oceanic World Series events (Queensland, New South Wales and New Zealand) receiving the Kyle Anderson Memorial Trophy.[3] For his run to the semi-finals of the Queensland Masters, Gordon Mathers was awarded the trophy following the conclusion of the New Zealand Masters.[4]
Prize money
[edit]| Stage | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | £20,000 |
| Runner-up | £10,000 |
| Semi-finals | £5,000 |
| Quarter-finals | £2,500 |
| First round | £1,250 |
| Total | £60,000 |
| Stage | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | £70,000 |
| Runner-up | £30,000 |
| Semi-finals | £20,000 |
| Quarter-finals | £15,000 |
| Second round | £7,500 |
| First round | £5,000 |
| Total | £300,000 |
World Series events
[edit]| No. | Date | Event | Venue | Champion | Legs | Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–4 June | US Darts Masters |  New York City, Hulu Theater
|
Michael Smith 
|
8–4 |  Michael van Gerwen
|
[6] |
| 2 | 10–11 June | Nordic Darts Masters |  Copenhagen, Forum Copenhagen
|
Dimitri Van den Bergh 
|
11–5 |  Gary Anderson
|
[7] |
| 3 | 24–25 June | Dutch Darts Masters | Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
|
Dimitri Van den Bergh
|
8–2 | Dirk van Duijvenbode
|
[8] |
| 4 | 12–13 August | Queensland Darts Masters |  Townsville, Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
8–5 |  Gerwyn Price
|
[9] |
| 5 | 19–20 August | New South Wales Darts Masters | Wollongong, WIN Entertainment Centre
|
Jonny Clayton
|
8–1 | James Wade
|
[10] |
| 6 | 26–27 August | New Zealand Darts Masters |  Hamilton, Globox Arena
|
Gerwyn Price
|
8–4 | Jonny Clayton
|
[11] |
| 7 | 16–18 September | World Series of Darts Finals | Amsterdam, AFAS Live
|
Gerwyn Price
|
11–10 | Dirk van Duijvenbode
|
[12] |
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 World Series of Darts schedule confirmed". PDC.
- ^ "Dutch Darts Masters completes 2022 World Series schedule". PDC. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Kyle Anderson remembered amongst unique World Series trophies". PDC. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Mathers crowned inaugural winner of Kyle Anderson Memorial Trophy". PDC. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ a b "PDC Order of Merit Rules". Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "New York glory for Smith in bet365 US Darts Masters". PDC. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Van den Bergh dominates in Denmark to claim Nordic Darts Masters glory". PDC. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Dominant Van den Bergh claims Viaplay Dutch Darts Masters glory". PDC. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Van Gerwen powers past Price to win PalmerBet Queensland Darts Masters". PDC. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Clinical Clayton dominates Wade to win New South Wales Darts Masters". PDC. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Price powers past Clayton to claim NZ Darts Masters glory". PDC. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Price edges out Van Duijvenbode to win Jack's World Series of Darts Finals". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2022.