2022 Masters (darts)

2022 Ladbrokes Masters
Tournament information
Dates	28–30 January 2022
Venue	Marshall Arena
Location	Milton Keynes
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs Final: best of 21 legs
Prize fund	£220,000
Winner's share	£60,000
High checkout	170   Dimitri Van den Bergh (second round)
Champion(s)
Joe Cullen
«2021 2023»

The 2022 Ladbrokes Masters was the tenth staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held from 28 to 30 January 2022 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.

Jonny Clayton was the defending champion after beating Mervyn King 11–8 in the 2021 final, but he lost 11–6 to Dave Chisnall in the semi-finals. ^[1]

Joe Cullen won his first televised title by defeating Chisnall 11–9 in the final. ^[2] He subsequently earned a place in the 2022 Premier League Darts, for the first time in his career.

This event was the last PDC event to use dartboards provided by Unicorn, as they announced that they would end their 25-year association with the PDC following this event. ^[3]

Qualifiers

The Masters featured the top 24 players in the PDC Order of Merit after the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship, with the top 8 automatically qualifying for the second round. Dirk van Duijvenbode, Ryan Searle, Luke Humphries and Gabriel Clemens made their debuts in the event.

Danny Noppert, who was due to be making his debut as 18th seed, withdrew after the draw for family reasons and was replaced by Simon Whitlock. ^[4]

On 24 January, it was announced that Nathan Aspinall had withdrawn from the tournament, due to injury, and was replaced by Devon Petersen, who became the fifth debutant. ^[5]

The following players took part in the tournament:

1.   Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)
2.   Peter Wright (second round)
3.   Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
4.   James Wade (second round)
5.   Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
6.   Gary Anderson (second round)
7.   José de Sousa (semi-finals)
8.   Jonny Clayton (semi-finals)
9.   Dimitri Van den Bergh (second round)
10.   Rob Cross (second round)
11. Joe Cullen (champion)
12.   Krzysztof Ratajski (second round)
13.   Dave Chisnall (runner-up)
14.   Nathan Aspinall (withdrew)
15.   Dirk van Duijvenbode (first round)
16.   Ryan Searle (second round)
17.   Mervyn King (first round)
18.   Danny Noppert (withdrew)
19.   Luke Humphries (second round)
20.   Stephen Bunting (first round)
21.   Gabriel Clemens (first round)
22.   Daryl Gurney (first round)
23.   Brendan Dolan (first round)
24.   Ian White (first round)
25.   Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
26.   Devon Petersen (first round)

Prize money

The prize money was £220,000 in total, the same as 2021. ^[6]

Stage (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £220,000)
Winner	(1)	£60,000
Runner-up	(1)	£25,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£17,500
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£10,000
Second round losers	(8)	£5,000
First round losers	(8)	£2,500

Draw

	First round (best of 11 legs) 28 January [7]					Second round (best of 19 legs) 29 January					Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 30 January					Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 30 January					Final (best of 21 legs) 30 January
	16	Ryan Searle 91.17	6			1	Gerwyn Price 95.38	10
	17	Mervyn King 83.86	1			16	Ryan Searle 95.33	8
											1	Gerwyn Price 98.38	8
											8	Jonny Clayton 104.19	10
	9	Dimitri Van den Bergh 105.31	6			8	Jonny Clayton 100.60	10
	24	Ian White 101.78	1			9	Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.08	9
																8	Jonny Clayton 98.43	6
																13	Dave Chisnall 97.45	11
	13	Dave Chisnall 92.97	6			4	James Wade 94.04	4
	20	Stephen Bunting 89.83	0			13	Dave Chisnall 100.19	10
											13	Dave Chisnall 97.47	10
											5	Michael Smith 99.33	8
	12	Krzysztof Ratajski 88.17	6			5	Michael Smith 105.49	10
	21	Gabriel Clemens 87.56	5			12	Krzysztof Ratajski 93.38	6
																					13	Dave Chisnall 90.23	9
																					11	Joe Cullen 96.89	11
	15	Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.47	2			2	Peter Wright 96.55	8
	Alt	Simon Whitlock 100.34	6			Alt	Simon Whitlock 93.02	10
											Alt	Simon Whitlock 93.95	9
											7	José de Sousa 96.23	10
	10	Rob Cross 88.42	6			7	José de Sousa 98.70	10
	23	Brendan Dolan 85.35	2			10	Rob Cross 91.37	7
																7	José de Sousa 96.54	8
																11	Joe Cullen 101.62	11
	Alt	Devon Petersen 87.99	1			3	Michael van Gerwen 91.54	10
	19	Luke Humphries 92.67	6			19	Luke Humphries 91.79	9
											3	Michael van Gerwen 93.57	7
											11	Joe Cullen 92.60	10
	11	Joe Cullen 99.24	6			6	Gary Anderson 91.23	1
	22	Daryl Gurney 95.63	2			11	Joe Cullen 106.30	10

References

1. "Clayton wins Ladbrokes Masters and final Premier League place". PDC. 31 January 2021.
2. Allen, Dave (30 January 2022). "Emotional Cullen secures maiden TV title at Ladbrokes Masters". PDC.
3. "UNICORN DARTS AIM HIGHER IN 2022 WITH LAUNCH OF 'FOR EVERY PLAYER' CAMPAIGN". Unicorn Darts. 26 January 2022.
4. Allen, Dave. "Noppert to miss Ladbrokes Masters as Whitlock steps in". PDC . Retrieved 10 January 2022.
5. "Aspinall withdraws Ladbrokes Masters, due to injury". PDC . Retrieved 24 January 2022.
6. "PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC".
7. "Ladbrokes Masters 2022: Dimitri Van den Bergh and Simon Whitlock impress, Ryan Searle sets up Gerwyn Price clash". Sky Sports . 29 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2025.