2022 Masters (darts)

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2022 Ladbrokes Masters
Tournament information
Dates28–30 January 2022
Venue Marshall Arena
Location Milton Keynes
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Final: best of 21 legs
Prize fund£220,000
Winner's share£60,000
High checkout170 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh
(second round)
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen
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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.

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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On 24 January, it was announced that Nathan Aspinall had withdrawn from the tournament, due to injury, and was replaced by Devon Petersen, who became the fifth debutant.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. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)
  2. Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright (second round)
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
  4. Flag of England.svg   James Wade (second round)
  5. Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
  6. Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson (second round)
  7. Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa (semi-finals)
  8. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton (semi-finals)
  9. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh (second round)
  10. Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross (second round)
  11. Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen (champion)
  12. Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski (second round)
  13. Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall (runner-up)
  14. Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall (withdrew)
  15. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode (first round)
  16. Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle (second round)
  17. Flag of England.svg   Mervyn King (first round)
  18. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert (withdrew)
  19. Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries (second round)
  20. Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting (first round)
  21. Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens (first round)
  22. Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney (first round)
  23. Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan (first round)
  24. Flag of England.svg   Ian White (first round)
  25. Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
  26. Flag of South Africa.svg   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		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 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 91.1761 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 95.3810
17 Flag of England.svg   Mervyn King 83.86116 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 95.338
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 98.388
8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 104.1910
9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 105.3168 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 100.6010
24 Flag of England.svg   Ian White 101.7819 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.089
8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 98.436
13 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 97.4511
13 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 92.9764 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 94.044
20 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 89.83013 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 100.1910
13 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 97.4710
5 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 99.338
12 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 88.1765 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 105.4910
21 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 87.56512 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 93.386
13 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 90.239
11 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 96.8911
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.4722 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 96.558
Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 100.346Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 93.0210
Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 93.959
7 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 96.2310
10 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 88.4267 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 98.7010
23 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 85.35210 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 91.377
7 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 96.548
11 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 101.6211
Alt Flag of South Africa.svg   Devon Petersen 87.9913 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 91.5410
19 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 92.67619 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 91.799
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 93.577
11 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 92.6010
11 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 99.2466 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 91.231
22 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 95.63211 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 106.3010

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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".
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