2022 New Zealand Darts Masters

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2022 TAB New Zealand Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates26–27 August 2022
Venue Globox Arena
Location Hamilton
CountryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout150 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh
Champion(s)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price
«2019 2023»

The 2022 TAB New Zealand Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the sixth entry in the 2022 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Globox Arena in Hamilton, New Zealand on 26–27 August 2022.

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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Raymond van Barneveld 8–1 in the 2019 final. [1] However, he was defeated by Jonny Clayton 3–6 in the quarter-finals.

Gerwyn Price won his first World Series title (excluding the World Series Finals in 2020) after beating Clayton 8–4 in the final. [2]

Prize money

The total prize fund remained at £60,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £60,000)
Winner(1)£20,000
Runner-up(1)£10,000
Semi-finalists(2)£5,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£2,500
First round(8)£1,250

Qualifiers

The PDC announced 6 of the 8 players who have been their representatives at the event on 11 April 2022, including Fallon Sherrock, who was denied her chance to appear on the 2020 World Series of Darts circuit, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] On 30 May 2022, it was announced that Jonny Clayton and Joe Cullen would complete the field of PDC representatives. [4]

On 27 July, it was announced that Peter Wright had withdrawn from the three Oceania events for medical reasons, and so was replaced by the current World Series Order of Merit leader Dimitri Van den Bergh . [5]

The seeding are based on the World Series Order of Merit following the first 5 events.

  1. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh (semi-finals)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
  3. Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith (semi-finals)
  4. Flag of England.svg   James Wade (quarter-finals)
  5. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (champion)
  6. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton (runner-up)
  7. Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen (quarter-finals)
  8. Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock (first round)

The Oceanic qualifiers consisted of their three PDC Tour Card holders (Damon Heta, Simon Whitlock and Gordon Mathers), plus the top two on the DPNZ Order of Merit, the two New Zealand players who won the DPNZ qualifiers, along with one Australian player from the DPA qualifier.

QualificationPlayer
PDC Tour Card Holders Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta (first round)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock (first round)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Gordon Mathers (first round)
DPNZ Order of Merit #1 Flag of New Zealand.svg   Ben Robb (first round)
DPNZ Order of Merit #2 Flag of New Zealand.svg   Warren Parry (first round)
DPNZ Qualifiers Flag of New Zealand.svg   Bernie Smith (first round)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Kayden Milne(quarter-finals)
DPA Qualifier Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Mal Cuming (first round)

Draw

First round
(best of 11 legs)
26 August
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
27 August
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
27 August
Final
(best of 15 legs)
27 August
            
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 100.376
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 93.864
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 81.996
Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 86.495
  Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 92.526
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 91.902
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.434
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 92.237
4 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 96.096
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Gordon Mathers 89.455
4 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 93.802
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 94.196
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 104.956
Flag of New Zealand.svg   Ben Robb 93.333
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 93.158
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 96.314
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 99.106
Flag of New Zealand.svg   Bernie Smith 90.553
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 92.553
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 98.326
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 88.146
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Mal Cuming 78.551
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 90.707
3 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 95.415
3 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 83.076
Flag of New Zealand.svg   Warren Parry 83.213
3 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 99.106
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Kayden Milne 76.830
  Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock 82.445
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Kayden Milne 79.076

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