2022 PDC Players Championship series

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The 2022 PDC Players Championship series consisted of 30 darts tournaments on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour.

Contents

The Top 64 on the Players Championship Order of Merit qualified for the 2022 Players Championship Finals. [1]

Prize money

The prize money for the Players Championship events rose from 2021 levels, with each event having a prize fund of £100,000. [2]

This is how the prize money was divided:

Stage (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £100,000)
Winner(1)£12,000
Runner-up(1)£8,000
Semi-finalists(2)£4,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£3,000
Fourth round(8)£2,000
Third round(16)£1,250
Second round(32)£750
First round(64)N/A

February

Players Championship 1

Players Championship 1 was contested on Saturday 5 February 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Luke Humphries, who defeated Ryan Searle 8–4 in the final. [3]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
16 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 87.111
9 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 115.026
9 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 103.827
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 102.735
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 107.366
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 92.690
9 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 94.054
14 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 100.558
Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 98.215
26 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 95.946
26 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 98.446
14 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 96.707
14 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 95.326
6 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 101.695

Players Championship 2

Players Championship 2 was contested on Sunday 6 February 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Ian White hit a nine-dart finish against Mensur Suljović. The tournament was won by Peter Wright , who defeated Gerwyn Price 8–5 in the final. [4]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 103.976
Flag of England.svg   Stephen Burton 84.801
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 98.337
Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar 94.290
Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar 98.666
21 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 94.853
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 96.555
3 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 95.378
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 99.716
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld 94.241
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 98.453
3 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 104.587
3 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 99.236
11 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 99.264

Players Championship 3

Players Championship 3 was contested on Saturday 12 February 2022 at the Robin Park Sports Centre in Wigan. Matt Campbell hit a nine-dart finish against Damon Heta. The tournament was won by Joe Cullen , who defeated Damon Heta 8–4 in the final. [5] [6]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
17 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 94.764
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 93.466
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 102.064
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 109.037
Flag of England.svg   Joe Murnan 94.763
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 106.306
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 99.374
6 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 95.358
  Flag of Ireland.svg   Keane Barry 101.845
Flag of England.svg   Connor Scutt 95.316
Flag of England.svg   Connor Scutt 85.765
6 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 89.637
3 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 90.655
6 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 101.496

Players Championship 4

Players Championship 4 was contested on Sunday 13 February 2022 at the Robin Park Sports Centre in Wigan. The tournament was won by Joe Cullen , who defeated Dimitri Van den Bergh 8–1 in the final. [7]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 104.596
9 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 102.615
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 102.295
4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 94.167
4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 103.176
12 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 99.525
4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 102.348
14 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.061
15 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 99.176
23 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 98.355
15 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 92.734
14 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 99.757
14 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 108.566
22 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 102.455

March

Players Championship 5

Players Championship 5 was contested on Saturday 19 March 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Joe Cullen hit a nine-dart finish against James Wilson , whilst Josh Rock also did the same against Dave Chisnall . The tournament was won by Damon Heta, who defeated Gary Anderson 8–6 in the final. [8]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 113.456
8 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 104.562
Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 104.237
4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 91.223
4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 105.596
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 108.883
Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 103.426
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 107.278
18 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 87.863
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 95.226
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 91.987
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 92.874
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 95.904
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.396

Players Championship 6

Players Championship 6 was contested on Sunday 20 March 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Danny Noppert hit a nine-dart finish in his loss to Ricky Evans . The tournament was won by Jim Williams , who defeated Ricky Evans 8–6 in the final. [9]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 82.651
24 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 98.196
24 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 95.315
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jim Williams 96.177
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jim Williams 93.236
5 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 100.223
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jim Williams 89.928
Flag of England.svg   Ricky Evans 85.796
Flag of England.svg   Ian White 103.114
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 96.376
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 95.804
Flag of England.svg   Ricky Evans 95.177
Flag of England.svg   Ricky Evans 89.156
22 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 88.123

Players Championship 7

Players Championship 7 was contested on Saturday 26 March 2022 at the H+ Hotel in Niedernhausen. José de Sousa hit a nine-dart finish against Keane Barry, whilst Raymond van Barneveld also did the same against Adam Hunt . The tournament was won by Gerwyn Price, who defeated Madars Razma 8–4 in the final. [10]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 102.976
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 96.633
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 90.647
5 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 100.446
Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 93.763
5 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 101.246
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 101.028
Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 93.054
  Flag of England.svg   Gary Blades 78.283
Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 80.256
  Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 94.757
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets 90.283
3 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 86.384
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets 94.146

Players Championship 8

Players Championship 8 was contested on Sunday 27 March 2022 at the H+ Hotel in Niedernhausen. The tournament was won by Michael van Gerwen, who defeated Martin Schindler 8–4 in the final. [11]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
16 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 91.426
9 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 87.932
16 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 98.507
21 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 94.932
13 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 90.084
21 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 95.966
16 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 98.604
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 102.428
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 101.656
10 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 101.634
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 97.497
6 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 97.075
14 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 92.635
6 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 94.116

April

Players Championship 9

Players Championship 9 was contested on Friday 1 April 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Simon Whitlock hit a nine-dart finish against Mike De Decker. The tournament was won by Danny Jansen , who defeated Andrew Gilding 8–6 in the final. [12]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mario Vandenbogaerde 89.624
25 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 90.556
25 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 96.416
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Jansen 96.367
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Jansen 92.906
21 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 91.894
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Jansen 95.518
Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 95.376
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 101.072
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 103.286
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 94.094
Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 98.837
3 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 95.613
Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 104.906

Players Championship 10

Players Championship 10 was contested on Saturday 2 April 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Michael van Gerwen, who defeated Peter Wright 8–4 in the final. [13]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith 92.843
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 93.646
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 103.633
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 108.347
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 101.196
21 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 106.935
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 97.824
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 96.598
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 94.786
26 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 92.575
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 100.047
3 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 93.796
3 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 92.436
11 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 96.175

Players Championship 11

Players Championship 11 was contested on Sunday 3 April 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Madars Razma hit a nine-dart finish against Michael Unterbuchner. The tournament was won by Ryan Searle , who defeated Nathan Aspinall 8–3 in the final. [14]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 93.310
9 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 100.206
9 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 96.857
5 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 101.906
4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 100.865
5 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 106.006
9 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 103.028
19 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 100.883
31 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Vincent van der Voort 83.052
23 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 100.496
23 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 92.335
19 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 105.837
19 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 93.386
27 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 90.472

Players Championship 12

Players Championship 12 was contested on Saturday 9 April 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Dirk van Duijvenbode, who defeated Ryan Searle 8–7 in the final. [15]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Gordon Mathers 89.663
9 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 95.596
9 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 85.022
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 98.797
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 88.030
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 96.976
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 98.048
6 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 104.057
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 99.203
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 99.176
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 97.312
6 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 97.637
Flag of Spain.svg   José Justicia 101.675
6 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 106.646

Players Championship 13

Players Championship 13 was contested on Sunday 10 April 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Nathan Aspinall, who defeated Matt Campbell 8–6 in the final. [16]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of England.svg   Martin Lukeman 89.274
24 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 92.316
24 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 97.912
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell 96.847
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell 91.456
28 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Martijn Kleermaker 92.193
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell 91.416
14 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 96.418
15 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 90.576
Flag of England.svg   Scott Waites 86.661
15 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 81.303
14 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 91.227
14 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 94.176
6 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 89.913

May

Players Championship 14

Players Championship 14 was contested on Tuesday 10 May 2022 at the Robin Park Sports Centre in Wigan. Damon Heta and Ross Smith hit nine-dart finishes against Keegan Brown and Geert De Vos respectively. The tournament was won by Michael Smith , who defeated John O'Shea 8–5 in the final. [17]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of England.svg   James Wilson 95.594
8 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 97.656
8 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 98.407
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 97.332
Flag of England.svg   Ritchie Edhouse 96.504
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 104.266
8 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 101.398
Flag of Ireland.svg   John O'Shea 93.815
15 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 96.686
10 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 93.203
15 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 86.164
Flag of Ireland.svg   John O'Shea 87.887
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Maik Kuivenhoven 88.674
Flag of Ireland.svg   John O'Shea 90.566

Players Championship 15

Players Championship 15 was contested on Wednesday 11 May 2022 at the Robin Park Sports Centre in Wigan. Nathan Girvan and Michael Smith hit nine-dart finishes against Adrian Lewis and Florian Hempel respectively. The tournament was won by Michael Smith , who defeated Callan Rydz 8–3 in the final. [18]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Alan Soutar 85.116
Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 91.384
Flag of Scotland.svg   Alan Soutar 90.373
4 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 92.737
4 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 114.906
Flag of Germany.svg   Florian Hempel 94.642
4 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 109.958
18 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 104.133
18 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 102.656
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 103.114
18 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 104.077
27 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Joyce 91.791
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 98.224
27 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Joyce 96.526

June

Players Championship 16

Players Championship 16 was contested on Tuesday 14 June 2022 at the H+ Hotel in Niedernhausen. The tournament was won by Michael Smith . [19]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 91.214
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 100.436
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 93.977
29 Flag of Ireland.svg   Keane Barry 91.021
29 Flag of Ireland.svg   Keane Barry 95.426
Flag of Scotland.svg   John Henderson 79.252
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 107.296
2 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 105.588
2 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 103.966
26 Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 92.072
2 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 106.247
Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 103.513
Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 93.476
11 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 94.864

Players Championship 17

Players Championship 17 was contested on Wednesday 15 June 2022 at the H+ Hotel in Niedernhausen. The tournament was won by Scott Williams , who became only the third player after Joe Murnan and Krzysztof Ratajski to win a Players Championship event without being a Tour Card holder. [20]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 79.522
8 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 89.866
8 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 98.927
21 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Kim Huybrechts 97.914
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 86.440
21 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Kim Huybrechts 107.366
8 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 86.505
Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 91.798
18 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 99.706
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 97.112
18 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 89.364
Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 86.087
3 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 101.754
Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 98.436

July

Players Championship 18

Players Championship 18 was contested on Friday 8 July 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Dimitri Van den Bergh hit a nine-dart finish against Ryan Meikle . The tournament was won by Dirk van Duijvenbode . [21]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 105.752
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 105.446
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 102.257
29 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 95.224
29 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 100.606
28 Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 91.402
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 100.208
27 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 90.630
18 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 96.252
7 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 102.456
7 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 94.396
27 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 92.097
19 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 85.013
27 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 101.206

Players Championship 19

Players Championship 19 was contested on Saturday 9 July 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Danny Noppert . [22]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 104.786
Flag of England.svg   Jamie Hughes 100.513
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 96.023
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 95.567
29 Flag of Austria.svg   Rowby-John Rodriguez 86.971
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 98.266
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 96.868
27 Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 98.676
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld 89.774
7 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 97.666
7 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 92.306
27 Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 94.527
Flag of England.svg   Lee Evans 80.081
27 Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 89.386

Players Championship 20

Players Championship 20 was contested on Sunday 10 July 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Nathan Rafferty hit a nine-dart finish against Dave Chisnall . The tournament was won by Adrian Lewis . [23]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
  Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Kciuk 92.144
Flag placeholder.svg  Boris Koltsov 91.92 [a] 6
Flag placeholder.svg  Boris Koltsov 82.417
13 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 83.983
13 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 93.356
Flag of England.svg   Steve Beaton 84.092
Flag placeholder.svg  Boris Koltsov 92.734
26 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 103.028
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 96.984
26 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 99.976
26 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 98.897
6 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 94.102
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jermaine Wattimena 92.755
6 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 91.326
  1. Boris Koltsov, of Russia, has competed under a neutral designation since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Players Championship 21

Players Championship 21 was contested on Monday 11 July 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Brendan Dolan . [24]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of England.svg   Keegan Brown 87.843
25 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 91.016
25 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 96.677
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 98.224
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 95.596
Flag of Austria.svg   Mensur Suljović 89.652
25 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 97.108
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 95.525
15 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 103.356
7 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 96.744
15 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 94.254
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 99.627
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 102.676
6 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 97.293

August

Players Championship 22

Players Championship 22 was contested on Wednesday 3 August 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. José de Sousa and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez hit nine-dart finishes against Mervyn King and Dimitri Van den Bergh respectively. The tournament was won by Nathan Aspinall . [25]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 102.762
8 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 107.286
8 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 89.586
5 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 87.277
20 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 92.364
5 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 91.496
5 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 97.188
14 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 91.373
2 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 98.134
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 95.346
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 99.005
14 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 97.737
14 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 97.056
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.485

Players Championship 23

Players Championship 23 was contested on Thursday 4 August 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Jack Main hit a nine-dart finish against Rob Cross . The tournament was won by Keegan Brown . [26]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Alan Soutar 88.352
Flag of England.svg   Ted Evetts 88.756
Flag of England.svg   Ted Evetts 88.356
4 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 89.177
4 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 92.266
Flag of England.svg   Shaun Wilkinson 83.341
4 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 89.057
Flag of England.svg   Keegan Brown 93.878
2 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 88.553
10 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 101.576
10 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 95.964
Flag of England.svg   Keegan Brown 101.867
Flag of England.svg   Keegan Brown 91.176
22 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 88.564

Players Championship 24

Players Championship 24 was contested on Friday 5 August 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Jack Main hit a nine-dart finish against Niels Zonneveld . The tournament was won by Rob Cross . [27]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 100.296
9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 103.643
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 111.147
12 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 89.573
20 Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 84.855
12 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 86.516
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 97.413
3 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 98.878
18 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 88.456
26 Flag of Austria.svg   Mensur Suljović 84.953
18 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 97.674
3 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 109.497
3 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 91.026
11 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 94.304

October

Players Championship 25

Players Championship 25 was contested on Thursday 20 October 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Dave Chisnall . [28]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 99.092
8 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 114.626
8 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 98.827
13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 97.206
13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 92.546
Flag of England.svg   Mervyn King 97.044
8 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 100.638
26 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 97.144
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 113.742
26 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 112.666
26 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 108.737
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 102.783
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 101.606
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 96.121

Players Championship 26

Players Championship 26 was contested on Friday 21 October 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Jonny Clayton hit a nine-dart finish against Ryan Meikle . The tournament was won by Damon Heta . [29]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Damian Mol 96.044
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.726
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.737
Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar 86.222
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Alan Soutar 88.851
Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar 105.036
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 90.694
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 103.528
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 104.736
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell 98.183
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 103.137
11 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 101.643
3 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 85.682
11 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 94.006

Players Championship 27

Players Championship 27 was contested on Saturday 22 October 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Ryan Searle hit a nine-dart finish against Ryan Joyce . The tournament was won by Rob Cross . [30]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
32 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 109.486
Flag of Scotland.svg   Alan Soutar 97.131
32 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 98.425
4 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 110.907
4 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 99.766
21 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 92.142
4 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 94.108
7 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 96.634
15 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 98.293
7 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 101.786
7 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 90.027
Flag of England.svg   Ryan Meikle 86.812
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 97.524
Flag of England.svg   Ryan Meikle 98.586

Players Championship 28

Players Championship 28 was contested on Sunday 23 October 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Josh Rock . [31]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 102.216
Flag of Germany.svg   Max Hopp 95.983
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 96.867
Flag of Germany.svg   Ricardo Pietreczko 85.422
  Flag of Germany.svg   Ricardo Pietreczko 96.316
Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 88.491
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 102.965
19 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 108.078
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 114.156
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 91.830
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 96.853
19 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 102.067
19 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 106.746
22 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 88.561

November

Players Championship 29

Players Championship 29 was contested on Friday 4 November 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Gerwyn Price . [32]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
8 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 115.576
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jermaine Wattimena 95.721
8 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 94.993
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 100.387
  Flag of Ireland.svg   William O'Connor 94.222
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 100.666
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 94.374
10 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 102.258
15 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 90.190
10 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 106.096
10 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 95.857
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 95.574
3 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 97.914
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 97.216

Players Championship 30

Players Championship 30 was contested on Saturday 5 November 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by James Wade . [33]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
16 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 92.914
Flag of England.svg   Steve Beaton 102.996
Flag of England.svg   Steve Beaton 94.917
5 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 93.454
13 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 103.595
5 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 104.776
Flag of England.svg   Steve Beaton 93.996
26 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 94.828
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jermaine Wattimena 93.515
26 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 89.636
26 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 98.377
11 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 91.814
Flag of England.svg   Connor Scutt 93.955
11 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 94.026

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