2022 US Darts Masters

2022 bet365 US Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	3–4 June 2022
Venue	Hulu Theater
Location	New York City
Country	United States
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£60,000
Winner's share	£20,000
High checkout	130   Michael van Gerwen (x2)
Champion(s)
Michael Smith
«2019 2023»

The 2022 bet365 US Darts Masters was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first event in the 2022 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives, and 8 North American representatives), and was held at the Hulu Theater in New York City on 3–4 June 2022.

Nathan Aspinall was the defending champion after his 8–4 win over Michael Smith in the 2019 final, but he was not invited to take part in this tournament. ^[1]

Smith won his second World Series title after defeating Michael van Gerwen 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 the 8 players who would be their elite 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]

1.   Peter Wright (semi-finals)
2.   Gerwyn Price (semi-finals)
3.   Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)
4.   Michael Smith (champion)
5.   James Wade (quarter-finals)
6.   Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
7.   Jonny Clayton (quarter-finals)
8.   Fallon Sherrock (first round)

The North American qualifiers consisted of their four PDC Tour Card holders (Jeff Smith, Danny Baggish, Matt Campbell and Jules van Dongen), plus four spaces at the CDC qualifier in Indianapolis on May 13. The winner of each of the two qualifiers, plus the two highest ranked players on the Order of Merit qualified. ^[4]

Qualification	Player
PDC Tour Card Holders	Jeff Smith (first round)
	Danny Baggish (first round)
	Matt Campbell (first round)
	Jules van Dongen (first round)
CDC Qualifiers	David Cameron (first round)
	Leonard Gates (quarter-finals)
CDC Qualifier Order of Merit #1	Doug Boehm(first round)
CDC Qualifier Order of Merit #2	Danny Lauby (first round)

Draw

The draw was made on 1 June in Times Square by Rod Harrington. ^[5]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 3 June					Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 4 June					Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) 4 June					Final (best of 15 legs) 4 June
	1	Peter Wright 90.65	6
		Danny Baggish 82.62	4
						1	Peter Wright 90.86	8
							Leonard Gates 83.18	3
		Fallon Sherrock 71.44	2
		Leonard Gates 87.83	6
											1	Peter Wright 92.85	6
											4	Michael Smith 93.66	8
	4	Michael Smith 96.23	6
		Doug Boehm 91.22	3
						4	Michael Smith 93.16	8
							Gary Anderson 89.72	3
		Gary Anderson 87.48	6
		Matt Campbell 87.68	3
																4	Michael Smith 99.14	8
																3	Michael van Gerwen 96.79	4
	2	Gerwyn Price 90.73	6
		David Cameron 94.78	4
						2	Gerwyn Price 94.97	8
							Jonny Clayton 96.82	7
		Jonny Clayton 90.00	6
		Danny Lauby 87.07	2
											2	Gerwyn Price 97.99	4
											3	Michael van Gerwen 99.61	8
	3	Michael van Gerwen 96.24	6
		Jules van Dongen 90.60	4
						3	Michael van Gerwen 98.58	8
							James Wade 88.99	3
		James Wade 92.98	6
		Jeff Smith 90.67	2

References

1. "Dafabet US Darts Masters Glory For Aspinall". PDC. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. "New York glory for Smith in bet365 US Darts Masters". PDC. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
3. "PDC stars confirmed for 2022 World Series of Darts events". PDC. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
4. "Smith, Baggish, Campbell & Van Dongen confirmed for Bet365 US Darts Masters". PDC. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
5. "Wright meets Baggish - bet365 US Darts Masters draw made". PDC. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.