2022 US Darts Masters

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2022 bet365 US Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates3–4 June 2022
Venue Hulu Theater
Location New York City
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout130 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (x2)
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg   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.

Contents

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. Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright (semi-finals)
  2. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (semi-finals)
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)
  4. Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith (champion)
  5. Flag of England.svg   James Wade (quarter-finals)
  6. Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
  7. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton (quarter-finals)
  8. Flag of England.svg   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]

QualificationPlayer
PDC Tour Card Holders Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith (first round)
Flag of the United States.svg   Danny Baggish (first round)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell (first round)
Flag of the United States.svg   Jules van Dongen (first round)
CDC Qualifiers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron (first round)
Flag of the United States.svg   Leonard Gates (quarter-finals)
CDC Qualifier Order of Merit #1 Flag of the United States.svg  Doug Boehm(first round)
CDC Qualifier Order of Merit #2 Flag of the United States.svg   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 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 90.656
Flag of the United States.svg   Danny Baggish 82.624
1 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 90.868
Flag of the United States.svg   Leonard Gates 83.183
  Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock 71.442
Flag of the United States.svg   Leonard Gates 87.836
1 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 92.856
4 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 93.668
4 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 96.236
Flag of the United States.svg  Doug Boehm 91.223
4 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 93.168
Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 89.723
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 87.486
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell 87.683
4 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 99.148
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 96.794
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 90.736
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron 94.784
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 94.978
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 96.827
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 90.006
Flag of the United States.svg   Danny Lauby 87.072
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 97.994
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 99.618
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 96.246
Flag of the United States.svg   Jules van Dongen 90.604
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 98.588
Flag of England.svg   James Wade 88.993
  Flag of England.svg   James Wade 92.986
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith 90.672

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