2022 Women's World Matchplay

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2022 Betfred Women's World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates24 July 2022
Venue Winter Gardens
Location Blackpool
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £25,000
Winner's share£10,000
High checkout142 Flag of England.svg Fallon Sherrock
(final)
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock
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The 2022 Betfred Women's World Matchplay was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament featured the top eight players on the 2022 PDC Women's Series Order of Merit, competing in a knockout format, with the winner earning a place in the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts. The tournament was held at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on 24 July 2022. [1]

Contents

Fallon Sherrock won the title, defeating Aileen de Graaf 6–3 in the final. [2]

Format

The format was confirmed on 30 June 2022, with the tournament using a leg format. The quarter-finals are the best of 7 legs (or first to 4 legs), the semi-finals are the best of 9 legs (or first to 5 legs), and the final is the best of 11 legs (or first to 6 legs). [3] Unlike the men's edition the matches didn't have to be won by two clear legs.

Prize money

The total prize fund was £25,000. The winner of the tournament also got a spot in the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts. It was then later confirmed that the winner of this, and all future Women's World Matchplay tournaments will qualify for the PDC World Darts Championship. [4]

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £25,000)
Winner(1)£10,000
Runner-up(1)£5,000
Semi-finalists(2)£2,500
Quarter-finalists(4)£1,250

Qualifiers

The eight qualifiers for the tournament were the top 8 ranked players on the 2022 PDC Women's Series Order of Merit after the first 12 events. [5]

The qualifiers were:

  1. Flag of England.svg   Lisa Ashton (semi-finals)
  2. Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock (champion)
  3. Flag of England.svg   Lorraine Winstanley (semi-finals)
  4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Aileen de Graaf (runner-up)
  5. Flag of England.svg   Laura Turner (quarter-finals)
  6. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Rhian Griffiths (quarter-finals)
  7. Flag of Ireland.svg   Katie Sheldon (quarter-finals)
  8. Flag of Scotland.svg   Chloe O'Brien (quarter-finals)

Draw

Quarter-finals
(best of 7 legs)

24 July
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)

24 July
Final
(best of 11 legs)

24 July
         
1 Flag of England.svg   Lisa Ashton 67.554
8 Flag of Scotland.svg   Chloe O'Brien 61.170
1 Flag of England.svg   Lisa Ashton 72.154
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Aileen de Graaf 73.435
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Aileen de Graaf 80.634
5 Flag of England.svg   Laura Turner 69.841
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Aileen de Graaf 76.303
2 Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock 82.416
2 Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock 80.614
7 Flag of Ireland.svg   Katie Sheldon 73.782
2 Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock 81.655
3 Flag of England.svg   Lorraine Winstanley 76.932
3 Flag of England.svg   Lorraine Winstanley 71.984
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Rhian Griffiths 71.263

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