The 2022
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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
The 2022 PDC Women's Series consists of 20 darts tournaments on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour.
Prize money
The prize money for the Women's Series events remained the same from 2021, with each event having a prize fund of £5,000.
This is how the prize m ...
Order of Merit, competing in a knockout format, with the winner earning a place in the
2022 Grand Slam of Darts
The 2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts, was the sixteenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place at the Aldersley Leisure Village, Aldersley, Wolverhampton, 12–20 November 2022.
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and the
2023 PDC World Championship. The tournament was held at the
Winter Gardens in
Blackpool on 24 July 2022.
Fallon Sherrock
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won the title, defeating
Aileen de Graaf 6–3 in the final.
Format
The format was confirmed on 30 June 2022, with the tournament using a
leg
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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). 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
The 2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts, was the sixteenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place at the Aldersley Leisure Village, Aldersley, Wolverhampton, 12–20 November 2022.
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. 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.
Qualifiers
The eight qualifiers for the tournament were the top 8 ranked players on the
2022 PDC Women's Series
The 2022 PDC Women's Series consists of 20 darts tournaments on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour.
Prize money
The prize money for the Women's Series events remained the same from 2021, with each event having a prize fund of £5,000.
This is how the prize m ...
Order of Merit after the first 12 events.
The qualifiers were:
Draw
References
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Women's World Matchplay
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