The 2022
Betfred
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World Matchplay will be the 29th annual staging of the
World Matchplay, organised by the
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the World ...
. The tournament will take place at the
Winter Gardens,
Blackpool
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, from 16 to 24 July 2022.
Peter Wright is the defending champion after defeating
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Dimitri Van den Bergh (born 8 July 1994) is a Belgian professional darts player who currently competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a two-time World Youth Champion and the 2020 World Matchplay champion, after beating Gar ...
18–9 in
the 2021 final.
This tournament will also have a separate
women's event taking place on the day of the final of the main tournament.
Prize money
The prize fund will increase by £100,000 and rise to £800,000. It is unclear how it is going to be broken down as of yet.
Format
All games have to be won by two clear legs, with a game being extended if necessary for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a first to 10 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.
The first round is played first to 10 legs, second round first to 11 legs, quarter-finals first to 16 legs, semi-finals first to 17 legs and final first to 18 legs.
Qualification
The top 16 players on the
PDC Order of Merit The PDC Order of Merit is a world ranking system used by one of the darts organisations, the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Following the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship it superseded a world ranking system based on points being awarded fo ...
at the cut-off point on 11 July will be seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the
ProTour Order of Merit, not to have already qualified on the cut-off date will be unseeded.
As of 11 May 2022, the following players will qualify for the tournament:
PDC Order of Merit
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References
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