The 2022 World Seniors Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Championship) was the first

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organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour and was held at the

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between 3 and 6 February 2022. The event was open to players over the age of 50, and was a joint venture between MODUS Sports and Jason Francis, which organised

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and

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of Snooker in 2017–18. Target Darts were announced as one of the leading sponsors for the 2022 World Seniors Darts Championship. The World Seniors Darts Championship was broadcast in

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and Switzerland. Robert Thornton became the inaugural champion, defeating

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5–1 in the final.

Prize money

The prize fund for the event was £72,500, with £30,000 going to the champion.

Qualifiers

The first player announced to take part in the event on 3 April 2021 was 16-time world champion Phil Taylor. The 24-player field comprised 11 former PDC and BDO World Champions, plus a further 11 invited players. Two further places were completed by a qualifying event which took place 13–14 November 2021 at The Crucible Club in

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. Current PDC Tour Card holders were ineligible, ruling out world champions Richie Burnett, Peter Wright, Gary Anderson, Raymond van Barneveld,

Steve Beaton Steve Beaton (born 5 April 1964) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the BDO World Darts Championship in 1996 and is a former World No. 1. Background Beaton was born in Co ...

Glen Durrant Glen Durrant (born 24 November 1970), nicknamed "Duzza", is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He previously won the BDO World Darts Championship three times consecutively fr ...

and Scott Mitchell.

Tony David Tony David (born 11 September 1967) is an Australian former professional darts player, who played under the nickname The Deadly Boomerang. He is the only Australian player to have been a senior singles world darts champion, having won the 200 ...

was invited to the tournament but withdrew due to visa reasons and was replaced by

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Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley (born 16 July 1950) is an English former professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC (now PDC) world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively. He is ...

was also invited to the tournament but he suffered a leg injury.

Andy Fordham Andrew Fordham (2 February 1962 – 15 July 2021) was an English professional darts player, commonly known as The Viking. He won the 2004 BDO World Darts Championship and the 1999 Winmau World Masters. Darts career Fordham made his first ap ...

had also accepted an invite to participate, but he died in July 2021 and was replaced by

Deta Hedman Deta Hedman (born 14 November 1959) is an English darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Biography Hedman was born in Jamaica in 1959. Her parents emigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1960s, leaving Hedman and he ...

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withdrew in December 2021 and was replaced by Larry Butler. Richie Burnett and Kevin Burness then had to withdraw in January 2022 upon winning PDC Tour Cards.

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(who had subsequently lost hers), and

Dave Prins David Michael Prins (born 16 November 1968) is an English professional darts player. Career Prins reached the last 16 of the 2009 Winmau World Masters, where he lost to Tony O'Shea in three straight sets. Prins qualified for his first BDO Wo ...

(as the highest ranked non-qualified player from the qualifiers) replaced them. Invited Seeds
''Starting in Second round'' *

''(Runner-up)'' *

''(Second round)'' * Keith Deller ''(Second round)'' *

Trina Gulliver Catrina Elizabeth Gulliver (born 30 November 1969) is an English professional darts player. She is the 10-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Her nickname is Golden Girl and in 2003, she was n ...

''(Second round)'' *

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''(Second round)'' *

John Part John Part (born June 29, 1966) is a Canadian former professional darts player and current commentator. Nicknamed Darth Maple, he is a three-times World Champion, having won the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship on his world championship debut, a ...

''(Second round)'' * Phil Taylor ''(Quarter-finals)'' *

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''(Second round)'' Invited players
''Starting in First round'' * Bob Anderson ''(First round)'' * ~~Richie Burnett~~ * Larry Butler ''(Quarter-finals)'' *
Tony David Tony David (born 11 September 1967) is an Australian former professional darts player, who played under the nickname The Deadly Boomerang. He is the only Australian player to have been a senior singles world darts champion, having won the 200 ...
*

Darryl Fitton Darryl Fitton (born 5 May 1962) is an English professional darts player. He is nicknamed The Dazzler and comes to the stage dancing to the Madness song " One Step Beyond" wearing sunglasses; one of the most popular walk-ons with the audienc ...

''(First round)'' *
Ted Hankey Edward Hankey (born 20 February 1968) is an English former professional darts player and convicted sex offender. Nicknamed "The Count", he won the BDO World Darts Championship in 2000, was runner-up in 2001, and won the title for a second time ...
*

''(First round)'' *

Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins (born 26 September 1963) is an English former professional darts player who was nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the name "Tucker" for his matches. He reached number three in the world rankings and was a runner-up in nin ...

''(Semi-finals)'' * Paul Lim ''(First round)'' *

Peter Manley Peter David Manley (born 7 March 1962) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events from July 1996 until 2017. He won one major title, the Las Vegas Desert Classic, in 2003, and twic ...

''(Second round)'' *

Tony O'Shea Tony O'Shea (born 9 May 1961) is an English professional darts player. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname "Silverback". O'Shea has reached the finals of seven British Darts Organisation (BDO) major darts tournaments, but to date ...

''(First round)'' *

Kevin Painter Kevin Painter (born 12 July 1967) is an English retired darts player, known as "The Artist". He is arguably most famous for finishing as the runner-up to Phil Taylor in the 2004 PDC World Championship final, now widely credited as one of the ...

''(Semi-finals)'' *
Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley (born 16 July 1950) is an English former professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC (now PDC) world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively. He is ...
* Roland Scholten ''(First round)'' * Robert Thornton (Champion) *

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''(First round)'' * John Walton ''(Quarter-finals)'' *

''(First round)'' Qualifiers
''Starting in First round'' * ~~Kevin Burness~~ *

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''(Second round)'' *

''(Quarter-finals)''

Draw

The draw for the tournament was announced on 18 January 2022.

Statistics

Top averages

This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.

Representation

This table shows the number of players by country in the 2022 World Seniors Darts Championship. A total of seven nationalities were represented.

Broadcasting rights

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won the rights to air the championship, and their coverage was Ray Stubbs and

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, with Helen Chamberlain conducting interviews, while commentary duties were covered by Mark Webster, Paul Nicholson, John Gwynne, and Chris Murphy. BBC aired the event via the BBC iPlayer & BBC Sport website and app. In Ireland,

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broadcast the whole tournament with

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covering the tournament in Germany.

References

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