2022 International Darts Open

The 2022 Interwetten International Darts Open was the first of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa from 25 to 27 February 2022. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2022 Interwetten International Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates25–27 February 2022
VenueSACHSENarena
LocationRiesa, Germany
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£140,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170  Jermaine Wattimena
 James Wade
Champion(s)
 Gerwyn Price
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Joe Cullen was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 8–5 in the 2020 final,[1] but lost to Nathan Aspinall in the third round.

Gerwyn Price won his sixth European Tour title after beating Peter Wright 8–4 in the final, retaining his status as world number one, which he would have surrendered to Wright had he lost.[2]

Prize money

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The prize money was unchanged from the European Tours of the last 3 years:[3]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £6,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £5,000
Third round losers (8) £3,000
Second round losers (16) £2,000*
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £140,000
  • Seeded players who lose in the second round of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.[4]

Qualification and format

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The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 28 June 2021 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[5]

The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 9 July 2021), one from the Associate Member Qualifiers (held on 5 July 2021 and 23 February[a]), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 24 February), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held in 2021), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held in 2021).

As three qualifying events were held in 2021, but only two actual events were held, the qualifiers for the third event of 2021 were carried over to the first event of 2022. This resulted in Wayne Jones competing as a Tour Card holder despite having lost his Tour Card. Players who had entered either of the qualifiers that took place in 2021 were not eligible to enter a qualifier in 2022; and players who had gained a Tour Card since the 2021 qualifier were eligible to enter the Associate Member qualifier for this event.

Ryan Joyce withdrew prior to the event. A fifth place was made available to the Host Nation Qualifier.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
25 February
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
26 February
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
27 February
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
27 February
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
27 February
Final
(best of 15 legs)
27 February
   Madars Razma 86.4761  Joe Cullen 96.416
  Wayne Jones 86.924  Madars Razma 81.121
1  Cullen 87.993
16  Aspinall 95.496
   Danny van Trijp 83.58416  Nathan Aspinall 88.266
  Jeff Smith 87.096  Jeff Smith 87.474
16  Aspinall 102.006
8  Wade 99.892
   Adam Gawlas 97.9338  James Wade 90.456
  Vincent van der Voort 103.696  Vincent van der Voort 87.684
8  Wade 100.116
  Huybrechts 101.181
   Florian Hempel 85.4639  Devon Petersen 84.433
  Kim Huybrechts 97.526  Kim Huybrechts 93.176
16  Aspinall 89.053
5  Price 95.567
   Keane Barry 95.8564  Michael van Gerwen 101.916
  Ron Meulenkamp 86.032  Keane Barry 98.934
4  van Gerwen 94.804
13  Noppert 94.696
   Mervyn King 84.42613  Danny Noppert 89.896
  János Végső 81.483  Mervyn King 93.663
13  Noppert 87.124
5  Price 99.106
   Ryan Searle 85.7645  Gerwyn Price 99.806
  Ritchie Edhouse 89.416  Ritchie Edhouse 88.623
5  Price 102.166
12  Heta 94.982
   Fabian Schmutzler 83.86212  Damon Heta 98.246
  Daryl Gurney 86.746  Daryl Gurney 94.672
5  Price 106.958
3  Wright 106.744
   David Schlichting 74.8732  José de Sousa 93.455
  Brian Raman 80.136  Brian Raman 90.666
   Raman 86.601
  Van den Bergh 99.116
   Dimitri Van den Bergh 101.44615  Mensur Suljović 86.441
  Martin Lukeman 90.002  Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.126
  Van den Bergh 94.094
7  Clayton 87.436
   Rob Cross 88.4917  Jonny Clayton 98.616
  Krzysztof Kciuk 92.046  Krzysztof Kciuk 87.735
7  Clayton 96.346
  Williams 90.644
   Lewy Williams 90.38610  Krzysztof Ratajski 92.515
  Dennis Nilsson 82.454  Lewy Williams 92.126
7  Clayton 96.953
3  Wright 95.677
   Luke Woodhouse 95.3863  Peter Wright 88.416
  Andy Boulton 90.152  Luke Woodhouse 83.030
3  Wright 97.706
  Springer 94.752
   Jermaine Wattimena 91.39414  Brendan Dolan 93.845
  Niko Springer 92.486  Niko Springer 90.986
3  Wright 98.336
6  Smith 91.505
   Simon Whitlock 95.9466  Michael Smith 91.946
  Dragutin Horvat 75.970  Simon Whitlock 93.414
6  Smith 102.586
11  van Duijvenbode 92.721
   Gabriel Clemens 89.67311  Dirk van Duijvenbode 100.206
  Nico Kurz 87.696  Nico Kurz 82.970

Notes

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  1. ^ In 2021, Associate Member qualifiers were held in the EU and UK; however the relevant UK qualifier was not held for this event.

References

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  1. ^ "Cullen defeats Van Gerwen to win International Darts Open". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Price denies Wright top spot in International Darts Open final". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC.
  4. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC".
  5. ^ "European Tour set to return with Budapest and Gibraltar events". PDC.