The year 2022 was the 31st year in the history of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), a darts organisation based in the United Kingdom.
Changes
Winmau partnership 2022 was the debut year of Winmau supplying the Professional Darts Corporation dartboards after Unicorn's 25-year partnership ended. They debuted at the 2022 Premier League Darts.
UK Open amateur qualifiers return After the COVID-19 pandemic ended, the amateur qualifiers returned for the 2022 UK Open, although the format would decrease to 158 players, instead of the 160 players they had prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Premier events
Ranked events These events contribute to a player's ranking on the PDC Order of Merit. The prize money won in these tournaments is added to the player's total earnings over a two-year period, which determines their ranking.
+DateEventVenueChampionScoreRunner-up15 December 2021 — 3 January 20222022 World ChampionshipAlexandra Palace, London, England 7 – 5 4–6 March 2022UK OpenButlin's, Minehead, England 11 – 10 16–24 July 2022World MatchplayWinter Gardens, Blackpool, England 18 – 14 3–9 October 2022World Grand PrixLeicester Arena, Leicester, England 5 – 3 27–30 October 2022European ChampionshipWestfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany 11 – 8 12–20 November 2022Grand SlamAldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton, England 16 – 5 25–27 November 2022Players Championship FinalsButlin's, Minehead, England 11 – 6 15 December 2022 – 3 January 20232023 World ChampionshipAlexandra Palace, London, England 7 – 4
Non-ranked These events do not affect the PDC Order of Merit. +DateEventVenueChampionScoreRunner-up28–30 JanuaryMastersArena MK, Milton Keynes, England 11 – 4 3 February – 13 JunePremier LeagueMercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany 11 – 10 16–19 JuneWorld CupEissporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany (Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock) 3 – 1 (Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton)16–18 SeptemberWorld Series FinalsAFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands 11 – 10
World Series of Darts
The 2022 World Series of Darts was a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the PDC, consisting of seven events held across three continents.
Three new venues made their World Series debuts, with New York City replacing Las Vegas for the US Darts Masters, and two Australian events being moved to Wollongong and Townsville. A fourth new venue was added on 11 April, with the Dutch Darts Masters making its debut at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
+No.DateEventVenueChampionLegsRunner-up13–4 JuneUS Masters Hulu Theater, New York City, United States 8 – 4 210–11 JuneNordic Masters Forum Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark 11 – 5 324–25 JuneDutch Masters Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands 8 – 2 412–13 AugustQueensland Masters Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville, Australia 8 – 5 519–20 AugustNew South Wales Masters Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, Australia 8 – 1 626–27 AugustNew Zealand Masters Globox Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand 8 – 4
Pro Tour
The 2022 PDC Pro Tour was a series of darts tournaments organised by the PDC, made up of 30 Players Championship events and 13 European Tour events.
Tour cards
The 2022 PDC Tour Cards were awarded to:
(64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2022 World Championship. Kirk Shepherd and Robert Marijanović resigned their tour cards despite having a year left on them, meaning an extra two cards were up for grabs at Q-School (2) Two highest qualifiers from the 2020 Challenge Tour (Ritchie Edhouse and David Evans). (1) Highest qualifier from the 2021 UK Challenge Tour (Jim Williams) (1) Highest qualifier from the 2021 EU Challenge Tour (Matt Campbell) (1) Highest qualifier from the 2021 UK Development Tour (Bradley Brooks) (1) Highest qualifier from the 2021 EU Development Tour (Rusty-Jake Rodriguez) (1) Highest qualifier from the 2020 Development Tour (Berry van Peer) (24) 24 qualifiers from 2021 Q-School not ranked in the top 64 in the PDC Order of Merit following the World Championship.
Afterwards, the playing field was complemented by the highest qualified players from the Q-School Order of Merit until the maximum number of 128 Pro Tour Card players was reached.
Q-School The players below won their PDC Tour Cards through Q-School.
UK Automatic Tour Card winners
EU Automatic Tour Card winners
UK PDC Q-School Order of Merit
EU Q-School Order of Merit
Secondary Tours
The 2022 PDC Secondary Tours were series of darts tournaments organised by the PDC predominantly participated in by players without a Tour Card. There were three secondary tours – the Challenge Tour (for players who unsuccessfully participated in the 2022 Q-School), Development Tour (for players aged 16–24) and Women's Series (for female players). All three offered qualification to the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts and 2023 World Championship, while the Challenge and Development Tours offered 2023–24 PDC Tour Cards.
Women's World Matchplay
World Youth Championship
PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour On 26 November 2021, the PDCNB unveiled their 2022 calendar, which is set to include 5 weekends, incorporating 2 weekends in Denmark, and one weekend each in Sweden, Finland and Latvia, although the Sweden weekend will be purely held for European Tour qualifiers. The top two players on the Order of merit qualify for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship. +Final PDCNB Order of MeritRankPlayerPoints1 Darius Labanauskas68252 Daniel Larsson44253 Vladimir Andersen35754 Madars Razma31255 Marko Kantele26506 Dennis Nilsson25007 Andreas Harrysson22008 Benjamin Drue Reus16759 Andreas Toft Jørgensen115010 Veijo Viinikka1100 No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.1Saturday 29 JanuarySlangerup Dart Club, SlangerupVladimir Andersen (86.93)6 – 5 Daniel Larsson (87.75)2Sunday 30 JanuaryMadars Razma (87.21)6 – 4 Darius Labanauskas (87.40)3Saturday 4 JuneHotelli Tallukka, VääksyDarius Labanauskas (85.30)6 – 3 Marko Kantele (77.10)4Sunday 5 JuneDennis Nilsson (82.10)6 – 1 Madars Razma (79.72)5Saturday 30 JulySlangerup Dart Club, SlangerupAndreas Harrysson (92.04)6 – 3 Darius Labanauskas (87.35)6Sunday 31 JulyDaniel Larsson (84.05)6 – 4 Vladimir Andersen (77.12)7Friday 12 AugustBellevue Park Hotel, RigaDarius Labanauskas (94.82)6 – 2 Veijo Viinikka (82.88)8Saturday 13 AugustDarius Labanauskas (83.41)6 – 4 Daniel Larsson (84.60)9Darius Labanauskas (90.45)6 – 1 Vladimir Andersen (81.83)10Sunday 14 AugustMarko Kantele (88.73)6 – 4 Daniel Larsson (88.68)
Dartplayers Australia Pro Tour The Dartplayers Australia Tour was modified once again to reduce the amount of travel required within the context of the global pandemic. The original format was that every event would consist of five state round robin rounds. After which an online 32 player knockout round would be played. After the first event there were technical difficulties with the online knockout round. It was then decided that every state event would be played out with separate knockout stages. With the top 16 from every state after all 15 events qualifying for the Australasian Championships.
Online Knockout Event No.DateWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.1Friday 11 February(85.38) Tim Pusey 6 – 3 David Littleboy (73.88)
New South Wales No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.2Saturday 12 FebruaryWarilla Bowls Club, Barrack Heights(69.83) Jake Buckley 5 – 4 Daniel Pearson (66.95)3Sunday 13 February(67.69) Mark Taafe 6 – 3 David Cairns (67.12)4Friday 11 March(90.53) Dave Hanel 6 – 2 Pat Molloy (79.92)5Saturday 12 March(80.64) Jamie Browne 6 – 3 Dave Hanel (72.43)6Sunday 13 March(69.49) Mitchell Clegg 6 – 5 David Cairns (68.77)7Friday 8 April(83.34) Dave Marland 6 – 5 Mark Taafe (78.34)8Saturday 9 April(79.46) Mitchell Clegg 6 – 4 Dave Hanel (81.12)9Sunday 10 April(73.57) Dave Marland 6 – 3 Mark Taafe (69.17)10Friday 13 May(81.98) Dave Hanel 6 – 5 Jamie Browne (80.36)11Saturday 14 May(83.98) Dave Marland 6 – 4 Daniel Pearson (76.52)12Sunday 15 May(78.32) Dave Marland 6 – 5 Dave Hanel (78.14)13Friday 10 June(82.73) Dave Marland 6 – 0 Dave Hanel (69.72)14Saturday 11 June(76.31) Matt Liddall 6 – 3 Andrew Eagers (66.14)15Sunday 12 June(77.83) Dave Hanel 6 – 2 David Cairns (76.45)
Queensland No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.2Saturday 12 FebruarySurfers Paradise Golf Club, Clear Island Waters(84.64) Raymond O'Donnell 6 – 4 Robbie King (76.91)3Sunday 13 February(92.44) Raymond Smith 6 – 4 Robbie King (82.88)4Friday 11 March(91.09) Raymond Smith 6 – 2 Robbie King (89.15)5Saturday 12 March(86.76) Raymond Smith 6 – 3 Jeremy Fagg (81.97)6Sunday 13 March(96.92) Raymond Smith 6 – 2 Robbie King (92.04)7Friday 8 AprilNorth Lakes Community Centre, North LakesCancelled8Saturday 9 April9Sunday 10 April10Friday 13 May(89.36) Robbie King 6 – 2 James Bailey (78.05)11Saturday 14 May(75.93) Peter Willmott 6 – 5 Robbie King (77.01)12Sunday 15 May(88.59) Robbie King 6 – 2 James Bailey (78.84)13Friday 24 JuneSurfers Paradise Golf Club, Clear Island Waters(83.94) Peter Willmott 6 – 3 Matthew McLennan (78.04)14Saturday 25 June(83.05) Bill Aitken 6 – 3 Matthew McLennan (81.77)15Sunday 26 June(83.04) Bill Aitken 6 – 3 Matthew McLennan (76.90)
Western Australia No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.2Saturday 12 FebruaryPort Kennedy Tavern, Port Kennedy(89.70) Tim Pusey 6 – 2 Justin Miles (83.48)3Sunday 13 February(69.19) Bailey Marsh 6 – 2 Dave Burke (71.19)4Friday 11 March(89.53) Bailey Marsh 6 – 5 Joe Comito (81.10)5Saturday 12 March(88.70) David Platt 6 – 2 Tim Pusey (83.18)6Sunday 13 March(82.44) Bailey Marsh 6 – 3 Brenton Lloyd (80.54)7Friday 8 April(78.50) Justin Miles 6 – 5 David Platt (76.79)8Saturday 9 April(91.52) David Platt 6 – 2 Howard Jones (84.32)9Sunday 10 April(79.72) Justin Miles 6 – 4 Bailey Marsh (83.59)10Friday 13 May(100.24) Justin Miles 6 – 1 David Platt (90.09)11Saturday 14 May(92.23) Howard Jones 6 – 3 Tim Pusey (86.36)12Sunday 15 May(85.71) Justin Miles 6 – 2 Joe Comito (82.40)13Friday 10 June(77.06) Koha Kokiri 6 – 4 Dave Burke (74.51)14Saturday 11 June(73.23) Blake Hatchett 6 – 5 Brenton Lloyd (71.27)15Sunday 12 June(72.38) Howard Jones 6 – 5 Bailey Marsh (73.00)
South Australia Notably in the South Australian events, Kym Mitchell became the first female winner of a DPA event in the 20-year history of the organisation. No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.2Saturday 12 FebruaryNorthern Districts Darts Association, Elizabeth North(77.84) Danny Porter 6 – 5 Scott Hallett (77.18)3Sunday 13 February(79.66) Danny Porter 6 – 4 Adam Leek (74.66)4Friday 11 March(66.94) Danny Porter 6 – 3 Adam Leek (66.75)5Saturday 12 March(86.01) Rob Modra 6 – 4 Danny Porter (84.43)6Sunday 13 March(70.31) Kevin Young 6 – 5 Danny Porter (71.47)7Friday 8 April(85.28) Rob Modra 6 – 3 Danny Porter (83.13)8Saturday 9 April(69.77) Danny Porter 6 – 1 Jed Nethercott (64.41)9Sunday 10 April(87.40) Danny Porter 6 – 1 Rob Modra (76.23)10Friday 13 May(80.79) Danny Porter 6 – 1 Adam Leek (68.36)11Saturday 14 May(80.79) Danny Porter 6 – 3 Brett Selga (73.24)12Sunday 15 May(71.95) Danny Porter 6 – 3 Phillip Rowland (70.91)13Friday 10 June(81.12) Danny Porter 6 – 4 Rob Modra (76.55)14Saturday 11 June(81.43) Kym Mitchell 6 – 5 Danny Porter (79.90)15Sunday 12 June(84.75) Danny Porter 6 – 1 Kym Mitchell (70.98)
Victoria No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.2Saturday 12 FebruaryAustralian Italian Club, Morwell(85.46) Mal Cuming 5 – 2 Brody Klinge (83.48)3Sunday 13 February(84.30) Mal Cuming 6 – 3 Brody Klinge (77.59)4Friday 11 MarchMelton Dart Club, Melton(81.09) Brandon Weening 6 – 1 Barry Leddington (74.07)5Saturday 12 March(81.60) Brandon Weening 6 – 4 Justin Thompson (79.29)6Sunday 13 March(87.45) Mal Cuming 6 – 2 Justin Thompson (89.05)7Friday 8 AprilAustralian Italian Club, Morwell(84.95) Brandon Weening 6 – 4 Mal Cuming (81.45)8Saturday 9 April(87.20) Stuart Coburn 6 – 4 Brandon Weening (83.87)9Sunday 10 April(86.81) Mal Cuming 6 – 3 Brandon Weening (89.18)10Friday 13 MayMelton Dart Club,