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Revision as of 16:05, 27 February 2022

2022 Cazoo UK Open
Tournament information
Dates4–6 March 2022
VenueButlin's
LocationMinehead
Country England
Organization(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£450,000
Winner's share£100,000
«2021 2023»

The 2022 Cazoo UK Open is an upcoming darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It is the twentieth year of the tournament where players compete in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament is set to return to Butlin's Minehead, England, between 4–6 March 2022, having been held behind closed doors at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes in 2021 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

James Wade is the defending champion after defeating Luke Humphries 11–5 in the 2021 final.[1]

Prize money

The prize fund will remain at £450,000.

Stage (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £450,000)
Winner (1) £100,000
Runner-up (1) £40,000
Semi-finalists (2) £20,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £12,500
Last 16 (Sixth round) (8) £7,500
Last 32 (Fifth round) (16) £4,000
Last 64 (Fourth round) (32) £2,000
Last 96 (Third round) (32) £1,000
Last 128 (Second round) (32) n/a
Last 160 (First round) (32) n/a

Format

The 160 participants will enter the competition incrementally, with 64 players entering in the first round, with match winners joining the 32 players entering in the second and third rounds to leave the last 64 in the fourth round.

  • No players are seeded.
  • A random draw is held for each of the following rounds following the conclusion of the Third round.
  • All matches in the First, Second and Third rounds will be played over best of 11 legs.
  • All matches in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth rounds and Quarter-finals will be played over best of 19 legs.
  • All matches in the Semi-finals and Final will be played over best of 21 legs.
  • Eight boards will be used for matches in the First, Second, Third and Fourth rounds.
  • Four boards will be used for matches in the Fifth round.
  • Two boards will be used for matches in the Sixth round.
  • One board will be used for all the matches in the Quarter-finals, Semi-Finals and Final.

Qualifiers

The 128 Tour Card holders will have a staggered entry based on their world ranking on March 1 2022. They will be joined by the top 4 players from each of the 2021 UK & European Challenge & Development Tour Orders of Merit, and by the winners of 16 Amateur Qualification events organised through Rileys Sports Bars.[2]

The rankings shown below are as of 13 February 2022. All players will remain the same but rankings may change.

Number 1–32 of the PDC Order of Merit (receiving byes into Fourth Round)

Number 33–64 of the PDC Order of Merit (receiving byes into Third Round)

Number 65–96 of the PDC Order of Merit (receiving byes into Second Round)

Number 97–128 of the PDC Order of Merit (starting in First Round)

  1. ^ Michael Unterbuchner will not compete for personal reasons. A bye will be given in the first round.[3]

PDC UK Development Tour Qualifiers (starting in First Round)

The top 4 ranked players from the 2021 UK Development Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2022 season qualified for the first round.

  1.  Keelan Kay
  2.  Dom Taylor
  3.  Reece Colley
  4.  Liam Meek

PDC European Development Tour Qualifiers (starting in First Round)

The top 4 ranked players from the 2021 European Development Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2022 season qualified for the first round.

PDC UK Challenge Tour Qualifiers (starting in First Round)

The top 4 ranked players from the 2021 UK Challenge Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2022 season qualified for the first round.

  1.  Shaun McDonald
  2.  Martin Thomas
  3.  Darren Beveridge
  4.  Reece Robinson

PDC European Challenge Tour Qualifiers (starting in First Round)

The top 4 ranked players from the 2021 European Challenge Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2022 season qualified for the first round. Steven Noster chose not to compete and was replaced in the rankings by Lukas Wenig.[3]

Riley's Qualifiers (starting in First Round)

The winners of qualifiers organised by Rileys Sports Bars, held through January and February 2022, qualified for the first round. Entry to these tournaments was open to all players who had not qualified via another method, regardless of PDC Membership status.

Draw

Friday 5 March

First round (best of eleven legs)

Player Score Player Player Score Player
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

Second round (best of eleven legs)

Player Score Player Player Score Player
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

Third round (best of eleven legs)

Player Score Player Player Score Player
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

Fourth round (best of nineteen legs)

Player Score Player Player Score Player
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

Saturday 6 March

Fifth round (best of nineteen legs)

Player Score Player Player Score Player
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

Sixth round (best of nineteen legs)

Player Score Player Player Score Player
       
       
       
       

Sunday 7 March

Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs)

Player Score Player
   
   
   
   

Semi-finals and Final

Semi-Finals
(best of 21 legs)
Final
(best of 21 legs)
      
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ^ "Wade completes Ladbrokes UK Open hat-trick". PDC. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules". Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "2022 Cazoo UK Open field confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Congrats to Steve Clayson, our winner at Nottingham's UK Open qualifying event yesterday". Twitter. Rileys Sports Bars. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Allen, Dave. "Lauby, Portela & Leung win through opening Rileys Amateur Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 4 February 2022.