2022 Grand Slam of Darts
The 2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts, was the sixteenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place at the Aldersley Leisure Village, Aldersley, Wolverhampton, 12–20 November 2022.[1]
| 2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 12–20 November 2022 | ||
| Venue | Aldersley Leisure Village | ||
| Location | Aldersley, Wolverhampton | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £650,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £150,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Josh Rock | ||
| High checkout | 170 Luke Woodhouse Joe Cullen | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Michael Smith | |||
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Gerwyn Price was the defending champion, after defeating Peter Wright 16–8 in the 2021 final,[2] but he was eliminated by Raymond van Barneveld, losing 16–13 in their quarter-final.
Michael Smith won his first major title, defeating Nathan Aspinall 16–5 in the final. It was the first time the tournament had been won by an Englishman since 2014, when it was won by Phil Taylor.[3]
Josh Rock, who made his debut, hit a nine-dart finish during his second-round defeat to Michael van Gerwen.[4]
Prize money
The prize fund for the Grand Slam increased by £100,000 to £650,000.[5][6]
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £650,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £150,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £70,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £50,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £25,000 |
| Last 16 | (8) | £12,250 |
| Third in group | (8) | £8,000 |
| Fourth in group | (8) | £5,000 |
| Group winner bonus | (8) | £3,500 |
Qualification
The qualification criteria were slightly altered again for the 2022 tournament, with no representation from the World Darts Federation.[7]
The qualifiers are:
PDC Qualifying Tournaments
If the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments produced fewer than the required number of players (16), the field will be filled from the reserve lists. The first list consisted of the winners from 2022 European Tour events, in which the winners were ordered firstly by number of wins, then by Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.
| PDC European Tour | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Event | Position | Player | Qualifiers | |
| 2022 European Tour | |||||
| International Darts Open | Winner |  Gerwyn Price |
Luke Humphries | ||
| German Darts Championship | Winner |  Michael van Gerwen | |||
| German Darts Grand Prix | Winner | Luke Humphries | |||
| Austrian Darts Open | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |||
| European Darts Open | Winner | Michael van Gerwen | |||
| Czech Darts Open | Winner | Luke Humphries | |||
| European Darts Grand Prix | Winner | Luke Humphries | |||
| Dutch Darts Championship | Winner | Michael Smith | |||
| European Darts Matchplay | Winner | Luke Humphries | |||
| Hungarian Darts Trophy | Winner | Joe Cullen | |||
| German Darts Open | Winner |  Peter Wright | |||
| Belgian Darts Open | Winner | Dave Chisnall | |||
| Gibraltar Darts Trophy | Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Damon Heta | |||
| Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament. | |||||
If there are still not enough qualifiers after European Tour events are added, the winners of 2022 Players Championship events will be added, firstly in order by number of wins, then in Order of Merit order.
PDC Qualifying Event
A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled by qualifiers from a PDC Tour Card Holder qualifier held on 6 November in Barnsley.
These are the qualifiers:
Additional Qualifiers
The winners of these tournaments and tours also qualified for the tournament.
| Tournament | Year | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Youth Championship | 2021 | Winner | Ted Evetts |
| Runner-up | Nathan Rafferty | ||
| PDC Challenge Tour | 2022 | Order of Merit Winner | Scott Williams |
| PDC Development Tour | 2022 | Order of Merit Winner | Josh Rock [lower-alpha 1] |
| Women's World Matchplay | 2022 | Winner | Fallon Sherrock |
| PDC Women's Series | 2022 | Order of Merit Winner | Lisa Ashton |
| PDC Asian Championship | 2022 | Winner |  Christian Perez |
| PDC North American Championship | 2022 | Winner |  Leonard Gates |
- Rock qualified as 2nd of the Development Tour Order of Merit after Nathan Rafferty was already qualified.
Draw
The draw was done by PDC executive Matt Porter on 7 November.[8]
Pools
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Seeded Players) | (Qualifiers) | ||
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Group stage
All group matches are best of nine legs
After three games, the top two in each group qualify for the knock-out stage
NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Pts = Points; Status = Qualified to knockout stage
Group A
12 November
13 November
14 November
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Group B
12 November
13 November
14 November
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Group C
12 November
13 November
14 November
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Group D
12 November
13 November
14 November
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Group E
12 November
13 November
15 November
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Group F
12 November
13 November
15 November
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Group G
12 November
13 November
15 November
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Group H
12 November
13 November
15 November
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Knockout stage
| Second round (best of 19 legs) 16–17 November | Quarter-finals (best of 31 legs) 18–19 November | Semi-finals (best of 31 legs) 20 November | Final (best of 31 legs) 20 November | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Raymond van Barneveld 97.40 (Q)
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Simon Whitlock 101.14
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Raymond van Barneveld 99.64 (Q)
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Gerwyn Price 101.78 (1)
| 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Danny Noppert 98.04 (8)
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Gerwyn Price 100.10 (1)
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Raymond van Barneveld 94.97 (Q)
| 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Michael Smith 104.10 (4)
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Michael Smith 96.01 (4)
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Rob Cross 97.02 (5)
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Michael Smith 100.11 (4)
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Joe Cullen 98.13
| 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 93.47
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Joe Cullen 95.46
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Michael Smith 96.84 (4)
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Nathan Aspinall 90.94
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Nathan Aspinall 97.49
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| F2 | Jermaine Wattimena 94.55 (Q)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Nathan Aspinall 95.18
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Alan Soutar 95.12 (Q)
| 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| F1 | Jonny Clayton 94.54 (7)
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Alan Soutar 97.42 (Q)
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Nathan Aspinall 96.70
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| H1 | Luke Humphries 94.38 (6)
| 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Michael van Gerwen 107.71 (3)
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| H2 | Josh Rock 103.93
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Michael van Gerwen 95.99 (3)
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| H1 | Luke Humphries 96.71 (6)
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| H1 | Luke Humphries 96.20 (6)
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| G2 | Ross Smith 92.72
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Top averages
The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match. In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.
| # | Player | Round | Average | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Smith |
RR | 107.92 | Won |
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen |
2R | 107.71 | Won |
| 3 | Scott Williams |
RR | 107.46 | Won |
| 4 | Luke Humphries |
RR | 107.04 | Won |
| 5 | Gerwyn Price |
RR | 105.99 | Lost |
| 6 | Michael van Gerwen (2) |
RR | 104.80 | Lost |
| 7 | Michael Smith |
SF | 104.10 | Won |
| 8 | Josh Rock |
2R | 103.93 | Lost |
| 9 | Ryan Searle |
RR | 103.59 | Lost |
| 10 | Gerwyn Price (2) |
RR | 103.16 | Won |
| 11 | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
RR | 102.89 | Won |
| 12 | Michael Smith (2) |
RR | 102.20 | Won |
| 13 | Ryan Searle (2) |
RR | 101.92 | Lost |
| 14 | Gerwyn Price (3) |
QF | 101.78 | Lost |
| 15 | Michael van Gerwen (3) |
RR | 101.58 | Won |
| 16 | Dave Chisnall |
RR | 101.50 | Won |
| 17 | Dave Chisnall (2) |
RR | 101.44 | Lost |
| 18 | Gerwyn Price (4) |
RR | 101.39 | Won |
| 19 | Luke Woodhouse |
RR | 101.26 | Lost |
| 20 | Simon Whitlock |
2R | 101.14 | Lost |
| 21 | Rob Cross |
RR | 100.87 | Won |
| 22 | Michael Smith (3) |
QF | 100.11 | Won |
| 23 | Gerwyn Price (5) |
2R | 100.10 | Won |
| 24 | Raymond van Barneveld |
RR | 100.08 | Won |
References
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- Gorton, Josh (17 November 2022). "Van Gerwen denies nine-dart Rock in Cazoo Grand Slam classic". PDC. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- "PDC chairman Hearn announces record prize money for 2022". PDC.tv. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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