# 2022 Players Championship Finals

The 2022 Cazoo Players Championship Finals was the fifteenth edition of the PDC darts tournament, which saw the top 64 players from the 2022 PDC Players Championship series take part. The tournament took place from 25–27 November 2022 at the Butlin's Resort, Minehead.
Peter Wright was the previous champion, after defeating Ryan Searle 11–10 in the 2021 final. However, he did not defend his title after withdrawing for family reasons.
Michael van Gerwen won the tournament for a seventh time, defeating Rob Cross 11–6 in the final, hitting the tournament's only nine-dart finish and a 170 checkout in the final.
In a slight change to the usual format, and to avoid a direct clash with England’s 2022 FIFA World Cup group match with the USA which took place on the evening of the opening night of the competition, all matches in the first round were played during the day in a single bumper session.

## Prize money

The 2022 Players Championship Finals prize fund remained at £500,000, before going up to £600,000 in 2023.
The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (no. of players) | Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £500,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £25,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £15,000 |
| Last 16 (third round) | (8) | £10,000 |
| Last 32 (second round) | (16) | £5,000 |
| Last 64 (first round) | (32) | £2,500 |

## Qualification

The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit qualified, which is solely based on prize money won in the 30 Players Championship events during the season. Peter Wright withdrew from the event for family reasons and was directly replaced in the draw by Gian van Veen.
The following players qualified:
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

### Top 64 in the Players Championship Order of Merit

    01.  Damon Heta (first round)
    02.  Luke Humphries (semi-finals)
    03.  Nathan Aspinall (first round)
    04.  Dirk van Duijvenbode (quarter-finals)
    05.  Rob Cross (runner-up)
    06.  Michael Smith (first round)
    07.  Dave Chisnall (second round)
    08.  Gerwyn Price (first round)
    09.  Peter Wright (withdrew)
    10.  Joe Cullen (quarter-finals)
    11.  Josh Rock (first round)
    12.  Martin Schindler (third round)
    13.  Ryan Searle (third round)
    14.  Danny Noppert (quarter-finals)
    15.  Krzysztof Ratajski (third round)
    16.  Andrew Gilding (second round)
    17.  Adrian Lewis (first round)
    18.  José de Sousa (second round)
    19.  James Wade (second round)
    20.  Stephen Bunting (first round)
    21.  Chris Dobey (second round)
    22.  Michael van Gerwen (champion)
    23.  Kim Huybrechts (second round)
    24.  Jonny Clayton (semi-finals)
    25.  Brendan Dolan (first round)
    26.  Scott Williams (third round)
    27.  Dimitri Van den Bergh (third round)
    28.  Gabriel Clemens (first round)
    29.  Daryl Gurney (second round)
    30.  Matt Campbell (third round)
    31.  Jim Williams (first round)
    32.  Callan Rydz (quarter-finals)
    33.  Madars Razma (first round)
    34.  Mike De Decker (second round)
    35.  Steve Beaton (first round)
    36.  Keegan Brown (first round)
    37.  Gary Anderson (second round)
    38.  Martin Lukeman (first round)
    39.  Alan Soutar (first round)
    40.  Jermaine Wattimena (second round)
    41.  John O'Shea (first round)
    42.  Raymond van Barneveld (first round)
    43.  Ryan Meikle (first round)
    44.  Geert Nentjes (first round)
    45.  Jamie Hughes (second round)
    46.  Mensur Suljović (first round)
    47.  Danny Jansen (first round)
    48.  Keane Barry (third round)
    49.  Ricky Evans (first round)
    50.  William O'Connor (first round)
    51.  Simon Whitlock (first round)
    52.  Mervyn King (first round)
    53.  Vincent van der Voort (first round)
    54.  Cameron Menzies (second round)
    55.  Rowby-John Rodriguez (first round)
    56.  Ross Smith (second round)
    57.  Ryan Joyce (third round)
    58.  Niels Zonneveld (first round)
    59.  Ritchie Edhouse (second round)
    60.  Kevin Doets (first round)
    61.  Mickey Mansell (first round)
    62.  Martijn Kleermaker (second round)
    63.  Nathan Rafferty (first round)
    64.  Ricardo Pietreczko (second round)
    65.  Gian van Veen (first round)

## Draw

There was no draw held; all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions.

### Finals

| Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 27 November | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 27 November | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 27 November | Final (best of 21 legs) 27 November | Final (best of 21 legs) 27 November | Final (best of 21 legs) 27 November |
| 32 | Callan Rydz 90.58 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 24 | Jonny Clayton 96.17 | 10 | | | | | | |
| 24 | Jonny Clayton 96.17 | 10 | 24 | Jonny Clayton 93.86 | 7 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Rob Cross 97.83 | 11 | | | |
| 4 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.62 | 3 | 5 | Rob Cross 97.83 | 11 | | | |
| 5 | Rob Cross 104.17 | 10 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rob Cross 104.17 | 10 | | | | 5 | Rob Cross 100.33 | 6 |
| | | | | | | 22 | Michael van Gerwen 99.92 | 11 |
| 2 | Luke Humphries 102.85 | 10 | | | | | | | 22 | Michael van Gerwen 99.92 | 11 |
| 10 | Joe Cullen 94.72 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Joe Cullen 94.72 | 3 | 2 | Luke Humphries 93.90 | 5 | | | |
| | | | 22 | Michael van Gerwen 101.59 | 11 | | | |
| 14 | Danny Noppert 95.30 | 7 | 22 | Michael van Gerwen 101.59 | 11 | | | |
| 22 | Michael van Gerwen 100.75 | 10 | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 26 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 26 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 26 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 26 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November |
| 1 | Damon Heta 96.17 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Ricardo Pietreczko 92.15 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Ricardo Pietreczko 92.15 | 6 | 64 | Ricardo Pietreczko 88.52 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 32 | Callan Rydz 86.39 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Callan Rydz 87.72 | 6 | 32 | Callan Rydz 86.39 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Madars Razma 78.68 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Madars Razma 78.68 | 5 | | | | 32 | Callan Rydz 91.29 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 48 | Keane Barry 93.28 | 8 | | | | |
| 16 | Andrew Gilding 100.91 | 6 | | | | | | | 48 | Keane Barry 93.28 | 8 | | | | |
| 49 | Ricky Evans 92.65 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 49 | Ricky Evans 92.65 | 2 | 16 | Andrew Gilding 91.66 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 48 | Keane Barry 100.70 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Adrian Lewis 88.33 | 4 | 48 | Keane Barry 100.70 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Keane Barry 97.69 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Keane Barry 97.69 | 6 | | | | | | | | 32 | Callan Rydz 90.58 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Jonny Clayton 96.17 | 10 |
| 8 | Gerwyn Price 95.74 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Jonny Clayton 96.17 | 10 |
| 57 | Ryan Joyce 94.56 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 57 | Ryan Joyce 94.56 | 6 | 57 | Ryan Joyce 92.83 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 40 | Jermaine Wattimena 84.09 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Brendan Dolan 91.36 | 3 | 40 | Jermaine Wattimena 84.09 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Jermaine Wattimena 94.26 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Jermaine Wattimena 94.26 | 6 | | | | 57 | Ryan Joyce 87.76 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24 | Jonny Clayton 91.90 | 10 | | | | |
| Alt/65 | Gian van Veen 95.78 | 2 | | | | | | | 24 | Jonny Clayton 91.90 | 10 | | | | |
| 56 | Ross Smith 95.97 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Ross Smith 95.97 | 6 | 56 | Ross Smith 92.95 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 24 | Jonny Clayton 92.38 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Jonny Clayton 95.94 | 6 | 24 | Jonny Clayton 92.38 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 41 | John O'Shea 95.24 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 26 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 26 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 26 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 26 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November |
| 4 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 95.62 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Mickey Mansell 92.52 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Mickey Mansell 92.52 | 5 | 4 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 100.69 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 29 | Daryl Gurney 93.88 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Daryl Gurney 81.97 | 6 | 29 | Daryl Gurney 93.88 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Keegan Brown 83.20 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Keegan Brown 83.20 | 3 | | | | 4 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 112.05 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Ryan Searle 103.33 | 9 | | | | |
| 13 | Ryan Searle 99.42 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | Ryan Searle 103.33 | 9 | | | | |
| 52 | Mervyn King 92.14 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Mervyn King 92.14 | 4 | 13 | Ryan Searle 101.49 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 45 | Jamie Hughes 91.71 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Stephen Bunting 83.98 | 4 | 45 | Jamie Hughes 91.71 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Jamie Hughes 92.03 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Jamie Hughes 92.03 | 6 | | | | | | | | 4 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.62 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Rob Cross 104.17 | 10 |
| 5 | Rob Cross 96.11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Rob Cross 104.17 | 10 |
| 60 | Kevin Doets 89.53 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Kevin Doets 89.53 | 3 | 5 | Rob Cross 97.61 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 37 | Gary Anderson 92.61 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Gabriel Clemens 90.78 | 4 | 37 | Gary Anderson 92.61 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Gary Anderson 86.13 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Gary Anderson 86.13 | 6 | | | | 5 | Rob Cross 92.60 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Martin Schindler 91.47 | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Martin Schindler 102.17 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | Martin Schindler 91.47 | 6 | | | | |
| 53 | Vincent van der Voort 96.36 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Vincent van der Voort 96.36 | 4 | 12 | Martin Schindler 91.64 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 21 | Chris Dobey 94.20 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Chris Dobey 94.73 | 6 | 21 | Chris Dobey 94.20 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Geert Nentjes 91.95 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 26 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 26 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 26 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 26 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November |
| 2 | Luke Humphries 97.23 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 63 | Nathan Rafferty 91.03 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 63 | Nathan Rafferty 91.03 | 3 | 2 | Luke Humphries 100.99 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 34 | Mike De Decker 93.38 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Jim Williams 96.80 | 4 | 34 | Mike De Decker 93.38 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Mike De Decker 97.38 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Mike De Decker 97.38 | 6 | | | | 2 | Luke Humphries 104.92 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Krzysztof Ratajski 98.72 | 7 | | | | |
| 15 | Krzysztof Ratajski 91.14 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | Krzysztof Ratajski 98.72 | 7 | | | | |
| 50 | William O'Connor 89.10 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | William O'Connor 89.10 | 4 | 15 | Krzysztof Ratajski 93.33 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 18 | José de Sousa 84.20 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | José de Sousa 93.41 | 6 | 18 | José de Sousa 84.20 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Danny Jansen 85.01 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Danny Jansen 85.01 | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | Luke Humphries 102.85 | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Joe Cullen 94.72 | 3 |
| 7 | Dave Chisnall 99.83 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Joe Cullen 94.72 | 3 |
| 58 | Niels Zonneveld 98.05 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Niels Zonneveld 98.05 | 3 | 7 | Dave Chisnall 102.56 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 26 | Scott Williams 93.04 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Scott Williams 92.85 | 6 | 26 | Scott Williams 93.04 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Alan Soutar 88.63 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Alan Soutar 88.63 | 4 | | | | 26 | Scott Williams 90.81 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Joe Cullen 99.09 | 10 | | | | |
| 10 | Joe Cullen 92.19 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | Joe Cullen 99.09 | 10 | | | | |
| 55 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 78.47 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 78.47 | 2 | 10 | Joe Cullen 92.84 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 23 | Kim Huybrechts 84.00 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Kim Huybrechts 100.93 | 6 | 23 | Kim Huybrechts 84.00 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Raymond van Barneveld 95.21 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 26 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 26 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 26 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 26 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 27 November |
| 3 | Nathan Aspinall 94.32 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Martijn Kleermaker 89.30 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Martijn Kleermaker 89.30 | 6 | 62 | Martijn Kleermaker 89.58 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 30 | Matt Campbell 93.37 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Matt Campbell 91.37 | 6 | 30 | Matt Campbell 93.37 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Steve Beaton 93.13 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Steve Beaton 93.13 | 3 | | | | 30 | Matt Campbell 93.58 | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | Danny Noppert 93.69 | 10 | | | | |
| 14 | Danny Noppert 106.59 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | Danny Noppert 93.69 | 10 | | | | |
| 51 | Simon Whitlock 98.71 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Simon Whitlock 98.71 | 1 | 14 | Danny Noppert 97.67 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 19 | James Wade 90.33 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 19 | James Wade 89.06 | 6 | 19 | James Wade 90.33 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Mensur Suljović 79.66 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Mensur Suljović 79.66 | 2 | | | | | | | | 14 | Danny Noppert 95.30 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Michael van Gerwen 100.75 | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Smith 98.22 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Michael van Gerwen 100.75 | 10 |
| 59 | Ritchie Edhouse 86.30 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 59 | Ritchie Edhouse 86.30 | 6 | 59 | Ritchie Edhouse 91.82 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 27 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.43 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.41 | 6 | 27 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.43 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Martin Lukeman 83.41 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Martin Lukeman 83.41 | 5 | | | | 27 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 92.57 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22 | Michael van Gerwen 105.98 | 10 | | | | |
| 11 | Josh Rock 96.16 | 3 | | | | | | | 22 | Michael van Gerwen 105.98 | 10 | | | | |
| 54 | Cameron Menzies 98.84 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Cameron Menzies 98.84 | 6 | 54 | Cameron Menzies 87.45 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | Michael van Gerwen 96.45 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Michael van Gerwen 102.60 | 6 | 22 | Michael van Gerwen 96.45 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Ryan Meikle 96.71 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 3R | 112.05 | Won |
| 2 | Danny Noppert | 1R | 106.59 | Won |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | 3R | 105.98 | Won |
| 4 | Luke Humphries | 3R | 104.92 | Won |
| 5 | Rob Cross | QF | 104.17 | Won |
| 6 | Ryan Searle | 3R | 103.33 | Lost |
| 7 | Luke Humphries (2) | QF | 102.85 | Won |
| 8 | Michael van Gerwen (2) | 1R | 102.60 | Won |
| 9 | Dave Chisnall | 2R | 102.56 | Lost |
| 10 | Martin Schindler | 1R | 102.17 | Won |
| 11 | Michael van Gerwen (3) | SF | 101.59 | Won |
| 12 | Ryan Searle (2) | 2R | 101.49 | Won |
| 13 | Luke Humphries (3) | 2R | 100.99 | Won |
| 14 | Kim Huybrechts | 1R | 100.93 | Won |
| 15 | Andrew Gilding | 1R | 100.91 | Won |
| 16 | Michael van Gerwen (4) | QF | 100.75 | Won |
| 17 | Keane Barry | 2R | 100.70 | Won |
| 18 | Dirk van Duijvenbode (2) | 2R | 100.69 | Won |
| 19 | Rob Cross (2) | F | 100.33 | Lost |