# 2022 German Darts Championship

The 2022 Interwetten German Darts Championship was the second of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39, Hildesheim from 11 to 13 March 2022. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Devon Petersen was the defending champion after defeating Jonny Clayton 8–3 in the 2020 final, but lost to Michael Smith in the second round.
Michael van Gerwen won his 33rd European Tour title after beating Rob Cross 8–5 in the final, after surviving three match darts in his semi-final match against Dimitri Van den Bergh.

## Prize money

The prize money was unchanged from the European Tours of the last 3 years:
| Stage (num. of players) | 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 | £140,000 |
* Seeded players who lose in the second round and host nation qualifiers (who qualify automatically as a result of their ranking) who lose in their first match 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.

## Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 1 February automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.
The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 11 February), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 23 February), the two highest ProTour ranking German players, two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 24 February), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 28 January), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 5 March).
Seeds Gerwyn Price and Brendan Dolan withdrew after the qualifiers, so Gabriel Clemens and Chris Dobey were promoted into the seeded positions, while unseeded Ted Evetts also withdrew, resulting in a total of three first round byes.
Peter Wright withdrew from his quarter-final match with a back injury, so Michael van Gerwen received a bye to the semi-finals.
The following players took part in the tournament.

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 11 March | First round (best of 11 legs) 11 March | Second round (best of 11 legs) 12 March | Second round (best of 11 legs) 12 March | Second round (best of 11 legs) 12 March | Third round (best of 11 legs) 13 March | Third round (best of 11 legs) 13 March | Third round (best of 11 legs) 13 March | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 13 March | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 13 March | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 13 March | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 13 March | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 13 March | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 13 March | Final (best of 15 legs) 13 March | Final (best of 15 legs) 13 March | Final (best of 15 legs) 13 March |
| Joe Murnan 90.74 | 3 | 1 | José de Sousa 85.07 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Huybrechts 86.86 | 6 | | Kim Huybrechts 82.51 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Huybrechts 86.86 | 6 | | Kim Huybrechts 82.51 | 5 | 1 | de Sousa 97.25 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sedláček 96.29 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Karel Sedláček 94.42 | 6 | 16 | Chris Dobey 88.83 | 0 | | Sedláček 96.29 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Adrian Lewis 88.61 | 2 | | Karel Sedláček 95.94 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adrian Lewis 88.61 | 2 | | Karel Sedláček 95.94 | 6 | | | | | Sedláček 90.06 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | Cross 101.07 | 6 | | | | | |
| Mario Vandenbogaerde 93.26 | 4 | 8 | Rob Cross 99.63 | 6 | | | | 8 | Cross 101.07 | 6 | | | | | |
| Martijn Kleermaker 86.31 | 6 | | Martijn Kleermaker 87.26 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martijn Kleermaker 86.31 | 6 | | Martijn Kleermaker 87.26 | 2 | 8 | Cross 99.30 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | van Duijvenbode 91.26 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Darius Labanauskas 92.47 | 6 | 9 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 96.54 | 6 | 9 | van Duijvenbode 91.26 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Niko Springer 93.47 | 2 | | Darius Labanauskas 92.54 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Niko Springer 93.47 | 2 | | Darius Labanauskas 92.54 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | Cross 100.01 | 7 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Gurney 92.45 | 4 | | |
| Marko Kantele 85.12 | 3 | 4 | Jonny Clayton 94.02 | 6 | | | | | | | | Gurney 92.45 | 4 | | |
| Scott Waites 87.83 | 6 | | Scott Waites 90.77 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Scott Waites 87.83 | 6 | | Scott Waites 90.77 | 2 | 4 | Clayton 97.99 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Suljović 98.82 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Mensur Suljović | bye | 13 | Callan Rydz 73.66 | 0 | | Suljović 98.82 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mensur Suljović 90.18 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mensur Suljović 90.18 | 6 | | | | 4 | Clayton 99.91 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Gurney 95.20 | 6 | | | | | |
| Nathan Rafferty 99.41 | 3 | 5 | Joe Cullen 102.00 | 6 | | | | | Gurney 95.20 | 6 | | | | | |
| Ricky Evans 96.74 | 6 | | Ricky Evans 96.80 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Evans 96.74 | 6 | | Ricky Evans 96.80 | 3 | 5 | Cullen 95.90 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gurney 94.98 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Daryl Gurney 82.00 | 6 | 12 | Luke Humphries 93.47 | 4 | | Gurney 94.98 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Lukas Wenig 85.93 | 3 | | Daryl Gurney 95.94 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lukas Wenig 85.93 | 3 | | Daryl Gurney 95.94 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Cross 101.53 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | van Gerwen 104.08 | 8 |
| Devon Petersen | bye | 2 | Michael Smith 92.94 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | van Gerwen 104.08 | 8 |
| | | | Devon Petersen 86.64 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Devon Petersen 86.64 | 4 | 2 | Smith 108.38 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chisnall 101.47 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Chisnall 99.11 | 6 | 15 | Gabriel Clemens 91.09 | 5 | | Chisnall 101.47 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stefan Bellmont 80.06 | 1 | | Dave Chisnall 93.94 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stefan Bellmont 80.06 | 1 | | Dave Chisnall 93.94 | 6 | | | | 2 | Smith 86.12 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 10 | Van den Bergh 87.77 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Vincent van der Voort 93.80 | 6 | 7 | Ryan Searle 96.04 | 6 | | | | 10 | Van den Bergh 87.77 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Gian van Veen 86.23 | 2 | | Vincent van der Voort 92.88 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gian van Veen 86.23 | 2 | | Vincent van der Voort 92.88 | 4 | 7 | Searle 90.00 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Van den Bergh 96.47 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan Soutar 89.76 | 6 | 10 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.28 | 6 | 10 | Van den Bergh 96.47 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luc Peters 86.40 | 3 | | Alan Soutar 94.21 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luc Peters 86.40 | 3 | | Alan Soutar 94.21 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | Van den Bergh 100.97 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | van Gerwen 101.26 | 7 | | | |
| Martin Schindler 92.83 | 6 | 3 | Peter Wright 92.60 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | van Gerwen 101.26 | 7 | | | |
| Jermaine Wattimena 97.78 | 5 | | Martin Schindler 99.62 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jermaine Wattimena 97.78 | 5 | | Martin Schindler 99.62 | 4 | 3 | Wright 97.66 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Ratajski 96.11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Hughes | bye | 14 | Krzysztof Ratajski 89.65 | 6 | 14 | Ratajski 96.11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jamie Hughes 91.48 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jamie Hughes 91.48 | 3 | | | | 3 | Wright | w/d | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | van Gerwen | w/o | | | | | | |
| José Justicia 89.96 | 6 | 6 | Michael van Gerwen 104.15 | 6 | | | | 6 | van Gerwen | w/o | | | | | | |
| George Killington 93.69 | 4 | | José Justicia 91.10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Killington 93.69 | 4 | | José Justicia 91.10 | 3 | 6 | van Gerwen 95.13 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lukeman 87.32 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Lukeman 92.11 | 6 | 11 | Damon Heta 108.82 | 5 | | Lukeman 87.32 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Hendriks 83.64 | 2 | | Martin Lukeman 104.11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |