# 2022 World Grand Prix (darts)

The 2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix was a darts tournament and the 25th staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 3–9 October 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was held away from the Citywest Hotel in Dublin for the third consecutive year.
Jonny Clayton was the defending champion after defeating Gerwyn Price 5–1 in the 2021 final, but he lost to Dimitri Van den Bergh 3–2 in the second round.
Michael van Gerwen won his sixth World Grand Prix title, defeating Nathan Aspinall 5–3 in the final.

## Format

All matches were played as double in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, beginning with as well as finishing on either a double or the bullseye. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three).
This is the only "double in" tournament on the PDC circuit, and along with the World Championship the only tournament which uses the set format.
The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:
| Round | Best of (sets) | First to (sets) |
| First | 3 | 2 |
| Second | 5 | 3 |
| Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 |
| Semi-finals | 7 | 4 |
| Final | 9 | 5 |

## Prize money

The prize fund was due to increase from £450,000 to £550,000, but on 1 July 2022, it was announced that it was going to increase to £600,000, with the winner earning themselves £120,000.
The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (no. of players) | Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £600,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £120,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £60,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £40,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £25,000 |
| Second round losers | (8) | £15,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £7,500 |

## Qualification

The field of 32 players consisted of the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit as of 26 September 2022. The top eight players on the Order of Merit were seeded for the tournament.
31 of the 32 players also qualified for the 2022 World Matchplay held two months earlier, with the only change being Ross Smith in place of Rowby-John Rodriguez.
The following players qualified:

## Schedule

| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 01 | 1 | Callan Rydz 85.84 | 0–2 | Krzysztof Ratajski 90.21 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — |
| 02 | 1 | Brendan Dolan 81.88 | 0–2 | Stephen Bunting 86.85 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — |
| 03 | 1 | Chris Dobey 90.85 | 2–0 | Luke Humphries 78.31 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — |
| 04 | 1 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 86.20 | 2–1 | Dave Chisnall 87.15 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| 05 | 1 | Jonny Clayton 82.24 | 2–1 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 83.69 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 06 | 1 | Peter Wright 94.36 | 2–0 | Kim Huybrechts 93.74 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — |
| 07 | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 89.43 | 2–0 | Gary Anderson 83.59 | 3–0 | 3–2 | — |
| 08 | 1 | José de Sousa 87.99 | 0–2 | Adrian Lewis 94.70 | 2–3 | 2–3 | — |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 09 | 1 | Madars Razma 77.54 | 2–1 | Ryan Searle 80.79 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| 10 | 1 | Ross Smith 86.09 | 2–1 | Andrew Gilding 79.07 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| 11 | 1 | Danny Noppert 85.69 | 2–0 | Gabriel Clemens 82.38 | 3–0 | 3–2 | — |
| 12 | 1 | Joe Cullen 91.61 | 2–1 | Damon Heta 91.61 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| 13 | 1 | Rob Cross 86.54 | 1–2 | Daryl Gurney 85.71 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| 14 | 1 | James Wade 79.54 | 1–2 | Martin Lukeman 82.08 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| 15 | 1 | Gerwyn Price 86.90 | 2–0 | Martin Schindler 82.96 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — |
| 16 | 1 | Michael Smith 80.73 | 1–2 | Nathan Aspinall 80.68 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| 17 | 2 | Adrian Lewis 86.44 | 2–3 | Chris Dobey 82.83 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
| 18 | 2 | Peter Wright 90.93 | 3–2 | Krzysztof Ratajski 83.14 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 19 | 2 | Michael van Gerwen 94.35 | 3–2 | Stephen Bunting 84.56 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| 20 | 2 | Jonny Clayton 84.01 | 2–3 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 89.25 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| 21 | 2 | Martin Lukeman 81.63 | 3–2 | Ross Smith 84.18 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| 22 | 2 | Daryl Gurney 84.20 | 1–3 | Madars Razma 92.40 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | — |
| 23 | 2 | Gerwyn Price 92.95 | 3–2 | Joe Cullen 88.08 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 24 | 2 | Nathan Aspinall 85.18 | 3–2 | Danny Noppert 79.38 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| 25 | QF | Nathan Aspinall 90.03 | 3–2 | Martin Lukeman 80.08 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| 26 | QF | Gerwyn Price 91.28 | 3–0 | Madars Razma 74.45 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | — |
| 27 | QF | Peter Wright 84.59 | 3–2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.55 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| 28 | QF | Michael van Gerwen 99.33 | 3–1 | Chris Dobey 88.62 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
| 29 | SF | Gerwyn Price 84.57 | 2–4 | Nathan Aspinall 87.13 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | — |
| 30 | SF | Peter Wright 82.03 | 0–4 | Michael van Gerwen 91.64 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | — | — |
| Match # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 | Set 8 | Set 9 |
| 31 | F | Nathan Aspinall 91.88 | 3–5 | Michael van Gerwen 91.07 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | — |

## Draw

The draw was made on 26 September by Barry Hearn.
| First round (best of 3 sets) 3–4 October | First round (best of 3 sets) 3–4 October | First round (best of 3 sets) 3–4 October | Second round (best of 5 sets) 5–6 October | Second round (best of 5 sets) 5–6 October | Second round (best of 5 sets) 5–6 October | Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 7 October | Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 7 October | Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 7 October | Semi-finals (best of 7 sets) 8 October | Semi-finals (best of 7 sets) 8 October | Semi-finals (best of 7 sets) 8 October | | Final (best of 9 sets) 9 October | Final (best of 9 sets) 9 October | Final (best of 9 sets) 9 October |
| 1 | Gerwyn Price 86.90 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Schindler 82.96 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Schindler 82.96 | 0 | 1 | Gerwyn Price 92.95 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Joe Cullen 88.08 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Cullen 91.61 | 2 | | Joe Cullen 88.08 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Damon Heta 91.61 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Damon Heta 91.61 | 1 | | | | 1 | Gerwyn Price 91.28 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Madars Razma 74.45 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rob Cross 86.54 | 1 | | | | | | | Madars Razma 74.45 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Daryl Gurney 85.71 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daryl Gurney 85.71 | 2 | | Daryl Gurney 84.20 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Madars Razma 92.40 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Madars Razma 77.54 | 2 | | Madars Razma 92.40 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Searle 80.79 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Searle 80.79 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Gerwyn Price 84.57 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Nathan Aspinall 87.13 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Michael Smith 80.73 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Nathan Aspinall 87.13 | 4 | | | | |
| | Nathan Aspinall 80.68 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nathan Aspinall 80.68 | 2 | | Nathan Aspinall 85.18 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Danny Noppert 79.38 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Danny Noppert 85.69 | 2 | | Danny Noppert 79.38 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gabriel Clemens 82.38 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gabriel Clemens 82.38 | 0 | | | | | Nathan Aspinall 90.03 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Martin Lukeman 80.08 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | James Wade 79.54 | 1 | | | | | | | Martin Lukeman 80.08 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Lukeman 82.08 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Lukeman 82.08 | 2 | | Martin Lukeman 81.63 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ross Smith 84.18 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ross Smith 86.09 | 2 | | Ross Smith 84.18 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Gilding 79.07 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Gilding 79.07 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Nathan Aspinall 91.88 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 91.07 | 5 |
| 2 | Peter Wright 94.36 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 91.07 | 5 |
| | Kim Huybrechts 93.74 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Huybrechts 93.74 | 0 | 2 | Peter Wright 90.93 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Krzysztof Ratajski 83.14 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Callan Rydz 85.84 | 0 | | Krzysztof Ratajski 83.14 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Krzysztof Ratajski 90.21 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Krzysztof Ratajski 90.21 | 2 | | | | 2 | Peter Wright 84.59 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.55 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jonny Clayton 82.24 | 2 | | | | | | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.55 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dirk van Duijvenbode 83.69 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dirk van Duijvenbode 83.69 | 1 | 7 | Jonny Clayton 84.01 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 89.25 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dimitri Van den Bergh 86.20 | 2 | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 89.25 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Chisnall 87.15 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Chisnall 87.15 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | Peter Wright 82.03 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 91.64 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen 89.43 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 91.64 | 4 | | | | |
| | Gary Anderson 83.59 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Anderson 83.59 | 0 | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 94.35 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stephen Bunting 84.56 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brendan Dolan 81.88 | 0 | | Stephen Bunting 84.56 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Bunting 86.85 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Bunting 86.85 | 2 | | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 99.33 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Chris Dobey 88.62 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | José de Sousa 87.99 | 0 | | | | | | | Chris Dobey 88.62 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Lewis 94.70 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Lewis 94.70 | 2 | | Adrian Lewis 86.44 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Chris Dobey 82.83 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Dobey 90.85 | 2 | | Chris Dobey 82.83 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Luke Humphries 78.31 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |