# 2022 World Seniors Darts Masters

The 2022 World Seniors Darts Masters (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Masters) was the first World Seniors Darts Masters organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour and was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green between 27–29 May 2022.
The event was open to players over the age of 50, and was a joint venture between MODUS Sports and Jason Francis, which organised Snooker Legends and World Seniors Championship of Snooker in 2017–18.
David Cameron became the inaugural champion after defeating Phil Taylor 6–3 in the final. Cameron's victory was even more remarkable, as he had to win a qualifier to enter this event, and if he had won his first match at the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship (incidentally held at the same venue), he wouldn't have been able to take part in the qualifier.

## Format

As with the World Masters tournaments previously organised by the British Darts Organisation, the Masters used the set format, but with each set being a best of three legs (or first to two legs). The preliminary and first rounds, as well as the quarter-finals was the best of 7 sets, the semi-finals was the best of 9 sets, and the final was the best of 11 sets.

## Prize money

The prize fund of £31,000 was announced in January, but that was before the tournament expanded to 20 players.
| Position (no. of players) | Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £31,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £10,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £5,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £2,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £1,250 |
| First round | (8) | £750 |
| Preliminary round | (4) | £0 |

## Qualifiers

On 11 January 2022, the first 6 players of the 16-player 2-day tournament were announced, which were Phil Taylor, Martin Adams, Bob Anderson, John Lowe, John Part and Les Wallace.
On 13 February, the numbers of entrants was increased to 20, and an extra day was added to tournament, with two players qualifying via qualifiers at Reading on 9–10 April, along with the highest non-qualified player on the World Series Tour Order of Merit, with the final player being decided by a fans vote on the WSDT's social media channels.

## Draw

The draw for the tournament was announced on 3 March 2022.
| Preliminary round (best of 7 sets) 27–28 May | Preliminary round (best of 7 sets) 27–28 May | Preliminary round (best of 7 sets) 27–28 May | First round (best of 7 sets) 27–28 May | First round (best of 7 sets) 27–28 May | First round (best of 7 sets) 27–28 May | Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets) 29 May | Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets) 29 May | Quarter-finals (best of 7 sets) 29 May | Semi-finals (best of 9 sets) 29 May | Semi-finals (best of 9 sets) 29 May | Semi-finals (best of 9 sets) 29 May | Final (best of 11 sets) 29 May | Final (best of 11 sets) 29 May | Final (best of 11 sets) 29 May |
| | Kevin Painter 89.28 | 3 | | Robert Thornton 87.90 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Q | David Cameron 89.37 | 4 | Q | David Cameron 87.06 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Q | David Cameron 89.37 | 4 | Q | David Cameron 87.06 | 4 | Q | David Cameron 81.65 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Colin Monk 77.37 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Deta Hedman 64.54 | 0 | | Colin Monk 77.37 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Colin Monk 70.32 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Colin Monk 70.32 | 4 | | | | Q | David Cameron 93.14 | 5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | RQ | Richie Howson 89.61 | 2 | |
| | | | | Bob Anderson 64.36 | 1 | | | | RQ | Richie Howson 89.61 | 2 | |
| | | | | Keith Deller 76.09 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Keith Deller 76.09 | 4 | | Keith Deller 79.47 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | RQ | Richie Howson 84.76 | 4 | | | | |
| | Terry Jenkins 81.81 | 1 | | Trina Gulliver 78.46 | 1 | RQ | Richie Howson 84.76 | 4 | | | | |
| RQ | Richie Howson 88.98 | 4 | RQ | Richie Howson 78.78 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| RQ | Richie Howson 88.98 | 4 | RQ | Richie Howson 78.78 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | David Cameron 86.04 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Phil Taylor 84.41 | 3 |
| | Roland Scholten 76.99 | 1 | | Martin Adams 79.48 | 4 | | | | | | | | Phil Taylor 84.41 | 3 |
| Q | Wayne Jones 80.50 | 4 | Q | Wayne Jones 77.21 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Wayne Jones 80.50 | 4 | Q | Wayne Jones 77.21 | 2 | | Martin Adams 79.52 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Tony O'Shea 84.59 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Lisa Ashton 79.49 | 2 | | Tony O'Shea 84.59 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tony O'Shea 84.98 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tony O'Shea 84.98 | 4 | | | | | Tony O'Shea 80.56 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Phil Taylor 85.26 | 5 | | | |
| | | | | John Lowe 66.50 | 1 | | | | | Phil Taylor 85.26 | 5 | | | |
| | | | | Les Wallace 74.12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Les Wallace 74.12 | 4 | | Les Wallace 76.51 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Phil Taylor 85.81 | 4 | | | | | | |
| WC | Paul Lim 82.31 | 0 | | Phil Taylor 84.73 | 4 | | Phil Taylor 85.81 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | John Part 81.33 | 4 | | John Part 78.04 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

## Broadcasting rights

BT Sport aired the tournament in the United Kingdom, and Sport1 broadcast it in Germany.