# Players Championship Finals 2022

De Cazoo Players Championship Finals 2022 was de 15de editie van de Players Championship Finals, een darttoernooi waaraan de top 64 uit de Players Championship-toernooien deelneemt. Het toernooi werd gehouden van 25 tot en met 27 november in Butlin's Minehead te Minehead.
Peter Wright versloeg Ryan Searle in de finale van vorig jaar en was zodoende nu de titelhouder. Wegens familiale redenen was de Schot deze editie echter afwezig en niet in staat zijn titel te verdedigen.

## Prijzengeld

De PDC maakte eerder dit jaar bekend dat het prijzengeld voor de Players Championship Finals 2022 wordt verhoogd van £500,000 naar £600,000.
| Positie (aantal spelers) | Positie (aantal spelers) | Prijzengeld (Totaal: £500,000) |
| Winnaar | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £50,000 |
| Halve Finale | (2) | £25,000 |
| Kwartfinale | (4) | £15,000 |
| Laatste 16 (Derde ronde) | (8) | £10,000 |
| Laatste 32 (Tweede ronde) | (16) | £5,000 |
| Laatste 64 (Eerste ronde) | (32) | £2,500 |

## Opzet en gekwalificeerde spelers

Het toernooi kent 64 deelnemers. De deelnemers komen niet uit de PDC Pro Tour, maar uit de rangschikking van de Players Championships.
De rangschikking wordt bepaald aan de hand van de PDC Players Championships Order of Merit. De positie van de spelers op die ranglijst is van belang, aangezien het de tegenstander in de eerste ronde bepaalt. De nummer 1 op de ranglijst speelt tegen de nummer 64, enzovoorts. Peter Wright trok zich terug wegens familiale redenen en werd vervangen door Gian van Veen.
Volgende spelers wisten zich te kwalificeren:
| Damon Heta Luke Humphries Nathan Aspinall Dirk van Duijvenbode Rob Cross Michael Smith Dave Chisnall Gerwyn Price Peter Wright Joe Cullen Josh Rock Martin Schindler Ryan Searle | Danny Noppert Krzysztof Ratajski Andrew Gilding Adrian Lewis José de Sousa James Wade Stephen Bunting Chris Dobey Michael van Gerwen Kim Huybrechts Jonny Clayton Brendan Dolan Scott Williams | Dimitri Van den Bergh Gabriel Clemens Daryl Gurney Matt Campbell Jim Williams Callan Rydz Madars Razma Mike De Decker Steve Beaton Keegan Brown Gary Anderson Martin Lukeman Alan Soutar | Jermaine Wattimena John O'Shea Raymond van Barneveld Ryan Meikle Geert Nentjes Jamie Hughes Mensur Suljović Danny Jansen Keane Barry Ricky Evans William O'Connor Simon Whitlock Mervyn King | Vincent van der Voort Cameron Menzies Rowby-John Rodriguez Ross Smith Ryan Joyce Niels Zonneveld Ritchie Edhouse Kevin Doets Mickey Mansell Martijn Kleermaker Nathan Rafferty Ricardo Pietreczko Gian van Veen |

## Wedstrijdschema

| Eerste ronde (best of 11 legs) 25 november | Eerste ronde (best of 11 legs) 25 november | Eerste ronde (best of 11 legs) 25 november | Tweede ronde (best of 11 legs) 26 november | Tweede ronde (best of 11 legs) 26 november | Tweede ronde (best of 11 legs) 26 november | Derde ronde (best of 19 legs) 26 november | Derde ronde (best of 19 legs) 26 november | Derde ronde (best of 19 legs) 26 november | Kwartfinales (best of 19 legs) 27 november | Kwartfinales (best of 19 legs) 27 november | Kwartfinales (best of 19 legs) 27 november | Halve finales (best of 21 legs) 27 november | Halve finales (best of 21 legs) 27 november | Halve finales (best of 21 legs) 27 november | Finale (best of 21 legs) 27 november | Finale (best of 21 legs) 27 november | Finale (best of 21 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 (96.34) | 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 | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | John O'Shea (95.24) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Jonny Clayton (93.86) | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Rob Cross (97.83) | 11 |
| 4 | Dirk van Duijvenbode (95.62) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Rob Cross (97.83) | 11 |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Rob Cross (100.33) | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Michael van Gerwen (99.92) | 11 |
| 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 (97.99) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Mike De Decker (97.99) | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | Scott Williams (93.04) | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Scott Williams (92.85) | 6 | 22 | Scott Williams (93.04) | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Alan Soutar (88.63) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Alan Soutar (88.63) | 4 | | | | 22 | Scott Williams (90.81) | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Joe Cullen (99.09) | 10 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Joe Cullen (92.69) | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Raymond van Barneveld (95.21) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Luke Humphries (93.90) | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Michael van Gerwen (101.59) | 11 |
| 3 | Nathan Aspinall (94.32) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Michael van Gerwen (101.59) | 11 |
| 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 (95.20) | 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 |

## Trivia

* Dirk van Duijvenbode liet in de derde ronde een gemiddelde van 112,05 noteren. Dat was op dat moment het hoogste ooit op de Players Championship Finals én zijn persoonlijke record op een hoofdtoernooi.
* In de finale gooide Michael van Gerwen een negendarter en een maximale uitgooi van 170.
* ↑ (en) PDC chairman Hearn announces record prize money for 2022. PDC. Geraadpleegd op 4 november 2022.
* ↑ Wright withdraws from PC Finals; schedule of play confirmed. PDC. Geraadpleegd op 16 november 2022.
* ↑ Topdag voor Nederlandse darten: Noppert, Van Gerwen en Van Duijvenbode naar kwartfinales Players Championship finals. Algemeen Dagblad (26 november 2022). Geraadpleegd op 27 november 2022.
* ↑ Dirk van Duijvenbode - Mastercaller. Mastercaller. Geraadpleegd op 27 november 2022.
* ↑ Michael van Gerwen in tranen na ninedarter en sensationele zege bij Players Championship Finals. Algemeen Dagblad (28 november 2022). Geraadpleegd op 28 november 2022.
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