2022 Players Championship Finals

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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 defending 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:

## 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.

## 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.

## References

1. ↑ Wright beats Searle in thriller to win Players Championship Finals.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wright withdraws from PC Finals; schedule of play confirmed. PDC.
3. ↑ Seventh heaven for Van Gerwen with Minehead masterclass (27 November 2022). Retrieved on November 27, 2022.
4. ↑ Increased prize funds confirmed for PDC televised events. *PDC.tv* (1 July 2022). Retrieved on November 24, 2022.