2022 World Grand Prix

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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 3–2 in the second round to Dimitri Van den Bergh.

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:

 Second
 Semi-finals
 Final

## 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:

 **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:

1. Gerwyn Price  *(Semi-finals)*
2. Peter Wright  *(Semi-finals)*
3. **Michael van Gerwen**  **(Champion)**
4. Michael Smith  *(First round)*
5. James Wade  *(First round)*
6. José de Sousa  *(First round)*
7. Jonny Clayton  *(Second round)*
8. Rob Cross  *(First round)*
9. Gary Anderson  *(First round)*
10. Danny Noppert  *(Second round)*
11. Luke Humphries  *(First round)*
12. Joe Cullen  *(Second round)*
13. Dirk van Duijvenbode  *(First round)*
14. Dave Chisnall  *(First round)*
15. Dimitri Van den Bergh  *(Quarter-finals)*
16. Nathan Aspinall  *(Runner-up)*
1. Damon Heta  *(First round)*
2. Ryan Searle  *(First round)*
3. Martin Schindler  *(First round)*
4. Krzysztof Ratajski  *(Second round)*
5. Andrew Gilding  *(First round)*
6. Chris Dobey  *(Quarter-finals)*
7. Gabriel Clemens  *(First round)*
8. Daryl Gurney  *(Second round)*
9. Adrian Lewis  *(Second round)*
10. Madars Razma  *(Quarter-finals)*
11. Stephen Bunting  *(Second round)*
12. Kim Huybrechts  *(First round)*
13. Martin Lukeman  *(Quarter-finals)*
14. Callan Rydz  *(First round)*
15. Brendan Dolan  *(First round)*
16. Ross Smith  *(Second round)*

## Draw

The draw was made on 26 September by Barry Hearn.

## References

1. ↑ World Grand Prix returning to Leicester - dates & ticket info confirmed. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on May 27, 2022.
2. ↑ Clinical Clayton claims BoyleSports World Grand Prix glory. *Professional Darts Corporation* (9 October 2021). Retrieved on October 9, 2021.
3. ↑ Van den Bergh ends Clayton's BoyleSports World Grand Prix title defence. *Professional Darts Corporation* (5 October 2022). Retrieved on October 6, 2022.
4. ↑ Brilliant Van Gerwen scoops sixth BoyleSports World Grand Prix title. *Professional Darts Corporation* (9 October 2022). Retrieved on October 10, 2022.
5. ↑ PDC chairman Hearn announces record prize money for 2022. *PDC.tv* (7 December 2021). Retrieved on December 7, 2021.
6. ↑ Increased prize funds confirmed for PDC televised events (en).
7. ↑ 2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix field confirmed. *Professional Darts Corporation* (25 September 2022). Retrieved on September 26, 2022.
8. ↑ 2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix draw & schedule. *Professional Darts Corporation* (26 September 2022). Retrieved on September 26, 2022.