2022 World Seniors Darts Masters

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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 will use 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 will be the best of 7 sets, the semi-finals will be the best of 9 sets, and the final will be 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.

 **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.

*Starting in First round*
* Martin Adams  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Bob Anderson  *(First round)*
* Lisa Ashton  *(First round)*
* Keith Deller  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Trina Gulliver  *(First round)*
* Deta Hedman  *(First round)*
* John Lowe  *(First round)*
* Colin Monk  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Tony O'Shea  *(Semi-finals)*
* Phil Taylor  *(Runner-up)*
* Robert Thornton  *(First round)*
* Les Wallace  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Terry Jenkins  *(Preliminary round)*
* Kevin Painter  *(Preliminary round)*
* John Part  *(First round)*
* Roland Scholten  *(Preliminary round)*

**Qualifiers**
*Starting in Preliminary round*
* **David Cameron**  **(Champion)**
* Wayne Jones  *(First round)*

**Highest Non-Qualifier On WSDT Order of Merit**
*Starting in Preliminary round*
* Richie Howson  *(Semi-finals)*

**Fans' Vote Winner**
*Starting in Preliminary round*
* Paul Lim  *(Preliminary round)*

## Draw

The draw for the tournament was announced on 3 March 2022.

## Broadcasting rights

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

## References

1. ↑ Deacon, Henry. Plans revealed for second tournament on 2022 World Seniors Darts Tour calendar. dartsplanet.tv.
2. ↑ Deacon, Henry. 2022 World Seniors Darts Masters Event Details. World Seniors Darts Tour.
3. ↑ Phil Taylor & Martin Adams Headline As World Seniors Masters Announced. World Seniors Darts Tour.
4. ↑ Seniors Stars Set To Return For Masters At Lakeside. World Seniors Darts Tour.
5. ↑ The Fans Vote. World Seniors Darts Tour.