2022 Czech Darts Open

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The **2022 Gambrinus Czech Darts Open** was the sixth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Královka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic, from 13–15 May 2022. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Jamie Hughes was the defending champion after defeating Stephen Bunting 8–3 in the 2019 final, but he failed to qualify for this tournament, so was unable to defend his title.

Luke Humphries won his second European Tour title with an 8–5 win over Rob Cross in the final.

## Prize money

The prize money is unchanged from the European Tours of the last 3 years:

* Seeded players who lose in the second round and host nation qualifiers (who qualify automatically as a result of their ranking) who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.

## Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 4 April automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 8 April), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 24 April), the two highest ProTour ranking Czech players, two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 12 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 19 February), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 23 April).

Fourth seed Peter Wright and Nordic and Baltic qualifier Niels Heinsøe withdrew from the tournament prior to the draw. Martin Schindler was promoted to 16th seed and two extra places were made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.

The following players took part in the tournament:

2. Michael van Gerwen  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. José de Sousa  *(Semi-finals)*
4. Joe Cullen  *(Second round)*
5. Rob Cross  *(Runner-up)*
6. Michael Smith  *(Second round)*
7. Dimitri Van den Bergh  *(Third round)*
8. Damon Heta  *(Second round)*
9. Ryan Searle  *(Third round)*
10. **Luke Humphries**  **(Champion)**
11. Dirk van Duijvenbode  *(Third round)*
12. Krzysztof Ratajski  *(Second round)*
13. Daryl Gurney  *(Second round)*
14. Jonny Clayton  *(Second round)*
15. Brendan Dolan  *(Second round)*
16. Martin Schindler  *(Second round)*
* Nathan Aspinall  *(Second round)*
* Jonathan Worsley  *(First round)*
* Rowby-John Rodriguez  *(Quarter-finals)*
* John Henderson  *(First round)*
* Vincent van der Voort  *(Semi-finals)*
* Geert Nentjes  *(First round)*
* Martijn Kleermaker  *(Second round)*
* Josh Rock  *(First round)*
* Ted Evetts  *(First round)*
* Dave Chisnall  *(Third round)*
* Ricky Evans  *(Third round)*
* Mickey Mansell  *(Third round)*
* Florian Hempel  *(First round)*
* Ross Smith  *(Quarter-finals)*
* José Justicia  *(Third round)*
* Jeffrey de Zwaan  *(First round)*
* Martin Lukeman  *(Second round)*
* Adrian Lewis  *(Third round)*
* Brett Claydon  *(First round)*
* Scott Waites  *(First round)*
* Ritchie Edhouse  *(Second round)*
* Gabriel Clemens  *(First round)*
* Jules van Dongen  *(Second round)*
* Martijn Dragt  *(First round)*
* Dennie Olde Kalter  *(First round)*

**Highest Ranked Czechs**
* Adam Gawlas  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Karel Sedláček  *(Second round)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Ondřej Plšek  *(First round)*
* Miloslav Navrátil  *(First round)*
* Vítězslav Sedlák  *(Second round)*
* Filip Šebesta  *(First round)*

**East European Qualifier**
* Sebastian Białecki  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Hughes Wins First PDC Title at Czech Darts Open. PDC.
2. ↑ Humphries doubles European Tour title tally at Czech Darts Open.
3. ↑ PDC Order of Merit Rules.
4. ↑ PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC.
5. ↑ European Tour 6-7 seeds & qualifier entries confirmed.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 2022 Gambrinus Czech Darts Open draw & schedule. PDC.