PDC 2022 Cazoo UK Open darts 2022 kicked-off on 4th March 2022, we take a look at the tournament format, top players, schedule, draw, fixtures and prize money
The Professional Darts Corporation will host the 2022 Cazoo UK Open. The competition is in its twentieth year, and players will compete in a single elimination tournament to become the champion. The event will take place at Butlin’s Minehead, England from 4th March 2022 to 6th March 2022.
James Wade is the reigning champion of the Cazoo UK Open. He won the 2021 edition by defeating Luke Humphries in the final.
PDC UK Darts Open 202 Tournament Format
The 160 competitors will enter the competition in stages, beginning with 64 players in the first round, followed by match winners joining the 32 players in the second and third rounds. Finally, the last 64 players will play in the fourth round.
Number 1–32 of the PDC Order of Merit will receive byes into Fourth Round. Meanwhile, Number 32-64 of PDC Order of Merit will receive byes to third round.
In the first, second, and third rounds, all matches will be contested over the best of 11 legs. All matches in the fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds, as well as the quarterfinals, will be best of 19 legs. The Semi-finals and Finals will be contested over the best of 21 legs format.
PDC UK Darts Open 2022 Tournament Draw, Schedule, Date, Time, Tickets, Fixtures, Players
On Monday, February 28, the draw for the First Round, Second Round, and Third Round will be made. From the end of the third round onwards, there will be an open draw for the remaining rounds. Tickets for the event can be purchased here.
Fifth Round Schedule
Afternoon Session (12:45-17:00 GMT)
Main Stage
Ryan Searle v Dimitri van den Bergh
Damon Heta v Michael van Gerwen
Peter Wright v Simon Whitlock
Jamie Hughes v Gerwyn Price
Stage Two
Danny Noppert v Devon Petersen
Gabriel Clemens v Michael Smith
Jonny Clayton v Jose de Sousa
Ron Meulenkamp v James Wade
Stage Three
Dave Chisnall v Boris Krcmar
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Martin Schindler
Niels Zonneveld v Keane Barry
Callan Rydz v Vincent van der Voort
Stage Four
Scott Waites v Ricky Evans
Mensur Suljovic v Geert Nentjes
Ian White v Sebastian Bialecki
William O’Connor v Stephen Bunting
Evening Session (1900-2300 GMT)
Main Stage and Stage Two
PDC Cazoo UK Darts Open 2022 Results 4th March Friday
On Day One of the Cazoo UK Open, the world’s top five players proceeded to the fifth round, while four former champions were eliminated.
World number one Gerwyn Price, who defeated Krzysztof Ratajski 10-5, and 2017 winner Peter Wright, who defeated Joe Cullen 10-6, will join reigning champion James Wade in the fifth round on Saturday afternoon.
Afternoon Session (11:45-17:00 GMT)
First Round Results
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-1 Bradley Brooks
Jelle Klaasen 6-5 Mark Rice
Fabian Schmutzler 6-5 Kai Fan Leung
Sebastian Bialecki 6-1 Matt Campbell
Jules van Dongen 6-5 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Danny Lauby 6-5 Niko Springer
Ted Evetts 6-4 Nick Fullwell
Ryan Harrington 6-2 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Richie Burnett 6-3 Tony Martinez
Jose Justicia 6-4 Darren Webster
Kenny Neyens 6-4 Martin Thomas
George Killington 6-4 Reece Robinson
Dan Read 6-3 Diogo Portela
Damian Mol 6-5 Josh Rock
James Wilson 6-4 Shaun Wilkinson
Keelan Kay 6-5 Matt Good
Jim Williams 6-3 Ryan Murray
John O’Shea 6-0 Nathan Rafferty
Jurjen van der Velde 6-4 Mickey Mansell
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-2 Scott Taylor
Steve Clayson 6-2 Vladimir Andersen
Paul Hogan 6-4 Dom Taylor
Prakash Jiwa 6-2 Toni Alcinas
Jimmy Hendriks 6-3 Darren Beveridge
Radek Szaganski 6-5 Wesley Plaisier
Ross Montgomery 6-3 Reece Colley
Danny Jansen 6-2 Liam Meek
Lukas Wenig 6-3 Adam Warner
Jamie Clark 6-0 Shaun McDonald
Graham Hall 6-3 Kevin Burness
Luc Peters 6-0 Paul Marsh
Second Round Results
Keane Barry 6-2 David Evans
Martin Schindler 6-1 Lewy Williams
Connor Scutt 6-3 Jules van Dongen
John Henderson 6-2 James Wilson
Niels Zonneveld 6-5 Jon Worsley
Danny Baggish 6-5 John Michael
Ted Evetts 6-3 Jack Main
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-4 Gordon Mathers
Berry van Peer 6-3 Kevin Doets
Graham Hall 6-5 Andrew Gilding
John O’Shea 6-3 Peter Hudson
Jim Williams 6-3 Jurjen van der Velde
Lukas Wenig 6-1 Keelan Kay
Jelle Klaasen 6-1 Cameron Menzies
Ryan Harrington 6-3 Richie Burnett
Geert Nentjes 6-3 Jake Jones
Scott Waites 6-4 Radek Szaganski
Jose Justicia 6-2 Eddie Lovely
Danny Lauby 6-3 Paul Hogan
Krzysztof Kciuk 6-1 Brett Claydon
Martin Lukeman 6-3 Jamie Clark
Danny Jansen 6-4 Scott Mitchell
Luc Peters 6-2 Geert De Vos
Zoran Lerchbacher 6-2 Ricardo Pietreczko
Sebastian Bialecki 6-5 Joe Murnan
Damian Mol 6-3 John Brown
Fabian Schmutzler 6-2 Steve Clayson
Adam Gawlas 6-3 George Killington
Ross Montgomery 6-2 Dan Read
Jason Heaver 6-3 Prakash Jiwa
Kenny Neyens 6-4 Jimmy Hendriks
Third Round Results
Florian Hempel 6-3 Lukas Wenig
William Borland 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis 6-0 Fabian Schmutzler
Jamie Hughes 6-1 Madars Razma
Krzysztof Kciuk 6-4 Ross Smith
Martin Schindler 6-2 Jeff Smith
Kim Huybrechts 6-2 Luc Peters
Ritchie Edhouse 6-2 Max Hopp
Martin Lukeman 6-3 Adam Hunt
Jelle Klaasen 6-4 Jason Lowe
Andy Boulton 6-5 Danny Lauby
Keane Barry 6-2 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Graham Hall 6-3 Steve Beaton
Maik Kuivenhoven 6-1 John O’Shea
Adam Gawlas 6-5 Jose Justicia
Jermaine Wattimena 6-5 Ross Montgomery
Sebastian Bialecki 6-2 Keegan Brown
Steve West 6-3 Damian Mol
Steve Lennon 6-5 Ryan Harrington
Niels Zonneveld 6-2 Berry van Peer
Ron Meulenkamp 6-2 Danny Baggish
Ricky Evans 6-2 Danny Jansen
Darius Labanauskas 6-4 John Henderson
Jim Williams 6-5 Alan Soutar
Ryan Joyce 6-0 Mike De Decker
Luke Woodhouse 6-2 Ted Evetts
Jason Heaver 6-5 Martijn Kleermaker
Geert Nentjes 6-5 Kenny Neyens
Boris Krcmar 6-2 Zoran Lerchbacher
William O’Connor 6-5 Connor Scutt
Ryan Meikle 6-0 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Scott Waites 6-2 Brian Raman
Evening Session (19:00-23:00 GMT)
Fourth Round Results
Main Stage
Michael Smith 10-7 Chris Dobey
Gerwyn Price 10-5 Krzysztof Ratajski
Michael van Gerwen 10-7 Gary Anderson
Peter Wright 10-6 Joe Cullen
Stage Two
Vincent van der Voort 10-5 Jermaine Wattimena
Dimitri Van den Bergh 10-2 Daryl Gurney
James Wade 10-6 Steve Lennon
Callan Rydz 10-9 Nathan Aspinall
Stage Three
Damon Heta 10-5 Andy Boulton
Simon Whitlock 10-9 Maik Kuivenhoven
Boris Krcmar 10-5 Luke Woodhouse
Ron Meulenkamp 10-9 Krzysztof Kciuk
Stage Four
Sebastian Bialecki 10-6 Ritchie Edhouse
William O’Connor 10-7 Jason Heaver
Devon Petersen 10-6 Jelle Klaasen
Jose de Sousa 10-7 Steve Wes
Stage Five
Martin Schindler 10-8 Ryan Joyce
Scott Waites 10-5 Glen Durrant
Dave Chisnall 10-3 Brendan Dolan
Danny Noppert 10-3 Ryan Meikle
Stage Six
Stephen Bunting 10-4 Mervyn King
Geert Nentjes 10-5 Florian Hempel
Jamie Hughes 10-5 Adam Gawlas
Ian White 10-9 Luke Humphries
Stage Seven
Ryan Searle 10-7 Adrian Lewis
Ricky Evans 10-9 Darius Labanauskas
Dirk van Duijvenbode 10-6 William Borland
Gabriel Clemens 10-7 Rob Cross
Stage Eight
Niels Zonneveld 10-5 Jim Williams
Mensur Suljovic 10-9 Kim Huybrechts
Keane Barry 10-7 Graham Hall
Jonny Clayton 10-9 Martin Lukeman
Prize Money Pool Distribution Of UK Open Darts 2022
| Stage and Number of Players | Prize money | |
| Winner | 1 | £1,00,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £40,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | £20,000 |
| Quarterfinalists | 4 | £12,500 |
| Last of 16 | 8 | £7,500 |
| Last of 32 | 16 | £4,000 |
| Last of 64 | 32 | £2,000 |
| Last of 96 | 32 | £1,000 |
| Total | £450,000 | |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream And TV Telecast Coverage
The Cazoo UK Open will be televised live on ITV4 in the United Kingdom, as well as through the PDC’s foreign media partners and PDCTV for subscribers in the rest of the world.
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