PDC Interwetten European Darts Open 2022 culminated with a thrilling final win for reigning champion Michael van Gerwen, we take a look at the tournament format, top players, results, schedule, draw, fixtures, prize money
On the 2022 PDC Pro Tour, the Interwetten European Darts Open was the fifth of thirteen PDC European Tour tournaments. The competition was held from May 6–8, 2022, in the Ostermann-Arena in Leverkusen, Germany. It had a field of 48 players and a prize pool of £140,000, with the winner receiving £25,000.
Michael van Gerwen came into the tournament as the defending champion, defeating Rob Cross 8–6 in the 2019 final. He successfully defended his title in the final, defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh 8–5.
European Darts Open 2022 Final Results, Scores, Winner And Prize Money Pool
The competition was held from May 6–8, 2022, in the Ostermann-Arena in Leverkusen, Germany. It had a field of 48 players and a prize pool of £140,000, with the winner receiving £25,000.
2022 European Darts Open Final Day Results, Fixtures And Score
With an 8-5 victory over Dimitri Van den Bergh in the Interwetten European Darts Open final in Leverkusen on Sunday, Michael van Gerwen won his third PDC European Tour championship of 2022.
On Saturday, Van Gerwen defeated Daryl Gurney, and in the third round, he defeated Cazoo Premier League foe Jonny Clayton to start a fantastic day at the Ostermann-Arena. He then beat Dirk van Duijvenbode in a decider after the latter was penalised for missing match darts in the last two legs of their quarter-final.
Van Gerwen beat Luke Humphries 7-2 in the semi-finals, avenging a loss to the former World Youth Champion in the recent German Darts Grand Prix. He then held off Van den Bergh’s challenge in the final to take the £25,000 top prize and won his third consecutive Leverkusen tournament.
Sunday May 8 Results
Third Round, Afternoon Session (13:00 local time, 12:00 BST)
Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries 6-4 Brendan Dolan
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Joe Cullen
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Jonny Clayton
Josh Rock 6-2 Scott Williams
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-4 Martin Schindler
James Wade 6-4 Jose de Sousa
Ryan Searle 6-5 Dave Chisnall
Evening Session (19:00 local time, 18:00 BST)
Quarter-finals
Luke Humphries 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-1 Josh Rock
James Wade 6-5 Ryan Searle
Semi-finals
Michael van Gerwen 7-2 Luke Humphries
Dimitri Van den Bergh Walkover (James Wade withdrew due to illness)
Final
Michael van Gerwen 8-5 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Prize Money Pool Distribution Of European Darts Open 2022
Michael van Gerwen took up £25,000 as the winner of the 2022 European Darts Open. Dimitri Van den Bergh, the runner-up, was awarded a prize of £10,000.
| Stage and Number of Players | Prize money | |
| Winner | 1 | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | £6,500 |
| Quarterfinalists | 4 | £5,000 |
| Last of 16 | 8 | £3,000 |
| Last of 32 | 16 | £2,000 |
| Last of 64 | 32 | £1,000 |
| Total | £140,000 | |
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