Cazoo Premier League Darts 2022 culminated with a nail-biting 11-10 final win for Michael van Gerwen over Welsh star Joe Cullen, we take a look at the tournament play-offs, results, scores, winner, and prize money
On an unbelievable night of action at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin on Monday, Michael van Gerwen defeated Joe Cullen in an exciting final to win his sixth Cazoo Premier League title.
Cazoo Premier League Darts 2022 Final Results, Score, Winner And Prize Money Purse Pool Breakdown
The Cazoo Premier League Darts, a darts competition, was hosted by the Professional Darts Corporation in 2022. For the 18th time, the Premier League Darts competition was contested. The competition began on 3 February 2022 at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena and ended with play-offs at Berlin’s Mercedez-Benz Arena.
2022 Cazoo Premier League Play-Offs Results, Fixtures And Score
After missing a match dart at double 16 in a thrilling decider, Van Gerwen denied a heartbroken Cullen 11-10 in one of the best games ever played on the Premier League stage. The Dutchman, on the other hand, held his cool to hit a 13-darter and equal Phil Taylor’s six Premier League titles, as he wins his first PDC Premier event in almost 18 months.
Earlier in the evening, Cullen produced an astonishing display of power scoring to thwart Jonny Clayton’s bid for back-to-back Premier League titles. Cullen stormed into a remarkable 6-0 lead against the reigning champion before closing out a resounding 10-4 victory, averaging almost 101 and crashing in 11 maximums – equalling the tournament record for 180s in a match.
In the second semi-final, Van Gerwen defeated 2009 champion Wade by the same scoreline to book his place in a record-equalling eighth Premier League showpiece.
Monday June 13 Results
Semi-finals
Joe Cullen 10-4 Jonny Clayton
Michael van Gerwen 10-4 James Wade
Final
Michael van Gerwen 11-10 Joe Cullen
Prize Money Pool Distribution Of Cazoo Premier League Darts 2022
Van Gerwen, who is now recovering from arm surgery in the Netherlands, earned a total of £305,000 during the Premier League season, with three consecutive wins giving him a £30,000 extra on top of the £275,000 top prize. Cullen, on the other hand, won £125,000 as runner-up and an additional £20,000 in bonus prize money.
Clayton’s four night wins during the season increased his £85,000 prize money to £125,000, while Wade took home £105,000 after a good season.
| Stage | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | £275,000 | |
| Runner-up | £125,000 | |
| Semi-finalists | £85,000 | |
| 5th place | £75,000 | |
| 6th place | £70,000 | |
| 7th place | £65,000 | |
| 8th place | £60,000 | |
| Weekly Winner Bonus | £10,000 | |
| Total | £1,000,000 | |
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