European Championship Darts 2022 culminated with a nail-biting 11-8 final win for underdog Ross Smith over Michael Smith that resulted in his first televised championship title, we take a look at the tournament winner, final day results, and winner prize money
At the final of 2022 Cazoo European Championship Darts in Dortmund, Ross Smith stunned Michael Smith by score of 11-8 to win his first televised championship. With this win, Ross bagged £120,000 prize money along with berth in 2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts.
European Championship Darts 2022 Final Results, Winner, Score, Prize Money Purse Pool, Awards Winners List
ROSS SMITH IS THE CHAMPION 🏆
Absolutely incredible scenes as Ross Smith is crowned the 2022 @CazooUK European Champion, beating Michael Smith 11-8 in the final!
His first TV title in his first final!
What a story, and what a win 👏 pic.twitter.com/qlvNysCBmt
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) October 30, 2022
An incredible moment for Ross Smith 🙌
He is now a major champion, winning the European Championship whilst playing some incredible darts!
101 average, some huge finishes and 50% on the doubles 👏 pic.twitter.com/exuvNx7TOc
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) October 30, 2022
2022 European Championship Darts Ross Smith vs Michael Smith Final Results, Score, & Match Summary
Ross Smith started the competition as underdog but completely dominated his opponents thanks to series of outstanding performances. In the quarterfinals, he overcame 3-8 deficit to defeat reigning World Champion Peter Wright. Later in semi-final, he defeated Chris Dobey 11-9 in another thrilling encounter to qualify for final. Ross Smith got off to a flying start, jumping out to a 3-0 lead, but Michael Smith, the US Darts Masters champion, came back to tie the match at 3-3. Ross, however, was able to grab the upper hand in the final and secure an 8-4 advantage to put himself in position to win the match. Michael Smith made a late comeback and cut the lead to 8-7, but Ross won three straight legs to secure the victory and the £120,000 prize money.
In order to qualify for final, world championship runner-up Michael Smith achieved notable victories over Josh Rock, Luke Humphries, and Dirk van Duijvenbode, but was once again left contemplating what might have been. Elsewhere, following his title win, Ross Smith will move up to a career-high 20th place on the PDC Order of Merit and earn spot in next month’s Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton.
2022 European Championship Darts Scores & Results
27th October First Round Results (6:45 PM Local Time / 5:45 PM BST)
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Madars Razma
Ryan Searle 6-5 Martin Lukeman
Danny Noppert 6-3 Andrew Gilding
James Wade 6-5 Rob Cross
Luke Humphries 6-4 Krzysztof Ratajski
Josh Rock 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
Michael Smith 6-4 Karel Sedlacek
Vincent van der Voort 6-2 Damon Heta
28th October First Round Results (6:45 PM Local Time / 5:45 PM BST)
Dave Chisnall 6-0 Stephen Bunting
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Daryl Gurney
Ross Smith 6-4 Joe Cullen
Jose de Sousa 6-1 Martin Schindler
Peter Wright 6-2 Ryan Meikle
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-4 Gerwyn Price
Chris Dobey 6-5 Michael van Gerwen
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Gabriel Clemens
29th October Round of 16 Results (01:45 PM Local Time / 00:45 PM BST)
Danny Noppert 10-9 Vincent van der Voort
Dirk van Duijvenbode 10-7 James Wade
Luke Humphries 10-6 Ryan Searle
Michael Smith 10-8 Josh Rock
Ross Smith 10-8 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Peter Wright 10-4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Dave Chisnall 10-6 Jonny Clayton
Chris Dobey 10-5 Jose De Sousa
30th October Quarterfinal Results (1:45 PM Local Time / 12:45 PM BST)
Dirk van Duijvenbode 10-3 Danny Noppert
Michael Smith 10-7 Luke Humphries
Chris Dobey 10-7 Dave Chisnall
Ross Smith 10-8 Peter Wright
30th October Semi-Final Results (7:00 PM Local Time / 6:00 PM BST)
Michael Smith 11-7 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ross Smith 11-9 Chris Dobey
30th October Final Results (7:00 PM Local Time / 6:00 PM BST)
Ross Smith 11-8 Michael Smith
Prize Money Pool Distribution of European Championship Darts 2022
Ross Smith will receive £120,000 as the prize money for winning 2022 European Championship Darts, and Michael Smith will take home £60,000 as the runner-up. Former world champion Peter Wright will receive £20,000 in prize money after being eliminated in the quarterfinals.
| Stage | No. of Winners | Prize money |
| Winner | 1 | £120,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £60,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | £32,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | £20,000 |
| Round of 16 Losers | 8 | £10,000 |
| Round of 32 Losers | 16 | £6,000 |
| Total | 32 | £500,000 |
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