PDC European Darts Matchplay 2022 kicked-off on 1st July 2022 with nail-biting matches, we take a look at the tournament latest results, format, schedule, score, tickets, draw, fixtures, prize money
On the opening night of the Interwetten European Darts Matchplay, Rowby-John Rodriguez eliminated Danny Noppert in a nail-biting last leg to set up a matchup in the second round against top seed Gerwyn Price in Trier. From July 1–3, 2022, the competition will be held at the Trier Arena in Trier, Germany. There will be 48 participants in the field, and the winner will take home £25,000 of the £140,000 in prize money.
European Darts Matchplay Tournament Format
All games up until the quarterfinals will be played in a best of 11 leg format beginning in the first round. The Final will likewise be played in a Best of 15 Legs format, while the Semi-Final will be played in a Best of 13 Legs format.
European Darts Matchplay Trier 2022 Day 1 Results, Upcoming Schedule, Date, Time, Draw, Format, Prize Money And Live Stream On TV
2022 European Darts Matchplay Day 1 Results, Match Events, And Upcoming Schedule
As the £140,000 tournament began on Friday, Rodriguez overcame a 5-3 deficit to defeat UK Open champion Noppert after surviving four match darts over the course of three legs.
Callan Rydz, who had advanced to the World Championship quarterfinals, had outstanding combination finishing to prevent Jon Worsley from earning his first European Tour victory. Rydz got things going with a double-double 96 finish, then added checkouts of 124 and 125 to win the match 6-3. Rydz will now face seventh seed Damon Heta in an exciting tie. Sebastian Bialecki, a 19-year-old from Poland, defeated the seasoned Mervyn King to take home his historic first victory on the European Tour.
To beat Niels Zonneveld 6-3, Cameron Menzies averaged 101 in the opening round. He will now play Luke Humphries, who wants to win his fourth European Tour championship in 2022. While Dragutin Horvat was soundly defeated by Madars Razma of Latvia, host-nation qualifiers Florian Hempel and Lukas Wenig pleased the passionate crowd at Arena Trier with victories over Bradley Brooks and Steve Lennon, respectively. In the next round, Wenig will take on Chris Dobey, and Hempel will face a hot-handed Dimitri Van den Bergh in a rematch of their World Championship match from last December.
Tickets can be bought from here.
2022 European Darts Matchplay First Round Results
1st July (13:00 Local Time/12:00 BST)
James Wilson 6-3 Johan Engstrom
Jermaine Wattimena 6-1 Ross Montgomery
Wesley Plaisier 6-4 Jamie Hughes
Scott Williams 6-5 Radek Szaganski
Cameron Menzies 6-3 Niels Zonneveld
Ian White 6-1 Joe Murnan
1st July (19:00 Local Time/18:00 BST)
Martin Lukeman 6-4 John Michael
Sebastian Bialecki 6-4 Mervyn King
Callan Rydz 6-3 Jon Worsley
Madars Razma 6-3 Dragutin Horvat
Lukas Wenig 6-4 Steve Lennon
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-5 Danny Noppert
Florian Hempel 6-2 Bradley Brooks
2022 European Darts Matchplay Second Round Schedule
2nd July (13:00 Local Time/12:00 BST)
Krzysztof Ratajski v Luke Woodhouse
Rob Cross v James Wilson
Nathan Aspinall v Jermaine Wattimena
Stephen Bunting v Sebastian Bialecki
Damon Heta v Callan Rydz
Ryan Searle v Martin Lukeman
Jose de Sousa v Wesley Plaisier
Chris Dobey v Lukas Wenig
2nd July (19:00 Local Time/18:00 BST)
Luke Humphries v Cameron Menzies
Jonny Clayton v Scott Williams
Daryl Gurney v Gabriel Clemens
Gerwyn Price v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Joe Cullen v Ian White
Martin Schindler v Madars Razma
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Florian Hempel
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Jeffrey de Zwaan
Prize Money Pool Distribution Of European Darts Matchplay 2022
The winner of the European Darts Matchplay 2022 will receive £25,000, which is more than double the amount of the runner-up, from a net prize pool of £140,000. The runner-up will receive a total prize of £10,000, according the release.
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £6,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £5,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £3,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £140,000 | |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream And TV Telecast Coverage
Coverage will be webcast for viewers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as well as through PDCTV for subscribers in all other regions and through bookmakers worldwide. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship match will take place in the thrilling evening session after the final 16 matches on Sunday’s Finals Day conclude the afternoon session.
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