PDC Interwetten German Darts Open 2022 culminated with a nail-biting 8-6 final win for reigning world champion Peter Wright over Dimitri Van den Bergh, we take a look at the tournament winner, final day results, and winner prize money
In a nail-biting final, Peter Wright defeated Dimitri Van den Bergh to win the Interwetten German Darts Open in Jena, earning him his first European Tour victory since 2017.
German Darts Open 2022 Final Results, Score, Winner, Prize Money Purse Pool
WRIGHT WINS! 🏆
Peter Wright is the 2022 Interwetten German Darts Open champion!
The World Champion denies Dimitri Van den Bergh in a thrilling final to clinch his first European Tour title since 2017! pic.twitter.com/xj1ODCxHBr
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) September 11, 2022
Of the thirteen PDC European Tour competitions on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour, the Interwetten German Darts Open was the eleventh. From September 9 to 11, 2022, the competition was held at the Sparkassen-Arena in Jena, Germany. It had a field of 48 competitors and £140,000 in prize money.
German Darts Open 2022 Final Day Results, Fixtures And Score
Wright won the £25,000 top prize at the Sparkassen-Arena on Sunday after turning up a string of outstanding performances. The World Champion, who exhibited the highest level of consistency throughout the weekend, held on to win 8-6 and claim his sixth European Tour championship despite a valiant effort from Van den Bergh.
Wright got the showdown off to a flying start on Sunday, following up 120 and 160 checkouts with a ten-darter on the bull to take an early 3-2 lead. Van den Bergh responded with a 12-darter to tie the score at three, starting a run of three straight legs for the Belgian. However, Wright was able to restore parity at 5-5 thanks to misses by his opponent. The Scotsman hit a 13-darter to take back the lead, and despite Van den Bergh’s subsequent 12-darter retort, Wright followed up a 68 combination with a 13-darter hold to finally win on the European Tour after a five-year absence.
In order to continue his challenge on Sunday afternoon, Wright defeated Jonny Clayton 6-3 in the third round. Later, he put on a commanding performance to defeat Ross Smith 6-2 in the quarterfinals, and then he defeated Joe Cullen 7-4 in the semifinals to thwart Cullen’s bid for back-to-back European Tour victories. Despite scoring 106 averages in victories against Martin Schindler and Damon Heta earlier in the day, Price and Smith lost in the last eight, and Ratajski’s chances of qualifying for the European Championship are still in doubt following his loss to Van den Bergh.
The PDC European Tour will continue with the Belgian Darts Open from September 23-25 at the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, as 48 players compete in the 12th and penultimate event of 2022.
2022 German Darts Open Final Results
11th September Results (Afternoon Session)
Third Round Results
Luke Humphries 6-3 Dave Chisnall
Joe Cullen 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Peter Wright 6-3 Jonny Clayton
Ross Smith 6-3 Damon Heta
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Martin Schindler
Jose De Sousa 6-3 Steve Beaton
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 Rob Cross
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
Quarterfinal
Joe Cullen 6-5 Luke Humphries
Peter Wright 6-2 Ross Smith
Jose De Sousa 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-3 Krzysztof Ratajski
Semi-final
Peter Wright 7-4 Joe Cullen
Dimitri Van den Bergh 7-3 Jose De Sousa
Final
Peter Wright 8-6 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Prize Money Pool Distribution of German Darts Open 2022
2022’s German Darts Open will provide winner Peter Wright £25,000 and runner-up Dimitri Van den Bergh £10,000 in prize money. Further, each competitor will receive a guaranteed cash reward of £1,000 from the net prize money of £140,000.
| Stage | No. of Winners | 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 | 32 | £140,000 |
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