PDC Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2022 culminated with a nail-biting 8-7 final win for Damon Heta over Peter Wright that resulted in his first European Tour victory, we take a look at the tournament winner, final day results, and winner prize money
In the Gibraltar Darts Trophy final on Sunday, Damon Heta defeated Peter Wright in a thrilling 8-7 victory to mark his maiden triumph on the European Tour. From October 14–16, 2022, the competition was held at Gibraltar’s Tercentenary Sports Hall. There were 48 players in the field, and the winner took home £25,000 out of £140,000 total prize money.
Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2022 Final Results, Score, Winner, Prize Money Purse Pool And Awards Winners List
"I'm absolutely stoked to get one of these under my belt so early in my career, and i'm so happy I took my chances"
Hear from the newly crowned 2022 Gibraltar Darts Trophy Champion Damon Heta after his enthralling victory over Peter Wright!#ET13 pic.twitter.com/cZaJgEgqyJ
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) October 16, 2022
HETA WINS HIS FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR TITLE 🏆
What a final that was, as Damon Heta sees off Peter Wright 8-7 to secure his first European Tour title and win the 2022 Gibraltar Darts Trophy!#ET13 pic.twitter.com/b7nckeJXUs
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) October 16, 2022
Following the conclusion of ET13, the field and draw for the Cazoo European Championship is now confirmed.
Rob Cross will begin his title defence against James Wade in a battle of former champions.🏆
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— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) October 16, 2022
2022 Gibraltar Darts Trophy Damon Heta vs Peter Wright Final Results, Score, & Match Summary
Australia’s Heta won the £25,000 top prize at the Victoria Stadium in an exciting final, capping off an exciting year of PDC European Tour competition. Wright, the world champion, led 3-0 after throwing some excellent darts, but Heta later pulled off a 167 finish to take the lead at 7-5. Wright won the next two frames to force a sudden-death leg, but despite being the first to the finish, he missed six championship darts over the course of three attempts. Before posting a double four to secure victory, Heta had missed four darts of his own in two attempts as the duo looked for the decisive blow.
Heta started his bid for the championship on Saturday by overcoming Chris Dobey. He then defeated Joe Cullen, the Masters champion, and German superstar Gabriel Clemens to go to the semifinals. He then shown class by defeating Michael van Gerwen in a thrilling match, scoring nine 180s while overcoming deficits of 4-1, 5-2, and 6-4 with legs of 13, 11 and 15 darts to get to the final. Wright defeated Ryan Searle in the third round on Sunday afternoon, Luke Humphries in the quarterfinals, and Rob Cross in the semifinals, all by an average of nearly 109. He also executed a spectacular 121 checkout of bull, treble seven, and bull in the second leg of the final, which brought the large crowd to its feet at the Victoria Stadium, only to agonizingly lose out on winning the match.
The top 32 players from the final European Tour Order of Merit advance to the Cazoo European Championship in Dortmund from October 27–30 as the Gibraltar Darts Trophy concludes the 13-event 2022 European Tour.
2022 Gibraltar Darts Trophy Last Day Results
16th October Results (Afternoon Session)
Third Round Results
Luke Humphries 6-3 Wesley Plaisier
Peter Wright 6-1 Ryan Searle
Josh Rock 6-5 Jonny Clayton
Rob Cross 6-4 Ryan Joyce
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Jose De Sousa
Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Gabriel Clemens 6-1 Mensur Suljovic
Damon Heta 6-1 Joe Cullen
Quarterfinal Results (Evening Session)
Peter Wright 6-3 Luke Humphries
Rob Cross 6-5 Josh Rock
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Damon Heta 6-4 Gabriel Clemens
Semi-final Results (Evening Session)
Peter Wright 7-1 Rob Cross
Damon Heta 7-6 Michael van Gerwen
Final Results (Evening Session)
Damon Heta 8-7 Peter Wright
Prize Money Pool Distribution of Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2022
Damon Heta, the winner of 2022 Gibraltar Darts Trophy, will get £25,000 in cash, and Peter Wright, the runner-up, will receive £10,000. Each competitor will also get a guaranteed cash award of £1,000 in addition to the total 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 | 48 | £140,000 |
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