PDC TAB New Zealand Darts Masters 2022 culminated with a nail-biting 8-4 final win for in-form Gerwyn Price over compatriot Jonny Clayton, we take a look at the tournament format, top players, results, schedule, draw, fixtures, prize money
In order to win the 2022 TAB New Zealand Darts Masters in Hamilton on Saturday, Gerwyn Price reeled off six straight legs and secured a 8-4 victory against Jonny Clayton.
TAB New Zealand Darts Masters 2022 Final Results, Score, Winner, Prize Money Purse Pool
GLORY FOR GERWYN! 🏆
Here's the moment Gerwyn Price was crowned the 2022 TAB New Zealand Darts Masters champion!
The Welshman celebrates his first World Series tour title in his debut campaign Down Under! pic.twitter.com/dfHnDNw2fw
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) August 27, 2022
𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗔 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 🏆
Gerwyn Price secures his first regular World Series title at the New Zealand Masters after reeling off six consecutive legs from 4-2 down to seal an 8-4 victory over Jonny Clayton in the final!#NZDarts pic.twitter.com/W5jVnS9pN9
— Live Darts (@livedarts) August 27, 2022
Rod Harrington is making his last-ever appearance in the commentary box at the New Zealand Masters before retiring 🎙️
Wishing you a happy retirement, Rod! 🍾 pic.twitter.com/CLGsdwNtha
— Live Darts (@livedarts) August 27, 2022
The Professional Darts Corporation held its second iteration of the TAB New Zealand Darts Masters in 2022, which served as the sixth entry in that year’s World Series of Darts. On August 26–27, 2022, in the Globox Arena in Hamilton, New Zealand, a tournament with 16 competitors—eight PDC players and eight regional qualifiers—was conducted.
2022 TAB New Zealand Darts Masters Final Day Results, Fixtures And Score
Following his victory in Wollongong the previous weekend, Clayton was attempting to capture a second World Series title and got off to a great start in the final, with an 11-dart hold in leg four igniting a run of three straight legs. However, Price pinned double five to stop the bleeding in a critical seventh leg. He was then dependent on the same target minutes later to finish a 12-dart break and restore parity at four apiece. The 2021 World Champion kept pushing forward with legs of 15, 14 and 15 darts to increase his lead to 7-4, and after Clayton flubbed his lines on the outer ring, Price executed a precise 92 kill on double 12 to complete the comeback.
Avenging his loss to Wade in the NSW semifinals last weekend, Price opened Saturday’s play with a commanding 6-2 victory against the left-hander. After that, the Welshman put up an amazing performance to defeat top seed Dimitri Van den Bergh in the semi-final, winning six of the final seven legs to finish off a 7-4 victory over the Belgian.
Despite failing to win the World Series for the second time in a row, Clayton defeated the reigning champion Van Gerwen in the quarterfinal. The 47-year-old then advanced to Saturday’s championship round with a valiant 7-5 victory over Michael Smith. The World Series competition will continue the following month when Clayton attempts to retain his Jack’s World Series of Darts Finals championship in Amsterdam from September 16–18.
Evening Session 27th August (19:00 Local Time/18:00 BST)
Quarterfinals
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-5 Joe Cullen
Gerwyn Price 6-2 James Wade
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith 6-0 Kayden Milne
Semi-finals
Gerwyn Price 7-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jonny Clayton 7-5 Michael Smith
Final
Gerwyn Price 8-4 Jonny Clayton
Prize Money Pool Distribution of TAB New Zealand Darts Masters 2022
The winner of the 2022 TAB New Zealand Darts Masters, Gerwyn Price, will get £20,000, and Jonny Clayton will take home $10,000 as runner-up. There was a £60,000 net prize pool available for the contest.
| Position & Number of Players | Prize money (Total: £60,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £20,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £2,500 |
| First round | (8) | £1,250 |
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