PDC BoyleSports World Grand Prix darts 2022 is scheduled to begin on next Monday with a series of nail-biting matches, we take a look at the tournament format, draw, schedule, draw, fixtures, prize money and tickets
Following the announcement of the draw for next month’s competition, Jonny Clayton will face Dirk van Duijvenbode to open the defense of his BoyleSports World Grand Prix championship, while Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson will square off in a thrilling match.
World Grand Prix Darts 2022 Schedule, Date, Time, Draw, Tickets, Venue, Format, Rules, Players Entry List, Prize Money, Live Stream On TV Coverage
🎯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘅 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄 🏆
Clayton will begin the defence of his World Grand Prix title against van Duijvenbode.
World No.1 Price will take on Schindler, one of 3 debutants in this year’s tournament.
The event will take place from October 3-9 in Leicester. pic.twitter.com/IVG5lsMvpl
— Darts Cymru (@DartsCymru) September 26, 2022
🏴 Jonny Clayton had over 50% success on darts at double over the whole 2021 World Grand Prix, both in and out 😲
Our data on starting doubles goes back to 2016. In that time, nobody else playing more than one match has finished the tournament with 50%+ both in and out 🤯 pic.twitter.com/wZvsxGFHZU
— Darts Orakel (@DartsOrakel) September 27, 2022
DRAW BRACKET!
Here is the draw bracket for the 2022 @BoyleSports World Grand Prix.
Which first round thrillers are you looking forward to? pic.twitter.com/QvlFHjVHUz
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) September 26, 2022
2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix Date, Time, Venue, Format, Draw, Ticket, And Full Schedule
Clayton, who won the World Grand Prix for the first time in 2021, will start his campaign against 2020 edition runner-up Van Duijvenbode. The highest ranked unseeded player in the field, Anderson, is matched up against five-time winner Van Gerwen in the draw for the unusual double-start tournament, which will be held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester from October 3–9.
World’s top-ranked player Gerwyn Price will face Martin Schindler, one of three tournament debutants this year, in an effort to replicate his victory from 2020 in the £600,000 competition. In a thrilling matchup, fourth-seeded Michael Smith takes on Nathan Aspinall, while world champion Peter Wright plays Kim Huybrechts in the opening round of his quest for the first World Grand Prix victory. Two-time champion James Wade will face rookie Martin Lukeman, while Masters champion Joe Cullen will face Australia’s top player Damon Heta in ties that are a repeat from this year’s World Matchplay first round.
While four-time European Tour champion Luke Humphries takes on 2019 semifinalist Chris Dobey, UK Open champion Danny Noppert squares up against German number one Gabriel Clemens. Other matches include the quarterfinalist from the World Championship, Callan Rydz, taking on Poland’s top player, Krzysztof Ratajski, and the 2011 runner-up, Brendan Dolan, taking on the former Lakeside Champion, Stephen Bunting.
For the event, fans can purchase their tickets from here.
2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix Draw & Upcoming Schedule
First Round Schedule (19:00 PM BST, 3rd October)
Gerwyn Price v Martin Schindler
Joe Cullen v Damon Heta
Rob Cross v Daryl Gurney
Madars Razma v Ryan Searle
Michael Smith v Nathan Aspinall
Danny Noppert v Gabriel Clemens
James Wade v Martin Lukeman
Ross Smith v Andrew Gilding
Peter Wright v Kim Huybrechts
Callan Rydz v Krzysztof Ratajski
Jonny Clayton v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Dave Chisnall
Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson
Brendan Dolan v Stephen Bunting
Jose de Sousa v Adrian Lewis
Chris Dobey v Luke Humphries
Prize Money Pool Distribution of BoyleSports World Grand Prix 2022
The prize money for 2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix is £120,000, with £60,000 going to the second-place finisher. Each participant will get a guaranteed cash prize of £7,500 from the £600,000 total prize pool.
Position | No. of Winners | Prize Money |
Winner | 1 | £120,000 |
Runner-up | 1 | £60,000 |
Semi-finalists | 2 | £40,000 |
Quarter-finalists | 4 | £25,000 |
Second Round Losers | 8 | £15,000 |
First Round Losers | 16 | £7,500 |
Total | 32 | £300,000 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream And TV Telecast Coverage
The competition will be live streamed on Sky Sports in UK and via PDC’s international broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, as well as on PDCTV in all regions with the exception of UK, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland based subscribers.
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