2022 Australian Darts Open Explained

Tournament Name:	Australian Darts Open
Dates:	3–6 August 2022
Venue:	Moama Bowling Club
Location:	Moama
Country:	New South Wales Australia
Organisation:	WDF
Format:	Legs
Prize Fund:	A$80,000 (total)
Winners Share:	A$16,000 (men's) A$8,000 (women's)
Winner:	(men's) (women's)
Prev:	2019
Next:	2023

The 2022 Australian Darts Open was the second edition of the Australian Darts Open organised by Darts Australia. The tournament was held at the Moama Bowling Club in Moama, Australia. Australian Darts Open has been added to the WDF calendar and has been awarded Platinum ranking status, with a total prize fund of A$80,000.^[1]

Damon Heta who won the previous men's tournament was absent from the event, having switched to the Professional Darts Corporation in January 2020. Lisa Ashton was defending the women's title as one of the seeded players, but lost in the group-stage match to Nicole Regnaud from New Zealand.

Raymond Smith became the new men's champion and Beau Greaves became the new women's champion.

Prize money

Stage (num. of players)	Prize money
width=70px	Men	width=70px	Women
Winner	align=center	(1)	align=center	A$16,000	align=center	A$8,000
Runner-up	align=center	(1)	align=center	A$8,000	align=center	A$4,000
Semi-finalists	align=center	(2)	align=center	A$4,000	align=center	A$2,000
Quarter-finalists	align=center	(4)	align=center	A$2,000	align=center	A$1,250
Last 12	align=center	(4)		align=center	A$750
Last 16	align=center	(8)	align=center	A$1,250	rowspan=2
Last 24	align=center	(8)	align=center	A$750
Total		align=center colspan=2	A$80,000

Men's

Format and qualifiers

Qualifying criteria is as follows:

1. 2022 Lakeside Men's World Champion (seeded)
2. Two best players from World men's ranking (seeded)
3. Three best players from Australia men's ranking (seeded)
4. Two best players from New Zealand men's ranking (seeded)
5. Eight qualifiers from the state qualifiers (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia)
6. Eight qualifiers from open qualification tournaments in Moama, Australia on 3–4 August 2022

The final 24 men will be drawn into groups of 3 and will compete upon the stage.Seeded players^[2]

1. (semi-finals)
2. (quarter-finals)
3. (runner-up)
4. (champion)
5. (quarter-finals)
6. (group stage)
7. (group stage)
8. (quarter-finals)

State qualifiers

• (group stage)
• (group stage)
• (group stage)
• (group stage)
• (group stage)
• (group stage)
• (group stage)
• (group stage)

Open qualifiers

• ^[3] (group stage)
• ^[4] (quarter-finals)
• ^[5] (semi-finals)
• ^[6] (group stage)
• ^[7] (group stage)
• ^[8] (group stage)
• ^[9] (group stage)
• ^[10] (group stage)

Group stage

All group matches are best of nine legs
Only winners in each group qualify for the knock-out stage

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Pts = Points; Status = Qualified to knockout stage

Source: ^[11]

Group A

Pos.!width=200

Player	width=25	P	width=25	W	width=25	L	width=25	LF	width=25	LA	width=25		width=25	Pts	width=75	Status
1	(1)	2	2	0	10	3	+7	2	Q
2		2	1	1	8	5	+3	1	Eliminated
3		2	0	2	0	10	-10	0

4 August

5 August

Group B

Pos.!width=200

Player	width=25	P	width=25	W	width=25	L	width=25	LF	width=25	LA	width=25		width=25	Pts	width=75	Status
1	(8)	2	1	1	8	7	+1	1	Q
2		2	1	1	7	7	0	1	Eliminated
3		2	1	1	7	8	-1	1

4 August

5 August

Group C

Pos.!width=200

Player	width=25	P	width=25	W	width=25	L	width=25	LF	width=25	LA	width=25		width=25	Pts	width=75	Status
1	(5)	2	2	0	10	3	+7	2	Q
2		2	1	1	7	7	0	1	Eliminated
3		2	0	2	3	10	-7	0

4 August

5 August

Group D

Pos.!width=200

Player	width=25	P	width=25	W	width=25	L	width=25	LF	width=25	LA	width=25		width=25	Pts	width=75	Status
1	(4)	2	2	0	10	5	+5	2	Q
2		2	1	1	8	8	0	1	Eliminated
3		2	0	2	5	10	-5	0

4 August

5 August

Group E

Pos.!width=200

Player	width=25	P	width=25	W	width=25	L	width=25	LF	width=25	LA	width=25		width=25	Pts	width=75	Status
1	(3)	2	2	0	10	0	+10	2	Q
2		2	1	1	5	7	-2	1	Eliminated
3		2	0	2	2	10	-8	0

4 August

5 August

Group F

Pos.!width=200

Player	width=25	P	width=25	W	width=25	L	width=25	LF	width=25	LA	width=25		width=25	Pts	width=75	Status
1		2	2	0	10	6	+4	2	Q
2	(6)	2	1	1	8	5	+3	1	Eliminated
3		2	0	2	3	10	-7	0

4 August

5 August

Group G

Pos.!width=200

Player	width=25	P	width=25	W	width=25	L	width=25	LF	width=25	LA	width=25		width=25	Pts	width=75	Status
1		2	2	0	10	4	+6	2	Q
2	(7)	2	1	2	8	9	-1	1	Eliminated
3		2	0	2	5	10	-5	0

4 August

5 August

Group H

Pos.!width=200

Player	width=25	P	width=25	W	width=25	L	width=25	LF	width=25	LA	width=25		width=25	Pts	width=75	Status
1	(2)	2	2	0	10	5	+5	2	Q
2		2	1	1	9	7	+2	1	Eliminated
3		2	0	2	3	10	-7	0

4 August

5 August

Knockout stage

Women's

Format and qualifiers

Qualifying criteria is as follows:

1. 2022 Lakeside Women's World Champion (seeded)
2. Best player from World Women's Ranking (seeded)
3. 2019 Australian Darts Open finalists (seeded)
4. Two best players from Australia Women's Ranking
5. Two best players from New Zealand Women's Ranking
6. Four qualifiers from open qualification tournaments in Moama, Australia on 3–4 August 2022

The final 12 women will be drawn into groups of 3 and will compete upon the stage.Seeded players

1. (champion)
2. (group stage)
3. (runner-up)
4. (group stage)

Rankings qualifiers

• (semi-finals)
• (group stage)
• (group stage)
• (semi-finals)

Open qualifiers

• ^[12] (group stage)
• ^[13] (group stage)
• ^[14] (group stage)
• ^[15] (group stage)

Group stage

Source:^[16]

All group matches are best of seven legs
Only winners in each group qualify for the knock-out stage

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Pts = Points; Status = Qualified to knockout stage

Group A

Pos.!width=200

Player	width=25	P	width=25	W	width=25	L	width=25	LF	width=25	LA	width=25		width=25	Pts	width=75	Status
1	(1)	2	2	0	8	0	+8	2	Q
2		2	1	1	4	4	0	1	Eliminated
3		2	0	2	0	8	-8	0

4 August

5 August

Group B

Pos.!width=200

Player	width=25	P	width=25	W	width=25	L	width=25	LF	width=25	LA	width=25		width=25	Pts	width=75	Status
1		2	2	0	8	2	+6	2	Q
2		2	1	1	6	7	-1	1	Eliminated
3	(2)	2	0	2	3	8	-5	0

4 August

5 August

Group C

Pos.!width=200

Player	width=25	P	width=25	W	width=25	L	width=25	LF	width=25	LA	width=25		width=25	Pts	width=75	Status
1	(4)	2	2	0	8	2	+6	2	Q
2		2	1	1	4	6	-2	1	Eliminated
3		2	0	2	4	8	-4	0

4 August

5 August

Group D

Pos.!width=200

Player	width=25	P	width=25	W	width=25	L	width=25	LF	width=25	LA	width=25		width=25	Pts	width=75	Status
1		2	2	0	8	4	+4	2	Q
2	(3)	2	1	1	6	4	+2	1	Eliminated
3		2	0	2	2	8	-6	0

4 August

5 August

Knockout stage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australian Open Press Release . World Darts Federation . 14 April 2021.
2. Web site: 2022 Australian Darts Open Seeds Announced . 28 July 2022 . Darts Australia . 4 August 2022.
3. Web site: Match Report. 4 August 2022 . DartConnect. 4 August 2022.
4. Web site: Match Report. 3 August 2022 . DartConnect. 3 August 2022.
5. Web site: Match Report. 3 August 2022 . DartConnect. 3 August 2022.
6. Web site: Match Report. 4 August 2022 . DartConnect. 4 August 2022.
7. Web site: Match Report. 3 August 2022 . DartConnect. 3 August 2022.
8. Web site: Match Report. 3 August 2022 . DartConnect. 3 August 2022.
9. Web site: Match Report. 4 August 2022 . DartConnect. 4 August 2022.
10. Web site: Match Report. 4 August 2022 . DartConnect. 4 August 2022.
11. Web site: Australia Darts Open RR . DartConnect . 4 August 2022.
12. Web site: Match Report. 3 August 2022 . DartConnect. 3 August 2022.
13. Web site: Match Report. 4 August 2022 . DartConnect. 4 August 2022.
14. Web site: Match Report. 4 August 2022 . DartConnect. 4 August 2022.
15. Web site: Match Report. 3 August 2022 . DartConnect. 3 August 2022.
16. Web site: Australia Darts Open Womens RR . DartConnect . 4 August 2022.