2022 European Darts Open Explained

Tournament Name:2022 Interwetten European Darts Open
Dates:6–8 May 2022
Venue:Ostermann-Arena
Location:Leverkusen
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Prize Fund:£140,000
Winners Share:£25,000
Prev:Event 4
Next:Event 6

The 2022 Interwetten European Darts Open was the fifth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Ostermann-Arena, Leverkusen, Germany, from 6–8 May 2022. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael van Gerwen entered the event as defending champion, having defeated Rob Cross 8–6 in the 2019 final.[1] He successfully defended his title with an 8–5 win over Dimitri Van den Bergh in the final.[2] [3]

Prize money

The prize money is unchanged from the European Tours of the last 3 years:[4]

Stage (num. of players)Prize money
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £25,000
Runner-upalign=center (1)align=center £10,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £6,500
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £5,000
Third round losersalign=center (8)align=center £3,000
Second round losersalign=center (16)align=center £2,000*
First round losersalign=center (16)align=center £1,000*
Totalalign=center colspan=2 £140,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 16 March automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 18 March), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 22 April), the two highest ProTour ranking German players, two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 22 April), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 19 February), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 6 March).

Danny Baggish withdrew from the event for personal reasons, so Karel Sedláček received a bye into the second round.

Due to illness, James Wade withdrew from his semi-final match, so Dimitri Van den Bergh received a bye into the final.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Top 16

  1. (third round)
  2. (second round)
  3. (third round)
  4. (third round)
  5. (champion)
  6. (quarter-finals)
  7. (runner-up)
  8. (semi-finals)
  9. (third round)
  10. (second round)
  11. (second round)
  12. (third round)
  13. (quarter-finals)
  14. (semi-finals, withdrew)
  15. (second round)
  16. (quarter-finals)

Tour Card Qualifier

Associate Member Qualifier

Highest Ranked Germans

Host Nation Qualifier

Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

East European Qualifier

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nine-Dart Van Gerwen Lifts First European Title of 2019. PDC . 24 March 2019.
  2. Web site: 8 May 2022 . PDC European Tour: Michael van Gerwen defeats Dimitri Van den Bergh in European Darts Open final . Sky Sports.
  3. Web site: Imperious Van Gerwen wins Interwetten European Darts Open. PDC . 8 May 2022.
  4. Web site: PDC Order of Merit Rules . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules . 2022-02-11 . live. PDC.
  5. Web site: PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC .