2022 Grand Slam of Darts explained

Tournament Name:2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts
Dates:12–20 November 2022
Venue:Aldersley Leisure Village
Location:Aldersley, Wolverhampton
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Prize Fund:£650,000
Winners Share:£150,000
High Checkout:170
Prev:2021
Next:2023

The 2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts, was the sixteenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place at the Aldersley Leisure Village, Aldersley, Wolverhampton, 12–20 November 2022.[1]

Gerwyn Price was the defending champion, after defeating Peter Wright 16–8 in the 2021 final,[2] but he was eliminated by Raymond van Barneveld, losing 16–13 in their quarter-final.

Michael Smith won his first major title, defeating Nathan Aspinall 16–5 in the final. It was the first time the tournament had been won by an Englishman since 2014, when it was won by Phil Taylor.[3]

Josh Rock, who made his debut, hit a nine-dart finish during his second-round defeat to Michael van Gerwen.[4]

Prize money

The prize fund for the Grand Slam increased by £100,000 to £650,000.[5] [6]

Position (num. of players)Prize money
(Total: £650,000)
Winner(1)£150,000
Runner-up(1)£70,000
Semi-finalists(2)£50,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£25,000
Last 16(8)£12,250
Third in group(8)£8,000
Fourth in group(8)£5,000
Group winner bonus(8)£3,500

Qualification

The qualification criteria were slightly altered again for the 2022 tournament, with no representation from the World Darts Federation.[7]

The qualifiers are:

PDC Qualifying Tournaments

PDC Main Tournaments
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PDC World Darts Championship2022Winner












Grand Slam of Darts2021Winner
Premier League Darts2022Winner
World Matchplay2022Winner
World Grand Prix2022Winner
Masters2022Winner
UK Open2022Winner
European Championship2022Winner
Players Championship Finals2021Winner
World Series of Darts Finals2022Winner
PDC World Cup of Darts2022Winners
PDC World Darts Championship2022Runner-up
Grand Slam of Darts2021Runner-up
Premier League Darts2022Runner-up
World Matchplay2022Runner-up
World Grand Prix2022Runner-up
Masters2022Runner-up
UK Open2022Runner-up
European Championship2022Runner-up
Players Championship Finals2021Runner-up
World Series of Darts Finals2022Runner-up
PDC World Cup of Darts2022Runners-Up
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

If the list of qualifiers from the main tournaments produced fewer than the required number of players (16), the field will be filled from the reserve lists. The first list consisted of the winners from 2022 European Tour events, in which the winners were ordered firstly by number of wins, then by Order of Merit position order at the cut-off date.

PDC European Tour
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2022 European Tour
Winner
German Darts ChampionshipWinner
Winner
Austrian Darts OpenWinner
Winner
Czech Darts OpenWinner
Winner
Dutch Darts ChampionshipWinner
Winner
Hungarian Darts TrophyWinner
Winner
Belgian Darts OpenWinner
Gibraltar Darts TrophyWinner
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

If there are still not enough qualifiers after European Tour events are added, the winners of 2022 Players Championship events will be added, firstly in order by number of wins, then in Order of Merit order.

PDC Pro Tour
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2022 PDC Pro Tour
Winner
Winner
Winner
Winner (2)
Winner
Winner
Winner
Winner
Winner
Winner (2)
Winner
Winner
Winner
Winner
Winner (2)
Winner (3)
Winner
Winner (2)
Winner
Winner
Winner
Winner (2)
Winner
Winner
Winner
Winner (2)
Winner (2)
Winner
Winner (2)
Winner
Note: Players in italics had already qualified for the tournament.

PDC Qualifying Event

A further eight places in the Grand Slam of Darts were filled by qualifiers from a PDC Tour Card Holder qualifier held on 6 November in Barnsley.

These are the qualifiers:

Additional Qualifiers

The winners of these tournaments and tours also qualified for the tournament.

width=300Tournamentwidth=50Yearwidth=140Positionwidth=200Player
PDC World Youth Championship2021Winner
Runner-up
PDC Challenge Tour2022Order of Merit Winner
PDC Development Tour2022Order of Merit Winner
Women's World Matchplay2022Winner
PDC Women's Series2022Order of Merit Winner
PDC Asian Championship2022Winner
PDC North American Championship2022Winner

Draw

The draw was done by PDC executive Matt Porter on 7 November.[8]

Pools

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(Seeded Players)(Qualifiers)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)




















Group stage

All group matches are best of nine legs
After three games, the top two 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

width=20Pos.width=185Playerwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=25+/−width=20Ptswidth=70Status
1 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6 Q
2 3 2 1 14 10 +4 4
3 3 1 2 12 12 0 2 Eliminated
4 3 0 3 3 15 0

12 November

13 November

14 November

Group B

width=20Pos.width=185Playerwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=25width=20Ptswidth=70Status
1 (8) 3 3 0 15 10 +5 6 Q
2 3 2 1 12 10 +2 4
3 (Q) 3 1 2 11 12 –1 2 Eliminated
4 3 0 3 9 15 –6 0

12 November

13 November

14 November

Group C

width=20Pos.width=185Playerwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=25+/−width=20Ptswidth=70Status
1 (4) 3 3 0 15 5 +10 6 Q
2 3 2 1 11 9 +2 4
3 3 1 2 7 12 –5 2 Eliminated
4 3 0 3 8 15 –7 0

12 November

13 November

14 November

Group D

width=20Pos.width=185Playerwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=25width=20Ptswidth=70Status
1 3 3 0 15 10 +5 6 Q
2 (5) 3 2 1 13 11 +2 4
3 (Q) 3 1 2 13 13 0 2 Eliminated
4 (Q) 3 0 3 8 15 –7 0

12 November

13 November

14 November

Group E

width=20Pos.width=185Playerwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=20Ptswidth=70Status
1 3 2 1 14 8 +6 4 Q
2 (Q) 3 2 1 14 11 +3 4
3 (2) 3 2 1 12 10 +2 4 Eliminated
4 3 0 3 4 15 0

12 November

13 November

15 November

Group F

width=20Pos.width=185Playerwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=25+/−width=20Ptswidth=70Status
1 (7) 3 2 1 12 5 +7 4 Q
2 3 2 1 10 8 +2 4
3 3 2 1 12 11 +1 4 Eliminated
4 3 0 3 5 15 0

12 November

13 November

15 November

Group G

width=20Pos.width=185Playerwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=25width=20Ptswidth=70Status
1 3 2 1 14 8 +6 4 Q
2 3 2 1 14 11 +3 4
3 (Q) 3 1 2 10 14 –4 2 Eliminated
4 3 1 2 9 14 –5 2

12 November

13 November

15 November

Group H

width=20Pos.width=185Playerwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20LFwidth=20LAwidth=25width=20Ptswidth=70Status
1 (6) 3 2 1 13 8 +5 4 Q
2 3 2 1 14 12 +2 4
3 3 1 2 11 13 –2 2 Eliminated
4 3 1 2 9 14 –5 2

12 November

13 November

15 November

Knockout stage

Top averages

The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match. In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

PlayerRoundAverageResult
1RR107.92Won
22R107.71Won
3RR107.46Won
4RR107.04Won
5RR105.99Lost
6 (2)RR104.80Lost
7SF104.10Won
82R103.93Lost
9RR103.59Lost
10 (2)RR103.16Won
11RR102.89Won
12 (2)RR102.20Won
13 (2)RR101.92Lost
14 (3)QF101.78Lost
15 (3)RR101.58Won
16RR101.50Won
17 (2)RR101.44Lost
18 (4)RR101.39Won
19RR101.26Lost
202R101.14Lost
21RR100.87Won
22 (3)QF100.11Won
23 (5)2R100.10Won
24RR100.08Won

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phillips . Josh . PDC's November 2022 schedule confirmed . PDC . 24 November 2020 . 24 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Allen . Dave . Peerless Price completes Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts treble . PDC . 21 November 2021 . 21 November 2021 .
  3. Web site: Gorton . Josh . Super Smith seals first TV ranking title with Cazoo Grand Slam glory . PDC . 21 November 2022 . 20 November 2022 .
  4. Web site: Gorton . Josh . Van Gerwen denies nine-dart Rock in Cazoo Grand Slam classic . PDC . 21 November 2022 . 17 November 2022 .
  5. Web site: PDC chairman Hearn announces record prize money for 2022. 7 December 2021. PDC.tv. 7 December 2021.
  6. Web site: Increased prize funds confirmed for PDC televised events . 3 July 2022 . PDC . en.
  7. Web site: 2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts qualification criteria confirmed. 29 June 2022. PDC.tv. 30 June 2022.
  8. Web site: 2022 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts draw & schedule confirmed . 8 November 2022 . PDC . en.

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