2022 PDC World Cup of Darts
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| 2022 PDC World Cup of Darts | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 16–19 June 2022 | ||
| Venue | Eissporthalle | ||
| Location | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £350,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £70,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Gerwyn Price  Kim Huybrechts | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Australia (Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock) | |||
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The 2022 PDC World Cup of Darts , known as the 2022 Cazoo World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons,was the twelfth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place from 16 to 19 June 2022 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
Scotland (Peter Wright and John Henderson) were the defending champions, after beating Austria (Mensur Suljović and Rowby-John Rodriguez) 3–1 in the 2021 final.[1][2][3] However, they lost 2–0 to England (Michael Smith and James Wade) in the quarter-finals.
Australia (Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock) won their first World Cup, beating Wales (Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price) 3–1 in the final.[4] Whitlock and Heta dedicated their victory to fellow Australian player Kyle Anderson, who had died ten months earlier.[5] Anderson had represented his country four times in the World Cup alongside Whitlock from 2016 to 2019.
For the first time in the tournament's history, the eight seeds all made it to the quarter-final stage.
The tournament remained at 32 teams this year, with the top 8 teams being seeded and the remaining 24 teams being unseeded in the first round.
As with recent years, the tournament continued to be a straight knockout.
First round: Best of nine legs doubles.
Second round, quarter and semi-finals: Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match settled the match.
Final: Three points needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches were played, followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs singles matches in reverse order were played to determine the champion.
There were rumours that a format shakeup, like with the 2022 Premier League Darts, might be in the offing, but that was put on hold for at least another year.
Prize money
Total prize money remained at £350,000.[6]
The prize money per team was:
| Position (no. of teams) | Prize money (Total: £350,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | (1) | £70,000 |
| Runners-Up | (1) | £40,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £24,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £16,000 |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £8,000 |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) | £4,000 |
