2022 UK Open
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| 2022 Cazoo UK Open | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 4–6 March 2022 | ||
| Venue | Butlin's Minehead | ||
| Location | Minehead, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs Final – best of 21 | ||
| Prize fund | £450,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish | José Justicia James Wade Michael Smith | ||
| High checkout | |||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Danny Noppert (NED) | |||
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The 2022 Cazoo UK Open was a professional darts tournament that was held from 4 to 6 March 2022 at Butlin's Minehead, England, returning to the venue after the 2021 edition was held behind closed doors at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the twentieth edition of the tournament to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.
James Wade was the defending champion after defeating Luke Humphries 11–5 in the 2021 final, but he lost 10–4 to Keane Barry in the quarter-finals.[1][2]
Danny Noppert won his first PDC major tournament, beating Michael Smith 11–10 in the final after Smith had a dart for the title.[3][4]
The tournament saw three nine-dart finishes. José Justicia hit the first in his third round game against Adam Gawlas.[5] Defending champion James Wade also hit one during his sixth round game against Boris Krčmar. Michael Smith hit another in his own sixth round game against Mensur Suljović.[6]
The 158 participants entered the competition incrementally, with 63 players entering in the first round, with match winners joining the 32 players entering in the second and third rounds to leave the last 64 in the fourth round.[7]
- No players are seeded.
- A random draw is held for each of the following rounds following the conclusion of the third round.
- All matches in the first, second and third rounds will be played over best of 11 legs.
- All matches in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds and quarter-finals will be played over best of 19 legs.
- All matches in the semi-finals and final will be played over best of 21 legs.
- Eight boards will be used for matches in the first, second, third and fourth rounds.
- Four boards will be used for matches in the fifth round.
- Two boards will be used for matches in the sixth round.
- One board will be used for all the matches in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
Prize money
The prize fund remained at £450,000.[8]
| Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £450,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £40,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £20,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £12,500 |
| Last 16 (sixth round) | (8) | £7,500 |
| Last 32 (fifth round) | (16) | £4,000 |
| Last 64 (fourth round) | (32) | £2,000 |
| Last 96 (third round) | (32) | £1,000 |
| Last 128 (second round) | (32) | n/a |
| Last 160 (first round) | (32) | n/a |
