2022 Nordic Darts Masters
{{Infobox individual darts tournament
|tournament_name = 2022 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters
|image =
|dates = 10–11 June 2022
|venue = Forum Copenhagen
|location = Copenhagen
|country = {{DEN}}
|organisation = PDC
|format = Legs
|prize_fund = £60,000
|winners_share = £20,000
|nine_dart =
|high_checkout = {{nowrap|1=157 {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}}}}
|winner = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|b=1}}
|prev = 2021
|next = 2023
}}
The 2022 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the second entry in the 2022 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight 'elite' PDC players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark on 10–11 June 2022.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Fallon Sherrock 11–7 in the 2021 final,{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2021/09/18/tearful-van-gerwen-defeats-sherrock-win-viaplay-nordic-darts-masters|title=Tearful Van Gerwen defeats Sherrock to win Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters|date=18 September 2021|work=PDC|access-date=18 September 2021}} but he lost to James Wade in the quarter-finals.
Dimitri Van den Bergh won his first World Series of Darts title after defeating Gary Anderson 11–5 in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/06/10/van-den-bergh-dominates-denmark-claim-nordic-darts-masters-glory|title=Van den Bergh dominates in Denmark to claim Nordic Darts Masters glory|date=10 June 2022|work=PDC|access-date=3 January 2023}}
{{Further|Nordic Darts Masters}}
Prize money
The total prize fund remained at £60,000.
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! colspan=2 | Position (no. of players) ! Prize money |
Winner
| align=center | (1) | align=center | £20,000 |
Runner-up
| align=center | (1) | align=center | £10,000 |
Semi-finalists
| align=center | (2) | align=center | £5,000 |
Quarter-finalists
| align=center | (4) | align=center | £2,500 |
First round
| align=center | (8) | align=center | £1,250 |
Qualifiers
The PDC announced the 8 players who would be their representatives at the event on 11 April 2022, including Fallon Sherrock, who was denied her chance to appear on the 2020 World Series of Darts circuit, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/04/11/pdc-stars-confirmed-2022-world-series-darts-events|title=PDC stars confirmed for 2022 World Series of Darts events|date=11 April 2022|work=PDC|access-date=11 April 2022}}
The seedings were based on the results from previous World Series event held earlier in the year.
- {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith}} (semi-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|James Wade}} (semi-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Gary Anderson}} (runner-up)
- {{PDCFlag|Fallon Sherrock}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|b=1}} (champion)
The Nordic qualifiers consisted of their three PDC Tour card holders (Darius Labanauskas, Madars Razma and Vladimir Andersen), plus the two highest ranking players on the PDC European Tour Order of Merit from Denmark, as well as the highest ranked players from Sweden, Finland and Iceland.{{cite web|url=https://pdc-nordic.tv/iceland-to-be-represented-at-nordic-darts-masters/|title=Iceland to be represented at Nordic Darts Masters|date=23 February 2022|work=PDC Nordic & Baltic|access-date=23 February 2022}}
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! width="300" |Qualification ! width=280" |Player |
rowspan="3" |PDC Tour card holders
|{{PDCFlag|Darius Labanauskas}} (first round) |
{{PDCFlag|Madars Razma}} (first round) |
{{PDCFlag|Vladimir Andersen}} (first round) |
#1 Ranked Danish Player
|{{PDCFlag|Benjamin Drue Reus|org=PDCNB}} (first round) |
#2 Ranked Danish Player
|{{PDCFlag|Brian Lokken|org=PDCNB}} (first round) |
#1 Ranked Swedish Player
|{{PDCFlag|Daniel Larsson|org=PDCNB}} (first round) |
#1 Ranked Finnish Player
|{{PDCFlag|Marko Kantele|org=PDCNB}} (first round) |
#1 Ranked Icelandic Player
|{{PDCFlag|Matthias Orn Friðriksson}} (first round) |
Draw
The draw was made on June 8 by Barry Hearn.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/06/08/2022-viaplay-nordic-darts-masters-draw-schedule|title=2022 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters draw & schedule|date=8 June 2022|work=PDC|access-date=9 June 2022}}
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1= {{nowrap|1=First round
(best of 11 legs)
10 June}}
| RD2= {{nowrap|1=Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
11 June}}
| RD3= {{nowrap|1=Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
11 June}}
| RD4= {{nowrap|1=Final
(best of 21 legs)
11 June}}
| team-width = 220
| boldwinner = high
| RD1-seed01 = 1
| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=93.94}}
| RD1-score01= 6
| RD1-seed02 =
| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Vladimir Andersen|avg=79.90}}
| RD1-score02= 2
| RD1-seed03 =
| RD1-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Fallon Sherrock|avg=80.13}}
| RD1-score03= 6
| RD1-seed04 =
| RD1-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Darius Labanauskas|avg=76.28}}
| RD1-score04= 1
| RD1-seed05 = 4
| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=90.78}}
| RD1-score05= 6
| RD1-seed06 =
| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Brian Lokken|avg=72.60}}
| RD1-score06= 2
| RD1-seed07 =
| RD1-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|avg=98.02}}
| RD1-score07= 6
| RD1-seed08 =
| RD1-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Benjamin Drue Reus|avg=76.00}}
| RD1-score08= 0
| RD1-seed09 = 2
| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=97.06}}
| RD1-score09= 6
| RD1-seed10 =
| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Marko Kantele|avg=74.78}}
| RD1-score10= 1
| RD1-seed11 =
| RD1-team11 = {{PDCFlag|James Wade|avg=89.21}}
| RD1-score11= 6
| RD1-seed12 =
| RD1-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Madars Razma|avg=90.81}}
| RD1-score12= 3
| RD1-seed13 = 3
| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=103.66}}
| RD1-score13= 6
| RD1-seed14 =
| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Matthias Orn Friðriksson|avg=64.64}}
| RD1-score14= 0
| RD1-seed15 =
| RD1-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Gary Anderson|avg=87.83}}
| RD1-score15= 6
| RD1-seed16 =
| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Daniel Larsson|avg=80.88}}
| RD1-score16= 5
| RD2-seed01 = 1
| RD2-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=94.75}}
| RD2-score01= 10
| RD2-seed02 =
| RD2-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Fallon Sherrock|avg=89.00}}
| RD2-score02= 6
| RD2-seed03 = 4
| RD2-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=93.63}}
| RD2-score03= 5
| RD2-seed04 =
| RD2-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|avg=99.38}}
| RD2-score04= 10
| RD2-seed05 = 2
| RD2-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=90.74}}
| RD2-score05= 4
| RD2-seed06 =
| RD2-team06 = {{PDCFlag|James Wade|avg=90.14}}
| RD2-score06= 10
| RD2-seed07 = 3
| RD2-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=99.99}}
| RD2-score07= 4
| RD2-seed08 =
| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Gary Anderson|avg=103.50}}
| RD2-score08= 10
| RD3-seed01 = 1
| RD3-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=87.22}}
| RD3-score01= 4
| RD3-seed02 =
| RD3-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|avg=97.27}}
| RD3-score02= 11
| RD3-seed03 =
| RD3-team03 = {{PDCFlag|James Wade|avg=90.63}}
| RD3-score03= 7
| RD3-seed04 =
| RD3-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Gary Anderson|avg=89.31}}
| RD3-score04= 11
| RD4-seed01 =
| RD4-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|avg=98.16}}
| RD4-score01= 11
| RD4-seed02 =
| RD4-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Gary Anderson|avg=93.78}}
| RD4-score02= 5
}}
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