2022 US Darts Masters

{{Infobox individual darts tournament

|tournament_name = 2022 bet365 US Darts Masters

|image =

|dates = 3–4 June 2022

|venue = Hulu Theater

|location = New York City

|country = {{USA}}

|organisation = PDC

|format = Legs

|prize_fund = £60,000

|winners_share = £20,000

|nine_dart =

|high_checkout = {{nowrap|1=130 {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}}}}(x2)

|winner = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|b=1}}

|prev = 2019

|next = 2023

}}

The 2022 bet365 US Darts Masters was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first event in the 2022 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives, and 8 North American representatives), and was held at the Hulu Theater in New York City on 3–4 June 2022.

Nathan Aspinall was the defending champion after his 8–4 win over Michael Smith in the 2019 final, but he was not invited to take part in this tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2019/07/05/dafabet-us-darts-masters-glory-aspinall|title=Dafabet US Darts Masters Glory For Aspinall|date=5 July 2019|work=PDC|access-date=5 July 2019}}

Smith won his second World Series title after defeating Michael van Gerwen 8–4 in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/06/04/new-york-glory-smith-bet365-us-darts-masters|title=New York glory for Smith in bet365 US Darts Masters|date=4 June 2022|work=PDC|access-date=13 December 2022}}

Prize money

The total prize fund remained at £60,000.

class="wikitable"

! colspan=2 | Position (no. of players)

! Prize money
(Total: £60,000)

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 elite 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}}

{{PDCFlag|Peter Wright}} (semi-finals)
{{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price}} (semi-finals)
{{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}} (runner-up)
{{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|b=1}} (champion)
{{PDCFlag|James Wade}} (quarter-finals)
{{PDCFlag|Gary Anderson}} (quarter-finals)
{{PDCFlag|Jonny Clayton}} (quarter-finals)
{{PDCFlag|Fallon Sherrock}} (first round)

The North American qualifiers consisted of their four PDC Tour Card holders (Jeff Smith, Danny Baggish, Matt Campbell and Jules van Dongen), plus four spaces at the CDC qualifier in Indianapolis on May 13. The winner of each of the two qualifiers, plus the two highest ranked players on the Order of Merit qualified.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/02/22/quartet-us-darts-masters|title=Smith, Baggish, Campbell & Van Dongen confirmed for Bet365 US Darts Masters|date=22 February 2022|work=PDC|access-date=22 February 2022}}

class="wikitable"

style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold"

! width="250" |Qualification

! width="250" |Player

rowspan="4" |PDC Tour Card Holders

|{{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith}} (first round)

{{PDCFlag|Danny Baggish}} (first round)

{{PDCFlag|Matt Campbell}} (first round)

{{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen}} (first round)

rowspan="2" |CDC Qualifiers

|{{PDCFlag|David Cameron|org=CDC}} (first round)

{{PDCFlag|Leonard Gates}} (quarter-finals)

CDC Qualifier Order of Merit #1

|{{PDCFlag|Doug Boehm|org=CDC}} (first round)

CDC Qualifier Order of Merit #2

|{{PDCFlag|Danny Lauby|org=CDC}} (first round)

Draw

The draw was made on 1 June in Times Square by Rod Harrington.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/06/01/wright-meets-baggish-bet365-us-darts-masters-draw-made|title=Wright meets Baggish - bet365 US Darts Masters draw made|date=1 June 2022|work=PDC|access-date=1 June 2022}}

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1= {{nowrap|1=First round
(best of 11 legs)
3 June}}

| RD2= {{nowrap|1=Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
4 June}}

| RD3= {{nowrap|1=Semi-finals
(best of 15 legs)
4 June}}

| RD4= {{nowrap|1=Final
(best of 15 legs)
4 June}}

| team-width = 220

| boldwinner = high

| RD1-seed01 = 1

| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=90.65}}

| RD1-score01= 6

| RD1-seed02 =

| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Danny Baggish|avg=82.62}}

| RD1-score02= 4

| RD1-seed03 =

| RD1-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Fallon Sherrock|avg=71.44}}

| RD1-score03= 2

| RD1-seed04 =

| RD1-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Leonard Gates|avg=87.83}}

| RD1-score04= 6

| RD1-seed05 = 4

| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=96.23}}

| RD1-score05= 6

| RD1-seed06 =

| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Doug Boehm|org=CDC|avg=91.22}}

| RD1-score06= 3

| RD1-seed07 =

| RD1-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Gary Anderson|avg=87.48}}

| RD1-score07= 6

| RD1-seed08 =

| RD1-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Matt Campbell|avg=87.68}}

| RD1-score08= 3

| RD1-seed09 = 2

| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=90.73}}

| RD1-score09= 6

| RD1-seed10 =

| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|David Cameron|org=CDC|avg=94.78}}

| RD1-score10= 4

| RD1-seed11 =

| RD1-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Jonny Clayton|avg=90.00}}

| RD1-score11= 6

| RD1-seed12 =

| RD1-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Danny Lauby|avg=87.07}}

| RD1-score12= 2

| RD1-seed13 = 3

| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=96.24}}

| RD1-score13= 6

| RD1-seed14 =

| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen|avg=90.60}}

| RD1-score14= 4

| RD1-seed15 =

| RD1-team15 = {{PDCFlag|James Wade|avg=92.98}}

| RD1-score15= 6

| RD1-seed16 =

| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith|avg=90.67}}

| RD1-score16= 2

| RD2-seed01 = 1

| RD2-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=90.86}}

| RD2-score01= 8

| RD2-seed02 =

| RD2-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Leonard Gates|avg=83.18}}

| RD2-score02= 3

| RD2-seed03 = 4

| RD2-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=93.16}}

| RD2-score03= 8

| RD2-seed04 =

| RD2-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Gary Anderson|avg=89.72}}

| RD2-score04= 3

| RD2-seed05 = 2

| RD2-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=94.97}}

| RD2-score05= 8

| RD2-seed06 =

| RD2-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Jonny Clayton|avg=96.82}}

| RD2-score06= 7

| RD2-seed07 = 3

| RD2-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=98.58}}

| RD2-score07= 8

| RD2-seed08 =

| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|James Wade|avg=88.99}}

| RD2-score08= 3

| RD3-seed01 = 1

| RD3-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=92.85}}

| RD3-score01= 6

| RD3-seed02 = 4

| RD3-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=93.66}}

| RD3-score02= 8

| RD3-seed03 = 2

| RD3-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=97.99}}

| RD3-score03= 4

| RD3-seed04 = 3

| RD3-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=99.61}}

| RD3-score04= 8

| RD4-seed01 = 4

| RD4-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=99.14}}

| RD4-score01= 8

| RD4-seed02 = 3

| RD4-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=96.79}}

| RD4-score02= 4

}}

References

US Darts Masters

Category:World Series of Darts

Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan

Category:2022 in sports in New York City

US Darts Masters

Category:2020s in Manhattan