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2022 World Seniors Darts Masters

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2022 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates27–29 May 2022
VenueLakeside Country Club
LocationFrimley Green
Country England
Organisation(s)WSDT
FormatSets
Final – best of 11 Sets
Prize fund£31,000
Winner's share£10,000
High checkout164  John Part
(Preliminary round)
Champion(s)
 David Cameron
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The 2022 World Seniors Darts Masters (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Masters) was the first World Seniors Darts Masters organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour and was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green between 27–29 May 2022.

The event was open to players over the age of 50, and was a joint venture between MODUS Sports and Jason Francis, which organised Snooker Legends and World Seniors Championship of Snooker in 2017–18.[1]

David Cameron became the inaugural champion after defeating Phil Taylor 6–3 in the final. Cameron's victory was even more remarkable, as he had to win a qualifier to enter this event, and if he had won his first match at the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship (incidentally held at the same venue), he wouldn't have been able to take part in the qualifier.

Format

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As with the World Masters tournaments previously organised by the British Darts Organisation, the Masters used the set format, but with each set being a best of three legs (or first to two legs). The preliminary and first rounds, as well as the quarter-finals was the best of 7 sets, the semi-finals was the best of 9 sets, and the final was the best of 11 sets.

Prize money

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The prize fund of £31,000 was announced in January, but that was before the tournament expanded to 20 players.[2]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £31,000)
Winner (1) £10,000
Runner-up (1) £5,000
Semi-finalists (2) £2,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £1,250
First round (8) £750
Preliminary round (4) £0

Qualifiers

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On 11 January 2022, the first 6 players of the 16-player 2-day tournament were announced, which were Phil Taylor, Martin Adams, Bob Anderson, John Lowe, John Part and Les Wallace.[3]

On 13 February, the numbers of entrants was increased to 20, and an extra day was added to tournament,[4] with two players qualifying via qualifiers at Reading on 9–10 April, along with the highest non-qualified player on the World Series Tour Order of Merit, with the final player being decided by a fans vote on the WSDT's social media channels.[5]

Draw

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The draw for the tournament was announced on 3 March 2022.

Preliminary round
(best of 7 sets)
27–28 May
First round
(best of 7 sets)
27–28 May
Quarter-finals
(best of 7 sets)
29 May
Semi-finals
(best of 9 sets)
29 May
Final
(best of 11 sets)
29 May
 Kevin Painter 89.283 Robert Thornton 87.902
Q David Cameron 89.374Q David Cameron 87.064
Q David Cameron 81.654
 Colin Monk 77.372
  Deta Hedman 64.540
 Colin Monk 70.324
Q David Cameron 93.145
RQ Richie Howson 89.612
  Bob Anderson 64.361
 Keith Deller 76.094
 Keith Deller 79.472
RQ Richie Howson 84.764
 Terry Jenkins 81.811 Trina Gulliver 78.461
RQ Richie Howson 88.984RQ Richie Howson 78.784
Q David Cameron 86.046
 Phil Taylor 84.413
 Roland Scholten 76.991 Martin Adams 79.484
Q Wayne Jones 80.504Q Wayne Jones 77.212
  Martin Adams 79.521
 Tony O'Shea 84.594
  Lisa Ashton 79.492
 Tony O'Shea 84.984
  Tony O'Shea 80.561
 Phil Taylor 85.265
  John Lowe 66.501
 Les Wallace 74.124
  Les Wallace 76.513
 Phil Taylor 85.814
WC Paul Lim 82.310  Phil Taylor 84.734
 John Part 81.334 John Part 78.040

Broadcasting rights

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BT Sport aired the tournament in the United Kingdom, and Sport1 broadcast it in Germany.

References

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  1. ^ Deacon, Henry. "Plans revealed for second tournament on 2022 World Seniors Darts Tour calendar". dartsplanet.tv. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Deacon, Henry. "2022 World Seniors Darts Masters Event Details" (PDF). World Seniors Darts Tour. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Phil Taylor & Martin Adams Headline As World Seniors Masters Announced". World Seniors Darts Tour. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Seniors Stars Set To Return For Masters At Lakeside". World Seniors Darts Tour. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ^ "The Fans Vote". World Seniors Darts Tour. Retrieved 16 February 2022.