2022 Dutch Darts Masters

The 2022 Viaplay Dutch Darts Masters was the first staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the third entry in the 2022 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players and eight Dutch qualifiers) and was held at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 24–25 June 2022.^[1]

2022 Viaplay Dutch Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	24–25 June 2022
Venue	Ziggo Dome
Location	Amsterdam
Country	Netherlands
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£60,000
Winner's share	£20,000
High checkout	170  Dimitri Van den Bergh
Champion(s)
Dimitri Van den Bergh
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Dimitri Van den Bergh won his second consecutive World Series title after defeating Dirk van Duijvenbode 8–2 in the final.^[2]

Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

Position (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £60,000)
Winner	(1)	£20,000
Runner-up	(1)	£10,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£5,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£2,500
First round	(8)	£1,250

Qualifiers

On the announcement of the tournament on 11 April, the PDC confirmed the 8 players who would be their 'elite' representatives at the event, including Fallon Sherrock, who was denied her chance to appear on the 2020 World Series of Darts circuit, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

The seedings were based on the results from previous World Series events held earlier in the year.

1.  Michael Smith (first round)
2.  Dimitri Van den Bergh (champion)
3.  Michael van Gerwen (first round)
4.  James Wade (semi-finals)
5.  Peter Wright (first round)
6.  Gerwyn Price (first round)
7.  Fallon Sherrock (first round)
8.  Jonny Clayton (first round)

The Dutch qualifiers consisted of the eight PDC Tour Card holders who were the highest ranked on the PDC Order of Merit on 31 May 2022:^[4]

•  Danny Noppert (semi-finals)
•  Dirk van Duijvenbode (runner-up)
•  Vincent van der Voort (quarter-finals)
•  Jermaine Wattimena (quarter-finals)
•  Martijn Kleermaker (quarter-finals)
•  Jeffrey de Zwaan (first round)
•  Maik Kuivenhoven (quarter-finals)
•  Ron Meulenkamp (first round)

Draw

The draw was made on 23 June by Rod Harrington.^[5]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 24 June					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 25 June					Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 25 June					Final (best of 15 legs) 25 June
	1	Michael Smith 91.33	4
		Martijn Kleermaker 96.46	6
							Martijn Kleermaker 93.34	4
							Dirk van Duijvenbode 89.31	6
		Peter Wright 95.63	3
		Dirk van Duijvenbode 95.44	6
												Dirk van Duijvenbode 97.75	7
											4	James Wade 96.30	6
	4	James Wade 90.14	6
		Jeffrey de Zwaan 89.33	2
						4	James Wade 98.04	6
							Maik Kuivenhoven 97.75	4
		Fallon Sherrock 73.84	1
		Maik Kuivenhoven 86.04	6
																	Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.01	2
																2	Dimitri Van den Bergh 104.60	8
	2	Dimitri Van den Bergh 94.51	6
		Ron Meulenkamp 87.33	2
						2	Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.56	6
							Jermaine Wattimena 94.79	1
		Jonny Clayton 94.96	5
		Jermaine Wattimena 93.51	6
											2	Dimitri Van den Bergh 103.56	7
												Danny Noppert 95.28	2
	3	Michael van Gerwen 96.78	4
		Danny Noppert 97.90	6
							Danny Noppert 94.46	6
							Vincent van der Voort 90.44	5
		Gerwyn Price 91.63	5
		Vincent van der Voort 96.07	6