| 2022 Betfred World Matchplay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 16–24 July 2022 | ||
| Venue | Winter Gardens | ||
| Location | Blackpool, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £800,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £200,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish |  Gerwyn Price
(semi-finals) | ||
| High checkout | 170  Dirk van Duijvenbode (second round) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Michael van Gerwen | |||
| |||
The 2022 Betfred World Matchplay was the 29th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 16–24 July 2022.
Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh 18–9 in the 2021 final.[1] However, he was defeated by Van den Bergh 16–14 in the quarter-finals, in a rematch of the previous year's final.
Michael van Gerwen won his third World Matchplay title, defeating Gerwyn Price 18–14 in the final.[2][3]
Gerwyn Price hit the first nine-dart finish in the tournament for four years in his semi-final win over Danny Noppert.[4]
This tournament also had a separate women's event which took place on the day of the final of the main tournament and was won by Fallon Sherrock.[5]
- ^ "Wright outplays Van den Bergh to claim first World Matchplay title". PDC.tv. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Vintage Van Gerwen stuns Price to claim World Matchplay hat-trick". PDC.tv. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "World Matchplay Final: Michael van Gerwen beats Gerwyn Price at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool". SKY Sports. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "World Matchplay Darts: Gerwyn Price sets up blockbuster date with Michael van Gerwen in Blackpool". SKY Sports. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "PDC to introduce eight-player Betfred Women's World Matchplay". PDC.tv. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.