2022 Australian Darts Open
Australian Darts Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 3–6 August 2022 | ||
Venue | Moama Bowling Club | ||
Location | Moama | ||
Country | ![]() ![]() | ||
Organisation(s) | WDF | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | A$80,000 (total) | ||
Winner's share | A$16,000 (men's) A$8,000 (women's) | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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The 2022 Australian Darts Open was the second edition of the Australian Darts Open organised by Darts Australia. The tournament was held at the Moama Bowling Club in Moama, Australia. Australian Darts Open has been added to the WDF calendar and has been awarded Platinum ranking status, with a total prize fund of A$80,000.[1]
Damon Heta who won the previous men's tournament was absent from the event, having switched to the Professional Darts Corporation in January 2020. Lisa Ashton was defending the women's title as one of the seeded players, but lost in the group-stage match to Nicole Regnaud from New Zealand.
Raymond Smith became the new men's champion and Beau Greaves became the new women's champion.
Prize money
Stage (num. of players) | Prize money[1] | ||||
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Men | Women | ||||
Winner | (1) | A$16,000 | A$8,000 | ||
Runner-up | (1) | A$8,000 | A$4,000 | ||
Semi-finalists | (2) | A$4,000 | A$2,000 | ||
Quarter-finalists | (4) | A$2,000 | A$1,250 | ||
Last 12 | (4) | — | A$750 | ||
Last 16 | (8) | A$1,250 | — | ||
Last 24 | (8) | A$750 | |||
Total | A$80,000 |
Men's
Format and qualifiers
Qualifying criteria is as follows:[1]
- 2022 Lakeside Men's World Champion (seeded)
- Two best players from World men's ranking (seeded)
- Three best players from Australia men's ranking (seeded)
- Two best players from New Zealand men's ranking (seeded)
- Eight qualifiers from the state qualifiers (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia)
- Eight qualifiers from open qualification tournaments in Moama, Australia on 3–4 August 2022
The final 24 men will be drawn into groups of 3 and will compete upon the stage.[1]
Seeded players[2]
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State qualifiers[2]
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Open qualifiers
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- ^ James Hurrell (#1 in WDF World Men's Ranking) withdrew due to cost issues. He was replaced by Jelle Klaasen (#8 in WDF World Men's Ranking).
- ^ Luke Littler (#2 in WDF World Men's Ranking) withdrew due to cost issues. He was replaced by Mal Cuming (#4 in WDF Australia Men's Ranking).
- ^ Ben Robb (#2 in WDF New Zealand Men's Ranking) withdrew. He was replaced by Sam Ballinger (#5 in WDF Australia Men's Ranking).
Group stage
All group matches are best of nine legs
Only winners in each group qualify for the knock-out stage
NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Pts = Points; Status = Qualified to knockout stage
Source: [11]
Group A
4 August
5 August
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Group B
4 August
5 August
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Group C
4 August
5 August
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Group D
4 August
5 August
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Group E
4 August
5 August
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Group F
4 August
5 August
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Group G
4 August
5 August
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Group H
4 August
5 August
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 6 August | Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) 6 August | Final (best of 19 legs) 6 August | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||
D1 | ![]() | 8 | ||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
D1 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||
D1 | ![]() | 10 | ||||||||||||
E1 | ![]() | 9 | ||||||||||||
E1 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||
F1 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
E1 | ![]() | 8 | ||||||||||||
G1 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||
G1 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||
H1 | ![]() | 5 |
Women's
Format and qualifiers
Qualifying criteria is as follows:[1]
- 2022 Lakeside Women's World Champion (seeded)
- Best player from World Women's Ranking (seeded)
- 2019 Australian Darts Open finalists (seeded)
- Two best players from Australia Women's Ranking
- Two best players from New Zealand Women's Ranking
- Four qualifiers from open qualification tournaments in Moama, Australia on 3–4 August 2022
The final 12 women will be drawn into groups of 3 and will compete upon the stage.[1]
Seeded players[2]
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Rankings qualifiers[2]
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Open qualifiers
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- ^ Deta Hedman (#2 in WDF World Women's Ranking) withdrew due to cost issues. She was replaced by Kirsty Hutchinson (#3 in WDF World Women's Ranking).
Group stage
Source:[16]
All group matches are best of seven legs
Only winners in each group qualify for the knock-out stage
NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Pts = Points; Status = Qualified to knockout stage
Group A
4 August
5 August
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Group B
4 August
5 August
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Group C
4 August
5 August
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Group D
4 August
5 August
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 6 August | Final (best of 15 legs) 6 August | ||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||
D1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||
A1 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||
C1 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||
B1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
C1 | ![]() | 6 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Australian Open Press Release". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "2022 Australian Darts Open Seeds Announced". Darts Australia. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Australia Darts Open RR". DartConnect. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Australia Darts Open Womens RR". DartConnect. Retrieved 4 August 2022.