2022 World Seniors Darts Masters
| 2022 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Masters | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 27–29 May 2022 | ||
| Venue | Lakeside Country Club | ||
| Location | Frimley Green | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | WSDT | ||
| Format | Sets Final – best of 11 Sets | ||
| Prize fund | £31,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £10,000 | ||
| High checkout | 164  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
As with the World Masters tournaments previously organised by the British Darts Organisation, the Masters will use 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 will be the best of 7 sets, the semi-finals will be the best of 9 sets, and the final will be the best of 11 sets.
Prize money
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
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]
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Invited players
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Starting in Preliminary round
Qualifiers
Highest Non-Qualifier On WSDT Order of Merit
Fans Vote Winner
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Draw
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Robert Thornton 87.90 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Painter 89.28 | 3 | Q | David Cameron 87.06 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | David Cameron 81.65 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | David Cameron 89.37 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Monk 77.37 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deta Hedman 64.54 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Monk 70.32 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | David Cameron 93.14 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| RQ | Richie Howson 89.61 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Anderson 64.36 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keith Deller 76.09 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keith Deller 79.47 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RQ | Richie Howson 84.76 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Trina Gulliver 78.46 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Jenkins 81.81 | 1 | RQ | Richie Howson 78.78 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | David Cameron 86.04 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| RQ | Richie Howson 88.98 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phil Taylor 84.41 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Adams 79.48 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Roland Scholten 76.99 | 1 | Q | Wayne Jones 77.21 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Adams 79.52 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Wayne Jones 80.50 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony O'Shea 84.59 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lisa Ashton 79.49 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony O'Shea 84.98 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony O'Shea 80.56 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phil Taylor 85.26 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Lowe 66.50 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Les Wallace 74.12 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Les Wallace 76.51 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phil Taylor 85.81 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phil Taylor 84.73 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  Paul Lim 82.31 | 0 | John Part 78.04 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Part 81.33 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Broadcasting rights
BT Sport aired the tournament in the United Kingdom, and Sport1 broadcast it in Germany.
References
- ^ Deacon, Henry. "Plans revealed for second tournament on 2022 World Seniors Darts Tour calendar". dartsplanet.tv. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Deacon, Henry. "2022 World Seniors Darts Masters Event Details" (PDF). World Seniors Darts Tour. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Phil Taylor & Martin Adams Headline As World Seniors Masters Announced". World Seniors Darts Tour. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Seniors Stars Set To Return For Masters At Lakeside". World Seniors Darts Tour. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "The Fans Vote". World Seniors Darts Tour. Retrieved 16 February 2022.