2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates	3–9 October 2022
Venue	Morningside Arena
Location	Leicester
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Sets "Double in, Double out"
Prize fund	£600,000
Winner's share	£120,000
High checkout	167  Michael van Gerwen (semi-finals)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«2021 2023»

The 2022 BoyleSports World Grand Prix was a darts tournament and the 25th staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 3–9 October 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was held away from the Citywest Hotel in Dublin for the third consecutive year.^[1]

Jonny Clayton was the defending champion after defeating Gerwyn Price 5–1 in the 2021 final,^[2] but he lost 3–2 in the second round to Dimitri Van den Bergh.^[3]

Michael van Gerwen won his sixth World Grand Prix title, defeating Nathan Aspinall 5–3 in the final.^[4]

Format

All matches were played as double in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, beginning with as well as finishing on either a double or the bullseye. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three).

This is the only "double in" tournament on the PDC circuit, and along with the World Championship the only tournament which uses the set format.

The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:

Prize money

The prize fund was due to increase from £450,000 to £550,000,^[5] but on 1 July 2022, it was announced that it was going to increase to £600,000,^[6] with the winner earning themselves £120,000.

The following is the breakdown of the fund:^[7]

Qualification

The field of 32 players consisted of the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit as of 26 September 2022. The top eight players on the Order of Merit were seeded for the tournament.

31 of the 32 players also qualified for the 2022 World Matchplay held two months earlier, with the only change being Ross Smith in place of Rowby-John Rodriguez.^[8]

The following players qualified:

Schedule

Monday, 3 October

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
01	1	Callan Rydz 85.84	0–2	Krzysztof Ratajski 90.21	2–3	1–3	—
02	1	Brendan Dolan 81.88	0–2	Stephen Bunting 86.85	2–3	1–3	—
03	1	Chris Dobey 90.85	2–0	Luke Humphries 78.31	3–2	3–0	—
04	1	Dimitri Van den Bergh 86.20	2–1	Dave Chisnall 87.15	3–1	2–3	3–2
05	1	Jonny Clayton 82.24	2–1	Dirk van Duijvenbode 83.69	1–3	3–1	3–1
06	1	Peter Wright 94.36	2–0	Kim Huybrechts 93.74	3–2	3–1	—
07	1	Michael van Gerwen 89.43	2–0	Gary Anderson 83.59	3–0	3–2	—
08	1	José de Sousa 87.99	0–2	Adrian Lewis 94.70	2–3	2–3	—

Tuesday, 4 October

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
09	1	Madars Razma 77.54	2–1	Ryan Searle 80.79	3–1	2–3	3–0
10	1	Ross Smith 86.09	2–1	Andrew Gilding 79.07	0–3	3–2	3–1
11	1	Danny Noppert 85.69	2–0	Gabriel Clemens 82.38	3–0	3–2	—
12	1	Joe Cullen 91.61	2–1	Damon Heta 91.61	3–2	0–3	3–1
13	1	Rob Cross 86.54	1–2	Daryl Gurney 85.71	2–3	3–1	0–3
14	1	James Wade 79.54	1–2	Martin Lukeman 82.08	0–3	3–1	2–3
15	1	Gerwyn Price 86.90	2–0	Martin Schindler 82.96	3–1	3–0	—
16	1	Michael Smith 80.73	1–2	Nathan Aspinall 80.68	1–3	3–2	0–3

Wednesday, 5 October

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
17	2	Adrian Lewis 86.44	2–3	Chris Dobey 82.83	3–0	1–3	2–3	3–2	2–3
18	2	Peter Wright 90.93	3–2	Krzysztof Ratajski 83.14	3–2	2–3	2–3	3–0	3–0
19	2	Michael van Gerwen 94.35	3–2	Stephen Bunting 84.56	2–3	3–0	3–0	2–3	3–1
20	2	Jonny Clayton 84.01	2–3	Dimitri Van den Bergh 89.25	3–1	1–3	1–3	3–2	1–3

Thursday, 6 October

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
21	2	Martin Lukeman 81.63	3–2	Ross Smith 84.18	2–3	3–2	3–0	2–3	3–2
22	2	Daryl Gurney 84.20	1–3	Madars Razma 92.40	1–3	0–3	3–1	2–3	—
23	2	Gerwyn Price 92.95	3–2	Joe Cullen 88.08	3–1	0–3	1–3	3–0	3–0
24	2	Nathan Aspinall 85.18	3–2	Danny Noppert 79.38	2–3	2–3	3–1	3–1	3–2

Friday, 7 October

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
25	QF	Nathan Aspinall 90.03	3–2	Martin Lukeman 80.08	3–1	2–3	3–0	2–3	3–1
26	QF	Gerwyn Price 91.28	3–0	Madars Razma 74.45	3–1	3–0	3–1	—	—
27	QF	Peter Wright 84.59	3–2	Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.55	3–0	2–3	2–3	3–1	3–2
28	QF	Michael van Gerwen 99.33	3–1	Chris Dobey 88.62	3–2	2–3	3–1	3–1	—

Saturday, 8 October

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Set 6	Set 7
29	SF	Gerwyn Price 84.57	2–4	Nathan Aspinall 87.13	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–3	3–2	2–3	—
30	SF	Peter Wright 82.03	0–4	Michael van Gerwen 91.64	0–3	0–3	1–3	0–3	—	—	—

Sunday, 9 October

Match #	Round	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Set 6	Set 7	Set 8	Set 9
31	F	Nathan Aspinall 91.88	3–5	Michael van Gerwen 91.07	0–3	2–3	2–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–3	—

Draw

Final

Best of 9 sets Referee: Kirk Bevins Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 9 October 2022
Nathan Aspinall	3–5	Michael van Gerwen (3)
0–3, 2–3, 2–3, 1–3, 3–1, 3–1, 3–1, 2–3
91.88	Average (3 darts)	91.07
49	100+ scores	37
22	140+ scores	31
9	180 scores	6
89	Highest checkout	116
0	Checkouts 100+	2
16/46 (34.8%)	Checkout summary	18/39 (46.2%)
	Double in summary

Draw bracket

The draw was made on 26 September by Barry Hearn.^[9]

	First round (best of 3 sets) 3–4 October					Second round (best of 5 sets) 5–6 October					Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 7 October					Semi-finals (best of 7 sets) 8 October					Final (best of 9 sets) 9 October
	1	Gerwyn Price 86.90	2
		Martin Schindler 82.96	0
						1	Gerwyn Price 92.95	3
							Joe Cullen 88.08	2
		Joe Cullen 91.61	2
		Damon Heta 91.61	1
											1	Gerwyn Price 91.28	3
												Madars Razma 74.45	0
	8	Rob Cross 86.54	1
		Daryl Gurney 85.71	2
							Daryl Gurney 84.20	1
							Madars Razma 92.40	3
		Madars Razma 77.54	2
		Ryan Searle 80.79	1
																1	Gerwyn Price 84.57	2
																	Nathan Aspinall 87.13	4
	4	Michael Smith 80.73	1
		Nathan Aspinall 80.68	2
							Nathan Aspinall 85.18	3
							Danny Noppert 79.38	2
		Danny Noppert 85.69	2
		Gabriel Clemens 82.38	0
												Nathan Aspinall 90.03	3
												Martin Lukeman 80.08	2
	5	James Wade 79.54	1
		Martin Lukeman 82.08	2
							Martin Lukeman 81.63	3
							Ross Smith 84.18	2
		Ross Smith 86.09	2
		Andrew Gilding 79.07	1
																						Nathan Aspinall 91.88	3
																					3	Michael van Gerwen 91.07	5
	2	Peter Wright 94.36	2
		Kim Huybrechts 93.74	0
						2	Peter Wright 90.93	3
							Krzysztof Ratajski 83.14	2
		Callan Rydz 85.84	0
		Krzysztof Ratajski 90.21	2
											2	Peter Wright 84.59	3
												Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.55	2
	7	Jonny Clayton 82.24	2
		Dirk van Duijvenbode 83.69	1
						7	Jonny Clayton 84.01	2
							Dimitri Van den Bergh 89.25	3
		Dimitri Van den Bergh 86.20	2
		Dave Chisnall 87.15	1
																2	Peter Wright 82.03	0
																3	Michael van Gerwen 91.64	4
	3	Michael van Gerwen 89.43	2
		Gary Anderson 83.59	0
						3	Michael van Gerwen 94.35	3
							Stephen Bunting 84.56	2
		Brendan Dolan 81.88	0
		Stephen Bunting 86.85	2
											3	Michael van Gerwen 99.33	3
												Chris Dobey 88.62	1
	6	José de Sousa 87.99	0
		Adrian Lewis 94.70	2
							Adrian Lewis 86.44	2
							Chris Dobey 82.83	3
		Chris Dobey 90.85	2
		Luke Humphries 78.31	0

Representation

This table shows the number of players by country in the 2022 World Grand Prix. A total of 11 nationalities are represented.

	ENG	NED	SCO	WAL	BEL	LVA	NIR	POL	GER	AUS	POR	Total
Final	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Semi-final	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Quarter-final	3	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	8
Round 2	7	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	16
Round 1	15	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	32
Total	15	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	32