PDC 2022 UK Open field confirmed

The 2022 Cazoo UK Open field has been set after the final qualifiers this weekend ahead of the event next month at Butlin’s Minehead Resort, which will take place from March 4-6.

Rileys Amateur Qualifiers and top players from the 2021 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour and Development Tour Orders of Merit compete alongside PDC Tour Card Holders over three days in a unique multi-board competition.

Tour Card Holders will compete in the first four rounds of a 159-player field based on their PDC Order of Merit after the 2022 International Darts Open.

On Friday, March 4, the first three rounds will be held in the afternoon session, with the top 32 qualifying for the fourth round in the evening session.

On Monday, February 28, the first three rounds of the event will be drawn.

Due to personal circumstances, Tour Card Holder Michael Unterbuchner will not compete. As a result, there will be 127 Tour Card Holders competing, with one player receiving a first-round bye.

The Tour Card Holders ranked 97-127 will be joined by 16 Rileys Amateur Qualifiers and 16 players from the 2021 Challenge Tour and Development Tour in the first round.

The Tour Card Holders ranked 65-96 will compete in round two, followed by the players ranked 33-64 in round three.

The full 159-player field is listed below, with Tour Card Holders listed in current Order of Merit position (as at February 21 2022).

2022 Cazoo UK Open Field

PDC Tour Card Holders

Gerwyn Price

Peter Wright

Michael van Gerwen

James Wade

Michael Smith

Gary Anderson

Jose de Sousa

Jonny Clayton

Dimitri Van den Bergh

Rob Cross

Joe Cullen

Krzysztof Ratajski

Dave Chisnall

Dirk van Duijvenbode

Nathan Aspinall

Ryan Searle

Mervyn King

Luke Humphries

Danny Noppert

Stephen Bunting

Daryl Gurney

Gabriel Clemens

Brendan Dolan

Simon Whitlock

Devon Petersen

Mensur Suljovic

Ian White

Damon Heta

Callan Rydz

Vincent van der Voort

Glen Durrant

Chris Dobey

Ross Smith

Kim Huybrechts

Ryan Joyce

Jermaine Wattimena

William O’Connor

Jamie Hughes

Martijn Kleermaker

Ricky Evans

Adrian Lewis

Adam Hunt

Darius Labanauskas

Steve Lennon

Jason Lowe

Jeffrey de Zwaan

Madars Razma

Luke Woodhouse

Alan Soutar

Maik Kuivenhoven

Ron Meulenkamp

Steve Beaton

Andy Boulton

Steve West

Raymond van Barneveld

William Borland

Ryan Meikle

Keegan Brown

Boris Krcmar

Jeff Smith

Mike De Decker

Florian Hempel

Max Hopp

Martin Schindler

Ritchie Edhouse

John Henderson

Keane Barry

Scott Mitchell

Joe Murnan

Lewy Williams

Jason Heaver

Boris Koltsov

Gordon Mathers

Adam Gawlas

Niels Zonneveld

Eddie Lovely

Peter Hudson

John Michael

Martin Lukeman

Geert De Vos

Andrew Gilding

Geert Nentjes

Danny Baggish

Jon Worsley

Jack Main

Berry van Peer

John Brown

Connor Scutt

David Evans

Zoran Lerchbacher

Brett Claydon

Kevin Doets

Jake Jones

Cameron Menzies

George Killington

Radek Szaganski

Danny Jansen

Jamie Clark

Mario Vandenbogaerde

Brian Raman

Jim Williams

Jimmy Hendriks

John O’Shea

Ross Montgomery

Richie Burnett

Darren Webster

Krzysztof Kciuk

Nathan Rafferty

Ricardo Pietreczko

Luc Peters

Damian Mol

Jose Justicia

Rowby-John Rodriguez

Bradley Brooks

Jules van Dongen

Matt Campbell

Tony Martinez

Nick Fullwell

Scott Waites

Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

Ted Evetts

James Wilson

Josh Rock

Kevin Burness

Mickey Mansell

Shaun Wilkinson

Vladimir Andersen

 

2021 UK Challenge Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers

Shaun McDonald

Martin Thomas

Darren Beveridge

Reece Robinson

 

2021 European Challenge Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers

Toni Alcinas

Kenny Neyens

Wesley Plaisier

Lukas Wenig

 

2021 UK Development Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers

Keelan Kay

Dom Taylor

Reece Colley

Liam Meek

 

2021 European Development Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers

Fabian Schmutzler

Sebastian Bialecki

Jurjen van der Velde

Niko Springer

 

NB: From the 2021 European Challenge Tour rankings, Steven Noster has chosen not to compete, with Lukas Wenig taking the fourth place.

 

Rileys Amateur Qualifiers

Steve Clayson – Rileys Nottingham

Matt Good – Rileys Norwich

Graham Hall – Rileys Solihull

Ryan Harrington – Rileys Harlow

Paul Hogan – Rileys South Benfleet

Prakash Jiwa – Rileys Coventry

Jelle Klaasen – Rileys Coventry

Danny Lauby – Rileys Chorlton

Kai Fan Leung – Rileys Chester

Paul Marsh – Rileys Norwich

Ryan Murray – Rileys Chorlton

Diogo Portela – Rileys London Victoria

Dan Read – Rileys Solihull

Mark Rice – Rileys Chester

Scott Taylor – Rileys Liverpool

Adam Warner – Rileys Liverpool

 

2022 Cazoo UK Open Schedule of Play

Friday March 4

Afternoon Session (1145-1700 GMT live on ITV4. 1100 start on Stages 2-8)

First, Second & Third Rounds

Play across eight stages

 

Evening Session (1900-2300 GMT)

Fourth Round

Play across eight stages

 

Saturday March 5

Afternoon Session (1245-1700 GMT)

Fifth Round

Play across four stages

 

Evening Session (1900-2300 GMT)

Sixth Round

Play across two stages

 

Sunday March 6

Afternoon Session (1245-1700 GMT)

Quarter-Finals

 

Evening Session (1900-2300 GMT)

Semi-Finals

Final

 

Format

First Round (Best of 11 legs)

Second Round (Best of 11 legs)

Third Round (Best of 11 legs)

Fourth Round (Best of 19 legs)

Fifth Round (Best of 19 legs)

Sixth Round (Best of 19 legs)

Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)

Semi-Finals (Best of 21 legs)

Final (Best of 21 legs)

 

The draw for the First Round, Second Round & Third Round will be made on Monday February 28.

Following the conclusion of the Third Round onwards, an open draw will be made for subsequent rounds.

 

Stages will be located as follows:

Skyline Pavilion: Main Stage (All days)

Reds: Stage Two (Friday and Saturday)

Centre Stage: Stages Three-Eight (Friday and Saturday)

 

Prize Fund

Winner: £100,000

Runner-Up: £40,000

Semi-Finalists: £20,000

Quarter-Finalists: £12,500

Last 16: £7,500

Last 32: £4,000

Last 64: £2,000

Last 96: £1,000

Total: £450,000