The Dutch Darts Masters Draw and Schedule – Michael van Gerwen and UK Open champion Danny Noppert clash in round one.
The Dutch Darts Masters Draw and Schedule – Michael van Gerwen and UK Open champion Danny Noppert clash in round one.
The draw and schedule for this weekend’s World Series of Darts event in Amsterdam have been made, and the opening round of the 2022 Viaplay Dutch Darts Masters will include a match between Michael van Gerwen and Danny Noppert.
The winner of Friday night’s opening round matches will feature Van Gerwen taking on reigning UK Open champion Noppert in his return from arm surgery.
The third PDC World Series of Darts competition of the year will take place at the Ziggo Dome on June 24 and 25, pitting the top eight Dutch dart players against eight of the PDC’s elite stars.
The first day will feature a match between the eight invited PDC players and the Dutch representatives, featuring a mouthwatering match between World Champion Peter Wright and Dutch World Cup semifinalist Dirk van Duijvenbode.
While Dimitri Van den Bergh, the winner of the Nordic Darts Masters, begins his quest for back-to-back World Series titles against Ron Meulenkamp, top seed and US Darts Masters champion Michael Smith takes against Martijn Kleermaker.
Fallon Sherrock, the runner-up in the 2021 Nordic Darts Masters, will face Maik Kuivenhoven as she continues her 2022 World Series tour.
The tournament’s first match pits Jonny Clayton, the defending World Series of Darts Finals champion, against Jermaine Wattimena, fourth-seeded James Wade against Jeffrey de Zwaan, and veteran Vincent van der Voort against Gerwyn Price.
The quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship game will all be contested in one session on Saturday’s second day of competition at the Ziggo Dome.
2022 Viaplay Dutch Darts Masters
Schedule of Play
Friday June 24 (1900 local time)
First Round
Jonny Clayton v Jermaine Wattimena
Fallon Sherrock v Maik Kuivenhoven
James Wade v Jeffrey de Zwaan
Gerwyn Price v Vincent van der Voort
Michael Smith v Martijn Kleermaker
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Ron Meulenkamp
Michael van Gerwen v Danny Noppert
Peter Wright v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Best of 11 legs
Saturday June 25 (1900 local time)
Quarter-Finals (Order of Play TBC)
Smith/Kleermaker v Wright/Van Duijvenbode
Wade/De Zwaan v Sherrock/Kuivenhoven
Van den Bergh/Meulenkamp v Clayton/Wattimena
Van Gerwen/Noppert v Price/Van der Voort
Best of 11 legs
Semi-Finals
Best of 13 legs
Final
Best of 15 legs
Draw Bracket
(1) Michael Smith v Martijn Kleermaker
Peter Wright v Dirk van Duijvenbode
(4) James Wade v Jeffrey de Zwaan
Fallon Sherrock v Maik Kuivenhoven
(2) Dimitri Van den Bergh v Ron Meulenkamp
Jonny Clayton v Jermaine Wattimena
(3) Michael van Gerwen v Danny Noppert
Gerwyn Price v Vincent van der Voort