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2022 Australian Darts Open

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]

Australian Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates3–6 August 2022
VenueMoama Bowling Club
LocationMoama
CountryNew South Wales New South Wales
Australia Australia
Organisation(s)WDF
FormatLegs
Prize fundA$80,000 (total)
Winner's shareA$16,000 (men's)
A$8,000 (women's)
Champion(s)
 Raymond Smith (men's)
 Beau Greaves (women's)
«2019 2023»

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

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Stage (num. of players) Prize money[1]
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

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Format and qualifiers

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Qualifying criteria is as follows:[1]

  1. 2022 Lakeside Men's World Champion (seeded)
  2. Two best players from World men's ranking (seeded)
  3. Three best players from Australia men's ranking (seeded)
  4. Two best players from New Zealand men's ranking (seeded)
  5. Eight qualifiers from the state qualifiers (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia)
  6. 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]

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ 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

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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]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)
6 August 		Semi-finals (best of 15 legs)
6 August 		Final (best of 19 legs)
6 August
         
A1   Neil Duff 81.99 6
B1   Sam Ballinger 82.59 3
A1   Neil Duff 84.85 6
D1   Raymond Smith 83.55 8
C1   Peter Machin 84.00 2
D1   Raymond Smith 83.91 6
D1   Raymond Smith 93.33 10
E1   Haupai Puha 90.22 9
E1   Haupai Puha 88.77 6
F1   Mitchell Clegg 88.97 4
E1   Haupai Puha 90.62 8
G1   Scott Hallett 84.20 6
G1   Scott Hallett 83.85 6
H1   Jelle Klaasen 88.18 5

Women's

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Format and qualifiers

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Qualifying criteria is as follows:[1]

  1. 2022 Lakeside Women's World Champion (seeded)
  2. Best player from World Women's Ranking (seeded)
  3. 2019 Australian Darts Open finalists (seeded)
  4. Two best players from Australia Women's Ranking
  5. Two best players from New Zealand Women's Ranking
  6. 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]

  1. ^ 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

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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

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals (best of 11 legs)
6 August 		Final (best of 15 legs)
6 August
      
A1   Beau Greaves 84.74 6
D1   Nicole Regnaud 73.73 3
A1   Beau Greaves 91.27 8
C1   Mikuru Suzuki 89.46 5
B1   Wendy Harper 65.10 2
C1   Mikuru Suzuki 75.42 6

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Australian Open Press Release". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "2022 Australian Darts Open Seeds Announced". Darts Australia. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Australia Darts Open RR". DartConnect. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Match Report". DartConnect. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Australia Darts Open Womens RR". DartConnect. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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