The 2022 World Seniors Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Championship) was the first World Seniors Darts Championship organised by the World Seniors Darts Tour and was held at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet between 3 and 6 February 2022.
| 2022 JENNINGSbet World Seniors Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 3–6 February 2022 | ||
| Venue | Circus Tavern | ||
| Location | Purfleet | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | WSDT | ||
| Format | Sets | ||
| Prize fund | £72,500 | ||
| Winner's share | £30,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170 Kevin Painter (semi-finals) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Robert Thornton | |||
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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]
Target Darts were announced as one of the leading sponsors for the 2022 World Seniors Darts Championship.[2] The World Seniors Darts Championship was broadcast in United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Austria and Switzerland.[3]
Robert Thornton became the inaugural champion, defeating Martin Adams 5–1 in the final.
Prize money
editThe prize fund for the event was £72,500, with £30,000 going to the champion.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £72,500) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £30,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £12,500 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £4,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £2,000 |
| First round | (8) | £1,000 |
| Preliminary round | (8) | £750 |
Qualifiers
editThe first player announced to take part in the event on 3 April 2021 was 16-time world champion Phil Taylor.
The 24-player field comprised 11 former PDC and BDO World Champions, plus a further 11 invited players. Two further places were completed by a qualifying event which took place 13–14 November 2021 at The Crucible Club in Reading.[4] Current PDC Tour Card holders were ineligible, ruling out world champions Richie Burnett, Peter Wright, Gary Anderson, Raymond van Barneveld, Steve Beaton, Glen Durrant and Scott Mitchell.[5]
Tony David was invited to the tournament but withdrew due to visa reasons and was replaced by Alan Warriner-Little. Dennis Priestley was also invited to the tournament but he suffered a leg injury. Andy Fordham had also accepted an invite to participate, but he died in July 2021 and was replaced by Deta Hedman. Ted Hankey withdrew in December 2021 and was replaced by Larry Butler. Richie Burnett and Kevin Burness then had to withdraw in January 2022 upon winning PDC Tour Cards. Lisa Ashton (who had subsequently lost hers), and Dave Prins (as the highest ranked non-qualified player from the qualifiers) replaced them.
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Invited Seeds[6]
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Invited players[6]
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Qualifiers[4]
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Draw
editThe draw for the tournament was announced on 18 January 2022.
| First round (best of 5 sets) 3–4 February | Second round (best of 5 sets) 4–5 February | Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 5 February | Semi-finals (best of 7 sets) 6 February | Final (best of 9 sets) 6 February | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Manley 76.16 | 3 | S | Phil Taylor 81.29 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deta Hedman 71.49 | 1 | Peter Manley 74.43 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S | Phil Taylor 86.10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Painter 88.88 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony O'Shea 84.40 | 2 | S |  Wayne Warren 75.52 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Painter 85.27 | 3 | Kevin Painter 94.59 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Painter 84.15 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Thornton 87.31 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Thornton 94.66 | 3 | S | Trina Gulliver 74.19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Anderson 80.91 | 0 | Robert Thornton 92.63 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Thornton 91.17 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Dave Prins 77.27 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Paul Lim 84.95 | 1 | S | John Lowe 71.77 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Dave Prins 90.15 | 3 | Q | Dave Prins 90.79 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Thornton 92.66 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S | Martin Adams 89.06 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Les Wallace 74.32 | 2 | S |  John Part 74.68 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Walton 76.39 | 3 | John Walton 77.15 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Walton 75.44 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Jenkins 77.02 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Jenkins 84.32 | 3 | S | Lisa Ashton 80.66 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Roland Scholten 76.19 | 0 | Terry Jenkins 86.58 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Jenkins 86.32 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S | Martin Adams 88.97 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Warriner-Little 56.81 | 0 | S | Keith Deller 74.33 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Larry Butler 88.99 | 3 | Larry Butler 78.74 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Larry Butler 83.49 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S | Martin Adams 84.83 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Darryl Fitton 76.69 | 2 | S | Martin Adams 91.46 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Richie Howson 83.07 | 3 | Q | Richie Howson 87.45 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Statistics
editTop averages
editThis table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.
| # | Player | Round | Average | Result |
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| 1 | Robert Thornton |
R1 | 94.66 | Won |
| 2 | Kevin Painter |
R2 | 94.59 | Won |
| 3 | Robert Thornton |
F | 92.66 | Won |
| 4 | Robert Thornton |
R2 | 92.63 | Won |
| 5 | Martin Adams |
R2 | 91.46 | Won |
| 6 | Robert Thornton |
QF | 91.17 | Won |
| 7 | Dave Prins |
R2 | 90.79 | Won |
| 8 | Dave Prins |
R1 | 90.15 | Won |
| 9 | Martin Adams |
F | 89.06 | Lost |
| 10 | Larry Butler |
R1 | 88.99 | Won |
Representation
editThis table shows the number of players by country in the 2022 World Seniors Darts Championship. A total of seven nationalities were represented.
| ENG |
SCO |
USA |
CAN |
WAL |
NED |
SGP |
Total | |
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| Final | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Semi-finals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Quarter-finals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Second round | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| First round | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Total | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Broadcasting rights
editBT Sport won the rights to air the championship, and their coverage was Ray Stubbs and Bobby George, with Helen Chamberlain conducting interviews, while commentary duties were covered by Mark Webster, Paul Nicholson, John Gwynne, and Chris Murphy.[11] BBC aired the event via the BBC iPlayer & BBC Sport website and app.[11] In Ireland, Virgin Media Three broadcast the whole tournament with Sport1 covering the tournament in Germany.[12]
References
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- ^ Shaw, Jamie. "Field of invitees complete for World Seniors Darts Championship". Live Darts. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b Gill, Samuel (30 August 2021). "Updated field confirmed for inaugural 2022 World Seniors Darts Championship". Dartsnews.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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- ^ "Jennings Bet Qualifier 1". DartConnect. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b Clover, Julian (31 January 2022). "BT Sport is to broadcast World Seniors darts". BroadbandTV News. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "World Seniors Darts Broadcasting". X (formerly Twitter). World Senior Darts. 29 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.