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2022 German Darts Grand Prix
The 2022 Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix was the third of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Kulturhalle Zenith, Munich from 16 to 18 April 2022. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Simon Whitlock 8–3 in the 2019 final, but he was whitewashed 7–0 by Luke Humphries in the semi-finals. Humphries went on to win his first European Tour event, defeating Martin Lukeman 8–2 in the final. Prize money The prize money was unchanged from the European Tours of the last 3 years: * Seeded players who lose in the second round and host nation qualifiers (who qualify automatically as a result of their ranking) who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenith (building)
The Kulturhalle Zenith (also known as the Zenith Halle or simply Zenith) is an events hall located in the Schwabing-Freimann borough of Munich, Germany. Originally opening in 1918 as a part of a railway repair shop, the hall was converted into performance venue in 1994. Since its opening in August 1996, it has hosted concerts, fairs and company presentations. History The venue was built in 1918 as Halle 5 of the Ausbesserungswerk München-Freimann. Used as a railway construction and reparation hall, the venue faced massive damage during World War II. The hall reopened in 1927, becoming a boiling shop for locomotives. The shop remained in operation until 1992. It was sold by Deutsche Bahn to local entrepreneur Wolfgang Nöth. In 1994, Nöth began converting the space into a performance venue. The space, now known as Kulturhalle Zenith, opened August 1996. The venue can hold nearly 6,000 guests. Noted performers *Arctic Monkeys * Bullet for My Valentine *Brandy * Breaking Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Humphries
Luke Humphries (born 11 February 1995) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world number one. He is a former PDC World Darts Championship, PDC World Champion, having won the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, 2024 World Championship, defeating Luke Littler in the final. He is the reigning World Matchplay (darts), World Matchplay, Premier League Darts, Premier League, Players Championship Finals and PDC World Masters, World Masters champion. Nicknamed "Cool Hand Luke" in reference to Cool Hand Luke, the 1967 film, Humphries has won eight PDC major singles titles since his first at the 2023 World Grand Prix (darts), 2023 World Grand Prix. He also won the 2024 PDC World Cup of Darts, 2024 World Cup of Darts for List of PDC World Cup of Darts teams#England, England, partnering Michael Smith (darts player), Michael Smith. He won his first World Series of Darts title at the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keane Barry
Keane Barry (born 25 June 2002) is an Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. A professional since 2021, he has participated in six PDC World Championships and reached his first PDC major semi-final at the 2022 UK Open. In his youth career, Barry found success in the British Darts Organisation's youth system, most notably winning the 2020 BDO World Youth Championship. He has also won eight PDC Development Tours, as well as the Junior Darts Corporation's JDC World Darts Championship in 2019. Early life Born on 25 June 2002, Barry is from Duleek, County Meath, Ireland. He started playing darts at the age of four after asking his father to let him join in on his practice; he claimed to hit his first score of 180 at age five. Outside of darts, Barry played underage Gaelic football for Duleek/Bellewstown GAA. Career 2017–2019 Barry was the runner-up at the BDO World Youth Masters in 2017 and 2018, losing in a deciding leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerwyn Price
Gerwyn Price (born 7 March 1985) is a Welsh professional darts player and former professional rugby union and rugby league player. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world number eleven; he was ranked world number one on three occasions from 2021 to 2022. Nicknamed "the Iceman", he is a former PDC World Darts Championship, PDC World Champion, having won the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship, 2021 World Championship. Price has won seven PDC majors, including three Grand Slam of Darts, Grand Slam titles, the 2020 World Grand Prix (darts), 2020 World Grand Prix, and the World Series of Darts Finals, World Series Finals on two occasions. He has won two PDC World Cup of Darts, PDC World Cups representing List of PDC World Cup of Darts teams#Wales, Wales alongside Jonny Clayton. He has also won three World Series of Darts titles. Price has won a total of forty PDC titles in his professional career. Price broke in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Sedláček
Karel Sedláček (born 17 February 1979) is a Czech darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Evil Charlie", he reached the last 16 at both the 2014 BDO World Trophy and the 2020 Players Championship Finals. He is a three-time quarter-finalist on the PDC European Tour, and made his first ranking PDC semi-final at Players Championship 16 in 2024. Early and personal life Sedláček began playing darts at 15 after receiving darts equipment from a classmate, and started playing in tournaments two years later. After serving in the military, he began playing darts again. Outside of darts, Sedláček runs a gas warehouse in Trutnov. Career Sedláček's nickname, "Evil Charlie", derives from a spectator having shouted "To je zlej Kája!" ("That's evil, Charlie!") after he defeated an opponent heavily in a league match. BDO Sedláček qualified for the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship playing Paul Hogan in the preliminary round, losin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Clemens
Gabriel Clemens (born 16 August 1983) is a German professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached the semi-finals at the 2017 World Masters, the 2023 PDC World Championship and the 2023 Players Championship Finals. Career In 2017, Clemens made the semi-finals of the World Masters, and missed match darts against the BDO number one Mark McGeeney to reach the final. In January 2018, he gained a two-year PDC Tour Card. He won the fourth day of European Q-School by defeating the Dutchman Vincent Kamphuis 5–3 in the final. In his first year on the circuit, he reached the final of 2018 PDC Players Championship 11, where he took on two-time world champion Gary Anderson. Clemens missed two match-darts to win the title and lost 6–5. In December 2020, he became the first German player to reach the last 16 in the PDC World Darts Championship, after beating reigning champion Peter Wright 4–3. Clemens reached two major semi- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzysztof Ratajski
Krzysztof Ratajski (Polish pronunciation: ; born 1 January 1977) is a Polish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He previously participated in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments; his biggest achievement in the BDO was winning the 2017 World Masters. In the PDC, Ratajski has won eleven ranking titles on the PDC Pro Tour; including two PDC European Tours. He reached the semi-finals at the 2021 World Matchplay. He is a one-time world championship quarter-finalist, reaching the last eight at the 2021 PDC World Championship. Nicknamed "the Polish Eagle", Ratajski is regarded as the best Polish player in the sport's history. He has represented Poland at the PDC World Cup of Darts 11 times; in 2010, 2013, and then every year from 2016 onwards. At the 2023 World Cup, Ratajski and his teammate Krzysztof Kciuk set the world record for highest pairs three-dart average, with a 118.10 average against Lithuania. Career Ratajs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PDC Order Of Merit
The PDC Order of Merit is a world ranking system used by one of the darts organisations, the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Following the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship it superseded a world ranking system based on points being awarded for performances in ranking tournaments. Methodology The Professional Darts Corporation adopted an Order of Merit system in 2007, which is based on prize money won over two years for the main Order of Merit and separate one-year rankings for other PDC Pro Tour events. PDC Order of Merit Secondary Orders of Merit In addition to the main two-year Order of Merit, the PDC also operates secondary Orders of Merit for their different tours. These include the: * ProTour Order of Merit, which counts money earned in Players Championships and European Tour events over a 12-month rolling period. In addition to qualification for televised tournaments, this ranking determines the seedings for Pro Tour events. * European Tour Order of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Lukeman
Martin Lukeman (born 26 March 1985) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the runner-up at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts. Career Lukeman managed to reach the last 16 of the 2017 UK Open. After last-leg wins against Matt Padgett and Rob Hewson, he defeated Chris Dobey 10–5 in the fourth round, before losing 10–3 to Ian White in the fifth round. Lukeman secured a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School in February 2021, sealing his professional status with a day to spare. Lukeman reached his maiden PDC European Tour final at the 2022 German Darts Grand Prix by defeating Adam Gawlas, Gabriel Clemens, Keane Barry, Martin Schindler and Damon Heta. He faced Luke Humphries in the final, and was beaten 8–2. Lukeman reached a maiden major televised final at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts, the first qualifier in the competition's history to make the final, losing 16–3 to Luke Littler. Personal life Luk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shutout
In team sports, a shutout (North American English, US) or clean sheet (Commonwealth English, UK) is a game in which the losing team fails to score. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball. Shutouts are usually seen as a result of effective defensive play even though a weak opposing offense may be as much to blame. Some sports credit individual players, particularly goalkeepers and starting pitchers, with shutouts and keep track of them as statistics; others do not. American football Shutouts in American football are uncommon. Keeping an opponent scoreless in American football requires a team's defense to be able to consistently shut down both pass and run offenses over the course of a game. The difficulty of completing a shutout is compounded by the many ways a team can score in the game. For example, teams can attempt field goals, which have a high rate of success. The range of NFL caliber kickers makes it possible for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is not a state of its own. It ranks as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The metropolitan area has around 3 million inhabitants, and the broader Munich Metropolitan Region is home to about 6.2 million people. It is the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, third largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Munich is located on the river Isar north of the Alps. It is the seat of the Upper Bavaria, Upper Bavarian administrative region. With 4,500 people per km2, Munich is Germany's most densely populated municipality. It is also the second-largest city in the Bavarian language, Bavarian dialect area after Vienna. The first record of Munich dates to 1158. The city ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
