The 2022

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(PDC). It was held from 28 to 30 January 2022 at the

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, England.

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was the defending champion after beating Mervyn King 11–8 in the 2021 final, but he lost 11–6 to

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in the semi-finals. Joe Cullen won his first televised title by defeating Chisnall 11–9 in the final. He subsequently earned a place in the

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, for the first time in his career. This event was the last PDC event to use

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s provided by Unicorn, as they announced that they would end their 25-year association with the PDC following this event.

Qualifiers

The Masters featured the top 24 players in the

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after the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship, with the top 8 automatically qualifying for the second round.

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, Ryan Searle,

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and

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made their debuts in the event. Danny Noppert, who was due to be making his debut as 18th seed, withdrew after the draw for family reasons and was replaced by

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. On 24 January, it was announced that

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had withdrawn from the tournament, due to injury, and was replaced by

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, who became the fifth debutant. The following players took part in the tournament:

Prize money

The prize money was £220,000 in total, the same as 2021.

Draw

References

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