The 2022

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US Darts Masters was the fourth staging of the tournament by the

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. It was the first event in the 2022 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives, and 8 North American representatives), and was held at the

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on 3–4 June 2022.

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was the defending champion after his 8–4 win over Michael Smith in the 2019 final, but he was not invited to take part in this tournament.

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won his second World Series title after defeating

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8–4 in the final.

Prize money

The total prize fund remained at £60,000.

Qualifiers

The PDC announced the 8 players who would be their elite representatives at the event on 11 April 2022, including

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, who was denied her chance to appear on the 2020 World Series of Darts circuit, owing to the

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. # ''(semi-finals)'' # ''(semi-finals)'' # ''(runner-up)'' # (champion) # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(first round)'' The North American qualifiers consisted of their four PDC Tour Card holders ( Jeff Smith,

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, Matt Campbell and Jules van Dongen), plus four spaces at the CDC qualifier in

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on May 13. The winner of each of the two qualifiers, plus the two highest ranked players on the Order of Merit qualified.

Draw

The draw was made on 1 June in

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References

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