2022 Premier League Darts

2022 Cazoo Premier League Darts
	Dates
	3 February – 26 May 2022
	Edition
	18th
	Number of players
	10
	Venues;
	17
	Premier League Darts;
	< 2021 \| 2022 \| 2023 >

The 2022 Cazoo Premier League Darts is an upcoming darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation – the eighteenth edition of the tournament. The event is scheduled to begin on Thursday 3 February 2022 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff and end with the play-offs at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle on Thursday 26 May.[1]

Jonny Clayton is the defending champion after defeating José de Sousa 11–5 in the 2021 final.[2]

Format

Phase 1: In each round, the ten players play each other in five matches. Phase 1 matches have a maximum of twelve legs, allowing for the winner being first to seven or a six-six draw. At the end of Phase 1, the bottom two players are eliminated from the competition.

Phase 2: In each round, the remaining eight players play each other in four matches. Phase 2 matches have a maximum of fourteen legs, allowing for the winner being first to eight or a seven-seven draw. At the end of Phase 2, the bottom four players in the league table are eliminated from the competition.

Play-off Night: The top four players in the league table contest the two knockout semi-finals with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd. The semi-finals are first to 10 legs (best of 19). The two winning semi-finalists meet in the final which is first to 11 legs (best of 21).[3]

Venues

2022 will see the return of the Brighton Centre, which was last used as a Premier League venue in 2017.

Locations of the 2022 Premier League venues in the UK and Ireland.

Berlin

Rotterdam

Other locations of the 2022 Premier League venues in Europe.

Cardiff	Liverpool	Belfast	Berlin
Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Thursday 3 February	M&S Bank Arena Thursday 10 February	SSE Arena Belfast Thursday 17 February	Mercedes-Benz Arena Thursday 24 February

Exeter	Brighton	Nottingham	Rotterdam
Westpoint Arena Thursday 3 March	Brighton Centre Thursday 10 March	Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Thursday 17 March	Rotterdam Ahoy Thursday 24 March

Birmingham	Leeds	Manchester	Aberdeen
Utilita Arena Birmingham Thursday 31 March	First Direct Arena Thursday 7 April	AO Arena Thursday 14 April	P&J Live Thursday 21 April

Dublin	Glasgow	Sheffield	London
3Arena Thursday 28 April	SSE Hydro Thursday 5 May	Utilita Arena Sheffield Thursday 12 May	The O₂ Thursday 19 May

Newcastle
Utilita Arena Newcastle Thursday 26 May

Prize money

The prize money for the 2022 tournament will remain at £855,000.

Stage	Prize Money
Winner	£250,000
Runner-up	£120,000
Semi-finalists (x2)	£80,000
5th place	£70,000
6th place	£60,000
7th place	£55,000
8th place	£50,000
9th place	£35,000
10th place	£30,000

League Winner Bonus	£25,000

Total	£855,000

League stage

3 February – Night 1 (Phase 1)

Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff

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10 February – Night 2 (Phase 1)

M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

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17 February – Night 3 (Phase 1)

SSE Arena, Belfast

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24 February – Night 4 (Phase 1)

Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin

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3 March – Night 5 (Phase 1)

Westpoint Arena, Exeter

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10 March – Night 6 (Phase 1)

Brighton Centre, Brighton

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17 March – Night 7 (Phase 1)

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham

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24 March – Night 8 (Phase 1)

Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam

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31 March – Night 9 (Phase 1)

Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham

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7 April – Night 10 (Phase 2)

First Direct Arena, Leeds

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14 April – Night 11 (Phase 2)

AO Arena, Manchester

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21 April – Night 12 (Phase 2)

P&J Live, Aberdeen

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28 April – Night 13 (Phase 2)

3Arena, Dublin

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5 May – Night 14 (Phase 2)

OVO Hydro, Glasgow

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12 May – Night 15 (Phase 2)

Utilita Arena Sheffield, Sheffield

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19 May – Night 16 (Phase 2)

The O2 Arena, London

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Play-offs – 26 May

Utilita Arena Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne

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References

"New-look 2022 Premier League schedule confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
Banks, Jamie. "Clayton caps amazing debut season with Unibet Premier League glory". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
"New-look 2022 Premier League schedule confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 2021-02-24.

External links

Professional Darts Corporation, official website
PDC Professional Darts Corporation, official website, Tournaments

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[1] "New-look 2022 Premier League schedule confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 2021-02-24.

[Clayton-2] Banks, Jamie. "Clayton caps amazing debut season with Unibet Premier League glory". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[3] "New-look 2022 Premier League schedule confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 2021-02-24.