2022 PDC North American Championship

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2022 bet365 North American Championship
Tournament information
Dates4 June 2022
VenueHulu Theater
LocationNew York City
Country United States
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fundUS$25,000
Winner's shareUS$10,000
High checkout142  Danny Baggish
(quarter-finals)
Champion(s)
 Leonard Gates
«2019 2023»

The 2022 bet365 North American Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament organized by the Professional Darts Corporation for North American players. The tournament took place at the Hulu Theater, New York City, United States on 4 June 2022, and featured the 8 players from the North American side of players that had qualified for the 2022 US Darts Masters, competing in a knockout system, with the winner earning a place in the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship and the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts.

Danny Baggish was the defending champion after defeating Jeff Smith 6–5 in the 2019 final,[1] but he would lose 6–3 in the final to Leonard Gates, who became the new North American darts champion.[2]

Format[edit]

The format of the tournament was the same as before, using a leg format, with all the matches being the best of 11 legs (or first to 6 legs).

Prize money[edit]

The total prize fund was US$25,000. The winner of the tournament got a spot in the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship and the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts.

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: US$25,000)
Winner (1) US$10,000
Runner-up (1) US$5,000
Semi-finalists (2) US$2,500
Quarter-finalists (4) US$1,250

Qualifiers[edit]

The eight qualifiers for the tournament were the 8 players from the North American side of players on the 2022 US Darts Masters. 4 of them were PDC Tour Card holders from North America, and the other 4 came through the CDC qualifier.[3]

The qualifiers are:

  1.  Jeff Smith (quarter-finals)
  2.  Matt Campbell (quarter-finals)
  3.  Danny Baggish (runner-up)
  4.  Jules van Dongen (quarter-finals)
  5.  David Cameron (semi-finals)
  6.  Leonard Gates (champion)
  7.  Doug Boehm (quarter-finals)
  8.  Danny Lauby (semi-finals)

Draw[edit]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Final
(best of 11 legs)
         
1  Jeff Smith 84.24 4
 David Cameron 91.81 6
   David Cameron 89.61 5
 Leonard Gates 95.31 6
4  Jules van Dongen 87.66 2
 Leonard Gates 95.28 6
 Leonard Gates 87.71 6
3  Danny Baggish 94.84 3
2  Matt Campbell 90.02 5
 Danny Lauby 92.48 6
 Danny Lauby 88.76 4
3  Danny Baggish 91.78 6
3  Danny Baggish 90.64 6
 Doug Boehm 82.34 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Baggish Bags Dafabet North American Championship Title". PDC.tv. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Gutsy Gates wins 2022 bet365 North American Championship". PDC.tv. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ "North American quartet complete bet365 US Darts Masters field". PDC.tv. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.