2022 Australian Darts Open

Australian Darts Open
Australian Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates	3–6 August 2022
Venue	Moama Bowling Club
Location	Moama
Country	New South Wales; Australia
Organisation(s)	WDF
Format	Legs
Prize fund	A$80,000 (total)
Winner's share	A$16,000 (men's); A$8,000 (women's)
«2019	2023»

The 2022 Australian Darts Open will be the second edition of the Australian Darts Open organised by the World Darts Federation. The tournament will be held at the Moama Bowling Club in Moama, Australia. Australian Darts Open has been added to the WDF calendar and has been awarded Platinum ranking status, with a total prize fund of A$80,000.[1]

Damon Heta who won the previous men's tournament was absent from the event, having switched to the Professional Darts Corporation in January 2020. Lisa Ashton will defend the women's title as one of the seeded players.

Prize money

Stage (num. of players)		Prize money[1]
Stage (num. of players)		Men	Women
Winner	(1)	A$16,000	A$8,000
Runner-up	(1)	A$8,000	A$4,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	A$4,000	A$2,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	A$2,000	A$1,250
Last 12	(4)	N/A	A$750
Last 16	(8)	A$1,250	N/A
Last 24	(8)	A$750	N/A

Total		A$80,000

Men's

Format and qualifiers

Qualifying criteria is as follows:[1]

2022 Lakeside Men's World Champion (seeded)
Two best players from World Men's Ranking (seeded)
Three best players from Australia Men's Ranking (seeded)
Two best players from New Zealand Men's Ranking (seeded)
Eight qualifiers from the State Qualifiers (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia)
Eight qualifiers from open qualification tournaments in Moama, Australia on 3–4 August 2022

The final 24 men will be drawn into groups of 3 and will compete upon the stage.[1]

As of 30 April 2022 the provisional qualifiers are as follows:

Seeded players

State qualifiers

Open qualifiers

Group stage

All group matches are best of nine legs
Only winners in each group qualify for the knock-out stage

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs For; LA = Legs Against; +/− = Plus/Minus Record, in relation to legs; Pts = Points; Status = Qualified to Knockout Stage

Group A

Standings Table
Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	(1)
2
3

4 August


	–
	–
	–

Group B

Standings Table
Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	(8)
2
3

4 August


	–
	–
	–

Group C

Standings Table
Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	(5)
2
3

4 August


	–
	–
	–

Group D

Standings Table
Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	(4)
2
3

4 August


	–
	–
	–

Group E

Standings Table
Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	(3)
2
3

5 August


	–
	–
	–

Group F

Standings Table
Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	(6)
2
3

5 August


	–
	–
	–

Group G

Standings Table
Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	(7)
2
3

5 August


	–
	–
	–

Group H

Standings Table
Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	(2)
2
3

5 August


	–
	–
	–

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)
6 August

Semi-finals (best of 15 legs)
6 August

Final (best of 19 legs)
6 August

A1

B1

C1

D1

E1

F1

G1

H1

Women's

Format and qualifiers

Qualifying criteria is as follows:[1]

2022 Lakeside Women's World Champion (seeded)
Best player from World Women's Ranking (seeded)
2019 Australian Darts Open finalists (seeded)
Two best players from Australia Women's Ranking
Two best players from New Zealand Women's Ranking
Four qualifiers from open qualification tournaments in Moama, Australia on 3–4 August 2022

The final 12 women will be drawn into groups of 3 and will compete upon the stage.[1]

As of 19 April 2022 the provisional qualifiers are as follows:

Seeded players

Rankings qualifiers

Maureen Homer
Eva Dilger
Wendy Harper
Desi Mercer

Open qualifiers

Group stage

All group matches are best of nine legs
Only winners in each group qualify for the knock-out stage

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs For; LA = Legs Against; +/− = Plus/Minus Record, in relation to legs; Pts = Points; Status = Qualified to Knockout Stage

Group A

Standings Table
Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	(1)
2
3

4 August


	–
	–
	–

Group B

Standings Table
Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	(4)
2
3

4 August


	–
	–
	–

Group C

Standings Table
Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	(2)
2
3

5 August


	–
	–
	–

Group D

Standings Table
Pos.	Player	P	W	L	LF	LA	+/−	Pts	Status
1	(3)
2
3

5 August


	–
	–
	–

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 6 August					Final (best of 15 legs) 6 August

	A1

	B1



	C1

	D1

References

"Australian Open Press Release". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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[Platinum-1] "Australian Open Press Release". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2021.