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2022 UK Open

The 2022 Cazoo UK Open was a professional darts tournament that was held from 4 to 6 March 2022 at Butlin's Minehead, England, returning to the venue after the 2021 edition was held behind closed doors at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the twentieth edition of the tournament to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.

Format
The 158 participants entered the competition incrementally, with 63 players entering in the first round, with match winners joining the 32 players entering in the second and third rounds to leave the last 64 in the fourth round. • No players are seeded. • A random draw is held for each of the following rounds following the conclusion of the third round. • All matches in the first, second and third rounds will be played over best of 11 legs. • All matches in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds and quarter-finals will be played over best of 19 legs. • All matches in the semi-finals and final will be played over best of 21 legs. • Eight boards will be used for matches in the first, second, third and fourth rounds. • Four boards will be used for matches in the fifth round. • Two boards will be used for matches in the sixth round. • One board will be used for all the matches in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. ==Prize money==
Prize money
The prize fund remained at £450,000. ==Qualification==
Qualification
The 128 Tour Card holders had a staggered entry based on their world ranking on 28 February 2022. They were joined by the top 4 players from each of the 2021 UK & European Challenge & Development Tour Orders of Merit, and by the winners of 16 Amateur Qualification events organised through Rileys Sports Bars. Number 1–32 of the PDC Order of Merit (receiving byes into fourth round) Number 33–64 of the PDC Order of Merit (receiving byes into third round) Number 65–96 of the PDC Order of Merit (receiving byes into second round) Number 97–128 of the PDC Order of Merit (starting in first round) PDC UK Development Tour qualifiers (starting in first round) The top 4 ranked players from the 2021 UK Development Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2022 season qualified for the first round. PDC European Development Tour qualifiers (starting in first round) The top 4 ranked players from the 2021 European Development Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2022 season qualified for the first round. PDC UK Challenge Tour qualifiers (starting in first round) The top 4 ranked players from the 2021 UK Challenge Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2022 season qualified for the first round. PDC European Challenge Tour qualifiers (starting in first round) The top 4 ranked players from the 2021 European Challenge Tour Order of Merit who didn't have a Tour Card for the 2022 season qualified for the first round. Steven Noster chose not to compete and was replaced in the rankings by Lukas Wenig. Riley's qualifiers (starting in first round) The winners of qualifiers organised by Rileys Sports Bars, held through January and February 2022, qualified for the first round. Entry to these tournaments was open to all players who had not qualified via another method, regardless of PDC Membership status. ==Draw==
Draw
Friday 4 March First round (best of eleven legs) Second round (best of eleven legs) Third round (best of eleven legs) Fourth round (best of nineteen legs) Saturday 5 March Fifth round (best of nineteen legs) Sixth round (best of nineteen legs) Sunday 6 March Quarter-finals (best of nineteen legs) Semi-finals and Final ==References==
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