2022 Hungarian Darts Trophy
# 2022 Hungarian Darts Trophy

The 2022 Hungarian Darts Trophy was the tenth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the BOK Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary, from 2–4 September 2022. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Gerwyn Price was the defending champion after defeating Michael Smith 8–2 in the 2021 final. However, he withdrew from the tournament before it started.

Joe Cullen won his third European tour title, defeating William O'Connor 8–2 in the final.

The tournament equalled the European tour record for the most seeded players losing their first match as 11 of 16 players including Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright lost in the second round. The previous event which involved 11 seeds being eliminated was the 2019 Czech Darts Open.

## Prize money

The prize money was unchanged from the European Tours of the last 3 years:

| Stage (num. of players) | Stage (num. of players) | Prize money |
| - | - | - |
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £6,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £5,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £3,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,000* |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000* |
| Total | £140,000 | £140,000 |

* Seeded players who lose in the second round and host nation qualifiers (who qualify automatically as a result of their ranking) who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.

## Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 28 June automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 7 July), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 24 April), as there was only one Hungarian on the Order of Merit, three Hungarians would qualify from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 10 July), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 3 June), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 25 June).

Gerwyn Price withdrew from the tournament after the draw was made, so Madars Razma received a bye to the third round. Rowby-John Rodriguez withdrew for family reasons, meaning Raymond van Barneveld received a bye to the second round.

The following players took part in the tournament:

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 2 September | First round (best of 11 legs) 2 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 4 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 4 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 4 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 4 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 4 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 4 September | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 4 September | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 4 September | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 4 September | Final (best of 15 legs) 4 September | Final (best of 15 legs) 4 September | Final (best of 15 legs) 4 September |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Simon Whitlock 95.23 | 6 | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 89.13 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| János Végső 80.53 | 2 | | Simon Whitlock 88.98 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| János Végső 80.53 | 2 | | Simon Whitlock 88.98 | 6 | | Whitlock 90.99 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Meikle 89.98 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Gabriel Clemens 93.96 | 4 | 16 | Krzysztof Ratajski 80.93 | 4 | | Meikle 89.98 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Meikle 91.15 | 6 | | Ryan Meikle 85.10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Meikle 91.15 | 6 | | Ryan Meikle 85.10 | 6 | | | | | Meikle 97.85 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9 | Aspinall 99.10 | 6 | | | | | |
| Thibault Tricole 82.78 | 4 | 8 | Ryan Searle 89.70 | 3 | | | | 9 | Aspinall 99.10 | 6 | | | | | |
| Karel Sedláček 82.78 | 6 | | Karel Sedláček 96.81 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karel Sedláček 82.78 | 6 | | Karel Sedláček 96.81 | 6 | | Sedláček 90.73 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Aspinall 97.80 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Bunting 103.66 | 6 | 9 | Nathan Aspinall 88.62 | 6 | 9 | Aspinall 97.80 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Callan Rydz 90.14 | 0 | | Stephen Bunting 91.39 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Callan Rydz 90.14 | 0 | | Stephen Bunting 91.39 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | Aspinall 79.55 | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | O'Connor 87.22 | 7 | | |
| Daryl Gurney 105.30 | 6 | 4 | Michael Smith 92.02 | 6 | | | | | | | | O'Connor 87.22 | 7 | | |
| Nathan Rafferty 93.03 | 1 | | Daryl Gurney 86.84 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nathan Rafferty 93.03 | 1 | | Daryl Gurney 86.84 | 0 | 4 | M. Smith 96.80 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | O'Connor 98.80 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Pál Székely 77.21 | 2 | 13 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 80.70 | 3 | | O'Connor 98.80 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| William O'Connor 83.76 | 6 | | William O'Connor 94.28 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William O'Connor 83.76 | 6 | | William O'Connor 94.28 | 6 | | | | | O'Connor 95.14 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 12 | de Sousa 93.49 | 4 | | | | | |
| András Borbély 79.57 | 2 | 5 | Rob Cross 91.78 | 4 | | | | 12 | de Sousa 93.49 | 4 | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan 84.88 | 6 | | Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.96 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan 84.88 | 6 | | Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.96 | 6 | | de Zwaan 84.49 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | de Sousa 88.46 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Raymond van Barneveld | w/o | 12 | José de Sousa 99.55 | 6 | 12 | de Sousa 88.46 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez | w/d | | Raymond van Barneveld 90.95 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez | w/d | | Raymond van Barneveld 90.95 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | O'Connor 89.15 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Cullen 97.59 | 8 |
| Boris Krčmar 90.05 | 6 | 2 | Luke Humphries 92.69 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Cullen 97.59 | 8 |
| Levente Sarai 74.68 | 1 | | Boris Krčmar 96.90 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Levente Sarai 74.68 | 1 | | Boris Krčmar 96.90 | 6 | | Krčmar 88.51 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chisnall 92.68 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Chisnall 97.77 | 6 | 15 | Jonny Clayton 90.75 | 5 | | Chisnall 92.68 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Larsson 84.82 | 1 | | Dave Chisnall 91.04 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Larsson 84.82 | 1 | | Dave Chisnall 91.04 | 6 | | | | | Chisnall 102.48 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Rock 87.07 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Darius Labanauskas 90.42 | 4 | 7 | Damon Heta 98.50 | 4 | | | | | Rock 87.07 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Josh Rock 93.68 | 6 | | Josh Rock 103.58 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Josh Rock 93.68 | 6 | | Josh Rock 103.58 | 6 | | Rock 99.89 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | van Duijvenbode 93.41 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ted Evetts 84.41 | 3 | 10 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 104.13 | 6 | 10 | van Duijvenbode 93.41 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Dobey 94.97 | 6 | | Chris Dobey 100.70 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Dobey 94.97 | 6 | | Chris Dobey 100.70 | 3 | | | | | | | | Chisnall 103.63 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Cullen 98.55 | 7 | | | |
| Franz Rötzsch 91.51 | 5 | 3 | Gerwyn Price | w/d | | | | | | | 11 | Cullen 98.55 | 7 | | | |
| Madars Razma 93.51 | 6 | | Madars Razma | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Madars Razma 93.51 | 6 | | Madars Razma | w/o | | Razma 91.88 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ru Rodriguez 90.65 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeff Smith 88.52 | 2 | 14 | Danny Noppert 91.93 | 1 | | Ru Rodriguez 90.65 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 91.24 | 6 | | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 99.03 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 91.24 | 6 | | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 99.03 | 6 | | | | | Ru Rodriguez 81.91 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 11 | Cullen 84.27 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Brett Claydon 85.67 | 5 | 6 | Peter Wright 100.35 | 5 | | | | 11 | Cullen 84.27 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Jim Williams 84.53 | 6 | | Jim Williams 98.75 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jim Williams 84.53 | 6 | | Jim Williams 98.75 | 6 | | Williams 85.67 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Cullen 90.10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian White 86.04 | 4 | 11 | Joe Cullen 90.75 | 6 | 11 | Cullen 90.10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Lukeman 92.14 | 6 | | Martin Lukeman 91.08 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
