The 2022 PDC Asian Championship was a tournament organized by the Professional Darts Corporation for Asian players. The tournament featured 48 players from all around Asia, with the four semi-finalists earning a place in the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship and the winner also earning a place in the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts.
| 2022 PDC Asian Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Dates | 24–25 September 2022 |
| Venue | Fukuoka Convention Center |
| Location | Fukuoka |
| Country |  Japan |
| Organisation(s) | PDC |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | US$100,000 |
| Winner's share | US$15,000 |
| High checkout | 170  Paul Lim (Last 16) |
| Champion(s) | |
 Christian Perez | |
Christian Perez won the tournament, defeating Paolo Nebrida 7–5 in the final. Perez, Nebrida, plus semi-finalists Lourence Ilagan and Toru Suzuki all qualified for the World Championship as a result of this tournament, with Perez also qualifying for the Grand Slam, becoming only the second Asian player after Mikuru Suzuki to do so.[1]
This was the first edition of the tournament, which was created following the inability to revive the successful PDC Asian Tour, which had not been able to be run since 2019, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Match Format
edit| Round | Best of (legs) |
|---|---|
| Asian Series Qualifiers | 7 |
| Round Robin Stage | 9 |
| Last 16 | 9 |
| Quarter-finals | 11 |
| Semi-finals | 11 |
| Final | 13 |
Prize money
editThe total prize fund will be US$100,000. The four semi-finalists of the tournament will earn a place in the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship and the winner will earn a place in the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts as well.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: US$100,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | US$15,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | US$7,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | US$5,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | US$3,000 |
| Last 16 | (8) | US$2,000 |
| Second in Group | (16) | US$1,500 |
| Third in Group | (16) | US$1,000 |
Qualifiers
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Draw
editGroup stage
editAll 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; AVG = mean average; Pts = Points; Status = Qualified to knockout stage
Group A
24 September
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Group B
24 September
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Group C
24 September
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Group D
24 September
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Group E
24 September
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Group F
24 September
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Group G
24 September
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Group H
24 September
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Group I
24 September
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Group J
24 September
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Group K
24 September
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Group L
24 September
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Group M
24 September
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Group N
24 September
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Group O
24 September
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Group P
24 September
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Knockout stage
edit| Last 16 (best of 9 legs) 24 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 25 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 25 September | Final (best of 13 legs) 25 September | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Akito Yamagata 77.34
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| I1 | Yuichiro Ogawa 79.79
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| I1 | Yuichiro Ogawa 70.62
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| N1 | Lourence Ilagan 74.13
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| N1 | Lourence Ilagan 83.50
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| D1 |  Chaiyan Paiaree 72.83
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Lourence Ilagan 77.14
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| H1 | Christian Perez 91.75
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| H1 | Christian Perez 93.24
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| C1 | RJ Escaros 84.29
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H1 | Christian Perez 84.77
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| J1 | Yoshihisa Baba 78.02
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| J1 | Yoshihisa Baba 78.32
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| L1 | Alain Abiabi 76.02
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| H1 | Christian Perez 83.52
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| G1 | Paolo Nebrida 83.95
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 |  Yong-Seok Kim 65.24
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| K1 | Yuki Yamada 82.62
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| K1 | Yuki Yamada 82.14
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| O1 | Toru Suzuki 78.57
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| O1 | Toru Suzuki 92.91
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Paul Lim 93.70
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| O1 | Toru Suzuki 73.65
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| G1 | Paolo Nebrida 86.80
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| G1 | Paolo Nebrida 79.72
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| M1 |  Lok Yin Lee 82.24
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| G1 | Paolo Nebrida 90.03
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| F1 | Jun Matsuda 85.00
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| P1 | Yutaka Sunakawa 79.72
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| F1 | Jun Matsuda 96.35
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Statistics
editTop averages
editThis table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.
| # | Player | Round | Average | Result |
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| 1 | Yoshihisa Baba | Group J | 104.38 | Won |
| 2 | Lourence Ilagan | Group N | 98.83 | Won |
| 3 | Jun Matsuda | Last 16 | 96.35 | Won |
| 4 | Shingo Enomata | Group N | 95.26 | Won |
| 5 | Lourence Ilagan | Group N | 95.08 | Lost |
| 6 | Paul Lim | Last 16 | 93.70 | Lost |
| 7 | Christian Perez | Last 16 | 93.24 | Won |
| 8 | Toru Suzuki | Last 16 | 92.91 | Won |
| 9 | Christian Perez | SF | 91.75 | Won |
| 10 | Paolo Nebrida | QF | 90.03 | Won |
References
edit- ↑ "Philippines' Perez wins 2022 PDC Asian Championship". PDC. 25 September 2022. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ↑ "Innovative PDC Asian Championship introduced for September 2022". PDC.tv. 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ↑ "2022 PDC Asian Series Qualifier 1".
- ↑ "2022 PDC Asian Series Qualifier 2".
- ↑ "2022 PDC Asian Series Qualifier 3".
- ↑ "2022 PDC Asian Series Qualifier 4".
- ↑ "Japan Asian Championship Qualifier".
- ↑ "В Сингапуре прошёл отбор на чемпионат Азии PDC". 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.