Draw and schedule confirmed for 2022 World Grand Prix: Van Gerwen-Anderson and Clayton-Van Duijvenbode among first round ties
PDCMonday, 26 September 2022 at 15:17
The draw has been confirmed ahead of the 2022 World Grand Prix which is due to take place between October 3-9 at Morningside Arena in Leicester with Jonny Clayton as defending champion.
Clayton faces a difficult test in his opener in one of the standout ties as he faces Dirk van Duijvenbode, a former finalist in this tournament and the recent runner-up at the World Series of Darts Finals.
The standout tie will be Michael van Gerwen, five-time champion facing 2016 runner-up Gary Anderson who is the highest ranked unseeded player in the draw.
World Number One, Gerwyn Price faces Martin Schindler, one of three debutants in the tournament with Martin Lukeman and Madars Razma also involved facing James Wade and Ryan Searle respectively.
Peter Wright, the current World Champion will look to add a barren piece of his collection as he starts off against Kim Huybrechts, while in another top showdown, Michael Smith will face Nathan Aspinall.
Other ties to watch include Jose de Sousa - Adrian Lewis, Rob Cross - Daryl Gurney and Luke Humphries - Chris Dobey in a top line-up of tungsten.
2022 World Grand Prix
October 3-9, Morningside Arena, Leicester
Tournament Bracket
(1) Gerwyn Price v Martin Schindler
Joe Cullen v Damon Heta
(8) Rob Cross v Daryl Gurney
Madars Razma v Ryan Searle
(4) Michael Smith v Nathan Aspinall
Danny Noppert v Gabriel Clemens
(5) James Wade v Martin Lukeman
Ross Smith v Andrew Gilding
(2) Peter Wright v Kim Huybrechts
Callan Rydz v Krzysztof Ratajski
(7) Jonny Clayton v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Dave Chisnall
(3) Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson
Brendan Dolan v Stephen Bunting
(6) Jose de Sousa v Adrian Lewis
Chris Dobey v Luke Humphries
World Grand Prix Schedule
Monday October 3 (1900 BST)
8x First Round matches
Callan Rydz v Krzysztof Ratajski
Brendan Dolan v Stephen Bunting
Chris Dobey v Luke Humphries
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Dave Chisnall
(7) Jonny Clayton v Dirk van Duijvenbode
(2) Peter Wright v Kim Huybrechts
(3) Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson
(6) Jose de Sousa v Adrian Lewis
Tuesday October 4 (1900 BST)
8x First Round matches
Madars Razma v Ryan Searle
Ross Smith v Andrew Gilding
Danny Noppert v Gabriel Clemens
Joe Cullen v Damon Heta
(8) Rob Cross v Daryl Gurney
(5) James Wade v Martin Lukeman
(1) Gerwyn Price v Martin Schindler
(4) Michael Smith v Nathan Aspinall
Wednesday October 5 (1900 BST)
4x Second Round
Thursday October 6 (1900 BST)
4x Second Round
Friday October 7 (1900 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Saturday October 8 (2000 BST)
Semi-Finals
Sunday October 9 (1930 BST)
Final
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