2022 PDC North American Championship

 Danny Baggish

 Leonard Gates

The 2022 bet365 North American Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament organized by the Professional Darts Corporation for North American players. The tournament took place at the Hulu Theater, New York City, United States on 4 June 2022, and featured the 8 players from the North American side of players that had qualified for the 2022 US Darts Masters, competing in a knockout system, with the winner earning a place in the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship and the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts.

Danny Baggish was the defending champion after defeating Jeff Smith 6–5 in the 2019 final,^[1] but he would lose 6–3 in the final to Leonard Gates, who became the new North American darts champion.^[2]

Format

The format of the tournament was the same as before, using a leg format, with all the matches being the best of 11 legs (or first to 6 legs).

Prize money

The total prize fund was US$25,000. The winner of the tournament got a spot in the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship and the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts.

Qualifiers

The eight qualifiers for the tournament were the 8 players from the North American side of players on the 2022 US Darts Masters. 4 of them were PDC Tour Card holders from North America, and the other 4 came through the CDC qualifier.^[3]

The qualifiers are:

Draw

	Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs)					Final (best of 11 legs)
	1	Jeff Smith 84.24	4
		David Cameron 91.81	6
							David Cameron 89.61	5
							Leonard Gates 95.31	6
	4	Jules van Dongen 87.66	2
		Leonard Gates 95.28	6
												Leonard Gates 87.71	6
											3	Danny Baggish 94.84	3
	2	Matt Campbell 90.02	5
		Danny Lauby 92.48	6
							Danny Lauby 88.76	4
						3	Danny Baggish 91.78	6
	3	Danny Baggish 90.64	6
		Doug Boehm 82.34	2

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