Field confirmed for 2022 Women’s World Matchplay
The field of players for the inaugural PDC Women’s World Matchplay has been confirmed, with eight players set to do battle in Blackpool.
The landmark £25,000 event will be the first fully-televised women’s tournament staged by the PDC, and be held on Sunday July 24 at the Winter Gardens.
Eight of the sport’s leading female stars will battle it out for the £10,000 top prize, with five different nations represented in the knockout tournament.
The field is comprised of the top eight players from the PDC Women’s Series Order of Merit following Event 12, with Lisa Ashton heading to Blackpool as the top seed.
The former PDC Tour Card holder has dominated the Women’s Series circuit in 2022, featuring in eight finals and winning seven titles, including a brace of wins in Barnsley last weekend.
Ashton will open her Matchplay campaign against Chloe O’Brien, after the Scottish teenager secured last-gasp qualification with a run to the Quarter-Finals in Sunday’s final event before the cut-off.
Fallon Sherrock, who clinched her third Women’s Series title of the season with victory at Event 11, meets emerging Irish star Katie Sheldon in another fascinating showdown.
The 18-year-old defeated Sherrock to reach her first Women’s Series final at Event Eight, having also produced a string of impressive displays on the Development Tour over recent months.
Lorraine Winstanley claimed her maiden Women’s Series title in Event Ten on Saturday, and the third seed will play Wales’ Rhian Griffiths on her PDC televised debut.
The other Quarter-Final clash pits four-time TV title winner Aileen de Graaf against Laura Turner, who will be swapping the commentary box for the big stage in Blackpool.
Mikuru Suzuki was one of several high-profile names to miss out on qualification in Barnsley, while ten-time Lakeside Champion Trina Gulliver was ruled out of last weekend’s action through illness, which curtailed her dreams of a Winter Gardens debut.
The winner of the Betfred Women’s World Matchplay will also claim a place in this year’s Grand Slam of Darts.
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Women’s World Matchplay 2022 Draw
Sunday July 24
Quarter-Finals
Lisa Ashton (1) v Chloe O’Brien (8)
Aileen de Graaf (4) v Laura Turner (5)
Fallon Sherrock (2) v Katie Sheldon (7)
Lorraine Winstanley (3) v Rhian Griffiths (6)
PDC Women’s Series Order of Merit (Top 16 only)
| Ranking | Name | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Ashton | £8,100 |
| 2 | Fallon Sherrock | £5,800 |
| 3 | Lorraine Winstanley | £3,700 |
| 4 | Aileen de Graaf | £3,300 |
| 5 | Laura Turner | £2,300 |
| 6 | Rhian Griffiths | £2,150 |
| 7 | Katie Sheldon | £1,950 |
| 8 | Chloe O’Brien | £1,600 |
| 9 | Jane Densley | £1,600 |
| 10 | Rhian O’Sullivan | £1,500 |
| 11 | Trina Gulliver | £1,450 |
| 12 | Corrine Hammond | £1,400 |
| 13 | Joanne Locke | £1,400 |
| 14 | Kirsty Hutchinson | £1,300 |
| 15 | Robyn Byrne | £1,300 |
| 16 | Mikuru Suzuki | £1,250 |
Women’s World Matchplay Prize Money
Winner: £10,000
Runner-Up: £5,000
Semi-Finalists: £2,500
Quarter-Finalists: £1,250
Total: £25,000
