2022 PDC Asian Championship

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

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.

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]

Format

The 48-player main event on 24–25 September was preceded by two days of Asian Series qualifiers in Fukuoka, with four qualifying events being split across 22–23 September.

The 48 player main event began with a round-robin stage on 24 September, with the players split into 16 groups of three.

Each group winner progressed to compete in the last 16 later on 24 September, with 25 September featuring the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

Match Format

Round	Best of (legs)
Asian Series Qualifiers	7
Round Robin Stage	9
Last 16	9
Quarter-finals	11
Semi-finals	11
Final	13

In the Asian Series Qualifiers, players will receive one point per victory from the first full round drawn without byes to form the Order of Merit.

Prize money

The 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

The 48-player main event was preceded by two days of Asian Series qualifiers in Fukuoka, with four qualifying events, two being held on 22 September, two being held on 23 September.

The last four players from each qualifier secured a place in the main event, alongside a further 10 players from an Asian Series Order of Merit.

The main event also featured the eight players who competed in the 2022 PDC World Cup of Darts for Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines and Singapore, plus one additional qualifier per country.

A further ten regional qualifiers - held in Bahrain, mainland China, India, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates - each produced one qualifier.

The qualifiers were:

Asian Series Qualifiers Event 1[3] Raymond Copano Jun Matsuda Seigo Asada Takayuki Masatsu Event 2[4] Keita Ono Edward Foulkes Yutaka Sunakawa Yuichiro Ogawa Event 3[5] Alain Abiabi Ryuki Morikubo Yuki Yamada Teppei Nishi Event 4[6] Sho Katsumi Kota Suzuki Gan-Erdene Sharavsambuu Royden Lam

Asian Series Order of Merit Qualifiers Tomoya Tsumura Shingo Enomata Mikuru Suzuki Teng Lieh Pupo Yoshihisa Baba Paolo Nebrida Ryusei Azemoto Enkhbold Surenjav Ao Ishihara Akito Yamagata Regional Qualifiers Basem Mohamed Zhiwei Lin Mohd Adbul Mannan Syed Kam Weng Cheng Jenn Ming Tan Purevloov Tungalag Yong-Seok Kim Yan-Bin Chen Chaiyan Paiaree Hussain Nadir Ali

2022 PDC World Cup of Darts Participants Lok Yin Lee Ho Tung Ching Toru Suzuki Tomoya Goto Lourence Ilagan RJ Escaros Paul Lim Harith Lim Qualifiers From World Cup of Darts Nations Man Lok Leung Mitsuhiko Tatsunami[7] Christian Perez Zhao Chen Tay[8]

Draw

Group stage

All 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 Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Yong-Seok Kim 2 1 1 8 7 +1 71.35 2 Q 2  Takayuki Masatsu 2 1 1 7 7 0 73.27 2 3  Kam Weng Cheng 2 1 1 7 8 –1 74.49 2 24 September 71.94 Yong-Seok Kim  5 – 2  Takayuki Masatsu 66.68 78.38 Kam Weng Cheng  2 – 5  Takayuki Masatsu 79.86 70.60 Kam Weng Cheng  5 – 3  Yong-Seok Kim 70.76

Group B Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Paul Lim 2 2 0 10 4 +6 85.70 4 Q 2  Keita Ono 2 1 1 9 9 0 82.87 2 3  Man Lok Leung 2 0 2 4 10 –6 82.94 0 24 September 88.41 Paul Lim  5 – 0  Man Lok Leung 78.41 86.11 Keita Ono  5 – 4  Man Lok Leung 87.46 79.62 Keita Ono  4 – 5  Paul Lim 82.99

Group C Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  RJ Escaros 2 2 0 10 4 +6 84.46 4 Q 2  Royden Lam 2 1 1 7 6 +1 81.33 2 3  Yan-Bin Chen 2 0 2 3 10 –7 75.82 0 24 September 80.41 Royden Lam  5 – 1  Yan-Bin Chen 71.19 82.01 RJ Escaros  5 – 2  Yan-Bin Chen 80.44 86.90 RJ Escaros  5 – 2  Royden Lam 82.24

Group D Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Chaiyan Paiaree 2 1 1 9 7 +2 83.47 2 Q 2  Gan-Erdene Sharavsambuu 2 1 1 7 8 –1 76.91 2 3  Ho Tung Ching 2 1 1 8 9 –1 77.87 2 24 September 76.34 Ho Tung Ching  5 – 4  Chaiyan Paiaree 86.65 76.08 Gan-Erdene Sharavsambuu  2 – 5  Chaiyan Paiaree 80.29 77.74 Gan-Erdene Sharavsambuu  5 – 3  Ho Tung Ching 79.39

Group E Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Akito Yamagata 2 1 1 9 7 +2 71.89 2 Q 2  Jenn Ming Tan 2 1 1 9 9 0 81.16 2 3  Enkhbold Surenjav 2 1 1 7 9 –2 66.44 2 24 September 69.89 Akito Yamagata  5 – 2  Enkhbold Surenjav 64.46 78.78 Jenn Ming Tan  4 – 5  Enkhbold Surenjav 68.42 83.53 Jenn Ming Tan  5 – 4  Akito Yamagata 73.88

Group F Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Jun Matsuda 2 2 0 10 3 +7 79.98 4 Q 2  Edward Foulkes 2 1 1 7 8 –1 79.23 2 3  Zhiwei Lin 2 0 2 4 10 –6 71.07 0 24 September 77.90 Edward Foulkes  5 – 3  Zhiwei Lin 70.29 74.03 Jun Matsuda  5 – 1  Zhiwei Lin 71.84 85.92 Jun Matsuda  5 – 2  Edward Foulkes 80.55

Group G Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Paolo Nebrida 2 2 0 10 6 +4 75.46 4 Q 2  Ryuki Morikubo 2 1 1 9 5 +4 83.50 2 3  Kota Suzuki 2 0 2 2 10 –8 74.55 0 24 September 72.75 Paolo Nebrida  5 – 2  Kota Suzuki 76.54 89.46 Ryuki Morikubo  5 – 0  Kota Suzuki 72.56 77.53 Ryuki Morikubo  4 – 5  Paolo Nebrida 78.16

Group H Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Christian Perez 2 2 0 10 3 +7 79.96 4 Q 2  Basem Mohamed 2 1 1 6 8 –2 72.54 2 3  Seigo Asada 2 0 2 5 10 –5 83.31 0 24 September 80.89 Christian Perez  5 – 1  Basem Mohamed 66.03 88.34 Seigo Asada  3 – 5  Basem Mohamed 79.04 78.28 Seigo Asada  2 – 5  Christian Perez 79.02

Group I Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Yuichiro Ogawa 2 1 1 9 5 +4 78.15 2 Q 2  Hussain Nadir Ali 2 1 1 9 9 0 76.61 2 3  Mikuru Suzuki 2 1 1 5 9 –4 69.79 2 24 September 77.01 Mikuru Suzuki  5 – 4  Hussain Nadir Ali 76.65 76.57 Hussain Nadir Ali  5 – 4  Yuichiro Ogawa 71.85 84.44 Yuichiro Ogawa  5 – 0  Mikuru Suzuki 62.57

Group J Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Yoshihisa Baba 2 2 0 10 2 +8 96.31 4 Q 2  Harith Lim 2 1 1 7 9 –2 84.18 2 3  Ao Ishihara 2 0 2 4 10 –6 78.86 0 24 September 104.38 Yoshihisa Baba  5 – 0  Ao Ishihara 78.48 81.70 Harith Lim  5 – 4  Ao Ishihara 79.24 88.24 Yoshihisa Baba  5 – 2  Harith Lim 86.65

Group K Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Yuki Yamada 2 2 0 10 4 +6 87.94 4 Q 2  Sho Katsumi 2 1 1 8 6 +2 79.67 2 3  Raymond Copano 2 0 2 2 10 –8 78.72 0 24 September 86.00 Yuki Yamada  5 – 3  Sho Katsumi 80.76 78.58 Sho Katsumi  5 – 1  Raymond Copano 75.55 89.88 Yuki Yamada  5 – 1  Raymond Copano 81.88

Group L Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Alain Abiabi 2 2 0 10 4 +6 85.73 4 Q 2  Teppei Nishi 2 1 1 8 7 +1 80.12 2 3  Tomoya Tsumura 2 0 2 3 10 –7 75.19 0 24 September 88.42 Alain Abiabi  5 – 3  Teppei Nishi 79.23 81.00 Teppei Nishi  5 – 2  Tomoya Tsumura 74.78 83.04 Alain Abiabi  5 – 1  Tomoya Tsumura 75.59

Group M Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Lok Yin Lee 2 2 0 10 4 +6 81.23 4 Q 2  Tomoya Goto 2 1 1 7 5 +2 74.20 2 3  Purevloov Tungalag 2 0 2 2 10 –8 66.90 0 24 September 87.63 Lok Yin Lee  5 – 2  Tomoya Goto 76.82 71.57 Tomoya Goto  5 – 0  Purevloov Tungalag 64.15 74.83 Lok Yin Lee  5 – 2  Purevloov Tungalag 69.65

Group N Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Lourence Ilagan 2 1 1 8 6 +2 96.96 2 Q 2  Shingo Enomata 2 1 1 7 8 –1 89.46 2 3  Mitsuhiko Tatsunami 2 1 1 6 7 –1 83.94 2 24 September 98.83 Lourence Ilagan  5 – 1  Mitsuhiko Tatsunami 82.01 85.94 Mitsuhiko Tatsunami  5 – 2  Shingo Enomata 83.65 95.26 Shingo Enomata  5 – 3  Lourence Ilagan 95.08

Group O Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Toru Suzuki 2 2 0 10 2 +8 76.13 4 Q 2  Teng Lieh Pupo 2 1 1 7 5 +2 75.56 2 3  Mohd Abdul Mannan Syed 2 0 2 0 10 –10 57.81 0 24 September 75.15 Toru Suzuki  5 – 0  Mohd Abdul Mannan Syed 52.30 79.11 Teng Lieh Pupo  5 – 0  Mohd Abdul Mannan Syed 63.31 77.10 Toru Suzuki  5 – 2  Teng Lieh Pupo 72.00

Group P Standings Table Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/− AVG Pts Status 1  Yutaka Sunakawa 2 2 0 10 6 +4 79.29 4 Q 2  Ryusei Azemoto 2 1 1 9 7 +2 76.71 2 3  Zhao Chen Tay 2 0 2 4 10 –6 66.14 0 24 September 78.02 Yutaka Sunakawa  5 – 2  Zhao Chen Tay 66.89 77.12 Ryusei Azemoto  5 – 2  Zhao Chen Tay 65.39 80.56 Yutaka Sunakawa  5 – 4  Ryusei Azemoto 76.29

Knockout stage

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

4

N1

Lourence Ilagan 74.13

6

N1

Lourence Ilagan 83.50

5

D1

Chaiyan Paiaree 72.83

0

N1

Lourence Ilagan 77.14

1

H1

Christian Perez 91.75

6

H1

Christian Perez 93.24

5

C1

RJ Escaros 84.29

2

H1

Christian Perez 84.77

6

J1

Yoshihisa Baba 78.02

5

J1

Yoshihisa Baba 78.32

5

L1

Alain Abiabi 76.02

2

H1

Christian Perez 83.52

7

G1

Paolo Nebrida 83.95

5

A1

Yong-Seok Kim 65.24

1

K1

Yuki Yamada 82.62

5

K1

Yuki Yamada 82.14

5

O1

Toru Suzuki 78.57

6

O1

Toru Suzuki 92.91

5

B1

Paul Lim 93.70

4

O1

Toru Suzuki 73.65

3

G1

Paolo Nebrida 86.80

6

G1

Paolo Nebrida 79.72

5

M1

Lok Yin Lee 82.24

4

G1

Paolo Nebrida 90.03

6

F1

Jun Matsuda 85.00

1

P1

Yutaka Sunakawa 79.72

0

F1

Jun Matsuda 96.35

5

Statistics

Top averages

This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.

#	Player	Round	Average	Result
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

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