Peter Wright pakt zijn tweede wereldtitel in spannende finale tegen Michael Smith
De PDC William Hill World Darts Championship 2022 kampioen heet Peter Wright. De Schot won maandagavond in het Alexandra Palace zijn tweede WK titel na een zeer spannende finale tegen Engelsman Michael Smith met 7-5 in sets. Zijn derde tv titel voor dit seizoen.
Een finale waarin de spelers elkaar geen duimbreed toegaven en tot in de slotfase nog alle kanten op kon gaan. Michael Smith bleef de gehele wedstrijd niet gelukkig op zijn favoriete dubbels ( dubbel 20 en dubbel 10 ) en kwam daardoor 2-0 in sets achter.
Onder meer met een fraaie 167 finish kwam Smith in set 3 terug naar 2-1 en ook set 4 ging naar Smith en was de stand weer in evenwicht. De volgende vier sets gingen om en om naar Wright en Smith en was het na 8 gespeelde sets nog steeds gelijk (4-4).
In set negen kwam Michael Smith voor het eerst op een voorsprong (5-4) maar in de lijn van de wedstrijd kwam Wright weer langszij. In set 11 ging het dan mis voor Smith, geen hoge scores meer en ook de dubbels werden net gevonden en daarmee gaf hij de partij uit handen. Wright maakte 6-5 en kwam in de twaalfde set 2-0 voor.
Michael kon nog 1 leg meepikken in die set maar in leg 4 bezegelde Wright zijn titel met 1 dart op dubbel 16.
Veel emotie aan het eind van de wedstrijd tijdens de prijsuitreiking waar de gemiste kans voor Smith hem teveel werd en in tranen uitbarstte op het podium. En dat greep Peter Wright ook weer aan die ook de waterlanders de vrije loop liet.
| Statistieken | ||||||
| Michael Smith | Peter Wright | |||||
| 48 | 100 + | 100+ | 52 | |||
| 35 | 140+ | 140+ | 42 | |||
| 24 | 180 | 180 | 17 | |||
| 35,4 | finish % | finish % | 39,1 | |||
| 99,22 | gemid. | gemid. | 98,34 | |||
| 167 | finish | finish | 148 | |||
| 5 | sets | sets | 7 | |||
Foto © PDC 2022 – Lawrence Lustig
Alle uitslagen van het toernooi:
| Laatste 128 | ||||||
| Pos | Speler 1 | Speler 2 | score | |||
| 1 | Gerwyn Price (1) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 2 | Ritchie Edhouse | – | Peter Hudson | 3 | – | 2 |
| 3 | Kim Huybrechts (32) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 4 | Steve Beaton | – | Fallon Sherrock | 3 | – | 2 |
| 5 | Stephen Bunting (16) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 6 | Ross Smith | – | Jeff Smith | 3 | – | 0 |
| 7 | Dirk v. Duijvenbode (17) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 8 | Jermaine Wattimena | – | Boris Koltsov | 0 | – | 3 |
| 9 | Jonny Clayton (8) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 10 | Keane Barry | – | Royden Lam | 3 | – | 2 |
| 11 | Gabriel Clemens (25) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 12 | Lewy Williams | – | Toyokazu Shibata | 3 | – | 0 |
| 13 | Michael Smith (9) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 14 | Ron Meulenkamp | – | Lisa Ashton | 3 | – | 0 |
| 15 | Glen Durrant (24) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 16 | William O’Connor | – | Danny Lauby | 3 | – | 2 |
| 17 | James Wade (4) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 18 | Maik Kuivenhoven | – | Ky Smith | 3 | – | 1 |
| 19 | Vincent v/d Voort (24) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 20 | Adam Hunt | – | Boris Krcmar | 3 | – | 0 |
| 21 | Joe Cullen (13) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 22 | Ted Evetts | – | Jim Williams | 1 | – | 3 |
| 23 | Simon Whitlock (20) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 24 | Martijn Kleermaker | – | John Michael | 3 | – | 1 |
| 25 | Dimitri Van den Bergh (5) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 26 | Florian Hempel | – | Martin Schindler | 3 | – | 0 |
| 27 | Devon Petersen (28) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 28 | Jamie Hughes | – | Raymond Smith | 1 | – | 3 |
| 29 | Krzysztof Ratajski (12) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 30 | Steve Lennon | – | Madars Razma | 3 | – | 1 |
| 31 | Mervyn King (21) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 32 | Ryan Joyce | – | Roman Benecky | 3 | – | 2 |
| 33 | Peter Wright (2) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 34 | Ryan Meikle | – | Fabian Schmutzler | 3 | – | 0 |
| 35 | Damon Heta (31) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 36 | Luke Woodhouse | – | James Wilson | 3 | – | 1 |
| 37 | Ryan Searle (15) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 38 | William Borland | – | Bradley Brooks | 3 | – | 2 |
| 39 | Danny Noppert (18) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 40 | Jason Heaver | – | Gordon Mathers | 3 | – | 1 |
| 41 | José De Sousa (7) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 42 | Jason Lowe | – | Daniel Larsson | 3 | – | 0 |
| 43 | Mensur Suljovic (26) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 44 | Alan Soutar | – | Diogo Portela | 3 | – | 2 |
| 45 | Nathan Aspinall (10) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 46 | Joe Murnan | – | Paul Lim | 3 | – | 2 |
| 47 | Brendan Dolan (23) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 48 | Callan Rydz | – | Yuki Yamada | 3 | – | 0 |
| 49 | Michael van Gerwen (3) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 50 | Chas Barstow | – | John Norman jr | 3 | – | 1 |
| 51 | Chris Dobey (30) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 52 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | – | Ben Robb | 3 | – | 1 |
| 53 | Dave Chisnall (14) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 54 | Darius Labanauskas | – | Mike De Decker | 1 | – | 3 |
| 55 | Luke Humphries (19) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 56 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | – | Nick Kenny | 3 | – | 0 |
| 57 | Gary Anderson (6) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 58 | Adrian Lewis | – | Matt Campbell | 3 | – | 1 |
| 59 | Ian White (27) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 60 | Scott Mitchell | – | Chris Landman | 0 | – | 3 |
| 61 | Rob Cross (11) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 62 | Raymond v Barneveld | – | Lourence Ilagan | 3 | – | 0 |
| 63 | Daryl Gurney (22) | – | bye | b | – | |
| 64 | Rick Evans | – | Nitin Kumar | 3 | – | 0 |
| Laatste 64 | ||||||
| Pos | Speler 1 | Speler 2 | score | |||
| 1 | Gerwyn Price (1) | – | Ritchie Edhouse | 3 | – | 1 |
| 2 | Kim Huybrechts (32) | – | Steve Beaton | 3 | – | 1 |
| 3 | Stephen Bunting (16) | – | Ross Smith | 2 | – | 3 |
| 4 | Dirk v. Duijvenbode (17) | – | Boris Koltsov | 3 | – | 2 |
| 5 | Jonny Clayton (8) | – | Keane Barry | 3 | – | 2 |
| 6 | Gabriel Clemens (25) | – | Lewy Williams | 3 | – | 0 |
| 7 | Michael Smith (9) | – | Ron Meulenkamp | 3 | – | 0 |
| 8 | Glen Durrant (24) | – | William O’Connor | 0 | – | 3 |
| 9 | James Wade (4) | – | Maik Kuivenhoven | 3 | – | 1 |
| 10 | Vincent v/d Voort (24) | – | Adam Hunt | 3 | – | 0 |
| 11 | Joe Cullen (13) | – | Jim Williams | 3 | – | 2 |
| 12 | Simon Whitlock (20) | – | Martijn Kleermaker | 1 | – | 3 |
| 13 | Dimitri Van den Bergh (5) | – | Florian Hempel | 1 | – | 3 |
| 14 | Devon Petersen (28) | – | Raymond Smith | 0 | – | 3 |
| 15 | Krzysztof Ratajski (12) | – | Steve Lennon | 1 | – | 3 |
| 16 | Mervyn King (21) | – | Ryan Joyce | 3 | – | 2 |
| 17 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Ryan Meikle | 3 | – | 0 |
| 18 | Damon Heta (31) | – | Luke Woodhouse | 3 | – | 1 |
| 19 | Ryan Searle (15) | – | William Borland | 3 | – | 0 |
| 20 | Danny Noppert (18) | – | Jason Heaver | 3 | – | 1 |
| 21 | José De Sousa (7) | – | Jason Lowe | 3 | – | 2 |
| 22 | Mensur Suljovic (26) | – | Alan Soutar | 2 | – | 3 |
| 23 | Nathan Aspinall (10) | – | Joe Murnan | 3 | – | 2 |
| 24 | Brendan Dolan (23) | – | Callan Rydz | 0 | – | 3 |
| 25 | Michael van Gerwen (3) | – | Chas Barstow | 3 | – | 1 |
| 26 | Chris Dobey (30) | – | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | 3 | – | 2 |
| 27 | Dave Chisnall (14) | – | Mike De Decker | 3 | – | 0 |
| 28 | Luke Humphries (19) | – | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 3 | – | 0 |
| 29 | Gary Anderson (6) | – | Adrian Lewis | 3 | – | 1 |
| 30 | Ian White (27) | – | Chris Landman | 3 | – | 1 |
| 31 | Rob Cross (11) | – | Raymond v Barneveld | 3 | – | 1 |
| 32 | Daryl Gurney (22) | – | Rick Evans | 3 | – | 1 |
| Laatste 32 | ||||||
| Pos | Speler 1 | Speler 2 | score | |||
| 1 | Gerwyn Price (1) | – | Kim Huybrechts (32) | 4 | – | 3 |
| 2 | Ross Smith | – | Dirk v. Duijvenbode (17) | 3 | – | 4 |
| 3 | Jonny Clayton (8) | – | Gabriel Clemens (25) | 4 | – | 0 |
| 4 | Michael Smith (9) | – | William O’Connor | 4 | – | 2 |
| 5 | James Wade (4) | – | Vincent v/d Voort (24) | wo | – | |
| 6 | Joe Cullen (13) | – | Martijn Kleermaker | 3 | – | 4 |
| 7 | Florian Hempel | – | Raymond Smith | 1 | – | 4 |
| 8 | Steve Lennon | – | Mervyn King (21) | 0 | – | 4 |
| 9 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Damon Heta (31) | 4 | – | 2 |
| 10 | Ryan Searle (15) | – | Danny Noppert (18) | 4 | – | 2 |
| 11 | José De Sousa (7) | – | Alan Soutar | 3 | – | 4 |
| 12 | Nathan Aspinall (10) | – | Callan Rydz | 0 | – | 4 |
| 13 | Michael van Gerwen (3) | – | Chris Dobey (30) | – | wo | |
| 14 | Dave Chisnall (14) | – | Luke Humphries (19) | – | wo | |
| 15 | Gary Anderson (6) | – | Ian White (27) | 4 | – | 3 |
| 16 | Rob Cross (11) | – | Daryl Gurney (22) | 4 | – | 3 |
| Laatste 16 | ||||||
| Pos | Speler 1 | Speler 2 | score | |||
| 1 | Gerwyn Price (1) | – | Dirk v. Duijvenbode (17) | 4 | – | 1 |
| 2 | Jonny Clayton (8) | – | Michael Smith (9) | 3 | – | 4 |
| 3 | James Wade (4) | – | Martijn Kleermaker | 4 | – | 0 |
| 4 | Raymond Smith | – | Mervyn King (21) | 3 | – | 4 |
| 5 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Ryan Searle (15) | 4 | – | 1 |
| 6 | Alan Soutar | – | Callan Rydz | 1 | – | 4 |
| 7 | Chris Dobey (30) | – | Luke Humphries (19) | 3 | – | 4 |
| 8 | Gary Anderson (6) | – | Rob Cross (11) | 4 | – | 3 |
| Laatste 8 | ||||||
| Pos | Speler 1 | Speler 2 | score | |||
| 1 | Gerwyn Price (1) | – | Michael Smith (9) | 4 | – | 5 |
| 2 | James Wade (4) | – | Mervyn King (21) | 5 | – | 0 |
| 3 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Callan Rydz | 5 | – | 4 |
| 4 | Luke Humphries (19) | – | Gary Anderson (6) | 2 | – | 5 |
| Halve finale | ||||||
| Pos | Speler 1 | Speler 2 | score | |||
| 1 | Michael Smith (9) | – | James Wade (4) | 6 | – | 3 |
| 2 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Gary Anderson (6) | 6 | – | 4 |
| – | ||||||
| Finale | ||||||
| Pos | Speler 1 | Speler 2 | score | |||
| 1 | Michael Smith (9) | – | Peter Wright (2) | 5 | – | 7 |