[1] Gerwyn Price was the defending champion, after defeating Peter Wright 16–8 in the 2021 final,[2] but he was eliminated by Raymond van Barneveld, losing 16–13 in their quarter-final.

Michael Smith won his first major title, defeating Nathan Aspinall 16–5 in the final.

[3] Josh Rock, who made his debut, hit a nine-dart finish during his second-round defeat to Michael van Gerwen.

[5][6] The qualification criteria were slightly altered again for the 2022 tournament, with no representation from the World Darts Federation.

[8] Gerwyn Price (1) Peter Wright (2) Michael van Gerwen (3) Michael Smith (4) Rob Cross (5) Luke Humphries (6) Jonny Clayton (7) Danny Noppert (8) Nathan Aspinall Dave Chisnall Joe Cullen Dirk van Duijvenbode Ryan Searle Damon Heta Ross Smith Simon Whitlock Mensur Suljović Martin Schindler Jermaine Wattimena Alan Soutar Luke Woodhouse Raymond van Barneveld Josh Rock Ritchie Edhouse Adam Gawlas Scott Williams Nathan Rafferty Ted Evetts Lisa Ashton Leonard Gates Christian Perez Fallon Sherrock All group matches are best of nine legs After three games, the top two 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; Pts = Points; Status = Qualified to knockout stage 12 November 13 November 14 November