World Grand Prix Darts schedule: Will Clayton retain his title in Leicester?

The 2022 World Grand Prix gets under way in Leicester, as Jonny Clayton bids to retain his title at the iconic double-start event.

Reigning champion Jonny Clayton will be defending the title he claimed for the first time 12 months ago, which he sealed with victory over 2020 champion Gerwyn Price – the top seed at this year’s event.

World champion Peter Wright and five-time World Grand Prix winner Michael van Gerwen will also be among the eight seeds in the 32-player field.

2022 World Grand PrixSchedule of PlayMonday October 3 (1900 BST)8x First Round matchesCallan Rydz vs Krzysztof RatajskiBrendan Dolan vs Stephen BuntingChris Dobey vs Luke HumphriesDimitri Van den Bergh vs Dave Chisnall(7) Jonny Clayton vs Dirk van Duijvenbode(2) Peter Wright vs Kim Huybrechts(3) Michael van Gerwen vs Gary Anderson(6) Jose de Sousa vs Adrian Lewis

Tuesday October 4 (1900 BST)8x First Round matchesMadars Razma vs Ryan SearleRoss Smith vs Andrew GildingDanny Noppert vs Gabriel ClemensJoe Cullen vs Damon Heta(8) Rob Cross vs Daryl Gurney(5) James Wade vs Martin Lukeman(1) Gerwyn Price vs Martin Schindler(4) Michael Smith vs Nathan Aspinall

Wednesday October 5 (1900 BST)4x Second Round

Thursday October 6 (1900 BST)4x Second Round

Friday October 7 (1900 BST)Quarter-Finals

Saturday October 8 (2000 BST)Semi-Finals

Sunday October 9 (1930 BST)Final

FormatFirst Rounds – Best of 3 setsSecond Round – Best of 5 setsQuarter-Finals – Best of 5 setsSemi-Finals – Best of 7 setsFinal – Best of 9 sets

Prize FundWinner – ?130,000Runner-Up – ?60,000Semi-Finalists – ?30,000Quarter-Finalists – ?20,000Second Round Losers – ?12,500First Round Losers – ?7,500Total – ?600,000

Check out daily Darts news on skysports.com/darts, our app for mobile devices and our Twitter account @skysportsdarts. You can watch the 25th staging of the World Grand Prix ‘Double in, Double out’ set format on Sky Sports from October 3-9 in Leicester.