Title sponsor Ladbrokes have installed Peter Wright as favourite to win the Ladbrokes Masters, with two weeks to go until the start of the first TV event of the season.
Newly-crowned two-time World Champion Wright is priced at 4/1 to claim the title, which would see the world number back up his world title win just as he did in 2020.
World number one Gerwyn Price and five-time Masters winner varies between joint favourite at 4-1 or joining Michael van Gerwen at 9/2, while reigning champion Jonny Clayton is next at 6/1.
World Championship runner-up Michael Smith is a 7/1 chance to win a first TV title in almost four years, World Championship semi-finalist Gary Anderson is 16/1, and world number seven Jose de Sousa is 20/1.
There seems to be value in both Michael Smith at 7/1 and Anderson at 16 -1 based on there recent form and, for Smith, that the event is non-ranking.
The 2022 Ladbrokes Masters will take place from January 28-30 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, with tickets now on General Sale.
2022 Ladbrokes Masters
Ladbrokes Outright Winner Odds
4/1 – Peter Wright
9/2 – Gerwyn Price, Michael van Gerwen
6/1 – Jonny Clayton
13/2 – Michael Smith
16/1 – Gary Anderson
20/1 – Jose de Sousa
25/1 – Dimtri Van den Bergh, James Wade, Rob Cross
28/1 – Nathan Aspinall
33/1 – Ryan Searle
40/1 – Dave Chisnall, Joe Cullen, Krzysztof Ratajski, Luke Humphries
50/1 – Brendan Dolan, Daryl Gurney
66/1 – Dirk van Duijvenbode, Mervyn King
80/1 – Gabriel Clemens, Stephen Bunting
100/1 – Ian White, Simon Whitlock
Odds courtesy Ladbrokes.com. Prices correct at time of publication.
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Schedule of Play
Friday January 28 (1900 GMT)
First Round
Krzysztof Ratajski v Gabriel Clemens
Dave Chisnall v Stephen Bunting
Ryan Searle v Mervyn King
Rob Cross v Brendan Dolan
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Ian White
Joe Cullen v Daryl Gurney
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Simon Whitlock
Nathan Aspinall v Luke Humphries
Saturday January 29
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1245 GMT)
Jose de Sousa v Cross/Dolan
Gary Anderson v Cullen/Gurney
Michael Smith v Ratajski/Clemens
James Wade v Chisnall/Bunting
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Jonny Clayton v Van den Bergh/White
Gerwyn Price v Searle/King
Peter Wright v Van Duijvenbode/Whitlock
Michael van Gerwen v Aspinall/Humphries
Sunday January 30
Afternoon Session (1245 GMT)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Semi-Finals
Final
Draw Bracket
(1) Gerwyn Price v (16) Ryan Searle/(17) Mervyn King
(8) Jonny Clayton v (9) Dimitri Van den Bergh/(24) Ian White
(4) James Wade v (13) Dave Chisnall/(20) Stephen Bunting
(5) Michael Smith v (12) Krzysztof Ratajski/(21) Gabriel Clemens
(2) Peter Wright v (15) Dirk van Duijvenbode/(25) Simon Whitlock
(7) Jose de Sousa v (10) Rob Cross/(23) Brendan Dolan
(3) Michael van Gerwen v (14) Nathan Aspinall/(19) Luke Humphries
(6) Gary Anderson v (11) Joe Cullen/(22) Daryl Gurney
Format
First Round – Best of 11 legs
Second Round – Best of 19 legs
Quarter-Finals – Best of 19 legs
Semi-Finals – Best of 21 legs
Final – Best of 21 legs
Prize Fund
Winner £60,000
Runner-Up £25,000
Semi-Finalists £17,500
Quarter-Finalists £10,000
Last 16 £5,000
Last 24 £2,500
Total £220,000
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