2023 International Darts Open

The 2023 Interwetten International Darts Open was the third of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour.[1] The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany from 31 March–2 April 2023.[2] It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner. [3][4][5]

2023 Interwetten International Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates31 March–2 April 2023
VenueSACHSENarena
LocationRiesa
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£175,000
Winner's share£30,000
High checkout161  Jonny Clayton
Champion(s)
 Gerwyn Price
«Event 2 Event 4»

The defending champion was Gerwyn Price, who defeated Peter Wright 8–4 in the 2022 final.[6]

Price successfully defended his title, winning his second consecutive and eighth overall European title, after defeating Michael van Gerwen 8–4 in the final.[7][8][9][10][11] He won the International Darts Open for the fourth time.[12]

The event was the 100th PDC European Tour event.[13]

Prize money

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The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:[14]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £30,000
Runner-up (1) £12,000
Semi-finalists (2) £8,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £6,000
Third round losers (8) £4,000
Second round losers (16) £2,500*
First round losers (16) £1,250
Total £175,000
  • Seeded players who lost in the second round of the event were not credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualified as a qualifier, but later became a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players was credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progressed in the event.[15]

Qualification and format

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The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 15 February 2023 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[16]

The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 20 February[17]), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 11 February[18]), the two highest ranked Germans automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 11 February), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 19 February), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 12 February).

On 30 March, it was announced that top seed Luke Humphries had withdrawn, owing to the illness that forced him to withdraw from the 2023 European Darts Open the week before, moving José de Sousa into a seeded position. Adrian Lewis and Sebastian Białecki also withdrew from the tournament.[19]

The three were replaced via the Reserve List by Scott Williams, Raymond van Barneveld and Mike De Decker. Jim Williams, top of the Reserve List, declined his invitation.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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The draw was confirmed on 30 March.[19]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
31 March
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
1 April
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
2 April
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
2 April
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
2 April
Final
(best of 15 legs)
2 April
   Keegan Brown 85.7841  Michael van Gerwen 102.336
  Matt Campbell 90.646  Matt Campbell 97.175
1  van Gerwen 95.976
16  de Sousa 84.751
   Kim Huybrechts 94.71516  José de Sousa 92.976
  Lee Evans 99.90  Lee Evans 78.030
1  van Gerwen 98.026
8  Wright 85.100
   Ian White 84.9648  Peter Wright 97.346
  José Justicia 85.846  José Justicia 90.773
8  Wright 84.426
  Soutar 81.354
   Jeroen Mioch 82.8249  Joe Cullen 87.552
  Alan Soutar 86.126  Alan Soutar 86.536
1  van Gerwen 99.947
12  Schindler 93.284
   Andrew Gilding 100.5964  Dave Chisnall 100.466
  Daryl Gurney 94.334  Andrew Gilding 94.732
4  Chisnall 91.392
13  Clayton 104.286
   Brian Raman 91.88613  Jonny Clayton 94.186
  Ryan Meikle 86.572  Brian Raman 85.984
13  Clayton 93.873
12  Schindler 102.076
   Mario Vandenbogaerde 87.4865  Nathan Aspinall 96.506
  Madars Razma 86.434  Mario Vandenbogaerde 89.472
5  Aspinall 94.163
12  Schindler 91.776
Alt  Raymond van Barneveld 94.39612  Martin Schindler 92.066
  Stephen Burton 91.423Alt  Raymond van Barneveld 89.774
1  van Gerwen 100.464
11  Price 105.648
   Brendan Dolan 97.2162  Damon Heta 97.816
  Pascal Rupprecht 92.743  Brendan Dolan 91.433
2  Heta 94.226
  Springer 90.683
  Niko Springer 99.65615  Dimitri Van den Bergh 82.591
Alt  Scott Williams 97.814  Niko Springer 91.246
2  Heta 89.704
7  van Duijvenbode 96.306
   Gabriel Clemens 96.1967  Dirk van Duijvenbode 97.016
  Simon Whitlock 90.475  Gabriel Clemens 96.923
7  van Duijvenbode 99.216
10  Noppert 88.735
   Richie Burnett 85.10410  Danny Noppert 90.796
  Liam Maendl-Lawrance 81.436  Liam Maendl-Lawrance 91.885
7  van Duijvenbode 90.792
11  Price 106.667
   Steve Lennon 88.8663  Rob Cross 90.476
  Andy Boulton 88.554  Steve Lennon 90.063
3  Cross 100.146
14  Rock 93.093
   Florian Hempel 84.92614  Josh Rock 93.696
  James Wilson 82.754  Florian Hempel 79.804
3  Cross 89.824
11  Price 96.686
  Callan Rydz 89.1436  Michael Smith 92.641
Alt  Mike De Decker 90.956Alt  Mike De Decker 91.426
Alt  De Decker 98.555
11  Price 106.696
   Ross Smith 90.58611  Gerwyn Price 104.246
  Paavo Myller 78.133  Ross Smith 97.333

Notes

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References

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