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
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
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).