2023 International Darts Open

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 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]

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

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).

On 30 March, it was announced that top seed Luke Humphries had withdrawn, owing to the illness that forced him to withdraw from the 2023 European Darts Open the week before, moving José de Sousa into a seeded position.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

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

References

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