2023 International Darts Open - Wikipedia
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| 2023 Interwetten International Darts Open | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | ||
| Dates | 31 March–2 April 2023 | |
| Venue | SACHSENarena | |
| Location | Riesa | |
| Country |  Germany | |
| Organisation(s) | PDC | |
| Format | Legs | |
| Prize fund | £175,000 | |
| Winner's share | £30,000 | |
| High checkout | 161  Jonny Clayton | |
| Champion(s) | ||
| Gerwyn Price | ||
|
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.[7]
The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:[13]
| 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.[14]
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.[15]
The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 20 February[16]), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 11 February[17]), 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.[18]
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:
The draw was confirmed on 30 March.[18]
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- ^ Phillips, Josh (27 February 2022). "Price denies Wright top spot in International Darts Open final". PDC. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ a b Gorton, Josh. "Peerless Price retains International Darts Open crown". PDC. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Gerwyn Price beats Michal van Gerwen to retain International Darts Open crown. 'I think I'm half German now!'". Sky Sports. 4 April 2023.
- ^ "International Darts Open: Gerwyn Price retains title with victory over Michael van Gerwen". BBC. 3 April 2023.
- ^ PDC Darts [@OfficialPDC] (2 April 2023). "Price reigns supreme in Riesa!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Sporting Life (11 April 2023). "International Darts Open 2023: Draw, schedule, results, odds & TV coverage details". Sporting Life. Hestview Ltd. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Gerwyn Price beats Michael van Gerwen to retain International Darts Open crown". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Phillips, Josh (15 February 2023). "Cazoo UK Open & European Tour prize fund increases announced". PDC.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC".
- ^ "Players Championships 3-4 entries & ET3-4 seeds confirmed". PDC.
- ^ "ET3-4 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers confirmed". PDC.
- ^ "Henderson, Klaasen & Kurz confirm European Tour returns". PDC.
- ^ a b "2023 Interwetten International Darts Open draw & schedule". PDC.