2023 Czech Darts Open

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2023 Gambrinus Czech Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates12–14 May 2023
VenuePVA Expo Praha
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£175,000
Winner's share£30,000
High checkout
Champion(s)
 Peter Wright
«Event 7 Event 9»

The 2023 Czech Darts Open, known as the 2023 Gambrinus Czech Darts Open for sponshorship reasons, was a professional darts tournament that took place at the PVA Expo Praha in Prague, Belgium from 12–14 May 2023. It was the eighth of thirteen European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.

Luke Humphries was the defending champion, defeating Rob Cross 8–5 in the 2022 final,[1] but he was defeated 6–3 by Peter Wright in the quarter-finals.

Peter Wright went on to win his eighth European Tour title by defeating Dave Chisnall 8–6 in the final.[2]

Prize money

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The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:[3]

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.[4]

Qualification and format

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The top 16 entrants from the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit on 9 March 2023 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded into the second round.[5]

The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 21 March), two from the Associate Member Qualifier, the two highest ranked Belgians automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier, one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier, and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier.

On 11 May, it was announced that the 7 seed Michael Smith and qualifier Gary Anderson had withdrawn for personal reasons. Dimitri Van den Bergh was elevated to 16 seed, and Rowby-John Rodriguez and Callan Rydz were included as Reserve List Qualifiers.[6]

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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The draw was confirmed on 11 May.[6]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
21 April		Second round
(best of 11 legs)
22 April		Third round
(best of 11 legs)
23 April		Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
23 April		Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
23 April		Final
(best of 15 legs)
23 April
  Ross Smith 99.3261 Luke Humphries 93.876
 Jani Laurila 87.953 Ross Smith 88.634
1 Humphries 97.776
16 Van den Bergh 82.401
  Stefan Bellmont 88.12616 Dimitri Van den Bergh 102.406
Alt Rowby-John Rodriguez 82.634 Stefan Bellmont 88.972
1 Humphries 93.933
9 Wright 97.806
  José de Sousa 98.1568 Danny Noppert 101.516
 Bradley Brooks 92.014 José de Sousa 98.934
8 Noppert 97.253
9 Wright 101.816
  Jelle Klaasen 96.3649 Peter Wright 90.676
 Brendan Dolan 93.476 Brendan Dolan 88.635
9 Wright 104.017
4 Heta 101.775
  Dylan Slevin 88.6364 Damon Heta 92.986
 Filip Šebesta 83.503 Dylan Slevin 88.622
4 Heta 90.466
 Huybrechts 95.265
  Kim Huybrechts 95.97613 Martin Schindler 94.293
Alt Callan Rydz 75.241 Kim Huybrechts 100.296
4 Heta 92.916
12 Clayton 94.995
  Mario Vandenbogaerde 96.9965 Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.876
 Matt Campbell 97.695 Mario Vandenbogaerde 94.675
5 van Duijvenbode 95.283
12 Clayton 101.076
  Martijn Kleermaker 95.67612 Jonny Clayton 86.686
 Stephen Bunting 95.123 Martijn Kleermaker 80.821
9 Wright 95.688
2 Chisnall 97.406
  Geert Nentjes 83.1962 Dave Chisnall 100.566
 David Pisek 82.065 Geert Nentjes 88.302
2 Chisnall 99.256
15 Gilding 97.594
  Jamie Hughes 88.84115 Andrew Gilding 91.386
 Vincent van der Voort 93.226 Vincent van der Voort 83.022
2 Chisnall 101.526
7 Aspinall 98.965
  Martin Lukeman 85.8967 Nathan Aspinall 103.656
 Patrik Kovács 85.142 Martin Lukeman 94.874
7 Aspinall 105.856
10 Searle 86.611
  Steve Beaton 94.92610 Ryan Searle 92.176
 Darius Labanauskas 90.604 Steve Beaton 88.114
2 Chisnall 98.437
6 Cross 93.554
  Ian White 91.2643 Michael van Gerwen 99.526
 Mike De Decker 96.306 Mike De Decker 94.264
3 van Gerwen 102.916
14 Rock 103.315
  Richard Veenstra 84.69414 Josh Rock 97.276
 Dalibor Šmolík 91.226 Dalibor Šmolík 89.113
3 van Gerwen 91.284
6 Cross 94.916
  Adam Gawlas 87.4336 Rob Cross 99.576
 Madars Razma 95.256 Madars Razma 88.783
6 Cross 96.416
 Sedláček 98.313
  Karel Sedláček 86.74611 Joe Cullen 103.534
 Jeffrey Sparidaans 83.925 Karel Sedláček 97.426

References

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  1. ^ Phillips, Josh (15 May 2022). "Humphries doubles European Tour title tally at Czech Darts Open". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  2. ^ Allen, Dave (14 May 2023). "Wright ends title drought with Gambrinus Czech Darts Open win". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  3. ^ Phillips, Josh (15 February 2023). "Cazoo UK Open & European Tour prize fund increases announced". PDC.
  4. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC".
  5. ^ Gorton, Josh (9 March 2023). "Players Championships 7-8 entries and & ET7-8 seeds confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b Gorton, Josh (11 May 2023). "2023 Gambrinus Czech Darts Open draw & schedule". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 6 August 2025.