2023 European Darts Open

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2023 Interwetten European Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates24–26 March 2023
VenueOstermann-Arena
LocationLeverkusen, Germany
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£175,000
Winner's share£30,000
High checkout
Champion(s)
 Gerwyn Price
«Event 1 Event 3»

The 2023 European Darts Open (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Interwetten European Darts Open) was a professional darts tournament that took place at Ostermann-Arena in Leverkusen, Germany from 24 to 26 March 2023. It was the second 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.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Dimitri van den Bergh 8–5 in the 2022 final,[1] however he was defeated 6–4 by Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals.

Gerwyn Price won his seventh European Tour title after defeating Dirk van Duijvenbode 8–7 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 31 January 2023 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[5]

The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 13 February),[6] two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 10 February),[7] the two highest ranked Germans automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 10 February),[7] one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 17 February),[8] and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 11 February).[7]

On 23 March, it was announced that Joe Murnan had withdrawn from the tournament for personal reasons, so using the new Reserve List system, José de Sousa (as the highest ranked non-qualifier) took his place.[9]

On 25 March, Luke Humphries withdrew from the competition due to medical reasons, which meant that Brendan Dolan received a bye to the third round.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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The draw and schedule was announced on 23 March.[9][10] Numbers to the left of players' names show the seedings for the top 16 in the tournament. The figures to the right of a player's name state their three-dart average in a match. Players in bold denote match winners.[11]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
24 March		Second round
(best of 11 legs)
25 March		Third round
(best of 11 legs)
26 March		Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
26 March		Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
26 March		Final
(best of 15 legs)
26 March
  Brendan Dolan 93.1661 Luke Humphries w/d[a]
 Steve Lennon 92.861 Brendan Dolan w/o
 Dolan 90.375
16 Rock 98.836
  Gabriel Clemens 100.15516 Josh Rock 86.736
 Ian White 98.696 Ian White 78.322
16 Rock 89.113
8 van Duijvenbode 96.136
Alt José de Sousa 90.1408 Dirk van Duijvenbode 104.166
 Ted Evetts 98.026 Ted Evetts 100.013
8 van Duijvenbode 97.356
 R. Smith 96.275
  Ross Smith 100.2069 Joe Cullen 85.844
 Pascal Rupprecht 92.550 Ross Smith 92.366
8 van Duijvenbode 98.987
4 Cross 96.136
  Ryan Joyce 99.6664 Rob Cross 105.306
 Jermaine Wattimena 94.144 Ryan Joyce 99.391
4 Cross 110.186
 O'Connor 92.561
  William O'Connor 89.48613 Martin Schindler 86.030
 Marko Kantele 81.443 William O'Connor 92.976
4 Cross 95.636
 Pietreczko 87.305
  Geert Nentjes 88.7325 Peter Wright 87.215
 Ricardo Pietreczko 97.266 Ricardo Pietreczko 87.816
  Pietreczko 92.876
 Bunting 94.353
  Stephen Bunting 89.24612 Ryan Searle 87.415
 Daryl Gurney 87.525 Stephen Bunting 92.016
8 van Duijvenbode 98.277
10 Price 96.288
  Raymond van Barneveld 98.7162 Michael van Gerwen 108.226
 Filip Šebesta 98.633 Raymond van Barneveld 97.934
2 van Gerwen 100.366
15 van den Bergh 94.312
  Florian Hempel 85.86115 Dimitri Van den Bergh 104.466
 James Wade 95.426 James Wade 94.942
2 van Gerwen 99.464
10 Price 106.286
  René Eidams 85.4567 Michael Smith 90.296
 Jurjen van der Velde 82.704 René Eidams 84.023
7 M. Smith 99.242
10 Price 110.496
  Krzysztof Ratajski 90.12610 Gerwyn Price 109.036
 Bradley Brooks 84.195 Krzysztof Ratajski 99.195
10 Price 100.797
11 Noppert 92.374
  Luke Woodhouse 86.2553 Damon Heta 96.836
 Andy Boulton 98.456 Andy Boulton 91.144
3 Heta 86.756
 Meikle 85.424
  Ryan Meikle 100.46614 Jonny Clayton 87.763
 Nico Kurz 90.132 Ryan Meikle 92.366
3 Heta 90.284
11 Noppert 89.866
  Jim Williams 93.9566 Dave Chisnall 91.026
 John Henderson 91.702 Jim Williams 83.302
6 Chisnall 92.971
11 Noppert 101.426
  Maik Kuivenhoven 86.75211 Danny Noppert 96.886
 Chris Dobey 95.336 Chris Dobey 80.102

Notes

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  1. ^ Humphries withdrew due to medical reasons

References

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  1. ^ Allen, Dave (8 May 2022). "Imperious Van Gerwen wins Interwetten European Darts Open". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ Allen, Dave (26 March 2023). "Seventh heaven for Price with Interwetten European Darts Open triumph". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 8 September 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 (7 February 2023). "2023 Players Championships 1-2 entries & ET1-2 seeds confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation.
  6. ^ Gorton, Josh (13 February 2023). "ET1-2 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation.
  7. ^ a b c Gorton, Josh (13 February 2023). "Henderson, Klaasen & Kurz confirm European Tour returns". Professional Darts Corporation.
  8. ^ "PDCNB 2023 Tour - Denmark - Weekend 1 • ET02 Qualifier". Dart Connect. 17 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b Gorton, Josh (23 March 2025). "2023 Interwetten European Darts Open draw & schedule". Professional Darts Corporation.
  10. ^ Gill, Samuel (23 March 2023). "Tournament Centre 2023 European Darts Open: Schedule, all results, TV Guide and Prize Money Breakdown". Darts News.
  11. ^ "European Darts Open 2023". Mastercaller.