2023 European Darts Matchplay

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The **2023 Interwetten European Darts Matchplay** was the tenth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Trier Arena, Trier, Germany from 30 June–2 July 2023. It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.

The defending champion was Luke Humphries, who defeated Rowby-John Rodriguez 8–7 in the 2022 final, and he successfully defended his title by defeating Dirk van Duijvenbode 8–7 in the final to win his 5th European Tour title.

## Prize money

The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours, with the prize fund increasing to £175,000, with £30,000 to the winner:

* Seeded players who lose in the second round of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.

## Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 12 April automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 17 April), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 20 May), the two highest ranked Germans automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 20 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 2 June), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 3 June).

The #5 seed Gerwyn Price and Jim Williams both withdrew before the tournament began. As such, Ross Smith was promoted to a seed, and Andrew Gilding and Callan Rydz entered as Reserve List Qualifiers.

The following players took part in the tournament:

2. Dirk van Duijvenbode  *(Runner-up)*
3. Dave Chisnall  *(Second round)*
4. Damon Heta  *(Second round)*
5. Rob Cross  *(Third round)*
6. Michael van Gerwen  *(Second round)*
7. Michael Smith  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. Nathan Aspinall  *(Quarter-finals)*
9. Danny Noppert  *(Third round)*
10. Josh Rock  *(Third round)*
11. Ryan Searle  *(Third round)*
12. Jonny Clayton  *(Second round)*
13. Martin Schindler  *(Third round)*
14. Joe Cullen  *(Semi-finals)*
15. Dimitri Van den Bergh  *(Third round)*
16. Ross Smith  *(Second round)*
* George Killington  *(First round)*
* Stephen Burton  *(First round)*
* Daniel Klose  *(First round)*
* Luke Woodhouse  *(First round)*
* José de Sousa  *(First round)*
* Simon Whitlock  *(First round)*
* Raymond van Barneveld  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Stephen Bunting  *(Third round)*
* Connor Scutt  *(First round)*
* Brendan Dolan  *(Second round)*
* Ted Evetts  *(First round)*
* James Wade  *(Semi-finals)*
* Keane Barry  *(Second round)*
* Gian van Veen  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Graham Hall  *(First round)*
* Ryan Joyce  *(Third round)*
* Kim Huybrechts  *(First round)*
* James Wilson  *(Second round)*
* Martin Lukeman  *(Second round)*
* William O'Connor  *(First round)*
* Mickey Mansell  *(Second round)*
* Matt Campbell  *(First round)*
* Christian Kist  *(First round)*
* Darryl Pilgrim  *(First round)*

**Highest Ranking Germans**
* Gabriel Clemens  *(Second round)*
* Ricardo Pietreczko  *(Second round)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Fabian Herz  *(First round)*
* Liam Maendl-Lawrance  *(First round)*

**Nordic & Baltic Qualifier**
* Marko Kantele  *(Second round)*

**East European Qualifier**
* Vítězslav Sedlák  *(Second round)*

**Reserve List Qualifiers**
* Andrew Gilding  *(Second round)*
* Callan Rydz  *(Second round)*

## References

1. ↑ Humphries denies Rodriguez to prevail in European Darts Matchplay epic. PDC.
2. ↑ Humphries retains Interwetten European Darts Matchplay in dramatic final. PDC.
3. ↑ Cazoo UK Open & European Tour prize fund increases announced.
4. ↑ PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC.
5. ↑ Players Championships 9-10 entries and & ET9-10 seeds confirmed.
6. ↑ 2023 Interwetten European Darts Matchplay draw & schedule. PDC.