2023 Czech Darts Open

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The **2023 Gambrinus Czech Darts Open** was the eighth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the PVA Expo Praha, Prague, Czech Republic from 12–14 May 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 Rob Cross 8–5 in the 2022 final, but he was defeated 6–3 by Peter Wright in the quarter-finals.

Wright went on to win his 8th European Tour title by defeating Dave Chisnall 8–6 in the final.

## 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 9 March 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 21 March), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 30 March), the two highest ranked Czechs automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 11 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 15 April), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 16 April).

On 11 May, it was announced that the #7 seed Michael Smith and qualifier Gary Anderson had withdrawn for personal reasons.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.

The following players took part in the tournament:

2. Dave Chisnall  *(Runner-up)*
3. Michael van Gerwen  *(Quarter-finals)*
4. Damon Heta  *(Semi-finals)*
5. Dirk van Duijvenbode  *(Third round)*
6. Rob Cross  *(Semi-finals)*
7. Nathan Aspinall  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. Danny Noppert  *(Third round)*
9. **Peter Wright**  **(Champion)**
10. Ryan Searle  *(Third round)*
11. Joe Cullen  *(Second round)*
12. Jonny Clayton  *(Quarter-finals)*
13. Martin Schindler  *(Second round)*
14. Josh Rock  *(Third round)*
15. Andrew Gilding  *(Third round)*
16. Dimitri Van den Bergh  *(Third round)*
* Darius Labanauskas  *(First round)*
* Kim Huybrechts  *(Third round)*
* José de Sousa  *(Second round)*
* Martin Lukeman  *(Second round)*
* Steve Beaton  *(Second round)*
* Stephen Bunting  *(First round)*
* Martijn Kleermaker  *(Second round)*
* Bradley Brooks  *(First round)*
* Dylan Slevin  *(Second round)*
* Ross Smith  *(Second round)*
* Matt Campbell  *(First round)*
* Madars Razma  *(Second round)*
* Brendan Dolan  *(Second round)*
* Ian White  *(First round)*
* Mario Vandenbogaerde  *(Second round)*
* Jamie Hughes  *(First round)*
* Richard Veenstra  *(First round)*
* Mike De Decker  *(Second round)*
* Geert Nentjes  *(Second round)*
* Vincent van der Voort  *(Second round)*
* Jeffrey Sparidaans  *(First round)*
* Karel Sedláček  *(Third round)*
* Jelle Klaasen  *(First round)*
* Stefan Bellmont  *(Second round)*

**Highest Ranking Czechs**
* Adam Gawlas  *(First round)*
* Filip Šebesta  *(First round)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Dalibor Šmolík  *(Second round)*
* David Písek  *(First round)*

**Nordic & Baltic Qualifier**
* Jani Laurila  *(First round)*

**East European Qualifier**
* Patrik Kovács  *(First round)*

**Reserve List Qualifier**
* Rowby-John Rodriguez  *(First round)*
* Callan Rydz  *(First round)*

## Draw

The draw and schedule was confirmed on 11 May.

## References

1. ↑ Humphries doubles European Tour title tally at Czech Darts Open. PDC.
2. ↑ Wright ends title drought with Gambrinus Czech Darts Open win. PDC.
3. ↑ Cazoo UK Open & European Tour prize fund increases announced.
4. ↑ PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC.
5. ↑ Players Championships 7-8 entries and & ET7-8 seeds confirmed.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 2023 Gambrinus Czech Darts Open draw & schedule.