2023 European Darts Grand Prix

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The **2023 Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix** was the ninth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany from 26–28 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 8–7 in the 2022 final.

In a rematch of the 2022 final, Cross exacted his revenge on Humphries by defeating him 8–6, getting him not only his first win on the European Tour, but also secured his place on the England team in the 2023 PDC World Cup of Darts, which Humphries would have taken, if he had won the tournament.

## 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 19 May), the two highest ranked Germans automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 19 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 16 April), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 16 April).

On 25 May, it was announced that Ryan Joyce and Callan Rydz had withdrawn, so Krzysztof Ratajski and Chris Dobey were called up as Reserve List Qualifiers.

The following players took part in the tournament:

2. Dirk van Duijvenbode  *(Second round)*
3. Dave Chisnall  *(Third round)*
4. Damon Heta  *(Semi-finals)*
5. Gerwyn Price  *(Third round)*
6. **Rob Cross**  **(Champion)**
7. Nathan Aspinall  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. Danny Noppert  *(Second round)*
9. Josh Rock  *(Third round)*
10. Ryan Searle  *(Second round)*
11. Jonny Clayton  *(Second round)*
12. Martin Schindler  *(Quarter-finals)*
13. Joe Cullen  *(Third round)*
14. Dimitri Van den Bergh  *(Second round)*
15. Ross Smith  *(Semi-finals)*
16. Andrew Gilding  *(Second round)*
* Steve Beaton  *(Second round)*
* José de Sousa  *(Second round)*
* Simon Whitlock  *(First round)*
* Keegan Brown  *(Second round)*
* Raymond van Barneveld  *(Third round)*
* Gian van Veen  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Lee Evans  *(First round)*
* Dylan Slevin  *(First round)*
* Ritchie Edhouse  *(First round)*
* Pascal Rupprecht  *(Second round)*
* Graham Hall  *(First round)*
* Graham Usher  *(First round)*
* Adam Smith-Neale  *(Second round)*
* Jermaine Wattimena  *(First round)*
* Martijn Kleermaker  *(Second round)*
* Josh Payne  *(Second round)*
* Ross Montgomery  *(Third round)*
* Ricky Evans  *(Second round)*
* Daryl Gurney  *(Third round)*
* Ian White  *(First round)*
* Madars Razma  *(Third round)*
* Alan Soutar  *(First round)*
* Marcel Walpen  *(First round)*
* Christian Kist  *(First round)*

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

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Liam Maendl-Lawrance  *(First round)*
* Nico Kurz  *(First round)*

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

**East European Qualifier**
* Roman Benecký  *(First round)*

**Reserve List Qualifiers**
* Krzysztof Ratajski  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Chris Dobey  *(Second round)*

## References

1. ↑ Humphries completes European Tour treble with stunner in Stuttgart.
2. ↑ Clinical Cross denies Humphries to claim maiden Euro Tour crown.
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. ↑ 6.0 6.1 2023 Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix draw & schedule.