2023 Hungarian Darts Trophy

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The **2023 Hungarian Darts Trophy** was the twelfth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the MVM Dome, Budapest, Hungary from 22–24 September 2023. It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.

Joe Cullen was the defending champion after defeating William O'Connor 8–2 in the 2022 final, but he was defeated 6–4 by Gerwyn Price in the third round.

Dave Chisnall won his third European Tour title of the year, and as with the previous two, he defeated Luke Humphries in the final, this time by a score of 8–7, despite Humphries hitting a nine-dart finish in the twelfth leg of 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 22 August 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 28 August), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 21 May), as there is only on Hungarian on the Order of Merit, only one Hungarian automatically qualified, alongside three from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 5 August), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 14 July), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 4 June).

The following players took part in the tournament:

2. Damon Heta  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. Luke Humphries  *(Runner-up)*
4. Dirk van Duijvenbode  *(Second round)*
5. Josh Rock  *(Second round)*
6. Rob Cross  *(Second round)*
7. Gerwyn Price  *(Semi-finals)*
8. Jonny Clayton  *(Third round)*
9. Michael van Gerwen  *(Quarter-finals)*
10. Joe Cullen  *(Third round)*
11. Peter Wright  *(Third round)*
12. Michael Smith  *(Third round)*
13. Danny Noppert  *(Third round)*
14. Martin Schindler  *(Third round)*
15. Nathan Aspinall  *(Second round)*
16. Ryan Searle  *(Second round)*
* Ross Smith  *(Second round)*
* Brendan Dolan  *(First round)*
* José de Sousa  *(Second round)*
* Nathan Rafferty  *(Second round)*
* Andrew Gilding  *(First round)*
* William O'Connor  *(First round)*
* Joe Murnan  *(First round)*
* Jermaine Wattimena  *(Second round)*
* James Wade  *(Second round)*
* Luke Woodhouse  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Scott Williams  *(Semi-finals)*
* Ricardo Pietreczko  *(First round)*
* Stephen Bunting  *(First round)*
* Robert Owen  *(First round)*
* Gabriel Clemens  *(First round)*
* Gian van Veen  *(Third round)*
* Daryl Gurney  *(First round)*
* Rowby-John Rodriguez  *(Third round)*
* Scott Waites  *(Second round)*
* Richard Veenstra  *(First round)*
* Vladimir Andersen  *(First round)*
* Madars Razma  *(First round)*
* Mike De Decker  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Keane Barry  *(Second round)*
* Andy Boulton  *(First round)*
* Scott Mitchell  *(Second round)*

**Highest Ranking Hungarian**
* Patrik Kovács  *(First round)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Gábor Jagicza  *(First round)*
* Mihály Vida  *(First round)*
* Nándor Major  *(Second round)*

**Nordic & Baltic Qualifier**
* Anton Östlund  *(Second round)*

**East European Qualifier**
* Sebastian Białecki  *(Second round)*

## References

1. ↑ Clinical Cullen clinches Hungarian Darts Trophy title. PDC.
2. ↑ Inspired Chisnall denies nine-dart Humphries to triumph in Budapest. PDC.
3. ↑ Cazoo UK Open & European Tour prize fund increases announced.
4. ↑ PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC.
5. ↑ Players Championships 17-18 entries and & ET11-12 seeds confirmed. PDC (22 August 2023).
6. ↑ 2023 Hungarian Darts Trophy draw & schedule. PDC.