2023 German Darts Grand Prix

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The **2023 Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix** was the fourth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Kulturhalle Zenith, Munich, Germany from 8–10 April 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 Martin Lukeman 8–2 in the 2022 final, but he lost 6–3 to Joe Cullen in the quarter-finals.

Michael Smith won his sixth European Tour title by defeating Nathan Aspinall 8–5 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 lost in the second round of the event were not credited with prize money on any Order of Merit.

## Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 15 February 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 20 February), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 11 February), the two highest ranked Germans automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 11 February), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 10 March), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 12 February).

The following players took part in the tournament:

2. Damon Heta  *(Semi-finals)*
3. Rob Cross  *(Second round)*
4. Dave Chisnall  *(Third round)*
5. Nathan Aspinall  *(Runner-up)*
6. **Michael Smith**  *(Champion)*
7. Dirk van Duijvenbode  *(Third round)*
8. Peter Wright  *(Second round)*
9. Joe Cullen  *(Semi-finals)*
10. Danny Noppert  *(Quarter-finals)*
11. Gerwyn Price  *(Third round)*
12. Martin Schindler  *(Second round)*
13. Jonny Clayton  *(Second round)*
14. Josh Rock  *(Second round)*
15. Dimitri Van den Bergh  *(Second round)*
16. José de Sousa  *(Third round)*
* Andrew Gilding  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Simon Whitlock  *(First round)*
* Robert Owen  *(First round)*
* Jim Williams  *(Third round)*
* Mario Vandenbogaerde  *(First round)*
* Jeffrey de Zwaan  *(Second round)*
* Chris Dobey  *(Third round)*
* Ross Smith  *(Second round)*
* Keane Barry  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Jules van Dongen  *(First round)*
* Ian White  *(First round)*
* Cameron Menzies  *(Second round)*
* Scott Waites  *(First round)*
* Steve Beaton  *(Second round)*
* Tony Martinez  *(First round)*
* Matt Campbell  *(First round)*
* Callan Rydz  *(Second round)*
* Vincent van der Voort  *(First round)*
* Adam Warner  *(Second round)*
* Lee Evans  *(Third round)*
* Brendan Dolan  *(First round)*
* Raymond van Barneveld  *(Second round)*
* Daryl Gurney  *(First round)*
* Alan Soutar  *(First round)*
* Andy Boulton  *(First round)*
* Berry van Peer  *(Third round)*

**Highest Ranking Germans**
* Gabriel Clemens  *(Second round)*
* Florian Hempel  *(First round)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Dragutin Horvat  *(Second round)*
* Liam Maendl-Lawrance  *(Second round)*

**Nordic & Baltic Qualifier**
* Oskar Lukasiak  *(First round)*

**East European Qualifier**
* Tytus Kanik  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Brilliant Humphries wins Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix. Professional Darts Corporation.
2. ↑ Super Six for Sensational Smith at Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix. Professional Darts Corporation.
3. ↑ Cazoo UK Open & European Tour prize fund increases announced.
4. ↑ PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC.
5. ↑ Players Championships 3-4 entries & ET3-4 seeds confirmed.
6. ↑ 2023 Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix draw & schedule.