2023 International Darts Open

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The **2023 Interwetten International Darts Open** was the third of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany from 31 March–2 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 Gerwyn Price, who defeated Peter Wright 8–4 in the 2022 final.

Price successfully defended his title, winning his second consecutive and eighth overall European title, after defeating Michael van Gerwen 8–4 in the final.

The event was the 100th PDC European Tour event.

## 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. A player who qualified as a qualifier, but later became a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players was credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progressed in the event.

## 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 19 February), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 12 February).

On 30 March, it was announced that top seed Luke Humphries had withdrawn, owing to the illness that forced him to withdraw from the 2023 European Darts Open the week before, moving José de Sousa into a seeded position. Adrian Lewis and Sebastian Białecki also withdrew from the tournament.

The three were replaced via the Reserve List by Scott Williams, Raymond van Barneveld and Mike De Decker. Jim Williams, top of the Reserve List, declined his invitation.

The following players took part in the tournament:

2. Damon Heta  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. Rob Cross  *(Quarter-finals)*
4. Dave Chisnall  *(Third round)*
5. Nathan Aspinall  *(Third round)*
6. Michael Smith  *(Second round)*
7. Dirk van Duijvenbode  *(Semi-finals)*
8. Peter Wright  *(Quarter-finals)*
9. Joe Cullen  *(Second round)*
10. Danny Noppert  *(Third round)*
11. **Gerwyn Price**  **(Champion)**
12. Martin Schindler  *(Semi-finals)*
13. Jonny Clayton  *(Quarter-finals)*
14. Josh Rock  *(Third round)*
15. Dimitri Van den Bergh  *(Second round)*
16. José de Sousa  *(Third round)*
* Andrew Gilding  *(Second round)*
* Brendan Dolan  *(Second round)*
* Daryl Gurney  *(First round)*
* Richie Burnett  *(First round)*
* Simon Whitlock  *(First round)*
* Kim Huybrechts  *(First round)*
* Brian Raman  *(Second round)*
* Lee Evans  *(Second round)*
* José Justicia  *(Second round)*
* Madars Razma  *(First round)*
* Ross Smith  *(Second round)*
* Mario Vandenbogaerde  *(Second round)*
* Stephen Burton  *(First round)*
* James Wilson  *(First round)*
* Ryan Meikle  *(First round)*
* Ian White  *(First round)*
* Alan Soutar  *(Third round)*
* Matt Campbell  *(Second round)*
* Callan Rydz  *(First round)*
* Pascal Rupprecht  *(First round)*
* Steve Lennon  *(Second round)*
* Keegan Brown  *(First round)*
* Jeroen Mioch  *(First round)*
* Andy Boulton  *(First round)*

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

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Niko Springer  *(Third round)*
* Liam Maendl-Lawrance  *(Second round)*

**Nordic & Baltic Qualifier**
* Paavo Myller  *(First round)*

**Reserve List Qualifiers**
* Scott Williams  *(First round)*
* Raymond van Barneveld  *(Second round)*
* Mike De Decker  *(Third round)*

## References

1. ↑ Price denies Wright top spot in International Darts Open final. PDC.
2. ↑ Peerless Price retains International Darts Open crown. PDC.
3. ↑ Century Celebrations for PDC European Tour. PDC.
4. ↑ Cazoo UK Open & European Tour prize fund increases announced.
5. ↑ PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC.
6. ↑ Players Championships 3-4 entries & ET3-4 seeds confirmed.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 2023 Interwetten International Darts Open draw & schedule.