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2023 European Darts Matchplay

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2023 European Darts Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates30 June–2 July 2023
VenueTrier Arena
LocationTrier
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£175,000
Winner's share£30,000
High checkout170  Raymond van Barneveld
(third round)
Champion(s)
 Luke Humphries
«Event 9 Event 11»

The 2023 European Darts Matchplay was the tenth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Trier Arena, Trier, Germany from 30 June–2 July 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 Rowby-John Rodriguez 8–7 in the 2022 final.[1]

Prize money

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The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:[2]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £30,000
Runner-up (1) £12,000
Semi-finalists (2) £8,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £6,000
Third round losers (8) £4,000
Second round losers (16) £2,500*
First round losers (16) £1,250
Total £175,000
  • 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.[3]

Qualification and format

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The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 4 April 2023 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[4]

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 20 May), the two highest ranked Germans automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 20 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 2 June), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 3 June).

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
30 June
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
1 July
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
2 July
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
2 July
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
2 July
Final
(best of 15 legs)
2 July
 Liam Maendl-Lawrence 71.4321 Luke Humphries 96.726
 Marko Kantele 71.856 Marko Kantele 89.481
1 Humphries 109.006
 Bunting 95.873
 Luke Woodhouse 87.34316 Ross Smith 96.185
 Stephen Bunting 93.446 Stephen Bunting 96.066
1 Humphries 109.506
8 Aspinall 91.492
 Graham Hall 83.9348 Nathan Aspinall 103.496
 Martin Lukeman 88.046 Martin Lukeman 92.475
8 Aspinall 100.166
9 Noppert 103.413
 Simon Whitlock 90.6229 Danny Noppert 97.936
 James Wilson 92.936 James Wilson 92.695
1 Humphries 105.577
 Wade 109.125
 Gian van Veen 103.9264 Damon Heta 103.960
 Christian Kist 99.183 Gian van Veen 114.156
 Van Veen 101.406
13 Schindler 94.702
 Stephen Burton 89.26313 Martin Schindler 96.366
 Callan Rydz 94.446 Callan Rydz 90.133
  Van Veen 90.773
 Wade 96.966
 Mickey Mansell 95.4165 Rob Cross 96.236
 Matt Campbell 92.953 Mickey Mansell 96.864
5 Cross 92.552
 Wade 97.296
 William O'Connor 83.65112 Jonny Clayton 106.093
 James Wade 101.566 James Wade 107.376
1 Humphries 93.278
2 van Duijvenbode 91.067
 Darryl Pilgrim 92.9042 Dirk van Duijvenbode 100.676
 Andrew Gilding 91.176 Andrew Gilding 96.332
2 van Duijvenbode 107.366
15 Van den Bergh 91.190
 Fabian Herz 77.67015 Dimitri Van den Bergh 99.346
 Ricardo Pietreczko 90.186 Ricardo Pietreczko 86.543
2 van Duijvenbode 95.316
7 Smith 92.964
 Kim Huybrechts 95.3327 Michael Smith 101.106
 Keane Barry 97.006 Keane Barry 100.692
7 Smith 111.336
10 Rock 101.704
 Connor Scutt 90.00210 Josh Rock 107.366
 Brendan Dolan 90.676 Brendan Dolan 96.390
2 van Duijvenbode 93.267
14 Cullen 93.396
 Ryan Joyce 94.9863 Dave Chisnall 99.773
 Ted Evetts 92.911 Ryan Joyce 91.096
 Joyce 90.124
14 Cullen 94.666
 Daniel Klose 91.77314 Joe Cullen 100.546
 Vítězslav Sedlák 102.376 Vítězslav Sedlák 93.403
14 Cullen 92.546
 van Barneveld 89.184
 George Killington 87.5936 Michael van Gerwen 91.573
 Raymond van Barneveld 89.966 Raymond van Barneveld 91.956
 van Barneveld 100.896
11 Searle 97.035
 José de Sousa 90.51311 Ryan Searle 90.566
 Gabriel Clemens 96.166 Gabriel Clemens 85.275

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Gorton, Josh (3 July 2022). "Humphries denies Rodriguez to prevail in European Darts Matchplay epic". PDC. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC.
  3. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC".
  4. ^ "2023 Players Championships 9-10 entries & ET9-10 seeds confirmed". PDC.