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2023 German Darts Championship

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2023 German Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates13–15 October 2023
VenueHalle 39
LocationHildesheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£175,000
Winner's share£30,000
Nine-dart finish Scott Waites
High checkout170  Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
 Ricardo Pietreczko
«Event 12

The 2023 German Darts Championship was the thirteenth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany from 13 to 15 October 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 Michael van Gerwen, who defeated Rob Cross 8–5 in the 2022 final,[1] but he lost 6–7 to Ricardo Pietreczko in the semi-finals.

Pietreczko won his first European Tour and his first PDC ranking title as well, defeating Peter Wright 8–4 in the final.[2] He became only the second German player to win a PDC ranking title, and the first since Max Hopp in 2019.

Prize money

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The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:[3]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £30,000
Runner-up (1) £12,000
Semi-finalists (2) £8,500
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 lost in the second round of the event were not credited with prize money on any Order of Merit.[4]

Qualification and format

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The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 23 August 2023 automatically qualified for the event and are seeded in the second round.[5]

The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 6 September), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 21 May), the two highest ranked Germans automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 12 October), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 15 July), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 4 June).

Gerwyn Price withdrew and was replaced by Ross Smith from the Reserve List. Under PDC Rules, Price is replaced as a seed by the player ranked highest on the ProTour OoM at the entry deadline, which was also Smith.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
13 October
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
14 October
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
15 October
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
15 October
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
15 October
Final
(best of 15 legs)
15 October
 Gabriel Clemens 95.0061 Dave Chisnall 99.382
 Danny Jansen 90.713 Gabriel Clemens 100.996
 Clemens 87.866
16 R. Smith 84.804
 Vincent van der Voort 87.89216 Ross Smith 102.216
 Daryl Gurney 95.096 Daryl Gurney 97.223
 Clemens 90.365
8 van Gerwen 94.266
 Steve Lennon 90.1868 Michael van Gerwen 90.386
 Marcus Kirchmann 77.563 Steve Lennon 88.443
8 van Gerwen 96.726
9 Cullen 90.095
 Florian Hempel 91.6949 Joe Cullen 95.736
 Arron Monk 85.186 Arron Monk 90.784
8 van Gerwen 98.156
 Pietreczko 99.157
 Scott Waites 95.2854 Dirk van Duijvenbode 80.930
 George Killington 91.056 George Killington 103.666
  Killington 92.362
 Pietreczko 96.356
 Ricardo Pietreczko 91.57613 Martin Schindler 96.532
 Mickey Mansell 86.944 Ricardo Pietreczko 107.086
  Pietreczko 102.236
 Bunting 103.744
 Stephen Bunting 93.4465 Josh Rock 95.623
 Jeffrey de Graaf 92.735 Stephen Bunting 101.706
  Bunting 90.996
 van Dongen 91.535
 Patrik Kovács 78.68212 Danny Noppert 100.732
 Jules van Dongen 94.276 Jules van Dongen 101.326
 Pietreczko 92.938
10 Wright 85.084
 Jeff Smith 83.2612 Damon Heta 94.466
 Darryl Pilgrim 102.886 Darryl Pilgrim 90.844
2 Heta 90.726
 Lukeman 89.165
 Martin Lukeman 90.19615 Ryan Searle 96.314
 Madars Razma 88.535 Martin Lukeman 89.946
2 Heta 89.034
10 Wright 97.736
 Dylan Slevin 90.7627 Jonny Clayton 91.545
 Nico Kurz 92.596 Nico Kurz 93.676
 Kurz 86.543
10 Wright 92.936
 Chris Dobey 93.87610 Peter Wright 94.266
 Lee Evans 93.805 Chris Dobey 98.502
10 Wright 101.597
3 Humphries 101.005
 Boris Krčmar 88.6363 Luke Humphries 106.236
 Ryan Joyce 81.284 Boris Krčmar 92.632
3 Humphries 111.336
 Wade 94.810
 Jelle Klaasen 94.58214 Nathan Aspinall 102.234
 James Wade 94.316 James Wade 98.536
3 Humphries 105.866
6 Cross 96.374
 James Wilson 91.0146 Rob Cross 98.966
 Gian van Veen 94.126 Gian van Veen 92.405
6 Cross 102.166
11 M. Smith 100.835
 Karel Sedláček 88.95111 Michael Smith 91.436
 Alan Soutar 91.826 Alan Soutar 89.565

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Van Gerwen battles back to win Interwetten German Darts Championship". PDC. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Perfect Pietreczko wins Interwetten German Darts Championship". PDC. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC.
  4. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC".
  5. ^ "PC19-21 entries, ET13 seeds & WSOD Finals Qualifier entries confirmed". PDC.