2023 European Darts Matchplay
| 2023 European Darts Matchplay | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 30 June–2 July 2023 | ||
| Venue | Trier Arena | ||
| Location | Trier | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £175,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £30,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Raymond van Barneveld (third round) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Luke Humphries | |||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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:
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Draw
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gorton, Josh (3 July 2022). "Humphries denies Rodriguez to prevail in European Darts Matchplay epic". PDC. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC".
- ^ "2023 Players Championships 9-10 entries & ET9-10 seeds confirmed". PDC.