2023 German Darts Open

The 2023 German Darts Open was the eleventh of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Sparkassen-Arena, Jena, Germany from 8-10 September 2023. It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.

2023 German Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates8-10 September 2023
VenueSparkassen-Arena
LocationJena
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£175,000
Winner's share£30,000
High checkout164  Daryl Gurney
(second round)
Champion(s)
 Krzysztof Ratajski
«Event 10 Event 12»

The defending champion was Peter Wright, who defeated Dimitri Van den Bergh 8–6 in the 2022 final.[1] However, he was beaten by Cameron Menzies 4–6 in the second round.

Krzysztof Ratajski won his second European Tour title, defeating Stephen Bunting 8–3 in the final.

Prize money

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

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 15 August 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 28 August), 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 3 June), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 3 June).

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw
First round
(best of 11 legs)
8 September		Second round
(best of 11 legs)
9 September		Third round
(best of 11 legs)
10 September		Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
10 September		Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
10 September		Final
(best of 15 legs)
10 September
 Luke Woodhouse 98.4561 Dave Chisnall 102.866
 Gabriel Clemens 94.555 Luke Woodhouse 89.161
1 Chisnall 92.832
16 Ratajski 89.586
 Alan Soutar 75.65016 Krzysztof Ratajski 99.636
 Ricky Evans 94.936 Ricky Evans 92.523
16 Ratajski 92.836
9 Noppert 89.873
 Darius Labanauskas 87.8858 Peter Wright 89.154
 Cameron Menzies 90.656 Cameron Menzies 92.276
 Menzies 91.614
9 Noppert 92.156
 Dylan Slevin 87.2069 Danny Noppert 89.866
 Jeffrey de Graaf 85.654 Dylan Slevin 91.795
16 Ratajski 95.237
5 Rock 95.774
 Roy van de Griendt 78.4464 Dirk van Duijvenbode 93.766
 Danny Teßmann 77.633 Roy van de Griendt 87.884
4 van Duijvenbode 98.126
13 de Sousa 96.323
 Patrik Kovács 89.59113 José de Sousa 88.346
 Mike De Decker 94.186 Mike De Decker 86.044
4 van Duijvenbode 100.165
5 Rock 98.256
 Connor Scutt 88.3335 Josh Rock 108.486
 Jules van Dongen 95.406 Jules van Dongen 98.802
5 Rock 98.136
12 Searle 91.685
 Kevin Doets 96.39612 Ryan Searle 95.236
 Callum Goffin 83.232 Kevin Doets 93.623
16 Ratajski 93.688
 Bunting 92.503
 Florian Hempel 97.1962 Damon Heta 91.882
 James Wade 94.363 Florian Hempel 91.156
 Hempel 86.113
15 Gilding 89.106
 Madars Razma 96.31615 Andrew Gilding 86.196
 Stephen Burton 89.041 Madars Razma 78.942
15 Gilding 93.435
 Bunting 90.566
 Stephen Bunting 91.5967 Joe Cullen 96.455
 Mickey Mansell 94.854 Stephen Bunting 92.196
 Bunting 98.216
10 Schindler 92.011
 Daryl Gurney 92.88610 Martin Schindler 93.156
 Steve Lennon 83.292 Daryl Gurney 98.145
  Bunting 95.217
 Plaisier 90.356
 Daniel Klose 96.2743 Luke Humphries 98.436
 Ricardo Pietreczko 94.086 Ricardo Pietreczko 94.775
3 Humphries 92.095
 Plaisier 97.926
 Wesley Plaisier 99.81614 Ross Smith 94.222
 George Killington 96.024 Wesley Plaisier 101.796
  Plaisier 93.046
 Raman 86.653
 Brian Raman 84.2066 Rob Cross 94.205
 Nico Kurz 78.773 Brian Raman 91.616
 Raman 93.236
11 Aspinall 86.904
 Simon Whitlock 94.82111 Nathan Aspinall 86.236
 Gian van Veen 95.036 Gian van Veen 92.483

Notes

    References
    1. "wonderful wright ends five-year wait for euro Tour title". PDC. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
    2. "PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC.
    3. "PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC".
    4. "2023 Players Championships 17-18 entries and & ET11-12 seeds confirmed". PDC.
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