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 | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 8-10 September 2023 | ||
Venue | Sparkassen-Arena | ||
Location | Jena | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £175,000 | ||
Winner's share | £30,000 | ||
High checkout | 164 ![]() (second round) | ||
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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 | |
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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:
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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