2023 Baltic Sea Darts Open Explained

Tournament Name:	2023 Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open
Dates:	24–26 February 2023
Venue:	Wunderino Arena
Location:	Kiel, Germany
Organisation:	Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
Format:	Legs
Prize Fund:	£175,000
Winners Share:	£30,000
High Checkout:	170
Next:	Event 2

The 2023 Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open was the first of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Wunderino Arena, Kiel, Germany from 24 to 26 February 2023. It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Dave Chisnall won his fourth European Tour title by defeating Luke Humphries 8–5 in the final.^{[5] [6] [7]}

The event also saw 239 scores of 180 hit during the tournament, beating the previous European Tour record of 231.^{[6] [8] [9]}

Prize money

The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:^[10]

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

• Seeded players who lost in the second round of the event were not credited with prize money on any Order of Merit.^[11]

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 31 January 2023 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.^[12]

The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 13 February), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 10 February), the two highest ranked Germans automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 10 February), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 17 February), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 11 February).

The following players took part in the tournament:

Top 16

1. (runner-up)
2. (second round)
3. (third round)
4. (second round)
5. (third round)
6. (champion)
7. (second round)
8. (third round)
9. (quarter-finals)
10. (third round)
11. (third round)
12. (second round)
13. (semi-finals)
14. (quarter-finals)
15. (semi-finals)
16. (third round)

Tour Card Qualifier

• (first round)

• (second round)

• (second round)

• (first round)

• (second round)

• (first round)

• (third round)

• (quarter-finals)

• (second round)

• (second round)

• (second round)

• (first round)

• (first round)

• (quarter-finals)

• (second round)

• (second round)

• (first round)

• (first round)

• (first round)

• (first round)

• (first round)

• (first round)

• (second round)

• (second round)

Associate Member Qualifier

• (third round)

• (first round)

Highest Ranking Germans

• (first round)

• (first round)

Host Nation Qualifier

• (second round)

• (second round)

Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

• (first round)

East European Qualifier

• (first round)

Draw

The draw was confirmed on 23 February.^{[13] [14]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023 European Tour campaign to begin this weekend . PDC.
2. Web site: FIELD CONFIRMED FOR 2023 BALTIC SEA DARTS OPEN AS EUROPEAN TOUR RETURNS WITH HUMPHRIES AND VAN GERWEN TOP SEEDS . DartsNews.
3. Web site: Baltic Sea Darts Open 2023 . Live Darts.
4. Web site: Baltic Sea Darts Open . Mastercaller.
5. News: 26 February 2023 . Chisnall claims Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open title . .
6. News: Dave Chisnall wins fourth European Tour title with victory over Luke Humphries . Sky Sports. 26 February 2023.
7. News: St Helens' Dave Chisnall wins Baltic Sea Darts Open in Kiel . St Helens Star . 27 February 2023 .
8. News: Niklas Schomburg . Baltic Sea Darts Open: Spieler und Veranstalter schwärmen von Kiel . Kieler Nachrichten . 27 February 2023 . de . von Freitag bis Sonntag warf die Weltelite insgesamt 239 Mal die 180, das Maximum. .
9. OfficialPDC . PDC Darts. 1630212858540687360 . 180 RECORD SMASHED! . 27 February 2023.
10. Web site: PDC Order of Merit Rules . PDC . 15 February 2023.
11. Web site: PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC .
12. Web site: 2023 Players Championships 1-2 entries & ET1-2 seeds confirmed . PDC.
13. Web site: 2023 Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open draw & schedule . PDC.
14. Web site: Baltic Sea Darts Open . DAZN.