2023 European Darts Matchplay Explained

Tournament Name:	2023 European Darts Matchplay
Dates:	30 June–2 July 2023
Venue:	Trier Arena
Location:	Trier
Organisation:	PDC
Format:	Legs
Prize Fund:	£175,000
Winners Share:	£30,000
High Checkout:	170 (third round)
Prev:	Event 9
Next:	Event 11

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, who defeated 8–7 in the 2022 final.^[1]

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	align=center	(1)	align=center	£30,000
Runner-up	align=center	(1)	align=center	£12,000
Semi-finalists	align=center	(2)	align=center	£8,000
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 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 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:

Top 16

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

Tour Card Qualifier

• (first round)

• (first round)

• (first round)

• (first round)

• (first round)

• (first round)

• (quarter-finals)

• (third round)

• (first round)

• (second round)

• (first round)

• (semi-finals)

• (second round)

• (quarter-finals)

• (first round)

• (third round)

• (first round)

• (second round)

• (second round)

• (first round)

• (second round)

• (first round)

Associate Member Qualifier

• (first round)

• (first round)

Highest Ranking Germans

• (second round)

• (second round)

Host Nation Qualifier

• (first round)

• (first round)

Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

• (second round)

East European Qualifier

• (second round)

Reserve List Qualifiers

• (second round)

• (second round)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gorton . Josh . 3 July 2022 . Humphries denies Rodriguez to prevail in European Darts Matchplay epic . . 7 May 2023.
2. Web site: PDC Order of Merit Rules . PDC.
3. Web site: PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC .
4. Web site: 2023 Players Championships 9-10 entries & ET9-10 seeds confirmed . PDC.