2023 Nordic Darts Masters Explained

Tournament Name:2023 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters
Dates:20–21 January 2023
Venue:Forum Copenhagen
Location:Copenhagen
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Prize Fund:£60,000
Winners Share:£20,000
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Prev:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the second entry in the 2023 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight 'elite' PDC players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark on 20–21 January 2023.

Dimitri Van den Bergh was the defending champion, after defeating Gary Anderson 11–5 in the 2022 final.[1] However, he lost to Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals. Price then lost to Peter Wright in the final, with Wright winning his fourth World Series title, his first since 2019, when he won the German Darts Masters.[2]

Prize money

The total prize fund remained at £60,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £60,000)
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £20,000
Runner-upalign=center (1)align=center £10,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £5,000
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £2,500
First roundalign=center (8)align=center £1,250

Qualifiers

The PDC announced 7 of their 8 players who would be their elite representatives at the event on 2 January 2023, which included Michael van Gerwen, who missed the 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters for family reasons. Jonny Clayton was announced as the 8th representative on 4 January 2023.

The seedings are based on the 2023 World Series rankings after 1 event.

  1. (semi-finals)
  2. (runner-up)
  3. (quarter-finals)
  4. (champion)
  5. (quarter-finals)
  6. (semi-finals)
  7. (quarter-finals)
  8. (quarter-finals)

The Nordic & Baltic representatives consisted of their three Tour Card holders (Madars Razma, Darius Labanauskas and Vladimir Andersen), recent World Darts Championship qualifier Daniel Larsson, and four invited players from the region.[3]

Qualificationwidth=280" Player
PDCNB Tour card holders (first round)
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2022 PDCNB Order of Merit Leaders(first round)
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Draw

The draw was made on 16 January 2023.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Van den Bergh dominates in Denmark to claim Nordic Darts Masters glory . 2024-01-22 . PDC . en.
  2. Web site: Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters . 2024-01-22 . PDC . en.
  3. Web site: Magnussen . Mads Plagborg . 2023-01-02 . Field confirmed for the Nordic Darts Masters 2023 . 2024-01-22 . PDC Nordic & Baltic . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2023 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters preview . 2024-01-22 . PDC . en.