2023 German Darts Grand Prix

The 2023 Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix will be the fourth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament will take place at the Kulturhalle Zenith, Munich, Germany from 8–10 April 2023. It will feature a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.

2023 Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates8–10 April 2023
VenueKulturhalle Zenith
LocationMunich
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£175,000
Winner's share£30,000
«Event 3 Event 5»

The defending champion is Luke Humphries, who defeated Martin Lukeman 8–2 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 (1) £30,000
Runner-up (1) £12,000
Semi-finalists (2) £8,500
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 February 2023 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[4] [5]

The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 20 February), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 11 February), the two highest ranked Germans automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 11 February), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 10 March), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 12 February).

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw
First round
(best of 11 legs)
8 April		Second round
(best of 11 legs)
9 April		Third round
(best of 11 legs)
10 April		Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
10 April		Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
10 April		Final
(best of 15 legs)
10 April
  1 Luke Humphries
   
 
 
  16 José de Sousa
   
 
 
  8 Peter Wright
   
 
 
  9 Joe Cullen
   
 
 
  4 Dave Chisnall
   
 
 
  13 Jonny Clayton
   
 
 
  5 Nathan Aspinall
   
 
 
  12 Martin Schindler
   
 
 
  2 Damon Heta
   
 
 
  15 Dimitri Van den Bergh
   
 
 
  7 Dirk van Duijvenbode
   
 
 
  10 Danny Noppert
   
 
 
  3 Rob Cross
   
 
 
  14 Josh Rock
   
 
 
  6 Michael Smith
   
 
 
  11 Gerwyn Price
   

Notes

    References
    1. "Brilliant Humphries wins Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
    2. "PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC.
    3. "PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC".
    4. "Players Championships 3-4 entries & ET3-4 seeds confirmed". PDC.
    5. https://www.dartsrankings.com/et4

    https://dartsnews.com/german-darts-grand-prix

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