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 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)
£8,000
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 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:
