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European Darts Matchplay was the tenth of thirteen
PDC European Tour
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events on the
2023 PDC Pro Tour
The 2023 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. There were thirty Players Champion ...
. The tournament took place at the Trier Arena,
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,
Germany
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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.
Humphries successfully defended his title after defeating
Dirk van Duijvenbode
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8–7 in the final, with van Duijvenbode missing four match darts. This was Humphries' fifth European Tour title.
Prize money
The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:
* 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.
Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the
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on 4 April 2023 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.
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
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:Tour Card Qualifier
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:Associate Member Qualifier
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:Highest Ranking Germans
:* ''(second round)''
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:Host Nation Qualifier
:* ''(first round)''
:*
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''(first round)''
:Nordic & Baltic Qualifier
:* ''(second round)''
:East European Qualifier
:* ''(second round)''
:Reserve List Qualifiers
:* ''(second round)''
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Draw
Notes
References
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2023 PDC Pro Tour
2023 PDC European Tour
2023 in German sport