2023 International Darts Open

The 2023 Interwetten International Darts Open was the third of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany from 31 March–2 April 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 Gerwyn Price, who defeated Peter Wright 8–4 in the 2022 final.

Price successfully defended his title, winning his second consecutive and eighth overall European title, after defeating Michael van Gerwen 8–4 in the final. He won the International Darts Open for the fourth time.

The event was the 100th PDC European Tour event.

Prize money

The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:

* Seeded players who lost in the second round of the event were not credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualified as a qualifier, but later became a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players was credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progressed in the event.

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.

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 19 February), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 12 February).

On 30 March, it was announced that top seed had withdrawn, owing to the illness that forced him to withdraw from the 2023 European Darts Open the week before, moving into a seeded position. and also withdrew from the tournament.

The three were replaced via the Reserve List by , and . , top of the Reserve List, declined his invitation.

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
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:Host Nation Qualifier
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:* Liam Maendl-Lawrance ''(second round)''

:Nordic & Baltic Qualifier
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:Reserve List Qualifiers
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Draw

The draw was confirmed on 30 March.

Notes

References

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2023 PDC Pro Tour
2023 PDC European Tour
2023 in German sport
March 2023 sports events in Germany