The 2023

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, 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

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on 20–21 January 2023.

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was the defending champion, after defeating Gary Anderson 11–5 in the 2022 final. However, he lost to

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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.

Prize money

The total prize fund remained at £60,000.

Qualifiers

The PDC announced 7 of their 8 players who would be their elite representatives at the event on 2 January 2023, which included

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, who missed the 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters for family reasons.

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was announced as the 8th representative on 4 January 2023. The seedings are based on the 2023 World Series rankings after 1 event. # ''(semi-finals)'' # ''(runner-up)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # (champion) # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(semi-finals)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' The Nordic & Baltic representatives consisted of their three Tour Card holders (

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and

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), recent World Darts Championship qualifier Daniel Larsson, and four invited players from the region.

Draw

The draw was made on 16 January 2023.

References

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