2023 German Darts Championship
{{short description|Darts tournament}}
{{infobox individual darts tournament
|tournament_name = 2023 Interwetten German Darts Championship
|image =
|dates = 13–15 October 2023
|venue = Halle 39
|location = Hildesheim
|country = {{GER}}
|organisation = PDC
|format = Legs
|prize_fund = £175,000
|winners_share = £30,000
|nine_dart = {{PDCFlag|Scott Waites}}
|high_checkout = 170 {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}}
|winner = {{PDCFlag|Ricardo Pietreczko|b=1}}
|prev = Event 12
}}
The 2023 Interwetten German Darts Championship was the thirteenth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany from 13 to 15 October 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 {{PDCLink|Michael van Gerwen}}, who defeated {{PDCLink|Rob Cross}} 8–5 in the 2022 final,{{cite web | url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/03/13/van-gerwen-battles-back-win-interwetten-german-darts-championship | title=Van Gerwen battles back to win Interwetten German Darts Championship| publisher=PDC | access-date=22 September 2023}} but he lost 6–7 to {{PDCLink|Ricardo Pietreczko}} in the semi-finals.
Pietreczko won his first European Tour and his first PDC ranking title as well, defeating {{PDCLink|Peter Wright}} 8–4 in the final without missing a single dart at a double.{{cite web | url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/10/15/perfect-pietreczko-wins-interwetten-german-darts-championship | title=Perfect Pietreczko wins Interwetten German Darts Championship| publisher=PDC | access-date=16 October 2023}}{{cite web |date=15 October 2023 |title=Pietreczko beats Wright to claim maiden European Tour title |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/darts/2023/1015/1411061-pietreczko-beats-wright-to-claim-maiden-tour-title/ |publisher=RTÉ |access-date=26 December 2024}}{{cite web |last=Shaw |first=Jamie |date=15 October 2023 |title=Ricardo Pietreczko claims German Darts Championship glory |url=https://www.live-darts.com/pdc-darts-news/european-tour/pietreczko-claims-german-championship-glory/ |website=Live Darts |access-date=26 December 2024}} He became only the second German player to win a PDC ranking title, and the first since {{PDCLink|Max Hopp}} in 2019.
Scott Waites hit a nine-dart finish in his first round loss against George Killington.{{cite web |last=Gill |first=Samuel |date=13 October 2023 |title=Scott Waites loses despite nine-darter against George Killington; Boris Krcmar and Martin Lukeman also into second round |url=https://dartsnews.com/pdc/scott-waites-loses-despite-nine-darter-of-george-killington-boris-krcmar-and-martin-lukeman-also-to-second-round |website=Dartsnews.com |access-date=26 December 2024}}
Prize money
The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Josh |date=15 February 2023 |title=Cazoo UK Open & European Tour prize fund increases announced |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/02/15/cazoo-uk-open-european-tour-prize-fund-increases-announced |publisher=PDC}}
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2 | Stage (num. of players) !Prize money |
| Winner
| align=center | (1) | align=center | £30,000 |
| Runner-up
| align=center | (1) | align=center | £12,000 |
| Semi-finalists
| align=center | (2) | align=center | £8,500 |
| Quarter-finalists
| align=center | (4) | align=center | £6,000 |
| Third round losers
| align=center | (8) | align=center | £4,000 |
| Second round losers
| align=center | (16) | align=center | £2,500* |
| First round losers
| align=center | (16) | align=center | £1,250 |
| colspan=3 | |
|---|
| Total
| align=center colspan=2 | £175,000 |
- Seeded players who lost in the second round of the event were not credited with prize money on any Order of Merit.{{cite web | url=https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules | title=PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC }}
Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 23 August 2023 automatically qualified for the event and are seeded in the second round.{{cite web |title=PC19-21 entries, ET13 seeds & WSOD Finals Qualifier entries confirmed
|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/08/31/pc19-21-entries-et13-seeds-wsod-finals-qualifier-entries-confirmed|website=PDC}}
The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 6 September), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 21 May), the two highest ranked Germans automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 12 October), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 15 July), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 4 June).
Gerwyn Price withdrew and was replaced by Ross Smith from the Reserve List. Under PDC Rules, Price is replaced as a seed by the player ranked highest on the ProTour OoM at the entry deadline, which was also Smith.
The following players took part in the tournament:
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:Top 16
- {{PDCFlag|Dave Chisnall}} (second round)
- {{PDCFlag|Damon Heta}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries}} (semi-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Dirk van Duijvenbode}} (second round)
- {{PDCFlag|Josh Rock}} (second round)
- {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Jonny Clayton}} (second round)
- {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}} (semi-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Joe Cullen}} (third round)
- {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright}} (runner-up)
- {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith}} (third round)
- {{PDCFlag|Danny Noppert}} (second round)
- {{PDCFlag|Martin Schindler}} (second round)
- {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall}} (second round)
- {{PDCFlag|Ryan Searle}} (second round)
- {{PDCFlag|Ross Smith}} (third round)
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:Tour Card Qualifier
:* {{PDCFlag|Mickey Mansell}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Chris Dobey}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Steve Lennon}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen}} (third round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Vincent van der Voort}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|James Wade}} (third round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Danny Jansen}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Martin Lukeman}} (third round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Scott Waites}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Boris Krcmar}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Gian van Veen}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting}} (quarter-finals)
:* {{PDCFlag|Ryan Joyce}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Dylan Slevin}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Alan Soutar}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Daryl Gurney}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Lee Evans}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Florian Hempel}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Madars Razma}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Karel Sedlacek}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|James Wilson}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|George Killington}} (third round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Arron Monk}} (second round)
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:Associate Member Qualifier
:* {{PDCFlag|Darryl Pilgrim}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Jelle Klaasen}} (first round)
:Highest Ranking Germans
:* {{PDCFlag|Gabriel Clemens}} (quarter-finals)
:* {{PDCFlag|Ricardo Pietreczko|b=1}} (champion)
:Host Nation Qualifier
:* {{PDCFlag|Marcus Kirchmann|flag=GER}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Nico Kurz}} (third round)
:Nordic & Baltic Qualifier
:* {{PDCFlag|Jeffrey de Graaf|flag=SWE}} (first round)
:East European Qualifier
:* {{PDCFlag|Patrik Kovacs}} (first round)
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Draw
{{48TeamBracket
| RD1-shift = -1
| RD1=First round
(best of 11 legs)
13 October
| RD2=Second round
(best of 11 legs)
14 October
| RD3=Third round
(best of 11 legs)
15 October
| RD4=Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
15 October
| RD5=Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
15 October
| RD6=Final
(best of 15 legs)
15 October
| group1=
| group2=
| group3=
| group4=
| seed-width=
| team-width=220
| score-width=20
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed01 =
| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Gabriel Clemens|avg=95.00}}
| RD1-score01= 6
| RD1-seed02 =
| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Danny Jansen|avg=90.71}}
| RD1-score02= 3
| RD1-seed03 =
| RD1-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Vincent van der Voort|avg=87.89}}
| RD1-score03= 2
| RD1-seed04 =
| RD1-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Daryl Gurney|avg=95.09}}
| RD1-score04= 6
| RD1-seed05 =
| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Steve Lennon|avg=90.18}}
| RD1-score05= 6
| RD1-seed06 =
| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Marcus Kirchmann|flag=GER|avg=77.56}}
| RD1-score06= 3
| RD1-seed07 =
| RD1-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Florian Hempel|avg=91.69}}
| RD1-score07= 4
| RD1-seed08 =
| RD1-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Arron Monk|avg=85.18}}
| RD1-score08= 6
| RD1-seed09 =
| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Scott Waites|avg=95.28}}
| RD1-score09= 5
| RD1-seed10 =
| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|George Killington|avg=91.05}}
| RD1-score10= 6
| RD1-seed11 =
| RD1-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Ricardo Pietreczko|avg=91.57}}
| RD1-score11= 6
| RD1-seed12 =
| RD1-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Mickey Mansell|avg=86.94}}
| RD1-score12= 4
| RD1-seed13 =
| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|avg=93.44}}
| RD1-score13= 6
| RD1-seed14 =
| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Jeffrey De Graaf|flag=SWE|avg=92.73}}
| RD1-score14= 5
| RD1-seed15 =
| RD1-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Patrik Kovacs|avg=78.68}}
| RD1-score15= 2
| RD1-seed16 =
| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen|avg=94.27}}
| RD1-score16= 6
| RD1-seed17 =
| RD1-team17 = {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith|avg=83.26}}
| RD1-score17= 1
| RD1-seed18 =
| RD1-team18 = {{PDCFlag|Darryl Pilgrim|avg=102.88}}
| RD1-score18= 6
| RD1-seed19 =
| RD1-team19 = {{PDCFlag|Martin Lukeman|avg=90.19}}
| RD1-score19= 6
| RD1-seed20 =
| RD1-team20 = {{PDCFlag|Madars Razma|avg=88.53}}
| RD1-score20= 5
| RD1-seed21 =
| RD1-team21 = {{PDCFlag|Dylan Slevin|avg=90.76}}
| RD1-score21= 2
| RD1-seed22 =
| RD1-team22 = {{PDCFlag|Nico Kurz|avg=92.59}}
| RD1-score22= 6
| RD1-seed23 =
| RD1-team23 = {{PDCFlag|Chris Dobey|avg=93.87}}
| RD1-score23= 6
| RD1-seed24 =
| RD1-team24 = {{PDCFlag|Lee Evans|avg=93.80}}
| RD1-score24= 5
| RD1-seed25 =
| RD1-team25 = {{PDCFlag|Boris Krcmar|avg=88.63}}
| RD1-score25= 6
| RD1-seed26 =
| RD1-team26 = {{PDCFlag|Ryan Joyce|avg=81.28}}
| RD1-score26= 4
| RD1-seed27 =
| RD1-team27 = {{PDCFlag|Jelle Klaasen|avg=94.58}}
| RD1-score27= 2
| RD1-seed28 =
| RD1-team28 = {{PDCFlag|James Wade|avg=94.31}}
| RD1-score28= 6
| RD1-seed29 =
| RD1-team29 = {{PDCFlag|James Wilson|avg=91.01}}
| RD1-score29= 4
| RD1-seed30 =
| RD1-team30 = {{PDCFlag|Gian van Veen|avg=94.12}}
| RD1-score30= 6
| RD1-seed31 =
| RD1-team31 = {{PDCFlag|Karel Sedlacek|avg=88.95}}
| RD1-score31= 1
| RD1-seed32 =
| RD1-team32 = {{PDCFlag|Alan Soutar|avg=91.82}}
| RD1-score32= 6
| RD2-seed01 = 1
| RD2-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Dave Chisnall|avg=99.38}}
| RD2-score01= 2
| RD2-seed02 =
| RD2-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Gabriel Clemens|avg=100.99}}
| RD2-score02= 6
| RD2-seed03 = 16
| RD2-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Ross Smith|avg=102.21}}
| RD2-score03= 6
| RD2-seed04 =
| RD2-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Daryl Gurney|avg=97.22}}
| RD2-score04= 3
| RD2-seed05 = 8
| RD2-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=90.38}}
| RD2-score05= 6
| RD2-seed06 =
| RD2-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Steve Lennon|avg=88.44}}
| RD2-score06= 3
| RD2-seed07 = 9
| RD2-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Joe Cullen|avg=95.73}}
| RD2-score07= 6
| RD2-seed08 =
| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Arron Monk|avg=90.78}}
| RD2-score08= 4
| RD2-seed09 = 4
| RD2-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Dirk van Duijvenbode|avg=80.93}}
| RD2-score09= 0
| RD2-seed10 =
| RD2-team10 = {{PDCFlag|George Killington|avg=103.66}}
| RD2-score10= 6
| RD2-seed11 = 13
| RD2-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Martin Schindler|avg=96.53}}
| RD2-score11= 2
| RD2-seed12 =
| RD2-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Ricardo Pietreczko|avg=107.08}}
| RD2-score12= 6
| RD2-seed13 = 5
| RD2-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Josh Rock|avg=95.62}}
| RD2-score13= 3
| RD2-seed14 =
| RD2-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|avg=101.70}}
| RD2-score14= 6
| RD2-seed15 = 12
| RD2-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Danny Noppert|avg=100.73}}
| RD2-score15= 2
| RD2-seed16 =
| RD2-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen|avg=101.32}}
| RD2-score16= 6
| RD2-seed17 = 2
| RD2-team17 = {{PDCFlag|Damon Heta|avg=94.46}}
| RD2-score17= 6
| RD2-seed18 =
| RD2-team18 = {{PDCFlag|Darryl Pilgrim|avg=90.84}}
| RD2-score18= 4
| RD2-seed19 = 15
| RD2-team19 = {{PDCFlag|Ryan Searle|avg=96.31}}
| RD2-score19= 4
| RD2-seed20 =
| RD2-team20 = {{PDCFlag|Martin Lukeman|avg=89.94}}
| RD2-score20= 6
| RD2-seed21 = 7
| RD2-team21 = {{PDCFlag|Jonny Clayton|avg=91.54}}
| RD2-score21= 5
| RD2-seed22 =
| RD2-team22 = {{PDCFlag|Nico Kurz|avg=93.67}}
| RD2-score22= 6
| RD2-seed23 = 10
| RD2-team23 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=94.26}}
| RD2-score23= 6
| RD2-seed24 =
| RD2-team24 = {{PDCFlag|Chris Dobey|avg=98.50}}
| RD2-score24= 2
| RD2-seed25 = 3
| RD2-team25 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|avg=106.23}}
| RD2-score25= 6
| RD2-seed26 =
| RD2-team26 = {{PDCFlag|Boris Krcmar|avg=92.63}}
| RD2-score26= 2
| RD2-seed27 = 14
| RD2-team27 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall|avg=102.23}}
| RD2-score27= 4
| RD2-seed28 =
| RD2-team28 = {{PDCFlag|James Wade|avg=98.53}}
| RD2-score28= 6
| RD2-seed29 = 6
| RD2-team29 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=98.96}}
| RD2-score29= 6
| RD2-seed30 =
| RD2-team30 = {{PDCFlag|Gian van Veen|avg=92.40}}
| RD2-score30= 5
| RD2-seed31 = 11
| RD2-team31 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=91.43}}
| RD2-score31= 6
| RD2-seed32 =
| RD2-team32 = {{PDCFlag|Alan Soutar|avg=89.56}}
| RD2-score32= 5
| RD3-seed01 =
| RD3-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Gabriel Clemens|surname=1|avg=87.86}}
| RD3-score01= 6
| RD3-seed02 = 16
| RD3-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Ross Smith|surname=R. Smith|avg=84.80}}
| RD3-score02= 4
| RD3-seed03 = 8
| RD3-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|surname=van Gerwen|avg=96.72}}
| RD3-score03= 6
| RD3-seed04 = 9
| RD3-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Joe Cullen|surname=1|avg=90.09}}
| RD3-score04= 5
| RD3-seed05 =
| RD3-team05 = {{PDCFlag|George Killington|surname=1|avg=92.36}}
| RD3-score05= 2
| RD3-seed06 =
| RD3-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Ricardo Pietreczko|surname=1|avg=96.35}}
| RD3-score06= 6
| RD3-seed07 =
| RD3-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|surname=1|avg=90.99}}
| RD3-score07= 6
| RD3-seed08 =
| RD3-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen|surname=van Dongen|avg=91.53}}
| RD3-score08= 5
| RD3-seed09 = 2
| RD3-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Damon Heta|surname=1|avg=90.72}}
| RD3-score09= 6
| RD3-seed10 =
| RD3-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Martin Lukeman|surname=1|avg=89.16}}
| RD3-score10= 5
| RD3-seed11 =
| RD3-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Nico Kurz|surname=1|avg=86.54}}
| RD3-score11= 3
| RD3-seed12 = 10
| RD3-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|surname=1|avg=92.93}}
| RD3-score12= 6
| RD3-seed13 = 3
| RD3-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|surname=1|avg=111.33}}
| RD3-score13= 6
| RD3-seed14 =
| RD3-team14 = {{PDCFlag|James Wade|surname=1|avg=94.81}}
| RD3-score14= 0
| RD3-seed15 = 6
| RD3-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|surname=1|avg=102.16}}
| RD3-score15= 6
| RD3-seed16 = 11
| RD3-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|surname=M. Smith|avg=100.83}}
| RD3-score16= 5
| RD4-seed01 =
| RD4-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Gabriel Clemens|surname=1|avg=90.36}}
| RD4-score01= 5
| RD4-seed02 = 8
| RD4-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|surname=van Gerwen|avg=94.26}}
| RD4-score02= 6
| RD4-seed03 =
| RD4-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Ricardo Pietreczko|surname=1|avg=102.23}}
| RD4-score03= 6
| RD4-seed04 =
| RD4-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|surname=1|avg=103.74}}
| RD4-score04= 4
| RD4-seed05 = 2
| RD4-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Damon Heta|surname=1|avg=89.03}}
| RD4-score05= 4
| RD4-seed06 = 10
| RD4-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|surname=1|avg=97.73}}
| RD4-score06= 6
| RD4-seed07 = 3
| RD4-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|surname=1|avg=105.86}}
| RD4-score07= 6
| RD4-seed08 = 6
| RD4-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|surname=1|avg=96.37}}
| RD4-score08= 4
| RD5-seed01 = 8
| RD5-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|surname=van Gerwen|avg=98.15}}
| RD5-score01= 6
| RD5-seed02 =
| RD5-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Ricardo Pietreczko|surname=1|avg=99.15}}
| RD5-score02= 7
| RD5-seed03 = 10
| RD5-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|surname=1|avg=101.59}}
| RD5-score03= 7
| RD5-seed04 = 3
| RD5-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|surname=1|avg=101.00}}
| RD5-score04= 5
| RD6-seed01 =
| RD6-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Ricardo Pietreczko|surname=1|avg=92.93}}
| RD6-score01= 8
| RD6-seed02 = 10
| RD6-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|surname=1|avg=85.08}}
| RD6-score02= 4
}}
References
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