2023 German Darts Open
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{{infobox individual darts tournament
|tournament_name = 2023 Interwetten German Darts Open
|image =
|dates = 8-10 September 2023
|venue = Sparkassen-Arena
|location = Jena
|country = {{GER}}
|organisation = PDC
|format = Legs
|prize_fund = £175,000
|winners_share = £30,000
|nine_dart =
|high_checkout = 164 {{PDCFlag|Daryl Gurney}}
|winner = {{PDCFlag|Krzysztof Ratajski|b=1}}
|prev = Event 10
|next = Event 12
}}
The 2023 Interwetten German Darts Open was the eleventh of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Sparkassen-Arena, Jena, Germany from 8-10 September 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|Peter Wright}}, who defeated {{PDCLink|Dimitri Van den Bergh}} 8–6 in the 2022 final.{{cite web | url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/09/11/wonderful-wright-ends-five-year-wait-euro-tour-title | title=Wonderful wright ends five-year wait for euro Tour title| publisher=PDC | access-date=29 August 2023}} However, he was beaten by {{PDCLink|Cameron Menzies}} 4–6 in the second round.
{{PDCLink|Krzysztof Ratajski}} won his second European Tour title, defeating {{PDCLink|Stephen Bunting}} 8–3 in the final.{{Cite web |last=Gorton |first=Josh |date=10 September 2023 |title=Ratajski romps to Interwetten German Darts Open glory in Jena|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/09/10/ratajski-romps-interwetten-german-darts-open-glory-jena |publisher=PDC |language=en}}{{cite web |date=11 September 2023 |title=Darts results: Krzysztof Ratajski wins second European Tour title at the German Darts Open |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/darts/news/darts-results-krzysztof-ratajski-wins-second-european-tour-title-at-the-german-darts-open/212206 |publisher=Sporting Life |access-date=26 December 2024}}{{cite web |date=11 September 2023 |title=Wielki sukces polskiego dartera. Ratajski najlepszy w German Open |url=https://eurosport.tvn24.pl/rzutki/german-darts-open-2023.-wyniki-i-relacja.-jak-spisal-sie-krzysztof-ratajski-rzutki_sto9791805/story.shtml |trans-title=Great success for Polish darts player. Ratajski the best in German Open|publisher=Eurosport Polska |access-date=26 December 2024 |language=pl}}
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 | £8,000 |
| 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 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.{{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 15 August 2023 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.{{cite web |title=2023 Players Championships 17-18 entries and & ET11-12 seeds confirmed
|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/08/22/players-championships-17-18-entries-and-et11-12-seeds-confirmed|website=PDC}}
The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 28 August), 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 3 June), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 3 June).
The following players took part in the tournament:
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:Top 16
- {{PDCFlag|Dave Chisnall}} (third round)
- {{PDCFlag|Damon Heta}} (second round)
- {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries}} (third round)
- {{PDCFlag|Dirk van Duijvenbode}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Josh Rock}} (semi-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross}} (second round)
- {{PDCFlag|Joe Cullen}} (second round)
- {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright}} (second round)
- {{PDCFlag|Danny Noppert}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Martin Schindler}} (third round)
- {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall}} (third round)
- {{PDCFlag|Ryan Searle}} (third round)
- {{PDCFlag|Jose de Sousa}} (third round)
- {{PDCFlag|Ross Smith}} (second round)
- {{PDCFlag|Andrew Gilding}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Krzysztof Ratajski|b=1}} (champion)
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:Tour Card Qualifier
:* {{PDCFlag|James Wade}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Simon Whitlock}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Kevin Doets}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Gian van Veen}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting}} (runner-up)
:* {{PDCFlag|Callum Goffin}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Daryl Gurney}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Brian Raman}} (quarter-finals)
:* {{PDCFlag|George Killington}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Madars Razma}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Dylan Slevin}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Mickey Mansell}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Mike De Decker}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Ricky Evans}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Cameron Menzies}} (third round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Stephen Burton}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Florian Hempel}} (third round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Alan Soutar}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Darius Labanauskas}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Steve Lennon}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Connor Scutt}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Luke Woodhouse}} (second round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Daniel Klose}} (first round)
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:Associate Member Qualifier
:* {{PDCFlag|Wesley Plaisier}} (semi-finals)
:* {{PDCFlag|Roy van de Griendt}} (second round)
:Highest Ranking Germans
:* {{PDCFlag|Gabriel Clemens}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Ricardo Pietreczko}} (second round)
:Host Nation Qualifier
:* {{PDCFlag|Danny Tessmann|flag=GER}} (first round)
:* {{PDCFlag|Nico Kurz}} (first 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)
8 September
| RD2=Second round
(best of 11 legs)
9 September
| RD3=Third round
(best of 11 legs)
10 September
| RD4=Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
10 September
| RD5=Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
10 September
| RD6=Final
(best of 15 legs)
10 September
| group1=
| group2=
| group3=
| group4=
| seed-width=
| team-width=220
| score-width=20
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed01 =
| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Woodhouse|avg=98.45}}
| RD1-score01= 6
| RD1-seed02 =
| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Gabriel Clemens|avg=94.55}}
| RD1-score02= 5
| RD1-seed03 =
| RD1-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Alan Soutar|avg=75.65}}
| RD1-score03= 0
| RD1-seed04 =
| RD1-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Ricky Evans|avg=94.93}}
| RD1-score04= 6
| RD1-seed05 =
| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Darius Labanauskas|avg=87.88}}
| RD1-score05= 5
| RD1-seed06 =
| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Cameron Menzies|avg=90.65}}
| RD1-score06= 6
| RD1-seed07 =
| RD1-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Dylan Slevin|avg=87.20}}
| RD1-score07= 6
| RD1-seed08 =
| RD1-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Jeffrey De Graaf|flag=SWE|avg=85.65}}
| RD1-score08= 4
| RD1-seed09 =
| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Roy van de Griendt|flag=NED|avg=78.44}}
| RD1-score09= 6
| RD1-seed10 =
| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Danny Tessmann|flag=GER|avg=77.63}}
| RD1-score10= 3
| RD1-seed11 =
| RD1-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Patrik Kovacs|avg=89.59}}
| RD1-score11= 1
| RD1-seed12 =
| RD1-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Mike De Decker|avg=94.18}}
| RD1-score12= 6
| RD1-seed13 =
| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Connor Scutt|avg=88.33}}
| RD1-score13= 3
| RD1-seed14 =
| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen|avg=95.40}}
| RD1-score14= 6
| RD1-seed15 =
| RD1-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Kevin Doets|avg=96.39}}
| RD1-score15= 6
| RD1-seed16 =
| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Callum Goffin|avg=83.23}}
| RD1-score16= 2
| RD1-seed17 =
| RD1-team17 = {{PDCFlag|Florian Hempel|avg=97.19}}
| RD1-score17= 6
| RD1-seed18 =
| RD1-team18 = {{PDCFlag|James Wade|avg=94.36}}
| RD1-score18= 3
| RD1-seed19 =
| RD1-team19 = {{PDCFlag|Madars Razma|avg=96.31}}
| RD1-score19= 6
| RD1-seed20 =
| RD1-team20 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Burton|avg=89.04}}
| RD1-score20= 1
| RD1-seed21 =
| RD1-team21 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|avg=91.59}}
| RD1-score21= 6
| RD1-seed22 =
| RD1-team22 = {{PDCFlag|Mickey Mansell|avg=94.85}}
| RD1-score22= 4
| RD1-seed23 =
| RD1-team23 = {{PDCFlag|Daryl Gurney|avg=92.88}}
| RD1-score23= 6
| RD1-seed24 =
| RD1-team24 = {{PDCFlag|Steve Lennon|avg=83.29}}
| RD1-score24= 2
| RD1-seed25 =
| RD1-team25 = {{PDCFlag|Daniel Klose|avg=96.27}}
| RD1-score25= 4
| RD1-seed26 =
| RD1-team26 = {{PDCFlag|Ricardo Pietreczko|avg=94.08}}
| RD1-score26= 6
| RD1-seed27 =
| RD1-team27 = {{PDCFlag|Wesley Plaisier|avg=99.81}}
| RD1-score27= 6
| RD1-seed28 =
| RD1-team28 = {{PDCFlag|George Killington|avg=96.02}}
| RD1-score28= 4
| RD1-seed29 =
| RD1-team29 = {{PDCFlag|Brian Raman|avg=84.20}}
| RD1-score29= 6
| RD1-seed30 =
| RD1-team30 = {{PDCFlag|Nico Kurz|avg=78.77}}
| RD1-score30= 3
| RD1-seed31 =
| RD1-team31 = {{PDCFlag|Simon Whitlock|avg=94.82}}
| RD1-score31= 1
| RD1-seed32 =
| RD1-team32 = {{PDCFlag|Gian Van Veen|avg=95.03}}
| RD1-score32= 6
| RD2-seed01 = 1
| RD2-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Dave Chisnall|avg=102.86}}
| RD2-score01= 6
| RD2-seed02 =
| RD2-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Woodhouse|avg=89.16}}
| RD2-score02= 1
| RD2-seed03 = 16
| RD2-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Krzysztof Ratajski|avg=99.63}}
| RD2-score03= 6
| RD2-seed04 =
| RD2-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Ricky Evans|avg=92.52}}
| RD2-score04= 3
| RD2-seed05 = 8
| RD2-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=89.15}}
| RD2-score05= 4
| RD2-seed06 =
| RD2-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Cameron Menzies|avg=92.27}}
| RD2-score06= 6
| RD2-seed07 = 9
| RD2-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Danny Noppert|avg=89.86}}
| RD2-score07= 6
| RD2-seed08 =
| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Dylan Slevin|avg=91.79}}
| RD2-score08= 5
| RD2-seed09 = 4
| RD2-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Dirk van Duijvenbode|avg=93.76}}
| RD2-score09= 6
| RD2-seed10 =
| RD2-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Roy van de Griendt|flag=NED|avg=87.88}}
| RD2-score10= 4
| RD2-seed11 = 13
| RD2-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Jose de Sousa|avg=88.34}}
| RD2-score11= 6
| RD2-seed12 =
| RD2-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Mike De Decker|avg=86.04}}
| RD2-score12= 4
| RD2-seed13 = 5
| RD2-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Josh Rock|avg=108.48}}
| RD2-score13= 6
| RD2-seed14 =
| RD2-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen|avg=98.80}}
| RD2-score14= 2
| RD2-seed15 = 12
| RD2-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Ryan Searle|avg=95.23}}
| RD2-score15= 6
| RD2-seed16 =
| RD2-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Kevin Doets|avg=93.62}}
| RD2-score16= 3
| RD2-seed17 = 2
| RD2-team17 = {{PDCFlag|Damon Heta|avg=91.88}}
| RD2-score17= 2
| RD2-seed18 =
| RD2-team18 = {{PDCFlag|Florian Hempel|avg=91.15}}
| RD2-score18= 6
| RD2-seed19 = 15
| RD2-team19 = {{PDCFlag|Andrew Gilding|avg=86.19}}
| RD2-score19= 6
| RD2-seed20 =
| RD2-team20 = {{PDCFlag|Madars Razma|avg=78.94}}
| RD2-score20= 2
| RD2-seed21 = 7
| RD2-team21 = {{PDCFlag|Joe Cullen|avg=96.45}}
| RD2-score21= 5
| RD2-seed22 =
| RD2-team22 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|avg=92.19}}
| RD2-score22= 6
| RD2-seed23 = 10
| RD2-team23 = {{PDCFlag|Martin Schindler|avg=93.15}}
| RD2-score23= 6
| RD2-seed24 =
| RD2-team24 = {{PDCFlag|Daryl Gurney|avg=98.14}}
| RD2-score24= 5
| RD2-seed25 = 3
| RD2-team25 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|avg=98.43}}
| RD2-score25= 6
| RD2-seed26 =
| RD2-team26 = {{PDCFlag|Ricardo Pietreczko|avg=94.77}}
| RD2-score26= 5
| RD2-seed27 = 14
| RD2-team27 = {{PDCFlag|Ross Smith|avg=94.22}}
| RD2-score27= 2
| RD2-seed28 =
| RD2-team28 = {{PDCFlag|Wesley Plaisier|avg=101.79}}
| RD2-score28= 6
| RD2-seed29 = 6
| RD2-team29 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=94.20}}
| RD2-score29= 5
| RD2-seed30 =
| RD2-team30 = {{PDCFlag|Brian Raman|avg=91.61}}
| RD2-score30= 6
| RD2-seed31 = 11
| RD2-team31 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall|avg=86.23}}
| RD2-score31= 6
| RD2-seed32 =
| RD2-team32 = {{PDCFlag|Gian Van Veen|avg=92.48}}
| RD2-score32= 3
| RD3-seed01 = 1
| RD3-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Dave Chisnall|surname=1|avg=92.83}}
| RD3-score01= 2
| RD3-seed02 = 16
| RD3-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Krzysztof Ratajski|surname=1|avg=89.58}}
| RD3-score02= 6
| RD3-seed03 =
| RD3-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Cameron Menzies|surname=1|avg=91.61}}
| RD3-score03= 4
| RD3-seed04 = 9
| RD3-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Danny Noppert|surname=1|avg=92.15}}
| RD3-score04= 6
| RD3-seed05 = 4
| RD3-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Dirk van Duijvenbode|surname=van Duijvenbode|avg=98.12}}
| RD3-score05= 6
| RD3-seed06 = 13
| RD3-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Jose de Sousa|surname=de Sousa|avg=96.32}}
| RD3-score06= 3
| RD3-seed07 = 5
| RD3-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Josh Rock|surname=1|avg=98.13}}
| RD3-score07= 6
| RD3-seed08 = 12
| RD3-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Ryan Searle|surname=1|avg=91.68}}
| RD3-score08= 5
| RD3-seed09 =
| RD3-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Florian Hempel|surname=1|avg=86.11}}
| RD3-score09= 3
| RD3-seed10 = 15
| RD3-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Andrew Gilding|surname=1|avg=89.10}}
| RD3-score10= 6
| RD3-seed11 =
| RD3-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|surname=1|avg=98.21}}
| RD3-score11= 6
| RD3-seed12 = 10
| RD3-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Martin Schindler|surname=1|avg=92.01}}
| RD3-score12= 1
| RD3-seed13 = 3
| RD3-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|surname=1|avg=92.09}}
| RD3-score13= 5
| RD3-seed14 =
| RD3-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Wesley Plaisier|surname=1|avg=97.92}}
| RD3-score14= 6
| RD3-seed15 =
| RD3-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Brian Raman|surname=1|avg=93.23}}
| RD3-score15= 6
| RD3-seed16 = 11
| RD3-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall|surname=1|avg=86.90}}
| RD3-score16= 4
| RD4-seed01 = 16
| RD4-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Krzysztof Ratajski|surname=1|avg=92.83}}
| RD4-score01= 6
| RD4-seed02 = 9
| RD4-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Danny Noppert|surname=1|avg=89.87}}
| RD4-score02= 3
| RD4-seed03 = 4
| RD4-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Dirk van Duijvenbode|surname=van Duijvenbode|avg=100.16}}
| RD4-score03= 5
| RD4-seed04 = 5
| RD4-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Josh Rock|surname=1|avg=98.25}}
| RD4-score04= 6
| RD4-seed05 = 15
| RD4-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Andrew Gilding|surname=1|avg=93.43}}
| RD4-score05= 5
| RD4-seed06 =
| RD4-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|surname=1|avg=90.56}}
| RD4-score06= 6
| RD4-seed07 =
| RD4-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Wesley Plaisier|surname=1|avg=93.04}}
| RD4-score07= 6
| RD4-seed08 =
| RD4-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Brian Raman|surname=1|avg=86.65}}
| RD4-score08= 3
| RD5-seed01 = 16
| RD5-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Krzysztof Ratajski|surname=1|avg=95.23}}
| RD5-score01= 7
| RD5-seed02 = 5
| RD5-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Josh Rock|surname=1|avg=95.77}}
| RD5-score02= 4
| RD5-seed03 =
| RD5-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|surname=1|avg=95.21}}
| RD5-score03= 7
| RD5-seed04 =
| RD5-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Wesley Plaisier|surname=1|avg=90.35}}
| RD5-score04= 6
| RD6-seed01 = 16
| RD6-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Krzysztof Ratajski|surname=1|avg=93.68}}
| RD6-score01= 8
| RD6-seed02 =
| RD6-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|surname=1|avg=92.50}}
| RD6-score02= 3
}}
Notes
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