| 2023 Interwetten European Darts Matchplay | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 30 June–2 July 2023 | ||
| Venue | Trier Arena | ||
| Location | Trier, Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £175,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £30,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170Raymond van Barneveld | ||
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The2023Interwetten European Darts Matchplay was the tenth of thirteenPDC European Tour events on the2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Trier Arena,Trier,Germany 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 wasLuke Humphries, who defeatedRowby-John Rodriguez 8–7 in the2022 final.[1][2]
Humphries successfully defended his title after defeatingDirk van Duijvenbode 8–7 in the final, with van Duijvenbode missing four match darts. This was Humphries' fifth European Tour title.[3][4][5]
The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:[6]
| Stage(num. of players) | Prize money | |
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| Winner | (1) | £30,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £12,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £8,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £6,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £4,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,500* |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,250 |
| Total | £175,000 | |
The top 16 entrants from thePDC ProTour Order of Merit on 4 April 2023 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[8]
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:
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