2023 European Championship (darts)

The 2023 Machineseeker European Championship will be the sixteenth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation's European Championship tournament, which will see the top players from the thirteen European tour events compete against each other. The tournament will take place from 26 to 29 October 2023 at the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, Germany.[1]

2023 Machineseeker European Championship
Tournament information
Dates26–29 October 2023
VenueWestfalenhallen
LocationDortmund
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£500,000
Winner's share£120,000
«2022 2024»

Ross Smith is the defending champion, having won the tournament for the first time with an 11–8 win over Michael Smith in the 2022 final.[2]

Prize money

The 2023 European Championship is expected to have a total prize fund of £500,000, the same as its previous edition.[3]

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Position (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £500,000)
Winner (1) £120,000
Runner-Up (1) £60,000
Semi-finalists (2) £32,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £20,000
Last 16  (Second round) (8) £10,000
Last 32  (First round) (16) £6,000

Qualification

The 2023 tournament will continue the now established qualification system whereby the top 32 players from the European Tour Order of Merit will qualify for the tournament. The Order of Merit is solely based on prize money won in the thirteen European tour events during the season.

As with the previous editions, players were drawn in a fixed bracket by their seeded order with the top qualifier playing the 32nd, the second playing the 31st and so on.

The following players have qualified for the tournament:

  1.  Dave Chisnall
  2.  Luke Humphries
  3.  Michael van Gerwen
  4.  Gerwyn Price
  5.  Rob Cross
  6.  Damon Heta
  7.  Dirk van Duijvenbode
  8.  Michael Smith
  9.  Peter Wright
  10.  Jonny Clayton
  11.  Josh Rock
  12.  Danny Noppert
  13.  Nathan Aspinall
  14.  Ricardo Pietreczko
  15.  Krzysztof Ratajski
  16.  Martin Schindler
  17.  Stephen Bunting
  18.  Joe Cullen
  19.  Ross Smith
  20.  Ryan Searle
  21.  Andrew Gilding
  22.  Daryl Gurney
  23.  José de Sousa
  24.  Gabriel Clemens
  25.  Raymond van Barneveld
  26.  James Wade
  27.  Gian van Veen
  28.  Dimitri Van den Bergh
  29.  Keane Barry
  30.  Madars Razma
  31.  Brendan Dolan
  32.  Chris Dobey

Draw
First round (best of 11 legs)
26–27 October 		Second round (best of 19 legs)
28 October 		Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
29 October 		Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
29 October 		Final (best of 21 legs)
29 October
               
1  Dave Chisnall
32  Chris Dobey
 
 
16  Martin Schindler
17  Stephen Bunting
 
 
8  Michael Smith
25  Raymond van Barneveld
 
 
9  Peter Wright
24  Gabriel Clemens
 
 
4  Gerwyn Price
29  Keane Barry
 
 
13  Nathan Aspinall
20  Ryan Searle
 
 
5  Rob Cross
28  Dimitri Van den Bergh
 
 
12  Danny Noppert
21  Andrew Gilding
 
 
2  Luke Humphries
31  Brendan Dolan
 
 
15  Krzysztof Ratajski
18  Joe Cullen
 
 
7  Dirk van Duijvenbode
26  James Wade
 
 
10  Jonny Clayton
23  José de Sousa
 
 
3  Michael van Gerwen
30  Madars Razma
 
 
14  Ricardo Pietreczko
19  Ross Smith
 
 
6  Damon Heta
27  Gian van Veen
 
 
11  Josh Rock
22  Daryl Gurney

References
  1. "Machineseeker European Championship". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. Phillips, Josh. "Ross Smith sensationally wins first TV title at Cazoo European Championship". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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