2023 Baltic Sea Darts Open
The 2023 Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open was the first of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Wunderino Arena, Kiel, Germany from 24 to 26 February 2023. It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.[1][2][3][4] Dave Chisnall won his fourth European Tour title by defeating Luke Humphries 8–5 in the final.[5][6][7] The event also saw 239 scores of 180 hit during the tournament, beating the previous European Tour record of 231.[6][8][9] Prize moneyThe prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:[10]
Qualification and formatThe top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 31 January 2023 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[12] The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 13 February), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 10 February), the two highest ranked Germans automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 10 February), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 17 February), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 11 February). The following players took part in the tournament:
DrawThe draw was confirmed on 23 February.[13][14]
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