2023 Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates	24–26 February 2023
Venue	Wunderino Arena
Location	Kiel
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£175,000
Winner's share	£30,000
High checkout	170  Keegan Brown (Third round)
Champion(s)
Dave Chisnall
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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 4th European Tour title by defeating Luke Humphries 8–5 in the final.^[5]

Prize money

The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:^[6]

• 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.^[7]

Qualification and format

The 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.^[8]

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 are taking part in the tournament:

Draw

The draw was confirmed on 23 February.^[9][10]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 24 February					Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 February					Third round (best of 11 legs) 26 February					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 26 February					Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 26 February					Final (best of 15 legs) 26 February
		Gabriel Clemens 98.55	5			1	Luke Humphries 98.80	6
		Daryl Gurney 97.27	6				Daryl Gurney 92.82	1
											1	Humphries 94.23	6
											16	Van den Bergh 90.51	3
		Shaun Wilkinson 85.23	2			16	Dimitri Van den Bergh 97.77	6
		Ritchie Edhouse 92.80	6				Ritchie Edhouse 96.96	3
																1	Humphries 100.50	6
																9	van Duijvenbode 100.91	4
		Jermaine Wattimena 91.56	4			8	Michael Smith 93.62	6
		Niko Springer 97.59	6				Niko Springer 88.12	4
											8	Smith 99.27	3
											9	van Duijvenbode 100.27	6
		Florian Hempel 82.99	2			9	Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.36	6
		Richard Veenstra 90.35	6				Richard Veenstra 87.55	3
																					1	Humphries 97.04	7
																					13	Searle 101.02	6
		Ricky Evans 90.17	2			4	Rob Cross 93.82	5
		Martijn Dragt 90.35	6				Martijn Dragt 88.29	6
												Dragt 97.21	2
											13	Searle 100.12	6
		Niels Zonneveld 90.61	5			13	Ryan Searle 95.48	6
		Mario Vandenbogaerde 86.72	6				Mario Vandenbogaerde 90.19	1
																13	Searle 99.14	6
																	Brown 81.95	1
		James Wade 92.17	6			5	Peter Wright 96.60	6
		Raymond van Barneveld 89.53	3				James Wade 94.59	3
											5	Wright 88.74	4
												Brown 94.47	6
		Filip Šebesta 82.99	3			12	Danny Noppert 89.78	3
		Keegan Brown 89.08	6				Keegan Brown 90.38	6
																										1	Humphries 96.27	5
																										6	Chisnall 101.31	8
		William O'Connor 95.09	4			2	Michael van Gerwen 98.31	4
		Stephen Bunting 97.29	6				Stephen Bunting 96.92	6
												Bunting 94.17	2
											15	Clayton 95.85	6
		Jeroen Mioch 91.12	3			15	Jonny Clayton 97.10	6
		Ted Evetts 89.59	6				Ted Evetts 88.31	1
																15	Clayton 102.84	6
																	Beaton 85.61	2
		Steve Beaton 106.10	6			7	Nathan Aspinall 92.30	5
		Adrian Lewis 99.68	2				Steve Beaton 92.53	6
												Beaton 86.23	6
											10	Cullen 88.06	4
		Arron Monk 91.92	6			10	Joe Cullen 95.94	6
		Brendan Dolan 93.97	5				Arron Monk 98.43	4
																					15	Clayton 97.38	5
																					6	Chisnall 94.16	7
		Bradley Brooks 83.35	6			3	Damon Heta 101.53	6
		Josh Payne 83.02	2				Bradley Brooks 91.76	2
											3	Heta 91.00	2
											14	Schindler 96.55	6
		Ryan Meikle 80.69	1			14	Martin Schindler 98.14	6
		Lukas Wenig 90.84	6				Lukas Wenig 94.00	4
																14	Schindler 89.48	4
																6	Chisnall 88.14	6
		Lewy Williams 98.48	6			6	Dave Chisnall 100.75	6
		Dennis Nilsson 85.89	3				Lewy Williams 94.93	2
											6	Chisnall 107.04	6
											11	Price 108.29	4
		Ryan Joyce 81.47	3			11	Gerwyn Price 109.07	6
		Graham Usher 84.04	6				Graham Usher 88.98	2

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