2023 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 20–21 January 2023 | ||
Venue | Forum Copenhagen | ||
Location | Copenhagen | ||
Country | Denmark | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
High checkout | 156 Gerwyn Price | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Peter Wright | |||
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The 2023 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the second entry in the 2023 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight 'elite' PDC players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark on 20–21 January 2023.
Dimitri Van den Bergh was the defending champion, after defeating Gary Anderson 11–5 in the 2022 final. [1] However, he lost to Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals. Price then lost to Peter Wright in the final, with Wright winning his fourth World Series title, his first since 2019, when he won the German Darts Masters. [2]
The total prize fund remained at £60,000.
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £60,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £20,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £2,500 |
First round | (8) | £1,250 |
The PDC announced 7 of their 8 players who would be their elite representatives at the event on 2 January 2023, which included Michael van Gerwen, who missed the 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters for family reasons. Jonny Clayton was announced as the 8th representative on 4 January 2023.
The seedings are based on the 2023 World Series rankings after 1 event.
The Nordic & Baltic representatives consisted of their three Tour Card holders (Madars Razma, Darius Labanauskas and Vladimir Andersen), recent World Darts Championship qualifier Daniel Larsson, and four invited players from the region. [3]
Qualification | Player |
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PDCNB Tour card holders | Darius Labanauskas (first round) |
Madars Razma (first round) | |
Vladimir Andersen (first round) | |
2022 PDCNB Order of Merit Leaders | Dennis Nilsson (first round) |
Benjamin Drue Reus(first round) | |
Daniel Larsson (first round) | |
Marko Kantele (first round) | |
Andreas Harrysson (first round) | |
The draw was made on 16 January 2023. [4]
First round (best of 11 legs) 20 January | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 22 January | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 22 January | Final (best of 21 legs) 22 January | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Michael Smith 92.02 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Darius Labanauskas 82.13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Michael Smith 95.11 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Luke Humphries 97.69 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Luke Humphries 98.12 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marko Kantele 82.60 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Michael Smith 96.32 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Peter Wright 95.43 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Peter Wright 94.20 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Dennis Nilsson 87.47 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Peter Wright 97.13 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Michael van Gerwen 98.25 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Michael van Gerwen 91.58 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Andreas Harrysson 82.49 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Peter Wright 102.28 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Gerwyn Price 97.39 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Gerwyn Price 98.02 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Benjamin Drue Reus 82.45 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Gerwyn Price 100.79 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Dimitri Van den Bergh 101.35 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dimitri Van den Bergh 101.95 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Madars Razma 83.92 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Gerwyn Price 100.95 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Jonny Clayton 95.95 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Rob Cross 92.97 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Vladimir Andersen 79.65 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Rob Cross 96.29 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Jonny Clayton 94.38 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jonny Clayton 84.10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Larsson 80.98 | 3 |
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