2023 Nordic Darts Masters

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2023 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates20–21 January 2023
Venue Forum Copenhagen
Location Copenhagen
CountryFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout156 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price
(final)
Champion(s)
Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright
«2022 2024»

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.

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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]

Prize money

The total prize fund remained at £60,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £60,000)
Winner(1)£20,000
Runner-up(1)£10,000
Semi-finalists(2)£5,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£2,500
First round(8)£1,250

Qualifiers

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.

  1. Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith (semi-finals)
  2. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (runner-up)
  3. Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross (quarter-finals)
  4. Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright (champion)
  5. Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries (quarter-finals)
  6. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton (semi-finals)
  7. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh (quarter-finals)
  8. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)

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]

QualificationPlayer
PDCNB Tour card holders Flag of Lithuania.svg   Darius Labanauskas (first round)
Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma (first round)
Flag of Denmark.svg   Vladimir Andersen (first round)
2022 PDCNB Order of Merit Leaders Flag of Sweden.svg   Dennis Nilsson (first round)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Benjamin Drue Reus(first round)
Flag of Sweden.svg   Daniel Larsson (first round)
Flag of Finland.svg   Marko Kantele (first round)
Flag of Sweden.svg   Andreas Harrysson (first round)

Draw

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 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 92.026
Flag of Lithuania.svg   Darius Labanauskas 82.130
1 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 95.1110
Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 97.697
  Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 98.126
Flag of Finland.svg   Marko Kantele 82.601
1 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 96.328
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 95.4311
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 94.206
Flag of Sweden.svg   Dennis Nilsson 87.475
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 97.1310
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 98.259
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 91.586
Flag of Sweden.svg   Andreas Harrysson 82.493
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 102.2811
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 97.395
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 98.026
Flag of Denmark.svg  Benjamin Drue Reus 82.450
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 100.7910
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 101.357
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 101.956
Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 83.922
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 100.9511
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 95.9510
3 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 92.976
Flag of Denmark.svg   Vladimir Andersen 79.651
3 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 96.294
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 94.3810
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 84.106
Flag of Sweden.svg   Daniel Larsson 80.983

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