2023 Poland Darts Masters

2023 Superbet Poland Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	7–8 July 2023
Venue	Arena COS Torwar
Location	Warsaw
Country	Poland
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£60,000
Winner's share	£20,000
High checkout	156   Gerwyn Price
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
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The 2023 Superbet Poland Darts Masters was the first Professional Darts Corporation tournament organised in Poland, and the fourth entry in the 2023 World Series of Darts. ^[1] The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Arena COS Torwar in Warsaw, Poland on 7–8 July 2023. The event was announced on 23 March 2023, ^[2] and betting company Superbet were announced as the sponsors on 29 June. ^{[3] [4]}

Michael van Gerwen became the inaugural champion after defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh 8–3 in the final. ^[5] The final average of Michael van Gerwen (113.22) was his highest average during a television tournament since 2017. ^{[6] [7]}

Prize money

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 8 players who would be their elite representatives at the event, which included World Champion Michael Smith, alongside reigning World Series of Darts Finals winner Gerwyn Price and three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen. They were joined by Rob Cross, Luke Humphries, Danny Noppert, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Nathan Aspinall. ^[2]

•   Michael Smith
•   Michael van Gerwen
•   Gerwyn Price
•   Rob Cross
•   Luke Humphries
•   Danny Noppert
•   Dimitri Van den Bergh
•   Nathan Aspinall

Regional qualifiers from Poland were Tour card holders Krzysztof Ratajski , Krzysztof Kciuk and Radek Szagański . They were joined by Boris Krčmar from Croatia, Adam Gawlas and Karel Sedláček from the Czech Republic. The remaining two spots were allocated to the winners of qualifiers in Poland and Hungary. ^[2] The Hungarian Qualifier tournament took place on 4 June and was won by Nándor Major. ^[8] The Polish Qualifier event was played on 1 July in Tarnowo Podgórne, during the weekend of the Polish Darts Organisation's National Championship. The final qualifying match was won by Łukasz Wacławski who defeated Krzysztof Chmielewski 6–4. ^{[9] [10]}

Qualification	Player
PDC Tour Card Holders	Krzysztof Ratajski
	Krzysztof Kciuk
	Radek Szagański
	Adam Gawlas
	Karel Sedláček
	Boris Krčmar
Hungarian Qualifier	Nándor Major
Polish Qualifier	Łukasz Wacławski

Draw

	First round (best of 11 legs) 7 July					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 8 July					Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 8 July					Final (best of 15 legs) 8 July
	1	Gerwyn Price 91.31	6
		Łukasz Wacławski 83.03	3
						1	Gerwyn Price 99.43	6
							Nathan Aspinall 94.45	3
		Nathan Aspinall 105.87	6
		Boris Krčmar 100.18	2
											1	Gerwyn Price 92.51	6
												Dimitri Van den Bergh 97.84	7
	4	Rob Cross 88.43	3
		Krzysztof Ratajski 93.64	6
							Krzysztof Ratajski 99.09	3
							Dimitri Van den Bergh 97.39	6
		Dimitri Van den Bergh 105.31	6
		Karel Sedláček 98.40	4
																	Dimitri Van den Bergh 101.07	3
																3	Michael van Gerwen 113.22	8
	2	Michael Smith 86.33	6
		Krzysztof Kciuk 81.34	1
						2	Michael Smith 97.43	6
							Danny Noppert 103.36	4
		Danny Noppert 87.26	6
		Radek Szagański 81.98	2
											2	Michael Smith 98.01	3
											3	Michael van Gerwen 104.02	7
	3	Michael van Gerwen 98.48	6
		Adam Gawlas 90.77	3
						3	Michael van Gerwen 110.79	6
							Luke Humphries 104.97	2
		Luke Humphries 86.71	6
		Nándor Major 79.76	0

References

1. "2023 Superbet Poland Darts Masters draw & schedule". PDC TV. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
2. "New Poland Darts Masters event completes 2023 World Series schedule". PDC. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
3. "Superbet announced as title sponsor of Poland Darts Masters". PDC. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
4. "Tournament centre Poland Darts Masters 2023: Play schedule, all results, live stream and prize money breakdown". dartsnews.com. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
5. "Inspired Van Gerwen claims inaugural Poland Darts Masters crown". PDC. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
6. "van Gerwen records best tv average since 2017 at Poland Darts Masters". dartsnews.com. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
7. "Michael van Gerwen clinches Poland Darts Masters title with win over Dimitri Van den Bergh". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
8. "Major secures Poland Darts Masters spot at Hungarian Qualifier". PDC. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
9. "Waclawski secures Poland Darts Masters spot at Polish Qualifier". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 2 July 2023.
10. "Complete lineup for Poland Darts Masters 2023 known including van Gerwen, Price, Michael Smith". dartsnews.com. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.