The 2023 Interwetten International Darts Open will be the third of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament will take place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany from 31 March–2 April 2023. It will feature a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner. The defending champion is Gerwyn Price, who defeated Peter Wright 8–4 in the 2022 final. The event is scheduled to be the 100th PDC European Tour event. Prize money The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours: 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. Qualification and format The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 15 February 2023 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round. The remaining 32 places went to players from six qualifying events – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 20 February), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 11 February), the two highest ranked Germans automatically qualified, alongside two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 11 February), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 19 February), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 12 February). The following players will take part in the tournament: Top 16 Tour Card Qualifier Associate Member Qualifier Highest Ranking Germans Host Nation Qualifier Nordic & Baltic Qualifier East European Qualifier Draw Notes References 2023 PDC Pro Tour 2023 PDC European Tour 2023 in German sport International Darts Open International Darts Open