Draw and schedule for German Darts Championship 2023 announced including Van Gerwen, Humphries, Wright and Michael Smith
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The draw and playing schedule for the 2023 German Darts Championship has been announced. Many of the world's top players will compete in the final Euro Tour tournament of the season from October 13 to 15.
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Michael van Gerwen, Luke Humphries, Michael Smith and Peter Wright have a bye in the first round and will enter the tournament from the second round. Van Gerwen will meet Steve Lennon or a German qualifier, while Humphries will play against Boris Krcmar or Ryan Joyce. Wright will face Chris Dobey or Lee Evans with Smith against Karel Sedlacek/Alan Soutar.
The 16 winners of the first round will play the top 16 seeded players on Saturday. In addition to Van Gerwen, Van Duijvenbode and Noppert, Dave Chisnall, Peter Wright, Luke Humphries, Nathan Aspinall and Michael Smith, among others, also have a bye in the opening round.
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Tournament schedule German Darts Championship 2023.
(1) Dave Chisnall v Gabriel Clemens/Danny Jansen
(16) Ross Smith v Vincent van der Voort/Daryl Gurney
(8) Michael van Gerwen v Steve Lennon/Marcus Kirchmann
(9) Joe Cullen v Florian Hempel/Arron Monk
(4) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Scott Waites/George Killington
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(13) Martin Schindler v Ricardo Pietreczko/Mickey Mansell
(5) Josh Rock v Stephen Bunting/Jeffrey De Graaf
(12) Danny Noppert v Patrik Kovacs/Jules van Dongen
(2) Damon Heta v Jeff Smith/Darryl Pilgrim
(15) Ryan Searle v Martin Lukeman/Madars Razma
(7) Jonny Clayton v Dylan Slevin/Nico Kurz
(10) Peter Wright v Chris Dobey/Lee Evans
(3) Luke Humphries v Boris Krcmar/Ryan Joyce
(14) Nathan Aspinall v Jelle Klaasen/James Wade
(6) Rob Cross v James Wilson/Gian van Veen
(11) Michael Smith v Karel Sedlacek/Alan Soutar
Playing schedule German Darts Championship 2023.
Friday, Oct. 13
First round
Afternoon session (from 12 p.m.)
Boris Krcmar v Ryan Joyce
Martin Lukeman v Madars Razma
Scott Waites v George Killington
Steve Lennon v Marcus Kirchmann
Karel Sedlacek v Alan Soutar
Dylan Slevin v Nico Kurz
Jeff Smith v Darryl Pilgrim
Patrik Kovacs v Jules van Dongen
Evening session (from 6 p.m.)
James Wilson v Gian van Veen
Florian Hempel v Arron Monk
Jelle Klaasen v James Wade
Vincent van der Voort v Daryl Gurney
Ricardo Pietreczko v Mickey Mansell
Gabriel Clemens v Danny Jansen
Chris Dobey v Lee Evans
Stephen Bunting v Jeffrey De Graaf
Saturday, Oct. 14
Second round
Afternoon session (from 12 p.m.)
Rob Cross v Wilson/Van Veen
Ryan Searle v Lukeman/Razma
Danny Noppert v Kovacs/Van Dongen
Damon Heta v J Smith/Pilgrim
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Waites/Killington
Josh Rock v Bunting/De Graaf
Jonny Clayton v Slevin/Kurz
Ross Smith v Van der Voort/Gurney
Evening session (from 6 p.m.)
Joe Cullen v Hempel/Monk
Dave Chisnall v Clemens/Jansen
Nathan Aspinall v Klaasen/Wade
Martin Schindler v Pietreczko/Mansell
Michael van Gerwen v Lennon/Kirchmann
Peter Wright v Dobey/Evans
Luke Humphries v Krcmar/Joyce
Michael Smith v Sedlacek/Soutar
Sunday, Oct. 15
Afternoon session (from 12 p.m.)
Third Round
Evening session (from 6 p.m.)
Quarterfinal
Semifinals
Final
Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
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