The PDC has published the top 16 seeds for both opening
European Tour tournaments of the 2023 season in the form of the
Baltic Sea Darts Open and
European Darts Open.
Leaders on the European Tour last season, Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen lead the way alongside Damon Heta. The Pro Tour ranking is used for this, a ranking based on the performance at the Players Championship tournaments and Euro Tour tournaments in the past 52 weeks.
Also this includes Gerwyn Price and Peter Wright, Nathan Aspinall is one of the players who has decided to play Kiel but skip Leverkusen likely managing his schedule with Premier League duties this season.
In addition to the top 16 of the Pro Tour ranking, the two highest ranked players from the host country have also received an invitation. In both cases, those are Gabriel Clemens and Florian Hempel because both Euro Tour tournaments take place in Germany.
The Tour Card qualifiers for the first two Euro Tour tournaments of 2023 will be played on Monday, February 13. Each time, 24 spots are on offer.
European Tour 1-2 Seeded Players
Baltic Sea Darts Open (ET1)
Wunderino Arena, Kiel
February 24-26 2023
1. Luke Humphries
2. Michael van Gerwen
3. Damon Heta
4. Rob Cross
5. Peter Wright
6. Dave Chisnall
7. Nathan Aspinall
8. Michael Smith
9. Dirk van Duijvenbode
10. Joe Cullen
11. Gerwyn Price
12. Danny Noppert
13. Ryan Searle
14. Martin Schindler
15. Jonny Clayton
16. Dimitri Van den Bergh
Top 2 Non-Qualified Host Nation Players
1. Gabriel Clemens
2. Florian Hempel
European Darts Open (ET2)
Ostermann Arena, Leverkusen
March 24-26 2023
1. Luke Humphries
2. Michael van Gerwen
3. Damon Heta
4. Rob Cross
5. Peter Wright
6. Dave Chisnall
7. Michael Smith
8. Dirk van Duijvenbode
9. Joe Cullen
10. Gerwyn Price
11. Danny Noppert
12. Ryan Searle
13. Martin Schindler
14. Jonny Clayton
15. Dimitri Van den Bergh
16. Josh Rock