This weekend, the world's best darts players are expected in Trier, where the
European Darts Matchplay is scheduled from 30 June to 2 July. The 48-strong field of participants includes the likes of
Luke Humphries,
Gerwyn Price,
Michael van Gerwen and
Michael SmithThe seeded players include big names such as Luke Humphries, Dave Chisnall, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Nathan Aspinall, Josh Rock and Jonny Clayton.
Dirk van Duijvenbode, Michael van Gerwen and
Danny Noppert are among the top-16 seeded players in Trier, Germany, and enter the tournament from the second round. The same goes for Belgian
Dimitri van den Bergh, who is the 16th series head at the European Darts Matchplay.
Through the Tour Card Qualifier, Raymond van Barneveld, Gian van Veen and Kim Huybrechts also managed to qualify for this tournament. Christian Kist is the sixth Dutchman at the event after securing a starting spot via the Associate Member Qualifier.
The field of competitors further includes Jose de Sousa, Simon Whitlock, Ross Smith, Stephen Bunting, James Wade, Jim Williams, Brendan Dolan and Matt Campbell, who all managed to qualify via the Tour Card qualifying tournament.
Participant field European Darts Matchplay 2023
Top-16 seeded players (enter from second round)
1. Luke Humphries
2. Dirk van Duijvenbode
3. Dave Chisnall
4. Damon Heta
5. Gerwyn Price
6. Rob Cross
7. Michael van Gerwen
8. Michael Smith
9. Nathan Aspinall
10. Danny Noppert
11. Josh Rock
12. Ryan Searle
13. Jonny Clayton
14. Martin Schindler
15. Joe Cullen
16. Dimitri Van den Bergh
Tour Card Qualifiers
George Killington
Stephen Burton
Daniel Klose
Luke Woodhouse
José de Sousa
Simon Whitlock
Ross Smith
Raymond van Barneveld
Stephen Bunting
Connor Scutt
Brendan Dolan
Ted Evetts
James Wade
Jim Williams
Keane Barry
Gian van Veen
Graham Hall
Ryan Joyce
Kim Huybrechts
James Wilson
Martin Lukeman
William O'Connor
Mickey Mansell
Matt Campbell
Associate Member Qualifier
Christian Kist
Darryl Pilgrim
Top ranked German players
Gabriel Clemens
Ricardo Pietreczko
Host Nation Qualifiers
Fabian Herz
Liam Maendl-Lawrence
Nordic & Baltic Qualifier
Marko Kantele
East European Qualifier
Vítězslav Sedlák