With a stellar run at the 2023 Nordic Darts Masters, Peter Wright put an end to his title draught and became the champion by managing to overcome numerous elite players, we examine the tournament winner, final day results, & winner prize money
By managing to defeat Michael Smith in the semi-final of 2023 Nordic Darts Masters, former world champion Peter Wright put an end to the former’s winning run. Additionally, Wright overcame Gerwyn Price in the final to become the champion of this tournament and bag £20,000 in prize money.
Nordic Darts Masters 2023 final winner, prize money purse pool, results, score, awards winners list
Starting the year Wright!
Peter Wright is your 2023 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters champion! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/JWGYAK3WcR
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 21, 2023
2023 Nordic Darts Masters: Gerwyn Price vs Peter Wright final results, score, & match summary
After winning his second World Championship, Wright had a challenging year in 2022, but he showed signs of regaining his form by winning his fourth World Series of Darts at the Nordic Darts Masters. In his quarterfinal match against Michael van Gerwen, Wright replicated his Friday’s Forum Copenhagen first round victory over Dennis Nilsson by forcing a decisive leg once more. After edging out a 10-9 victory in that match, he defeated World Champion Michael Smith 11-8 in the semifinals. Wright jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead before Smith displayed his skill to tie the match after ten legs, but the Scot drew away in the second half of the match to go to the final.
Wright got off to a great start against Price, completing 104, 149, & 140 to quickly build a five-leg lead. Price managed to win two of the next three legs to start his comeback but Wright clinched the following three legs to lead 9-2 and remain within inches of the title. Although Price managed to win three consecutive legs and reduce the deficit to 5-9, his miss in the 16th leg allowed Wright to cross the finish line by score of 11-5. Following his dominant run, Wright will surely be labelled as one of the favorites for next week’s 2023 CAZOO Masters.
2023 Nordic Darts Masters: results & score
20th January First Round Results
- Luke Humphries 6-1 Marko Kantele
- Jonny Clayton 6-3 Daniel Larsson
- Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Madars Razma
- Gerwyn Price 6-0 Benjamin Drue Reus
- Peter Wright 6-5 Dennis Nilsson
- Michael Smith 6-0 Darius Labanauskas
- Rob Cross 6-1 Vladimir Andersen
- Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Andreas Harrysson
21st January Quarter-Final Results
- Gerwyn Price 10-7 Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Rob Cross 4-10 Jonny Clayton
- Michael Smith 10-7 Luke Humphries
- Peter Wright 10-9 Michael van Gerwen
January 21 Semi-Final Results
- Gerwyn Price 11-10 Jonny Clayton
- Michael Smith 8-11 Peter Wright
21st January Final Result
- Gerwyn Price 5-11 Peter Wright
2023 Nordic Darts Masters: prize money pool distribution
Former world champion Peter Wright will get £20,000 as the 2023 Nordic Darts Masters champion, and Gerwyn Price will receive £10,000 as the tournament’s runner-up. Out of the total prize money of £60,000, Jonny Clayton and Michael Smith will each receive £5,000.
| Position | No. of Players | Prize Money |
| Winner | 1 | £20,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | £5,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | £2,500 |
| First round | 8 | £1,250 |
| Total | 16 | £60,000 |
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