Following his heartbreaking loss at the final of 2023 World Championship, Michael van Gerwen will return at the 2023 Nordic Darts Masters with his eyes on the title, we take a look at the tournament format, playing line-up, schedule, tickets, draw, fixtures, & prize money
Beginning on Friday at the Forum Copenhagen, 2023 Nordic Masters will be played and with top-ranked PDC players featuring in this competition, fans will surely look forward to witness all the action. It is known that 2023 Nordic Masters will be the third-edition of this tournament and second event of 2023 World Series of Darts.
Nordic Darts Masters 2023 schedule, dates, time, draw, players entry list lineup, tickets, fixtures, prize money and live stream on TV coverage
The 2023 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters begins in Copenhagen on Friday, as Dimitri Van den Bergh opens his title defence against Madars Razma!
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2023 Nordic Darts Masters schedule, venue, draw, format, & playing line-up
Michael Smith, the current world champion, will face Lithuania’s Darius Labanauskas in the opening match of his quest to win a third straight tournament after winning the Bahrain Darts Masters. As he pursues a record-extending 14th World Series of Darts championship in Copenhagen, 2021 champion Michael van Gerwen will begin his campaign against Sweden’s Andreas Harrysson. Van Gerwen and Peter Wright might square off in the quarterfinals, if Wright manages to overcome Swedish superstar Dennis Nilsson and MVG wins his own tie.
Meanwhile, Gerwyn Price, who finished as the runner-up in the Bahrain Darts Masters, will face local qualifier Benjamin Drue Reus in an effort to keep up his outstanding World Series success. Meanwhile, third-seed Rob Cross will compete against home favorite Vladimir Andersen on Friday, and Jonny Clayton will square off against Sweden’s World Cup captain Daniel Larsson. World No. 5 Luke Humphries will face Marko Kantele of Finland in the last first-round match, with the victor going on to play Smith or Labanauskas in the quarterfinal.
After the opening round on Friday, the competition wraps up over two sessions on Saturday, with the quarterfinal action taking place in the afternoon and the semifinal & final taking place in a jam-packed evening session. For this event, tickets can be purchased by fans from here.
2023 Nordic Darts Masters: draw & schedule
20th January First Round Schedule (18:00 GMT)
- Luke Humphries vs Marko Kantele
- Jonny Clayton vs Daniel Larsson
- Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Madars Razma
- Gerwyn Price vs Benjamin Drue Reus
- Peter Wright vs Dennis Nilsson
- Michael Smith vs Darius Labanauskas
- Rob Cross vs Vladimir Andersen
- Michael van Gerwen vs Andreas Harrysson
2023 Nordic Darts Masters: prize money pool distribution
According to PDC announcements, the prize pool for the 2023 Nordic Darts Masters will be £60,000. The winner of this tournament will receive £20,000, while the runner-up will receive £10,000 in prize money. It is assured that the minimum prize money for each contender will be set at £1,250.
| 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 |
When & Where to watch: live stream & TV telecast coverage
It has been revealed that the Nordic Darts Masters will be broadcast on PDCTV, DAZN, Viaplay, and ITV4 in the UK, as well as through other PDC broadcast partners around the world.
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