2023 German Darts Championship

The defending champion was Michael van Gerwen, who defeated Rob Cross 8–5 in the 2022 final,[1] but he lost 6–7 to Ricardo Pietreczko in the semi-finals.

Pietreczko won his first European Tour and his first PDC ranking title as well, defeating Peter Wright 8–4 in the final without missing a single dart at a double.

Scott Waites hit a nine-dart finish in his first round loss against George Killington.

[5] The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:[6] The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 23 August 2023 automatically qualified for the event and are seeded in the second round.

Under PDC Rules, Price is replaced as a seed by the player ranked highest on the ProTour OoM at the entry deadline, which was also Smith.