[3][4][5] The defending champion was Gerwyn Price, who defeated Peter Wright 8–4 in the 2022 final.

[7] The prize money was increased for the first time in 4 years for all European Tours:[13] The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 15 February 2023 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

On 30 March, it was announced that top seed Luke Humphries had withdrawn, owing to the illness that forced him to withdraw from the 2023 European Darts Open the week before, moving José de Sousa into a seeded position.

[18] The three were replaced via the Reserve List by Scott Williams, Raymond van Barneveld and Mike De Decker.

Jim Williams, top of the Reserve List, declined his invitation.