About German Darts Championship 2023
The eleventh edition of the German Darts Championship was held in Hildesheim, Germany from October 13 to 15. Home player Ricardo Pietreczko surprisingly took the title after a victory in the final over Peter Wright.
Prior to the tournament, Pietreczko is not yet sure of participating in the European Championships and therefore wants to achieve a good series in Hildesheim. He starts the tournament against Mickey Mansell and manages to beat the Northern Irishman 6-4. Compatriot Martin Schindler awaits in the second round: Pietreczko throws an average of over 107 and beats Schindler 6-2. A round later it is George Killington who is defeated with the same figures, after Killington was too strong for Dirk van Duijvenbode a round earlier (6-0). In the first round, Killington beat Scott Waites 6-5, after Waites managed to throw a nine-darter in the ninth leg.
Pietreczko will meet Stephen Bunting in the quarter-finals. It will be a great match in which both men throw an average of over a hundred. In the end it is 'Pikachu' who manages to win 6-4 and secure a place in the last four. Here he plays against Michael van Gerwen. It will be an exciting match, in which Pietreczko takes a big lead, but Van Gerwen battles back to 6-6. The last leg may be started by the Dutchman, but thanks to a beautiful 10-darter it is Pietreczko who manages to reach his first big final at the PDC.
In that final he will meet number three in the world, Peter Wright. 'Snakebite' has a good weekend in Hildesheim and successively beats Chris Dobey (6-2), Nico Kurz (6-3), Damon Heta (6-4) and Luke Humphries (7-5). Not the best averages are thrown in the final, but it is soon clear that Pietreczko is the strongest: with an unprecedented doubles percentage of 100%, the German beats the Scot 8-4 and crowns himself winner of the German Darts Championship 2023. He is the second German (after Max Hopp) to win a EuroTour tournament. This title definitively qualifies him for the European Championships and also earns him a place at the Grand Slam of Darts.
Competitors Of German Darts Championship 2023
Stephen Bunting
Gabriel Clemens
Chris Dobey
Lee Evans
Daryl Gurney
Florian Hempel
Danny Jansen
Ryan Joyce
George Killington
Marcus Kirchmann
Jelle Klaasen
Patrik Kovacs
Boris Krcmar
Nico Kurz
Steve Lennon
Martin Lukeman
Mickey Mansell
Arron Monk
Darryl Pilgrim
Madars Razma
Karel Sedláček
Dylan Slevin
Ross Smith
Jeff Smith
Alan Soutar
James Wade
Scott Waites
James Wilson
Jeffrey de Graaf
Jules van Dongen
Gian van Veen
Vincent van der Voort
German Darts Championship 2023
Hildesheim, DEU
