2026 European Darts Grand Prix: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained

The Euro Tour heads to Germany, with the European Darts Grand Prix marking the fifth ET event of 2026.

As usual, 48 qualifiers will battle it out, starting on Friday, in hopes of advancing to the final on Sunday night.

What to know about the European Darts Grand Prix

Let’s take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.

MORE: 2026 European Darts Grand Prix qualifiers

2026 European Darts Grand Prix draw & schedule

Day 1 – first round (afternoon session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
Valters Melderis vs. Karel Sedlacek	Fri., Apr. 17	1:00 p.m.
Wessel Nijman vs. Ian White	Fri., Apr. 17	1:30 p.m.
Niels Zonneveld vs. Keane Barry	Fri., Apr. 17	2:00 p.m.
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Michael Hurtz	Fri., Apr. 17	2:30 p.m.
Kevin Doets vs. Jurjen Van der Velde	Fri., Apr. 17	3:00 p.m.
Andrew Gilding vs. Paul Krohne	Fri., Apr. 17	3:30 p.m.
Mickey Mansell vs. Rob Cross	Fri., Apr. 17	4:00 p.m.
Dave Chisnall vs. Petr Krivka	Fri., Apr. 17	4:30 p.m.

Day 1 – first round (evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
Michael Unterbuchner vs. William O’Connor	Fri., Apr. 17	7:00 p.m.
Joe Cullen vs. Maik Kuivenhoven	Fri., Apr. 17	7:30 p.m.
Jeffrey de Zwaan vs. Peter Wright	Fri., Apr. 17	8:00 p.m.
Cameron Menzies vs. Raymond van Barneveld	Fri., Apr. 17	8:30 p.m.
Damon Heta vs. Madars Razma	Fri., Apr. 17	9:00 p.m.
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Kim Huybrechts	Fri., Apr. 17	9:30 p.m.
Daryl Gurney vs. Oskar Lukasiak	Fri., Apr. 17	10:00 p.m.
Niko Springer vs. Robin Masino	Fri., Apr. 17	10:30 p.m.

Day 2 – second round (afternoon session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
Mike De Decker vs. Krzysztof Ratajski	Sat., Apr. 18	1:00 p.m.
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Kevin Doets	Sat., Apr. 18	1:30 p.m.
Ryan Searle vs. Wessel Nijman	Sat., Apr. 18	2:00 p.m.
Danny Noppert vs. Oskar Lukasiak	Sat., Apr. 18	2:30 p.m.
Chris Dobey vs. Andrew Gilding	Sat., Apr. 18	3:00 p.m.
Gary Anderson vs. Niko Springer	Sat., Apr. 18	3:30 p.m.
Stephen Bunting vs. Mickey Mansell	Sat., Apr. 18	4:00 p.m.
Josh Rock vs. Keane Barry	Sat., Apr. 18	4:30 p.m.

Day 2 – second round (evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
Ross Smith vs. Cameron Menzies	Sat., Apr. 18	7:00 p.m.
Gerwyn Price vs. Dave Chisnall	Sat., Apr. 18	7:30 p.m.
Nathan Aspinall vs. Jeffrey de Zwaan	Sat., Apr. 18	8:00 p.m.
James Wade vs. Kim Huybrechts	Sat., Apr. 18	8:30 p.m.
Gian van Veen vs. Joe Cullen	Sat., Apr. 18	9:00 p.m.
Michael van Gerwen vs. Michael Unterbuchner	Sat., Apr. 18	9:30 p.m.
Martin Schindler vs. Damon Heta	Sat., Apr. 18	10:00 p.m.
Jonny Clayton vs. Valters Melderis	Sat., Apr. 18	10:30 p.m.

Day 3 – third round (afternoon session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
Joe Cullen vs. Krzysztof Ratajski	Sun., Apr. 19	1:00 p.m.
Danny Noppert vs. Niko Springer	Sun., Apr. 19	1:30 p.m.
James Wade vs. Nathan Aspinall	Sun., Apr. 19	2:00 p.m.
Josh Rock vs. Ross Smith	Sun., Apr. 19	2:30 p.m.
Michael van Gerwen vs. Jermaine Wattimena	Sun., Apr. 19	3:00 p.m.
Stephen Bunting vs. Wessel Nijman	Sun., Apr. 19	3:30 p.m.
Jonny Clayton vs. Martin Schindler	Sun., Apr. 19	4:00 p.m.
Gerwyn Price vs. Chris Dobey	Sun., Apr. 19	4:30 p.m.

Day 3 – quarterfinals (evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Danny Noppert	Sun., Apr. 19	7:00 p.m.
Nathan Aspinall vs. Ross Smith	Sun., Apr. 19	7:30 p.m.
Michael van Gerwen vs. Wessel Nijman	Sun., Apr. 19	8:00 p.m.
Martin Schindler vs. Gerwyn Price	Sun., Apr. 19	8:30 p.m.

Day 3 – semifinals (evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Ross Smith	Sun., Apr. 19	9:00 p.m.
Wessel Nijman vs. Gerwyn Price	Sun., Apr. 19	9:30 p.m.

Day 3 – final (evening session)

Match	Date	Time (local)
Ross Smith vs. Gerwyn Price	Sun., Apr. 19	10:15 p.m.

Tournament bracket

Second round

Gian van Veen vs. Joe Cullen

Mike De Decker vs. Krzysztof Ratajski

Danny Noppert vs. Oskar Lukasiak

Gary Anderson vs. Niko Springer

James Wade vs. Kim Huybrechts

Nathan Aspinall vs. Jeffrey de Zwaan

Josh Rock vs. Keane Barry

Ross Smith vs. Cameron Menzies

Michael van Gerwen vs. Michael Unterbuchner

Jermaine Wattimena vs. Kevin Doets

Stephen Bunting vs. Mickey Mansell

Ryan Searle vs. Wessel Nijman

Jonny Clayton vs. Valters Melderis

Martin Schindler vs. Damon Heta

Gerwyn Price vs. Dave Chisnall

Chris Dobey vs. Andrew Gilding

Third round

Joe Cullen vs. Krysztof Ratajski

Danny Noppert vs. Martin Schindler

James Wade vs. Nathan Aspinall

Josh Rock vs. Ross Smith

Michael van Gerwen vs. Jermaine Wattimena

Stephen Bunting vs. Wessel Nijman

Jonny Clayton vs. Martin Schindler

Gerwyn Price vs. Chris Dobey

Quarterfinals

Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Danny Noppert

Nathan Aspinall vs. Ross Smith

Michael van Gerwen vs. Wessel Nijman

Martin Schindler vs. Gerwyn Price

Semifinals

Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Ross Smith

Wessel Nijman vs. Gerwyn Price

Final

Ross Smith vs. Gerwyn Price

Prize Money

*Data via Wikipedia

Stage (num. of players)		Prize money
Winner	(1)	£35,000
Runner-up	(1)	£15,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£10,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£8,000
Third round losers	(8)	£5,000
Second round losers	(16)	£3,500*
First round losers	(16)	£2,000*

Total	£230,000

Format

48 players will be in action this weekend, with 16 seeded players receiving automatic byes into the second round action on Saturday.

Each seeded player will play the winner of one of Friday’s games, leaving 32 players left after Friday.

Saturday will feature only round two games, determining which 16 players will advance to action on Sunday.

The afternoon session on Sunday will consist of the round of 16 games.

The evening session will consist of the quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds.

The first round, second round, round of 16 and quarterfinal round will all be played in a best-of-11-leg format.

The semifinal round will be best-of-13 legs, and the final will be best-of-15 legs.