2026 WDC World Grand Prix
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| 2026 World Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Country | England | ||
| Organisation(s) | WillMan Darts Career (WDC) | ||
| Format | Sets / Final - best of 11 | ||
| Prize fund | £600,000 | ||
| Winners share | £120,000 | ||
| High checkout | TBC | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| TBC | |||
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The 2026 WDC World Grand Prix is a WillMan Darts Career darts tournament that takes place during the 2026 season in England and is the 1st edition of the World Grand Prix by the WillMan Darts Career (WDC). The event's prize fund will be £600,000, with the winner receiving £120,000
The tournament will feature 32 players, consisting of the top 16 players in the world as well as 16 qualifiers. Everybody will be making their world matchplay debuts. Only the top 8 players, however, are seeded in fixed positions.
Overview
Format
The top 8 players are seeded, and were drawn to compete against the players ranked 9-16 as well as the 16 qualifiers in the first round. All matches are in set play format.
The number of legs required to win increases as the tournament progresses:
- First round: Best of 3 sets
- Second round: Best of 5 sets
- Quarter-finals: Best of 5 sets
- Semi-finals: Best of 9 sets
- Final: Best of 11 sets
Prize money
The total prize fund for the event is £600,000. The winner receives £120,000. The prize money breakdown is:
| Stage (no. of players) | Prize Money
(Total: £1,000,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £120,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £60,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £40,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £25,000 |
| Second round | (8) | £15,000 |
| First round | (16) | £7,500 |
Qualifying round
| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Gurnry | Michael Smith | Ryan Meikle | Dirk van Duijvenbode | |||
| Lukas Wenig | Andrew Gilding | Joe Cullen | Ritchie Edhouse | |||
| Keane Barry | Ryan Joyce | Madars Razma | Jermaine Wattimena | |||
| Peter Wright | Damon Heta | Raymond van Barneveld | Kevin Doets | |||
| Mike de Decker | Connor Scutt | Rob Cross | Kim Huybrechts | |||
| Justin Hood | Dave Chisnall | Ian White | Krzysztof Ratajski | |||
| Scott Williams | James Hurrell | Mickey Mansell | William Crossley | |||
| William O'Connor | Cameron Menzies | Martin Schindler | Luke Woodhouse |
Participants
The top 8 players in the WDC are seeded for the tournament. The next 8 best players as well as the 16 qualifiers, getting through a one round qualifying event, are unseeded. All players are making their world grand prix debuts as this is the first ever edition of the event.
The following players qualified for the tournament:
Top 16 WDC Players: (top 8 seeded)
- Luke Littler
- Luke Humphries
- Gian van Veen
- Jonny Clayton
- James Wade
- Michael van Gerwen
- Josh Rock
- Gerwyn Price
- Stephen Bunting
- Danny Noppert
- Gary Anderson
- Ryan Searle
- Wessel Nijman
- Chris Dobey
- Ross Smith
- Nathan Aspinall
16 Qualifiers:
Draw
Numbers the the left of players' names show the seedings for the top 16 in the tournament.
