Leicester's Mattioli Arena welcomed the best of the PDC for the week-long World Grand Prix.
The tournament is loved by some and feared by others due to its unique double-start format which can see legs won by players whose opponents are agonisingly marooned back on 501.
Luke Littler endured a shock first-round exit, giving some of his rivals the rare chance to stand beneath the confetti. In the end it was Luke Humphries who profited, beating Gerwyn Price in a high-quality final.
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World Grand Prix Darts 2026 results
The tournament runs from Sept. 28-Oct. 4.
Round One (best of three sets)
Monday, Sept. 28
Danny Noppert 2-1 Niko Springer
Ross Smith 2-1 Cameron Menzies
Nathan Aspinall 2-1 Kevin Doets
Jonny Clayton 2-1 Krzysztof Ratajski
Gerwyn Price 2-0 Sebastian Bialecki
Michael van Gerwen 1-2 Ryan Joyce
Luke Littler 1-2 Luke Woodhouse
Wessel Nijman 2-0 Rob Cross
Tuesday, Sept. 29
Chris Dobey 0-2 Jermaine Wattimena
Ryan Searle 2-1 William O'Connor
Josh Rock 1-2 Niels Zonneveld
James Wade 2-1 Joe Cullen
Gary Anderson 2-1 Damon Heta
Gian van Veen 2-0 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Luke Humphries 2-0 Dave Chisnall
Stephen Bunting 2-1 Andrew Gilding
Round Two (best of five sets)
Wednesday, Sept. 30
Danny Noppert 0-3 Ryan Joyce
Jonny Clayton 3-1 Wessel Nijman
Gerwyn Price 3-0 Ross Smith
Luke Woodhouse 0-3 Nathan Aspinall
Thursday, Oct. 1
Niels Zonneveld 3-1 Gary Anderson
James Wade 3-1 Stephen Bunting
Luke Humphries 3-0 Jermaine Wattimena
Gian van Veen 3-2 Ryan Searle
Quarterfinals (best of five sets)
Friday, Oct. 2 (from 7 p.m. BST)
Nathan Aspinall 3-0 Ryan Joyce
Gerwyn Price 3-2 Jonny Clayton
Luke Humphries 3-0 Niels Zonneveld
Gian van Veen 0-3 James Wade
Semifinals (best of nine sets)
Saturday, Oct. 3 (from 8 p.m. BST)
Nathan Aspinall 2-5 Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries 5-3 James Wade
Final (best of 11 sets)
Sunday, Oct. 4 (From 8 p.m. BST)
Luke Humphries 6-4 Gerwyn Price
What was the prize money?
Three quarters of a million pounds were divvyed up in Leicester.
Round-by-round breakdown:
Winner: £150,000
Runner-up: £80,000
Semifinalists: £50,000
Quarterfinalists: £35,000
Second round: £20,000
First round: £7,500
Total: £750,000
How to watch
The World Grand Prix was shown live on Sky Sports and PDC TV in the UK.
What is the World Grand Prix format?
The 32-player field is made up of the top 16 players on the PDC's Order of Merit and the top 16 non-qualified players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit as of Sept. 14.
The World Grand Prix is unique on the PDC calendar in having a double-in, double-out format which requires players to begin on the outer ring before scoring 501 points while finishing with a double or the bullseye.
Matches are won by the player who wins a certain number of sets, the number of which depends on the round of the tournament being played.
The highest-score available in a single visit is 180 (three darts in the triple 20), while the fastest way to finish a game is with a nine-dart leg. Each successful finish counts as one leg, and the first player to win three legs secures a set (best of five).
The number of sets required to win varies by round. In the first round, matches are played in a best-of-three sets format, while in the second and third rounds that increases to a best-of-five contest. In the semifinals it is a best-of-nine sets match and the final is best of 11.
Who are the previous winners?
1998: Phil Taylor
1999: Phil Taylor
2000: Phil Taylor
2001: Alan Warriner
2002: Phil Taylor
2003: Phil Taylor
2004: Colin Lloyd
2005: Phil Taylor
2006: Phil Taylor
2007: James Wade
2008: Phil Taylor
2009: Phil Taylor
2010: James Wade
2011: Phil Taylor
2012: Michael van Gerwen
2013: Phil Taylor
2014: Michael van Gerwen
2015: Robert Thornton
2016: Michael van Gerwen
2017: Daryl Gurney
2018: Michael van Gerwen
2019: Michael van Gerwen
2020: Gerwyn Price
2021: Jonny Clayton
2022: Michael van Gerwen
2023: Luke Humphries
2024: Mike De Decker
2025: Luke Littler
2026: Luke Humphries
