German Darts Grand Prix 2026 04/06 On PDCTV

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Tournament Details​

The tournament will be played in the classic knockout system. The first four rounds will be played in a best of 11 legs format, the semi-finals in a best of 13 legs format and the final in a best of 15 legs format. All legs will be played in double-out mode.

Match schedule & sessions​

Saturday, 04 April 2026​

Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.) – 1st round
Evening session (from 7 p.m.) – 1st round

Sunday, 05 April 2026​

Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.) – 2nd round
Evening session (from 7 p.m.) – 2nd round

Monday, 06 April 2026​

Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.) – Round of 16
Evening session (from 7 p.m.) – Quarter-finals, semi-finals & final

The top-ranked players in the PDC Order of Merit will enter the tournament in the second round, while the remaining players will compete in the first round.

Prize money​

In 2026, the prize money for European Tour events was significantly increased. A total of £230,000 will be distributed as follows:

• Winner:£ 35,000
• Runner-up:£ 15,000
• Semi-finalists:£ 10,000
• Quarter-finalists: £ 8,000
• Round of 16:£ 5,000
• Second round:£ 3,500
• First round:£ 2,000

The prize money counts towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit (qualification for the European Championship).

Qualification​

The field of participants is made up of various qualification routes to ensure a mix of world stars and regional talent:

Top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit: Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton, Gary Anderson, Stephen Bunting, James Wade, Josh Rock, Danny Noppert, Ryan Searle, Gerwyn Price, Chris Dobey, Nathan Aspinall, Martin Schindler, Ross Smith (Automatically qualified for the second round on Saturday)

Top 16 of the ProTour Order of Merit: Wessel Nijman, Damon Heta, Jermaine Wattimena, Cameron Menzies, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Luke Woodhouse, William O’Connor, Niko Springer, Ryan Joyce, Krzysztof Ratajski, Mike De Decker, Dave Chisnall, Joe Cullen, Niels Zonneveld, Daryl Gurney, Raymond van Barneveld

Tour Card Holder Qualifier: Thomas Lovely, Stephen Burton, Michael Smith, Adam Lipscombe, Sebastian Białecki, Kevin Doets, Kim Huybrechts, Brendan Dolan, James Hurrell, Ritchie Edhouse

Host Nation Qualifier: Jan Schmidt, Marcel Hausotter, Kevin Troppmann, Finn Behrens

Nordic & Baltic Qualifier: 1 place for players from the Scandinavian/Baltic region.

East Europe Qualifier: Patrik Kovács

 

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NB: From the original list of entries, Gary Anderson, Luke Humphries, Chris Dobey and Gerwyn Price have withdrawn from the event, and have been replaced by Andrew Gilding, Ian White, Karel Sedlacek and Cor Dekker from the Reserve List.

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Tournament Draw Bracket - Second Round Onwards
Players seeded based on PDC Ranking position
(6) Danny Noppert v Ritchie Edhouse/Kevin Troppmann
(11) Damon Heta v Cameron Menzies/Karel Sedlacek
(3) Jonny Clayton v Raymond van Barneveld/Marcel Hausotter
(14) Luke Woodhouse v Peter Wright/Kim Huybrechts
(7) Ryan Searle v Krzysztof Ratajski/Thomas Lovely
(10) Ross Smith v Joe Cullen/Patrik Kovacs
(2) Michael van Gerwen v Niko Springer/Jan Schmidt
(15) Dave Chisnall v Michael Smith/James Hurrell
(5) Josh Rock v Ryan Joyce/Finn Behrens
(12) Jermaine Wattimena v Niels Zonneveld/Adam Lipscombe
(4) James Wade v Kevin Doets/Anton Ostlund
(13) Mike De Decker v Dirk van Duijvenbode/Stephen Burton
(8) Nathan Aspinall v Ricardo Pietreczko/Ian White
(9) Martin Schindler v Brendan Dolan/Cor Dekker
(1) Gian van Veen v William O'Connor/Sebastian Bialecki
(16) Daryl Gurney v Wessel Nijman/Andrew Gilding

Schedule of Play
Saturday April 4
Round One
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
William O'Connor v Sebastian Bialecki
Ryan Joyce v Finn Behrens
Krzysztof Ratajski v Thomas Lovely
Niels Zonneveld v Adam Lipscombe
Cameron Menzies v Karel Sedlacek
Ritchie Edhouse v Kevin Troppmann
Wessel Nijman v Andrew Gilding
Joe Cullen v Patrik Kovacs

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Michael Smith v James Hurrell
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Stephen Burton
Brendan Dolan v Cor Dekker
Kevin Doets v Anton Ostlund
Raymond van Barneveld v Marcel Hausotter
Peter Wright v Kim Huybrechts
Ricardo Pietreczko v Ian White
Niko Springer v Jan Schmidt

Sunday April 5
Round Two
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Ross Smith v Cullen/Kovacs
Jermaine Wattimena v Zonneveld/Lipscombe
Damon Heta v Menzies/Sedlacek
Daryl Gurney v Nijman/Gilding
Ryan Searle v Ratajski/Lovely
Danny Noppert v Edhouse/Troppmann
Mike De Decker v Van Duijvenbode/Burton
Dave Chisnall v M Smith/Hurrell

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Luke Woodhouse v Wright/Huybrechts
Josh Rock v Joyce/Behrens
James Wade v Doets/Ostlund
Jonny Clayton v Van Barneveld/Hausotter
Michael van Gerwen v Springer/Schmidt
Nathan Aspinall v Pietreczko/White
Martin Schindler v Dolan/Dekker
Gian van Veen v O'Connor/Bialecki

Monday April 6
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Round Three

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final

Sunday’s games played in Draw Bracket order

 

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Coverage will also be broadcast on PDCTV (excluding Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and through bookmakers' worldwide.

Schedule of Play
Saturday April 4
Round One
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
William O'Connor v Sebastian Bialecki
Ryan Joyce v Finn Behrens
Krzysztof Ratajski v Thomas Lovely
Niels Zonneveld v Adam Lipscombe
Cameron Menzies v Karel Sedlacek
Ritchie Edhouse v Kevin Troppmann
Wessel Nijman v Andrew Gilding
Joe Cullen v Patrik Kovacs

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Michael Smith v James Hurrell
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Stephen Burton
Brendan Dolan v Cor Dekker
Kevin Doets v Anton Ostlund
Raymond van Barneveld v Marcel Hausotter
Peter Wright v Kim Huybrechts
Ricardo Pietreczko v Ian White
Niko Springer v Jan Schmidt

 

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Saturday April 4
Round One
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
William O'Connor 6-2 Sebastian Bialecki
Ryan Joyce 6-1 Finn Behrens
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Thomas Lovely
Niels Zonneveld 6-3 Adam Lipscombe
Karel Sedlacek 6-4 Cameron Menzies
Ritchie Edhouse 6-3 Kevin Troppmann
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Wessel Nijman
Patrik Kovacs 6-3 Joe Cullen

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Michael Smith v James Hurrell
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Stephen Burton
Brendan Dolan v Cor Dekker
Kevin Doets v Anton Ostlund
Raymond van Barneveld v Marcel Hausotter
Peter Wright v Kim Huybrechts
Ricardo Pietreczko v Ian White
Niko Springer v Jan Schmidt

 

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Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Michael Smith 6-2 James Hurrell
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Stephen Burton
Brendan Dolan 6-5 Cor Dekker
Kevin Doets 6-0 Anton Ostlund
Marcel Hausotter 6-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Peter Wright
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 Ian White
Niko Springer 6-5 Jan Schmidt

Sunday April 5
Round Two
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Ross Smith v Patrik Kovacs
Jermaine Wattimena v Niels Zonneveld
Damon Heta v Karel Sedlacek
Daryl Gurney v Andrew Gilding
Ryan Searle v Krzysztof Ratajski
Danny Noppert v Ritchie Edhouse
Mike De Decker v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Dave Chisnall v Michael Smith

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Luke Woodhouse v Kim Huybrechts
Josh Rock v Ryan Joyce
James Wade v Kevin Doets
Jonny Clayton v Marcel Hausotter
Michael van Gerwen v Niko Springer
Nathan Aspinall v Ricardo Pietreczko
Martin Schindler v Brendan Dolan
Gian van Veen v William O’Connor

 

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2026 Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix
Sunday April 5
Round Two
Afternoon Session
Ross Smith 6-2 Patrik Kovacs
Niels Zonneveld 6-1 Jermaine Wattimena
Karel Sedlacek 6-2 Damon Heta
Andrew Gilding 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 Ryan Searle
Danny Noppert 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-5 Mike De Decker
Michael Smith 6-5 Dave Chisnall

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Luke Woodhouse v Kim Huybrechts
Josh Rock v Ryan Joyce
James Wade v Kevin Doets
Jonny Clayton v Marcel Hausotter
Michael van Gerwen v Niko Springer
Nathan Aspinall v Ricardo Pietreczko
Martin Schindler v Brendan Dolan
Gian van Veen v William O’Connor

 

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Evening Session
Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Luke Woodhouse
Josh Rock 6-4 Ryan Joyce
Kevin Doets 6-5 James Wade
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Marcel Hausotter
Niko Springer 6-1 Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Ricardo Pietreczko
Martin Schindler 6-4 Brendan Dolan
Gian van Veen v William O’Connor

Monday April 6
Round Three
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Danny Noppert v Karel Sedlacek
Jonny Clayton v Kim Huybrechts
Krzysztof Ratajski v Ross Smith
Niko Springer v Michael Smith
Josh Rock v Niels Zonneveld
Kevin Doets v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Nathan Aspinall v Martin Schindler
William O’Connor v Andrew Gilding

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final

 

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Monday April 6
Round Three
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Danny Noppert 6-2 Karel Sedlacek
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-4 Ross Smith
Michael Smith 6-4 Niko Springer
Niels Zonneveld 6-5 Josh Rock
Kevin Doets 6-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Martin Schindler
Andrew Gilding 6-1 William O’Connor

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Danny Noppert v Jonny Clayton
Krzysztof Ratajski v Michael Smith
Niels Zonneveld v Kevin Doets
Nathan Aspinall v Andrew Gilding

Semi-Finals
Noppert/Clayton v Ratajski/M Smith
Zonneveld/Doets v Aspinall/Gilding

Final
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Evening Session
Quarter-Finals
Danny Noppert 6-1 Jonny Clayton
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-2 Michael Smith
Kevin Doets 6-5 Niels Zonneveld
Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Andrew Gilding

Semi-Finals
Danny Noppert 7-2 Krzysztof Ratajski
Nathan Aspinall 7-2 Kevin Doets

Final
Nathan Aspinall 8-5 Danny Noppert