2026 German Darts Grand Prix

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2026 German Darts Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates4–6 April 2026
Venue Kulturhalle Zenith
Location Munich, Germany
Organisation(s) Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
Format Legs
Prize fund£230,000
Winner's share£35,000
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The 2026 German Darts Grand Prix (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2026 Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix) is an upcoming professional darts tournament that will take place at the Kulturhalle Zenith in Munich, Germany, from 4 to 6 April 2026. [1] It will be the fourth of fifteen PDC European Tour events on the 2026 PDC Pro Tour. It will feature a field of 48 players and £230,000 in prize money, with £35,000 going to the winner.

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Michael van Gerwen will be the defending champion, having defeated Gian van Veen 8–5 in the 2025 final. [2] [3]

Prize money

As part of a mass boost in prize money for Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events in 2026, the prize fund for all 2026 European Tour events rose to £230,000, of which the winner will receive £35,000. [4] [5]

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

Qualification and format

The top 16 players on the two-year PDC Order of Merit will be seeded and will enter the tournament in the second round, while the next 16 highest-ranked players from the one-year PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the first round. The seedings were confirmed on 12 February. [7] [8] The remaining 16 places will go to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 18 February), [9] four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 28 February), [10] one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 28 March), [11] and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 25 January). [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix 2026". PDC Europe. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Drury, Sam (21 April 2025). "Van Gerwen wins German Grand Prix after nine-darter". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "German Darts Grand Prix: Michael van Gerwen hits nine-darter en route to winning title in Munich". Sky Sports. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Phillips, Josh (31 March 2025). "Biggest prize money increase in PDC history confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "German Darts Grand Prix 2026". Mastercaller. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "PDC Rankings Rules". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Gorton, Josh (12 February 2026). "2026 ET3-4 Seeds & Tour Card Holder qualifier entries confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Race to ET3 and ET4 2026". dartsrankings.com. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "PDC ET04 Tour Card Holder Qualifier". DartConnect. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "PDC ET04 Host Nation Qualifier". DartConnect. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "PDCNB 2026 Tour - Latvia 2 - Weekend 02". DartConnect. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "PDC ET04 E. Europe Qualifier". DartConnect. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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