The German Darts Grand Prix is scheduled for 4-6 April 2026 at the Kulturhalle Zenith in Munich, marking the fourth of fifteen European Tour events this season. The tournament features a 48-player field competing for £230,000 in prize money, with £35,000 going to the winner. Defending champion Michael van Gerwen returns after defeating Gian van Veen 8-5 in the 2025 final. Luke Humphries is the top seed, with Jonny Clayton, Gary Anderson, Josh Rock, Danny Noppert, Ryan Searle, and Gerwyn Price among the top 10 seeds. Notably, Luke Littler is absent as he continues his boycott of German events on the European Tour, having not played there apart from Premier League, World Cup of Darts, and European Championship matches in Berlin, Frankfurt, and Dortmund since issues with the crowd last year.
The schedule kicks off on Saturday 4 April with afternoon and evening sessions featuring first-round matches including William O'Connor vs Sebastian Bialecki, Ryan Joyce vs Finn Behrens, Krzysztof Ratajski vs Thomas Lovely, Niels Zonneveld vs Adam Lipscombe, Cameron Menzies vs Karel Sedlacek, Ritchie Edhouse vs Kevin Troppmann, Wessel Nijman vs Andrew Gilding, Joe Cullen vs Patrik Kovacs, Michael Smith vs James Hurrell, Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Stephen Burton, Brendan Dolan vs Cor Dekker, Kevin Doets vs Anton Ostlund, Raymond van Barneveld vs Marcel Hausotter, Peter Wright vs Kim Huybrechts, Ricardo Pietreczko vs Ian White, and Niko Springer vs Jan Schmidt. Second-round action follows on Sunday 5 April, with top seeds entering, including Ross Smith facing the Cullen/Kovacs winner, Jermaine Wattimena against Zonneveld/Lipscombe, Damon Heta vs Menzies/Sedlacek, Daryl Gurney vs Nijman/Gilding, Ryan Searle vs Ratajski/Lovely, Danny Noppert vs Edhouse/Troppmann, Mike De Decker vs van Duijvenbode/Burton, Dave Chisnall vs Smith/Hurrell, Luke Woodhouse vs Wright/Huybrechts, Josh Rock vs Joyce/Behrens, James Wade vs Doets/Ostlund, Jonny Clayton vs van Barneveld/Hausotter, Michael van Gerwen vs Springer/Schmidt, Nathan Aspinall vs Pietreczko/White, Martin Schindler vs Dolan/Dekker, and Gian van Veen vs O'Connor/Bialecki. The third round, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final are set for Monday 6 April, with matchups to be confirmed.
The field includes seeded players Luke Humphries (1), Gian van Veen (2), Michael van Gerwen (3), Jonny Clayton (4), Gary Anderson (5), James Wade (6), Josh Rock (7), Danny Noppert (8), Ryan Searle (9), Gerwyn Price (10), Chris Dobey (11), Nathan Aspinall (12), Martin Schindler (13), Ross Smith (14), Damon Heta (15), and Jermaine Wattimena (16). PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers are Wessel Nijman, 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, Ricardo Pietreczko, and Peter Wright. Tour Card qualifiers include Stephen Burton, Thomas Lovely, Ritchie Edhouse, James Hurrell, Michael Smith, Kevin Doets, Adam Lipscombe, Brendan Dolan, Kim Huybrechts, and Sebastian Białecki. Host Nation qualifiers are Jan Schmidt, Marcel Hausotter, Kevin Troppmann, and Finn Behrens, with the Nordic & Baltic qualifier to be confirmed and Patrik Kovács as the East European qualifier. The draw and schedule will be confirmed on Friday 4 April 2026, with the tournament starting later over the Easter weekend compared to usual.
Predictions from editors vary widely. Samuel Gill picks Jonny Clayton as his top contender, with Nathan Aspinall and Gary Anderson as secondary picks, and Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, and Gerwyn Price as tertiary choices, noting Clayton lost the Belgian Darts Open final 8-6 to Humphries. Oliver Ried selects Gary Anderson as his favorite, citing his past wins in Sindelfingen, with Luke Humphries and Gian van Veen as secondary picks, and Michael van Gerwen, Martin Schindler, and James Wade as tertiary. Nicolas Gayer predicts Luke Humphries to win, with James Wade and Wessel Nijman as secondary picks, and Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton, and Nathan Aspinall as tertiary. Mats Leering also favors Humphries, with Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton as secondary picks, and Gian van Veen, Daryl Gurney, and Michael van Gerwen as tertiary. Lucas Michael picks Michael van Gerwen as his top choice, with Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price as secondary, and James Wade, Nathan Aspinall, and Josh Rock as tertiary. Bram Coenen selects Luke Humphries as his favorite, with Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price as secondary, and Michael van Gerwen and Gian van Veen as tertiary. Pieter Verbeek also predicts Humphries to win, with Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton as secondary picks, and Nathan Aspinall, Michael van Gerwen, and Wessel Nijman as tertiary.
