The European Darts Grand Prix 2026 is scheduled to take place from 17-19 April 2026 at the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen. Gary Anderson returns as defending champion after defeating Andrew Gilding 8-0 in the 2025 final. The event is the fifth stop on this year's European Tour. Notably, Luke Humphries and Luke Littler will not be competing, with Littler also not playing the ProTour that week as he continues to focus on the Premier League.
Gian van Veen is the top seed, alongside Michael van Gerwen, with Jonny Clayton, James Wade, Josh Rock, and Gerwyn Price also among the main seeds. The full field includes seeded players from Gian van Veen (1) to Mike De Decker (16), ProTour Order of Merit qualifiers such as Wessel Nijman, Damon Heta, and Krzysztof Ratajski, Tour Card qualifiers including Rob Cross and Raymond van Barneveld, Host Nation qualifiers Michael Hurtz, Paul Krohne, Michael Unterbuchner, and Robin Masino, and the Nordic & Baltic qualifier Valters Melderis. An East European qualifier is listed as TBC.
The schedule begins on Friday, April 17, with afternoon and evening sessions for the first round, featuring matches like Karel Sedlacek v Valters Melderis, Rob Cross v Mickey Mansell, and Peter Wright v Jeffrey de Zwaan. The second round follows on Saturday, April 18, with matches including Mike De Decker facing the winner of Ratajski/Hurtz, and Gary Anderson playing the winner of Springer/Masino. The third round, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final are set for Sunday, April 19. The draw and schedule were confirmed on Thursday, 16 April 2026, around 12pm BST.
Predictions from editors vary widely. Samuel Gill picks Danny Noppert or Gary Anderson to win, noting Noppert lost a final 8-5 to Nathan Aspinall recently. Oliver Ried predicts Michael van Gerwen will lift the trophy, with Gary Anderson and Gerwyn Price as other contenders. Lucas Michael selects Gerwyn Price for glory, citing his consistent high averages. Mats Leering also sees Price as champion, highlighting Dutch players like Niels Zonneveld and Wessel Nijman. Bram Coenen picks the Welsh duo of Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton to dominate. Nicolas Gayer goes for James Wade, noting his wait for a European Tour title. Pieter Verbeek picks Price, with Nathan Aspinall and Jonny Clayton as other favourites.
