Darts’ World Grand Prix: Format, results and prize money

Jonty Colman

BBC Sport journalist

2 October 2025

Updated 12 October 2025

The 2025 Darts World Grand Prix starts on Monday, 6 October and is one of the Professional Darts Corporation’s major titles.

Unlike the rest of the sport’s majors, the tournament uses a ‘double in, double out’ format.

The 32 players featuring are made up of the 16 best-ranked players from the PDC’s Order of Merit, and the best 16 from the last 12 months via the Order of Merit who had not already qualified.

A total prize fund of £600,000 is up for grabs, with the winner earning £120,000.

Mike De Decker was the surprise winner in 2024, having previously not reached the last four or better at a major championship.

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What is ‘double in, double out?’

Mike De Decker holding the World Grand Prix trophy

Unlike most darts tournaments, the World Grand Prix uses a ‘double in, double out’ format, presenting a big twist to the gameplay.

This means that a player must start all legs on a double, rather than on any scoring zone on the board.

The use of ‘double in, double out’ has been in use in the World Grand Prix since its inaugural year in 1998.

How many sets are in each match?

The format is in set play, with each set being the best of five legs.

The first round is a best-of-three-sets match, increasing to five sets in the second round.

The quarter-finals stay at the best of five sets, before an increase to nine sets in the semi-finals.

The final is a best-of-11 match, also described as a race to six sets.

Results

Final

(1) Luke Humphries 1-6 Luke Littler (2)

Semi-finals

(1) Luke Humphries 5-3 Danny Noppert (13)
(2) Luke Littler 5-1 Jonny Clayton (6)

Quarter-finals

(13) Danny Noppert 3-1 Gary Anderson (12)
Dirk Van Duijvenbode 0-3 Jonny Clayton (6)
(2) Luke Littler 3-2 Gerwyn Price (7)
(1) Luke Humphries 3-1 Cameron Menzies

Second round

Cameron Menzies 3-1 Rob Cross (9)
(4) Stephen Bunting 1-3 Danny Noppert (13)
(1) Luke Humphries 3-1 Krzysztof Ratajski
Joe Cullen 0-3 Gary Anderson (12)
Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-0 Daryl Gurney
(6) Jonny Clayton 3-1 Luke Woodhouse
(2) Luke Littler 3-0 Mike De Decker
(7) Gerwyn Price 3-0 Josh Rock (10)

First round

(9) Rob Cross 2-1 Wessel Nijman
(16) Martin Schindler 0-2 Krzysztof Ratajski
(8) Chris Dobey 0-2 Cameron Menzies
(5) James Wade 0-2 Joe Cullen
(13) Danny Noppert 2-1 Jermaine Wattimena
(1) Luke Humphries 2-0 Nathan Aspinall
(12) Gary Anderson 2-1 Raymond van Barneveld
(4) Stephen Bunting 2-0 Niko Springer
(11) Damon Heta 1-2 Luke Woodhouse
(14) Ross Smith 0-2 Daryl Gurney
(6) Jonny Clayton 2-0 Andrew Gilding
(7) Gerwyn Price 2-1 Ryan Searle
(2) Luke Littler 2-0 Gian van Veen
(3) Michael van Gerwen 0-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode
(15) Peter Wright 1-2 Mike De Decker
(10) Josh Rock 2-1 Ryan Joyce

What is the prize money?

Winner – £120,000
Runner-up – £60,000
Semi-final loser – £40,000
Quarter-final loser – £25,000
Second round loser – £15,000
First round loser – £7,500

Who has previously won the World Grand Prix?

Phil Taylor is the most successful player in World Grand Prix history, winning the tournament 11 times.

Michael van Gerwen is the next most successful player with six titles, with James Wade (twice) being the only other player to win it multiple times.

2024 – Mike De Decker
2023 – Luke Humphries
2022 – Michael van Gerwen
2021 – Jonny Clayton
2020 – Gerwyn Price
2019 – Michael van Gerwen
2018 – Michael van Gerwen
2017 – Daryl Gurney
2016 – Michael van Gerwen
2015 – Robert Thornton
2014 – Michael van Gerwen
2013 – Phil Taylor
2012 – Michael van Gerwen
2011 – Phil Taylor
2010 – James Wade
2009 – Phil Taylor
2008 – Phil Taylor
2007 – James Wade
2006 – Phil Taylor
2005 – Phil Taylor
2004 – Colin Lloyd
2003 – Phil Taylor
2002 – Phil Taylor
2001 – Alan Warriner
2000 – Phil Taylor
1999 – Phil Taylor
1998 – Phil Taylor

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