It’s back and bigger than ever in 2024 — the European Grand Prix of Darts returns to the PDC Pro Tour, with a brand-new format which will see 48 of the world’s best players from across Europe go for glory in Singelfingen, Germany this weekend.
Qualification for this year’s tournament has been revamped and expanded massively, taking into the account the Order of Merit in both the PDC’s rankings and those on the PDC ProTour. As a result, we’ve got some surprise names amongst the top seeds and plenty of other big, big drawcards entering at the first-round stage, so get ready for some shock results!
Premier League Darts regulars like Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and Michael Smith are all included in the top seeds, but in-form players like Nathan Aspinall, Stephen Bunting and 17-year-old sensation Luke Littler are all a chance of crashing out in the opening rounds.
It’s all set up to be three days of sensational darts action, and with plenty of fast-paced action to keep track of, The Sporting News has you covered.
This three-day event of world-class European darts begins on Friday, April 19, 2024 and takes place at the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen, Germany. The 48 competing players will be whittled down via elimination over the course of the tournament, with the final taking place on Sunday, April 21.
Friday, April 19 will see the first round begin as the first 32 players open the tournament, with winners of those matches progressing to the second round, in which the top 16-ranked players who have been seeded enter the fray.
Saturday, April 20 sees the second round matches (last 32) all play out, and it’s a bumper finals day on Sunday, April 21, with the quarterfinals and semifinals both taking place prior to the European Darts Grand Prix final later that evening.
The Professional Darts Corporation have several broadcast partners from across Europe and the world, enabling you to catch all the action on the latest leg of the PDC’s European Tour. Both terrestrial TV and streaming options are listed below.
United Kingdom: This year’s European Darts Grand Prix will be shown exclusively on subscription service Viaplay.
USA and Canada: Subscription service PDCTV provide live coverage and streaming for viewers in the USA and Canada for this tournament.
If the European Grand Prix is not available to watch live in your location or if you’re traveling abroad, you can use a Virtual Private Network (VPN). VPNs offer a secure and private online connection, allowing you to bypass geographical restrictions to access your favourite streaming services from any device anywhere in the world.
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The total prize fund on offer for this event, the fourth of 13 events in Europe on this year’s PDC Pro Tour, is a cool £175,000, with the winnings split fairly evenly between the 48 players as the tournament gets underway on April 19. The winner will pocket £30,000 of that total, although there is no additional prize packet added on top for the player with the highest check-out.
The runner-up with collect just under half of the winner’s prize total at £12,000, and there’s a slight decrease going back through the rounds as the player pool widens from two to 48. Every single qualifier is guaranteed at least £1,250 though, even if they go out in the first round and don’t make the final 32 placings.
The defending champions coming into this year’s European Darts Grand Prix is Rob Cross, who beat the world’s current number one Luke Humphries 8-6 in Sindelfingen to win the 2023 title. It was the fourth meeting between the pair in little over a year, but despite winning the previous three, Humphries missed out on the top prize.
Damon Heta and Ross Smith were the defeated semifinalists last year, and all four players are amongst the top 16 seeded players coming into the 2024 Grand Prix. Dave Chisnall is the number one seed however, with Humphries second and Cross seventh despite both their successes in subsequent tournaments!
