World Grand Prix prize money: How much Luke Littler could earn in record-breaking tournament

One of the PDC's most anticipated majors begins on Monday (September 28) as the World Grand Prix takes centre stage at Leicester's Mattioli Arena.

The event uniquely requires players to begin and finish every leg on double or bullseye. 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 past 12 months via the Order of Merit who had not already qualified.

Luke Littler is the defending champion after thrashing Luke Humphries 6-1 in last year's final, and the teenager is unsurprisingly the overwhelming favourite to retain his title after winning all but one of the TV ranking majors this year.

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World Grand Prix 2026 prize money

As he attempts to become the first player to win successive Grand Prix titles since Michael van Gerwen in 2019, the teenager will be aware of the huge prize available.

Littler took home a whopping £120,000 for lifting the 2025 title, while runner-up Humphries collected a cool £60,000, with semi-finalists Jonny Clayton and Danny Noppert receiving £40,000 each.

The 2026 World Grand Prix will see the tournament's sponsor Boyle Sports offer a record-breaking sum of prize money. In the previous four years, the total was £600,000, and that has since increased to £750,000.

Here is a breakdown of the prize money:

Winner: £150,000

Runner-up: £80,000

Semi-finalists: £50,000

Quarter-finalists: £35,000

Second round: £20,000

First round: £7,500

World Grand Prix tournament breakdown

The eye-catching tournament begins on Monday (September 28) at the Mattioli Arena, and there are some mouth-watering ties for a packed-out venue to enjoy across a best-of-three-sets format.

Monday, September 28 - From 6pm

Round One

Danny Noppert vs Niko Springer

Ross Smith vs Cameron Menzies

Nathan Aspinall vs Kevin Doets

Jonny Clayton vs Krzysztof Ratajski

Gerwyn Price vs Sebastian Bialecki

Michael van Gerwen vs Ryan Joyce

Luke Littler vs Luke Woodhouse

Wessel Nijman vs Rob Cross

Tuesday, September 29 from 6 pm

Round one

Chris Dobey vs Jermaine Wattimena

Ryan Searle vs William O'Connor

Josh Rock vs Niels Zonneveld

James Wade vs Joe Cullen

Gary Anderson vs Damon Heta

Gian van Veen vs Dirk van Duijvenbode

Luke Humphries vs Dave Chisnall

Stephen Bunting vs Andrew Gilding

Wednesday September 30 - From 7pm

Round Two - Order of Play TBC (best of five sets)

Littler/Woodhouse vs Aspinall/Doets

Noppert/Springer vs Van Gerwen/Joyce

Price/Bialecki vs Smith/Menzies

Clayton/Ratajski vs Nijman/Cross

Thursday October 1 - From 7pm

Round Two - Order of Play TBC (best of five sets)

Humphries/Chisnall vs Dobey/Wattimena

Rock/Zonneveld vs Anderson/Heta

Van Veen/Van Duijvenbode vss Searle/O'Connor

Wade/Cullen vs Bunting/Gilding

Friday, October 2 - From 7pm

Quarter-Finals

Saturday, October 3 - From 8pm

Semi-Finals

Sunday, October 4 - From 8pm

Final

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How many nine-darters have been hit at the World Grand Prix?

Brendan Dolan earned the nickname 'history maker' after becoming the first player to hit a nine-darter in a double-in double-out format.

The Northern Irishman produced that magical moment in his 2011 semi-final against James Wade. He started with double tops, treble 20 and treble 20 before hitting a maximum and then an incredible 161 finish on bullseye (T20, T17, BULL).

Three years later, Wade was involved in a piece of history himself. 'The Machine' produced a stunning perfect leg in his round-two clash against Robert Thornton with an identical finish to Dolan before his opponent hit back with the same combination to send the crowd into delirium.

Two nine-dart legs were produced in one match at the 2014 World Grand Prix, and no player has since delivered a perfect leg at this tournament. Hopefully, this year's World Grand Prix will break that 12-year drought.