The 2026 World Grand Prix is a fan favourite tournament each year due to the unique double-in, double-out format used.
Luke Humphries ended a streak of five Major tournament final losses on Sunday night with a 6-4 win over Gerwyn Price in the final.
Both players were competing in their fourth World Grand Prix final each while Humphries set a new milestone becoming one of just four players to win multiple Grand Prix titles.
The win for Humphries ensured he remained as world number two in the rankings, though he only slightly closed the gap on world number one Luke Littler who had a shock first round exit to Luke Woodhouse.
The 2026 World Grand Prix prize fund had a £150,000 increase from the previous year with all finishes after the first round seeing a larger amount in prize money earned.
The total prize fund was £750,000 (up from £600,000) with several top players benefiting in terms of ranking position due to deep tournament runs and the increased prize fund 🤑
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Luke Humphries Remains World Number Two After Earning Top Prize Money
Luke Humphries went into this tournament provisionally dropping to 3rd in the world rankings. Humphries was runner-up in the 2024 World Grand Prix meaning he had £60,000 in prize money to defend.
Fortunately, Cool Hand was in top form throughout the tournament and didn’t lose a single set until he faced James Wade in the semi-final, where he’d eventually win 5-3.
Humphries would then meet Gerwyn Price in the final who himself was in great form having beaten the likes of Jonny Clayton and Nathan Aspinall in previous rounds.
It would also be Price who started the stronger of the pair in the final making a new highest set average in World Grand Prix history at an astonishing 132.62!
He would then go on to lead 3-0 before an inspired comeback from Humphries saw him take the title with a 6-4 victory.
Humphries therefore secured the top prize fund of £150,000 and put himself £50k+ clear in the PDC Order of Merit ahead of Gian van Veen who remains world number three.
Price secured £80,000 in runner-up prize money and has put himself in a strong position to now finish the season ranked inside the world top four which would give him a guaranteed place in the 2027 Premier League Darts line-up.
In the chasing pack, James Wade made the semi-final, secured £50,000 in prize money and moved up to 5th overall in the rankings.
Back in the world’s TOP FIVE 🎯⚙️… The disappointment of losing last night’s #worldgrandprix semi-final’s been tempered by my steady rise back up the rankings… I’m in my best form for years. Let’s see where it can lead to in the business end of the year. Thanks, as always, for your support… 📷 Kieran Cleeves @OfficialPDC #darts #PDC #JamesWade #TheMachine
— James Wade (@JamesWade180) October 4, 2026
Wade has now made at least the quarter-final of every Major tournament he has played in this year and is showing remarkable consistency for a player who is 20+ years a pro!
Despite making the quarter-finals and earning £35,000, Jonny Clayton was overtaken by Wade in the rankings as the Welshman dropped to 6th overall.
Both could still make a top 4 push and overtake Price but it would likely require a big Major tournament win.
Players Who Exceeded Expectation or Will Be Disappointed
The most notable exit was Luke Littler.
Littler was until last month on for a historic clean sweep of Major titles in 2026 but he followed up a quarter-final loss at the World Series of Darts Finals with a first round exit at the 2026 World Grand Prix.
The £7,500 in prize money makes little difference to his ranking position though as The Nuke still has more ranking prize money than 2nd, 3rd and 4th places combined!
Nathan Aspinall making the semi-finals was much needed. Mid-tournament he said he’s one of the best players in the world, especially when it comes to scoring and that his ranking position didn’t reflect this.
In the quarter-finals he set the fourth highest ever match average at the World Grand Prix (105.15) which helped back up his point.
After then making the semi-finals and winning £50,000 in prize money, The Asp has jumped 4 places in the rankings to 11th.
He has a very good opportunity towards the back-end of the year now to really push into the top 10 and stake a claim of Premier League inclusion next year.
Josh Rock, Michael van Gerwen and Chris Dobey are some of the big names who also suffered a first round exit along with Littler.
All have been Premier League players over the last few years but MVG has dropped to a low of 9th in the world rankings, Rock has missed an opportunity to push up the rankings while the £7,500 earned has seen Dobey drop out of the top 16 altogether (down to 17th).
Niels Zonneveld is arguably the final player to have a noteworthy tournament for better or worse…
The Dutchman defeated both Josh Rock and Gary Anderson on route to the quarter-finals and the £35,000 in prize money saw him move into the top 32 for the first time in his career to 29th.
All 2026 World Grand Prix Player Earnings
Below is the full list of player earnings from the 2026 World Grand Prix:
| Position | Player | Prize Money |
| Winner | Luke Humphries | £150,000 |
| Runner-up | Gerwyn Price | £80,000 |
| Semi-finalist | James Wade | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalist | Nathan Aspinall | £50,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | Jonny Clayton | £35,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | Gian van Veen | £35,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | Niels Zonneveld | £35,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | Ryan Joyce | £35,000 |
| Second round | Luke Woodhouse | £20,000 |
| Second round | Danny Noppert | £20,000 |
| Second round | Ross Smith | £20,000 |
| Second round | Wessel Nijman | £20,000 |
| Second round | Stephen Bunting | £20,000 |
| Second round | Gary Anderson | £20,000 |
| Second round | Ryan Searle | £20,000 |
| Second round | Jermaine Wattimena | £20,000 |
| First round | Luke Littler | £7,500 |
| First round | Kevin Doets | £7,500 |
| First round | Niko Springer | £7,500 |
| First round | Michael van Gerwen | £7,500 |
| First round | Sebastian Bialecki | £7,500 |
| First round | Cameron Menzies | £7,500 |
| First round | Krzystof Ratajski | £7,500 |
| First round | Rob Cross | £7,500 |
| First round | Dave Chisnall | £7,500 |
| First round | Chris Dobey | £7,500 |
| First round | Josh Rock | £7,500 |
| First round | Damon Heta | £7,500 |
| First round | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £7,500 |
| First round | William O’Connor | £7,500 |
| First round | Joe Cullen | £7,500 |
| First round | Andrew Gilding | £7,500 |
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