# 2025 World Grand Prix (darts)
The 2025 World Grand Prix was a [Professional Darts Corporation](https://www.edgepedia.org/professional-darts-corporation) (PDC) major ranking darts tournament, the 28th staging of the World Grand Prix, held at the Mattioli Arena in [Leicester](https://www.edgepedia.org/leicester), England, from 6 to 12 October 2025 and won by [Luke Littler](https://www.edgepedia.org/luke-littler), who beat Luke Humphries 6-1 in the final.[1](https://world-of-darts.fandom.com/wiki/2025_World_Grand_Prix) • [2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c749d12ze7wo) • [3](https://cswdarts.co.uk/darts/world-grand-prix/2025) Sponsored as the BOYLE Sports World Grand Prix, it is the only PDC major played under a "double in, double out" format, which requires a player to open and close every leg on a double.[1](https://world-of-darts.fandom.com/wiki/2025_World_Grand_Prix) • [2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c749d12ze7wo)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dates and venue | 6–12 October 2025, Mattioli Arena, Leicester[2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c749d12ze7wo) |
| Staging | 28th World Grand Prix; one of the PDC's major titles[1](https://world-of-darts.fandom.com/wiki/2025_World_Grand_Prix) • [2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c749d12ze7wo) |
| Format | Double in, double out; the only PDC tournament using this rule[2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c749d12ze7wo) |
| Field | 32 players: top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit plus the best 16 from the previous 12 months via the ProTour Order of Merit not already qualified[2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c749d12ze7wo) |
| Prize fund | £600,000 total; £120,000 to the winner, £60,000 to the runner-up[2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c749d12ze7wo) • [4](https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/darts/news/2025-world-grand-prix-darts-draw-schedule-prize-money-format/115ec61c8c0d674bef998e97) |
| Champion | Luke Littler, who beat Luke Humphries 6-1 in the final for his first World Grand Prix title[3](https://cswdarts.co.uk/darts/world-grand-prix/2025) • [5](https://bbc.com.im/sport/darts/articles/cy7p7l5zpx0o) |
| Defending champion | Mike De Decker, the 2024 winner, eliminated by Littler in the second round[2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c749d12ze7wo) • [6](https://www.pdc.tv/tournament/boylesports-world-grand-prix-4?page=1) |
## Format and qualification
The tournament's defining rule is the double start. In standard PDC play a leg of 501 begins with any scoring dart and ends only on a double; at the World Grand Prix the opening dart must also land in a double before points count toward the leg.[4](https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/darts/news/2025-world-grand-prix-darts-draw-schedule-prize-money-format/115ec61c8c0d674bef998e97) A player who misses the starting double repeatedly can lose a leg without scoring, which makes the event harder to control than other majors and places a premium on accuracy at the outer ring.[2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c749d12ze7wo)
Matches are played in sets, with each set a best-of-five legs. The first round was best of 3 sets, the second round and quarterfinals best of 5, the semifinals best of 9, and the final best of 11 sets.[4](https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/darts/news/2025-world-grand-prix-darts-draw-schedule-prize-money-format/115ec61c8c0d674bef998e97)
The 32-player field combined two ranking lists: the top 16 players on the [PDC Order of Merit](https://www.edgepedia.org/pdc-order-of-merit), and the best 16 over the previous 12 months on the ProTour Order of Merit who had not already qualified through the main list.[2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c749d12ze7wo) The 2025 edition carried a total prize fund of £600,000, with £120,000 for the winner, £60,000 for the runner-up, £40,000 for each semifinalist, £25,000 for each quarterfinalist, £15,000 for second-round losers, and £7,500 for first-round losers.[2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c749d12ze7wo) • [4](https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/darts/news/2025-world-grand-prix-darts-draw-schedule-prize-money-format/115ec61c8c0d674bef998e97)
## Results
The first round, played over 6 and 7 October, paired the top seeds against the ProTour qualifiers, including [Luke Humphries](https://www.edgepedia.org/luke-humphries) (1) against [Nathan Aspinall](https://www.edgepedia.org/nathan-aspinall), Luke Littler (2) against Gian van Veen, and [Michael van Gerwen](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-van-gerwen) (3) against Dirk van Duijvenbode.[4](https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/darts/news/2025-world-grand-prix-darts-draw-schedule-prize-money-format/115ec61c8c0d674bef998e97) On Day Four, 9 October, Littler ended Mike De Decker's reign as champion to reach the quarterfinals, where he faced Gerwyn Price.[6](https://www.pdc.tv/tournament/boylesports-world-grand-prix-4?page=1) Gary Anderson also progressed to the quarterfinals at the expense of Joe Cullen.[6](https://www.pdc.tv/tournament/boylesports-world-grand-prix-4?page=1)
The semifinals on 11 October set Humphries against Danny Noppert and Littler against [Jonny Clayton](https://www.edgepedia.org/jonny-clayton).[4](https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/darts/news/2025-world-grand-prix-darts-draw-schedule-prize-money-format/115ec61c8c0d674bef998e97) In the final on 12 October, Littler beat Humphries 6-1, taking the first four sets of the match and at one point missing at the bull on a possible nine-dart leg.[3](https://cswdarts.co.uk/darts/world-grand-prix/2025) • [7](https://as.com/masdeporte/polideportivo/littler-gana-el-world-grand-prix-de-dardos-y-se-acerca-al-numero-uno-f202510-n/) It was Littler's first World Grand Prix title, a trophy that had eluded him after a first-round exit on his debut in 2024, and it made him a four-time major winner.[8](https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/10/11/2025-boyle-sports-world-grand-prix-semi-finals-latest) • [9](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/live/cm2zdr21eert) The victory left Littler £70,000 in prize money behind Humphries on the [Order of Merit](https://www.edgepedia.org/order-of-merit), with Humphries due to defend his Grand Prix, Players Championship, and World Championship earnings later in the season.[5](https://bbc.com.im/sport/darts/articles/cy7p7l5zpx0o)
## Background and history
The World Grand Prix was founded in 1998, replacing the PDC's World Team Championship, which ran from 1995 to 1997, and [Phil Taylor](https://www.edgepedia.org/phil-taylor-darts-player) won the inaugural edition.[10](https://world-of-darts.fandom.com/wiki/World_Grand_Prix) The tournament was held in Ireland for two decades, first in Rosslare and then at the CityWest Hotel in Dublin, before a pandemic-era staging in Coventry in 2020; it has been played at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester since 2021.[11](https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/darts/news/double-trouble-unique-history-pdcs-world-grand-prix/1ef9dd129f3249340d24468d) Michael van Gerwen has won the title six times, most recently in 2022, and in 2011 Brendan Dolan hit the first televised nine-dart finish achieved with a double start, against [James Wade](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-wade).[11](https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/darts/news/double-trouble-unique-history-pdcs-world-grand-prix/1ef9dd129f3249340d24468d)
The 2024 champion, Mike De Decker of Belgium, had entered that final having never previously reached the last four of a major, and beat Luke Humphries to take his first major title and the £120,000 top prize.[2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c749d12ze7wo) • [6](https://www.pdc.tv/tournament/boylesports-world-grand-prix-4?page=1) His doubles accuracy during that 2024 run, 49 percent of starting doubles hit, set a benchmark for the double-start format.[12](https://australiandartsassociation.com.au/2025/10/06/the-form-guide-littler-van-veen-lead-the-way-ahead-of-wgp-showdown/)
## References
1. [2025 World Grand Prix, World of Darts Wiki](https://world-of-darts.fandom.com/wiki/2025_World_Grand_Prix)
2. [World Grand Prix Darts 2025: Format, results and prize money, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c749d12ze7wo)
3. [World Grand Prix Darts 2025: Result, Final and Bracket, CSWStats](https://cswdarts.co.uk/darts/world-grand-prix/2025)
4. [2025 World Grand Prix of Darts: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained, Sporting News](https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/darts/news/2025-world-grand-prix-darts-draw-schedule-prize-money-format/115ec61c8c0d674bef998e97)
5. [World Grand Prix Darts 2025 results: Luke Littler demolishes Luke Humphries to win title, BBC Sport](https://bbc.com.im/sport/darts/articles/cy7p7l5zpx0o)
6. [BoyleSports World Grand Prix, PDC](https://www.pdc.tv/tournament/boylesports-world-grand-prix-4?page=1)
7. [Littler gana el World Grand Prix de Dardos y se acerca al número uno, Diario AS](https://as.com/masdeporte/polideportivo/littler-gana-el-world-grand-prix-de-dardos-y-se-acerca-al-numero-uno-f202510-n/)
8. [Humphries and Littler set up dream BOYLE Sports World Grand Prix final, PDC](https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/10/11/2025-boyle-sports-world-grand-prix-semi-finals-latest)
9. [Relive Luke Littler thrashing Luke Humphries in World Grand Prix darts final, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/live/cm2zdr21eert)
10. [World Grand Prix, World of Darts Wiki](https://world-of-darts.fandom.com/wiki/World_Grand_Prix)
11. [Double Trouble: The Unique History Of The PDC's World Grand Prix, Sporting News](https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/darts/news/double-trouble-unique-history-pdcs-world-grand-prix/1ef9dd129f3249340d24468d)
12. [The Form Guide: Littler & Van Veen lead the way ahead of WGP showdown, Australian Darts Association](https://australiandartsassociation.com.au/2025/10/06/the-form-guide-littler-van-veen-lead-the-way-ahead-of-wgp-showdown/)
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