European Darts Grand Prix 2026 Predictions: Wessel-Mania in Germany?

The European Tour continues this weekend in Germany, with all 48 players looking to grab another ranking title on the continent. 

Of course, our resident darts tipster Sean Rafferty is back on board and here are his European Darts Grand Prix Betting Tips...

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History, Location and Format

The 2026 European Darts Grand Prix is the fifth of fifteen events on the PDC European Tour this season.

The event is once again being held at the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen, Germany and runs from Friday, April 17th to Sunday, April 19th. It will be aired on PDC and Viaplay in the UK.

The 48 strong field features all the top 16 in the world, the next 16 from the Pro Tour order of merit and 16 regional qualifiers.

The defending champion is Gary Anderson, who whitewashed Andrew Gilding 8-0 in the 2025 final.

Prize Money

There is a prize fund of £230,000 on offer to the 48 participants, with £35,000 going to the winner.

1.75 units Wessel Nijman @ 9/1

I’m very rarely a backer of Wessel Nijman on the big stage, but I simply can’t ignore the form he showed at the start of this week. Wessel won his third Players Championship title of the year, having played in just eight events on the Pro Tour this year, a quite outstanding return. The young Dutchman averaged 108+ in three of his eight matches, with nobody getting within two legs of him in what turned into a cigar in hand job all day really.

The appeal to back him in these events has become more appealing since he won the European Darts Trophy in Göttingen last month - Nijman averaged 100+ in five of his six matches that weekend as he romped his way to the title, proving to himself and even backers like myself that he can put it altogether for an entire event away from the Pro Tour, where the large majority of his success has come.

Van Gerwen is the top seed in his quarter of the draw, but isn’t exactly firing on all cylinders just now. Ian White is the Friday opponent which he should come through followed by a tricky last 32 tie against Ryan Searle. It’s a tough run ahead for Nijman if he’s to have a successful week but he came through plenty big names on route to his first Euro Tour title. With the darts he’s producing of late, there’s no reason to think he can’t add to his Euro Tour tally in Sindelfingen.

1.5 units Gary Anderson @ 12/1

It’s not that often we get to see Anderson in action on the European Tour, but it would be rude for him not to try and continue his love affair with Sindelfingen - the two-time World Champion comes here looking to make it a hat-trick of titles in this event, having won the previous two editions. Something about this place agrees with Ando so I’d be wary if you were planning to oppose him this weekend.

Gary sat out the Pro Tour events in Wigan at the start of the week, so has enjoyed a few weeks off and should come here feeling fresh. The last we saw of him was on the Pro Tour at the end of last month where he made a semi-final, averaging 100+ in four of his six matches that day, so looks to be in fine form.

The draw was another factor that lured me into backing Anderson for this - he’s seeded for this which is a bonus, entering at the last 32 stage. Van Veen is the top seed in this quarter but is playing some of the worst darts he has in the past 18 months or so, so I think he’s very beatable if Anderson was to eventually meet him. If he get a couple wins under his belt against the likes of Niko Springer and Danny Noppert, the belief will firmly be there that The Flying Scotsman can pull off a terrific three titles in a row in this tournament.

1.5 units Nathan Aspinall @ 14/1

I have to admit, I was kicking myself a little not being on Aspinall when winning the German Darts Grand Prix last time out, taking advantage of a depleted field in Munich, a very similar task to what he’s faced with this weekend. That victory continued the Asp’s quite sensational form on the European Tour over the last year or so - he’s won 4 of the last 13 events he’s played in on it, a magnificent return for a player who incredibly never won a title in his first 59 European Tour events prior to this scintillating run, making just one final.

He hasn’t played since lifting silverware in Munich, so should be in high spirits and as long as he’s put some practice hours in during his few weeks off, should come here full of confidence. Much like Anderson, I quite like the way the draw could pan out for Nathan - he faces the winner of Jeffrey De Zwaan vs Peter Wright, neither of them are producing anything of note recently, before a potential last 16 match against James Wade who often looks disinterested in these events, or Dirk Van Duijvenbode who is so hot and cold at the moment.

14/1 looks a tad on the generous side for someone with such an impressive strike rate in these events in recent times and factoring in that it’s a weakened field once again.

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