German Darts Grand Prix 2026 Predictions: Four picks to win it all in Munich

The European Tour continues this weekend in Munich, with all 48 players looking to grab another ranking title. 

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

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History, Location and Format

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

The event is once again being held at the Kulturhalle Zenith in Munich, Germany and runs from Saturday, April 4th to Monday, April 6th. 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 Michael van Gerwen, who beat his dutch compatriot Gian van Veen 8-5 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.

0.5 units Luke Woodhouse each-way @ 40/1

With a lot of the big names absent this Easter weekend, such as Littler, Humphries, Price, Anderson, Dobey and Bunting, I can’t help but feel some of the odds at the top of the market are lacking value, so instead I’m opting to venture further down the market and Woodhouse is the first name I came to that really appealed. 

It feels like a matter of time until Woody lifts his first silverware in the PDC and tonight looks like a golden opportunity to do just that with so many names missing. Woody has already flirted with winning his first title - he made the final of the Swiss Darts Trophy in late September last year, as well as making the final of the last Pro Tour event shortly after that.

It’s been a mixed bag from Luke this year but there’s still been plenty to be encouraged about - he’s averaged 94+ in all of his last nine matches, so looks in good shape coming to Munich. Woodhouse will face Peter Wright or Kim Huybrechts in the 2nd round, Kim’s showing some decent form of late too. This could be followed by a clash against Jonny Clayton, so he won’t have it easy but he’s proven to me now that he’s capable of beating anyone and looks the best value below the top of the market at 40/1.

0.5 units Martin Schindler each-way @ 40/1

This may be a slightly predictable pick from me, as I am quite a regular backer of Schindler on the European Tour when it happens to be on home turf for him, but he really does look the most sensible pick in this top quarter. It’s a quarter with plenty quality in it but you could say Schindy is in the “easier” half of it, with an out-of-sorts Nathan Aspinall looking the only big threat to stop him reaching the quarter finals. You have the likes of Van Veen and Nijman in the quarter but priced up at 10/3 and 9/1 respectively, I don’t see any value in backing them.

Schindler has had a couple good runs here previously, reaching the quarters in 2022 and the semis in 2024. The Wall will face the winner of Cor Dekker and Brendan Dolan on Sunday, before potentially facing Aspinall who’s averaged 100+ in just 1 of his last 22 matches, scrambling to find some sort of form. Martin has averaged 94+ in 8 of his last 11 matches and is showing enough glimpses to suggest he can do some damage this weekend. Munich are known as being one of the best crowds on the European Tour and they’ll get right behind their own, with the backing of the support, it could give Schindler the edge in some matches at this tournament.

0.5 units Ryan Joyce each-way @ 80/1

Kevin Doets and Niels Zonneveld are the two form players in this quarter, but 16/1 and 25/1 respectively for two players that don’t have a PDC title between them doesn’t really appeal to me, however well they are playing. Instead I’ve opted for Ryan Joyce who does have a tendency to go on a deep run when not many are expecting it. He actually done well at the Belgian Darts Open last time out on the European Tour, reaching the quarter finals before losing out 6-4 to Van Gerwen. 

He wasn’t even at his best that weekend but with his deadly finishing on the doubles he can be a tough player to see off. He done pretty well on the European Tour last year - in 12 events played, Relentless made a final, a semi final and a quarter final which came at this tournament.

He faces home nation qualifier Finn Behrens in the opening round which he should take care of, before a potential meeting against Josh Rock who’s a bit hit or miss at the moment. The fact he’s got over the line on the Pro Tour twice before makes him a more appealing bet as I have more faith he can handle the pressure in the latter stages of an event than a Zonneveld or Doets, despite the far bigger odds. His scoring will need to be decent which can often be his weakness, but at 80/1 in a weakened field, I can’t ignore the big Geordie’s chances this Easter weekend.

0.25 units James Hurrell each-way @ 80/1

It’s surprising how little we’ve seen of James Hurrell on the European Tour since winning his tour card, given how capable he is. This is just a third European Tour appearance for James, but I feel he’s better equipped for it now than he’s ever been. I do think that the recent World Championship was a bit of a groundbreaking tournament for Hurrell, as far as his PDC career is concerned. Hillybilly made the last 16, defeating Dirk Van Duijvenbode and Stephen Bunting along the way. 

He’s kicked on a bit since that run, reaching the last 32 of the Winmau Masters too, the big stage experience in the PDC is beginning to build. He enjoyed a good week in Leicester at the Pro Tour events and the European Tour qualifiers - James won seven of his ten matches, averaging 96+ in six of those.

Hurrell sits 22nd on the averages list for 2025 at 94.62 and if he can keep around those numbers, he’s a tricky opponent for anyone. Facing Michael Smith first then Dave Chisnall the following round, we both know the pair of them are struggling in recent times and I don’t think a big run for James is beyond the realms of possibility.

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