Another one of the headline events on the annual darts calendar is already underway at the Citywise in Leicester, UK, which is hosting the 27th edition of the World Grand Prix of Darts and the fourth in a row to be held at the Leicester Arena. There’s a huge financial incentive from which to draw from, with the world’s best players all keen to get their hands on the top prize.
First held at the Casino Rooms in Rochester back in 1998, the World Grand Prix has been played across the UK and Ireland each and every year since, with the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, calling the event home for a 19-year stretch between 2001 and 2019.
The 2023 World Grand Prix was won by this year’s top seed and current world number one Luke Humphries, who beat Daryl Gurney, Luke Woodhouse, Peter Wright and Joe Cullen on his way to a clash with Gerwyn Price in the final; defeating the Welshman 5-2 in the best-of-nine-sets decider.
Humphries and a plethora of the world’s elite darts players are all ready to get their World Grand Prix campaigns up and running in 2024, and The Sporting News has all your TV and streaming details covered as opening night kicks off in Leicester!
When is the 2024 World Grand Prix Darts?
The 2024 World Grand Prix of Darts got underway on Monday, October 7 from Citywest at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, UK.
The first and second rounds will last for two nights each before leading into the quarterfinals at the end of the week. Then come the semifinals and final over the weekend, with the latter getting under at 8:00 p.m. local time (BST) on Sunday, October 13.
Here’s how those times translate across the major regions:
| Date | Stage | UK (BST) | USA (ET) | Canada (ET) |
| Monday, October 7 | First Round | 6:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, October 8 | First Round | 6:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday, October 9 | Second Round | 7:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, October 10 | Second Round | 7:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. |
| Friday, October 11 | Quarterfinals | 7:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, October 12 | Semifinals | 8:30 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, October 13 | Final | 8:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. |
How to watch 2024 World Grand Prix Darts: TV channel, live stream
The Professional Darts Corporation have several broadcast partners around the globe, helping you to catch every single throw from the 27th World Grand Prix this year.
UK: UK and Irish coverage of the World Grand Prix comes exclusively via Sky Sports, who will be showing all the action from Citywest on their dedicated Darts channel. Streaming of each match, both live and on catch-up, is available via a Sky Go pass or NOW TV link.
USA: DAZN‘s streaming service are broadcasting full coverage of the 2024 World Grand Prix for viewers Stateside in the US, with darts fans across the pond able to follow all of the action both live and on catch-up.
Canada: While no free-to-air or cable TV channels are showing the World Grand Prix in Canada, the PDC’s subscription service PDCTV are providing live coverage and streaming of the event for Darts fans across the globe, including Canada and all other countries outside the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
If this year’s World Grand Prix Darts is not available to watch live in your location or if you’re traveling abroad, you can use a Virtual Private Network (VPN). VPNs offer a secure and private online connection, allowing you to bypass geographical restrictions to access your favourite streaming services from any device anywhere in the world.
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2024 World Grand Prix Darts prize money
As has been the case for the last two editions of the World Grand Prix, the total prize fund for this year’s PDC event will remain at £600,000, with the winner taking home one fifth of that amount – £120,000.
The losing finalist on Sunday, October 13 will collect half the winners’ fee, £60,000, with players who are eliminated in the earlier rounds also collecting a significant prize for their progression into the tournament’s latter stages, with both losing semifinalists taking home a cool £40,000.
- Winner – £120,000 (157k USD)
- Runner-Up – £60,000 (78.5K USD)
- Semifinalists – £40,000 (52K USD)
- Quarterfinalists – £25,000 (32.5K USD)
- Second Round – £15,000 (19.5K USD)
- First Round – £7,500 (10K USD)
