Overview
- Organizers confirmed four quarterfinal ties for Friday in Leicester: Nathan Aspinall v Ryan Joyce, Gerwyn Price v Jonny Clayton, Luke Humphries v Niels Zonneveld and Gian van Veen v James Wade.
- Second-round play produced major results including Gerwyn Price’s 3–0 win over Ross Smith with a 90.81 average and Niels Zonneveld’s 3–1 upset of Gary Anderson.
- Defending champion Luke Littler was eliminated in the opening round by Luke Woodhouse, removing a pre-tournament favorite and opening the draw for other contenders.
- The World Grand Prix’s unique double-in/double-out rule requires players to start and finish every leg on a double and the event uses a set format that changes scoring strategy compared with standard legs.
- Coverage is available free-to-air on SPORT1 with streams on SPORT1.de and DAZN and the event carries a £750,000 prize fund with £150,000 for the winner, making it a key mid-season form test ahead of the World Championship.