Wayne Mardle Previews The 2026 World Grand Prix: 11/1 Fancy To Prevail In Leicester?

William Hill ambassador Wayne Mardle provides his expert insight ahead of the 2026 World Grand Prix, including best bets and tips on the tournament winner and early stages of the competition.

It’s all about the World Grand Prix in Leicester. Double in, double out. The pros hate it, we love it because it causes carnage.

Right, who do I think is going to win? Gerwyn Price. Luke Littler‘s in his half, Johnny Clayton, Ross Smith, the winner of the recent World Series of Darts finals.

It’s not going to be easy, but do you know what? He keeps putting himself in great positions to win events. He’s not quite crossing the line but he’s won this before. He’s a champion. He’s a world champion, former world number one.

Yes, he’s not showing that kind of form of late in winning events, but getting to finals, semi-finals, not a problem. I think you’ll get a run for your money and I think Gerwyn Price will prevail. Prevail, I’ll tell you.

There you go. Good luck. Good luck.

Monday Best Bets

I’ve only pulled a bet out of fancy on night one. This is big as well.

Correct score treble. I know, I know, it’s a bit much, right? Anyway, Nathan Aspinall to beat Kevin Doets 2-1.

Yep, job done. Johnny Clayton to beat Krzysztof Ratajski 2-1. And this may surprise people, Luke Littler to beat Luke Woodhouse 2-1.

Don’t underestimate Luke Woodhouse, he can play. So there’s your correct score treble. What a start this would be.

• Aspinall to beat Doets 2-1
• Clayton to beat Ratajski 2-1
• Littler to beat Woodhouse 2-1

Tuesday Best Bets

Night two of the Grand Prix, the World Grand Prix, the Dublin double out discipline that no darter likes, apart from us as punters, because it sorts the men out from the boys. Right, Dobey to beat Wattimena. I fancy it.

Rock to beat Zonneveld. I fancy it. Bunting to beat Gilding. I fancy him. There is your win treble. Do you want me to elaborate?

Chris Doby to beat Jermaine Wattimena. Josh Rock to beat Neil Zonneveld and Stephen Bunting to beat Andrew Gilding. There you go, I elaborated.

• Dobey to beat Wattimena
• Rock to beat Zonneveld
• Bunting to beat Gilding

*Odds subject to change – prices accurate at the time of writing*