2026 Swiss Darts Trophy Draw Confirmed
2026 Swiss Darts Trophy Draw Confirmed
Stephen Bunting will defend his Swiss Darts Trophy against either Jeffrey de Graaf or Sietse Lap this weekend in Basel, as the race for European Championship qualifying continues.
The year’s penultimate European Tour event will be held at St Jakobshalle from October 9 to 11, with freshly crowned World Grand Prix champion Luke Humphries also scheduled to compete in the Swiss city.
The top 16 players on the PDC Werner Rankings Ladder will enter the competition in round two on Saturday, when top seed Humphries either Kevin Doets or Nick Kenny.
Gian van Veen will face Niko Springer or a Host Nation representative, while Jonny Clayton will face either Van Barneveld or Kuivenhoven of the Netherlands.
James Wade, winner of the Flanders Darts Trophy, might meet Dirk van Duijvenbode as he looks to win back-to-back European Tour titles in Switzerland.
NB: From the original field of entries, Gerwyn Price, Gary Anderson, Nathan Aspinall and Ryan Joyce have withdrawn from the event, and have been replaced by Karel Sedlacek, Alan Soutar, Rob Owen and Nick Kenny from the Reserve List.
2026 Swiss Darts Trophy Draw Confirmed
2026 Swiss Darts Trophy (ET14)
Tournament Draw Bracket – Second Round Onwards
Players seeded based on PDC Ranking position
(6) Josh Rock v Dave Chisnall/Alan Soutar
(11) Wessel Nijman v Sebastian Bialecki/Karel Sedlacek
(3) Jonny Clayton v Raymond van Barneveld/Maik Kuivenhoven
(14) Luke Woodhouse v Rob Cross/Mario Vandenbogaerde
(7) Stephen Bunting v Jeffrey de Graaf/Sietse Lap
(10) Chris Dobey v Niels Zonneveld/Bradley Brooks
(2) Gian van Veen v Niko Springer/HNQ2
(15) Martin Schindler v Joe Cullen/Tom Bissell
(5) Michael van Gerwen v Mensur Suljovic/Gyorgy Jehirszki
(12) Ross Smith v William O’Connor/Jani Haavisto
(4) James Wade v Dirk van Duijvenbode/HNQ3
(13) Jermaine Wattimena v Michael Smith/Rob Owen
(8) Danny Noppert v Damon Heta/HNQ4
(9) Ryan Searle v Cameron Menzies/Cristo Reyes
(1) Luke Humphries v Kevin Doets/Nick Kenny
(16) Krzysztof Ratajski v Andrew Gilding/HNQ1
Schedule of Play – SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Friday October 9
Round One
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Niels Zonneveld v Bradley Brooks
William O’Connor v Jani Haavisto
Mensur Suljovic v Gyorgy Jehirszki
Sebastian Bialecki v Karel Sedlacek
Niko Springer v HNQ2
Joe Cullen v Tom Bissell
Cameron Menzies v Cristo Reyes
Rob Cross v Mario Vandenbogaerde
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Andrew Gilding v HNQ1
Jeffrey de Graaf v Sietse Lap
Dave Chisnall v Alan Soutar
Raymond van Barneveld v Maik Kuivenhoven
Dirk van Duijvenbode v HNQ3
Michael Smith v Rob Owen
Damon Heta v HNQ4
Kevin Doets v Nick Kenny
Saturday October 10
Round Two
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Krzysztof Ratajski v Gilding/HNQ1
Wessel Nijman v Bialecki/Sedlacek
Luke Woodhouse v Cross/Vandenbogaerde
Martin Schindler v Cullen/Bissell
Ryan Searle v Menzies/Reyes
Ross Smith v O’Connor/Haavisto
Chris Dobey v Zonneveld/Brooks
Jermaine Wattimena v M Smith/Owen
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Josh Rock v Chisnall/Soutar
Stephen Bunting v De Graaf/Lap
James Wade v Van Duijvenbode/HNQ3
Jonny Clayton v Van Barneveld/Kuivenhoven
Michael van Gerwen v Suljovic/Jehirszki
Luke Humphries v Doets/Kenny
Gian van Veen v Springer/HNQ2
Danny Noppert v Heta/HNQ4
Sunday October 11
Afternoon Session (1200 local time, 1100 BST)
Round Three
Evening Session (1800 local time, 1700 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Sunday’s games played in Draw Bracket order
