THE world’s best will step up to the oche once again for this year’s Swiss Darts Trophy – and the action unfolds on Friday!
Martin Schindler pulled off an incredible comeback against Ryan Searle to win the 2024 crown.

However, the German returns to Basel as a 16th seed, meaning he could face a potential banana skin in his opening encounter.
The likes of Michael van Gerwen, Stephen Bunting and Nathan Aspinall are all set to feature.
World No1 Luke Humphries also competes in Basel and will be determined to bounce back from his shock quarter-final defeat in last weekend’s Hungarian Darts Trophy.
But teen sensation Luke Littler will not be participating in the 13th stop on the PDC European Tour.
When is the Swiss Darts Trophy 2025?
- The Swiss Darts Trophy 2025 gets underway on Friday, September 26.
- It then concludes two days later – Sunday, September 28.
- Afternoon sessions take place from 12pm BST while the evening sessions start at 6pm BST.
- St.Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland is the chosen venue for the penultimate PDC European Tour event.
What TV channel is the Swiss Darts Trophy 2025 on and can I live stream it?
- The Swiss Darts Trophy 2025 will be broadcast LIVE on PDCTV.
- Fans can also stream the entire action on DAZN which is available across 200 different countries.
- Alternatively, SunSport will have leg-by-leg action through our LIVE blog.
Who is playing at the Swiss Darts Trophy 2025?
Seeded players
- Luke Humphries
- Stephen Bunting
- Jonny Clayton
- Rob Cross
- Damon Heta
- Gary Anderson
- Ross Smith
- Peter Wright
- Michael van Gerwen
- James Wade
- Chris Dobey
- Gerwyn Price
- Josh Rock
- Dave Chisnall
- Danny Noppert
- Martin Schindler
Pre-qualified players
- Gian van Veen
- Cameron Menzies
- Nathan Aspinall
- Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Daryl Gurney
- Andrew Gilding
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Niels Zonneveld
- Wessel Nijman
- Ryan Searle
- Jermaine Wattimena
- Mike de Decker
- Luke Woodhouse
- Ryan Joyce
- Ricardo Pietreczko
- Krzysztof Ratajski
Tour Card qualifiers
- Niko Springer
- Oskar Lukasiak
- Cor Decker
- Lukas Wenig
- Callan Rydz
- Owen Bates
- Ritchie Edhouse
- Martin Lukeman
- William O’Connor
- Jits Van der Wal
East European Qualifier
- Dalibor Smolik
Nordic & Baltic Qualifier
- Andreas Jorgensen
Swiss Darts Trophy 2025 schedule
Friday, September 26
First round
Afternoon sessions from 12pm
- Connor Scutt vs Callan Rydz
- Niels Zonneveld vs Dalibor Smolik
- Krzysztof Ratajski vs Owen Bates
- Andrew Gilding vs Cor Dekker
- Ryan Joyce vs Host Nation Qualifier 4
- Luke Woodhouse vs Lukas Wenig
- Ricardo Pietreczko vs Oskar Lukasiak
- Mensur Suljovic vs Martin Lukeman
Evening sessions from 6pm
- Chris Landman vs Host Nation Qualifier 3
- Wessel Nijman vs Ritchie Edhouse
- Raymond van Barneveld vs Host Nation Qualifier 2
- Richard Veenstra vs Niko Springer
- Jermaine Wattimena vs Host Nation Qualifier 1
- Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Jitse van der Wal
- Daryl Gurney vs William O’Connor
- Nathan Aspinall vs Andreas Toft Jorgensen
Saturday, September 27
Second round
Afternoon sessions from 12pm
- Ryan Searle vs Zonneveld/Smolik
- Dave Chisnall vs Woodhouse/Wenig
- Peter Wright vs Gilding/Dekker
- Mike De Decker vs Ratajski/Bates
- Rob Cross vs Veenstra/Springer
- Gian van Veen vs Van Duijvenbode/Van der Wal
- Danny Noppert vs Gurney/O’Connor
- Ross Smith vs Nijman/Edhouse
Evening sessions from 6pm
- James Wade vs Joyce/HNQ4
- Martin Schindler vs Pietreczko/Lukasiak
- Josh Rock vs Wattimena/HNQ1
- Luke Humphries vs Scutt/Rydz
- Jonny Clayton vs Aspinall/Jorgensen
- Damon Heta vs Van Barneveld/HNQ2
- Stephen Bunting vs Landman/HNQ3
- Chris Dobey vs Suljovic/Lukeman
Sunday, September 28
Third round from 12pm
Quarter-finals, semi-finals and final from 6pm