The Swiss Darts Trophy reaches its decisive Sunday in Basel, with the third round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final all scheduled for October 11. The afternoon session begins at 13:00 CET (12:00 GMT), while the evening session runs from 17:00 to 21:00 CET, with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final all taking place in that window.
Rob Cross faces Jonny Clayton in the last 16, Michael Smith takes on Dirk van Duijvenbode, and top seed Luke Humphries meets Krszystof Ratajski. The full afternoon order of play is: Josh Rock v Karel Sedlacek, Jonny Clayton v Rob Cross, Jeffrey De Graaf v Bradley Brooks, Gian van Veen v Tom Bissell, Mensur Suljovic v Ross Smith, Dirk van Duijvenbode v Michael Smith, Damon Heta v Cristo Reyes, and Luke Humphries v Krszystof Ratajski.
The tournament is the 14th event on this year's European Tour and the penultimate stop before the Dutch Darts Trophy in Maastricht. Action is live on PDC TV, with afternoon sessions starting daily at 12:00 PM BST and evening sessions at 6:00 PM BST. The event runs from Friday October 9 to Sunday October 11.
Humphries leads the field as top seed alongside Gian van Veen, Jonny Clayton, James Wade, Michael van Gerwen, Josh Rock and Gerwyn Price. Luke Woodhouse heads the ProTour Order of Merit qualifiers alongside Kevin Doets, Andrew Gilding, Rob Cross, Niko Springer, Joe Cullen, Cameron Menzies and Damon Heta among others. The Tour Card Holder Qualifier list includes Mensur Suljovic, Michael Smith, Raymond van Barneveld and Cristo Reyes.
Stephen Bunting is the defending champion after defeating Luke Woodhouse 8-3 in the 2025 final. The big names entered the tournament on Saturday, facing ProTour players or qualifiers who battled it out on Friday, meaning Saturday night was the first realistic chance to catch most of the stars. From the latter stages, the draw moves into bracket order, so the winner of each game faces the next in the quarter-finals, making the narrative easier to follow.
