The draw for the 2024
Swiss Darts Trophy has now been confirmed and there are some very intriguing clashes in the first round!
For example, two-time world champion
Peter Wright gets his tournament underway in the first round against Dutchman, Richard Veenstra. If 'Snakebite' can continue his recent resurgence against Veenstra, a tantalising tie in round 2 would await against the current world champion and world number one,
Luke Humphries.
Elsewhere, well-known darting stars Raymond van Barneveld and Joe Cullen do battle in the opening round. The victor of the Van Barneveld and Cullen tie is then rewarded with a showdown against Ricardo Pietreczko, who had to withdraw from the Hungarian Darts Trophy last week with an injury. This week Pietreczko did compete at the Pro Tours in Leicester, but was unable to break even, posting an average of just 68. So there are good chances for either Van Barneveld or Cullen to at least reach the final day in Basel.
Notably,
Luke Littler faces the winner of the Krzysztof Ratajski/Host Nation Qualifier 2 tie and
Gerwyn Price has a battle against either Dimitri Van den Bergh or James Wade to look forward to. See the full draw below!
This is the first time the PDC has hosted a tournament in Switzerland. Earlier this year, Euro Tour tournaments were played in Belgium, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Hungary. Later this year, another event will be completed in the Czech Republic.
Draw Swiss Darts Trophy 2024
(6) Josh Rock v Ritchie Edhouse/Jermaine Wattimena
(11) Rob Cross v Andrew Gilding/Nandor Pres
(3) Luke Humphries v Peter Wright/Richard Veenstra
(14) Luke Littler v Krzysztof Ratajski/Host Nation Qualifier 2
(7) Stephen Bunting v Ian White/Michael Smith
(10) Martin Schindler v Anton Ostlund/Dirk van Duijvenbode
(2) Ross Smith v Mike De Decker/Graham Hall
(15) Ricardo Pietreczko v Joe Cullen/Raymond van Barneveld
(5) Danny Noppert v Cameron Menzies/Jonny Clayton
(12) Gian van Veen v Callan Rydz/Brendan Dolan
(4) Gerwyn Price v Dimitri Van den Bergh/James Wade
(13) Chris Dobey v Luke Woodhouse/Wessel Nijman
(8) Damon Heta v Madars Razma/Host Nation Qualifier 4
(9) Ryan Searle v Host Nation Qualifier 1/Ryan Meikle
(1) Dave Chisnall v Host Nation Qualifier 3/Nathan Aspinall
(16) Daryl Gurney v Karel Sedlacek/Jim Williams
Playing schedule Swiss Darts Trophy 2024
Friday, Sept. 27
First round
Afternoon session (from 12 p.m.)
Karel Sedlacek v Jim Williams
Luke Woodhouse v Wessel Nijman
Krzysztof Ratajski v Host Nation Qualifier 2
Mike De Decker v Graham Hall
Madars Razma v Host Nation Qualifier 4
Andrew Gilding v Nandor Pres
Host Nation Qualifier 1 v Ryan Meikle
Callan Rydz v Brendan Dolan
Evening session (from 6 p.m.)
Ritchie Edhouse v Jermaine Wattimena
Anton Ostlund v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Dimitri Van den Bergh v James Wade
Joe Cullen v Raymond van Barneveld
Cameron Menzies v Jonny Clayton
Peter Wright v Richard Veenstra
Host Nation Qualifier 3 v Nathan Aspinall
Ian White v Michael Smith
Saturday, Sept. 28
Second round
Afternoon session (from 12 p.m.)
Gian van Veen v Rydz/Dolan
Ryan Searle v HNQ1/Meikle
Rob Cross v Gilding/Pres
Josh Rock v Edhouse/Wattimena
Damon Heta v Razma/HNQ4
Ross Smith v De Decker/Hall
Daryl Gurney v Sedlacek/Williams
Danny Noppert v Menzies/Clayton
Evening session (from 6 p.m.)
Martin Schindler v Ostlund/Van Duijvenbode
Stephen Bunting v White/M Smith
Gerwyn Price v Van den Bergh/Wade
Luke Humphries v Wright/Veenstra
Luke Littler v Ratajski/HNQ2
Ricardo Pietreczko v Cullen/Van Barneveld
Dave Chisnall v HNQ3/Aspinall
Chris Dobey v Woodhouse/Nijman
Sunday, Sept. 29
Afternoon session (from 11am)
Third Round
Evening session (from 5 p.m.)
Quarterfinal
Semifinals
Final