Swiss Darts Trophy 2025: Field, Schedule, Draw and Predictions

The Swiss Darts Trophy is set to take place between September 26-28, 2025, and is the 13th of 14 PDC European Tour events of the season, taking place at the Jakobshalle in Basel.

It will feature a field of 48 players with £175,000 in prize money with £30,000 going to the winner. Martin Schindler is the defending champion defeating Ryan Searle 8-7 in the 2024 final. That was the inaugural visit to Basel so the second is set to take place shortly.

This time, it is headlined by Michael van Gerwen as well as Luke Humphries, Stephen Bunting, and Gerwyn Price, among others, who will be involved. As ever with the European Tour, it is subject to withdrawal,s and often there are a few, especially among the big-name contingent. So whether they all make it here is another matter.
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The draw will take place on Thursday September 25 with it being confirmed at around 1pm CET.

The schedule is confirmed in the aftermath alongside the draw with the ProTour Order of Merit players opening proceedings against the Tour Card Holder and other qualifiers. They meet a top 16 player for winning their first round who start on Saturday.

Samuel Gill, Head Editor for DartsNews.com picks another German to rise to the fore.

I've got two picks for this tournament. Luke Humphries showed the spectacular in Budapest albeit with a disheartening loss in the end and I expect him to bounce back here for another good run. He is playing the good darts just isn't having the luck.

But as ever I see Martin Schindler as being up there again. He won the title last year and thrives in front of a German speaking crowd. So I expect him to perform well again.

Also see Gian van Veen, Josh Rock and James Wade as being up there over the next week. All three are good bets.

*** Martin Schindler

** Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen

* Josh Rock, James Wade, Jonny Clayton

Mats Leering, Editor for DartsNieuws.com sees Josh Rock as dominating tis week.

Josh Rock is perhaps his closest challenger right now to Luke Littler. 'Rocky' is in great form and it's only a matter of time before he finally wins a Euro Tour tournament.

Just below them, in my opinion, are players such as Gerwyn Price and Luke Humphries. Price is having a very strong year and, as far as I'm concerned, is currently not far behind Littler and Rock. Humphries on the other hand has had a few more bumps in the road this year. But with his exceptional talent he could easily win a tournament, as he showed at the Czech Darts Open.

Michael van Gerwen showed at the World Series of Darts that he still has what it takes to win tournaments, but the question is whether he can show this consistently. James Wade is also having a good year and could go far again this weekend. As far as I'm concerned, we're still waiting for Gian van Veen to finally reward his talent and good play with a big title. Who knows, he might just do it this weekend in Basel.

Favourites Swiss Darts Trophy:

*** Josh Rock

** Michael van Gerwen

*Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price, Gian van Veen

Pieter Verbeek, Editor for DartsNieuws.com also picks Josh Rock for a good weekend.

Luke Littler will not be participating in Basel this weekend, opening the door for other players to step up. One player who could take advantage of this is Josh Rock, who is currently enjoying an excellent run of form. It all began with his victory at the World Cup of Darts, followed by a semifinal appearance at the World Matchplay, two Euro Tour finals, and just last weekend, another semifinal at the Hungarian Darts Trophy. Of all the top players, he has proven to be the most consistent in his performances, behind Littler.

At the Swiss Darts Trophy, Rock will face competition from the likes of Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen, two players who have already claimed titles this September. In addition, James Wade, Jonny Clayton, and Nathan Aspinall have all shown this year that they can be dangerous outsiders.

*** Josh Rock

** Michael van Gerwen, Luke Humphries

* James Wade, Jonny Clayton, Nathan Aspinall

A point echoed by Nicolas Gayer, Editor for DartsNews.DE. The European Tour is heading into its home stretch, and one man who has shaped this season like few others still finds himself without a title: Josh Rock.

Like clockwork, the Northern Irishman once again reached the semifinals last weekend in Hungary, only to be stopped by an inspired Niko Springer. This time, however, I believe Rock will take advantage of Luke Littler’s absence to finally seize the spotlight. I expect him to lift his long-awaited first European Tour trophy of the season into the Basel sky.

I am also convinced that Gian van Veen will bounce back after a disappointing weekend and return to winning ways. Meanwhile, Martin Schindler returns to Switzerland as defending champion, and as always, he remains a strong candidate for a place in the final session.

*** Josh Rock

** Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen

* James Wade, Martin Schindler, Damon Heta