2026 Swiss Darts Trophy: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained

2026 Swiss Darts Trophy: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained

The Euro Tour heads to Switzerland, with the Swiss Darts Trophy marking the second-to-last ET event of 2026.

As usual, 48 qualifiers will battle it out, starting on Friday, in hopes of advancing to the final on Sunday night.

What to know about the Swiss Darts Trophy

Let’s take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.

MORE: 2026 Swiss Darts Trophy qualifiers

2026 Swiss Darts Trophy draw & schedule

Day 1 – first round (afternoon session)

Match Date Time (local)
Niels Zonneveld vs. Bradley Brooks Fri., Oct. 9 1:00 p.m.
William O’Connor vs. Jani Haavisto Fri., Oct. 9 1:30 p.m.
Mensur Suljovic vs. Gyorgy Jehirszki Fri., Oct. 9 2:00 p.m.
Sebastian Bialecki vs. Karel Sedlacek Fri., Oct. 9 2:30 p.m.
Niko Springer vs. Roman Wellinger Fri., Oct. 9 3:00 p.m.
Joe Cullen vs. Tom Bissell Fri., Oct. 9 3:30 p.m.
Cameron Menzies vs. Cristo Reyes Fri., Oct. 9 4:00 p.m.
Rob Cross vs. Mario Vandenbogaerde Fri., Oct. 9 4:30 p.m.

Day 1 – first round (evening session)

Match Date Time (local)
Andrew Gilding vs. Stefan Bellmont Fri., Oct. 9 7:00 p.m.
Jeffrey de Graaf vs. Sietse Lap Fri., Oct. 9 7:30 p.m.
Dave Chisnall vs. Alan Soutar Fri., Oct. 9 8:00 p.m.
Raymond van Barneveld vs. Maik Kuivenhoven Fri., Oct. 9 8:30 p.m.
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Bruno Stoeckli Fri., Oct. 9 9:00 p.m.
Michael Smith vs. Rob Owen Fri., Oct. 9 9:30 p.m.
Damon Heta vs. Alex Fehlmann Fri., Oct. 9 10:00 p.m.
Kevin Doets vs. Nick Kenny Fri., Oct. 9 10:30 p.m.

Day 2 – second round (afternoon session)

Match Date Time (local)
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Stefan Bellmont Sat., Oct. 10 1:00 p.m.
Wessel Nijman vs. Karel Sedlacek Sat., Oct. 10 1:30 p.m.
Luke Woodhouse vs. Rob Cross Sat., Oct. 10 2:00 p.m.
Martin Schindler vs. Tom Bissell Sat., Oct. 10 2:30 p.m.
Ryan Searle vs. Cristo Reyes Sat., Oct. 10 3:00 p.m.
Ross Smith vs. William O’Connor Sat., Oct. 10 3:30 p.m.
Chris Dobey vs. Bradley Brooks Sat., Oct. 10 4:00 p.m.
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Michael Smith Sat., Oct. 10 4:30 p.m.

Day 2 – second round (evening session)

Match Date Time (local)
Josh Rock vs. Dave Chisnall Sat., Oct. 10 7:00 p.m.
Stephen Bunting vs. Jeffrey De Graaf Sat., Oct. 10 7:30 p.m.
James Wade vs. Dirk van Duijvenbode Sat., Oct. 10 8:00 p.m.
Jonny Clayton vs. Maik Kuivenhoven Sat., Oct. 10 8:30 p.m.
Michael van Gerwen vs. Mensur Suljovic Sat., Oct. 10 9:00 p.m.
Luke Humphries vs. Kevin Doets Sat., Oct. 10 9:30 p.m.
Gian van Veen vs. Niko Springer Sat., Oct. 10 10:00 p.m.
Danny Noppert vs. Damon Heta Sat., Oct. 10 10:30 p.m.

Day 3 – third round (afternoon session)

Match Date Time (local)
Josh Rock vs. Karel Sedlacek Sun., Oct. 11 12:00 p.m.
Jonny Clayton vs. Rob Cross Sun., Oct. 11 12:30 p.m.
Jeffrey de Graaf vs. Bradley Brooks Sun., Oct. 11 1:00 p.m.
Gian van Veen vs. Tom Bissell Sun., Oct. 11 1:30 p.m.
Mensur Suljovic vs. Ross Smith Sun., Oct. 11 2:00 p.m.
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Michael Smith Sun., Oct. 11 2:30 p.m.
Damon Heta vs. Cristo Reyes Sun., Oct. 11 3:00 p.m.
Luke Humphries vs. Krzysztof Ratajski Sun., Oct. 11 3:30 p.m.

Day 3 – quarterfinals (evening session)

Match Date Time (local)
Karel Sedlacek vs. Jonny Clayton Sun., Oct. 11 6:00 p.m.
Bradley Brooks vs. Gian van Veen Sun., Oct. 11 6:30 p.m.
Mensur Suljovic vs. Dirk van Duijvenbode Sun., Oct. 11 7:00 p.m.
Luke Humphries vs. Krzysztof Ratajski Sun., Oct. 11 7:30 p.m.

Day 3 – semifinals (evening session)

Match Date Time (local)
Jonny Clayton vs. Gian van Veen Sun., Oct. 11 8:00 p.m.
Mensur Suljovic vs. Luke Humphries Sun., Oct. 11 8:30 p.m.

Day 3 – final (evening session)

Match Date Time (local)
Jonny Clayton vs. Luke Humphries Sun., Oct. 11 9:10 p.m.

Tournament bracket

Here is the bracket for the event after the first round.

Second round

Luke Humphries vs. Kevin Doets
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Stefan Bellmont
Danny Noppert vs. Damon Heta
Ryan Searle vs. Cristo Reyes
James Wade vs. Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen vs. Mensur Suljovic
Ross Smith vs. William O’Connor
Gian van Veen vs. Niko Spriner
Martin Schindler vs. Tom Bissell
Stephen Bunting vs. Jeffrey de Graaf
Chris Dobey vs. Bradley Brooks
Jonny Clayton vs. Maik Kuivenhoven
Luke Woodhouse vs. Rob Cross
Josh Rock vs. Dave Chisnall
Wessel Nijman vs. Karel Sedlacek

Third round

Luke Humphries vs. Krzysztof Ratajski
Damon Heta vs. Cristo Reyes
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Michael Smith
Mensur Suljovic vs. Ross Smith
Gian van Veen vs. Tom Bissell
Jeffrey de Graaf vs. Bradley Brooks
Jonny Clayton vs. Rob Cross
Josh Rock vs. Karel Sedlacek

Quarterfinals

Luke Humphries vs. Cristo Reyes
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Mensur Suljovic
Gian van Veen vs. Bradley Brooks
Jonny Clayton vs. Karel Sedlacek

Semifinals

Jonny Clayton vs. Gian van Veen
Mensur Suljovic vs. Luke Humphries

Final

Jonny Clayton vs. Luke Humphries

Prize Money

*Data via Wikipedia

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £35,000
Runner-up (1) £15,000
Semi-finalists (2) £10,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £8,000
Third round losers (8) £5,000
Second round losers (16) £3,500*
First round losers (16) £2,000*
 
Total £230,000

Format

48 players will be in action this weekend, with 16 seeded players receiving automatic byes into the second round action on Saturday.

Each seeded player will play the winner of one of Friday’s games, leaving 32 players left after Friday.

Saturday will feature only round two games, determining which 16 players will advance to action on Sunday.

The afternoon session on Sunday will consist of the round of 16 games.

The evening session will consist of the quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds.

The first round, second round, round of 16 and quarterfinal round will all be played in a best-of-11-leg format.

The semifinal round will be best-of-13 legs, and the final will be best-of-15 legs.

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