The year’s penultimate Winamax European Tour event will see a 48-player field competing for the £30,000 top prize at St. Jakobshalle, as the race for World Grand Prix qualification concludes on Swiss soil.
Schindler prevailed in the tournament’s inaugural staging 12 months ago, and he will kick off his title defence against his World Cup partner Pietreczko or Swedish star Lukasiak.
Friday’s first round will feature 16 matches across two sessions, as newly crowned Hungarian Darts Trophy champion Niko Springer returns to action against Dutchman Richard Veenstra.
2025 Swiss Darts Trophy
St Jakobshalle, Basel, September 26-28
Tournament Draw Bracket - Second Round Onwards
(1) Luke Humphries v Connor Scutt/Callan Rydz
(16) Ryan Searle v Niels Zonneveld/Dalibor Smolik
(8) Josh Rock v Jermaine Wattimena/Stefan Bellmont
(9) Dave Chisnall v Luke Woodhouse/Lukas Wenig
(4) Jonny Clayton v Nathan Aspinall/Andreas Toft Jorgensen
(13) Martin Schindler v Ricardo Pietreczko/Oskar Lukasiak
(5) Chris Dobey v Mensur Suljovic/Martin Lukeman
(12) Peter Wright v Andrew Gilding/Cor Dekker
(2) Stephen Bunting v Chris Landman/Denis Schnetzer
(15) Mike De Decker v Krzysztof Ratajski/Owen Bates
(7) Damon Heta v Raymond van Barneveld/Ansh Sood
(10) Ross Smith v Wessel Nijman/Ritchie Edhouse
(3) James Wade v Ryan Joyce/Rocco Fulciniti
(14) Gian van Veen v Dirk van Duijvenbode/Jitse van der Wal
(6) Rob Cross v Richard Veenstra/Niko Springer
(11) Danny Noppert v Daryl Gurney/William O'Connor
Schedule of Play
Friday September 26
Round One
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Connor Scutt v Callan Rydz
Niels Zonneveld v Dalibor Smolik
Krzysztof Ratajski v Owen Bates
Andrew Gilding v Cor Dekker
Ryan Joyce v Rocco Fulciniti
Luke Woodhouse v Lukas Wenig
Ricardo Pietreczko v Oskar Lukasiak
Mensur Suljovic v Martin Lukeman
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Chris Landman v Denis Schnetzer
Wessel Nijman v Ritchie Edhouse
Raymond van Barneveld v Ansh Sood
Richard Veenstra v Niko Springer
Jermaine Wattimena v Stefan Bellmont
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Jitse van der Wal
Nathan Aspinall v Andreas Toft Jorgensen
Daryl Gurney v William O’Connor
Saturday September 27
Round Two
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)`
Ryan Searle v Zonneveld/Smolik
Dave Chisnall v Woodhouse/Wenig
Peter Wright v Gilding/Dekker
Mike De Decker v Ratajski/Bates
Rob Cross v Veenstra/Springer
Gian van Veen v Van Duijvenbode/Van der Wal
Danny Noppert v Gurney/O’Connor
Ross Smith v Nijman/Edhouse
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
James Wade v Joyce/Fulciniti
Martin Schindler v Pietreczko/Lukasiak
Josh Rock v Wattimena/Bellmont
Luke Humphries v Scutt/Rydz
Jonny Clayton v Aspinall/Jorgensen
Damon Heta v Van Barneveld/Sood
Stephen Bunting v Landman/Schnetzer
Chris Dobey v Suljovic/Lukeman
Sunday September 28
Afternoon Session (1200 local time, 1100 BST)
Round Three
Evening Session (1800 local time, 1700 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Sunday’s games played in Draw Bracket order
NB: From the original entries, Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, Gerwyn Price and Cameron Menzies have withdrawn and have been replaced from the Reserve List by Richard Veenstra, Connor Scutt, Mensur Suljovic and Chris Landman. As a result, Gian van Veen, Mike De Decker and Ryan Searle have moved into the seeded positions.
* Please note amendments to the schedule originally announced.