Overview
- The Swiss Darts Trophy is taking place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel with a 48-player knockout field competing for a £230,000 prize fund and winner’s share of £35,000.
- Niko Springer advanced from the opening round with a 6–1 win over local qualifier Roman Wellinger and is set to face Gian van Veen in the second round.
- Martin Schindler is seeded 15th so he received a bye into round two and will meet Tom Bissell after Bissell upset Joe Cullen in round one.
- All matches are best of 11 legs in the early rounds and the tournament is broadcast free-to-air on SPORT1 and streamed on Joyn for viewers in the region.
- Several high-profile withdrawals opened places for alternates and changed the entry list, with European Tour results here carrying Order-of-Merit points that influence selection for the European Darts Championships in Dortmund.