The 2026 Swiss Darts Trophy will be a professional darts tournament that will take place St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from 9 to 11 October 2026. It will be the fourteenth of fifteen PDC European Tour events on the 2026 PDC Pro Tour. It will feature a field of 48 players and £230,000 in prize money, with £35,000 going to the winner.
Stephen Bunting will be the defending champion after defeating Luke Woodhouse 8–3 in the 2025 final.
Prize money As part of a mass boost in prize money for Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events in 2026, the prize fund for all 2026 European Tour events rose to £230,000, of which the winner will receive £35,000.
Stage (num. of players)Prize moneyWinner(1)£35,000Runner-up(1)£15,000Semi-finalists(2)£10,000Quarter-finalists(4)£8,000Third round losers(8)£5,000Second round losers(16)£3,500*First round losers(16)£2,000*Total£230,000
Pre-qualified players from the Orders of Merit who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit.
Qualification and format The top 16 players on the two-year PDC Order of Merit will be seeded and will enter the tournament in the second round, while the next 16 highest-ranked players from the one-year PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the first round. The seedings were confirmed on 23 July. The remaining 16 places will go to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 30 July), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 8 October), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 7 August), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 8 August).
Before the Tour Card Holder Qualifier, Luke Littler withdrew and was replaced by Dave Chisnall, with Jermaine Wattimena becoming the 16th seed.
Seeded players
PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers
Tour Card qualifier
Host Nation qualifier
Nordic & Baltic qualifier
East European qualifier
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