Niko Springer's hopes of winning back-to-back European Tour titles were shattered in a deciding leg by Richard Veenstra as the Swiss Darts Trophy began on Friday.

Martin Schindler will begin his defence of the Swiss Darts Trophy against Ricardo Pietreczko or Oskar Lukasiak, with the draw and schedule confirmed for this weekend’s showpiece in Basel.

Josh Rock has moved into the top ten on the PDC Werner Rankings Ladder after progressing to last weekend’s Hungarian Darts Trophy semi-finals.

Raymond van Barneveld rolled back the years on Day Two at the Hungarian Darts Trophy to set up a fascinating encounter with 2021 champion Gerwyn Price in Budapest.

Nathan Aspinall will take on world number one Luke Humphries in round two of the Hungarian Darts Trophy on Saturday evening, as Niko Springer dumped out last year’s runner-up Gian van Veen on Day One in Budapest.

Michael van Gerwen will begin his defence of the Hungarian Darts Trophy against Andrew Gilding or Matthew Dennant, with the draw and schedule for this weekend’s PDC European Tour event confirmed.

Tour Card Holder Qualifiers for European Tour Events 13-14 will take place in Hildesheim on Thursday, with each qualifier set to produce ten players per event.

The PDC European Tour will visit Poland and Slovakia for the first time next year, with the PDC's 2026 calendar now released.

Luke Humphries completed a memorable Gambrinus Czech Darts Open hat-trick with an 8-5 victory over Josh Rock in Sunday’s Prague showpiece.

Michael van Gerwen will face Josh Rock in round three of the Gambrinus Czech Darts Open after a stunning whitewash win over Mike De Decker in Prague on Saturday.