Bunting Wins Swiss Darts Trophy Basel, Second European Tour Title

Stephen Bunting completed a dominant weekend in Basel on Sunday, defeating Luke Woodhouse 8-3 to win the 2025 Swiss Darts Trophy at St. Jakobshalle and claim his second European Tour title of the year. Bunting averaged better than 100 across Finals Day, closed the final with an 83 checkout, and reinforced his place at fourth in the world rankings.

The final opened scrappily as both players missed doubles, but Bunting quickly seized control, breaking Woodhouse with a double 18 to lead 3-1 and applying persistent scoring pressure thereafter. A 110 checkout midway through the match extended his advantage and he finished emphatically to deny Woodhouse any sustained comeback. Bunting averaged around 104 in the final and more than 100 in each of his four matches on Sunday.

Bunting’s run to the title included a 6-3 victory over Krzysztof Ratajski in the afternoon, a quarterfinal win over former world champion Raymond van Barneveld, and a tense 7-6 semifinal triumph against Gian van Veen, in which the Dutch youngster missed a match dart in the decider. Woodhouse reached his first European Tour final after late victories over Ryan Searle in the quarterfinals and Cor Dekker in the...