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Clayton wins Swiss Darts Trophy with victory over Humphries

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 11 Oct, 22:13 · Archive

Jonny Clayton defeated Luke Humphries 8-4 to win the Swiss Darts Trophy in Basel.

Jonny Clayton claimed the Swiss Darts Trophy with an 8-4 victory over Luke Humphries in the final in Basel, Switzerland. Clayton, world number five, won from 4-4 with four successive legs. Although the players had almost identical averages—101.75 for Humphries and 101.68 for Clayton—it was Clayton's finishing that proved decisive, with a checkout success of 61.54% compared to 22.22% from Humphries.

Claytons hit six 180s compared to four from Humphries, and both scored similarly overall but the crucial moment came in the 10th leg when Clayton finally broke serve by taking out 26. From there, Clayton held on and broke Humphries again with 46 on double 16 to claim the title. It marks Clayton's first ranking title of 2026 and his fourth Euro Tour win overall.

Claytons path to the final saw him beat Rob Cross 6-4 in the last-16, then Karel Sedlacek 6-2, before a 7-4 semi-final win over world number three Gian van Veen. Humphries, world number two, reached the final with wins against Krzysztof Ratajski (6-0), Cristo Reyes (6-3) and Mensur Suljovic (7-4), hoping to add to his recent success at the World Grand Prix. The victory secures Clayton a place at the Grand Slam of Darts in November.

Clayton wins Swiss Darts Trophy with victory over Humphries
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In this story: Jonny Clayton · Luke Humphries · Basel · Switzerland · Gian van Veen · Grand Slam of Darts

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