“From pints to podiums.” The sports daily The team had explained, in one of his magazine topics published in 2023, “How darts conquered the planet”. Not yet in all its corners, of course, but this irresistible rise continues to reach new countries, and Switzerland is not immune to the phenomenon.
We were happy to see this last September in Basel. It is here that, for the first time, the European tour concocted by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), the gigantic darts organization, made a stopover in our country. The Swiss Darts Trophy, won by the German Martin Schindler, with a Hitchcockian scenario no less, was an extraordinary success. The show didn't have much to envy of the best British models.
Darts stars? We are still dealing with a few pot-bellied players, but they are, like the entire field, true professionals, impressive with their maddening precision and their foolproof mentality. Beer? For a long time, it has moved from the playing area to the countless rows of tables occupied by supporters, the vast majority in disguise, where, there, obviously, it circulates freely.
The 2nd edition of the Swiss Darts Trophy, mark it in red in your diary, will take place again over three days, from September 26 to 28 at the Saint-Jacques hall. And hurry: nine months before the event, the Saturday evening session is sold out, except for a few snippets of seats. For the Sunday evening event, a good three-quarters of the tickets have already been sold.
While waiting for the Basel meeting, there is no better appetizer than the final of the world championships. She will compete… this Friday evening in the legendary Alexandra Palace, north of London. The same place where, a fortnight ago, Zougois Stefan Bellmont broke another glass ceiling. He was the very first Swiss to participate in the final draw of the competition.
