2023 Bahrain Darts Masters

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2023 Bahrain Darts Masters
Bahrain Darts Masters - Logo.svg
Tournament information
Dates12–13 January 2023
Venue Bahrain International Circuit
Location Sakhir
CountryFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout157 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith
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The 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters was the first staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first event in the 2023 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives and 8 Asian representatives), and was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain on 12–13 January 2023. [1] [2]

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Michael Smith won the inaugural staging of the event, and his third World Series title, defeating Gerwyn Price 8–6 in the final. [3] [2]

The event was announced on 26 September 2022, alongside the 2023 Nordic Darts Masters, which are to be held a week later. [4]

Prize money

The total prize fund is expected to be at £60,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £60,000)
Winner(1)£20,000
Runner-up(1)£10,000
Semi-finalists(2)£5,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£2,500
First round(8)£1,250

Qualifiers

The PDC announced 7 of their 8 players who are their elite representatives at the event on 13 December 2022, and did not include Michael van Gerwen, who couldn't attend for family reasons. [5] Jonny Clayton was announced as the 8th representative on 4 January 2023. [6]

As this was the first World Series event of the year, the PDC representatives were seeded based on their positions on the PDC Order of Merit following the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship.

  1. Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith (champion)
  2. Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  3. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (runner-up)
  4. Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries (quarter-finals)
  5. Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross (semi-finals)
  6. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton (quarter-finals)
  7. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh (quarter-finals)
  8. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld (semi-finals)

The Asian representatives consisted of six invited players, alongside 2 Bahrain qualifiers that were decided in a qualifier held on 17–18 December 2022. [7]

QualificationPlayer
Asian Invitees Flag of Singapore.svg   Paul Lim (first round)
Flag of Japan.svg   Toru Suzuki (first round)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Man Lok Leung(first round)
Flag of Japan.svg   Yuki Yamada (first round)
Flag of India.svg   Nitin Kumar (first round)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Alain Abiabi(first round)
Bahrain qualifiers Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bassim Mahmood(first round)
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Abdulnaser Yusuf(first round)

Draw

The draw was announced on 10 January 2023. [8]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
12 January
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
13 January
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
13 January
Final
(best of 15 legs)
13 January
            
1 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 96.306
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Abdulnaser Yusuf 63.151
1 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 84.596
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 86.804
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.386
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Alain Abiabi 82.625
1 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 98.287
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 95.815
4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 90.786
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Man Lok Leung 91.643
4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 96.285
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 101.106
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 98.166
Flag of Japan.svg   Yuki Yamada 84.642
1 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 96.778
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 97.886
2 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 91.346
Flag of Japan.svg   Toru Suzuki 83.983
2 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 93.885
  Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 88.506
  Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 95.096
Flag of India.svg   Nitin Kumar 79.252
  Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 96.733
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 94.147
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 96.636
Flag of Singapore.svg   Paul Lim 87.662
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 101.236
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 98.124
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 103.666
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bassim Mahmood 78.000

References

  1. "Bahrain Darts Masters". Bahrain GP. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Michael Smith continues winning streak to hold off Gerwyn Price and claim first ever Bahrain Darts Masters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-01-14. I apologised to Price for booing
  3. "Bahrain Darts Masters glory for classy Smith". PDC. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. "World Series of Darts to debut in Bahrain in January 2023". PDC. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. "Humphries & Van Barneveld among Bahrain Darts Masters field". PDC. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. "Bahrain Darts Masters spot for Clayton". PDC. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  7. "Mahmood & Yusuf qualify for Bahrain Darts Masters". PDC. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. "World Champion Smith draws local star in Bahrain Darts Masters". PDC. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.