2026 Bahrain Darts Masters

2026 Bahrain Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	15–16 January 2026
Venue	Bahrain International Circuit
Location	Sakhir, Bahrain
Organisation(s)	Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£100,000
Winner's share	£30,000
«2025 2027»

The 2026 Bahrain Darts Masters is an upcoming professional darts tournament that will be held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, from 15 to 16 January 2026. It is the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) since the inaugural edition in 2023, and is the first event in the 2026 World Series of Darts. ^{[1] [2]} The winner will receive £30,000 from a total prize fund of £100,000.

The tournament will feature 16 players (eight PDC representatives and eight Asian representatives). Stephen Bunting is the defending champion, having defeated Gerwyn Price 8–4 in the 2025 final to claim his first World Series title. ^[3]

Overview

Format

Eight elite PDC representatives will be drawn to play eight Asian representatives in the first round on Thursday 15 January; the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will take place on Friday 16 January. ^[4]

• First round and quarter-finals: Best of eleven legs
• Semi-finals: Best of thirteen legs
• Final: Best of fifteen legs

Prize money

The total prize fund for this event remained at £100,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below: ^[5]

Position (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £100,000)
Winner	(1)	£30,000
Runner-up	(1)	£16,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£10,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£5,000
First round	(8)	£1,750

Participants

The competition hosts announced the first five PDC representatives to play as being Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Stephen Bunting, Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price, with the remaining 11 players announced on 7 January 2026. ^{[6] [7]}

PDC representatives   Luke Littler  (ENG)   Luke Humphries  (ENG)   Gian van Veen  (NED)   Michael van Gerwen  (NED)   Stephen Bunting  (ENG)   Danny Noppert  (NED)   Gerwyn Price  (WAL)   Nathan Aspinall  (ENG)

The Asian representatives consist of six invited players, alongside Bahraini players Abdulla Saeed and Basem Mahmood, who earned their places in the tournament through a national qualifying competition in December 2025; Saeed and Mahmood are both making their third appearance at the event. ^{[7] [8]}

Qualification	Player
Asian invitees	Alexis Toylo (PHI)
	Lourence Ilagan  (PHI)
	Motomu Sakai (JPN)
	Ryusei Azemoto (JPN)
	Paul Lim  (SIN)
	Man Lok Leung  (HKG)
Bahrain qualifiers	Abdulla Saeed (BHR)
	Basem Mahmood (BHR)

Draw

First round (best of 11 legs) 15 January

Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 16 January

Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 16 January

Final (best of 15 legs) 16 January

References

1. Phillips, Josh (5 October 2025). "2026 World Series of Darts schedule confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
2. "Bahrain Darts Masters". Bahrain GP. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
3. Wellens, Megan (18 January 2025). "Bahrain Darts Masters: Stephen Bunting beats Gerwyn Price to be crowned champion as Luke Littler exits in quarter-finals". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
4. Gorton, Josh (7 January 2026). "2026 Bahrain Darts Masters & Saudi Arabia Darts Masters fields confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 7 January 2026.
5. "Bahrain Darts Masters 2026". Mastercaller. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
6. "Stephen Bunting joins Luke Littler in Bahrain Darts Masters". Bahrain International Circuit. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
7. "Luke Littler, Gian van Veen and Luke Humphries headline 2026 Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Darts Masters". Sky Sports. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
8. "Abdulla Saeed and Basem Mahmood to represent Kingdom in Bahrain Darts Masters". News of Bahrain. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.