The opening round match-ups are set for the highly anticipated 2026 Bahrain Darts Masters, which takes place Thursday and Friday at Terminal 4 by Beyon in Exhibition World Bahrain.
Recently crowned back-to-back world champion Luke Littler and last year’s winner in the kingdom Stephen Bunting headline a star-studded 16-player field in the event.
The first stage will see Littler, Bunting, and the six other Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) superstars take on eight Asian representatives, including Bahraini players Abdulla Saeed and Basem Mahmood.
The pairings were determined Wednesday in the Bahrain Darts Masters’ official draw, held at Bahrain Rugby Football Club in Saar. In attendance were Bahrain International Circuit chief executive Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa and CBX CEO Carlo Boutagy.
The Bahrain Darts Masters is organised by BIC, the PDC, and sports promoter CBX, and is supported by Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority.
2026 BAHRAIN DARTS MASTERS FIRST ROUND MATCH-UPS
(in order of scheduled play, best of 11 legs, starting 7pm)
Gerwyn Price (Wales) vs Motomu Sakai (Japan)
Gian van Veen (Netherlands) vs Man Lok Leung (Hong Kong)
Danny Noppert (Netherlands) vs Basem Mahmood (Bahrain)
Nathan Aspinall (England) vs Lourence Ilagan (Philippines)
Luke Humphries (England) vs Abdulla Saeed (Bahrain)
Luke Littler (England) vs Paul Lim (Singapore)
Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands) vs Alexis Toylo (Philippines)
Stephen Bunting (England) vs Ryusei Azemoto (Japan)
More in Thursday's GDN and online.
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