On Thursday, Indian star Nitin Kumar posed stern challenge against Rob Cross before succumbing to a heartbreaking 2-6 loss and crash out from the 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters 2023, we take a look at the tournament format, playing line-up, schedule, tickets, draw, fixtures, & prize money
While Michael Smith had a solid start to life as World Champion, notable players Peter Wright, Gerwyn Price, & Dimitri Van den Bergh were put to the test when the Bahrain Darts Masters got underway on Thursday.
Bahrain Darts Masters 2023 results today, final schedule, date, time, draw, players lineup, prize money, live stream on TV coverage
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Dimitri van den Bergh survived a scare on the opening night in Bahrain, whilst the rest of the PDC stars battled through.
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2023 Bahrain Darts Masters round-of-16 results, score, quarter-final schedule, venue, draw, format, & playing line-up
All eight PDC players advanced to Friday’s final rounds after the first round, although numerous stars challenged their well-known opponents to a fight to the bitter end, demonstrating the growing strength of the sport in Asia. Wright, a two-time world champion, pleased the Bahraini fans by sporting the country flag’s motif on his head and shirt, but he needed a comeback to defeat Toru Suzuki of Japan 6-3.
In a different match, Dimitri Van den Bergh outlasted Alain Abiabi despite the latter coming from behind 4-1 to tie the score at five before missing a match dart at tops in the decisive leg. Elsewhere, Hong Kong’s Man Lok Leung impressed with an 11-darter in some strong early darts, but Luke Humphries overcame a 3-1 deficit to win. Nitin Kumar of India was defeated by former world champion Cross 6-2 as the former world champion started the match with a 140 checkout and quickly built 4-0 lead before securing the victory.
On Friday, Bahrain Darts Masters will culminate with the quarterfinal, semi-final, & final matches all taking place and feature all of the top-ranked players including the reigning world champion Michael Smith. For this event, tickets can be purchased by fans from here.
2023 Bahrain Darts Masters: draw & schedule
12th January First Round Results (16:00 GMT)
- Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-5 Alain Abiabi
- Rob Cross 6-2 Nitin Kumar
- Luke Humphries 6-3 Man Lok Leung
- Gerwyn Price 6-2 Paul Lim
- Peter Wright 6-3 Toru Suzuki
- Michael Smith 6-1 Abdulnasser Yusuf
- Raymond van Barneveld 6-2 Yuki Yamada
- Jonny Clayton 6-0 Basem Mahmood
13th January Quarter-Final Schedule (16:00 GMT)
- Michael Smith vs Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Luke Humphries vs Raymond van Barneveld
- Peter Wright vs Rob Cross
- Raymond van Barneveld Gerwyn Price vs Jonny Clayton
2023 Bahrain Darts Masters: prize money pool distribution
According to PDC announcements, the prize pool for the 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters will be £60,000. The winner of this tournament will receive £20,000, while the runner-up will receive £10,000 in prize money. Following their early elimination from the first-round, all Asian competitors including Nitin Kumar will earn £1,250 apiece.
| Position | No. of Players | Prize Money |
| Winner | 1 | £20,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | £5,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | £2,500 |
| First round | 8 | £1,250 |
| Total | 16 | £60,000 |
When & Where to watch: live stream & TV telecast coverage
Live coverage of the Bahrain Darts Masters will begin at 16:00 GMT on PDCTV, DAZN, and Viaplay in addition to ITV4 in the UK and other PDC broadcast partners globally. On the closing day of this competition, fans will get see numerous must-watch games including all-Welsh clash featuring Gerwyn Price vs Jonny Clayton.
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