After long wait, Indian darts fans will be able to witness an Indian star participating in a PDC event as Nitin Kumar prepares to make his debut at the 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters, we take a look at the tournament format, playing line-up, schedule, tickets, draw, fixtures, & prize money
Bahrain Darts Masters will serve as the opening event of the 2023 World Series of Darts. According to schedule, the event will run through 12th January to 13th January at the Bahrain International Circuit of Sakhir.
Bahrain Darts Masters 2023 schedule, dates, time, draw, players entry list lineup, tickets, fixtures, prize money and live stream on TV coverage
The darts is in Bahrain for the very first time… 🙌🇧🇭
Take a quick look behind the scenes at the media launch and draw of the 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters 📸
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— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 10, 2023
2023 Bahrain Darts Masters schedule, venue, draw, format, & playing line-up
This week, the PDC’s World Series of Darts makes its first visit to Bahrain in collaboration with the Bahrain Tourism & Exhibition Authority. The first of this year’s five international competitions will take place in the Dome at the Bahrain International Circuit on January 12–13. Eight Asian competitors, including two local qualifiers from Bahrain who will be making their TV debuts, compete against the eight PDC stars in the opening round on Thursday.
After becoming the world champion last week, Michael Smith is scheduled to kick-off this tournament with first-round tie against local favorite Abdulnasser Yusuf. Meanwhile, former Premier League winner Jonny Clayton will face-off against another Bahrain debutant Basem Mahmood. Elsewhere, Gerwyn Price will begin his campaign against Paul Lim and Indian debutant Nitin Kumar will entertain Rob Cross.
After the opening round on Thursday, the Bahrain Darts Masters concludes on Friday with the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final all taking place in one extended session. For this event, tickets can be purchased by fans from here.
2023 Bahrain Darts Masters: draw & schedule
12th January First Round Schedule (16:00 GMT)
- Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Alain Abiabi
- Rob Cross vs Nitin Kumar
- Luke Humphries vs Man Lok Leung
- Gerwyn Price vs Paul Lim
- Peter Wright vs Toru Suzuki
- Michael Smith vs Abdulnasser Yusuf
- Raymond van Barneveld vs Yuki Yamada
- Jonny Clayton vs Basem Mahmood
2023 Bahrain Darts Masters: prize money pool distribution
As per announcements by PDC, 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters will have prize pool of £60,000. From this competition, the winner will bag £20,000 compared to £10,000 reward of runner-up. Meanwhile, it is known that each competitor will earn minimum prize money of £1,250.
| 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
It is anticipated that all action from this tournament will be streamed live through PDCTV with the event bound to draw attention from Asian fans owing to the inclusion of numerous youngsters including Indian prodigy Nitin Kumar. On the opening day of contest, Nitin Kumar will begin his campaign against Rob Cross.
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