Newly-crowned world champion Luke Littler and world No 1 Luke Humphries will headline the 2025 Bahrain Darts Masters subsequent week, with the 16-player area now finalised.
The primary World Sequence of Darts occasion of the yr will probably be held on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit on January 16-17, as eight PDC superstars tackle eight Asian representatives.
After a surprising debut World Championship run, Littler consolidated his arrival on the worldwide stage with a nine-darter on his solution to victory ultimately yr’s Bahrain Darts Masters.
{The teenager} lifted the distinctive date palm trophy within the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit’s Dome to triumph on his World Sequence debut, and went on to win the Premier League and Grand Slam earlier than his unbelievable 2024/25 World Championship triumph.
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Take a look at among the most memorable moments from this yr’s World Darts Championship together with Luke Littler’s record-breaking set, some Barrioke and two nine-darters
He’s joined in Bahrain by seven different prime PDC stars – led by world No 1 Humphries, who received the World Cup of Darts, World Matchplay and Gamers Championship Finals in 2024.
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Luke Littler mirrored on his first World Darts Championship win and shared his aspirations to interrupt Phil Taylor’s file
World Championship semi-finalists Stephen Bunting and Chris Dobey will characteristic within the occasion for the primary time, following their inclusion within the 2025 Premier League.
Former world champions Rob Cross and Gerwyn Worth additionally return, alongside 2023 World Matchplay winner Nathan Aspinall.
Two-time world champion Peter Wright completes the eight-player PDC line-up, with Dutch famous person Michael van Gerwen lacking out attributable to household commitments.
The Asian representatives embody six gamers from the PDC Asian Tour who competed on the World Darts Championship, with PDC Asian Champion Lourence Ilagan certainly one of three Filipino stars in motion.
Ilagan will probably be joined by 2024 PDC Asian Tour Order of Advantage winner Alexis Toylo and Paolo Nebrida, who dumped out Jim Williams and Ross Smith to succeed in the final 32 at Alexandra Palace.
Hong Kong’s Lok Yin Lee has been included after his run to the second spherical on the World Darts Championship, whereas China’s Xiaochen Zong and India’s Nitin Kumar will even lock horns towards the PDC’s elite.
The 16-player area is accomplished by Bahrain duo Basem Mahmood and Abdulla Saeed, who received by way of final month’s Bahrain Qualifiers to substantiate their World Sequence of Darts returns.
PDC Representatives
Luke Humphries (England)
Luke Littler (England)
Rob Cross (England)
Stephen Bunting (England)
Gerwyn Worth (Wales)
Chris Dobey (England)
Nathan Aspinall (England)
Peter Wright (Scotland)
Asian Representatives
Lourence Ilagan (Philippines)
Alexis Toylo (Philippines)
Paolo Nebrida (Philippines)
Xiaochen Zong (China)
Lok Yin Lee (Hong Kong)
Nitin Kumar (India)
Basem Mahmood (Bahrain)
Abdulla Saeed (Bahrain)
