Luke Littler, Gian van Veen and Luke Humphries will headline this 12 months’s Bahrain Darts Masters and Saudi Arabia Darts Masters, because the 2026 World Collection of Darts will get underneath manner this month.
The 2026 World Collection of Darts will start with the fourth version of the Bahrain Darts Masters on January 15-16, earlier than darts visits the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the primary time, as a part of Riyadh Season, for the inaugural Saudi Arabia Darts Masters on January 19-20.
Newly topped two-time world champion Littler will take centre stage in January’s double-header, having celebrated victory on his World Collection debut in Bahrain again in 2024.
The Warrington ace might be joined within the Center East by seven different PDC superstars – together with former world champion Humphries and world championship runner-up Van Veen.
European Champion Van Veen will characteristic alongside his fellow countryman Michael van Gerwen – probably the most profitable participant in World Collection of Darts historical past.
Reigning Bahrain Darts Masters champion Stephen Bunting might be aiming to construct upon his spectacular World Collection performances in 2025, as 2021 world champion Gerwyn Value makes his World Collection return.
The eight-player PDC line-up is accomplished by Dutch star Danny Noppert – who featured in 4 televised rating semi-finals in 2025 – and former World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall.
Every occasion will see the eight PDC superstars tackle eight Asian representatives in spherical one.
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Highlights of the World Championship closing between Littler and Gian van Veen
The Asian representatives for the Bahrain Darts Masters embrace six gamers from the PDC Asian Tour who competed on the world championship, headlined by Filipino stars Alexis Toylo and Lourence Ilagan.
Japanese duo Motomu Sakai and Ryusei Azemoto additionally characteristic, as Singapore’s darting icon Paul Lim graces the massive stage together with Hong Kong’s World Cup quarter-finalist Man Lok Leung.
Finishing the 16-player area might be Bahrain duo Abdulla Saeed and Basem Mahmood, who received via final month’s Bahrain Qualifiers to substantiate their World Collection of Darts returns.
The inaugural staging of the Saudi Arabia Darts Masters then pits the eight PDC superstars in opposition to the highest eight gamers from the 2025 PDC Asian Tour rankings.
Toylo, Ilagan, Sakai, Azemoto, Lim and Leung all make the journey to Saudi Arabia, as Filipino trailblazer Paolo Nebrida and Japan’s two-time World Championship qualifier Tomoya Goto additionally put together to tackle the PDC’s elite.
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Watch each 170 end hit on the 2026 World Championship
2026 Bahrain Darts Masters
January 15-16, Exhibition World, Bahrain
Competing Gamers
PDC Representatives
Luke Littler (England)
Luke Humphries (England)
Gian van Veen (Netherlands)
Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)
Stephen Bunting (England)
Danny Noppert (Netherlands)
Gerwyn Value (Wales)
Nathan Aspinall (England)
Asian Representatives
Alexis Toylo (Philippines)
Lourence Ilagan (Philippines)
Motomu Sakai (Japan)
Ryusei Azemoto (Japan)
Paul Lim (Singapore)
Man Lok Leung (Hong Kong)
Abdulla Saeed (Bahrain)
Basem Mahmood (Bahrain)
2026 Saudi Arabia Darts Masters
January 19-20, World Theater, Riyadh
Competing Gamers
PDC Representatives
Luke Littler (England)
Luke Humphries (England)
Gian van Veen (Netherlands)
Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)
Stephen Bunting (England)
Danny Noppert (Netherlands)
Gerwyn Value (Wales)
Nathan Aspinall (England)
Asian Representatives
Alexis Toylo (Philippines)
Lourence Ilagan (Philippines)
Motomu Sakai (Japan)
Ryusei Azemoto (Japan)
Paul Lim (Singapore)
Man Lok Leung (Hong Kong)
Paolo Nebrida (Philippines)
Tomoya Goto (Japan)
Who will win this 12 months’s Premier League Darts? Luke Humphries might be defending his title and you may watch the motion each single Thursday from February till Could on Sky Sports activities. Stream darts and extra high sport with NOW.
