The 2026 Bahrain Darts Masters gets underway on Thursday, as newly-crowned two-time World Champion Luke Littler makes his first appearance since retaining the Sid Waddell Trophy earlier this month.

Charlie Manby is relishing his future in the sport after securing his two-year status on the PDC circuit by claiming a Tour Card at UK Qualifying School.

Charlie Manby, Samuel Price, Jeffrey de Zwaan and Sietse Lap secured automatic PDC Tour Cards on Sunday, while a further 13 players advanced via the Rankings List as 2026 Qualifying School concluded in dramatic fashion.

World Champion Luke Littler and world number two Luke Humphries will headline this year’s Bahrain Darts Masters and Saudi Arabia Darts Masters, as the 2026 World Series of Darts gets underway later this month.

Shane McGuirk, Tom Sykes, Yorick Hofkens and Matthias Ehlers have secured their Tour Cards after winning six consecutive games on Saturday, as Jimmy Van Schie also confirmed his Tour Card via the rankings on Day Three of Final Stage.

Amateur players will continue their bid to qualify for the 2026 Ladbrokes UK Open this weekend, with further PDC in the Community Qualifiers taking place in Plymouth, Newport, Syston and Kings Worthy.