The 2026 Bahrain Darts Masters gets underway on Thursday evening, as Stephen Bunting begins his title defence against Japan's Ryusei Azemoto.
Day One of the World Series of Darts event will see eight opening round ties take place at the Exhibition World Bahrain, as World Champion Luke Littler faces darting icon Paul Lim in a stand-out fixture.
World number two Luke Humphries meets Bahrain's Abdulla Saeed, while World Championship runner-up Gian van Veen renews his rivalry with Hong Kong's World Cup of Darts quarter-finalist Man Lok Leung.
Three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen opens his challenge against PDC Asian Tour winner Alexis Toylo, with two-time Bahrain Darts Masters runner-up Gerwyn Price pitted against the enigmatic Motomu Sakai.
Elsewhere, 2023 World Matchplay winner Nathan Aspinall faces Lourence Ilagan in a repeat of their World Championship clash last month, while Dutch number three Danny Noppert plays Host Nation representative Basem Mahmood.
The 2026 Bahrain Darts Masters is being broadcast live on PDCTV in all territories other than Germany, Austria & Switzerland (coverage via DAZN), and on ITV4 and ITVX for UK viewers.
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2026 Bahrain Darts Masters
Thursday January 15 (1900 local time, 1600 GMT)
Round One
Gerwyn Price v Motomu Sakai
Gian van Veen v Man Lok Leung
Danny Noppert v Basem Mahmood
Nathan Aspinall v Lourence Ilagan
Luke Humphries v Abdulla Saeed
Luke Littler v Paul Lim
Michael van Gerwen v Alexis Toylo
Stephen Bunting v Ryusei Azemoto
Best of 11 legs