Luke Littler began his defence of the Bahrain Darts Masters title by defeating Lourence Ilagan on Thursday, as flawless Luke Humphries and giant-killer Paolo Nebrida stole the headlines.

The 2025 Bahrain Darts Masters will take place in The Dome at the Bahrain International Circuit on January 16-17 - below are the ways you can watch live wherever you are in the world...

The 2025 Bahrain Darts Masters gets underway on Thursday, as newly-crowned World Champion Luke Littler makes his first appearance since lifting the iconic Sid Waddell Trophy earlier this month.

Luke Littler will begin his defence of the Bahrain Darts Masters against PDC Asian Champion Lourence Ilagan, as he prepares to make his first outing as World Champion in Thursday’s first round.

The Championship Darts Corporation and Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean Tours will expand in 2025, with a further weekend of action set to take place in each region this year.

Following the conclusion of the 2025 PDC Qualifying Schools, the 128 PDC Tour Card Holders for 2025 are now confirmed.

The 16-player field for the 2025 TOTO Dutch Darts Masters has been finalised, as Michael van Gerwen prepares to defend the World Series of Darts title on home soil.

The 2025 PDC Order of Merit Rules have now been confirmed, and include seeding amendments for the World Grand Prix and European Tour.

Jim Long and Maik Kuivenhoven secured their PDC Tour Cards as outright winners on Sunday, whilst a further 21 cards were secured on points as 2025 Qualifying School came to a close in Milton Keynes and Kalkar.

Tavis Dudeney and Dennie Olde Kalter secured PDC Tour Cards for the first time on Saturday, after prevailing on the penultimate day of action at the 2025 Qualifying Schools.