2023 Bahrain Darts Masters Explained

Tournament Name:	2023 Bahrain Darts Masters
Dates:	12–13 January 2023
Venue:	Bahrain International Circuit
Location:	Sakhir
Organisation:	PDC
Format:	Legs
Prize Fund:	£60,000
Winners Share:	£20,000
High Checkout:
Next:	2024

The 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters was the first staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first event in the 2023 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives and 8 Asian representatives), and was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain on 12–13 January 2023.^[1]

Michael Smith won the inaugural staging of the event, and his third World Series title, defeating Gerwyn Price 8–6 in the final.^{[2] [3]}

The event was announced on 26 September 2022, alongside the 2023 Nordic Darts Masters, which are to be held a week later.^[4]

Prize money

The total prize fund is expected to be at £60,000.

Position (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £60,000)
Winner	align=center	(1)	align=center	£20,000
Runner-up	align=center	(1)	align=center	£10,000
Semi-finalists	align=center	(2)	align=center	£5,000
Quarter-finalists	align=center	(4)	align=center	£2,500
First round	align=center	(8)	align=center	£1,250

Qualifiers

The PDC announced 7 of their 8 players who are their elite representatives at the event on 13 December 2022, and did not include Michael van Gerwen, who couldn't attend for family reasons.^[5] Jonny Clayton was announced as the 8th representative on 4 January 2023.^[6]

As this was the first World Series event of the year, the PDC representatives were seeded based on their positions on the PDC Order of Merit following the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship.

1. (champion)
2. (quarter-finals)
3. (runner-up)
4. (quarter-finals)
5. (semi-finals)
6. (quarter-finals)
7. (quarter-finals)
8. (semi-finals)

The Asian representatives consisted of six invited players, alongside 2 Bahrain qualifiers that were decided in a qualifier held on 17–18 December 2022.^[7]

Qualification	Player
Asian Invitees	(first round)
	(first round)
	(first round)
	(first round)
	(first round)
	(first round)
Bahrain qualifiers	(first round)
	(first round)

Draw

The draw was announced on 10 January 2023.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bahrain Darts Masters. Bahrain GP. 3 January 2023.
2. Web site: Bahrain Darts Masters glory for classy Smith. 13 January 2023. PDC. 13 January 2023.
3. Web site: Michael Smith continues winning streak to hold off Gerwyn Price and claim first ever Bahrain Darts Masters . 2023-01-14 . Sky Sports . en . I apologised to Price for booing.
4. Web site: World Series of Darts to debut in Bahrain in January 2023. 26 September 2022. PDC. 13 December 2022.
5. Web site: Humphries & Van Barneveld among Bahrain Darts Masters field. 13 December 2022. PDC. 13 December 2022.
6. Web site: Bahrain Darts Masters spot for Clayton. 4 January 2023. PDC. 4 January 2023.
7. Web site: Mahmood & Yusuf qualify for Bahrain Darts Masters. 21 December 2022. PDC. 22 December 2022.
8. Web site: World Champion Smith draws local star in Bahrain Darts Masters. 10 January 2023. PDC. 10 January 2023.