2023 Bahrain Darts Masters
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Dates | 12–13 January 2023 | ||
Venue | Bahrain International Circuit | ||
Location | Sakhir | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
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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][2]
Michael Smith won the inaugural staging of the event, and his third World Series title, defeating Gerwyn Price 8–6 in the final.[3][2]
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
[edit]The total prize fund is expected to be at £60,000.
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Winner | (1) | £20,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £2,500 |
First round | (8) | £1,250 |
Qualifiers
[edit]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.
Michael Smith (champion)
Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
Gerwyn Price (runner-up)
Luke Humphries (quarter-finals)
Rob Cross (semi-finals)
Jonny Clayton (quarter-finals)
Dimitri Van den Bergh (quarter-finals)
Raymond van Barneveld (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]
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Draw
[edit]The draw was announced on 10 January 2023.[8]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bahrain Darts Masters". Bahrain GP. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Michael Smith continues winning streak to hold off Gerwyn Price and claim first ever Bahrain Darts Masters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
I apologised to Price for booing
- ^ "Bahrain Darts Masters glory for classy Smith". PDC. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "World Series of Darts to debut in Bahrain in January 2023". PDC. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Humphries & Van Barneveld among Bahrain Darts Masters field". PDC. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Bahrain Darts Masters spot for Clayton". PDC. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Mahmood & Yusuf qualify for Bahrain Darts Masters". PDC. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "World Champion Smith draws local star in Bahrain Darts Masters". PDC. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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