2025 Bahrain Darts Masters
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The 2025 Bahrain Darts Masters was a professional darts tournament that took place at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, from 16 to 17 January 2025.[1] It was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and was the first event in the 2025 World Series of Darts.[2] The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives and 8 Asian representatives).
| 2025 Bahrain Darts Masters | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 16–17 January 2025 | ||
| Venue | Bahrain International Circuit | ||
| Location | Sakhir, Bahrain | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £100,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £30,000 | ||
| High checkout | |||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Stephen Bunting | |||
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Luke Littler was the defending champion, having defeated Michael van Gerwen 8–5 in the 2024 final.[3][4] However, he lost to Gerwyn Price 6–2 in the quarter-finals.[5]
Stephen Bunting won the tournament, beating Gerwyn Price 8–4 in the final to claim his first World Series title.[6]
Prize money
The total prize fund was increased from 2024 to £100,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[7]
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £100,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £30,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £16,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £10,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £5,000 |
| First round | (8) | £1,750 |
Qualifiers
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Perspective
The PDC announced the 16-player line-up on 8 January 2025.[8][9] Due to family commitments, Michael van Gerwen did not participate in the event. Stephen Bunting and Chris Dobey made their Bahrain Darts Masters debuts.[10]
Luke Humphries (semi-finals)- Luke Littler (quarter-finals)
- Rob Cross (first round)
- Stephen Bunting (champion)
Gerwyn Price (runner-up)- Chris Dobey (quarter-finals)
- Nathan Aspinall (quarter-finals)
Peter Wright (semi-finals)
The Asian representatives consisted of six invited players, alongside two Bahrain qualifiers that were decided in a qualifying tournament which took place in December 2024. Basem Mahmood and Abdulla Saeed both qualified for their second Bahrain Darts Masters, having previously competed in the 2023 and 2024 editions respectively.[11][12]
| Qualification | Player |
|---|---|
| Asian Invitees |  Lourence Ilagan (first round) |
| Alexis Toylo (first round) | |
| Paolo Nebrida (quarter-finals) | |
 Zong Xiao Chen (first round) | |
 Lok Yin Lee (first round) | |
 Nitin Kumar (first round) | |
| Bahrain qualifiers |  Basem Mahmood (first round) |
| Abdulla Saeed (first round) |
Draw
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The draw was announced on 15 January.[13][14]
| First round (best of 11 legs) 16 January [15][16] | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 17 January [17] | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 17 January [17] | Final (best of 15 legs) 17 January [17] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Luke Humphries 103.66
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Abdulla Saeed 62.30
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Luke Humphries 100.47
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nathan Aspinall 101.90
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nathan Aspinall 95.42
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zong Xiao Chen 81.47
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Luke Humphries 94.76
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stephen Bunting 99.96
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stephen Bunting 95.61
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nitin Kumar 92.36
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stephen Bunting 111.33
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chris Dobey 84.62
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Dobey 93.94
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Basem Mahmood 76.90
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stephen Bunting 99.33
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Gerwyn Price 96.64
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Luke Littler 94.36
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lourence Ilagan 82.50
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Luke Littler 105.12
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gerwyn Price 115.31
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gerwyn Price 91.40
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lok Yin Lee 83.35
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gerwyn Price 92.58
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Peter Wright 91.15
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rob Cross 86.30
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paolo Nebrida 82.37
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paolo Nebrida 85.25
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Wright 88.54
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Wright 91.87
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alexis Toylo 89.50
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Media coverage
The tournament is broadcast on ITV4 in the United Kingdom.[18]
References
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