Luke Littler made headlines for his heroics at the World Darts Championship and is competing in the Bahrain Darts Masters this week.
The 16-year-old prodigy reached the final in Ally Pally’s showpiece earlier this month, but lost to world number one Luke Humphries in a record-breaking final that was watched by 4.8 million people.
Who is playing in the Bahrain Darts Masters?
The Bahrain Darts Masters will be a 16-man tournament with eight PDC players and eight Asian representatives, including Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and Peter Wright.
Filipino star Lawrence Ilagan, who lost in the first round of the world championship last month, will headline the show.
Seed players:
- Luke Humphries (England)
- Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands)
- Michael Smith (UK)
- Luke Littler (UK)
- Nathan Aspinall (England)
- Gerwyn Price (Wales)
- Rob Cross (England)
- Peter Wright (Scotland)
Asian representative
- Lawrence Ilagan (Philippines)
- Paolo Nebrida (Philippines)
- Reynaldo Rivera (Philippines)
- Man Lok Leung (Hong Kong)
- Haruki Muramatsu (Japan)
- Tomoya Goto (Japan)
- Abdullah Saeed (Bahrain)
- Hassan Haji (Bahrain)
What is the Bahrain Darts Masters draw and schedule?
Luke Littler is in the same half of the draw as world number one Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price and Nathan Aspinall.
Expect to see Michael van Gerwen, Rob Cross, Michael Smith or Peter Wright in the final.
Littler begins his campaign with a tricky draw against world No. 126 Man Lok Leung of Hong Kong.
Leon scored an impressive victory at this year’s World Championships, defeating Dutchman Jan van Veen in Ally Pally.
How can I watch the Bahrain Darts Masters?
The Bahrain Darts Masters will be streamed live for free on ITV X and will also be shown on ITV 4 on the final day.
Each day starts at 4pm GMT on ITV X, with the final day starting at 4.30pm on ITV 4.
Thursday, January 18th: 4pm – ITVX
Friday, January 19th: 4pm ITVX / 4:30pm ITV4
How much is the prize money in Bahrain Darts Masters?
When is the Bahrain Darts Masters held?
The Bahrain Darts Masters will be held from January 18th to 19th.
The venue will be the Bahrain International Circuit.