This Thursday will see the start of the second staging of the World Series event in the Kingdom of Bahrain, which will take place from January 18-19.
Bahrain qualifier Abdulla Saeed will have the pleasure of playing newly crowned World Champion and World number one Luke Humphries
Humphries has been on an incredible run the past couple of months picking up a handful of majors.
The 28-year-old will hope to do what last years World Champion did and become the second name on that Bahrain Darts Masters Trophy.
Michael Smith will hope to successfully defend his 2023 Bahrain Master title as he goes head-to-head with Paolo Nebrida who won Event Three of the Asian Championships last weekend in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
16-year-old Luke Littler will make his World Series of Darts debut after making the World Championship Final. He faces the tricky Man Lok Leung who makes his second appearance at this years event. This is a must watch first round showdown.
Japanese sensation Tomoyo Goto will take on Rob Cross who made it to the Semi-Finals of last year’s competition. Two-time World Champion Peter Wright goes toe-to-toe with PDC Asian Champion Haruki Muramatsu in a 50/50 game.
In his TV debut local qualifier Hasan Haji will play three time World Champion Michael Van Gerwen who will also be making his World Series debut in Bahrain this week.
Joining the Dutchmen in their debut in Bahrain will be the reigning World Matchplay Champion Nathan Aspinall. “The Asp” will start his campaign against Filipino Laurence Ilagan, who topped the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
Reynaldo Rivera will play the runner up of last year’s Bahrain Darts Master and former World Champion, Gerwyn Price. The Welshmen will be the only Welsh player represented at this year’s tournament.
Words By Harry Tovey
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