2024 Bahrain Darts Masters
{{Infobox individual darts tournament
|tournament_name = 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters
|image =Bahrain Darts Masters - Logo.svg
|dates = 18–19 January 2024
|venue = Bahrain International Circuit
|location = Sakhir
|country = {{BHR}}
|organisation = PDC
|format = Legs
|prize_fund = £60,000
|winners_share = £20,000
|nine_dart = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler}}
|high_checkout = {{nowrap|170 {{PDCFlag|Haruki Muramatsu}}
{{0|170}} {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler}}}}
|winner = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|b=1}}
|prev = 2023
|next = 2025
}}
The 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters was a professional darts tournament that was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain from 18–19 January 2024.{{cite web |title=Bahrain Darts Masters |url=https://www.bahraingp.com/blog/events/bahrain-darts-masters/ |access-date=17 January 2024 |work=Bahrain GP}} It was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation and was the first event in the 2024 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives and 8 Asian representatives).
Michael Smith was the defending champion, having defeated {{PDCLink|Gerwyn Price}} 8–6 in the 2023 final.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/01/13/bahrain-darts-masters-glory-classy-smith|title=Bahrain Darts Masters glory for classy Smith|work=PDC|access-date=13 January 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Michael Smith continues winning streak to hold off Gerwyn Price and claim first ever Bahrain Darts Masters |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/12785891/michael-smith-continues-winning-streak-to-hold-off-gerwyn-price-and-claim-first-ever-bahrain-darts-masters-i-apologised-to-price-for-booing |access-date=14 January 2024|website=Sky Sports |language=en}} However, he lost 7–6 to Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals.
On 19 January, two days before his 17th birthday, Luke Littler became the youngest player to hit a televised nine-dart finish, achieving the feat in the first leg of his 6–3 quarter-final win over Nathan Aspinall. The previous record of 17 years and 298 days had been set by van Gerwen at the 2007 Masters of Darts.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-19 |title=VIDEO: Luke Littler makes more history, becoming youngest ever player to hit televised nine-darter at Bahrain Darts Masters |url=https://dartsnews.com/pdc/video-luke-littler-makes-more-history-becoming-youngest-ever-player-to-hit-televised-nine-darter-at-bahrain-darts-masters |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Dartsnews.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Luke Littler becomes youngest ever player to hit a televised nine dart finish. |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/68035347 |access-date=19 January 2024|website=BBC Sport |language=en}} Littler also became the second player, after Phil Taylor, to hit a nine-darter in the World Series.
Littler went on to win the tournament, and capture his first PDC senior title, by beating Gerwyn Price 7–3 in the semi-finals and Michael van Gerwen 8–5 in the final.{{cite web |title=Bahrain Masters: Luke Littler beats Van Gerwen in final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/68035347 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=19 January 2024 |date=19 January 2024}} He became the third player, after van Gerwen and Nathan Aspinall, to win a World Series title on his debut.
Prize money
The total prize fund is at £60,000.{{Cite web |title=Bahrain Darts Masters 2024 |url=https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/bahrain-darts-masters/2024 |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=Mastercaller}}
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2 | Position (no. of players) ! Prize money |
| 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 the 16-man line-up on 8 January 2024. {{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/01/08/2024-bahrain-darts-masters-field-confirmed|title=2024 Bahrain Darts Masters field confirmed|website=www.pdc.tv|date=8 January 2024|accessdate=18 January 2024}}
- {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}} (runner-up)
- {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith}} (semi-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price}} (semi-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|b=1}} (champion)
The Asian representatives consisted of six invited players, alongside two Bahrain qualifiers that were decided in a qualifier. Christian Perez couldn't enter due to visa issues.
| class="wikitable" |
| style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold"
! width="250" |Qualification ! width="250" |Player |
| rowspan="6" |Asian Invitees
|{{PDCFlag|Lourence Ilagan}} (first round) |
| {{PDCFlag|Paolo Nebrida}} (first round) |
| {{PDCFlag|Reynaldo Rivera}} (first round) |
| {{PDCFlag|Man Lok Leung}} (first round) |
| {{PDCFlag|Haruki Muramatsu}} (first round) |
| {{PDCFlag|Tomoya Goto}} (first round) |
| rowspan="2" |Bahrain qualifiers
|{{PDCFlag|Abdulla Saeed}} (first round) |
| {{PDCFlag|Hasan Haji}} (first round) |
Draw
The draw was announced on 17 January 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/01/17/reigning-champion-smith-faces-nebrida-2024-bahrain-darts-masters|title=Reigning champion Smith faces Nebrida in 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters|date=17 January 2024|work=PDC|access-date=17 January 2024}}
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1= {{nowrap|1=First round
(best of 11 legs)
18 January}}
| RD2= {{nowrap|1=Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
19 January}}
| RD3= {{nowrap|1=Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
19 January}}
| RD4= {{nowrap|1=Final
(best of 15 legs)
19 January}}
| team-width = 220
| boldwinner = high
| RD1-seed01 = 1
| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|avg=98.02}}
| RD1-score01= 6
| RD1-seed02 =
| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Abdulla Saeed|avg=68.83}}
| RD1-score02= 0
| RD1-seed03 =
| RD1-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=92.13}}
| RD1-score03= 6
| RD1-seed04 =
| RD1-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Reynaldo Rivera|avg=94.86}}
| RD1-score04= 4
| RD1-seed05 = 4
| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall|avg=97.20}}
| RD1-score05= 6
| RD1-seed06 =
| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Lourence Ilagan|avg=84.35}}
| RD1-score06= 5
| RD1-seed07 =
| RD1-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=97.92}}
| RD1-score07= 6
| RD1-seed08 =
| RD1-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Man Lok Leung|avg=90.56}}
| RD1-score08= 3
| RD1-seed09 = 2
| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=106.09}}
| RD1-score09= 6
| RD1-seed10 =
| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Hasan Haji|avg=60.18}}
| RD1-score10= 0
| RD1-seed11 =
| RD1-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=94.66}}
| RD1-score11= 6
| RD1-seed12 =
| RD1-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Tomoya Goto|avg=94.69}}
| RD1-score12= 3
| RD1-seed13 = 3
| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=98.28}}
| RD1-score13= 6
| RD1-seed14 =
| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Paolo Nebrida|avg=88.05}}
| RD1-score14= 5
| RD1-seed15 =
| RD1-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=91.69}}
| RD1-score15= 6
| RD1-seed16 =
| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Haruki Muramatsu|avg=87.11}}
| RD1-score16= 5
| RD2-seed01 = 1
| RD2-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|avg=95.39}}
| RD2-score01= 4
| RD2-seed02 =
| RD2-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=90.48}}
| RD2-score02= 6
| RD2-seed03 = 4
| RD2-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall|avg=100.48}}
| RD2-score03= 3
| RD2-seed04 =
| RD2-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=104.50}}
| RD2-score04= 6
| RD2-seed05 = 2
| RD2-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=105.97}}
| RD2-score05= 6
| RD2-seed06 =
| RD2-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=99.53}}
| RD2-score06= 4
| RD2-seed07 = 3
| RD2-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=95.52}}
| RD2-score07= 6
| RD2-seed08 =
| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=93.65}}
| RD2-score08= 1
| RD3-seed01 =
| RD3-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=92.88}}
| RD3-score01= 3
| RD3-seed02 =
| RD3-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=95.86}}
| RD3-score02= 7
| RD3-seed03 = 2
| RD3-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=100.02}}
| RD3-score03= 7
| RD3-seed04 = 3
| RD3-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=91.58}}
| RD3-score04= 6
| RD4-seed01 =
| RD4-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=95.15}}
| RD4-score01= 8
| RD4-seed02 = 2
| RD4-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=87.80}}
| RD4-score02= 5
}}
References
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