The 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters was the first staging of the tournament by the

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. 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

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on 12–13 January 2023. Michael Smith won the inaugural staging of the event, and his third World Series title, defeating

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8–6 in the final. The event was announced on 26 September 2022, alongside the 2023 Nordic Darts Masters, which are to be held a week later.

Prize money

The total prize fund is expected to be at £60,000.

Qualifiers

The PDC announced 7 of their 8 players who are their elite representatives at the event on 13 December 2022, and did not include

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, who couldn't attend for family reasons.

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was announced as the 8th representative on 4 January 2023. As this was the first World Series event of the year, the PDC representatives were seeded based on their positions on the

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following the

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. # (champion) # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(runner-up)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(semi-finals)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(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.

Draw

The draw was announced on 10 January 2023.

References

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