Newly crowned World Champion Luke Littler and World No.1 Luke Humphries will headline the Bahrain Darts Masters 2025 next week, with the 16-man field now finalised.
The first World Series of Darts event of the year will take place on the international circuit in Bahrain from January 16-17, as eight PDC superstars take on eight Asian representatives.
After a stunning debut run at the World Championships, Littler cemented his arrival on the world stage with nine darts en route to victory at last year's Bahrain Darts Masters.
The teenager lifted the unique date palm trophy at the Bahrain International Circuit's Dome to triumph on his World Series debut, then won the Premier League and a Grand Slam before his incredible triumph at the 2024/25 World Cup.
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Check out some of the highlights from this year's World Darts Championship, including Luke Littler's record, several Barriokes and two nine darts
He is joined in Bahrain by seven other top PDC stars – led by world No.1 Humphries, who won the World Darts Championship, the World Playing Championship and the 2024 Players Championship final.
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Luke Littler reflects on his first win at the World Darts Championship and shares his aspirations to break Phil Taylor's record
World Cup semi-finalists Stephen Bunting and Chris Dobey will make their first appearances at the event, having joined the Premier League in 2025.
Former world champions Rob Cross and Gerwyn Price also return, along with 2023 World Matchplay winner Nathan Aspinall.
Two-time world champion Peter Wright completes the eight-man PDC line-up, with Dutch superstar Michael van Gerwen absent due to family commitments.
The Asian representatives include six players from the PDC Asian Tour who competed in the World Darts Championship, with PDC Asian champion Lawrence Ilagan one of three Filipino stars in action.
Ilagan will be joined by PDC Asian Tour 2024 Order of Merit winner Alexis Toylo and Paolo Nebrida, who saw off Jim Williams and Ross Smith to reach the 32nd final at Alexandra Palace.
Hong Kong's Lok Yin Lee is included after his run to the second round of the World Darts Championship, while China's Xiaochen Zong and India's Nitin Kumar will also take on the PDC elite.
The 16-man field is completed by Bahraini duo Basem Mahmood and Abdulla Saeed, who won last month's qualifier in Bahrain to confirm their return to the World Series of Darts.
PDC representatives
Luke Humphries (England)
Luke Littler (England)
Rob Cross (England)
Stephen Bunting (England)
Gerwyn Price (Wales)
Chris Dobey (England)
Nathan Aspinall (England)
Peter Wright (Scotland)
Asian representatives
Lawrence Ilagan (Philippines)
Alexis Toylo (Philippines)
Paolo Nebrida (Philippines)
Xiaochen Zong (China)
Lok Yin Lee (Hong Kong)
Nitin Kumar (India)
Basem Mahmood (Bahrain)
Abdulla Saeed (Bahrain)