Manama, September 26 (BNA) The Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) and sports promotion company CBX have teamed up with Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) to present the World Darts Championship in Bahrain for the first time ever.
From January 12 to 13, 2023, the Bahrain International Circuit will host the Bahrain Darts Masters Championship, which is part of the World Tour of the world’s best darts players. Bahrain will host the first event of the 2023 World Championship, as part of the global calendar announced today by the PDC. BIC and CBX have signed a multi-year agreement with PDC, which will bring the World Darts Championships to Bahrain on an annual basis.
PDC darts events are broadcast in over 185 countries, reaching a global audience of over 200 million people, and darts is the second most watched sport in the UK after football. The sport is best known for hosting the World Archery Championships, which attracts a crowd of over 90,000 to Alexandra Palace in the UK each year throughout the Christmas and New Year period.
The Bahrain Darts Masters 2023 will feature two days of competition, with eight top players – set to include world champion Peter Wright and world number one Gerwin Price – with eight regional representatives, including Bahrain’s top players, over two days. The event will be organized for a live audience in a specially designed format in the entertainment dome of the Bahrain Information Center and will also be broadcast live to a global audience.
Tickets for this limited-capacity event will go on sale later in the year, and fans are encouraged to register now at bahraingp.com for the latest information on tickets and the event.
Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa, CEO of the Bahrain International Circuit, said: “With our partners at CBX, we can’t wait to welcome the world’s best darts players to the inaugural edition of the Bahrain Darts Championship early next year. The sport is a sight to be seen to be believed and the atmosphere at PDC events is something we expect to be a unique experience for fans in Bahrain. I welcome PDC as a new member of the BIC family, and together with our friends at CBX, we look forward to having an amazing event for fans around the world.”
Carlo Bottaghi, Founder and CEO of CBX, said: “We are proud to partner with BIC and PDC to bring the World Series of Darts to Bahrain for the first time. While at CBX we are best known for motorsport, we work in a variety of sporting disciplines and it is now great to venture into the world of darts. As a sport, it enjoys a huge global following, and we are excited to welcome fans to the Kingdom as part of our ever-growing sports portfolio, and to add to the expanding list of new sports being offered in the region. We look forward to working together to create an unforgettable event.”
Matt Porter, CEO, Professional Darts Corporation, said: “Our global growth through the World Darts Championships in the past decade has been astounding, and is another huge step for us to host the Bahrain Darts Masters this January. We are pleased to be working with the Bahrain International Circuit and CBX at This exciting event, which will showcase PDC Darts to a new audience and will also be an opportunity for players from the region to test themselves against the best in the world. This is an exciting new event and will be a great way to start the 2023 World Darts Championship.”
Professional Darts runs a £15 million global events cycle, which includes the World Darts Championship, the four-month Premier League Tour, and the World Series of Darts, which will also visit Denmark, America, Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands in 2023.
Star players have become household names through their gaming achievements and entertainment styles, from Peter “Snakebite” Wright’s colorful Mohawk and unique costumes to Gerwyn “The Iceman” price and the generational talent of “Mighty” Michael van Gerwen.
The 2022 World Darts Championship winners include Michael Smith, Belgium’s Dimitri van den Berg and Johnny Clayton of Wales, as well as Van Gerwin and Price, who also won the World Darts finals at the end of the season.
For more information about the Bahrain Darts Championship or other BIC events and activities, visit bahraingp.com or call the BIC hotline at +973-17450000.
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