Darts tonight: When it's on and how to watch the Bahrain Darts Masters
Luke Littler returns for the first darts event of the 2026 season
The Bahrain Darts Masters begins tonight, with Luke Littler set to go up against Paul Lim – so make sure you know what time to watch it and how to stream it.
Tonight (January 15) marks the start of the 2026 World Series of Darts, with the likes of Littler, Gian Van Veen, and Luke Humphries competing at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir.
The opening round will see Littler, the two-time World Champion, take on 71-year-old Lim. Elsewhere, Humphries will face Abdulla Saeed.
So, if you’re already counting the minutes until the darts is back on TV tonight, make sure you know when (and how) to tune in.
What time is the darts on tonight?
Coverage from the first round of the Bahrain Darts Masters will begin at 4pm UK time.
It’s a quick competition, with the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final all taking place tomorrow (January 16). Coverage will kick off at the same time.
How to watch the Bahrain Darts Masters
You can watch the Bahrain Darts Masters on ITV4 in the UK. You can also watch the event’s livestream on ITVX, and it’s completely free.
Other territories aren’t so fortunate. For example, if you’re in Germany, it’s exclusively available via DAZN. If you’re elsewhere in Europe, you’ll likely need a PDCTV subscription, which costs £4.99 per month.
When is Luke Littler playing?
Luke Littler is expected to take to the stage at 6:30pm UK time for his match against Paul Lim.
Littler, 18 years old and now the world number one, will be looking to assert his dominance and set the tone for the 2026 season.
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After all, he’s the first player to secure back-to-back world titles since Gary Anderson’s 2015 and 2016 wins. Plus, he won the competition in 2024.
If he beats Lim, he’ll go up against either Gerwyn Price or Motomu Sakai in the Friday quarter-finals.
Bahrain Darts Masters schedule for January 15
Bear in mind that these are only approximate start times, and they could be affected by the length of earlier matches.
- Gerwyn Price v Motomu Sakai – 4pm
- Gian van Veen v Man Lok Leung – 4:30pm
- Danny Noppert v Basem Mahmood – 5pm
- Nathan Aspinall v Lourence Ilagan – 5:30pm
- Luke Humphries v Abdulla Saeed – 6pm
- Luke Littler v Paul Lim – 6:30pm
- Michael van Gerwen v Alexis Toylo – 7pm
- Stephen Bunting v Ryusei Azemoto – 7:30pm
Each match will be the best of 11 legs.
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