Riyadh Darts Masters Opens Today as Nitin Kumar Replaces Nebrida

The two-day World Series stop uses short-format ties with a reported £100,000 purse plus a high-profile nine-darter bonus.

Overview

The Saudi Arabia Darts Masters runs in Riyadh from Monday to Tuesday, January 19–20, with round one on day one and the remaining rounds on day two.
First-round ties include Michael van Gerwen v Nitin Kumar, Luke Littler v Paul Lim, Luke Humphries v Ryusei Azemoto and Gerwyn Price v Alexis Toylo, with matches best of 11 legs before longer semi-finals and final.
Paolo Nebrida withdrew due to illness and has been officially replaced by India’s Nitin Kumar in the 16-player field pairing eight PDC stars with eight Asian qualifiers.
Coverage reports a £100,000 total purse with £30,000 to the winner, and an additional nine-darter bonus has been advertised, though outlets differ on the exact amounts.
UK broadcasters list the event on ITV4, pre‑tournament odds make world champion Luke Littler the favourite, and recent Bahrain winner Michael van Gerwen is seeking consecutive World Series titles.