Darts Introduce New ‘10 Darter’ With $200,000 Prize for Saudi Arabia Masters
Darts players have been given the chance to win a massive $200,000 if they can hit an impressive 10 darter at the Saudi Arabia Masters.
It's been only weeks since Luke Littler's historic second consecutive win in the 2026 PDC World Championship Darts final and the darts season is already back in action.
This week, eight PDC superstars have been competing in the Bahrain Darts Masters, where Stephen Bunting looks to defend his title following his controversial inclusion in the 2026 Premier League.
Just days after finishing the tournament in Bahrain, the same PDC players will then travel to Saudi Arabia to compete in a similar Masters event, competing with eight Asian Tour representatives.
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And in order to make the inaugural staging of the Riyadh Season Saudi Arabia Darts Masters extra special, the organisers have announced that players can take home an extra $200,000 in any match where they hit a challenging 10 darter.
Joining Bunting at the Saudi Arabia Masters is, of course, World Champion Littler as well as runner-up Gian van Veen, world no.2 Luke Humphries and three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen.
Former World Champion Gerwyn Price, former UK Open champion Danny Noppert and 2023 World Matchplay winner Nathan Aspinall are the final three PDC players set to compete in Saudi Arabia.
The tournament is set to take place on January 19-20 and it has been confirmed that there will be a special $100,000 (£74,672) prize for anyone able to hit a nine-darter at any point during the event.
Not only this, but the introduction of the 'Riyadh Season Bullseye' will mean that any player who lands a nine-darter will also have the chance to double their prize if they can hit the bullseye with a 10th and final dart.
Should this happen, it would become the biggest prize pot given for a nine-darter in PDC history.
Who could hit a nine darter at the Saudi Arabia Masters?
Of course, any of the professional players competing in Saudi Arabia will fancy their chances of picking up one of the more impressive prizes in the sport over the coming days.
However, Littler will certainly be the favourite to land the 10 darter after he showed he can hold his nerve in the post-World Championship events in 2024 as, just two days before his 17th birthday, Littler became the youngest player to hit a televised nine-dart finish in Bahrain.
Across his so far short-career, the 18-year-old has hit eight televised nine-darters, including four in 2024 and a further four by July 2025, showing that he is more than capable of doing so again in Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile 71-year-old veteran Paul Lim, who will compete in Saudi Arabia as one of the Asian Tour representatives, could repeat his iconic nine-darter at the World Championship in 1990 and take home a huge prize in the final stage of the his career.
Topics: Darts, Luke Littler
Ben McCrum