Luke Littler could be forgiven for feeling frustrated following his failure to win the Bahrain Masters on Friday night. But the world champion showed his class by congratulating Gerwyn Price following his shock defeat out in the Middle East.

STEPHEN BUNTING has defeated Gerwyn Price 8-4 to win the Bahrain Darts Masters! Bunting pulled off an epic comeback victory over Luke Humphries in the semi-final to progress. Earlier, Littler lost

Luke Littler has finally broken his silence after sustaining a shock exit from the Bahrain Masters on Friday. Littler, 17, was eliminated in the quarter-finals after Gerwyn Price, who put in an impressive performance, winning 6-2 against the defending champion.

THE first World Series of Darts event of the year will take place this week as some of the sport’s biggest names head to Bahrain. Luke Littler will be in action in the Middle East, fresh

Premier League stars Stephen Bunting and Chris Dobey face-off in a quarter-final, whilst Scotland’s Peter Wright meets Philippines ace Paulo Nebrida, who stunned Rob Cross on the opening night. Price wasn’t able to maintain the pace of his Littler win, but he had enough. Wright was too loose too often and paid the penalty. Or Price, if you like.

Luke Littler claimed victory in his first match since winning the PDC World Darts Championship on Thursday, beating Lourence Ilagan in the opening round of the Bahrain Masters.

Luke Littler has unexpectedly crashed out of the Bahrain Masters after being beaten by former PDC World Champion Gerwyn Price. The 6-2 loss was Littler's first defeat since winning the PDC World Championship title as he exited at the quarter-final stage.