Chris Dobey made a winning start World Darts Series will return in 2025 with a dominant and comprehensive 6-0 victory over Bahrain’s Darts World Cup mainstay Basem Mahmood in the first round on Thursday evening.
Dobey, who reached the semi-finals of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship and is set to return to Dart Premier League he placed an emphasis on the outside ring in the coming year, with clinical success rate in doubles being a key feature of “Hollywood’s” victory. He went 6/8 for the win and his four 180s also showed he was skilled at both scoring and doubles.
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“It was good” – reflected a happy Dobey in his post-match interview, in quotes collected by PDC. “I played well and my doubles came into play, so I’m happy. I’m delighted to be here and I hope I can continue to perform like this.”
In the 2025 quarterfinals Bahrain Dart MastersDobey now faces another returning Premier League Darts star, Stephen Bunting. after ‘The Bullet’ defeated Indian number one Nitin Kumar 6-2 in his own first-round match at the Bahrain International Circuit.
