The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives and 8 Asian representatives), and was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain on 12–13 January 2023.

[1][2] Michael Smith won the inaugural staging of the event, and his third World Series title, defeating Gerwyn Price 8–6 in the final.

[3][2] The event was announced on 26 September 2022, alongside the 2023 Nordic Darts Masters, which are to be held a week later.

The PDC announced 7 of their 8 players who are their elite representatives at the event on 13 December 2022, and did not include Michael van Gerwen, who couldn't attend for family reasons.

[5] Jonny Clayton was announced as the 8th representative on 4 January 2023.