My Country Spotlight journey continues through the Caribbean, and this week I've arrived at one of the smallest nations I've featured so far.
But in darts terms, the Bahamas has already achieved something that many considerably larger countries are still chasing.
It has sent a player to Alexandra Palace.
That player is Rashad Sweeting, and his emergence has helped put Bahamian darts firmly onto the international map.
Yet the more I looked into the Bahamas, the more interesting the story became.
Because behind Sweeting there is evidence of something more: regular CDLC participation, tournaments staged on Bahamian soil and players such as Robin Albury, Nelson Rahming and Lorenzo Deveaux competing against the leading names in Latin American and Caribbean darts.
For a country with a population of only around 400,000, that's quite a footprint.
Rashad Sweeting – The Bahamian Pioneer
There is really only one place to start.
Rashad Sweeting made history by becoming the first player from the Bahamas to qualify for the PDC World Darts Championship.
His appearance at the 2025 tournament put the Bahamian flag onto the Alexandra Palace stage for the first time.
Sweeting faced Jeffrey de Graaf in the opening round and lost 3–1, but averaged 82.88 on his World Championship debut.
For a developing darts nation, simply reaching that stage matters.
It gives every player back home proof that the pathway actually exists.
And Sweeting certainly hasn't disappeared since.
One Of The CDLC's Leading Players
Sweeting has become one of the established forces of the Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean Tour.
In April 2025, he won CDLC Event Two in Panama City, defeating Jesús Salate 6–5, Sudesh Fitzgerald 6–2 and Jonathon Heron 6–0 through the closing stages. It was already his third career CDLC Main Tour title.
A few months later he won again, this time in the Bahamas.
At 2025 Event Four in Grand Bahama, Sweeting defeated Salate 6–5 in the semi-final before beating Norman Madhoo 6–3 in the final, averaging 86.08.
And in 2026 he did it again.
This time the story was even better.
Three Finals In Three Days At Home
The final weekend of the 2026 CDLC season was staged in Nassau.
Sweeting reached the final on Friday.
Then he reached it again on Saturday.
And then, on Sunday, he reached a third consecutive final.
The first two ended in defeat to Argentina's Jesús Salate.
The third didn't.
Sweeting beat Dean Persad 6–2 in the quarter-final and Norman Madhoo 6–4 in the semi-final before defeating Trinidad and Tobago's Joshua Balfour 6–3 in the final.
He averaged 82.99 in that match and claimed another CDLC title on home soil.
It also meant that Sweeting finished second on the 2026 CDLC Tour Points List, behind only Salate.
That's a significant achievement.
What The Q4QS Database Tells Us
The Q4QS numbers underline just how strong Sweeting's 2026 campaign was.
My database currently contains 23 matches for Sweeting across five events.
He won 19 of them.
That's an 82.6% win rate, with one tournament victory, two runner-up finishes and a quarter-final. His overall match average stands at 77.20, while his best performance reached 89.29.
There is one important Q4QS caveat.
Sweeting has currently played five qualifying events in my dataset, one short of the six-event requirement for an official Q4QS Average.
So I won't manufacture one.
But the underlying performances are extremely impressive.
Sweeting averaged 89.29 while whitewashing Wayne Copeland 6–0.
He averaged 87.20 in an extraordinary 6–5 final defeat against Salate.
He averaged 84.28 against Robin Albury, 82.99 against Balfour and 81.00 against Madhoo.
Those aren't isolated numbers against unknown opposition either.
Beating The Best In The Region
One thing I increasingly like about the Q4QS database is that it allows me to look beyond averages and see who players are beating.
Sweeting's list is impressive.
In 2026 alone, it includes:
- Norman Madhoo – 6–4
- Joshua Balfour – 6–3
- Dean Persad – 6–2
- James Walkin – 6–3
- Shane Sawyer – 6–4
That's effectively a roll call of some of the strongest players in Caribbean darts.
His four defeats in the database came against Salate twice, Balfour and Víctor Guillín.
So Sweeting isn't merely dominating local competition.
He is consistently competing at the sharp end of the CDLC.
Robin Albury – Evidence Of Greater Depth
Sweeting is clearly the headline act.
But Robin Albury might be the most interesting player behind him.
Albury has only three 2026 events in the current Q4QS database, meaning he doesn't qualify for an official Q4QS Average.
However, across eight recorded matches he has won five and lost three.
More strikingly, his overall match average is 68.03, with a best of 71.85.
His victories include a 71.85 average against Michael Moss, 71.36 against Oscar Wright and 68.80 against Geddes Foncette.
He also reached a quarter-final in Nassau, where Sweeting eventually stopped him.
And this isn't somebody who has suddenly appeared from nowhere.
Albury has been part of Bahamian darts for years and also reached the semi-finals of 2025 CDLC Event Four in Grand Bahama, beating Sudesh Fitzgerald 6–1 in the quarter-finals before losing to Madhoo.
On the published two-year CDLC Order of Merit following the opening 2026 weekend, Albury stood 15th, with fellow Bahamian Nelson Rahming 13th.
That's important.
It starts to move the Bahamas away from being simply "the country Rashad Sweeting represents."
Nelson Rahming – Another Regular Competitor
Nelson Rahming adds another layer.
My current database has eight Rahming matches across five events, with three victories and five defeats.
His overall average is 59.99, with a best of 63.51. Once again, he is one event short of qualifying for an official Q4QS Average.
His record is more interesting than the win percentage alone suggests.
Rahming beat Chile's George Patterson 6–4 and Mikhael Achong 6–5, while narrowly losing 6–5 to James Walklin and 6–4 to Dean Persad.
That's another Bahamian regularly encountering credible regional opposition.
Lorenzo Deveaux – One Match From The World Cup
Then we come to Lorenzo Deveaux.
His individual Q4QS numbers are more modest.
Deveaux has now reached the six-event threshold, giving him an official Q4QS Average of 60.48.
Across nine matches he has three wins and six defeats, with an overall average of 60.21 and a best of 66.00.
But Deveaux has already played a part in one of the biggest matches in Bahamian darts history.
Because in April 2026, he partnered Sweeting in the regional qualifier for the PDC World Cup of Darts.
And the Bahamas reached the final.
One Match From A World Cup Debut
Twenty-eight teams representing 12 countries entered the qualifier in Panama City.
By the end, only two remained.
Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago.
Sweeting and Deveaux therefore stood just one match away from giving their country its first appearance at the PDC World Cup of Darts.
Unfortunately for the Bahamas, the final proved a step too far.
Joshua Balfour and James Walkin produced a dominant performance, winning 10–1 and taking Trinidad and Tobago to Frankfurt.
But reaching the final matters.
Sweeting had already taken the Bahamas to Alexandra Palace.
Now the country had come within one match of reaching another of the PDC's major international stages.
That's progress.
Home Events Are Helping Too
Another significant factor is that the Bahamas isn't simply sending a handful of players overseas.
The CDLC comes to the Bahamas.
Grand Bahama staged three events in 2025, while Nassau hosted the final three events of the 2026 season.
That creates opportunities.
When the Tour arrives, far more Bahamian players can compete without facing the substantial travel costs associated with getting around Latin America and the Caribbean.
And the result is a much wider list of Bahamian names appearing in tournament draws.
That's potentially very important for the next stage of the country's development.
Sweeting has demonstrated what the pathway can lead to.
The challenge now is producing more players capable of following him.
Why The Bahamas Matters
Of all the countries I've visited during this part of Country Spotlight, the Bahamas provides one of the clearest examples of what the new regional structure can achieve.
This is a country of only around 400,000 people.
Yet it has produced a PDC World Championship qualifier.
It has a multiple CDLC tournament winner.
It has hosted CDLC events.
It reached the final of the 2026 World Cup qualifier.
And behind Sweeting there are players such as Albury, Rahming and Deveaux accumulating regional experience.
That's quite a lot for such a small population.
Looking Ahead
The obvious question is what comes next.
For Sweeting, the target must surely be another Alexandra Palace appearance.
He finished second on the 2026 CDLC Tour behind Salate, so he remains firmly among the region's elite players. His Q4QS record of 19 wins from 23 matches reinforces that.
But perhaps the bigger long-term question concerns everyone behind him.
Robin Albury's small 2026 sample is encouraging.
Nelson Rahming is regularly competing on the Tour.
Lorenzo Deveaux has already experienced a World Cup qualifying final.
And staging CDLC tournaments in the Bahamas gives other local players an opportunity to test themselves.
Sweeting has already opened one door.
The next landmark could be somebody joining him.
Or perhaps, after coming so close in 2026, two Bahamians finally walking onto the World Cup stage together.
Q4QS Darts Nation Rating
Current Strength: 8/10
Participation & Depth: 7/10
International Achievement: 8/10
Future Potential: 8/10
Overall Q4QS Nation Rating: 7.75/10
I'd put the Bahamas at 7.75/10.
That's above Costa Rica's 7/10 for me because the Bahamas has something Costa Rica is still seeking: a proven World Championship breakthrough.
Sweeting is also currently performing at a genuinely strong regional level, while Albury's figures suggest there is more behind him than might initially be obvious.
The population makes the story even more impressive.
A nation of around 400,000 people has already reached Alexandra Palace.
And in 2026, it came within one match of the World Cup.
For Bahamian darts, the question is no longer whether it can reach the international stage.
It already has.
Now the challenge is staying there.
