2020 PDC Home Tour 2

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2020 Home Tour Event 2
Tournament information
Dates31 August–20 October 2020
LocationVarious
CountryVarious
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
High checkout170
170 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mike De Decker
(Phase 1, Group 1)
170 Flag of England.svg Alan Tabern
(Phase 1, Group 2)
170 Flag of England.svg Chris Dobey (2x)
(Phase 1, Group 9)
(Phase 3, Group 2)
170 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jermaine Wattimena
(Phase 2, Group 1)
170 Flag of Germany.svg Gabriel Clemens
(Phase 2, Group 2)
170 Flag of England.svg Ross Smith
(Phase 2, Group 4)
170 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Nick Kenny
(Phase 3, Group 2)
170 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jonny Clayton
(Phase 3, Group 3)
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg Luke Humphries
«Play-Offs 2020 PDC Home Tour 3»

The 2020 Home Tour Event 2 was the second staging of the Home Tour tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for players to play indoor tournaments at their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

It began on 31 August 2020 and concluded on 20 October 2020. The tournament was open to the 70 lowest-ranked PDC Tour Card holders who entered, although the tournament also featured Top-32 players like Krzysztof Ratajski, Chris Dobey, Jonny Clayton, Stephen Bunting, Jermaine Wattimena, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Steve Beaton and Ricky Evans.

Future World Champion and the future world number one Luke Humphries won his first professional title in winning the 2020 Home Tour Event 2, as he won the final Championship Group. In a high-class and tight affair he won ahead of Jonny Clayton on leg-difference, with five wins each. Damon Heta, who hit an 118.96 average during the Championship Group matches, the highest in both PDC Home Tours, finished third in the Championship Group.

Format

Beginning on 31 August 2020, seven Tour Card players would play against each other over the course of a day, with the top three from each day and the five best fourth-best players going into a last 35 stage, beginning on 30 September 2020.

In the second phase, the 35 players will again be put into groups of seven, where all players will play each other over one day. The top four in each group and the best fifth-placed player in the second phase will then move into a semi-final group stage taking place from 12 to 14 October, with the top two in each group and the best third-placed player moving forward to the Championship Group stage on 20 October, where the winner will become the champion.

In all phases, each match will be a best of 9 legs match, with the winner of each match getting two points on the table. Should there be a tie on points after all the matches, the leg difference will determine positions, should that also be equal, the result between the two players is taken into account. Should there be a three-way tie or more, the overall average of the players will then be taken into account. [1]

Phase One

All matches first to 5 (best-of-9 legs)

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Avg = Three-dart average in group matches; Pts = Group points

Ranking of fourth-placed players

Pos.GroupPlayerPWLLFLA+/−AvgPtsQualification
1 7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ron Meulenkamp 6422519+691.708Advance to Phase Two
2 5 Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen 6332317+690.816
3 10 Flag of England.svg Carl Wilkinson 6332421+389.026
4 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Geert Nentjes 6332422+286.646
5 4 Flag of England.svg Ted Evetts 6332220+281.096
6 6 Flag of England.svg Luke Woodhouse 6332221+186.326Advance as alternates
7 2 Flag of England.svg Matthew Edgar 6332222087.236
8 3 Flag of England.svg Lisa Ashton 6332222081.566Eliminated
9 9 Flag of England.svg Ricky Evans 6332024–485.886
10 8 Flag of England.svg Jamie Hughes 6241921–285.604

Phase Two

All matches first to 5 (best-of-9 legs)

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Avg = Three-dart average in group matches; Pts = Group points

Jamie Lewis and Devon Petersen have withdrawn, therefore Luke Woodhouse and Matthew Edgar qualified as the next best-performing fourth placed players in Phase One. [12] Andy Hamilton withdrew due to a hand injury and was replaced by Alan Tabern.

Qualified players

Ranking of fifth-placed players

Pos.GroupPlayerPWLLFLA+/−AvgPtsQualification
1 4 Flag of England.svg Luke Woodhouse 6332321+294.446Advance to Phase Three
2 5 Flag of England.svg Alan Tabern 6332123–287.776Eliminated
3 1 Flag of England.svg Alan Tabern 6242222094.154
4 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey de Zwaan 6242323087.304
4 2 Ulster Banner.svg Michael Mansell 6242023–390.454

Phase Three

All matches first to 5 (best-of-9 legs)

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Avg = Three-dart average in group matches; Pts = Group points

Qualified players

[18]

Ranking of third-placed players

Pos.GroupPlayerPWLLFLA+/−AvgPtsQualification
1 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ron Meulenkamp 6422318+586.768Advance to Championship Group
2 2 Flag of England.svg Chris Dobey 6422523+293.228Eliminated
3 3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 6332020088.816

Championship Group (20 October)

All matches first to 5 (best-of-9 legs)

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Avg = Three-dart average in group matches; Pts = Group points

Qualified players


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