2020 PDC Pro Tour

Last updated
Final 2020 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. [1]
RankPlayerEarnings
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price £96,750
2Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright £86,750
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen £85,250
4Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen £67,000
5Flag of Portugal.svg José de Sousa £63,500
6Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall £62,500
7Flag of England.svg Michael Smith £59,000
8Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Ratajski £58,250
9Flag of England.svg James Wade £56,750
10Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen £50,000
11Flag of England.svg Ian White £46,750
12Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Noppert £43,750
13Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović £43,250
14Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant £31,750
15Flag of England.svg Rob Cross £31,250
16Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan £30,250
17Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damon Heta £29,750
18Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall £29,500
19Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney £28,000
20Flag of England.svg Ryan Searle £26,750
20Flag of Germany.svg Gabriel Clemens £26,750
22Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jonny Clayton £26,500
23Flag of England.svg Mervyn King £25,500
24Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode £25,000
24Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting £25,000
26Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jermaine Wattimena £24,750
27Flag of England.svg Jamie Hughes £24,500
28Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort £22,750
29Flag of England.svg Ross Smith £22,250
30Flag of Latvia.svg Madars Razma £21,000
31Flag of England.svg Ryan Joyce £20,750
31Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martijn Kleermaker £20,750

The 2020 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. There were 27 PDC Pro Tour events held, 23 Players Championships and 4 European Tour events. [2]

Contents

This page also includes results from the PDC's affiliated tours including the Development and Challenge Tours and all the regional tours as well as the results from the World Championship regional qualifiers. There were 10 Challenge Tour events, 10 Development Tour events, 2 PDC Nordic and Baltic Events, 6 Dartplayers Australia Pro Tour events, 3 EuroAsian Darts Corporation Pro Tour Events and 8 Championship Darts Circuit Pro Tour events during the 2020 season.

All tours were disrupted, and in the case of the PDC Asian Tour cancelled, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prize money

The prize money for the Players Championship and European Tour events was unchanged from the 2019 levels.

This is how the prize money is divided:

StageETPCCT/DTWS
Winner£25,000£10,000£2,000£1,000
Runner-up£10,000£6,000£1,000£600
Semi-finalists£6,500£3,000£500£400
Quarter-finalists£5,000£2,250£300£250
Last 16£3,000£1,500£200£100
Last 32£2,000£1,000£100£50
Last 48£1,000N/AN/AN/A
Last 64N/A£500£50N/A
Total£140,000£75,000£10,000£5,000

PDC Tour Card

128 players are granted Tour Cards, which enables them to participate in all Players Championships events, the UK Open and all the European Tour events.

Tour cards

The 2020 Tour Cards are awarded to:

Afterwards, the playing field will be complemented by the highest qualified players from the Q School Order of Merit until the maximum number of 128 Pro Tour Card players had been reached. In 2020, that means that a total of 19 players will qualify this way.

Q-School

The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School (or Q-School) was split into a UK and European Q-School. Players that are not from Europe could choose which Q-School they wanted to compete in.

The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:

UK Q-School
January 16January 17January 18January 19

Flag of England.svg   Jason Lowe
Flag of England.svg   Gary Blades

Flag of Hong Kong.svg   Kai Fan Leung
Flag of England.svg   Bradley Brooks

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith
Flag of England.svg   Aaron Beeney

Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Nick Kenny
Flag of England.svg   Scott Waites

506 players503 players461 players469 players
European Q-School
January 16January 17January 18January 19

Flag of Austria.svg   Harald Leitinger

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg   Karel Sedláček

Flag of Germany.svg   Steffen Siepmann

313 players314 players271 players280 players

An Order of Merit was also created for each Q School. For every win after the first full round (without byes) the players were awarded 1 point.

To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merits in proportion to the number of entrants. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:

Players Championships

The Players Championship events was scheduled to be 30 events as normal, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant number of events were postponed, including all from mid-March to the end of June. [3] [4] [5] The PDC scheduled five events from July 8 at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, to make up. These events were branded the "PDC Summer Series". [6] Following this a "PDC Autumn Series" was arranged in Niedernhausen, Germany, with a "PDC Winter Series" following in Coventry.

No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
1 Saturday 8 February Barnsley Metrodome,
Flag of England.svg Barnsley
(97.97) Gary Anderson   Flag of Scotland.svg 8 – 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith (93.78) [7]
2 Sunday 9 February(101.25) Nathan Aspinall   Flag of England.svg 8 – 3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (97.26) [8]
3 Saturday 15 FebruaryRobin Park Tennis Centre,
Flag of England.svg Wigan
(97.07) Ryan Searle   Flag of England.svg 8 – 6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (99.61) [9]
4 Sunday 16 February(98.41) Krzysztof Ratajski   Flag of Poland.svg 8 – 7 Flag of England.svg   Ian White (99.61) [10]
5 Saturday 22 February(109.59) Peter Wright   Flag of Scotland.svg 8 – 6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (109.19) [11]
6 Sunday 23 February(102.54) Gerwyn Price   Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 8 – 7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (101.93) [12]
7 Saturday 14 March Barnsley Metrodome,
Flag of England.svg Barnsley
(98.20) Nathan Aspinall   Flag of England.svg 8 – 4 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan (93.69) [13]
8 Sunday 15 March(102.06) Ian White   Flag of England.svg 8 – 3 Flag of England.svg   James Wade (88.28) [14]
9 Wednesday 8 July Marshall Arena,
Flag of England.svg Milton Keynes [lower-alpha 1]
(104.53) Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 8 – 7 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright (100.53) [15]
10 Thursday 9 July(100.16) Ryan Joyce   Flag of England.svg 8 – 7 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall (94.65) [16]
11 Friday 10 July(102.50) Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 8 – 3 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa (97.77) [17]
12 Saturday 11 July(95.82) James Wade   Flag of England.svg 8 – 2 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross (95.71) [18]
13 Sunday 12 July(99.30) Peter Wright   Flag of Scotland.svg 8 – 2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (91.82) [19]
14 Saturday 12 SeptemberH+ Hotel,
Flag of Germany.svg Niedernhausen [lower-alpha 2]
(91.82) Peter Wright   Flag of Scotland.svg 8 – 1 Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma (84.78) [20]
15 Sunday 13 September(96.43) Damon Heta   Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8 – 4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen (94.49) [21]
16 Monday 14 September(98.93) Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 8 – 1 Flag of Austria.svg   Mensur Suljović (81.98) [22]
17 Tuesday 15 September(92.29) Gerwyn Price   Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 8 – 7 Flag of South Africa.svg   Devon Petersen (98.38) [23]
18 Wednesday 16 September(98.66) Gerwyn Price   Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 8 – 5 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski (99.05) [24]
19 Tuesday 10 November Ricoh Arena,
Flag of England.svg Coventry [lower-alpha 3]
(92.99) Michael Smith   Flag of England.svg 8 – 6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jermaine Wattimena (88.50) [25]
20 Wednesday 11 November(96.67) Michael Smith   Flag of England.svg 8 – 7 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa (100.00) [26]
21 Thursday 12 November(95.55) Gerwyn Price   Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 8 – 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta (94.26) [27]
22 Friday 13 November(98.14) Peter Wright   Flag of Scotland.svg 8 – 7 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa (100.49) [28]
23 Saturday 14 November(105.09) Joe Cullen   Flag of England.svg 8 – 4 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski (94.28) [29]
  1. These events were branded the PDC Summer Series, with the top player over the series qualifying for the 2020 Grand Slam of Darts.
  2. These events were branded the PDC Autumn Series, with the top player over the series qualifying for the 2020 Grand Slam of Darts.
  3. These events were branded the PDC Winter Series, with the top player over the series qualifying for the 2020 Grand Slam of Darts.

European Tour

The European Tour was announced at 13 events, including events in Belgium and Hungary for the first time. Due to the COVID-19, only 4 events took place with the others having been cancelled. [30] [31] [32]

No.DateEventLocationWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
128 February–1 March Belgian Darts Championship Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Hasselt, Expo Hasselt (100.03) Gerwyn Price   Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 8 – 3 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith (96.26) [33]
225–27 September German Darts Championship Flag of Germany.svg Hildesheim, Halle 39(102.75) Devon Petersen   Flag of South Africa.svg 8 – 3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton (91.43) [34]
316–18 October European Darts Grand Prix Flag of Germany.svg Sindelfingen, Glaspalast (105.79) José de Sousa   Flag of Portugal.svg 8 – 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (92.43) [35]
423–25 October International Darts Open Flag of Germany.svg Riesa, SACHSENarena (97.19) Joe Cullen   Flag of England.svg 8 – 5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (91.37) [36]

    PDC Challenge Tour

    Final Challenge Tour ranking [37]
    RankPlayerEarnings
    1. Flag of England.svg   David Evans £4,400
    2. Flag of England.svg   Ritchie Edhouse £3,450
    3. Flag of Ireland.svg   Keane Barry £3,350
    4. Flag of England.svg  Matthew Dennant£3,300
    5. Flag of England.svg   Scott Mitchell £3,150
    6. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jim Williams £2,450
    6. Flag of England.svg  Rob Collins£2,450
    8. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maikel Verberk£2,400
    9. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets £2,300
    10. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jitse Van der Wal£2,150

    The Challenge Tour was planned to increase from 20 to 24 events for 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom was only ten events.

    The top two players win a Two-Year PDC Tour Card for 2021–20, with the players finishing from third to eighth earning free entry to the 2021 PDC Q-School. The Order of Merit leader is also invited to compete in the 2020/21 World Darts Championship.

    David Evans topped the rankings and qualified for the World Championship and was awarded a Tour Card for the next two years, while Ritchie Edhouse took second and also earned a Tour Card. [38] [37]

    The top eight unqualified players will also qualify for the 2021 UK Open.

    No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
    1 Saturday 25 JanuaryRobin Park Tennis Centre,
    Flag of England.svg Wigan
    (89.10) Rob Collins  Flag of England.svg 5 – 4 Flag of England.svg  Adam Huckvale (89.21) [39]
    2 (99.41) Scott Mitchell   Flag of England.svg 5 – 1 Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding (91.69) [40]
    3 Sunday 26 January(91.96) Matthew Dennant  Flag of England.svg 5 – 4 Ulster Banner.svg   Nathan Rafferty (86.18) [41]
    4 (89.27) Jitse Van der Wal  Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5 – 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Arjan Konterman (87.76) [42]
    5 Friday 9 October Barnsley Metrodome,
    Flag of England.svg Barnsley
    (91.33) Keane Barry   Flag of Ireland.svg 5 – 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maikel Verberk (85.68) [43]
    6 (92.34) David Evans   Flag of England.svg 5 – 4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Richie Burnett (94.07) [44]
    7 Saturday 10 October(100.50) Jim Williams   Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 5 – 2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Lewy Williams (96.74) [45]
    8 (93.94) David Evans   Flag of England.svg 5 – 0 Flag of England.svg  Chas Barstow (85.75) [46]
    9 Sunday 11 October(97.83) Ritchie Edhouse   Flag of England.svg 5 – 4 Flag of England.svg   Scott Taylor (83.10) [47]
    10 (96.64) Kevin Doets   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5 – 3 Flag of England.svg   Ritchie Edhouse (95.92) [48]

    PDC Development Tour

    Final Development Tour ranking [49]
    RankPlayerEarnings
    1. Flag of England.svg   Ryan Meikle £7,000
    2. Flag of Ireland.svg   Keane Barry £6,000
    3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Berry van Peer £4,250
    4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Damian Mol £3,750
    5. Flag of England.svg   Ted Evetts £3,450
    6. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets £2,950
    7. Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler £2,400
    8. Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz £2,350
    9. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Wessel Nijman £2,250
    10. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld £2,200

    The Development Tour was planned with 20 events for 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom there were only ten events.

    The top two players earned a PDC Tour Card for 2021/2022, with the players from third to eighth receiving free entry to the 2021 PDC Q-School (if they do not already possess a Tour Card). The top two players also earned a place in the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship.

    Ryan Meikle topped the Development Tour Order of Merit, with Keane Barry finishing second, both gaining their place at the 2021 World Championship. As Meikle is already a Tour Card holder, the second automatic tour card goes to the third ranked Berry van Peer, with Barry being the other Tour Card winner. [50] [49]

    The top eight unqualified players also qualified for the 2021 UK Open.

    No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
    1 Saturday 29 FebruaryHalle 39,
    Flag of Germany.svg Hildesheim
    (91.47) Berry van Peer   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5 – 1 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler (85.75) [51]
    2 (83.88) Ryan Meikle   Flag of England.svg 5 – 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld (86.53) [52]
    3 Sunday 1 March(91.29) Ryan Meikle   Flag of England.svg 5 – 3 Flag of Germany.svg   Nico Kurz (87.72) [53]
    4 (90.28) Wessel Nijman   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5 – 3 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler (88.84) [54]
    5 Friday 25 September Barnsley Metrodome,
    Flag of England.svg Barnsley
    (92.05) Kevin Doets   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5 – 4 Flag of Ireland.svg   Keane Barry (93.99) [55]
    6 (80.78) Damian Mol   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5 – 3 Flag of England.svg  Keelan Kay (76.89) [56]
    7 Saturday 26 September(90.00) Ted Evetts   Flag of England.svg 5 – 3 Flag of England.svg  Joe Davis (93.66) [57]
    8 (89.31) Keane Barry   Flag of Ireland.svg 5 – 3 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Meikle (83.70) [58]
    9 Sunday 27 September(101.74) Keane Barry   Flag of Ireland.svg 5 – 4 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Meikle (104.71) [59]
    10 (104.28) Callan Rydz   Flag of England.svg 5 – 1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Lok Yin Lee (90.04) [60]

    PDC Women's Series

    Final Women's Series ranking [61]
    RankPlayerEarnings
    1. Flag of England.svg   Lisa Ashton £2,450
    2. Flag of England.svg   Deta Hedman £2,250
    2. Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock £2,250
    4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Corrine Hammond £1,350
    5. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Aileen de Graaf £1,000
    6. Flag of England.svg   Lorraine Winstanley £800
    7. Flag of Sweden.svg   Vicky Pruim £650
    8. Flag of England.svg  Felicia Blay£550
    8. Flag of England.svg  Joanne Locke£550
    8. Flag of England.svg  Tracy North£550

    The PDC Women's Series was introduced to replace the separate World Championship qualifiers that had been held the last two years. The top two players both qualified for the World Championship. [62]

    Tour Card holder Lisa Ashton topped the weekend table with two event victories to qualify for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship. Though Deta Hedman and Fallon Sherrock tied the weekend on earnings, Hedman was granted the second spot on the tiebreaker with 85 legs won over the series to Sherrock's 83 legs won. [61]

    No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
    1 Saturday 17 October Barnsley Metrodome,
    Flag of England.svg Barnsley
    (94.70) Lisa Ashton   Flag of England.svg 6 – 3 Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock (89.16) [63]
    2 (83.31) Deta Hedman   Flag of England.svg 6 – 5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Aileen de Graaf (75.21) [64]
    3 Sunday 18 October(83.39) Lisa Ashton   Flag of England.svg 6 – 3 Flag of England.svg   Deta Hedman (76.78) [65]
    4 (87.94) Fallon Sherrock   Flag of England.svg 6 – 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Corrine Hammond (83.11) [66]

    Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic (PDCNB)

    The Professional Darts Corporation Nordic & Baltic Tour had 10 events scheduled. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, planned events in Copenhagen and Gothenburg were postponed. [67] [68] A planned season restart in Riga was also cancelled, and the season was settled based on the first two events. [69]

    No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
    1 Saturday 29 FebruaryHotelli Tallukka,
    Flag of Finland.svg Vääksy
    (89.77) Kim Viljanen   Flag of Finland.svg 6 – 5 Flag of Lithuania.svg   Darius Labanauskas (89.31) [70]
    2 Sunday 1 March(89.24) Daniel Larsson   Flag of Sweden.svg 6 – 2 Flag of Finland.svg   Kim Viljanen (82.44) [71]

    Professional Darts Corporation Asian Tour

    The Professional Darts Corporation Asian Tour was scaled down to 10 events, taking place from August to November. The postponements were due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 11 August 2020, the Tour was cancelled. [72]

    Dartplayers Australia (DPA) Pro Tour

    The DPA Tour was suspended after the sixth event and was not restarted in 2020. Gordon Mathers, who was top of the DPA rankings at the time of the suspension, took the place at the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship. [72]

    No.DateVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
    1 Friday 31 JanuaryWarilla Bowls and Recreation Club
    Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barrack Heights
    (88.02) Gordon Mathers   Flag of Queensland.svg 6 – 3 (l) Flag of Queensland.svg   Kyle Anderson (88.70) [73]
    2 Saturday 1 February(87.18) Robbie King   Flag of Queensland.svg 5 – 3 (l) Flag of Queensland.svg  Jamie Rundle (81.18) [74]
    3 Sunday 2 February(91.50) Kyle Anderson   Flag of Queensland.svg 2 – 0 (s) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg   Mal Cuming (87.91) [75]
    4 Friday 6 MarchPine Rivers Darts Club
    Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane
    (78.94) Mal Cuming   Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 6 – 1 (l) Flag of Queensland.svg  Jamie Rundle (76.45) [76]
    5 Saturday 7 March(85.45) Ben Robb   Flag of New Zealand.svg 5 – 2 (l) Flag of New Zealand.svg   Haupai Puha (82.34) [77]
    6 Sunday 8 March(87.12) Steve Fitzpatrick  Flag of Tasmania.svg 2 – 0 (s) Flag of Queensland.svg   Gordon Mathers (85.79) [78]

    EuroAsian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour

    Originally six events were due to take place on the EADC Tour, but owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, only the first three took place. [79] [80]

    No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
    1 Saturday 22 FebruaryOmega Plaza Business Center,
    Flag of Russia.svg Moscow
    Boris Koltsov   Flag of Russia.svg 6 – 4 Flag of Russia.svg   Aleksei Kadochnikov [81]
    2 Aleksei Kadochnikov   Flag of Russia.svg 6 – 2 Flag of Russia.svg   Boris Koltsov
    3 Sunday 23 February Boris Koltsov   Flag of Russia.svg 6 – 2 Flag of Russia.svg  Evgenii Izotov

    Championship Darts Corporation (CDC) Pro Tour

    The Championship Darts Corporation hosted a tour of 8 events held over 2 weekends, one in the United States and one in Canada. Players are only able to enter the events held in their own country and the top player from each group of 4 events will qualify for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship. There were originally due to be more events, but the schedule was heavily disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. [82]

    Matt Campbell and Danny Baggish topped the Canadian and USA Series Order of Merits respectively and qualified for the World Championship.

    Canadian Tour

    No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
    1 Saturday 26 September Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Woodstock, Ontario (94.22) Shawn Burt  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 6 – 3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron (89.48) [83]
    2 (89.14) David Cameron   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 6 – 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell (87.30) [84]
    3 Saturday 27 September(93.19) Matt Campbell   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 6 – 3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Shawn Burt (86.48) [85]
    4 (78.79) Jim Long   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 6 – 3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell (80.39) [86]

    USA Tour

    No.DateVenueWinnerLegsRunner-upRef.
    1 Saturday 3 October Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis (92.29) Danny Baggish   Flag of the United States.svg 6 – 5 Flag of the United States.svg   Chuck Puleo (93.60) [87]
    2 (92.68) Danny Baggish   Flag of the United States.svg 6 – 5 Flag of the United States.svg   Danny Lauby (89.49) [88]
    3 Sunday 4 October(82.05) Darin Young   Flag of the United States.svg 6 – 5 Flag of the United States.svg   Chuck Puleo (85.94) [89]
    4 (94.93) Danny Baggish   Flag of the United States.svg 6 – 0 Flag of the United States.svg   Gary Mawson (75.47) [90]

    World Championship International Qualifiers

    DateEventVenueWinnerScoreRunner-upRef.
    Saturday 19 October 2019CDC Continental Cup [lower-alpha 1] Flag of the United States.svg New York City, K of C Council Hall(88.48) Danny Lauby   Flag of the United States.svg 8 – 2 Flag of the United States.svg   Gary Mawson (89.03) [92]
    Sunday 14 JuneGerman Super League Flag of Germany.svg Munich (94.07) Nico Kurz   Flag of Germany.svg 10 – 9 Flag of Germany.svg   Dragutin Horvat (94.76)
    Sunday 11 OctoberPDJ Japanese Championship [93] Flag of Japan.svg Kobe, Port Terminal Hall(80.39) Edward Foulkes   Flag of Japan.svg 5 – 4 Flag of Japan.svg  Akihito Morita (81.16)
    Saturday 17 OctoberPDC China Qualifier Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhoushan (87.82) Chengan Liu  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 6 – 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Qingyu Zhan (77.24)
    East Europe Qualifier Flag of Hungary.svg Vecsés, Bálint Ágnes Cultural Center(94.37) Boris Krčmar   Flag of Croatia.svg 6 – 1 Flag of Hungary.svg   Patrik Kovács
    Sunday 25 OctoberEuroAsian Darts Corporation Qualifier [94] Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Omega Plaza Business Center(75.90) Dmitriy Gorbunov   Flag of Russia.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Russia.svg  Roman Obukhov (73.88) [95]
    Sunday 1 NovemberAfrican Qualifier Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town, Goodwood Sports Club Cameron Carolissen   Flag of South Africa.svg 7 – 4 Flag of South Africa.svg   Charles Losper
    Sunday 22 NovemberPDC Asia China Qualifier Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiamen, Cuesoul Darts Club(76.63) Di Zhuang  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 3 – 0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wenge Xie (70.92) [96]
    Saturday 28 NovemberPDC Asia Philippines Qualifier Flag of the Philippines.svg Tacloban (81.74) Lourence Ilagan   Flag of the Philippines.svg 3 – 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Paolo Nebrida (83.53)
    Sunday 29 NovemberPDC Asia Japan Qualifier [97] Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Darts Stadium Ikebukuro(68.74) Toru Suzuki   Flag of Japan.svg 5 – 3 Flag of Japan.svg  Kota Suzuki (65.91) [98]
    PDC Asia Hong Kong Qualifier Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kowloon, Regal Oriental Hotel(89.23) Paul Lim   Flag of Singapore.svg 7 – 5 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Lee Lok Yin (87.64)
    World Youth Championship Flag of England.svg Coventry, Ricoh Arena (81.63) Bradley Brooks   Flag of England.svg 6 – 5 Flag of England.svg  Joe Davis (78.16) [99]
    Monday 30 NovemberUK Tour Card Holders' Qualifier(97.95) Ciarán Teehan   Flag of Ireland.svg 7 – 6 Flag of England.svg   Joe Murnan (90.06)
    (83.03) Jamie Lewis   Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 7 – 5 Flag of Scotland.svg   Robert Thornton (85.99)
    (95.93) Matthew Edgar   Flag of England.svg 7 – 2 Flag of England.svg   Josh Payne (87.43)
    (86.47) Nick Kenny   Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 7 – 6 Flag of England.svg   James Wilson (92.64)
    Rest of the World Tour Card Holders' Qualifier(95.02) Niels Zonneveld   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 7 – 4 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler (88.16)
    (94.32) Karel Sedláček   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 7 – 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jan Dekker (89.65)
    1. The North American Championship was scheduled to be held on 6 June 2020 at Hulu Theater in New York City, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [91] Due to the lack of a 2020 tournament, the World Championship place was awarded to the winner of the 2019 CDC Continental Cup. [92]

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