2020 PDC World Darts Championship

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2020 William Hill World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates13 December 2019 –
1 January 2020
Venue Alexandra Palace
Location London
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Sets
Final – first to 7
Prize fund£2,500,000
Winner's share£500,000
High checkout
Champion(s)
Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright
«2019 2021»
Seventh seed Peter Wright won the World Championship for the first time in his career. Peter Wright Darts Actueel 2022 (2).jpg
Seventh seed Peter Wright won the World Championship for the first time in his career.
Michael van Gerwen, the number one seed and reigning champion, reached the fifth World Championship final of his career. Michael van Gerwen, 2017 (cropped).jpg
Michael van Gerwen, the number one seed and reigning champion, reached the fifth World Championship final of his career.

The 2020 PDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2020 William Hill World Darts Championship) [1] was the 27th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at Alexandra Palace in London from 13 December 2019 to 1 January 2020. [1]

Contents

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Michael Smith 7–3 in the 2019 final.

Raymond van Barneveld announced his intention to retire from professional darts with this tournament, playing his planned last match in the first round against Darin Young. He subsequently reversed this decision after a year out.

Fallon Sherrock became the first female player to win a match at a PDC World Championship, beating Ted Evetts 3–2 in the first round. She then went on to beat Mensur Suljović 3–1 in the second round, before losing 2–4 to Chris Dobey.

Peter Wright won his first World Championship, beating Van Gerwen 7–3 in the final.

Format

All matches were played as single in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, finishing on either a double or the bullseye. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three). For all rounds except the first, the final set had to be won by two clear legs, unless the set score went to 5–5, in which case a deciding leg would be played with the players throwing for the bull to decide who threw first.

The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:

Prize money

The prize money for the tournament was £2,500,000 in total – the same as in the previous year. The winner's share was £500,000. [3] A special prize of £100,000 was available to any player who hits two nine-dart finishes, a feat which has never previously been achieved at any World Championship. [4]

Position (num. of players)Prize money
(Total: £2,500,000)
Winner(1)£500,000
Runner-up(1)£200,000
Semi-finalists(2)£100,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£50,000
Fourth round losers(8)£35,000
Third round losers(16)£25,000
Second round losers(32)£15,000
First round losers(32)£7,500

Qualification

Qualifiers

The top 32 from the PDC Order of Merit began the competition in the second round. The 32 highest ranked players on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit (not already qualified) and 32 qualifiers from around the world, including two female players, began in the first round. [5]

Background

Michael van Gerwen, the reigning champion from the 2019 championship, who also won the 2014 and 2017 championship, was top of the two-year PDC Order of Merit and number one seed going into the tournament, having won six of the ten premier singles events held since the previous championship. [7] 2018 world champion and reigning World Matchplay and European champion Rob Cross took the second seeding. [7] As well as Van Gerwen and Cross, two other previous PDC world champions qualified as seeds, two-time champions Gary Anderson (5th seed) and Adrian Lewis (13th seed). Three-time consecutive reigning BDO world darts champion Glen Durrant took the 27th seeding on his PDC debut. As well as Durrant, 17th seed Stephen Bunting and 25th seed Steve Beaton were also previous champions of the BDO World Darts Championship. [7]

The top seeds below Van Gerwen and Cross were two-time Grand Slam of Darts winner Gerwyn Price, 2019 World Championship runner-up Michael Smith, Gary Anderson, 2018 Players Championship Finals winner Daryl Gurney and 2019 German Darts Masters champion Peter Wright. 2019 UK Open champion Nathan Aspinall was the 12th seed. [7]

2019 Czech Darts Open champion Jamie Hughes, in his first year as a full PDC tour card holder, was the highest-ranked non-seed on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. As well as Hughes, five other qualifiers from the Pro Tour made their PDC World Championship debuts; Harry Ward, Ritchie Edhouse, Mark McGeeney, Luke Woodhouse and Ryan Meikle. [8]

2007 PDC world champion Raymond van Barneveld qualified via the Pro Tour in his final year before retirement. [9] Both Van Barneveld and fellow Dutchman Jelle Klaasen were former champions of the BDO World Darts Championship who qualified via the Pro Tour. Other players to qualify through the Pro Tour included 2019 World Grand Prix semi-finalist Chris Dobey, 2019 PDC World Youth Champion Luke Humphries and the 2019 PDC World Cup of Darts finalists from Ireland, William O'Connor and Steve Lennon. [7]

The final group of 32 qualifiers was determined by a series of international qualifiers and secondary tours. 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters champion Damon Heta, the first player to win a World Series of Darts event in their own country, [10] topped the Dartplayers Australia rankings, while Keane Barry won the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay to qualify, having already qualified to play in the Junior Darts Corporation World Championship final held during the tournament. [11] Barry was the youngest player at the 2020 championships and the third youngest all-time. [12]

Two qualifiers were held for female players. The UK & Ireland qualifier was won by Fallon Sherrock, the 2015 BDO Women's World Championship runner-up, [13] while the Rest of the World Qualifier was won by Mikuru Suzuki, the reigning women's champion from the 2019 BDO World Darts Championship. [14] The final three places went to the three winners of a tournament between unqualified Tour Card holders, the winners being Benito van de Pas, Kevin Burness and Matthew Edgar. [15]

Fifteen international qualifiers made their debuts; Danny Baggish, Keane Barry, Matt Campbell, Damon Heta, José Justicia, Robbie King, Nico Kurz, Benjamin Pratnemer, Madars Razma, Ben Robb, Callan Rydz, Fallon Sherrock, Mikuru Suzuki, Ciarán Teehan & Yuki Yamada. [8] Razma was the first Latvian ever to qualify for the PDC World Championship.

Summary

2007 champion Raymond van Barneveld (pictured in 2006) lost in the first round to Darin Young. He retired after the match, subsequently reversing the decision. Raymond van Barneveld.jpg
2007 champion Raymond van Barneveld (pictured in 2006) lost in the first round to Darin Young. He retired after the match, subsequently reversing the decision.

The top quarter of the draw saw number one seed & reigning champion Michael van Gerwen easily reach the quarter-final, recovering from losing the first set to Jelle Klaasen in the second round to win, [16] before consecutive 4–0 victories over Ricky Evans [17] and former BDO World Champion Stephen Bunting. [18] Lithuanian Darius Labanauskas reached the quarter-final stage for the first time, knocking out seeds including world number 9 Ian White and former BDO Champion Steve Beaton. [19] In the quarter-final, Van Gerwen triumphed over Labanauskas, 5–2, to qualify for the semi-final for the seventh time in eight championships. [20]

In the second quarter, fourth seed & 2019 runner-up Michael Smith was eliminated in the second round following a 3–1 defeat to debutant Luke Woodhouse. [21] Reigning UK Open champion Nathan Aspinall reached the quarter-final with wins over Krzysztof Ratajski [22] and two-time World Champion Gary Anderson, [18] while two-time World Youth Champion Dimitri Van den Bergh defeated Woodhouse and two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis [23] to also reach the quarter-final. In that quarter-final, Aspinall won 5–3 to reach his second semi-final in two attempts at the World Championship. [20]

In the third quarter, 2018 champion Rob Cross was an early exit, losing to Kim Huybrechts in the second round without winning a set. [24] 2007 champion Raymond van Barneveld was another early faller, crashing out to American Darin Young 3–1 in the first round. [24] Van Barneveld had planned to retire after this tournament, but after sitting out the 2020 season announced his intention to return for 2021. [25] Reigning World Youth Champion Luke Humphries came through a sudden-death leg against Jermaine Wattimena in the second round [24] before defeating Nico Kurz [26] and Huybrechts [23] to reach consecutive quarter-finals. 2014 runner-up Peter Wright survived a match dart at bullseye to win a sudden-death leg against Noel Malicdem [27] in the second round, before beating Seigo Asada [28] and Jeffrey de Zwaan [23] to reach the quarter-finals, where he triumphed 5–3 over Humphries to reach the semi-final for the first time since the 2017 tournament. [20]

In the fourth quarter, Fallon Sherrock defeated Ted Evetts in the first round, becoming the first female player to win a match at the World Championships, [29] before following that win with a 3–1 victory over 11th seed Mensur Suljović in the second round. [30] Sherrock's run, which PDC chairman Barry Hearn said could be the "dawn of a new era" for darts, [31] was ended in the third round by Chris Dobey. [32] Third seed Gerwyn Price beat John Henderson [33] and Simon Whitlock [23] to reach his first World Championship quarter-final, while three-time reigning BDO World Champion Glen Durrant joined him in the quarter-final on his PDC debut with wins over sixth seed Daryl Gurney [34] and Dobey. [23] In the quarter-final Price dominated Durrant, winning 5–1 to reach his first semi-final. [20]

The first of the semi-finals, between Price and Wright, was a bad-tempered affair. Wright won the first set against the darts, tapping his opponent on the arm and making comments to him as they went off for the break. Price levelled the match after the second set and celebrated exuberantly. [35] Each player won two of the next four sets before Wright won three sets in a row to win the match and reach the second world championship final of his career. [36] There was no handshake between the two players after the match, and Price said on Twitter that he had thought Wright's actions after the first set were out of order; later apologizing for his remarks. [35]

In the second semi-final, between Van Gerwen and Aspinall, the reigning champion took the first set against the darts, before Aspinall levelled in the second. Van Gerwen broke again in the third set only for Aspinall to win the fourth set in a decider. Aspinall missed a dart to win the fifth set and Van Gerwen took the lead again, before winning the sixth set 3–0 to take a two-set lead in the match. Aspinall won the seventh set, but Van Gerwen took the next two to secure his place in the final against Wright, a repeat of the 2014 PDC World Darts Championship final. [36]

In the final, held on New Year's Day 2020, Wright held the first set with a 3–2 win after Van Gerwen missed bullseye for a set-winning 170 checkout. Wright then took a two-set lead with a 3–1 set win, before Van Gerwen broke back in the third set with a 3–0 win, and won the fourth by 3–2. Wright regained the lead in the fifth and then took a 3–0 win in the sixth set to go back to two legs clear. Again, Van Gerwen broke back with a 3–1 in the seventh; but Wright quickly regained the advantage, winning the eight set 3–2. Wright went one away from the win with a 3–2 win in the ninth set. In the tenth set, Wright won the first leg. Van Gerwen missed double-12 for a perfect nine-dart finish in the second leg, but took the leg regardless. Wright won the third leg to throw for the match; and took out double-10 to win the world championship for the first time. [37]

Schedule

Friday, 13 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
011 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 3 – 1 Kevin Burness Ulster Banner.svg 2 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 1—
021 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 3 – 2 Geert Nentjes Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3 – 22 – 32 – 33 – 13 – 1
031 Flag of England.svg Luke Humphries 3 – 1 Devon Petersen Flag of South Africa.svg 3 – 22 – 33 – 23 – 1—
042 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 3 – 1 Jelle Klaasen Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2 – 33 – 23 – 13 – 1—
Saturday, 14 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
051 Flag of Lithuania.svg Darius Labanauskas 3 – 0 Matthew Edgar Flag of England.svg 3 – 03 – 03 – 2——
061 Flag of England.svg Ryan Meikle 1 – 3 Yuki Yamada Flag of Japan.svg 3 – 22 – 32 – 31 – 3—
071 Flag of England.svg Luke Woodhouse 3 – 0 Paul Lim Flag of Singapore.svg 3 – 13 – 13 – 1——
082 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jermaine Wattimena 2 – 3 Luke Humphries Flag of England.svg 3 – 01 – 33 – 11 – 35 – 6
091 Flag of England.svg Mark McGeeney 3 – 1 Matt Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 3 – 13 – 11 – 33 – 2—
101 Flag of England.svg Jamie Hughes 2 – 3 Zoran Lerchbacher Flag of Austria.svg 2 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 22 – 3
111 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 1 – 3 Darin Young Flag of the United States.svg 1 – 33 – 02 – 32 – 3—
122 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 0 – 3 Kim Huybrechts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1 – 30 – 31 – 3——
Sunday, 15 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
131 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 3 – 2 Xiaochen Zong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 1
141 Flag of England.svg Ross Smith 0 – 3 Ciarán Teehan Flag of Ireland.svg 2 – 32 – 31 – 3——
151 Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan 3 – 0 Nitin Kumar Flag of India.svg 3 – 23 – 13 – 1——
162 Flag of England.svg Ian White 1 – 3 Darius Labanauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg 2 – 33 – 02 – 31 – 3—
171 Flag of England.svg Arron Monk 0 – 3 José Justicia   Flag of Spain.svg 1 – 32 – 30 – 3——
181 Flag of England.svg Andy Boulton 2 – 3 Danny Baggish Flag of the United States.svg 3 – 22 – 33 – 22 – 31 – 3
191 Flag of England.svg James Richardson 3 – 2 Mikuru Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg 3 – 23 – 02 – 31 – 33 – 2
202 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 1 – 3 Luke Woodhouse Flag of England.svg 1 – 31 – 33 – 22 – 3—
Monday, 16 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
211 Flag of Ireland.svg Steve Lennon 2 – 3 Callan Rydz Flag of England.svg 3 – 00 – 30 – 33 – 02 – 3
221 Flag of Ireland.svg William O'Connor 3 – 0 Marko Kantele Flag of Finland.svg 3 – 13 – 13 – 1——
231 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 3 – 0 Keane Barry Flag of Ireland.svg 3 – 23 – 23 – 1——
242 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 3 – 0 Brendan Dolan Ulster Banner.svg 3 – 03 – 13 – 0——
Tuesday, 17 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
251 Flag of England.svg Ryan Searle 3 – 2 Robbie King Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 13 – 2
261 Flag of Spain.svg Cristo Reyes 3 – 2 Lourence Ilagan Flag of the Philippines.svg 2 – 31 – 33 – 23 – 13 – 0
271 Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 0 – 3 Noel Malicdem Flag of the Philippines.svg 1 – 32 – 30 – 3——
282 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Ratajski 3 – 1 Zoran Lerchbacher Flag of Austria.svg 2 – 33 – 23 – 23 – 1—
291 Flag of England.svg Ritchie Edhouse 3 – 1 Boris Koltsov Flag of Russia.svg 3 – 13 – 12 – 33 – 2—
301 Flag of Portugal.svg José de Sousa 0 – 3 Damon Heta Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2 – 32 – 32 – 3——
311 Flag of England.svg Ted Evetts 2 – 3 Fallon Sherrock Flag of England.svg 3 – 11 – 33 – 22 – 31 – 3
322 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey de Zwaan 3 – 2 Darin Young Flag of the United States.svg 1 – 33 – 02 – 33 – 23 – 1
Wednesday, 18 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
331 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ron Meulenkamp 3 – 0 Ben Robb Flag of New Zealand.svg 3 – 23 – 03 – 2——
341 Ulster Banner.svg Mickey Mansell 0 – 3 Seigo Asada Flag of Japan.svg 2 – 31 – 30 – 3——
351 Flag of England.svg Harry Ward 3 – 2 Madars Razma Flag of Latvia.svg 3 – 00 – 30 – 33 – 23 – 0
362 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 3 – 2 José Justicia   Flag of Spain.svg 1 – 33 – 13 – 21 – 36 – 4
371 Flag of England.svg James Wilson 1 – 3 Nico Kurz Flag of Germany.svg 0 – 31 – 33 – 10 – 3—
381 Flag of England.svg Josh Payne 3 – 0 Diogo Portela Flag of Brazil.svg 3 – 03 – 23 – 0——
391 Flag of Germany.svg Gabriel Clemens 2 – 3 Benito van de Pas Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2 – 33 – 01 – 33 – 12 – 3
402 Flag of England.svg James Wade 3 – 0 Ritchie Edhouse Flag of England.svg 3 – 23 – 13 – 2——
Thursday, 19 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
411 Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe 3 – 2 Benjamin Pratnemer Flag of Slovenia.svg 2 – 33 – 11 – 33 – 23 – 1
421 Flag of England.svg Ryan Joyce 2 – 3 Jan Dekker Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 12 – 3
432 Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson 3 – 0 James Richardson Flag of England.svg 3 – 23 – 13 – 0——
442 Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 3 – 1 Kyle Anderson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3 – 12 – 33 – 03 – 2—
452 Flag of England.svg Chris Dobey 3 – 2 Ron Meulenkamp Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3 – 13 – 10 – 31 – 34 – 2
462 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Noppert 3 – 2 Callan Rydz Flag of England.svg 2 – 33 – 22 – 33 – 03 – 1
472 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 3 – 1 Vincent van der Voort Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3 – 23 – 10 – 33 – 1—
482 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 3 – 2 William O'Connor Flag of Ireland.svg 3 – 21 – 31 – 33 – 24 – 2
Friday, 20 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
492 Flag of England.svg Darren Webster 3 – 0 Yuki Yamada Flag of Japan.svg 3 – 13 – 03 – 0——
502 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 3 – 2 Ciarán Teehan Flag of Ireland.svg 3 – 03 – 11 – 32 – 34 – 2
512 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jonny Clayton 3 – 0 Jan Dekker Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3 – 23 – 13 – 0——
522 Flag of England.svg Ricky Evans 3 – 1 Mark McGeeney Flag of England.svg 3 – 03 – 02 – 33 – 0—
532 Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 3 – 1 Danny Baggish Flag of the United States.svg 1 – 33 – 03 – 23 – 2—
542 Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen 1 – 3 Nico Kurz Flag of Germany.svg 3 – 22 – 31 – 32 – 3—
552 Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp 3 – 2 Benito van de Pas Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3 – 21 – 33 – 21 – 33 – 0
562 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 3 – 2 Noel Malicdem Flag of the Philippines.svg 3 – 02 – 33 – 12 – 36 – 5
Saturday, 21 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
572 Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown 2 – 3 Seigo Asada Flag of Japan.svg 3 – 03 – 01 – 31 – 32 – 4
582 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 3 – 0 Harry Ward Flag of England.svg 3 – 13 – 03 – 1——
592 Flag of England.svg Steve West 0 – 3 Ryan Searle Flag of England.svg 2 – 32 – 32 – 3——
602 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 3 – 2 Cristo Reyes Flag of Spain.svg 2 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 15 – 3
612 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 3 – 0 Justin Pipe Flag of England.svg 3 – 13 – 03 – 1——
622 Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant 3 – 0 Damon Heta Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3 – 03 – 13 – 2——
632 Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović 1 – 3 Fallon Sherrock Flag of England.svg 2 – 33 – 22 – 32 – 3—
642 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 3 – 0 Josh Payne Flag of England.svg 3 – 23 – 03 – 2——
Sunday, 22 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
653 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jonny Clayton 0 – 4 Stephen Bunting Flag of England.svg 0 – 32 – 31 – 32 – 3———
663 Flag of Lithuania.svg Darius Labanauskas 4 – 2 Max Hopp Flag of Germany.svg 1 – 33 – 11 – 33 – 13 – 03 – 2—
673 Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 4 – 3 Krzysztof Ratajski Flag of Poland.svg 3 – 12 – 33 – 13 – 22 – 32 – 33 – 0
683 Flag of England.svg James Wade 2 – 4 Steve Beaton Flag of England.svg 1 – 32 – 33 – 21 – 33 – 01 – 3—
693 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 4 – 2 Danny Noppert Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1 – 33 – 21 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 0—
703 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 4 – 0 Ricky Evans Flag of England.svg 3 – 23 – 13 – 23 – 2———
Monday, 23 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
713 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Kurz 2 – 4 Luke Humphries Flag of England.svg 1 – 33 – 23 – 10 – 32 – 31 – 3—
723 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 4 – 3 Darren Webster Flag of England.svg 2 – 31 – 33 – 23 – 22 – 33 – 24 – 2
733 Flag of England.svg Luke Woodhouse 2 – 4 Dimitri Van den Bergh Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1 − 31 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 12 – 3—
743 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 3 – 4 Jeffrey de Zwaan Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1 – 33 – 20 – 33 – 01 – 33 – 10 – 3
753 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 4 – 3 Ryan Searle Flag of England.svg 3 – 21 – 31 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 0
763 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 4 – 2 Seigo Asada Flag of Japan.svg 3 – 22 – 33 – 13 – 22 – 33 – 1—
Friday, 27 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
773 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 4 – 1 Mervyn King Flag of England.svg 0 – 33 – 23 – 23 – 03 – 2——
783 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 2 – 4 Glen Durrant Flag of England.svg 1 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 12 – 32 – 3—
793 Flag of England.svg Fallon Sherrock 2 – 4 Chris Dobey Flag of England.svg 3 – 12 – 33 – 10 – 31 – 30 – 3—
803 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 4 – 0 John Henderson Flag of Scotland.svg 3 – 13 – 13 – 13 – 1———
814 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 2 – 4 Nathan Aspinall Flag of England.svg 3 – 22 – 32 – 33 – 22 – 31 – 3—
824 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 4 – 0 Stephen Bunting Flag of England.svg 3 – 23 – 03 – 13 – 1———
Saturday, 28 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
834 Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 2 – 4 Darius Labanauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg 2 – 33 – 21 – 33 – 00 – 31 – 3—
844 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 1 – 4 Luke Humphries Flag of England.svg 3 – 20 – 32 – 31 – 30 – 3——
854 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 4 – 3 Adrian Lewis Flag of England.svg 1 – 31 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 1
864 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 4 – 3 Jeffrey de Zwaan Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3 – 23 – 13 – 02 – 31 – 32 – 35 – 3
874 Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant 4 – 3 Chris Dobey Flag of England.svg 1 – 33 – 03 – 23 – 21 – 31 – 33 – 0
884 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 4 – 2 Simon Whitlock Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3 – 23 – 10 – 33 – 10 – 33 – 0—
Sunday, 29 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8Set 9
89QF Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 5 – 3 Dimitri Van den Bergh Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 0 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 23 – 22 – 31 – 33 – 2—
90QF Flag of England.svg Luke Humphries 3 – 5 Peter Wright Flag of Scotland.svg 1 – 30 – 33 – 21 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 01 – 3—
91QF Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 5 – 2 Darius Labanauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg 2 – 33 – 23 – 03 – 11 – 33 – 03 – 2——
92QF Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant 1 – 5 Gerwyn Price Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2 – 31 – 33 – 11 – 31 – 31 – 3———
Monday, 30 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8Set 9Set 10Set 11
93SF Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 6 – 3 Gerwyn Price Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 3 – 22 – 31 – 33 – 03 – 21 – 33 – 23 – 13 – 2——
94SF Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 6 – 3 Nathan Aspinall Flag of England.svg 3 – 21 – 33 – 22 – 33 – 23 – 00 – 33 – 23 – 1——
Wednesday, 1 January
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8Set 9Set 10Set 11Set 12Set 13
95F Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 3 – 7 Peter Wright Flag of Scotland.svg 2 – 31 – 33 – 03 – 21 – 30 – 33 – 12 – 32 – 31 – 3———

Draw

The draw took place on 25 November 2019 on Sky Sports News. [38]

Finals

Quarter-finals(best of 9 sets)
29 December
[39] 		Semi-finals(best of 11 sets)
30 December
[40] 		Final(best of 13 sets)
1 January
         
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 99.505
Flag of Lithuania.svg Darius Labanauskas 90.252
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 96.346
12 Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 92.043
12 Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 95.315
29 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.123
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 102.883
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 102.797
Flag of England.svg Luke Humphries 98.653
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 105.865
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 98.396
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 89.943
27 Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant 94.421
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 99.695

Top half

Section 1

First round(best of 5 sets)
13–19 December
[41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] 		Second round(best of 5 sets)
13–21 December
[41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] 		Third round(best of 7 sets)
22–27 December
[50] [51] [52] 		Fourth round(best of 7 sets)
27–28 December
[52] [53] 		Quarter-finals(best of 9 sets)
29 December
[39]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 96.0231 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 96.283
Ulster Banner.svg Kevin Burness 92.411 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 95.061
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 96.754
32 Flag of England.svg Ricky Evans 95.810
Flag of England.svg Mark McGeeney 93.66332 Flag of England.svg Ricky Evans 95.463
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Campbell 88.331 Flag of England.svg Mark McGeeney 87.101
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 104.094
17 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 84.710
Flag of England.svg Ryan Joyce 83.37216 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jonny Clayton 95.163
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Dekker 84.073 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Dekker 85.100
16 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jonny Clayton 91.490
17 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 95.704
Flag of England.svg Arron Monk 82.56017 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 93.493
Flag of Spain.svg   José Justicia 88.643 Flag of Spain.svg   José Justicia 91.872
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 99.505
Flag of Lithuania.svg Darius Labanauskas 90.252
Flag of England.svg Ritchie Edhouse 87.8338 Flag of England.svg James Wade 92.433
Flag of Russia.svg Boris Koltsov 84.531 Flag of England.svg Ritchie Edhouse 93.480
8 Flag of England.svg James Wade 94.562
25 Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 92.954
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 89.56325 Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 91.923
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiaochen Zong 83.162 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 89.311
25 Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 90.442
Flag of Lithuania.svg Darius Labanauskas 94.254
Flag of Lithuania.svg Darius Labanauskas 94.7339 Flag of England.svg Ian White 100.331
Flag of England.svg Matthew Edgar 84.780 Flag of Lithuania.svg Darius Labanauskas 96.313
Flag of Lithuania.svg Darius Labanauskas 91.034
24 Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp 92.162
Flag of Germany.svg Gabriel Clemens 93.57224 Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp 90.033
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas 88.643 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas 84.732

Section 2

First round(best of 5 sets)
13–19 December		Second round(best of 5 sets)
13–21 December		Third round(best of 7 sets)
22–27 December		Fourth round(best of 7 sets)
27–28 December		Quarter-finals(best of 9 sets)
29 December
Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan 97.3535 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 93.773
Flag of India.svg Nitin Kumar 90.170 Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan 90.960
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 99.854
Flag of England.svg Ryan Searle 95.153
Flag of England.svg Ryan Searle 87.00328 Flag of England.svg Steve West 95.120
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie King 80.502 Flag of England.svg Ryan Searle 101.543
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 97.422
12 Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 97.974
Flag of England.svg Andy Boulton 85.12212 Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 95.383
Flag of the United States.svg Danny Baggish 84.943 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Baggish 90.921
12 Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 98.454
21 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Ratajski 97.003
Flag of England.svg Jamie Hughes 95.47221 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Ratajski 91.353
Flag of Austria.svg Zoran Lerchbacher 94.223 Flag of Austria.svg Zoran Lerchbacher 92.301
12 Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 95.315
29 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.123
Flag of England.svg Luke Woodhouse 96.0234 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 95.691
Flag of Singapore.svg Paul Lim 93.140 Flag of England.svg Luke Woodhouse 97.813
Flag of England.svg Luke Woodhouse 90.412
29 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 94.214
Flag of England.svg Josh Payne 96.49329 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 103.813
Flag of Brazil.svg Diogo Portela 90.460 Flag of England.svg Josh Payne 97.520
29 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.064
13 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 93.703
Flag of Spain.svg Cristo Reyes 85.62313 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 90.463
Flag of the Philippines.svg Lourence Ilagan 84.362 Flag of Spain.svg Cristo Reyes 89.862
13 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 93.744
20 Flag of England.svg Darren Webster 92.403
Flag of England.svg Ryan Meikle 81.00120 Flag of England.svg Darren Webster 91.283
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Yamada 85.773 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Yamada 82.340

Bottom half

Section 3

First round(best of 5 sets)
13–19 December		Second round(best of 5 sets)
13–21 December		Third round(best of 7 sets)
22–27 December		Fourth round(best of 7 sets)
27–28 December		Quarter-finals(best of 9 sets)
29 December
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 89.9432 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 89.640
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Geert Nentjes 87.032 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 89.443
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 95.844
31 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Noppert 91.582
Flag of Ireland.svg Steve Lennon 91.92231 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Noppert 92.853
Flag of England.svg Callan Rydz 89.283 Flag of England.svg Callan Rydz 87.092
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 89.111
Flag of England.svg Luke Humphries 95.114
Flag of England.svg James Wilson 89.89115 Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen 92.471
Flag of Germany.svg Nico Kurz 95.673 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Kurz 93.053
Flag of Germany.svg Nico Kurz 96.162
Flag of England.svg Luke Humphries 94.804
Flag of England.svg Luke Humphries 91.05318 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jermaine Wattimena 95.142
Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen 92.601 Flag of England.svg Luke Humphries 97.703
Flag of England.svg Luke Humphries 98.653
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 105.865
Flag of Austria.svg Rowby-John Rodriguez 81.3407 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 96.533
Flag of the Philippines.svg Noel Malicdem 85.073 Flag of the Philippines.svg Noel Malicdem 93.772
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 94.424
Flag of Japan.svg Seigo Asada 95.562
Ulster Banner.svg Mickey Mansell 80.15026 Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown 90.992
Flag of Japan.svg Seigo Asada 91.973 Flag of Japan.svg Seigo Asada 91.963
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 96.394
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.803
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 95.79310 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 93.103
Flag of Ireland.svg Keane Barry 91.720 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 91.991
10 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 101.753
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey de Zwaan 106.094
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 96.13123 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey de Zwaan 93.473
Flag of the United States.svg Darin Young 87.923 Flag of the United States.svg Darin Young 90.592

Section 4

First round(best of 5 sets)
13–19 December		Second round(best of 5 sets)
13–21 December		Third round(best of 7 sets)
22–27 December		Fourth round(best of 7 sets)
27–28 December		Quarter-finals(best of 9 sets)
29 December
Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe 92.2636 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 96.023
Flag of Slovenia.svg Benjamin Pratnemer 87.452 Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe 90.410
6 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 96.842
27 Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant 97.944
Flag of Portugal.svg José de Sousa 90.01027 Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant 95.363
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damon Heta 93.893 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damon Heta 87.630
27 Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant 94.164
22 Flag of England.svg Chris Dobey 94.013
Flag of England.svg Ted Evetts 91.50211 Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović 92.311
Flag of England.svg Fallon Sherrock 91.123 Flag of England.svg Fallon Sherrock 90.673
Flag of England.svg Fallon Sherrock 90.452
22 Flag of England.svg Chris Dobey 101.094
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ron Meulenkamp 91.90322 Flag of England.svg Chris Dobey 96.333
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Robb 88.360 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ron Meulenkamp 94.712
27 Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant 94.421
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 99.695
Flag of Ireland.svg William O'Connor 88.2333 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 90.983
Flag of Finland.svg Marko Kantele 83.910 Flag of Ireland.svg William O'Connor 93.222
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 104.204
30 Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson 94.590
Flag of England.svg James Richardson 85.78330 Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson 93.343
Flag of Japan.svg Mikuru Suzuki 84.912 Flag of England.svg James Richardson 83.770
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 92.474
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 90.852
Flag of England.svg Harry Ward 84.04314 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 93.873
Flag of Latvia.svg Madars Razma 83.122 Flag of England.svg Harry Ward 84.740
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 90.944
19 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 89.511
Flag of England.svg Ross Smith 87.67019 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 88.363
Flag of Ireland.svg Ciarán Teehan 90.083 Flag of Ireland.svg Ciarán Teehan 86.402

Final

Final: Best of 13 sets.
Referee: Flag of England.svg Russ Bray
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 1 January 2020.
(1) Michael van Gerwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3 – 7 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright (7)
2–3, 1–3, 3–0, 3–2, 1–3, 0–3, 3–1, 2–3, 2–3, 1–3
102.88Average (3 darts)102.79
42100+ scores62
24140+ scores34
16180 scores11
128Highest checkout140
2100+ Checkouts1
40.00% (18/45)Checkout summary53.33% (24/45)

Statistics

PlayerEliminatedPlayedSets WonSets LostLegs Won [54] Legs Lost [54] 100+ [54] 140+ [54] 180s [54] High checkout [55] Checkout Av.% [55] Average [55]

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Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright Winner62916115882611536617044.3999.18
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen Runner up625139265183984317043.5399.29
Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall Semi-final5191580711851044412438.4696.87
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price Semi-final519117057139783013640.9495.46
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh Quarter-final414105647121682812840.2995.83
Flag of England.svg   Glen Durrant Quarter-final412104745101571917043.5295.49
Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries Quarter-final517116655148823816044.3095.46
Flag of Lithuania.svg   Darius Labanauskas Quarter-final516105750130641911439.5893.30
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jeffrey de Zwaan Fourth round310942399665199845.6598.12
Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson Fourth round397373383541817037.0097.01
Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey Fourth round3108383471562511036.6796.90
Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis Fourth round31094545105531913839.1392.63
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock Fourth round395312364311414839.1391.89
Flag of England.svg   Steve Beaton Fourth round396353168341817051.8591.77
Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting Fourth round376303072291614838.4691.30
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Kim Huybrechts Fourth round41184236101451016445.8391.08
Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall Third round265202254241416150.0097.42
Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney Third round2542216432988745.8396.43
Flag of England.svg   Ricky Evans Third round23518154424617046.1595.65
Flag of Germany.svg   Nico Kurz Third round38631278350713140.0095.00
Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle Third round396353172432317036.1194.56
Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski Third round26524267027712334.2994.18
Flag of Scotland.svg   John Henderson Third round23413173824610226.5393.97
Flag of England.svg   James Wade Third round25420196131312541.6793.50
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton Third round23414154117613851.8593.33
Flag of Japan.svg   Seigo Asada Third round39631297838613038.7193.16
Flag of England.svg   Darren Webster Third round26426195732814244.7492.40
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert Third round25623235325811046.0092.22
Flag of Germany.svg   Max Hopp Third round25621246236714838.1891.10
Flag of England.svg   Fallon Sherrock Third round387333379451814251.6190.75
Flag of England.svg   Luke Woodhouse Third round385322477371212635.2990.41
Flag of England.svg   Mervyn King Third round24418134119610645.8388.94
Flag of England.svg   Ian White Second round113891512813657.14100.33
Flag of England.svg   Josh Payne Second round23314133215313044.8297.02
Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith Second round113711271328225.9395.69
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jelle Klaasen Second round24419183813915250.0095.54
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jermaine Wattimena Second round12313133614311036.4395.14
Flag of England.svg   Steve West Second round103691614312035.2995.12
Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan Second round23310134114111045.4594.16
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Vincent van der Voort Second round2441614382169632.6593.89
Flag of Austria.svg   Zoran Lerchbacher Second round245202374261013128.5793.36
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Ron Meulenkamp Second round253191542221112033.3393.31
Flag of Austria.svg   Mensur Suljović Second round113911231647133.3392.31
Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen Second round1138112012211642.1192.17
Flag of England.svg   Justin Pipe Second round23514194415411835.0091.34
Flag of England.svg   Keegan Brown Second round123101023959937.0490.99
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta Second round2351212487310030.0090.76
Flag of Ireland.svg   William O'Connor Second round253211537201412837.5090.73
Flag of England.svg   Ritchie Edhouse Second round23416164026510628.5790.66
Flag of England.svg   Mark McGeeney Second round24413183720412638.2490.38
Flag of Spain.svg   José Justicia Second round25322175131312842.3190.26
Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross Second round1032915533615.3889.64
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Kyle Anderson Second round245182051211114228.5789.44
Flag of the Philippines.svg   Noel Malicdem Second round253211950241010739.6289.42
Flag of the United States.svg   Darin Young Second round254182047281116040.0089.26
Flag of Ireland.svg   Ciarán Teehan Second round25318172722119133.3388.24
Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz Second round25518213822816038.3088.19
Flag of the United States.svg   Danny Baggish Second round24520214928610042.5587.93
Flag of Spain.svg   Cristo Reyes Second round25523234323128030.6787.74
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Benito van de Pas Second round25520224721615839.2286.69
Flag of England.svg   James Richardson Second round23515193625510632.6184.78
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jan Dekker Second round23414193316511832.5684.59
Flag of England.svg   Harry Ward Second round2351117281847642.3184.39
Flag of Japan.svg   Yuki Yamada Second round23412173218212426.0984.06
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld First round11389171659630.7796.13
Flag of England.svg   Jamie Hughes First round12312122422513038.7195.47
Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens First round12311102914510631.4393.57
Flag of Singapore.svg   Paul Lim First round1033998516042.8693.14
Flag of South Africa.svg   Devon Petersen First round113812251759428.5792.60
Ulster Banner.svg   Kevin Burness First round11369319210237.592.41
Flag of Ireland.svg   Steve Lennon First round123891716412825.0091.92
Flag of Ireland.svg   Keane Barry First round10359191537233.3391.72
Flag of England.svg   Ted Evetts First round1231213241648633.3390.50
Flag of Brazil.svg   Diogo Portela First round1032912905166.6790.46
Flag of India.svg   Nitin Kumar First round10349151138066.6790.14
Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa First round1039219038434.2990.01
Flag of England.svg   James Wilson First round1134101310410115.3889.89
Flag of New Zealand.svg   Ben Robb First round10349148217030.7788.36
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell First round113710163314741.1888.33
Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith First round10359167515425.0087.67
Flag of Slovenia.svg   Benjamin Pratnemer First round12310123612210037.4587.45
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Geert Nentjes First round12310122610511132.2687.03
Flag of Scotland.svg   Andy Boulton First round1231113239913044.0085.12
Flag of Japan.svg   Mikuru Suzuki First round12310124015215133.3384.91
Flag of England.svg   Matthew Edgar First round1032914307540.0084.78
Flag of Russia.svg   Boris Koltsov First round113711201028531.8284.53
Flag of the Philippines.svg   Lourence Ilagan First round123912221439630.0084.36
Flag of Finland.svg   Marko Kantele First round1033916815220.0083.91
Flag of England.svg   Ryan Joyce First round1231011229311627.0383.37
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg   Zong Xiao Chen First round12391225928032.1483.16
Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma First round12389137310536.3683.12
Flag of England.svg   Arron Monk First round10339121007423.0882.56
Flag of Austria.svg   Rowby-John Rodriguez First round1033917218014.2981.34
Flag of England.svg   Ryan Meikle First round1138111810210228.5781.00
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Robbie King First round123111320957734.4880.50
Ulster Banner.svg   Mickey Mansell First round10339183112030.0080.15
  1. ↑ Please note this is not calculated properly for players playing more than one match and is not indicative of actual tournament averages.

Top averages

This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.

#PlayerRoundAverageResult
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jeffrey de Zwaan R3106.09Won
2 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright QF105.86Won
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price R3104.20Won
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen R4104.09Won
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh R2103.81Won
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen F102.88Lost
7 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright F102.79Won
8 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall R3101.75Lost
9 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle R2101.54Won
10 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey R3101.09Won

Representation

This table shows the number of players by country in the 2020 PDC World Championship. A total of 28 nationalities were represented, sharing the record of the 2019 edition.

Flag of Scotland.svg
SCO		 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
NED		 Flag of England.svg
ENG		 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
WAL		 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
BEL		 Flag of Lithuania.svg
LIT		 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
AUS		 Flag of Germany.svg
GER		 Ulster Banner.svg
NIR		 Flag of Japan.svg
JPN		 Flag of Poland.svg
POL		 Flag of Austria.svg
AUT		 Flag of the Philippines.svg
PHI		 Flag of Spain.svg
SPA		 Flag of the United States.svg
USA		 Flag of Ireland.svg
IRL		 Flag of Brazil.svg
BRA		 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
CAN		 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
CHN		 Flag of Finland.svg
FIN		 Flag of India.svg
IND		 Flag of Latvia.svg
LAT		 Flag of New Zealand.svg
NZL		 Flag of Portugal.svg
POR		 Flag of South Africa.svg
RSA		 Flag of Russia.svg
RUS		 Flag of Singapore.svg
SIN		 Flag of Slovenia.svg
SVN		Total
Final11000000000000000000000000002
Semi-final11110000000000000000000000004
Quarter-final11311100000000000000000000008
Round 4227121100000000000000000000016
Round 33315221121110000000000000000032
Round 23928221322212122200000000000064
Round 10720011323302222411111111111164
Total31137221434313222411111111111196

Media coverage

As with every previous PDC World Darts Championship, Sky Sports provided live coverage to the UK and Ireland. Sky Sports Darts, a temporary channel, broadcast all the games, with certain days simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event. BDO Ladies player Laura Turner and PDC player Devon Petersen joined the commentary team, alongside former players Wayne Mardle, John Part, Mark Webster and Rod Harrington, and commentators Rod Studd, Stuart Pyke, Nigel Pearson and David Croft. Dave Clark served as lead presenter, with Laura Woods and David Croft also hosting sessions. [56]

Talksport held the national radio rights to the tournament, with the majority of their coverage to be held on talksport 2. The coverage was presented by Andy Goldstein & Ray Stubbs. Commentary was provided by Nigel Pearson, John Gwynne, Ian Danter, Chris Mason, Paul Nicholson and Chris Murphy. [57]

International broadcasters included DAZN in the United States and RTL in the Netherlands. [58]

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