2020 World Grand Prix (darts)

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2020 BoyleSports World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates6–12 October 2020
Venue Ricoh Arena
Location Coventry
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Sets
"Double in, Double out"
Prize fund £450,000
Winner's share£110,000
High checkout164 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)
Champion(s)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price
«2019 2021»

The 2020 BoyleSports World Grand Prix was a darts tournament and the 23rd staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 6–12 October 2020 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England, behind closed doors. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was held away from the Citywest Hotel in Dublin for the first time since 2000. [1]

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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Dave Chisnall 5–2 in the 2019 final, to win his second consecutive and fifth overall World Grand Prix title. [2] However, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals, after losing 3–0 to Simon Whitlock of Australia.

Gerwyn Price went on to beat Dirk van Duijvenbode 5–2 in the final to win the tournament for the first time. [3]

This event saw the most seeds knocked out in the first round in the history of the tournament, with 6 of the 8 seeds eliminated, leaving only Van Gerwen and Price to make it into the second round.

By reaching the final, van Duijvenbode became the first person (other than Phil Taylor and Rod Harrington in the inaugural tournament in 1998) to reach the final on his debut in the tournament.

Prize money

The prize fund remained at £450,000, with the winner's earnings being £110,000. [4]

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Position (num. of players)Prize money
(Total: £450,000)
Winner(1)£110,000
Runner-up(1)£50,000
Semi-finalists(2)£25,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£16,000
Second round losers(8)£10,000
First round losers(16)£6,000

Qualification

The field of 32 players consists of the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit as of 27 September 2020; the top eight players on the Order of Merit are seeded for the tournament. [5]

Prior to the tournament, Adrian Lewis and Stephen Bunting tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrew. They were replaced by Simon Whitlock and Jeffrey de Zwaan respectively, the next-ranked players on the Orders of Merit that they had qualified from. [6]

The qualified field is as follows:

Draw

First round
(best of 3 sets)
6–7 October
Second round
(best of 5 sets)
8–9 October
Quarter-finals
(best of 5 sets)
10 October
Semi-finals
(best of 7 sets)
11 October
Final
(best of 9 sets)
12 October
               
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 98.642
Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Ratajski 85.081
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 96.283
Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen 91.480
  Flag of Portugal.svg José de Sousa 93.460
Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen 87.832
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 96.840
Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 100.293
8 Flag of England.svg James Wade 78.940
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 86.762
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 85.272
Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 85.243
Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 101.122
Flag of England.svg Chris Dobey 77.330
Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 79.481
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.174
4 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 87.890
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.402
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.351
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 89.823
  Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović 71.431
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 72.982
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.293
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 88.021
5 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 77.460
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 89.142
  Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 92.723
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Noppert 82.330
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Noppert 89.012
Flag of England.svg Ryan Searle 82.151
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dirk van Duijvenbode 87.072
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 88.195
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 82.060
Flag of England.svg Ryan Joyce 96.612
  Flag of England.svg Ryan Joyce 88.222
Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 91.373
  Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 102.852
Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant 78.260
  Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 87.503
Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen 81.652
7 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 82.091
Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen 92.012
  Flag of England.svg Joe Cullen 92.133
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jonny Clayton 84.322
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jonny Clayton 85.162
Flag of England.svg Ian White 88.931
Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 94.403
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 92.384
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 84.022
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jermaine Wattimena 79.100
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 95.423
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 85.590
  Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan 91.321
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 86.912
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 90.083
Alt Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey de Zwaan 82.331
6 Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 86.710
Flag of Germany.svg Gabriel Clemens 86.522
Flag of Germany.svg Gabriel Clemens 78.920
Alt Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.883
Flag of England.svg Jamie Hughes 84.331
Alt Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey de Zwaan 84.652

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