2020 PDC World Darts Championship

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]

2020 William Hill World Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates13 December 2019 –
1 January 2020
VenueAlexandra Palace
LocationLondon
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
Final – first to 7
Prize fund£2,500,000
Winner's share£500,000
High checkout
Champion(s)
 Peter Wright
«20192021»
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 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

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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:

  • First round: Best of five sets (no tie-break)
  • Second round: Best of five sets
  • Third round: Best of seven sets
  • Fourth round: Best of seven sets
  • Quarter-finals: Best of nine sets
  • Semi-finals: Best of eleven sets
  • Finals: Best of thirteen sets[2]

Prize money

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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

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Qualifiers

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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

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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

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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

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Friday, 13 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
011 Jelle Klaasen3 – 1Kevin Burness 2 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 1
021 Kim Huybrechts3 – 2Geert Nentjes 3 – 22 – 32 – 33 – 13 – 1
031 Luke Humphries3 – 1Devon Petersen 3 – 22 – 33 – 23 – 1
042 Michael van Gerwen3 – 1Jelle Klaasen 2 – 33 – 23 – 13 – 1
Saturday, 14 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
051 Darius Labanauskas3 – 0Matthew Edgar 3 – 03 – 03 – 2
061 Ryan Meikle1 – 3Yuki Yamada 3 – 22 – 32 – 31 – 3
071 Luke Woodhouse3 – 0Paul Lim 3 – 13 – 13 – 1
082 Jermaine Wattimena2 – 3Luke Humphries 3 – 01 – 33 – 11 – 35 – 6
091 Mark McGeeney3 – 1Matt Campbell 3 – 13 – 11 – 33 – 2
101 Jamie Hughes2 – 3Zoran Lerchbacher 2 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 22 – 3
111 Raymond van Barneveld1 – 3Darin Young 1 – 33 – 02 – 32 – 3
122 Rob Cross0 – 3Kim Huybrechts 1 – 30 – 31 – 3
Sunday, 15 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
131 Kyle Anderson 3 – 2Xiaochen Zong 2 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 1
141 Ross Smith0 – 3Ciarán Teehan 2 – 32 – 31 – 3
151 Brendan Dolan3 – 0Nitin Kumar 3 – 23 – 13 – 1
162 Ian White1 – 3Darius Labanauskas 2 – 33 – 02 – 31 – 3
171 Arron Monk0 – 3 José Justicia  1 – 32 – 30 – 3
181 Andy Boulton2 – 3Danny Baggish 3 – 22 – 33 – 22 – 31 – 3
191 James Richardson3 – 2Mikuru Suzuki 3 – 23 – 02 – 31 – 33 – 2
202 Michael Smith1 – 3Luke Woodhouse 1 – 31 – 33 – 22 – 3
Monday, 16 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
211 Steve Lennon2 – 3Callan Rydz 3 – 00 – 30 – 33 – 02 – 3
221 William O'Connor3 – 0Marko Kantele 3 – 13 – 13 – 1
231 Vincent van der Voort3 – 0Keane Barry 3 – 23 – 23 – 1
242 Gary Anderson3 – 0Brendan Dolan 3 – 03 – 13 – 0
Tuesday, 17 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
251 Ryan Searle3 – 2Robbie King 2 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 13 – 2
261 Cristo Reyes3 – 2Lourence Ilagan 2 – 31 – 33 – 23 – 13 – 0
271 Rowby-John Rodriguez0 – 3Noel Malicdem 1 – 32 – 30 – 3
282 Krzysztof Ratajski3 – 1Zoran Lerchbacher 2 – 33 – 23 – 23 – 1
291 Ritchie Edhouse3 – 1Boris Koltsov 3 – 13 – 12 – 33 – 2
301 José de Sousa0 – 3Damon Heta 2 – 32 – 32 – 3
311 Ted Evetts2 – 3Fallon Sherrock 3 – 11 – 33 – 22 – 31 – 3
322 Jeffrey de Zwaan3 – 2Darin Young 1 – 33 – 02 – 33 – 23 – 1
Wednesday, 18 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
331 Ron Meulenkamp3 – 0Ben Robb 3 – 23 – 03 – 2
341 Mickey Mansell0 – 3Seigo Asada 2 – 31 – 30 – 3
351 Harry Ward3 – 2Madars Razma 3 – 00 – 30 – 33 – 23 – 0
362 Stephen Bunting3 – 2 José Justicia  1 – 33 – 13 – 21 – 36 – 4
371 James Wilson1 – 3Nico Kurz 0 – 31 – 33 – 10 – 3
381 Josh Payne3 – 0Diogo Portela 3 – 03 – 23 – 0
391 Gabriel Clemens2 – 3Benito van de Pas 2 – 33 – 01 – 33 – 12 – 3
402 James Wade3 – 0Ritchie Edhouse 3 – 23 – 13 – 2
Thursday, 19 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
411 Justin Pipe3 – 2Benjamin Pratnemer 2 – 33 – 11 – 33 – 23 – 1
421 Ryan Joyce2 – 3Jan Dekker 1 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 12 – 3
432 John Henderson3 – 0James Richardson 3 – 23 – 13 – 0
442 Steve Beaton3 – 1Kyle Anderson 3 – 12 – 33 – 03 – 2
452 Chris Dobey3 – 2Ron Meulenkamp 3 – 13 – 10 – 31 – 34 – 2
462 Danny Noppert3 – 2Callan Rydz 2 – 33 – 22 – 33 – 03 – 1
472 Dave Chisnall3 – 1Vincent van der Voort 3 – 23 – 10 – 33 – 1
482 Gerwyn Price3 – 2William O'Connor 3 – 21 – 31 – 33 – 24 – 2
Friday, 20 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
492 Darren Webster3 – 0Yuki Yamada 3 – 13 – 03 – 0
502 Mervyn King3 – 2Ciarán Teehan 3 – 03 – 11 – 32 – 34 – 2
512 Jonny Clayton3 – 0Jan Dekker 3 – 23 – 13 – 0
522 Ricky Evans3 – 1Mark McGeeney 3 – 03 – 02 – 33 – 0
532 Nathan Aspinall3 – 1Danny Baggish 1 – 33 – 03 – 23 – 2
542 Joe Cullen1 – 3Nico Kurz 3 – 22 – 31 – 32 – 3
552 Max Hopp3 – 2Benito van de Pas 3 – 21 – 33 – 21 – 33 – 0
562 Peter Wright3 – 2Noel Malicdem 3 – 02 – 33 – 12 – 36 – 5
Saturday, 21 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
572 Keegan Brown2 – 3Seigo Asada 3 – 03 – 01 – 31 – 32 – 4
582 Simon Whitlock3 – 0Harry Ward 3 – 13 – 03 – 1
592 Steve West0 – 3Ryan Searle 2 – 32 – 32 – 3
602 Adrian Lewis3 – 2Cristo Reyes 2 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 15 – 3
612 Daryl Gurney3 – 0Justin Pipe 3 – 13 – 03 – 1
622 Glen Durrant3 – 0Damon Heta 3 – 03 – 13 – 2
632 Mensur Suljović1 – 3Fallon Sherrock 2 – 33 – 22 – 32 – 3
642 Dimitri Van den Bergh3 – 0Josh Payne 3 – 23 – 03 – 2
Sunday, 22 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
653 Jonny Clayton0 – 4Stephen Bunting 0 – 32 – 31 – 32 – 3
663 Darius Labanauskas4 – 2Max Hopp 1 – 33 – 11 – 33 – 13 – 03 – 2
673 Nathan Aspinall4 – 3Krzysztof Ratajski 3 – 12 – 33 – 13 – 22 – 32 – 33 – 0
683 James Wade2 – 4Steve Beaton 1 – 32 – 33 – 21 – 33 – 01 – 3
693 Kim Huybrechts4 – 2Danny Noppert 1 – 33 – 21 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 0
703 Michael van Gerwen4 – 0Ricky Evans 3 – 23 – 13 – 23 – 2
Monday, 23 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
713 Nico Kurz2 – 4Luke Humphries 1 – 33 – 23 – 10 – 32 – 31 – 3
723 Adrian Lewis4 – 3Darren Webster 2 – 31 – 33 – 23 – 22 – 33 – 24 – 2
733 Luke Woodhouse2 – 4Dimitri Van den Bergh 1 − 31 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 12 – 3
743 Dave Chisnall3 – 4Jeffrey de Zwaan 1 – 33 – 20 – 33 – 01 – 33 – 10 – 3
753 Gary Anderson4 – 3Ryan Searle 3 – 21 – 31 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 0
763 Peter Wright4 – 2Seigo Asada 3 – 22 – 33 – 13 – 22 – 33 – 1
Friday, 27 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
773 Simon Whitlock4 – 1Mervyn King 0 – 33 – 23 – 23 – 03 – 2
783 Daryl Gurney2 – 4Glen Durrant 1 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 12 – 32 – 3
793 Fallon Sherrock2 – 4Chris Dobey 3 – 12 – 33 – 10 – 31 – 30 – 3
803 Gerwyn Price4 – 0John Henderson 3 – 13 – 13 – 13 – 1
814 Gary Anderson2 – 4Nathan Aspinall 3 – 22 – 32 – 33 – 22 – 31 – 3
824 Michael van Gerwen4 – 0Stephen Bunting 3 – 23 – 03 – 13 – 1
Saturday, 28 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
834 Steve Beaton2 – 4Darius Labanauskas 2 – 33 – 21 – 33 – 00 – 31 – 3
844 Kim Huybrechts1 – 4Luke Humphries 3 – 20 – 32 – 31 – 30 – 3
854 Dimitri Van den Bergh4 – 3Adrian Lewis 1 – 31 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 1
864 Peter Wright4 – 3Jeffrey de Zwaan 3 – 23 – 13 – 02 – 31 – 32 – 35 – 3
874 Glen Durrant4 – 3Chris Dobey 1 – 33 – 03 – 23 – 21 – 31 – 33 – 0
884 Gerwyn Price4 – 2Simon Whitlock 3 – 23 – 10 – 33 – 10 – 33 – 0
Sunday, 29 December
Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8Set 9
89QF Nathan Aspinall5 – 3Dimitri Van den Bergh 0 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 23 – 22 – 31 – 33 – 2
90QF Luke Humphries3 – 5Peter Wright 1 – 30 – 33 – 21 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 01 – 3
91QF Michael van Gerwen5 – 2Darius Labanauskas 2 – 33 – 23 – 03 – 11 – 33 – 03 – 2
92QF Glen Durrant1 – 5Gerwyn Price 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 Peter Wright6 – 3Gerwyn Price 3 – 22 – 31 – 33 – 03 – 21 – 33 – 23 – 13 – 2
94SF Michael van Gerwen6 – 3Nathan Aspinall 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 Michael van Gerwen3 – 7Peter Wright 2 – 31 – 33 – 03 – 21 – 30 – 33 – 12 – 32 – 31 – 3

Draw

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

Finals

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Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
29 December

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Semi-finals (best of 11 sets)
30 December

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Final (best of 13 sets)
1 January
         
1 Michael van Gerwen 99.505
Darius Labanauskas 90.252
1 Michael van Gerwen 96.346
12 Nathan Aspinall 92.043
12 Nathan Aspinall 95.315
29 Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.123
1 Michael van Gerwen 102.883
7 Peter Wright 102.797
Luke Humphries 98.653
7 Peter Wright 105.865
7 Peter Wright 98.396
3 Gerwyn Price 89.943
27 Glen Durrant 94.421
3 Gerwyn Price 99.695

Top half

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Section 1

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First round (best of 5 sets)
13–19 December

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Second round (best of 5 sets)
13–21 December

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Third round (best of 7 sets)
22–27 December

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Fourth round (best of 7 sets)
27–28 December

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Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets)
29 December

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Jelle Klaasen 96.0231 Michael van Gerwen 96.283
Kevin Burness 92.411 Jelle Klaasen 95.061
1 Michael van Gerwen 96.754
32 Ricky Evans 95.810
Mark McGeeney 93.66332 Ricky Evans 95.463
Matt Campbell 88.331 Mark McGeeney 87.101
1 Michael van Gerwen 104.094
17 Stephen Bunting 84.710
Ryan Joyce 83.37216 Jonny Clayton 95.163
Jan Dekker 84.073 Jan Dekker 85.100
16 Jonny Clayton 91.490
17 Stephen Bunting 95.704
Arron Monk 82.56017 Stephen Bunting 93.493
 José Justicia 88.643  José Justicia 91.872
1 Michael van Gerwen 99.505
Darius Labanauskas 90.252
Ritchie Edhouse 87.8338 James Wade 92.433
Boris Koltsov 84.531 Ritchie Edhouse 93.480
8 James Wade 94.562
25 Steve Beaton 92.954
Kyle Anderson 89.56325 Steve Beaton 91.923
Xiaochen Zong 83.162 Kyle Anderson 89.311
25 Steve Beaton 90.442
Darius Labanauskas 94.254
Darius Labanauskas 94.7339 Ian White 100.331
Matthew Edgar 84.780 Darius Labanauskas 96.313
Darius Labanauskas 91.034
24 Max Hopp 92.162
Gabriel Clemens 93.57224 Max Hopp 90.033
Benito van de Pas 88.643 Benito van de Pas 84.732

Section 2

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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
Brendan Dolan 97.3535 Gary Anderson 93.773
Nitin Kumar 90.170 Brendan Dolan 90.960
5 Gary Anderson 99.854
Ryan Searle 95.153
Ryan Searle 87.00328 Steve West 95.120
Robbie King 80.502 Ryan Searle 101.543
5 Gary Anderson 97.422
12 Nathan Aspinall 97.974
Andy Boulton 85.12212 Nathan Aspinall 95.383
Danny Baggish 84.943 Danny Baggish 90.921
12 Nathan Aspinall 98.454
21 Krzysztof Ratajski 97.003
Jamie Hughes 95.47221 Krzysztof Ratajski 91.353
Zoran Lerchbacher 94.223 Zoran Lerchbacher 92.301
12 Nathan Aspinall 95.315
29 Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.123
Luke Woodhouse 96.0234 Michael Smith 95.691
Paul Lim 93.140 Luke Woodhouse 97.813
Luke Woodhouse 90.412
29 Dimitri Van den Bergh 94.214
Josh Payne 96.49329 Dimitri Van den Bergh 103.813
Diogo Portela 90.460 Josh Payne 97.520
29 Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.064
13 Adrian Lewis 93.703
Cristo Reyes 85.62313 Adrian Lewis 90.463
Lourence Ilagan 84.362 Cristo Reyes 89.862
13 Adrian Lewis 93.744
20 Darren Webster 92.403
Ryan Meikle 81.00120 Darren Webster 91.283
Yuki Yamada 85.773 Yuki Yamada 82.340

Bottom half

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Section 3

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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
Kim Huybrechts 89.9432 Rob Cross 89.640
Geert Nentjes 87.032 Kim Huybrechts 89.443
Kim Huybrechts 95.844
31 Danny Noppert 91.582
Steve Lennon 91.92231 Danny Noppert 92.853
Callan Rydz 89.283 Callan Rydz 87.092
Kim Huybrechts 89.111
Luke Humphries 95.114
James Wilson 89.89115 Joe Cullen 92.471
Nico Kurz 95.673 Nico Kurz 93.053
Nico Kurz 96.162
Luke Humphries 94.804
Luke Humphries 91.05318 Jermaine Wattimena 95.142
Devon Petersen 92.601 Luke Humphries 97.703
Luke Humphries 98.653
7 Peter Wright 105.865
Rowby-John Rodriguez 81.3407 Peter Wright 96.533
Noel Malicdem 85.073 Noel Malicdem 93.772
7 Peter Wright 94.424
Seigo Asada 95.562
Mickey Mansell 80.15026 Keegan Brown 90.992
Seigo Asada 91.973 Seigo Asada 91.963
7 Peter Wright 96.394
23 Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.803
Vincent van der Voort 95.79310 Dave Chisnall 93.103
Keane Barry 91.720 Vincent van der Voort 91.991
10 Dave Chisnall 101.753
23 Jeffrey de Zwaan 106.094
Raymond van Barneveld 96.13123 Jeffrey de Zwaan 93.473
Darin Young 87.923 Darin Young 90.592

Section 4

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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
Justin Pipe 92.2636 Daryl Gurney 96.023
Benjamin Pratnemer 87.452 Justin Pipe 90.410
6 Daryl Gurney 96.842
27 Glen Durrant 97.944
José de Sousa 90.01027 Glen Durrant 95.363
Damon Heta 93.893 Damon Heta 87.630
27 Glen Durrant 94.164
22 Chris Dobey 94.013
Ted Evetts 91.50211 Mensur Suljović 92.311
Fallon Sherrock 91.123 Fallon Sherrock 90.673
Fallon Sherrock 90.452
22 Chris Dobey 101.094
Ron Meulenkamp 91.90322 Chris Dobey 96.333
Ben Robb 88.360 Ron Meulenkamp 94.712
27 Glen Durrant 94.421
3 Gerwyn Price 99.695
William O'Connor 88.2333 Gerwyn Price 90.983
Marko Kantele 83.910 William O'Connor 93.222
3 Gerwyn Price 104.204
30 John Henderson 94.590
James Richardson 85.78330 John Henderson 93.343
Mikuru Suzuki 84.912 James Richardson 83.770
3 Gerwyn Price 92.474
14 Simon Whitlock 90.852
Harry Ward 84.04314 Simon Whitlock 93.873
Madars Razma 83.122 Harry Ward 84.740
14 Simon Whitlock 90.944
19 Mervyn King 89.511
Ross Smith 87.67019 Mervyn King 88.363
Ciarán Teehan 90.083 Ciarán Teehan 86.402

Final

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Final: Best of 13 sets.
Referee: Russ Bray
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 1 January 2020.
(1) Michael van Gerwen 3 – 7 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

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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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 Peter Wright Winner62916115882611536617044.3999.18
 Michael van Gerwen Runner up625139265183984317043.5399.29
 Nathan Aspinall Semi-final5191580711851044412438.4696.87
 Gerwyn Price Semi-final519117057139783013640.9495.46
 Dimitri Van den Bergh Quarter-final414105647121682812840.2995.83
 Glen Durrant Quarter-final412104745101571917043.5295.49
 Luke Humphries Quarter-final517116655148823816044.3095.46
 Darius Labanauskas Quarter-final516105750130641911439.5893.30
 Jeffrey de Zwaan Fourth round310942399665199845.6598.12
 Gary Anderson Fourth round397373383541817037.0097.01
 Chris Dobey Fourth round3108383471562511036.6796.90
 Adrian Lewis Fourth round31094545105531913839.1392.63
 Simon Whitlock Fourth round395312364311414839.1391.89
 Steve Beaton Fourth round396353168341817051.8591.77
 Stephen Bunting Fourth round376303072291614838.4691.30
 Kim Huybrechts Fourth round41184236101451016445.8391.08
 Dave Chisnall Third round265202254241416150.0097.42
 Daryl Gurney Third round2542216432988745.8396.43
 Ricky Evans Third round23518154424617046.1595.65
 Nico Kurz Third round38631278350713140.0095.00
 Ryan Searle Third round396353172432317036.1194.56
 Krzysztof Ratajski Third round26524267027712334.2994.18
 John Henderson Third round23413173824610226.5393.97
 James Wade Third round25420196131312541.6793.50
 Jonny Clayton Third round23414154117613851.8593.33
 Seigo Asada Third round39631297838613038.7193.16
 Darren Webster Third round26426195732814244.7492.40
 Danny Noppert Third round25623235325811046.0092.22
 Max Hopp Third round25621246236714838.1891.10
 Fallon Sherrock Third round387333379451814251.6190.75
 Luke Woodhouse Third round385322477371212635.2990.41
 Mervyn King Third round24418134119610645.8388.94
 Ian White Second round113891512813657.14100.33
 Josh Payne Second round23314133215313044.8297.02
 Michael Smith Second round113711271328225.9395.69
 Jelle Klaasen Second round24419183813915250.0095.54
 Jermaine Wattimena Second round12313133614311036.4395.14
 Steve West Second round103691614312035.2995.12
 Brendan Dolan Second round23310134114111045.4594.16
 Vincent van der Voort Second round2441614382169632.6593.89
 Zoran Lerchbacher Second round245202374261013128.5793.36
 Ron Meulenkamp Second round253191542221112033.3393.31
 Mensur Suljović Second round113911231647133.3392.31
 Joe Cullen Second round1138112012211642.1192.17
 Justin Pipe Second round23514194415411835.0091.34
 Keegan Brown Second round123101023959937.0490.99
 Damon Heta Second round2351212487310030.0090.76
 William O'Connor Second round253211537201412837.5090.73
 Ritchie Edhouse Second round23416164026510628.5790.66
 Mark McGeeney Second round24413183720412638.2490.38
 José Justicia Second round25322175131312842.3190.26
 Rob Cross Second round1032915533615.3889.64
 Kyle Anderson Second round245182051211114228.5789.44
 Noel Malicdem Second round253211950241010739.6289.42
 Darin Young Second round254182047281116040.0089.26
 Ciarán Teehan Second round25318172722119133.3388.24
 Callan Rydz Second round25518213822816038.3088.19
 Danny Baggish Second round24520214928610042.5587.93
 Cristo Reyes Second round25523234323128030.6787.74
 Benito van de Pas Second round25520224721615839.2286.69
 James Richardson Second round23515193625510632.6184.78
 Jan Dekker Second round23414193316511832.5684.59
 Harry Ward Second round2351117281847642.3184.39
 Yuki Yamada Second round23412173218212426.0984.06
 Raymond van Barneveld First round11389171659630.7796.13
 Jamie Hughes First round12312122422513038.7195.47
 Gabriel Clemens First round12311102914510631.4393.57
 Paul Lim First round1033998516042.8693.14
 Devon Petersen First round113812251759428.5792.60
 Kevin Burness First round11369319210237.592.41
 Steve Lennon First round123891716412825.0091.92
 Keane Barry First round10359191537233.3391.72
 Ted Evetts First round1231213241648633.3390.50
 Diogo Portela First round1032912905166.6790.46
 Nitin Kumar First round10349151138066.6790.14
 José de Sousa First round1039219038434.2990.01
 James Wilson First round1134101310410115.3889.89
 Ben Robb First round10349148217030.7788.36
 Matt Campbell First round113710163314741.1888.33
 Ross Smith First round10359167515425.0087.67
 Benjamin Pratnemer First round12310123612210037.4587.45
 Geert Nentjes First round12310122610511132.2687.03
 Andy Boulton First round1231113239913044.0085.12
 Mikuru Suzuki First round12310124015215133.3384.91
 Matthew Edgar First round1032914307540.0084.78
 Boris Koltsov First round113711201028531.8284.53
 Lourence Ilagan First round123912221439630.0084.36
 Marko Kantele First round1033916815220.0083.91
 Ryan Joyce First round1231011229311627.0383.37
 Zong Xiao Chen First round12391225928032.1483.16
 Madars Razma First round12389137310536.3683.12
 Arron Monk First round10339121007423.0882.56
 Rowby-John Rodriguez First round1033917218014.2981.34
 Ryan Meikle First round1138111810210228.5781.00
 Robbie King First round123111320957734.4880.50
 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

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

#PlayerRoundAverageResult
1  Jeffrey de Zwaan R3106.09Won
2  Peter Wright QF105.86Won
3  Gerwyn Price R3104.20Won
4  Michael van Gerwen R4104.09Won
5  Dimitri Van den Bergh R2103.81Won
6  Michael van Gerwen F102.88Lost
7  Peter Wright F102.79Won
8  Dave Chisnall R3101.75Lost
9  Ryan Searle R2101.54Won
10  Chris Dobey R3101.09Won

Representation

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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.


SCO

NED

ENG

WAL

BEL

LIT

AUS

GER

NIR

JPN

POL

AUT

PHI

SPA

USA

IRL

BRA

CAN

CHN

FIN

IND

LAT

NZL

POR

RSA

RUS

SIN

SVN
Total
Final11000000000000000000000000002
Semi-final11110000000000000000000000004
Quarter-final11311100000000000000000000008
Round 4227121100000000000000000000016
Round 33315221121110000000000000000032
Round 23928221322212122200000000000064
Round 10720011323302222411111111111164
Total31137221434313222411111111111196

Media coverage

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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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