2020 PDC World Darts Championship
| 2020 William Hill World Darts Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 13 December 2019 – 1 January 2020 | ||
| Venue | Alexandra Palace | ||
| Location | London | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Sets Final – first to 7 | ||
| Prize fund | £2,500,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £500,000 | ||
| High checkout | |||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Peter Wright | |||
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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]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Qualifiers[edit]
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]
| Order of Merit
| Pro Tour Order of Merit
| International Qualifiers[6]
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Background[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |  Jelle Klaasen | 3 – 1 | Kevin Burness  | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 02 | 1 |  Kim Huybrechts | 3 – 2 | Geert Nentjes | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 |
| 03 | 1 | Luke Humphries | 3 – 1 | Devon Petersen  | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 04 | 2 | Michael van Gerwen | 3 – 1 | Jelle Klaasen | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 1 |  Darius Labanauskas | 3 – 0 | Matthew Edgar | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 06 | 1 | Ryan Meikle | 1 – 3 | Yuki Yamada  | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | — |
| 07 | 1 | Luke Woodhouse | 3 – 0 | Paul Lim  | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| 08 | 2 | Jermaine Wattimena | 2 – 3 | Luke Humphries | 3 – 0 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 1 – 3 | 5 – 6 |
| 09 | 1 | Mark McGeeney | 3 – 1 | Matt Campbell  | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 10 | 1 | Jamie Hughes | 2 – 3 | Zoran Lerchbacher  | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 |
| 11 | 1 | Raymond van Barneveld | 1 – 3 | Darin Young  | 1 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | — |
| 12 | 2 | Rob Cross | 0 – 3 | Kim Huybrechts | 1 – 3 | 0 – 3 | 1 – 3 | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 |  Kyle Anderson | 3 – 2 | Xiaochen Zong  | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 |
| 14 | 1 | Ross Smith | 0 – 3 | Ciarán Teehan  | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | — | — |
| 15 | 1 | Brendan Dolan | 3 – 0 | Nitin Kumar  | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| 16 | 2 | Ian White | 1 – 3 | Darius Labanauskas | 2 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | — |
| 17 | 1 | Arron Monk | 0 – 3 | José Justicia  | 1 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 0 – 3 | — | — |
| 18 | 1 | Andy Boulton | 2 – 3 | Danny Baggish | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 |
| 19 | 1 | James Richardson | 3 – 2 | Mikuru Suzuki | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 |
| 20 | 2 | Michael Smith | 1 – 3 | Luke Woodhouse | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | Steve Lennon | 2 – 3 | Callan Rydz | 3 – 0 | 0 – 3 | 0 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 2 – 3 |
| 22 | 1 | William O'Connor | 3 – 0 | Marko Kantele  | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| 23 | 1 | Vincent van der Voort | 3 – 0 | Keane Barry | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| 24 | 2 | Gary Anderson | 3 – 0 | Brendan Dolan | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | Ryan Searle | 3 – 2 | Robbie King | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 |
| 26 | 1 | Cristo Reyes | 3 – 2 | Lourence Ilagan  | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 |
| 27 | 1 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 0 – 3 | Noel Malicdem | 1 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 0 – 3 | — | — |
| 28 | 2 |  Krzysztof Ratajski | 3 – 1 | Zoran Lerchbacher | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 29 | 1 | Ritchie Edhouse | 3 – 1 | Boris Koltsov  | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 30 | 1 |  José de Sousa | 0 – 3 | Damon Heta | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | — | — |
| 31 | 1 | Ted Evetts | 2 – 3 | Fallon Sherrock | 3 – 1 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 |
| 32 | 2 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | 3 – 2 | Darin Young | 1 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | Ron Meulenkamp | 3 – 0 | Ben Robb  | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 34 | 1 | Mickey Mansell | 0 – 3 | Seigo Asada | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 0 – 3 | — | — |
| 35 | 1 | Harry Ward | 3 – 2 | Madars Razma  | 3 – 0 | 0 – 3 | 0 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 |
| 36 | 2 | Stephen Bunting | 3 – 2 | José Justicia | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 6 – 4 |
| 37 | 1 | James Wilson | 1 – 3 | Nico Kurz  | 0 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 0 – 3 | — |
| 38 | 1 | Josh Payne | 3 – 0 | Diogo Portela  | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | — | — |
| 39 | 1 | Gabriel Clemens | 2 – 3 | Benito van de Pas | 2 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 |
| 40 | 2 | James Wade | 3 – 0 | Ritchie Edhouse | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | Justin Pipe | 3 – 2 | Benjamin Pratnemer  | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 |
| 42 | 1 | Ryan Joyce | 2 – 3 | Jan Dekker | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 |
| 43 | 2 | John Henderson | 3 – 0 | James Richardson | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | — | — |
| 44 | 2 | Steve Beaton | 3 – 1 | Kyle Anderson | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 45 | 2 | Chris Dobey | 3 – 2 | Ron Meulenkamp | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 0 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 4 – 2 |
| 46 | 2 | Danny Noppert | 3 – 2 | Callan Rydz | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 |
| 47 | 2 | Dave Chisnall | 3 – 1 | Vincent van der Voort | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 0 – 3 | 3 – 1 | — |
| 48 | 2 |  Gerwyn Price | 3 – 2 | William O'Connor | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 4 – 2 |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 2 | Darren Webster | 3 – 0 | Yuki Yamada | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | — | — |
| 50 | 2 | Mervyn King | 3 – 2 | Ciarán Teehan | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 1 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 4 – 2 |
| 51 | 2 | Jonny Clayton | 3 – 0 | Jan Dekker | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | — | — |
| 52 | 2 | Ricky Evans | 3 – 1 | Mark McGeeney | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 0 | — |
| 53 | 2 | Nathan Aspinall | 3 – 1 | Danny Baggish | 1 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 54 | 2 | Joe Cullen | 1 – 3 | Nico Kurz | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 2 – 3 | — |
| 55 | 2 | Max Hopp | 3 – 2 | Benito van de Pas | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 0 |
| 56 | 2 | Peter Wright | 3 – 2 | Noel Malicdem | 3 – 0 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | 6 – 5 |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 2 | Keegan Brown | 2 – 3 | Seigo Asada | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 2 – 4 |
| 58 | 2 | Simon Whitlock | 3 – 0 | Harry Ward | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| 59 | 2 | Steve West | 0 – 3 | Ryan Searle | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | — | — |
| 60 | 2 | Adrian Lewis | 3 – 2 | Cristo Reyes | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 5 – 3 |
| 61 | 2 | Daryl Gurney | 3 – 0 | Justin Pipe | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| 62 | 2 | Glen Durrant | 3 – 0 | Damon Heta | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 63 | 2 | Mensur Suljović | 1 – 3 | Fallon Sherrock | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | — |
| 64 | 2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 3 – 0 | Josh Payne | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 3 | Jonny Clayton | 0 – 4 | Stephen Bunting | 0 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 2 – 3 | — | — | — |
| 66 | 3 | Darius Labanauskas | 4 – 2 | Max Hopp | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 67 | 3 | Nathan Aspinall | 4 – 3 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 0 |
| 68 | 3 | James Wade | 2 – 4 | Steve Beaton | 1 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 1 – 3 | — |
| 69 | 3 | Kim Huybrechts | 4 – 2 | Danny Noppert | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | — |
| 70 | 3 | Michael van Gerwen | 4 – 0 | Ricky Evans | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | — | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 3 | Nico Kurz | 2 – 4 | Luke Humphries | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 0 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | — |
| 72 | 3 | Adrian Lewis | 4 – 3 | Darren Webster | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 4 – 2 |
| 73 | 3 | Luke Woodhouse | 2 – 4 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 1 − 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | — |
| 74 | 3 | Dave Chisnall | 3 – 4 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 0 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 0 – 3 |
| 75 | 3 | Gary Anderson | 4 – 3 | Ryan Searle | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 |
| 76 | 3 | Peter Wright | 4 – 2 | Seigo Asada | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 3 | Simon Whitlock | 4 – 1 | Mervyn King | 0 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 78 | 3 | Daryl Gurney | 2 – 4 | Glen Durrant | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | — |
| 79 | 3 | Fallon Sherrock | 2 – 4 | Chris Dobey | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 0 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 0 – 3 | — |
| 80 | 3 | Gerwyn Price | 4 – 0 | John Henderson | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — | — | — |
| 81 | 4 | Gary Anderson | 2 – 4 | Nathan Aspinall | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | — |
| 82 | 4 | Michael van Gerwen | 4 – 0 | Stephen Bunting | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | — | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 4 | Steve Beaton | 2 – 4 | Darius Labanauskas | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 0 – 3 | 1 – 3 | — |
| 84 | 4 | Kim Huybrechts | 1 – 4 | Luke Humphries | 3 – 2 | 0 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 0 – 3 | — | — |
| 85 | 4 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 4 – 3 | Adrian Lewis | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 |
| 86 | 4 | Peter Wright | 4 – 3 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 5 – 3 |
| 87 | 4 | Glen Durrant | 4 – 3 | Chris Dobey | 1 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 0 |
| 88 | 4 | Gerwyn Price | 4 – 2 | Simon Whitlock | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 0 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 0 – 3 | 3 – 0 | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 | Set 8 | Set 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | QF | Nathan Aspinall | 5 – 3 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 0 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | — |
| 90 | QF | Luke Humphries | 3 – 5 | Peter Wright | 1 – 3 | 0 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 1 – 3 | — |
| 91 | QF | Michael van Gerwen | 5 – 2 | Darius Labanauskas | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 92 | QF | Glen Durrant | 1 – 5 | Gerwyn Price | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | — | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 | Set 8 | Set 9 | Set 10 | Set 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | SF | Peter Wright | 6 – 3 | Gerwyn Price | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 3 – 2 | — | — |
| 94 | SF | Michael van Gerwen | 6 – 3 | Nathan Aspinall | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 0 – 3 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | — | — |
| Game # | Round | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Set 6 | Set 7 | Set 8 | Set 9 | Set 10 | Set 11 | Set 12 | Set 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | F | Michael van Gerwen | 3 – 7 | Peter Wright | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 0 – 3 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 3 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 3 | — | — | — |
Draw[edit]
The draw took place on 25 November 2019 on Sky Sports News.[38]
Finals[edit]
| 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 | Michael van Gerwen 99.50 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Darius Labanauskas 90.25 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 96.34 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Nathan Aspinall 92.04 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Nathan Aspinall 95.31 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.12 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 102.88 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Peter Wright 102.79 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries 98.65 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Peter Wright 105.86 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Peter Wright 98.39 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Gerwyn Price 89.94 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Glen Durrant 94.42 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Gerwyn Price 99.69 | 5 | ||||||||||||
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Section 1[edit]
Section 2[edit]
Bottom half[edit]
Section 3[edit]
Section 4[edit]
| 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 92.26 | 3 | 6 | Daryl Gurney 96.02 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Benjamin Pratnemer 87.45 | 2 | Justin Pipe 90.41 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Daryl Gurney 96.84 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Glen Durrant 97.94 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| José de Sousa 90.01 | 0 | 27 | Glen Durrant 95.36 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Damon Heta 93.89 | 3 | Damon Heta 87.63 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Glen Durrant 94.16 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Chris Dobey 94.01 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts 91.50 | 2 | 11 | Mensur Suljović 92.31 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fallon Sherrock 91.12 | 3 | Fallon Sherrock 90.67 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fallon Sherrock 90.45 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Chris Dobey 101.09 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ron Meulenkamp 91.90 | 3 | 22 | Chris Dobey 96.33 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ben Robb 88.36 | 0 | Ron Meulenkamp 94.71 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Glen Durrant 94.42 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gerwyn Price 99.69 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||