World Grand Prix 2020 (Darts)
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World Grand Prix 2020
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Tournament status
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| Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
| organizer | PDC |
| venue | Ricoh Arena , Coventry |
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| Defending champion |
 Michael van Gerwen
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| Attendees | 32 |
| Opening game | 4th October 2020 |
| Endgame | October 10, 2020 |
| Prize money (total) | £ 450,000 |
| Prize money (winner) | £ 110,000 |
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The World Grand Prix 2020 is a major tournament in darts and is to be held for the 23rd time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) from October 4th to October 10th . For the first time since 2000, the venue will not be the Citywest Hotel Dublin , but the Ricoh Arena in Coventry .
Events in advance
After the COVID-19 pandemic had also largely paralyzed professional darts, it was questionable whether tournaments like the World Grand Prix could take place in 2020 and whether spectators would be allowed. On August 28, 2020 the PDC decided to forego the traditional venue, the Citywest Hotel in Dublin , and to hold the tournament without spectators in the Ricoh Arena in Coventry , England .
format
The tournament is played in the knockout system in sets , which in turn are divided into a best of five legs mode. The number of sets to be won increases per round. Game mode in the 1st round is a best of 3 sets . Until the final, the mode increases to best of 9 sets . Each leg is played in 501 double-in-double-out mode.
Prize money
The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:
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| winner | (1) | £ 110,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 25,000 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 16,000 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 10,000 |
| 1st round loser | (16) | £ 6,000 |
| £ 450,000 | ||
Attendees
The following players are eligible for the World Grand Prix 2020:
- The first 16 players of the Order of Merit , of which the first 8 were seeded
- The 16 first placed players in the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit who were not already qualified via the Order of Merit
The cut-off date for both is September 16, 2020, i.e. the Players Championship 18.
PDC Order of Merit
Pro Tour Order of Merit
Seeding list
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Results
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Round 1 October 4th - 5th, 2019 best of 3 sets |
Round of 16 October 6th - 7th, 2019 best of 5 sets |
Quarter-finals 08.10.2019 best of 5 sets |
Semi-finals 09.10.2019 best of 7 sets |
Final 10.10.2019 best of 9 sets |
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| 1 | Michael van Gerwen
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| 8th |  James Wade
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| 5 | Rob Cross
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| 4th | Michael Smith
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| 2 |  Peter Wright
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| 7th |  Daryl Gurney
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| 6th | Nathan Aspinall
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| 3 |  Gerwyn Price
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transmission
The DAZN streaming service broadcasts the tournament in German-speaking countries .
Internationally, all games are also broadcast directly by the PDC on livepdc.tv.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ BoyleSports World Grand Prix moves to Coventry in 2020 accessed on August 28, 2020
- ↑ World Grand Prix 2020 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)