World Matchplay 2020
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Tournament status
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Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
organizer | PDC |
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Marshall Arena , Milton Keynes![]() |
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Attendees | 32 |
Opening game | 18th July 2020 |
Endgame | July 26, 2020 |
Prize money (total) | £ 700,000 |
Prize money (winner) | £ 150,000 |
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statistics
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highest finish |
170 points from Gabriel Clemens Dimitri Van den Bergh![]() ![]() |
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The World Matchplay 2020 is a major tournament in darts and was held from July 18th to 26th, 2020 by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) for the 27th time. For the first time, the tournament was not played in the Winter Gardens in Blackpool , but in the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes .
The defending champion was the Englishman Rob Cross . Which, however, failed in the first round against the German Gabriel Clemens .
In the final the Belgian Dimitri Van den Bergh won against the Scottish Gary Anderson with 18:10 legs. He is the first Belgian who could achieve a PDC major title. It is also the first time since 1996 that an unset player has won the World Matchplay. Van den Bergh receives the Phil Taylor Trophy, which is the third time .
Events in advance
The COVID-19 pandemic had also largely paralyzed professional darts since March 15. For a long time it was unclear how and whether the upcoming tournaments and thus also the World Matchplay should take place. With the PDC Summer Series , however, PDC tournaments were held again from July 8th. The World Matchplay was also officially confirmed on June 6, 2020. On July 1st, 2020 the PDC announced that the tournament should be held without spectators. It was also not held in the Winter Gardens in Blackpool , but in the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.
format
In the tournament with a total of 32 participants, which was carried out in the knockout system , each game was played in legs. Ten legs had to be won in the first round. Up until the final, the number of legs to be won increased per round, and at least 18 legs were played in the final. The important thing is that a game had to be won by two legs.
Until 2012, the World Matchplay differed from other darts tournaments in that no decision leg was scheduled. Instead, the game was played until a player was able to play a two-leg lead. This regulation was changed in 2013. The number of extra legs in which a player can bring about a decision by two legs has since been limited to five. Then a decision leg is played, if necessary, which corresponds to a sudden death .
Prize money
The prize money since the previous year was £ 700,000. These were distributed among the 32 participants as follows:
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winner | (1) | £ 150,000 |
finalist | (1) | £ 70,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 50,000 |
Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 25,000 |
Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 15,000 |
1st round loser | (16) | £ 10,000 |
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Attendees
The field of participants in the World Matchplay consisted of the Top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit and the Top 16 of the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit , who were not yet qualified via the Order of Merit, after the end of the PDC Summer Series on July 12th 2020.
Top 16 of the Order of Merit
Top 16 of the Pro Tour Order of Merit
Seeding list
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Results
Round 1 July 18, 19, 20 and 21, 2020 best of 19 legs |
Round of 16 July 21 and 22, 2020 best of 21 legs |
Quarter-finals July 23 and 24, 2020 best of 31 legs |
Semi-finals July 25, 2020 best of 33 legs |
Final July 26th, 2020 best of 35 legs |
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transmission
DAZN and Sport1 broadcast the tournament in German-speaking countries . In addition, all games could be seen live on the PDC website.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Betfred World Matchplay to take place behind closed doors accessed on July 1, 2020 (English)
- ↑ Youngster writes darts history accessed on July 27, 2020
- ↑ Green light for World Matchplay accessed on June 27, 2020
- ↑ Overview of the prize money in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)