2020 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2020 BDO World Professional Darts Championship was the 43rd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 1st staging at the Indigo at The O2 in London. It was the first BDO World Darts Championship not held at the Lakeside Country Club since 1985.[1]
| BDO World Darts Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 4–12 January 2020 | ||
| Venue | Indigo at The O2 | ||
| Location | London | ||
| Country | England, United Kingdom | ||
| Organisation(s) | BDO | ||
| Format | Sets | ||
| Prize fund | £127,000 (men) £26,500 (women) | ||
| Winner's share | £23,000 (men) £10,000 (women) | ||
| High checkout | 170  | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
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Gabriel Pascaru and Thibault Tricole became the first players from Romania and France respectively to play in a World Darts Championship.
Three-time men's defending champion Glen Durrant was absent from the event, having switched to the Professional Darts Corporation in January 2019.
The reigning women's champion was Mikuru Suzuki. She successfully retained her title, by defeating Lisa Ashton 3–0 in the final.
Wayne Warren won his first world title with a 7–4 win over fellow Welshman Jim Williams in the final. He became the oldest player ever to win a world title.
Prize money
On 30 December 2019, less than a week before the tournament was due to start, it was announced that due to ticket sales of only 15%, the prize money would be 'reduced somewhat'.[2]. A reduction from £359,000 to £150,000 was reported in the media but prize money aside from the winners was unconfirmed.[3]. It was thought that the prize money would be reduced by half in most cases, although this was unconfirmed.
On 15 January 2020, the prize fund was finally revealed with the men's champion portion dropping from £100,000 last year to only £23,000 this year.[4]
On 11 February 2020, it was reported that players had still not received any prize money, despite payment being due by 9 February, 28 days after the tournament ended.[5].
Men's
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £23,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalist | (2) | £5,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | (4) | £4,000 |
| Second round losers | (8) | £3,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £2,000 |
| Preliminary round losers | (8) | £1,500 |
| Total | £127,000 | |
Women's
| Position (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £10,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £4,500 |
| Semi-finalist | (2) | £2,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | (4) | £1000 |
| First round losers | (8) | £500 |
| Total | £26,500 | |
Men's
Format and qualifiers
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1–16 in BDO Rankings[6]
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17–24 in BDO Rankings[6]
25–27 in BDO Rankings[6]
World Master
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Regional Table Qualifiers[6]
Playoff Qualifiers
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Draw bracket
Preliminary round
All matches are the first to 3 sets.
| Av. | Player | Score | Player | Av. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83.78 | (Q) Justin Thompson .svg.png){kind=small} |
3 – 0 |  |
82.41 |
| 87.30 | (Q) Darren Herewini  |
3 – 1 | |
86.22 |
| 86.19 | (Q) Thibault Tricole  |
3 – 2 |  |
93.08 |
| 86.27 | (Q) Joe Chaney  |
2 – 3 | |
86.22 |
| 80.98 | (Q) Andreas Harrysson  |
3 – 2 | |
75.38 |
| 88.51 | (Q) Paul Hogan |
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89.22 |
| 81.90 | (Q) Gabriel Pascaru  |
1 – 3 | |
90.24 |
| 86.71 | (Q) David Cameron .svg.png){kind=small} |
1 – 3 | |
90.44 |
Last 32
Women's
Format and qualifiers
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1–8 in BDO Rankings[6]
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9–16 in BDO Rankings[6]
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Playoff Qualifiers
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- Fallon Sherrock withdrew from the tournament following the BDO announcement that prize money for the event had been cut. She was replaced in the draw by the next highest ranked player not qualified, which was Vicky Pruim.[7]
- Trina Gulliver withdrew from the tournament due to ill health. She was replaced in the draw by the next highest ranked player not qualified, which was Tori Kewish.[8]
Draw
| First Round (best of 3 sets) | Quarter-Finals (best of 3 sets) | Semi-Finals (best of 3 sets) | Final (best of 5 sets) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | | 3 | 3 | 8 | | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | | 2 | 1 | Q | | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | | 3 | 3 | Q | | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | 1 | 2 | | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 3 | 3 | 7 | | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth
| Av. | Player | Score | Player | Av. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.24 | Leighton Bennett |
0 – 3 | |
90.54 |
References
- "BDO World Championships to leave Lakeside venue in 2020". BBC Sport. 29 October 2019.
- "BDO World Championship prize money 'reduced somewhat' after poor ticket sales". BBC Sport. 2019-12-30.
- Sport, Guardian; Media, P. A. (2019-12-31). "Fallon Sherrock pulls out of women's BDO world darts after prize money is cut". The Guardian.
- Gill, Samuel (15 January 2020). "Reduced prize fund for 2020 BDO World Championship finally revealed". Darts News.
- Haigh, Phil (11 February 2020). "BDO World Championship prize money still not paid as 28-day deadline passes". Metro.
- Turner, Laura (28 October 2019). "2020 BDO World Professional Darts Championships - Automatic qualifying places complete". British Darts Organisation.
- Turner, Laura (31 December 2019). "Vicky Pruim set to join the 2020 BDO World Professional Darts Line-Up". British Darts Organisation. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- Turner, Laura (11 December 2019). "Trina Gulliver MBE withdraws from 2020 BDO World Professional Darts Championships". British Darts Organisation. Retrieved 11 December 2019.