2020 Tipsport Premier League

2020 Tipsport Premier League is an ongoing darts tournament - the first edition in its history. The tournament was inspired by Premier League Darts, which is organized by the professional darts organisation, PDC. The idea to play this tournament was created during the world-wide pandemic of Covid-19. The meaning of the competition is, apart from the fight against the coronavirus, also an introduction of more Czech players to the general public. For players it is a great opportunity to practice and compete during this hard time and to gain much needed experience for future years of their careers.[1] The winner of the first edition was Vítězslav Sedlák, who defeated in the final 10 - 6 Alexander Mašek.

2020 Tipsport Premier League
Winner
Vítězslav Sedlák
Runner-up
Alexander Mašek
Score
10 - 6
Dates
7 April to 28 May 2020
Edition
1st
Number of players
10
Rounds
16
Number of 180s overall
185
Highest Checkout
Daniel Barbořák 170
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Format

The format of the tournament is very similar to Premier League Darts, which is organised by the PDC. The main difference is the absence of a draw, each match has a winner and a loser. Each match starts with a bulls-eye shootout, which decides who will start the match. The first player to throw on the bulls-eye is the one that is listed as the first in the schedule. Values of the shootout are: 50 - the red middle; 25 - the green middle; outside. If both players score the same value, the shootout continues in the reversed order until the decision.

Phase 1: In the first phase of the competition (9 rounds), ten players play each other. Phase 1 matches have a maximum of eleven legs, allowing for the winner being first to six. At the end of Phase 1, the two bottom players are eliminated from the competition.

Phase 2: In the second phase of the competition (7 rounds), eight remaining players play again each other. Phase 2 matches have a maximum of thirteen legs, allowing for the winner being first to seven. At the end of Phase 2, the bottom four players in the league table are eliminated from the competition. The first four players in the league table qualify for the Play-off.

Play-off: The top four players in the league table contest the two knockout semi-finals with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd. The semi-finals are first to 10 legs (best of 19). The two winning semi-finalists meet in the final which is also best of 19.

Venues

Due to the coronavirus outbreak and regulations from the government of the Czech Republic, all players will play from their home. All players have a webcam prepared in their home environment, through which it is possible to watch every thrown dart. After each throw, players announce their score. Viewers see both dartboards at the same time, along with the scoreboard which is powered by DartConnect.

Fulnek

Zderaz

Úvaly

Prague

Hradec Králové

Úsobrno

Bouzov

Poříčí u Litomyšle

Uničov

Návsí

Map of player's locations

Prize money

The first edition of the tournament does not include any prize money for players. On the contrary, the tournament has a charity meaning. For every thrown "180", the official partner of 2020 Tipsport Premier League, the company Tipsport, donates 500 CZK for purchase of medical equipment (face masks, ventilators etc.) for the fight against the coronavirus.[2]

Players

For the first edition of Tipsport Premier League, 10 players have been chosen in advance including the former PDC World Youth Championship runner-up and JDC World Darts Championship runner-up, Adam Gawlas and the former PDC World Cup of Darts national team member, Pavel Jirkal. Other players have experience from international tournaments and are the best players in Czech Republic. The current Czech number one, Karel Sedláček, though invited, could not compete due to the contract obligations to PDC.[3]

Player
Daniel Barbořák
Adam Gawlas
Pavel Jirkal
Ondřej Kysilka
Alexander Mašek
Michal Ondo
David Písek
David Rosí
Vítězslav Sedlák
Michal Šmejda

League stage

7. April - round 1 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

	Score
Pavel Jirkal 69.10	5 – 6	Michal Šmejda 76.30
David Rosí 63.40	0 – 6	David Písek 76.40
Ondřej Kysilka 78.80	2 – 6	Adam Gawlas 80.30
Michal Ondo 72.60	3 – 6	Vítězslav Sedlák 80.30
Daniel Barbořák 82.90	6 – 2	Alexander Mašek 84.90
Night's Average: 76.50
Highest Checkout: David Písek 112
Most 180s: David Písek, Adam Gawlas and Ondřej Kysilka: 2
Night's 180s: 8

8. April- round 2 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

	Score
Alexander Mašek 83.50	6 – 5	Michal Ondo 82.70
Daniel Barbořák 73.50	3 – 6	Adam Gawlas 84.90
Michal Šmejda 74.50	6 – 0	David Rosí 64.60
Vítězslav Sedlák 84.20	6 – 4	Pavel Jirkal 82.10
David Písek 79.70	2 – 6	Ondřej Kysilka 78.70
Night's Average: 78.84
Highest Checkout: Pavel Jirkal 113
Most 180s: Ondřej Kysilka 2
Night's 180s: 7

9. April - round 3 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

	Score [4]
David Rosí 69.70	2 – 6	Daniel Barbořák 76.30
Ondřej Kysilka 81.80	6 – 3	Alexander Mašek 77.70
Pavel Jirkal 81.20	6 – 2	Michal Ondo 71.70
Adam Gawlas 92.60	6 – 2	Michal Šmejda 82.30
David Písek 81.20	6 – 4	Vítězslav Sedlák 82.70
Night's Average: 79.72
Highest Checkout: Michal Ondo 122
Most 180s: Alexander Mašek 4
Night's 180s: 10

15. April - round 4 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

	Score
Michal Šmejda 81.20	6 – 0	Alexander Mašek 77.80
David Rosí 74.50	6 – 5	Pavel Jirkal 80.20
Ondřej Kysilka 82.80	4 – 6	Michal Ondo 78.30
David Písek 79.00	2 – 6	Daniel Barbořák 86.60
Adam Gawlas 87.90	2 – 6	Vítězslav Sedlák 85.40
Night's Average: 81.37
Highest Checkout: Vítězslav Sedlák 122
Most 180s: Alexander Mašek, David Rosí, Daniel Barbořák, Adam Gawlas and Vítězslav Sedlák 2
Night's 180s: 10

16. April - round 5 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

	Score
Ondřej Kysilka 73.30	6 – 4	David Rosí 68.20
Michal Šmejda 71.80	5 – 6	Michal Ondo 75.50
Adam Gawlas 83.30	4 – 6	Alexander Mašek 82.40
David Písek 89.70	6 – 2	Pavel Jirkal 75.50
Vítězslav Sedlák 77.80	4 – 6	Daniel Barbořák 73.60
Night's Average: 77.11
Highest Checkout: David Písek 129
Most 180s: David Písek 3
Night's 180s: 7

22. April - round 6 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

	Score
Michal Ondo 72.60	6 – 5	David Písek 77.80
David Rosí 83.70	1 – 6	Adam Gawlas 87.30
Pavel Jirkal 77.20	4 – 6	Ondřej Kysilka 77.30
Alexander Mašek 88.50	6 – 4	Vítězslav Sedlák 83.60
Daniel Barbořák 98.00	6 – 0	Michal Šmejda 77.30
Night's Average: 82.33
Highest Checkout: Daniel Barbořák 170
Most 180s: David Písek and Vítězslav Sedlák 3
Night's 180s: 9

23. April - round 7 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

	Score
Pavel Jirkal 70.80	4 – 6	Alexander Mašek 70.80
Michal Ondo 75.20	1 – 6	Daniel Barbořák 79.80
Ondřej Kysilka 78.30	4 – 6	Michal Šmejda 83.30
Adam Gawlas 87.00	6 – 5	David Písek 80.30
David Rosí 62.50	1 – 6	Vítězslav Sedlák 67.50
Night's Average: 75.55
Highest Checkout: Pavel Jirkal and Ondřej Kysilka 145
Most 180s: Adam Gawlas 2
Night's 180s: 6

29. April - round 8 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

	Score
Michal Ondo 79.50	6 – 3	David Rosí 67.20
Alexander Mašek 77.90	6 – 5	David Písek 79.30
Adam Gawlas 76.80	6 – 1	Pavel Jirkal 73.40
Daniel Barbořák 85.70	6 – 4	Ondřej Kysilka 81.30
Vítězslav Sedlák 94.20	6 – 4	Michal Šmejda 91.30
Night's Average: 80.66
Highest Checkout: Ondřej Kysilka 133
Most 180s: David Písek 3
Night's 180s: 9

30. April - round 9 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

	Score
Michal Šmejda 75.50	1 – 6	David Písek 83.80
Alexander Mašek 74.10	6 – 2	David Rosí 63.00
Michal Ondo 84.00	6 – 4	Adam Gawlas 83.10
Vítězslav Sedlák 76.60	3 – 6	Ondřej Kysilka 78.10
Daniel Barbořák 78.60	4 – 6	Pavel Jirkal 77.40
Night's Average: 77.42
Highest Checkout: Pavel Jirkal 147
Most 180s: David Písek 3
Night's 180s: 8

6. May - round 10 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

	Score
Ondřej Kysilka 80.40	5 – 7	Alexander Mašek 83.00
Daniel Barbořák 79.20	7 – 6	Michal Ondo 78.50
Michal Šmejda 82.00	5 – 7	David Písek 82.40
Adam Gawlas 84.10	6 – 7	Vítězslav Sedlák 89.40
Night's Average: 82.38
Highest Checkout: David Písek 118
Most 180s: Vítězslav Sedlák 7
Night's 180s: 18

7. May - round 11 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

	Score
Adam Gawlas 84.00	7 – 5	David Písek 87.40
Michal Šmejda 74.50	7 – 4	Daniel Barbořák 74.50
Alexander Mašek 84.10	7 – 6	Vítězslav Sedlák 87.40
Michal Ondo 79.30	6 – 7	Ondřej Kysilka 80.60
Night's Average: 81.20
Highest Checkout: Adam Gawlas 123
Most 180s: David Písek 4
Night's 180s: 11

13. May - round 12 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

	Score
Ondřej Kysilka 82.40	5 – 7	Vítězslav Sedlák 84.10
Michal Šmejda 70.20	7 – 2	Michal Ondo 69.10
David Písek 78.60	4 – 7	Alexander Mašek 87.00
Adam Gawlas 94.90	7 – 1	Daniel Barbořák 81.30
Night's Average: 80.95
Highest Checkout: Vítězslav Sedlák 127
Most 180s: Ondřej Kysilka and Adam Gawlas 4
Night's 180s: 13

14. May - round 13 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

	Score
Adam Gawlas 84.20	7 – 5	Michal Ondo 77.90
Ondřej Kysilka 76.50	3 – 7	Michal Šmejda 75.10
Vítězslav Sedlák 83.90	7 – 3	David Písek 86.50
Alexander Mašek 86.50	5 – 7	Daniel Barbořák 83.40
Night's Average: 81.75
Highest Checkout: Adam Gawlas 110
Most 180s: Alexander Mašek 3
Night's 180s: 9

20. May - round 14 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

	Score
Vítězslav Sedlák 90.70	7 – 4	Daniel Barbořák 82.20
Adam Gawlas 89.90	7 – 0	Michal Šmejda 82.80
David Písek 83.00	7 – 3	Ondřej Kysilka 77.90
Alexander Mašek 95.50	7 – 1	Michal Ondo 86.00
Night's Average: 86.00
Highest Checkout: Daniel Barbořák 156
Most 180s: Vítězslav Sedlák, Adam Gawlas, David Písek and Alexander Mašek 3
Night's 180s: 15

21. May - round 15 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

	Score
Michal Šmejda 86.40	7 – 5	Alexander Mašek 89.00
Daniel Barbořák 85.30	4 – 7	David Písek 87.20
Vítězslav Sedlák 84.50	7 – 2	Michal Ondo 73.30
Ondřej Kysilka 81.70	4 – 7	Adam Gawlas 85.20
Night's Average: 84.08
Highest Checkout: Michal Šmejda 132
Most 180s: Alexander Mašek and David Písek 3
Night's 180s: 13

27. May - round 16 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

	Score
Michal Ondo 70.90	2 – 7	David Písek 82.90
Vítězslav Sedlák 89.00	7 – 5	Michal Šmejda 77.10
Daniel Barbořák 81.20	7 – 1	Ondřej Kysilka 71.90
Alexander Mašek 79.00	4 – 7	Adam Gawlas 82.30
Night's Average: 79.29
Highest Checkout: Michal Šmejda 160
Most 180s: Vítězslav Sedlák 4
Night's 180s: 13

Playoff - 28. May

	Score
Semifinals (best of 19)
Adam Gawlas 81.80	8 – 10	Alexander Mašek 81.50
Vítězslav Sedlák 86.00	10 – 4	Daniel Barbořák 77.00
Final (best of 19)
Alexander Mašek 82.40	6 – 10	Vítězslav Sedlák 87.00
Night's Total Average 82.62
Highest Checkout: Alexander Mašek 101
Most 180s: Vítězslav Sedlák 7
Night's 180s: 19

Table and streaks

Table

After the first nine rounds in phase 1, the two bottom players in the table are eliminated. In phase 2, the eight remaining players play in a single match on each of the seven nights. The top four players then compete in the knockout semi-finals and final on the playoff night.

One point is awarded for a win, zero points for a loss. When players are tied on points, the following rules are applied:

1. Points difference (one point is awarded for a win)
2. Leg difference
3. Number of legs won against the throw
4. The highest average in a match
5. 9 darts shootout

#	Name	Pts	Matches			Legs				Statistics
			Pld	W	L	LF	LA	+/-	LWAT	100+	140+	180s	A	HC	C%
1	Adam Gawlas Q	12	16	12	4	94	58	+36	35	188	80	25	85.14	123	34.96
2	Vítězslav Sedlák Q	11	16	11	5	93	70	+23	36	210	97	27	83.98	127	27.51
3	Daniel Barbořák Q	10	16	10	6	81	67	+14	33	169	68	14	80.73	170	32.65
4	Alexander Mašek Q	10	16	10	6	83	79	+4	31	212	117	24	82.42	101	28.42
5	David Písek E	8	16	8	8	83	72	+11	28	175	74	33	82.04	129	34.44
6	Michal Šmejda E	8	16	8	8	74	74	0	28	169	77	8	78.54	160	30.58
7	Ondřej Kysilka E	6	16	6	10	72	88	-16	31	162	85	21	78.95	145	25.71
8	Michal Ondo E	5	16	5	11	65	94	-29	24	177	58	8	76.76	132	26.21
9	Pavel Jirkal E	2	9	2	7	37	46	-9	15	121	38	3	76.08	147	28.68
10	David Rosí E	1	9	1	8	19	53	-34	8	71	22	3	68.41	120	18.81

(Q) = Qualified For The Playoffs ; (E) = Eliminated From Playoff Contention

Streaks

Player	Phase 1, Rd 1 to 9										Phase 2, Rd 10 to 16								Playoff
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		10	11	12	13	14	15	16		SF	F
Adam Gawlas	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	L		L	W	W	W	W	W	W		L	–
Vítězslav Sedlák	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L		W	L	W	W	W	W	W		W	W
Daniel Barbořák	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L		W	L	L	W	L	L	W		L	–
Alexander Mašek	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W		W	W	W	L	W	L	L		W	L
David Písek	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W		W	L	L	L	W	W	W		–
Michal Šmejda	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L		L	W	W	W	L	W	L		–
Ondřej Kysilka	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	W		L	W	L	L	L	L	L		–
Michal Ondo	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W		L	L	L	L	L	L	L		–
Pavel Jirkal	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W		–								–
David Rosí	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L		–								–

Positions by Round

Player	Phase 1, Rd 1 to 9										Phase 2, Rd 10 to 16
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Adam Gawlas	2	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2		3	3	2	1	1	1	1
Vítězslav Sedlák	4	3	6	4	4	4	3	3	4		4	4	4	4	3	2	2
Daniel Barbořák	3	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	3	2	4	4	3
Alexander Mašek	9	7	8	9	8	8	6	4	3		2	2	1	3	2	3	4
David Písek	1	4	3	6	5	5	7	8	7		5	6	7	7	6	6	5
Michal Šmejda	5	2	5	2	2	6	4	5	8		8	7	5	5	5	5	6
Ondřej Kysilka	8	6	4	5	6	3	5	6	5		6	5	6	6	7	7	7
Michal Ondo	7	9	9	8	7	7	8	7	6		7	8	8	8	8	8	8
Pavel Jirkal	6	8	7	7	9	9	9	9	9		–
David Rosí	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10		–

References

1. https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/ostatni-dalsi-sporty-sipky/377640/sipky-i-v-dobe-koronaviru-startuje-ceska-obdoba-premier-league.html
2. https://www.irozhlas.cz/sport/ostatni-sporty/sipky-virtualni-serie-ceska-premier-league-pres-internet_2004030830_wei
3. https://sport.tn.nova.cz/clanek/ceske-sipky-spousti-svou-premier-league-zacina-se-uz-pristi-tyden.html
4. https://dartsplanet.tv/czech-premier-league-18-year-old-gawlas-remains-unbeaten-after-opening-week/?fbclid=IwAR1kuwNvuVMxMDpdNcLymvUCY1OVHWeCPAtWCvIghIROQDQl_de2Y2vFIJc

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