2020 Belgian Darts Championship

The 2020 Belgian Darts Championship was the first of four PDC European Tour events on the 2020 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Expo Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium, from 28 February–1 March 2020.[1][2] It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2020 Belgian Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates28 February–1 March 2020
VenueExpo Hasselt
LocationHasselt
Country Belgium
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£140,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 Ryan Searle
(Second round)
Champion(s)
Gerwyn Price
Event 2»

This was the first PDC European Tour event to take place in Belgium.

Gerwyn Price won his third European Tour title with an 8–3 win over Michael Smith in the final.

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided, with the prize money being unchanged from the 2019 European Tour:[3]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £6,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £5,000
Third round losers (8) £3,000
Second round losers (16) £2,000*
First round losers (16) £1,000*
Total £140,000
  • Seeded players who lose in the second round and Host Nation invitees who lose in the first round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit.

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 4 February will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.[4]

The remaining 32 places will go to players from four qualifying events and to two invitees – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 14 February), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 27 February), three from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 27 February) and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 7 February).

The two highest ranked Belgian players on the cut-off date will also qualify.

From 2020, all Tour Card holders will enter into one qualifier instead of two separate ones for the UK and Europe. For this tournament, there is no Nordic & Baltic qualifier due to the event being a late addition to the calendar. The place will be taken by an extra Host Nation qualifier.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw
  First round
(best of 11 legs)
28 February		 Second round
(best of 11 legs)
29 February		 Third round
(best of 11 legs)
1 March		 Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
1 March		 Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
1 March		 Final
(best of 15 legs)
1 March
                                                         
Mike De Decker 94.25 6     1 Michael van Gerwen 99.71 6  
Ron Meulenkamp 91.34 5     Mike De Decker 91.08 3  
  1 van Gerwen 97.43 5  
  16 Smith 93.35 6  
Luke Humphries 82.91 1 16 Michael Smith 103.28 6
Ronny Huybrechts 89.32 6     Ronny Huybrechts 97.12 1  
  16 Smith 107.85 6  
  King 93.19 1  
Justin Pipe 94.49 4     8 Glen Durrant 99.91 4  
Mervyn King 93.06 6     Mervyn King 105.98 6  
  King 93.11 6
  Kleermaker 94.18 3  
Martijn Kleermaker 83.14 6 9 Joe Cullen 87.46 3
Stephen Bunting 87.74 4     Martijn Kleermaker 91.80 6  
  16 Smith 102.04 7  
  4 Wright 100.10 5  
Andy Boulton 91.56 5     4 Peter Wright 90.92 6  
Andy Hamilton 90.81 6     Andy Hamilton 85.15 2  
  4 Wright 99.18 6
  Noppert 92.76 3  
Danny Noppert 88.78 6 13 Jermaine Wattimena 100.40 2
Geert De Vos 86.62 2     Danny Noppert 108.96 6  
  4 Wright 102.09 6
  5 Ratajski 97.51 4  
Callan Rydz 98.93 3     5 Krzysztof Ratajski 98.29 6  
Gabriel Clemens 94.37 6     Gabriel Clemens 94.56 2  
  5 Ratajski 94.14 6
  12 Cross 90.81 3  
Michael Barnard 81.71 0 12 Rob Cross 91.17 6
Damon Heta 102.48 6     Damon Heta 92.06 1  
16 Smith 96.26 3
3 Price 100.03 8
Dirk van Duijvenbode 101.59 6     2 Ian White 88.19 3  
Luke Woodhouse 93.33 4     Dirk van Duijvenbode 87.42 6  
  van Duijvenbode 95.08 6  
  15 de Zwaan 91.06 4  
Ryan Harrington 86.18 2 15 Jeffrey de Zwaan 93.24 6
Kim Huybrechts 89.88 6     Kim Huybrechts 91.97 4  
  van Duijvenbode 102.94 6  
  10 Aspinall 103.75 5  
Rowby-John Rodriguez 87.16 3     7 James Wade 97.79 6  
Steve Lennon 89.77 6     Steve Lennon 96.07 3  
  7 Wade 97.42 4
  10 Aspinall 103.29 6  
Kai Fan Leung 86.77 4 10 Nathan Aspinall 98.73 6
Steve Beaton 92.98 6     Steve Beaton 93.47 3  
  van Duijvenbode 91.38 4
  3 Price 92.58 7  
Wesley Plaisier 86.09 6     3 Gerwyn Price 90.61 6  
Benjamin Pratnemer 82.16 5     Wesley Plaisier 84.24 1  
  3 Price 105.93 6
  14 Hughes 101.81 0  
Dimitri Van den Bergh 86.58 6 14 Jamie Hughes 92.15 6
Derk Telnekes 83.78 3     Dimitri Van den Bergh 97.42 5  
  3 Price 100.16 6
  6 Suljović 88.31 2  
Darren Penhall 80.16 3     6 Mensur Suljović 93.19 6  
Ryan Searle 92.10 6     Ryan Searle 98.28 4  
  6 Suljović 103.58 6
  West 96.02 4  
Steve West 78.42 6 11 Jonny Clayton 104.14 4
Jeffrey Van Egdom 67.03 0     Steve West 100.65 6  

References
  1. "Tournament Calendar | PDC". www.pdc.tv.
  2. "European Tour". PDC.
  3. "PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC". www.pdc.tv.
  4. "2020 European Tour structure confirmed". PDC.
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