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
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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

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