2020 World Grand Prix (darts)

The 2020 BoyleSports World Grand Prix was a darts tournament and the 23rd staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 6–12 October 2020 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England, behind closed doors. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was held away from the Citywest Hotel in Dublin for the first time since 2001.[1]

2020 BoyleSports World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates6–12 October 2020
VenueRicoh Arena
LocationCoventry
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatSets
"Double in, Double out"
Prize fund£450,000
Winner's share£110,000
High checkout164 Gerwyn Price (Quarter-finals)
Champion(s)
Gerwyn Price
«2019 2021»

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Dave Chisnall 5–2 in the 2019 final, to win his second consecutive and fifth overall World Grand Prix title.[2] However, he was eliminated in the quarter finals, after losing 3–0 to Simon Whitlock of Australia.

This event saw the most seeds knocked out in the first round in the history of the tournament, with 6 of the 8 seeds eliminated, leaving only Van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price to make it into the second round.

By reaching the final, Dirk van Duijvenbode became the first person (other than Phil Taylor and Rod Harrington in the inaugural tournament in 1998) to reach the final on his debut in the tournament.

Price went on to beat Van Duijvenbode 5–2 in the final to win the tournament for the first time.

Prize money

The prize fund remained at £450,000, with the winner's earnings being £110,000.[3]

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Position (num. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £450,000)
Winner (1) £110,000
Runner-Up (1) £50,000
Semi-finalists (2) £25,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £16,000
Second round losers (8) £10,000
First round losers (16) £6,000

Qualification

The field of 32 players consists of the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit as of 27 September 2020; the top eight players on the Order of Merit are seeded for the tournament.[4]

Prior to the tournament, Adrian Lewis and Stephen Bunting tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrew. They were replaced by Simon Whitlock and Jeffrey de Zwaan respectively, the next-ranked players on the Orders of Merit that they had qualified from.[5]

The qualified field is as follows:

Draw
First round
(best of 3 sets)
6–7 October 		Second round
(best of 5 sets)
8–9 October 		Quarter-finals
(best of 5 sets)
10 October 		Semi-finals
(best of 7 sets)
11 October 		Final
(best of 9 sets)
12 October
               
1 Michael van Gerwen 98.64 2
Krzysztof Ratajski 85.08 1
1 Michael van Gerwen 96.28 3
Devon Petersen 91.48 0
  José de Sousa 93.46 0
Devon Petersen 87.83 2
1 Michael van Gerwen 96.84 0
Alt Simon Whitlock 100.29 3
8 James Wade 78.94 0
Mervyn King 86.76 2
Mervyn King 85.27 2
Alt Simon Whitlock 85.24 3
Alt Simon Whitlock 101.12 2
Chris Dobey 77.33 0
Alt Simon Whitlock 79.48 1
Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.17 4
4 Michael Smith 87.89 0
Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.40 2
  Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.35 1
Dirk van Duijvenbode 89.82 3
  Mensur Suljović 71.43 1
Dirk van Duijvenbode 72.98 2
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.29 3
Gary Anderson 88.02 1
5 Rob Cross 77.46 0
Gary Anderson 89.14 2
  Gary Anderson 92.72 3
Danny Noppert 82.33 0
  Danny Noppert 89.01 2
Ryan Searle 82.15 1
Dirk van Duijvenbode 87.07 2
3 Gerwyn Price 88.19 5
2 Peter Wright 82.06 0
Ryan Joyce 96.61 2
  Ryan Joyce 88.22 2
Dave Chisnall 91.37 3
  Dave Chisnall 102.85 2
Glen Durrant 78.26 0
  Dave Chisnall 87.50 3
Joe Cullen 81.65 2
7 Daryl Gurney 82.09 1
Joe Cullen 92.01 2
  Joe Cullen 92.13 3
Jonny Clayton 84.32 2
  Jonny Clayton 85.16 2
Ian White 88.93 1
Dave Chisnall 94.40 3
3 Gerwyn Price 92.38 4
3 Gerwyn Price 84.02 2
Jermaine Wattimena 79.10 0
3 Gerwyn Price 95.42 3
Kim Huybrechts 85.59 0
  Brendan Dolan 91.32 1
Kim Huybrechts 86.91 2
3 Gerwyn Price 90.08 3
Alt Jeffrey de Zwaan 82.33 1
6 Nathan Aspinall 86.71 0
Gabriel Clemens 86.52 2
Gabriel Clemens 78.92 0
Alt Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.88 3
Jamie Hughes 84.33 1
Alt Jeffrey de Zwaan 84.65 2

    References
    1. Allen, Dave. "BoyleSports World Grand Prix moves to Coventry in 2020". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
    2. "World Grand Prix darts final: Leg-by-leg report and highlights from Michael van Gerwen 5-2 Dave Chisnall". Sporting Life. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
    3. "PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
    4. Allen, Dave. "Rankings update ahead of BoyleSports World Grand Prix". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
    5. Allen, Dave. "Lewis and Bunting to miss BoyleSports World Grand Prix". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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