The 2020 BDO World Professional Darts Championship was the 43rd and final World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the only 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] 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.
It was the final World Darts Championship organised by the BDO due to the collapse of the organisation in September 2020.[2] Following the tournament, the World Darts Federation announced plans to launch the WDF World Championship in 2020,[3] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic these plans were pushed back to 2022.[4]
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'.[5] A reduction from £359,000 to £150,000 was reported in the media but prize money aside from the winners was unconfirmed.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
Men's
| Position (number 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 (number 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
|
1–16 in BDO rankings[9]
|
17–24 in BDO rankings[9]
25–27 in BDO rankings[9]
World Master
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Regional Table qualifiers[9]
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 
|
3 – 0 |  Scott Williams (Q)
|
82.41 |
| 87.30 | (Q) Darren Herewini 
|
3 – 1 | Simon Stainton
|
86.22 |
| 86.19 | (Q) Thibault Tricole 
|
3 – 2 |  Ross Montgomery
|
93.08 |
| 86.27 | (Q) Joe Chaney 
|
2 – 3 | Ben Hazel (Q)
|
86.22 |
| 80.98 | (Q) Andreas Harrysson 
|
3 – 2 |  John O'Shea (WC)
|
75.38 |
| 88.51 | (Q) Paul Hogan
|
3 – 1 |  Brian Raman
|
89.22 |
| 81.90 | (Q) Gabriel Pascaru 
|
1 – 3 | Justin Hood (Q)
|
90.24 |
| 86.71 | (Q) David Cameron 
|
1 – 3 | Nick Fullwell (Q)
|
90.44 |
Last 32
| First round (best of 5 sets) | Second round (best of 7 sets) | Quarter-finals (best of 9 sets) | Semi-finals (best of 11 sets) | Final (best of 13 sets) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Wesley Harms 91.79
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Andreas Harrysson 88.22
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wesley Harms 90.67
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Scott Waites 88.98
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Scott Waites 84.20
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Adams 85.62
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Scott Waites 93.85
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Scott Mitchell 92.53
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Willem Mandigers 94.16
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Michael Unterbuchner 89.71
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Unterbuchner 91.99
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Scott Mitchell 92.58
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Scott Mitchell 84.96
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leighton Bennett 77.58
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Scott Mitchell 93.81
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Wayne Warren 93.32
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wayne Warren 92.75
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Justin Thompson 91.11
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wayne Warren 92.69
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Andy Hamilton 95.58
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Andy Hamilton 82.59
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Darren Herewini 79.53
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wayne Warren 90.81
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Landman 85.04
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dave Parletti 83.69
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Landman 84.17
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Landman 87.18
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Ben Hazel 83.93
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Gary Robson 79.47
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Ben Hazel 80.30
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wayne Warren 93.72
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jim Williams 94.53
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jim Williams 85.52
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Stone 85.12
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jim Williams 94.36
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Ryan Hogarth 86.91
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Ryan Hogarth 80.36
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Thibault Tricole 82.21
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jim Williams 86.81
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Paul Hogan 82.14
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Martijn Kleermaker 93.27
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gino Vos 82.15
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Martijn Kleermaker 92.58
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Paul Hogan 99.69
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Adam Smith-Neale 83.21
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Paul Hogan 97.51
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jim Williams 90.98
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Mario Vandenbogaerde 86.49
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Nick Kenny 89.02
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dennie Olde Kalter 88.15
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dennie Olde Kalter 84.90
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Mario Vandenbogaerde 90.63
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Mario Vandenbogaerde 88.98
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sebastian Steyer 83.10
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Mario Vandenbogaerde 89.50
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | David Evans 89.39
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Richard Veenstra 86.31
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Justin Hood 90.22
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Richard Veenstra 94.11
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | David Evans 95.65
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | David Evans 83.65
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Nick Fullwell 88.26
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's
Format and qualifiers
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1–8 in BDO rankings[9]
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9–16 in BDO rankings[9]
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Playoff qualifiers
|
- ^ 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[10]
- ^ 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[11]
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 | Lisa Ashton 79.81
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paula Jacklin 63.50
| 0 | 0 | 1 | Lisa Ashton 79.90
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lorraine Winstanley 73.17
| 3 | 3 | 8 | Lorraine Winstanley 78.45
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Casey Gallagher 73.84
| 0 | 2 | 1 | Lisa Ashton 84.28
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | Vicky Pruim 71.18
| 2 | 1 | Q | Corrine Hammond 77.08
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Corrine Hammond 69.35
| 3 | 3 | Q | Corrine Hammond 67.75
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Deta Hedman 64.15
| 1 | 2 | Laura Turner 61.82
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laura Turner 64.57
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Lisa Ashton 85.00
| 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Mikuru Suzuki 84.92
| 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Mikuru Suzuki 83.39
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Maria O'Brien 80.69
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Mikuru Suzuki 77.87
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Anastasia Dobromyslova 64.51
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Anastasia Dobromyslova 77.56
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sharon Prins 62.35
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Mikuru Suzuki 79.14
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Aileen de Graaf 72.99
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Beau Greaves 76.24
| 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Kirsty Hutchinson 70.15
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Aileen de Graaf 81.59
| 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Beau Greaves 80.37
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Beau Greaves 86.28
| 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | Tori Kewish 75.63
| 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth
| Av. | Player | Score | Player | Av. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.24 | Leighton Bennett
|
0 – 3 | Keane Barry
|
90.54 |
References
- ^ "BDO World Championships to leave Lakeside venue in 2020". BBC Sport. 29 October 2019.
- ^ Lott, JR (7 September 2020). "BDO Set To Fold "It's All Over…"". Darts World. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "WDF – New Ranking System and Two New Majors for 2020". World Darts Federation. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Development of World Rankings Criteria For 2021". World Darts Federation. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "BDO World Championship prize money 'reduced somewhat' after poor ticket sales". BBC Sport. 30 December 2019.
- ^ Guardian Sport; PA Media (31 December 2019). "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. DMG Media.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.