2020 PDC World Darts Championship


The 2020 PDC World Darts Championship was the 27th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at Alexandra Palace in London from 13 December 2019 to 1 January 2020.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Michael Smith 7–3 in the 2019 final.
Raymond van Barneveld retired from professional darts with this tournament, playing his last match in the first round against Darin Young.
Fallon Sherrock became the first female player to win a match at a PDC World Championship, beating Ted Evetts 3–2 in the first round. She then went on to beat Mensur Suljović 3–1 in the second round, before losing 2–4 to Chris Dobey.
Peter Wright won his first World Championship, beating Van Gerwen 7–3 in the final.

Background and qualification

The 2020 PDC World Darts Championship was the 27th World Darts Championship to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation; and the thirteenth to be held at Alexandra Palace, London. It was held between 13 December 2019 and 1 January 2020, the culmination of the 2019 Professional Darts Corporation season. 96 players competed in the championship, with the thirty-two highest ranked players on the PDC Order of Merit being seeded to the second round, and the next thirty-two highest ranked players from the 2019 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit and thirty-two players from the various qualifiers going into the first round.
Michael van Gerwen, the reigning champion from the 2019 championship, who also won the 2014 and 2017 championship, was top of the two-year PDC Order of Merit and number one seed going into the tournament, having won six of the ten premier singles events held since the previous championship. 2018 world champion and reigning World Matchplay and European champion Rob Cross took the second seeding. As well as van Gerwen and Cross, two other previous PDC world champions qualified as seeds, two-time champions Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis. Three-time consecutive reigning BDO world darts champion Glen Durrant took the 27th seeding on his PDC debut. As well as Durrant, 17th seed Stephen Bunting and 25th seed Steve Beaton were also previous champions of the BDO World Darts Championship.
The top seeds below van Gerwen and Cross were two-time Grand Slam of Darts winner Gerwyn Price, 2019 World Championship runner-up Michael Smith, Gary Anderson, 2018 Players Championship Finals winner Daryl Gurney and 2019 German Darts Masters champion Peter Wright. 2019 UK Open champion Nathan Aspinall was the 12th seed.
2019 Czech Darts Open champion Jamie Hughes, in his first year as a full PDC tour card holder, was the highest-ranked non-seed on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. As well as Hughes, five other qualifiers from the Pro Tour made their PDC World Championship debuts; Harry Ward, Ritchie Edhouse, Mark McGeeney, Luke Woodhouse and Ryan Meikle.
2007 PDC world champion Raymond van Barneveld qualified via the Pro Tour in his final year before retirement. Both Van Barneveld and fellow Dutchman Jelle Klaasen were former champions of the BDO World Darts Championship who qualified via the Pro Tour. Other players to qualify through the Pro Tour included 2019 World Grand Prix semi-finalist Chris Dobey, 2019 PDC World Youth Champion Luke Humphries and the 2019 PDC World Cup of Darts finalists from Ireland, William O'Connor and Steve Lennon.
The final group of 32 qualifiers was determined by a series of international qualifiers and secondary tours. 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters champion Damon Heta, the first player to win a World Series of Darts event in their own country, topped the Dartplayers Australia rankings, while Keane Barry won the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay to qualify, having already qualified to play in the Junior Darts Corporation World Championship final held during the tournament. Barry will be the youngest player at the 2020 championships and the third youngest all-time.
Two qualifiers were held for female players. The UK & Ireland qualifier was won by Fallon Sherrock, the 2015 BDO Women's World Championship runner-up, while the Rest of the World Qualifier was won by Mikuru Suzuki, the reigning women's champion from the 2019 BDO World Darts Championship. The final three places went to the three winners of a tournament between unqualified Tour Card holders, the winners being Benito van de Pas, Kevin Burness and Matthew Edgar.
Fifteen international qualifiers made their debuts; Danny Baggish, Keane Barry, Matt Campbell, Damon Heta, Jose Justicia, Robbie King, Nico Kurz, Benjamin Pratnemer, Madars Razma, Ben Robb, Callan Rydz, Fallon Sherrock, Mikuru Suzuki, Ciaran Teehan & Yuki Yamada. Razma was the first Latvian ever to qualify for the PDC World Championship.

Qualifiers

The top 32 from the PDC Order of Merit began the competition in the second round. The 32 highest ranked players on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit and 32 qualifiers from around the world, including two female players, began in the first round.
Order of Merit
Second Round
  1. Michael van Gerwen '
  2. Rob Cross '
  3. Gerwyn Price '
  4. Michael Smith '
  5. Gary Anderson '
  6. Daryl Gurney '
  7. Peter Wright
  8. James Wade '
  9. Ian White '
  10. Dave Chisnall '
  11. Mensur Suljović '
  12. Nathan Aspinall '
  13. Adrian Lewis '
  14. Simon Whitlock '
  15. Joe Cullen '
  16. Jonny Clayton '
  17. Stephen Bunting '
  18. Jermaine Wattimena '
  19. Mervyn King '
  20. Darren Webster '
  21. Krzysztof Ratajski '
  22. Chris Dobey '
  23. Jeffrey de Zwaan '
  24. Max Hopp '
  25. Steve Beaton '
  26. Keegan Brown '
  27. Glen Durrant '
  28. Steve West '
  29. Dimitri Van den Bergh '
  30. John Henderson '
  31. Danny Noppert '
  32. Ricky Evans '
Pro Tour Order of Merit
First Round
  1. Jamie Hughes '
  2. José de Sousa '
  3. Vincent van der Voort '
  4. Brendan Dolan '
  5. Gabriel Clemens '
  6. Justin Pipe '
  7. William O'Connor '
  8. Ron Meulenkamp '
  9. Harry Ward '
  10. Ross Smith '
  11. Kyle Anderson '
  12. Kim Huybrechts '
  13. Ted Evetts '
  14. Andy Boulton '
  15. Ryan Joyce '
  16. Raymond van Barneveld '
  17. Luke Humphries '
  18. Darius Labanauskas '
  19. Ryan Searle '
  20. Arron Monk '
  21. Ritchie Edhouse '
  22. Mark McGeeney '
  23. Josh Payne '
  24. Cristo Reyes '
  25. James Richardson '
  26. Jelle Klaasen '
  27. James Wilson '
  28. Luke Woodhouse '
  29. Steve Lennon '
  30. Rowby-John Rodriguez '
  31. Ryan Meikle '
  32. Mickey Mansell '
International Qualifiers
First Round
All matches were played as single in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, finishing on either a double or the bullseye. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs. For all rounds except the first, the final set had to be won by two clear legs, unless the set score went to 5–5, in which case a deciding leg would be played with the players throwing for the bull to decide who threw first.
The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:
The prize money for the tournament was £2,500,000 in total – the same as in the previous year. The winner's share was £500,000. A special prize of £100,000 was available to any player who hits two nine-dart finishes, a feat which has never previously been achieved at any World Championship.

Tournament summary

The top quarter of the draw saw number one seed & reigning champion Michael van Gerwen easily reach the quarter-final, recovering from losing the first set to Jelle Klaasen in the second round to win, before consecutive 4–0 victories over Ricky Evans and former BDO World Champion Stephen Bunting. Lithuanian Darius Labanauskas reached the quarter-final stage for the first time, knocking out seeds including world number 9 Ian White and former BDO Champion Steve Beaton. In the quarter-final, Van Gerwen triumphed over Labanauskas, 5–2, to qualify for the semi-final for the seventh time in eight championships.
In the second quarter, fourth seed & 2019 runner-up Michael Smith was eliminated in the second round following a 3–1 defeat to debutant Luke Woodhouse. Reigning UK Open champion Nathan Aspinall reached the quarter-final with wins over Krzysztof Ratajski and two-time World Champion Gary Anderson, while two-time World Youth Champion Dimitri Van den Bergh defeated Woodhouse and two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis to also reach the quarter-final. In that quarter-final, Aspinall won 5–3 to reach his second semi-final in two attempts at the World Championship.
In the third quarter, 2018 champion Rob Cross was an early exit, losing to Kim Huybrechts in the second round without winning a set. Retiring 2007 champion Raymond van Barneveld was another early faller, crashing out to American Darin Young 3–1 in the first round. Reigning World Youth Champion Luke Humphries came through a sudden-death leg against Jermaine Wattimena in the second round before defeating Nico Kurz and Huybrechts to reach consecutive quarter-finals. 2014 runner-up Peter Wright survived a match dart at bullseye to win a sudden-death leg against Noel Malicdem in the second round, before beating Seigo Asada and Jeffrey de Zwaan to reach the quarter-finals, where he triumphed 5–3 over Humphries to reach the semi-final for the first time since the 2017 tournament.
In the fourth quarter, Fallon Sherrock defeated Ted Evetts in the first round, becoming the first female player to win a match at the World Championships, before following that win with a 3–1 victory over 11th seed Mensur Suljović in the second round. Sherrock's run, which PDC chairman Barry Hearn said could be the "dawn of a new era" for darts, was ended in the third round by Chris Dobey. Third seed Gerwyn Price beat John Henderson and Simon Whitlock to reach his first World Championship quarter-final, while three-time reigning BDO World Champion Glen Durrant joined him in the quarter-final on his PDC debut with wins over sixth seed Daryl Gurney and Dobey. In the quarter-final Price dominated Durrant, winning 5–1 to reach his first semi-final.
The first of the semi-finals, between Price and Wright, was a bad-tempered affair. Wright won the first set against the darts, tapping his opponent on the arm and making comments to him as they went off for the break. Price levelled the match after the second set and celebrated exuberantly. Each player won two of the next four sets before Wright won three sets in a row to win the match and reach the second world championship final of his career. There was no handshake between the two players after the match, and Price said on Twitter that he had thought Wright's actions after the first set were out of order; later apologising for his remarks.
In the second semi-final, between Van Gerwen and Aspinall, the reigning champion took the first set against the darts, before Aspinall levelled in the second. Van Gerwen broke again in the third set only for Aspinall to win the fourth set in a decider. Aspinall missed a dart to win the fifth set and Van Gerwen took the lead again, before winning the sixth set 3–0 to take a two-set lead in the match. Aspinall won the seventh set, but Van Gerwen took the next two to secure his place in the final against Wright, a repeat of the 2014 PDC World Darts Championship final.
In the final, held on New Year's Day 2020, Wright held the first set with a 3–2 win after Van Gerwen missed bullseye for a set-winning 170 checkout. Wright then took a two-set lead with a 3–1 set win, before Van Gerwen broke back in the third set with a 3–0 win, and won the fourth by 3–2. Wright regained the lead in the fifth and then took a 3–0 win in the sixth set to go back to two legs clear. Again, Van Gerwen broke back with a 3–1 in the seventh; but Wright quickly regained the advantage, winning the eight set 3–2. Wright went one away from the win with a 3–2 win in the ninth set. In the tenth set, Wright won the first leg. Van Gerwen missed double-12 for a perfect nine-dart finish in the second leg, but took the leg regardless. Wright won the third leg to throw for the match; and took out double-10 to win the world championship for the first time.

Schedule


Friday, 13 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
0113 – 12 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 1
0213 – 23 – 22 – 32 – 33 – 13 – 1
0313 – 13 – 22 – 33 – 23 – 1
0423 – 12 – 33 – 23 – 13 – 1


Saturday, 14 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
0513 – 03 – 03 – 03 – 2
0611 – 33 – 22 – 32 – 31 – 3
0713 – 03 – 13 – 13 – 1
0822 – 33 – 01 – 33 – 11 – 35 – 6
0913 – 1Matt Campbell 3 – 13 – 11 – 33 – 2
1012 – 32 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 22 – 3
1111 – 31 – 33 – 02 – 32 – 3
1220 – 3Kim Huybrechts 1 – 30 – 31 – 3


Sunday, 15 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
1313 – 2 2 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 1
1410 – 32 – 32 – 31 – 3
1513 – 03 – 23 – 13 – 1
1621 – 32 – 33 – 02 – 31 – 3
171 Arron Monk0 – 3Jose Justicia 1 – 32 – 30 – 3
181 Andy Boulton2 – 3Danny Baggish 3 – 22 – 33 – 22 – 31 – 3
1913 – 2Mikuru Suzuki 3 – 23 – 02 – 31 – 33 – 2
2021 – 3Luke Woodhouse 1 – 31 – 33 – 22 – 3


Monday, 16 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
211 Steve Lennon2 – 3Callan Rydz 3 – 00 – 30 – 33 – 02 – 3
2213 – 03 – 13 – 13 – 1
2313 – 0Keane Barry 3 – 23 – 23 – 1
2423 – 03 – 03 – 13 – 0


Tuesday, 17 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
2513 – 22 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 13 – 2
2613 – 22 – 31 – 33 – 23 – 13 – 0
2710 – 31 – 32 – 30 – 3
2823 – 12 – 33 – 23 – 23 – 1
2913 – 13 – 13 – 12 – 33 – 2
3010 – 32 – 32 – 32 – 3
3112 – 33 – 11 – 33 – 22 – 31 – 3
3223 – 21 – 33 – 02 – 33 – 23 – 1


Wednesday, 18 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
3313 – 03 – 23 – 03 – 2
3410 – 32 – 31 – 30 – 3
3513 – 23 – 00 – 30 – 33 – 23 – 0
3623 – 21 – 33 – 13 – 21 – 36 – 4
3711 – 30 – 31 – 33 – 10 – 3
3813 – 03 – 03 – 23 – 0
3912 – 32 – 33 – 01 – 33 – 12 – 3
4023 – 03 – 23 – 13 – 2


Thursday, 19 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
4113 – 22 – 33 – 11 – 33 – 23 – 1
4212 – 31 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 12 – 3
4323 – 03 – 23 – 13 – 0
4423 – 13 – 12 – 33 – 03 – 2
4523 – 23 – 13 – 10 – 31 – 34 – 2
4623 – 22 – 33 – 22 – 33 – 03 – 1
4723 – 13 – 23 – 10 – 33 – 1
4823 – 23 – 21 – 31 – 33 – 24 – 2


Friday, 20 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
4923 – 03 – 13 – 03 – 0
5023 – 23 – 03 – 11 – 32 – 34 – 2
5123 – 03 – 23 – 13 – 0
5223 – 13 – 03 – 02 – 33 – 0
5323 – 11 – 33 – 03 – 23 – 2
5421 – 33 – 22 – 31 – 32 – 3
5523 – 23 – 21 – 33 – 21 – 33 – 0
5623 – 23 – 02 – 33 – 12 – 36 – 5


Saturday, 21 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
5722 – 33 – 03 – 01 – 31 – 32 – 4
5823 – 03 – 13 – 03 – 1
5920 – 32 – 32 – 32 – 3
6023 – 22 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 15 – 3
6123 – 03 – 13 – 03 – 1
6223 – 03 – 03 – 13 – 2
6321 – 32 – 33 – 22 – 32 – 3
6423 – 03 – 23 – 03 – 2


Sunday, 22 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
6530 – 40 – 32 – 31 – 32 – 3
6634 – 21 – 33 – 11 – 33 – 13 – 03 – 2
6734 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 13 – 22 – 32 – 33 – 0
6832 – 41 – 32 – 33 – 21 – 33 – 01 – 3
6934 – 21 – 33 – 21 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 0
7034 – 03 – 23 – 13 – 23 – 2


Monday, 23 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
7132 – 41 – 33 – 23 – 10 – 32 – 31 – 3
7234 – 32 – 31 – 33 – 23 – 22 – 33 – 24 – 2
7332 – 41 − 31 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 12 – 3
7433 – 41 – 33 – 20 – 33 – 01 – 33 – 10 – 3
7534 – 33 – 21 – 31 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 0
763 Peter Wright4 – 23 – 22 – 33 – 13 – 22 – 33 – 1


Friday, 27 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
7734 – 1Mervyn King 0 – 33 – 23 – 23 – 03 – 2
783 Daryl Gurney2 – 4Glen Durrant 1 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 12 – 32 – 3
793 Fallon Sherrock2 – 4Chris Dobey 3 – 12 – 33 – 10 – 31 – 30 – 3
803 Gerwyn Price4 – 03 – 13 – 13 – 13 – 1
814 Gary Anderson2 – 4Nathan Aspinall 3 – 22 – 32 – 33 – 22 – 31 – 3
8244 – 03 – 23 – 03 – 13 – 1


Saturday, 28 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7
834 Steve Beaton2 – 42 – 33 – 21 – 33 – 00 – 31 – 3
844 Kim Huybrechts1 – 4Luke Humphries 3 – 20 – 32 – 31 – 30 – 3
8544 – 3Adrian Lewis 1 – 31 – 33 – 12 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 1
864 Peter Wright4 – 33 – 23 – 13 – 02 – 31 – 32 – 35 – 3
874 Glen Durrant4 – 3Chris Dobey 1 – 33 – 03 – 23 – 21 – 31 – 33 – 0
884 Gerwyn Price4 – 23 – 23 – 10 – 33 – 10 – 33 – 0


Sunday, 29 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8Set 9
89QF Nathan Aspinall5 – 30 – 33 – 13 – 13 – 23 – 22 – 31 – 33 – 2
90QF Luke Humphries3 – 5Peter Wright 1 – 30 – 33 – 21 – 31 – 33 – 13 – 01 – 3
91QF5 – 22 – 33 – 23 – 03 – 11 – 33 – 03 – 2
92QF Glen Durrant1 – 5Gerwyn Price 2 – 31 – 33 – 11 – 31 – 31 – 3


Monday, 30 December


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8Set 9Set 10Set 11
93SF6 – 3Gerwyn Price
94SF6 – 33 – 21 – 33 – 22 – 33 – 23 – 00 – 33 – 23 – 1


Wednesday, 1 January


Game #RoundPlayer 1ScorePlayer 2Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8Set 9Set 10Set 11Set 12Set 13
95Final Michael van Gerwen3 – 7 Peter Wright

Draw

The draw took place on 25 November 2019 on Sky Sports News.

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Final

Tournament statistics

PlayerEliminatedPlayedSets WonSets LostLegs WonLegs Lost100+140+180sHigh CheckoutCheckout Av.%Average
Peter Wright617044.3999.18
617043.5399.29
Nathan Aspinall512438.4696.87
Gerwyn Price513640.9495.46
Dimitri Van den Bergh412840.2995.83
Glen DurrantQuarter Finals417043.5295.49
Luke HumphriesQuarter-Finals516044.3095.46
Darius LabanauskasQuarter-Finals511439.5893.30
39845.6598.12
Gary AndersonFourth Round317037.0097.01
Chris DobeyFourth Round311036.6796.90
Adrian LewisFourth Round313839.1392.63
Simon WhitlockFourth Round314839.1391.89
Steve BeatonFourth Round317051.8591.77
Stephen BuntingFourth Round314838.4691.30
Kim HuybrechtsFourth Round416445.8391.08
Dave ChisnallThird Round216150.0097.42
Daryl GurneyThird Round28745.8396.43
Ricky EvansThird Round217046.1595.65
Nico KurzThird Round313140.0095.00
Ryan SearleThird Round317036.1194.56
Krzysztof RatajskiThird Round212334.2994.18
John HendersonThird Round210226.5393.97
James WadeThird Round212541.6793.50
Jonny ClaytonThird Round213851.8593.33
Seigo AsadaThird Round313038.7193.16
Darren WebsterThird Round214244.7492.40
Danny NoppertThird Round211046.0092.22
Max HoppThird Round214838.1891.10
Fallon SherrockThird Round314251.6190.75
Luke Woodhouse312635.2990.41
Mervyn KingThird Round210645.8388.94
113891512813657.14100.33
Josh PayneSecond Round213044.8297.02
Second Round113711271328225.9395.69
Second Round215250.0095.54
Second Round12313133614311036.4395.14
Steve WestSecond Round103691614312035.2995.12
Brendan DolanSecond Round211045.4594.16
Second Round29632.6593.89
Zoran LerchbacherSecond Round213128.5793.36
Ron MeulenkampSecond Round212033.3393.31
Mensur SuljovićSecond Round113911231647133.3392.31
Joe CullenSecond Round1138112012211642.1192.17
Justin PipeSecond Round211835.0091.34
Keegan BrownSecond Round123101023959937.0490.99
Damon HetaSecond Round210030.0090.76
William O'ConnorSecond Round212837.5090.73
Ritchie EdhouseSecond Round210628.5790.66
Mark McGeeneySecond Round212638.2490.38
Jose JusticiaSecond Round212842.3190.26
Second Round1032915533615.3889.64
Kyle AndersonSecond Round214228.5789.44
Noel MalicdemSecond Round210739.6289.42
Darin YoungSecond Round216040.0089.26
Ciaran TeehanSecond Round29133.3388.24
Callan RydzSecond Round216038.3088.19
Danny BaggishSecond Round210042.5587.93
Cristo ReyesSecond Round28030.6787.74
Second Round215839.2286.69
James RichardsonSecond Round210632.6184.78
Second Round211832.5684.59
Harry WardSecond Round27642.3184.39
Yuki YamadaSecond Round212426.0984.06
11389171659630.7796.13
Jamie HughesFirst Round12312122422513038.7195.47
Gabriel ClemensFirst Round12311102914510631.4393.57
Paul LimFirst Round1033998516042.8693.14
First Round113812251759428.5792.60
11369319210237.592.41
First Round123891716412825.0091.92
Keane BarryFirst Round10359191537233.3391.72
Ted EvettsFirst Round1231213241648633.3390.50
Diogo PortelaFirst Round1032912905166.6790.46
Nitin KumarFirst Round10349151138066.6790.14
First Round1039219038434.2990.01
James WilsonFirst Round1134101310410115.3889.89
Ben RobbFirst Round10349148217030.7788.36
Matt CampbellFirst Round113710163314741.1888.33
First Round10359167515425.0087.67
Benjamin PratnemerFirst Round12310123612210037.4587.45
Geert NentjesFirst Round12310122610511132.2687.03
Andy BoultonFirst Round1231113239913044.0085.12
Mikuru SuzukiFirst Round12310124015215133.3384.91
Matthew EdgarFirst Round1032914307540.0084.78
Boris KoltsovFirst Round113711201028531.8284.53
Lourence IlaganFirst Round123912221439630.0084.36
First Round1033916815220.0083.91
Ryan JoyceFirst Round1231011229311627.0383.37
Xiaochen ZongFirst Round12391225928032.1483.16
Madars RazmaFirst Round12389137310536.3683.12
Arron MonkFirst Round10339121007423.0882.56
First Round1033917218014.2981.34
Ryan MeikleFirst Round1138111810210228.5781.00
First Round123111320957734.4880.50
Mickey MansellFirst Round10339183112030.0080.15

Top averages

This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.

Representation

This table shows the number of players by country in the 2020 PDC World Championship. A total of 28 nationalities will be represented, sharing the record of the 2019 edition.

SCO
NED
ENG
WAL
BEL
LIT
AUS
GER
NIR
JPN
POL
AUT
PHI
SPA
USA
IRL
BRA
CAN
CHN
FIN
IND
LAT
NZL
POR
RSA
RUS
SIN
SVN		Total
Final11000000000000000000000000002
11110000000000000000000000004
11311100000000000000000000008
227121100000000000000000000016
Round 33315221121110000000000000000032
Round 23928221322212122200000000000064
Round 10720011323302222411111111111164
Total31137221434313222411111111111196

Media coverage

As with every previous PDC World Darts Championship, Sky Sports provided live coverage to the UK and Ireland. Sky Sports Darts, a temporary channel, broadcast all the games, with certain days simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event. BDO Ladies player Laura Turner and PDC player Devon Petersen joined the commentary team, alongside former players Wayne Mardle, John Part, Mark Webster and Rod Harrington, and commentators Rod Studd, Stuart Pyke, Nigel Pearson and David Croft. Dave Clark served as lead presenter, with Laura Woods and David Croft also hosting sessions.
TalkSPORT held the national radio rights to the tournament, with the majority of their coverage to be held on talksport 2. The coverage will be presented by Andy Goldstein & Ray Stubbs. Commentary was provided by Nigel Pearson, John Gwynne, Ian Danter, Chris Mason, Paul Nicholson and Chris Murphy.
International broadcasters included DAZN in the United States and RTL in the Netherlands.