2020 Players Championship Finals

The 2020 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals was the thirteenth edition of the PDC darts tournament, which saw the top 64 players from the Players Championship events of 2020 taking part. The tournament took place from 27–29 November 2020 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, behind closed doors,^[1] as it was announced on 23 September 2020 that the usual venue of Butlin's Resort in Minehead would be unavailable due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates	27–29 November 2020
Venue	Ricoh Arena
Location	Coventry
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£500,000
Winner's share	£100,000
High checkout	167 Ryan Meikle 167 Callan Rydz
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«2019 2021»

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Gerwyn Price 11–9 in the 2019 final,^[2] and successfully defended his title to win the tournament for a sixth time, with an 11–10 victory over Mervyn King in the final.^[3]

Prize money

The 2020 Players Championship Finals will have a total prize fund of £500,000, the same amount that was available in 2019.^[4]

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Position (no. of players)		Prize Money (Total: £500,000)
Winner	(1)	£100,000
Runner-Up	(1)	£50,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£25,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£15,000
Last 16  (third round)	(8)	£10,000
Last 32  (second round)	(16)	£5,000
Last 64  (first round)	(32)	£2,500

Qualification

The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit qualify, which is solely based on prize money won in the Players Championships events during the season.^[5]

On 18 November, it was announced that the Canadian 33rd seed Jeff Smith had withdrawn from the tournament, owing to the tough quarantine restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in his country, so the next player on the Players Championships Order of Merit, Ryan Meikle became the new 64th seed, with the players ranked 34th-64th all moving up a place.^[6]

After the draw was made, Mensur Suljović withdrew due to a family bereavement, so he was directly replaced by Darren Webster in the draw.^[7]

The following players had qualified:

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Top 64 in the Players Championship Order of Merit

01.     Peter Wright (Semi finals)

02.     Gerwyn Price (Semi finals)

03.     Michael van Gerwen (winner)

04.     Nathan Aspinall (second round)

05.     Krzysztof Ratajski (first round)

06.     James Wade (first round)

07.     Ian White (third round)

08.     Michael Smith (Quarter finals)

09.     José de Sousa (third round)

10.     Joe Cullen (Quarter finals)

11.     Brendan Dolan (first round)

12.     Danny Noppert (second round)

13.     Damon Heta (Quarter finals)

14.     Glen Durrant (first round)

15.     Jermaine Wattimena (second round)

16.     Ryan Searle (second round)

17.     Daryl Gurney (first round)

18.     Devon Petersen (first round)

19.     Mensur Suljović (withdrew)

20.     Stephen Bunting (first round)

21.     Dave Chisnall (first round)

22.     Ryan Joyce (first round)

23.     Rob Cross (second round)

24.     Vincent van der Voort (second round)

25.     Gary Anderson (second round)

26.     Gabriel Clemens (second round)

27.     Dirk van Duijvenbode (Quarter finals)

28.     Madars Razma (second round)

29.     Ross Smith (third round)

30.     Jonny Clayton (second round)

31.     Ricky Evans (first round)

32.     Adrian Lewis (first round)

33.     Simon Whitlock (second round)

34.     Jamie Hughes (second round)

35.     Mickey Mansell (first round)

36.     Kim Huybrechts (first round)

37.     Chris Dobey (first round)

38.     William O'Connor (first round)

39.     Martijn Kleermaker (first round)

40.     Keegan Brown (first round)

41.     Derk Telnekes (first round)

42.     Jason Lowe (first round)

43.     Andy Boulton (second round)

44.     Mervyn King (runner-up)

45.     Ryan Murray (second round)

46.     Jeffrey de Zwaan (third round)

47.     Luke Humphries (third round)

48.     Callan Rydz (third round)

49.     Dimitri Van den Bergh (first round)

50.     Steve Lennon (first round)

51.     Wayne Jones (second round)

52.     Maik Kuivenhoven (first round)

53.     Steve Beaton (first round)

54.     Luke Woodhouse (third round)

55.     Adam Hunt (first round)

56.     Mike De Decker (first round)

57.     Boris Krčmar (first round)

58.     William Borland (first round)

59.     Niels Zonneveld (second round)

60.     Karel Sedláček (third round)

61.     Scott Waites (first round)

62.     Darius Labanauskas (first round)

63.     John Henderson (first round)

64.     Ryan Meikle (first round)

65.     Darren Webster (Alternate) (first round)

Draw

There was no draw held, all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions.^[6]

Finals

	Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 29 November ^[8]					Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 29 November ^[8]					Final (best of 21 legs) 29 November ^[8]
	1	Peter Wright 101.87	10
	8	Michael Smith 102.91	6
						1	Peter Wright 84.10	4
						44	Mervyn King 92.45	11
	13	Damon Heta 97.63	8
	44	Mervyn King 100.74	10
											44	Mervyn King 99.78	10
											3	Michael van Gerwen 104.98	11
	2	Gerwyn Price 96.02	10
	10	Joe Cullen 97.22	9
						2	Gerwyn Price 95.07	8
						3	Michael van Gerwen 98.52	11
	3	Michael van Gerwen 110.01	10
	27	Dirk van Duijvenbode 103.26	5

Top half

Section 1

	First round (best of 11 legs) 27 November ^[9]					Second round (best of 11 legs) 28 November ^[10]					Third round (best of 19 legs) 28 November ^[10]					Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 29 November ^[8]
	1	Peter Wright 104.83	6
	64	Ryan Meikle 101.29	5
						1	Peter Wright 102.50	6
						33	Simon Whitlock 92.91	1
	32	Adrian Lewis 90.24	4
	33	Simon Whitlock 97.36	6
											1	Peter Wright 94.31	10
											48	Callan Rydz 87.12	9
	16	Ryan Searle 100.63	6
	49	Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.47	2
						16	Ryan Searle 96.96	4
						48	Callan Rydz 99.43	6
	17	Daryl Gurney 81.86	2
	48	Callan Rydz 87.11	6
																1	Peter Wright 101.87	10
																8	Michael Smith 102.91	6
	8	Michael Smith 100.18	6
	57	Boris Krčmar 107.79	5
						8	Michael Smith 103.04	6
						25	Gary Anderson 98.30	4
	25	Gary Anderson 89.87	6
	40	Keegan Brown 90.59	4
											8	Michael Smith 101.84	10
											9	José de Sousa 102.96	7
	9	José de Sousa 96.92	6
	56	Mike De Decker 90.81	3
						9	José de Sousa 92.36	6
						24	Vincent van der Voort 92.24	5
	24	Vincent van der Voort 88.73	6
	41	Derk Telnekes 87.12	2

Section 2

	First round (best of 11 legs) 27 November ^[9]					Second round (best of 11 legs) 28 November ^[10]					Third round (best of 19 legs) 28 November ^[10]					Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 29 November ^[8]
	4	Nathan Aspinall 92.15	6
	61	Scott Waites 91.82	5
						4	Nathan Aspinall 101.66	3
						29	Ross Smith 99.19	6
	29	Ross Smith 96.29	6
	36	Kim Huybrechts 93.15	1
											29	Ross Smith 92.49	7
											13	Damon Heta 96.75	10
	13	Damon Heta 97.53	6
	52	Maik Kuivenhoven 83.01	1
						13	Damon Heta 99.34	6
						45	Ryan Murray 90.54	5
	20	Stephen Bunting 89.63	4
	45	Ryan Murray 90.04	6
																13	Damon Heta 97.63	8
																44	Mervyn King 100.74	10
	5	Krzysztof Ratajski 93.63	4
	60	Karel Sedláček 86.36	6
						60	Karel Sedláček 87.91	6
						28	Madars Razma 88.62	5
	28	Madars Razma 93.48	6
	37	Chris Dobey 96.32	3
											60	Karel Sedláček 92.70	5
											44	Mervyn King 93.55	10
	12	Danny Noppert 100.07	6
	53	Steve Beaton 92.88	1
						12	Danny Noppert 85.20	1
						44	Mervyn King 96.39	6
	21	Dave Chisnall 102.10	3
	44	Mervyn King 105.12	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round (best of 11 legs) 27 November ^[9]					Second round (best of 11 legs) 28 November ^[10]					Third round (best of 19 legs) 28 November ^[10]					Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 29 November ^[8]
	2	Gerwyn Price 98.09	6
	63	John Henderson 94.91	2
						2	Gerwyn Price 99.23	6
						34	Jamie Hughes 98.53	2
	31	Ricky Evans 87.15	2
	34	Jamie Hughes 98.90	6
											2	Gerwyn Price 98.38	10
											47	Luke Humphries 91.62	6
	15	Jermaine Wattimena 103.53	6
	50	Steve Lennon 102.16	1
						15	Jermaine Wattimena 107.12	4
						47	Luke Humphries 107.60	6
	18	Devon Petersen 101.46	3
	47	Luke Humphries 99.65	6
																2	Gerwyn Price 96.02	10
																10	Joe Cullen 97.22	9
	7	Ian White 90.62	6
	58	William Borland 89.42	4
						7	Ian White 104.75	6
						26	Gabriel Clemens 98.53	3
	26	Gabriel Clemens 97.38	6
	39	Martijn Kleermaker 96.90	5
											7	Ian White 99.37	8
											10	Joe Cullen 98.53	10
	10	Joe Cullen 95.45	6
	55	Adam Hunt 87.74	3
						10	Joe Cullen 90.12	6
						23	Rob Cross 86.66	5
	23	Rob Cross 98.34	6
	42	Jason Lowe 94.15	3

Section 4

	First round (best of 11 legs) 27 November ^[9]					Second round (best of 11 legs) 28 November ^[10]					Third round (best of 19 legs) 28 November ^[10]					Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 29 November ^[8]
	3	Michael van Gerwen 103.34	6
	62	Darius Labanauskas 90.38	3
						3	Michael van Gerwen 100.63	6
						30	Jonny Clayton 98.15	4
	30	Jonny Clayton 101.28	6
	35	Mickey Mansell 92.49	2
											3	Michael van Gerwen 96.33	10
											46	Jeffrey de Zwaan 91.04	7
	14	Glen Durrant 95.65	3
	51	Wayne Jones 100.13	6
						51	Wayne Jones 93.26	4
						46	Jeffrey de Zwaan 100.23	6
	Alt	Darren Webster 85.77	3
	46	Jeffrey de Zwaan 100.25	6
																3	Michael van Gerwen 110.01	10
																27	Dirk van Duijvenbode 103.26	5
	6	James Wade 93.43	3
	59	Niels Zonneveld 94.41	6
						59	Niels Zonneveld 92.80	1
						27	Dirk van Duijvenbode 92.70	6
	27	Dirk van Duijvenbode 101.16	6
	38	William O'Connor 102.85	4
											27	Dirk van Duijvenbode 99.55	10
											54	Luke Woodhouse 85.98	1
	11	Brendan Dolan 97.71	4
	54	Luke Woodhouse 99.04	6
						54	Luke Woodhouse 94.32	6
						43	Andy Boulton 95.92	4
	22	Ryan Joyce 93.19	4
	43	Andy Boulton 94.57	6

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