2020 Ladbrokes Masters
Tournament information
Dates31 January – 2 February 2020
VenueMarshall Arena
LocationMilton Keynes
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final: best of 21 legs
Prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£60,000
High checkout164 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
(first round)
Champion(s)
Scotland Peter Wright
«2019 2021»

The 2020 Ladbrokes Masters was the eighth staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held from 31 January–2 February 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.[1]

Michael van Gerwen was the five-time defending champion, after defeating James Wade 11–5 in the 2019 final. However, he was beaten in the Masters for the first time since 2014, losing 10–6 to Jonny Clayton in the first round, and losing his 20-match unbeaten streak at the Marshall Arena.[2]

Peter Wright won the tournament for the first time and extended his unbeaten streak in all competitions to 10 matches. He beat Michael Smith 11–10 in the final, with Smith missing 3 darts to win the title himself.

Qualifiers

The Masters featured the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit after the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship.[1] Nathan Aspinall made his debut in the event.

The following 16 players took part in the tournament:

  1. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (first round)
  2. Scotland Peter Wright (winner)
  3. Wales Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)
  4. England Rob Cross (first round)
  5. England Michael Smith (runner-up)
  6. Scotland Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
  7. Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney (first round)
  8. England Nathan Aspinall (semi-finals)
  9. England James Wade (first round)
  10. England Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
  11. England Ian White (first round)
  12. Austria Mensur Suljović (first round)
  13. England Adrian Lewis (quarter-finals)
  14. Australia Simon Whitlock (first round)
  15. England Joe Cullen (first round)
  16. Wales Jonny Clayton (quarter-finals)

Prize money

The prize money was £200,000 in total, which was the same as in 2019.[3]

Stage (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £200,000)
Winner (1) £60,000
Runner-up (1) £25,000
Semi-finalists (2) £17,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000
First round losers (8) £5,000

Draw

First round (best of 19 legs)
31 January–1 February 		Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
2 February (afternoon) 		Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
2 February (evening) 		Final (best of 21 legs)
2 February (evening)
            
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 94.24 6
16 Wales Jonny Clayton 93.75 10
16 Wales Jonny Clayton 95.53 8
8 England Nathan Aspinall 95.00 10
8 England Nathan Aspinall 90.67 10
9 England James Wade 87.55 4
8 England Nathan Aspinall 92.40 10
5 England Michael Smith 92.48 11
4 England Rob Cross 83.81 5
13 England Adrian Lewis 87.80 10
13 England Adrian Lewis 92.47 6
5 England Michael Smith 88.04 10
5 England Michael Smith 101.85 10
12 Austria Mensur Suljović 97.95 6
5 England Michael Smith 90.28 10
2 Scotland Peter Wright 95.01 11
2 Scotland Peter Wright 103.55 10
15 England Joe Cullen 94.60 7
2 Scotland Peter Wright 97.60 10
10 England Dave Chisnall 78.94 0
7 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 93.98 8
10 England Dave Chisnall 92.92 10
2 Scotland Peter Wright 98.86 11
6 Scotland Gary Anderson 96.85 7
3 Wales Gerwyn Price 98.16 10
14 Australia Simon Whitlock 97.57 9
3 Wales Gerwyn Price 99.53 2
6 Scotland Gary Anderson 102.39 10
6 Scotland Gary Anderson 97.15 10
11 England Ian White 88.67 8

References

  1. ^ a b Allen, Dave. "2020 Ladbrokes Masters dates confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Jonny Clayton: Welshman ends Michael van Gerwen's Masters reign". BBC Sport. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  3. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC".
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