2020 Masters (darts)

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]

2020 Ladbrokes Masters
Tournament information
Dates	31 January – 2 February 2020
Venue	Marshall Arena
Location	Milton Keynes
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs Final: best of 21 legs
Prize fund	£200,000
Winner's share	£60,000
High checkout	164 Michael van Gerwen (first round)
Champion(s)
Peter Wright
«2019 2021»

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. Michael van Gerwen (first round)
2. Peter Wright (winner)
3. Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)
4. Rob Cross (first round)
5. Michael Smith (runner-up)
6. Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
7. Daryl Gurney (first round)
8. Nathan Aspinall (semi-finals)
9. James Wade (first round)
10. Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
11. Ian White (first round)
12. Mensur Suljović (first round)
13. Adrian Lewis (quarter-finals)
14. Simon Whitlock (first round)
15. Joe Cullen (first round)
16. 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	Michael van Gerwen 94.24	6
	16	Jonny Clayton 93.75	10
						16	Jonny Clayton 95.53	8
						8	Nathan Aspinall 95.00	10
	8	Nathan Aspinall 90.67	10
	9	James Wade 87.55	4
											8	Nathan Aspinall 92.40	10
											5	Michael Smith 92.48	11
	4	Rob Cross 83.81	5
	13	Adrian Lewis 87.80	10
						13	Adrian Lewis 92.47	6
						5	Michael Smith 88.04	10
	5	Michael Smith 101.85	10
	12	Mensur Suljović 97.95	6
																5	Michael Smith 90.28	10
																2	Peter Wright 95.01	11
	2	Peter Wright 103.55	10
	15	Joe Cullen 94.60	7
						2	Peter Wright 97.60	10
						10	Dave Chisnall 78.94	0
	7	Daryl Gurney 93.98	8
	10	Dave Chisnall 92.92	10
											2	Peter Wright 98.86	11
											6	Gary Anderson 96.85	7
	3	Gerwyn Price 98.16	10
	14	Simon Whitlock 97.57	9
						3	Gerwyn Price 99.53	2
						6	Gary Anderson 102.39	10
	6	Gary Anderson 97.15	10
	11	Ian White 88.67	8

References

1. 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".