2020 PDC World Cup of Darts
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| 2020 PDC World Cup of Darts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 6–8 November 2020 | ||
| Venue | Salzburgarena | ||
| Location | Salzburg | ||
| Country |  Austria | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £350,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £70,000 | ||
| High checkout | 160  Matt Campbell Rowby-John Rodriguez | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Wales (Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton) | |||
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The 2020 PDC World Cup of Darts, known as the 2020 BetVictor World Cup of Darts for sponsorship reasons, was the tenth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It occurred behind closed doors from 6–8 November 2020 at the Salzburgarena in Salzburg, Austria. The event was originally due to be held between 18–21 June 2020 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany, but was postponed and relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also relocated away from a second planned venue of the Premstättner Halle in Graz.
Scotland were the defending champions, after defeating the Irish team of William O'Connor and Steve Lennon 3–1 in the 2019 final,[1][2] Peter Wright and Gary Anderson did not defend the title for Scotland this year, as both withdrew from taking part due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and were replaced by John Henderson and Robert Thornton, making Scotland the first defending champions of this tournament to be unseeded at the following tournament.[3] The new-look Scotland team were beaten 2–1 by Wales in the second round.
Wales, represented by Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton, won their first World Cup of Darts title by defeating the English team of Michael Smith and Rob Cross 3–0 in the final.[4]
The tournament remained at 32 teams this year, with the top 8 teams being seeded and the remaining 24 teams being unseeded in the first round. As in recent years, the tournament is a straight knockout.
First round: Best of nine legs doubles.
Second round, quarter and semi-finals: Two best-of-seven-leg singles matches. If the scores are tied, a best-of-seven-leg doubles match will settle the match.
Final: Three points needed to win the title. Two best-of-seven legs singles matches are played, followed by a best-of-seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best-of-seven legs singles matches in reverse order are played to determine the champion.
Prize money
Total prize money remained at £350,000.[5]
The prize money per team was:
| Position (no. of teams) | Prize money (Total: £350,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | (1) | £70,000 |
| Runners-Up | (1) | £40,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £24,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £16,000 |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £8,000 |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) | £4,000 |
