# 2020 World Grand Prix (darts)

The 2020 BoyleSports World Grand Prix was a darts tournament and the 23rd staging of the World Grand Prix. It was held from 6–12 October 2020 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England, behind closed doors. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was held away from the Citywest Hotel in Dublin for the first time since 2000.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Dave Chisnall 5–2 in the 2019 final, to win his second consecutive and fifth overall World Grand Prix title. However, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals, after losing 3–0 to Simon Whitlock of Australia.
Gerwyn Price went on to beat Dirk van Duijvenbode 5–2 in the final to win the tournament for the first time.
This event saw the most seeds knocked out in the first round in the history of the tournament, with 6 of the 8 seeds eliminated, leaving only Van Gerwen and Price to make it into the second round.
By reaching the final, van Duijvenbode became the first person (other than Phil Taylor and Rod Harrington in the inaugural tournament in 1998) to reach the final on his debut in the tournament.

## Prize money

The prize fund remained at £450,000, with the winner's earnings being £110,000.
The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (num. of players) | Position (num. of players) | Prize money (Total: £450,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £110,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £25,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £16,000 |
| Second round losers | (8) | £10,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £6,000 |

## Qualification

The field of 32 players consists of the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit as of 27 September 2020; the top eight players on the Order of Merit are seeded for the tournament.
Prior to the tournament, Adrian Lewis and Stephen Bunting tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrew. They were replaced by Simon Whitlock and Jeffrey de Zwaan respectively, the next-ranked players on the Orders of Merit that they had qualified from.
The qualified field is as follows:

## Draw

| First round (best of 3 sets) 6–7 October | First round (best of 3 sets) 6–7 October | First round (best of 3 sets) 6–7 October | Second round (best of 5 sets) 8–9 October | Second round (best of 5 sets) 8–9 October | Second round (best of 5 sets) 8–9 October | Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 10 October | Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 10 October | Quarter-finals (best of 5 sets) 10 October | | Semi-finals (best of 7 sets) 11 October | Semi-finals (best of 7 sets) 11 October | Semi-finals (best of 7 sets) 11 October | | Final (best of 9 sets) 12 October | Final (best of 9 sets) 12 October | Final (best of 9 sets) 12 October |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 98.64 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Krzysztof Ratajski 85.08 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Krzysztof Ratajski 85.08 | 1 | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 96.28 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Devon Petersen 91.48 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | José de Sousa 93.46 | 0 | | Devon Petersen 91.48 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Devon Petersen 87.83 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Devon Petersen 87.83 | 2 | | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 96.84 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alt | Simon Whitlock 100.29 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | James Wade 78.94 | 0 | | | | | | | Alt | Simon Whitlock 100.29 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mervyn King 86.76 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mervyn King 86.76 | 2 | | Mervyn King 85.27 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alt | Simon Whitlock 85.24 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Simon Whitlock 101.12 | 2 | Alt | Simon Whitlock 85.24 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Dobey 77.33 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Dobey 77.33 | 0 | | | | | | | | Alt | Simon Whitlock 79.48 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.17 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Michael Smith 87.89 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.17 | 4 | | | | |
| | Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.40 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.40 | 2 | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.35 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dirk van Duijvenbode 89.82 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mensur Suljović 71.43 | 1 | | Dirk van Duijvenbode 89.82 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dirk van Duijvenbode 72.98 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dirk van Duijvenbode 72.98 | 2 | | | | | Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.29 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Gary Anderson 88.02 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rob Cross 77.46 | 0 | | | | | | | | Gary Anderson 88.02 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Anderson 89.14 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Anderson 89.14 | 2 | | Gary Anderson 92.72 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Danny Noppert 82.33 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Danny Noppert 89.01 | 2 | | Danny Noppert 82.33 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Searle 82.15 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Searle 82.15 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dirk van Duijvenbode 87.07 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Gerwyn Price 88.19 | 5 |
| 2 | Peter Wright 82.06 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Gerwyn Price 88.19 | 5 |
| | Ryan Joyce 96.61 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Joyce 96.61 | 2 | | Ryan Joyce 88.22 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dave Chisnall 91.37 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Chisnall 102.85 | 2 | | Dave Chisnall 91.37 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glen Durrant 78.26 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glen Durrant 78.26 | 0 | | | | | Dave Chisnall 87.50 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Joe Cullen 81.65 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Daryl Gurney 82.09 | 1 | | | | | | | | Joe Cullen 81.65 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Cullen 92.01 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Cullen 92.01 | 2 | | Joe Cullen 92.13 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jonny Clayton 84.32 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonny Clayton 85.16 | 2 | | Jonny Clayton 84.32 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian White 88.93 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian White 88.93 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Dave Chisnall 94.40 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Gerwyn Price 92.38 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Gerwyn Price 84.02 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Gerwyn Price 92.38 | 4 | | | | |
| | Jermaine Wattimena 79.10 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jermaine Wattimena 79.10 | 0 | 3 | Gerwyn Price 95.42 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kim Huybrechts 85.59 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brendan Dolan 91.32 | 1 | | Kim Huybrechts 85.59 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Huybrechts 86.91 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Huybrechts 86.91 | 2 | | | | 3 | Gerwyn Price 90.08 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alt | Jeffrey de Zwaan 82.33 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nathan Aspinall 86.71 | 0 | | | | | | | Alt | Jeffrey de Zwaan 82.33 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gabriel Clemens 86.52 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gabriel Clemens 86.52 | 2 | | Gabriel Clemens 78.92 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alt | Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.88 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Hughes 84.33 | 1 | Alt | Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.88 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Jeffrey de Zwaan 84.65 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |