2020 PDC Home Tour 2

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The **2020 Home Tour 2** was the second staging of the Home Tour tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for players to play indoor tournaments at their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

It began on 31 August 2020 and concluded on 20 October 2020. The tournament was open to the 70 lowest-ranked PDC Tour Card holders who entered, although the tournament also featured Top-32 players like Krzysztof Ratajski, Chris Dobey, Jonny Clayton, Stephen Bunting, Jermaine Wattimena, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Steve Beaton and Ricky Evans.

Luke Humphries was crown the 2020 Home Tour 2 champion, as he won the final Championship Group. In a high-class and tight affair he won ahead of Jonny Clayton on leg-difference, with five wins each. Damon Heta, who hit an 118.96 average during the Championship Group matches, the highest in both PDC Home Tours, finished third in the Championship Group.

## Format

Beginning on 31 August 2020, seven Tour Card players would play against each other over the course of a day, with the top three from each day and the five best fourth-best players going into a last 35 stage, beginning on 30 September 2020.

In the second phase, the 35 players will again be put into groups of seven, where all players will play each other over one day. The top four in each group and the best fifth-placed player in the second phase will then move into a semi-final group stage taking place from 12 to 14 October, with the top two in each group and the best third-placed player moving forward to the Championship Group stage on 20 October, where the winner will become the champion.

In all phases, each match will be a best of 9 legs match, with the winner of each match getting two points on the table. Should there be a tie on points after all the matches, the leg difference will determine positions, should that also be equal, the result between the two players is taken into account. Should there be a three-way tie or more, the overall average of the players will then be taken into account.

## Phase One

*All matches first to 5 (best-of-9 legs)*

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Avg = Three-dart average in group matches; Pts = Group points

## Phase Two

*All matches first to 5 (best-of-9 legs)*

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Avg = Three-dart average in group matches; Pts = Group points

Jamie Lewis and Devon Petersen have withdrawn, therefore Luke Woodhouse and Matthew Edgar qualified as the next best-performing fourth placed players in Phase One.
Andy Hamilton withdrew due to a hand injury and was replaced by Alan Tabern.

### Qualified players

* Mickey Mansell
* Luke Humphries
* ~~Jamie Lewis~~
* Nick Kenny
* Ryan Meikle
* Krzysztof Ratajski
* Mike De Decker
* Marko Kantele
* James Wilson
* Jonny Clayton
* Ross Smith
* Kim Huybrechts
* Kai Fan Leung
* Kirk Shepherd
* Chris Dobey
* Jermaine Wattimena
* Andy Boulton
* ~~Andy Hamilton~~
* Daniel Larsson
* Adam Hunt
* Jeffrey de Zwaan
* Damon Heta
* Joe Murnan
* Steve Brown
* Bradley Brooks
* Martin Schindler
* Alan Tabern
* Stephen Bunting
* Gabriel Clemens
* Barrie Bates
* Ron Meulenkamp
* ~~Devon Petersen~~
* Carl Wilkinson
* Geert Nentjes
* Ted Evetts
* Luke Woodhouse
* Matthew Edgar

## Phase Three

*All matches first to 5 (best-of-9 legs)*

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Avg = Three-dart average in group matches; Pts = Group points

### Qualified players

* Andy Boulton
* Luke Humphries
* Jonny Clayton
* Carl Wilkinson
* Krzysztof Ratajski
* Ross Smith
* Jermaine Wattimena
* Ron Meulenkamp
* Bradley Brooks
* Kirk Shepherd
* Chris Dobey
* James Wilson
* Kai Fan Leung
* Joe Murnan
* Ryan Meikle
* Damon Heta
* Kim Huybrechts
* Marko Kantele
* Nick Kenny
* Gabriel Clemens

**Best Fifth**
* Luke Woodhouse

## Championship Group (20 October)

*All matches first to 5 (best-of-9 legs)*

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Avg = Three-dart average in group matches; Pts = Group points

### Qualified players

* Jonny Clayton
* Krzysztof Ratajski
* Damon Heta
* Luke Humphries
* Kai Fan Leung
* Ross Smith
* Ron Meulenkamp

## References

1. ↑ Online darts returns with PDC Home Tour II
2. ↑ De Decker, Boulton & Murnan progress as Home Tour returns
3. ↑ Flawless Lewis enjoys Group Two success
4. ↑ Dominant Mansell unbeaten in Home Tour II Group Three win
5. ↑ Wilson victorious as Home Tour II resumes
6. ↑ Scandinavian success in Home Tour II Group 5
7. ↑ Unbeaten Meikle wraps up Home Tour II Group Six
8. ↑ Clayton Wattimena de Zwaan progress group seven
9. ↑ Humphries, Leung & Schindler progress group eight
10. ↑ Kenny, Dobey & Bates progress from Home Tour II Group Nine
11. ↑ Ratajski, Huybrechts & Bunting win through Group Ten
12. ↑ PDC Home Tour II Phase Two Groups Three-Five Fixtures
13. ↑ Clayton headlines quartet to reach PDC Home Tour II Phase Three
14. ↑ Ratajski tops Group Two to head quartet who progress
15. ↑ Wilkinson headlines Home Tour II qualifiers from Group Three
16. ↑ Humphries & Smith headline qualifiers from Group Four
17. ↑ Unbeaten Boulton heads Group Five qualifiers
18. ↑ PDC Home Tour II Third Phase fixtures confirmed
19. ↑ Heta & Leung secure Championship Group places
20. ↑ Ratajski & Smith reach PDC Home Tour II Championship Group
21. ↑ Clayton & Humphries complete Home Tour II's Championship Group field
22. ↑ Victory for Humphries in PDC Home Tour II Championship Group