2020 BDO World Darts Championship

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The **2020 BDO World Professional Darts Championship** was the 43rd and final BDO World Darts Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation and the only staging at the Indigo at The O2 in London. It was the first BDO World Darts Championship not held at the Lakeside Country Club since 1985. Gabriel Pascaru and Thibault Tricole became the first players from Romania and France respectively to play in a World Darts Championship. Three-time men's defending champion Glen Durrant was absent from the event, having switched to the Professional Darts Corporation in January 2019. The reigning women's champion was Mikuru Suzuki. She successfully retained her title, by defeating Lisa Ashton 3–0 in the final. Wayne Warren won his first world title with a 7–4 win over fellow Welshman Jim Williams in the final. He became the oldest player ever to win a world title.

Fallon Sherrock withdrew from the tournament following the British Darts Organisation announcement that prize money for the event had been cut. She was replaced in the draw by the next highest ranked player not qualified, which was Vicky Pruim Trina Gulliver withdrew from the tournament due to ill health. She was replaced in the draw by the next highest ranked player not qualified, which was Tori Kewish

It was the final World Darts Championship organised by the BDO due to the collapse of the organisation in September 2020. Following the tournament, the World Darts Federation announced plans to launch the WDF World Championship in 2020, but due to the international epidemic crisis these plans were pushed back to 2022.

## Men's

### Format and qualifiers

1. Wesley Harms
2. Jim Williams
3. Richard Veenstra
4. Dave Parletti
5. **Wayne Warren**
6. Nick Kenny
7. Martijn Kleermaker
8. Willem Mandigers
9. Scott Mitchell
10. Adam Smith-Neale
11. Mario Vandenbogaerde
12. Andy Hamilton
13. Gary Robson
14. David Evans
15. Ryan Hogarth
16. Scott Waites

17. Gary Stone
18. Leighton Bennett
19. Chris Landman
20. Michael Unterbuchner
21. Dennie Olde Kalter
22. Gino Vos
23. Martin Adams
24. Sebastian Steyer

**25–27 in BDO rankings***Preliminary round*

25. Simon Stainton
26. Brian Raman
27. Ross Montgomery

**World Master***Preliminary round*
* John O'Shea
* Justin Thompson
* Andreas Harrysson
* Paul Hogan
* David Cameron
* Gabriel Pascaru
* Darren Herewini
* Joe Chaney
* Thibault Tricole

**Playoff qualifiers***Preliminary round*
* Nick Fullwell
* Justin Hood
* Scott Williams
* Ben Hazel

## Women's

### Format and qualifiers

1. Lisa Ashton
2. **Mikuru Suzuki**
3. Aileen de Graaf
4. Vicky Pruim
5. Deta Hedman
6. Beau Greaves
7. Anastasia Dobromyslova
8. Lorraine Winstanley

9. Laura Turner
10. Maria O'Brien
11. Casey Gallagher
12. Paula Jacklin
13. Sharon Prins
14. Tori Kewish
* Corrine Hammond
* Kirsty Hutchinson

## References

1. ↑ Turner, Laura (31 December 2019). Vicky Pruim set to join the 2020 BDO World Professional Darts Line-Up. British Darts Organisation.
2. ↑ Turner, Laura (11 December 2019). Trina Gulliver MBE withdraws from 2020 BDO World Professional Darts Championships. British Darts Organisation.
3. ↑ Lott, JR (7 September 2020). BDO Set To Fold “It’s All Over…”. *Darts World*.
4. ↑ WDF – New Ranking System and Two New Majors for 2020. World Darts Federation (15 September 2020).
5. ↑ Development of World Rankings Criteria For 2021. World Darts Federation (15 September 2020).
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Turner, Laura (28 October 2019). 2020 BDO World Professional Darts Championships - Automatic qualifying places complete. British Darts Organisation.