2020 International Darts Open
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The 2020 International Darts Open was the fourth and final PDC European Tour event on the 2020 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany from 23–25 October 2020. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
| 2020 International Darts Open | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 23–25 October 2020 | ||
| Venue | SACHSENarena | ||
| Location | Riesa | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £140,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Tytus Kanik170  James Wade170 Franz Rötzsch | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Joe Cullen | |||
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Gerwyn Price was the defending champion after defeating Rob Cross 8–6 in the final of the 2019 tournament. However, he was beaten 6–5 by Ross Smith in the second round.
Joe Cullen won his second European Tour title and fourth PDC title in all by defeating Michael van Gerwen 8–5 in the final, which also secured his place as the number 1 seed for the European Championship. It was the same scoreline against the same player as at his first ET title in Mannheim.
The tournament was postponed from its original date in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
This is how the prize money is divided, with the prize money being unchanged from the 2019 European Tour:[1]
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £6,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £5,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £3,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,000* |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000* |
| Total | £140,000 | |
- Seeded players who lose in the second round and Host Nation invitees who lose in the first round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit.
Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 4 February automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[2]
The remaining 32 places went to players from four qualifying events and to two invitees – 23 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 14 February), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 15 October), three from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 22 October), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 12 October 2019), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 8 February).
The two highest ranked German players on the ProTour Order of Merit as of the 14 February cut-off date also qualified.
Kyle Anderson, Peter Wright, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Ryan Murray withdrew, while Niels Zonneveld and Glen Durrant pulled out because of contracting COVID-19. All six players were replaced by Host Nation Qualifiers, while José de Sousa and Stephen Bunting were promoted to seeds.[3]
The following players took part in the tournament:[4]
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC.
- ^ "2020 European Tour Structure Confirmed". PDC. 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Durrant to miss International Darts Open". Dave Allen, PDC. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "European Tour double confirmed for October". Dave Allen, PDC. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.