2020 PDC Challenge Tour series
The 2020 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour were a series of events that were part of the 2020 PDC Pro Tour.
Having originally been scheduled to increase from 20 events to 24, following the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was reduced to just 10 events in 2020.
The top 2 players on the rankings would earn a PDC Tour Card and qualify for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship.
Prize money
The prize money for the Challenge Tour events remained the same from 2019, with each event having a prize fund of £10,000.
This is how the prize money is divided:
| Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £10,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £2,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £1,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £300 |
| Last 16 | (8) | £200 |
| Last 32 | (16) | £100 |
| Last 64 | (32) | £50 |
January
Challenge Tour 1
Challenge Tour 1 was contested on Saturday 25 January 2020 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Rob Collins.[1]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kyle McKinstry 93.19
| 4 | |||||||||||||
 Ryan Hogarth 95.91
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Hogarth 77.11
| 3 | |||||||||||||
 Adam Huckvale 79.91
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Huckvale 92.91
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Maikel Verberk 95.00
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Huckvale 89.21
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Rob Collins 89.10
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Danny van Trijp 90.84
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Rob Collins 93.95
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rob Collins 88.96
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Justin Hood 91.21
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Justin Hood 90.86
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Phillips 85.33
| 2 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 2
Challenge Tour 2 was contested on Saturday 25 January 2020 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Scott Mitchell.[1]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Danny van Klompenburg 90.11
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Lovely 90.41
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Lovely 85.49
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell 88.09
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell 93.94
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Cameron Menzies 81.76
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell 99.41
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Gilding 91.69
| 1 | |||||||||||||
 Johan Engström 84.52
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Gilding 89.96
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Gilding 90.93
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Darren Beveridge 83.95
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Darren Beveridge 82.14
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Stu Wilson 82.09
| 4 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 3
Challenge Tour 3 was contested on Sunday 26 January 2020 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Matthew Dennant.[2]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Paul Williams 82.40
| 1 | |||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gordon Mathers 89.62
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Gordon Mathers 86.80
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Dennant 83.98
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Dennant 92.67
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Cameron Menzies 88.43
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Dennant 91.96
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nathan Rafferty 86.18
| 4 | |||||||||||||
 Boris Koltsov 83.78
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| James Hubbard 82.08
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| James Hubbard 84.73
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Nathan Rafferty 86.61
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nathan Rafferty 83.98
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Usher 87.38
| 4 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 4
Challenge Tour 4 was contested on Sunday 26 January 2020 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Jitse Van der Wal.[2]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Arjan Konterman 85.63
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Cody Harris 86.17
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Arjan Konterman 99.13
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Taylor 97.87
| 3 | |||||||||||||
 Tytus Kanik 81.92
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Taylor 92.78
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Arjan Konterman 87.76
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jitse Van der Wal 89.27
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| James Hubbard 84.75
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jitse Van der Wal 92.54
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jitse Van der Wal 74.09
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Daniel Ayres 72.99
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Daniel Ayres 88.14
| 5 | |||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brian Raman 91.38
| 4 | |||||||||||||
October
Challenge Tour 5
Challenge Tour 5 was contested on Friday 9 October 2020 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Keane Barry.[3]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Matthew Dennant 78.30
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Fallon Sherrock 77.94
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Dennant 85.19
| 2 | |||||||||||||
 Keane Barry 94.87
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 84.88
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Quantock 86.17
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 91.33
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Maikel Verberk 85.68
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Painter 83.45
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Maikel Verberk 89.88
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Maikel Verberk 90.60
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nick Fullwell 83.71
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Brett Claydon 81.39
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Nick Fullwell 83.44
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 6
Challenge Tour 6 was contested on Friday 9 October 2020 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was David Evans.[3]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Andrew Gilding 78.72
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Darren Beveridge 85.17
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Darren Beveridge 81.13
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| David Evans 79.95
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Colin Osborne 88.26
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| David Evans 89.19
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| David Evans 92.34
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Richie Burnett 94.07
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Marsh 79.61
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Lane 77.28
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Lane 83.79
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Richie Burnett 93.45
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Maikel Verberk 85.94
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Richie Burnett 94.15
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 7
Challenge Tour 7 was contested on Saturday 10 October 2020 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Jim Williams.[4]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Chris Quantock 87.30
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Lewy Williams 86.34
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Lewy Williams 91.79
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Walsh 80.78
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jamie Clark 85.21
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Walsh 85.61
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Lewy Williams 96.74
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Williams 100.50
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Lewis Pride 80.52
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell 85.78
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell 95.40
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Williams 91.57
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Newell 76.18
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Williams 91.50
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 8
Challenge Tour 8 was contested on Saturday 10 October 2020 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was David Evans.[4]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Chas Barstow 86.12
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 87.24
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Chas Barstow 82.61
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Christopher Bent 79.35
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Christopher Bent 80.55
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Dennant 79.15
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Chas Barstow 85.75
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| David Evans 93.94
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nathan Rafferty 88.41
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adrian Devine 74.26
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Nathan Rafferty 86.72
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| David Evans 85.73
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 96.67
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| David Evans 96.11
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 9
Challenge Tour 9 was contested on Sunday 11 October 2020 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Ritchie Edhouse.[5]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Jarred Cole 89.03
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Gallimore 74.24
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Jarred Cole 83.79
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ritchie Edhouse 98.88
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Maikel Verberk 86.22
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ritchie Edhouse 93.19
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ritchie Edhouse 97.83
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Taylor 83.10
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Owen Roelofs 82.80
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Taylor 93.61
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Taylor 82.55
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 93.62
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 84.82
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Harrington 86.46
| 2 | |||||||||||||
Challenge Tour 10
Challenge Tour 10 was contested on Sunday 11 October 2020 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Kevin Doets.[5]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Thomas Lovely 78.43
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Parletti 85.10
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Parletti 91.08
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ritchie Edhouse 91.65
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ritchie Edhouse 97.66
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Quantock 92.97
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ritchie Edhouse 95.92
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Doets 96.64
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Doets 85.13
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Darren Beveridge 79.82
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Doets 79.28
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| James Richardson 80.98
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| James Richardson 80.85
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 78.22
| 3 | |||||||||||||
References
- "Mitchell & Collins win first Challenge Tour Events of 2020". PDC. 25 January 2020.
- "Dennant & Van der Wal claim Challenge Tour titles". PDC. 26 January 2020.
- "Barry & Evans claim titles as Challenge Tour returns". PDC. 9 October 2020.
- "First PDC title for Williams as Evans wins again". PDC. 10 October 2020.
- "Edhouse & Evans win Tour Cards as Challenge Tour concludes". PDC. 11 October 2020.