The 2020 European Championship was the thirteenth edition of the professional darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held from 29 October to 1 November 2020 at the König-Pilsener-Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. The tournament featured the top 32 players from the PDC European Tour Order of Merit.
Background
The European Championship is an annual darts tournament that brings together the best performers from the PDC European Tour events of the year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 European Tour schedule was significantly disrupted, with fewer events taking place than originally planned. Despite these challenges, the championship proceeded as a key ranking event. Rob Cross was the defending champion, having won the 2019 edition.Format and Qualification
The tournament featured 32 players, all of whom qualified through the PDC European Tour Order of Merit, which ranks players based on prize money won in European Tour events. The top 16 players from this ranking were seeded. All matches were played in a straight knockout format.- First Round: Best of 11 legs
- Second Round: Best of 19 legs
- Quarter-finals: Best of 19 legs
- Semi-finals: Best of 21 legs
- Final: Best of 21 legs
Prize Money
The total prize fund for the 2020 European Championship was £500,000, with the winner receiving £120,000. Prize money contributed to the PDC Order of Merit.- Winner: £120,000
- Runner-up: £60,000
- Semi-finalists: £32,000
- Quarter-finalists: £17,500
- Second Round Losers: £10,000
- First Round Losers: £6,000
- Total: £500,000
Tournament Summary
The tournament saw a number of notable performances. Peter Wright, the reigning PDC World Champion at the time, was the top seed. Defending champion Rob Cross was eliminated in the first round.The final was contested between Peter Wright and James Wade. Wright, who had been in strong form throughout the event, ultimately defeated Wade with a score of 11–4 in legs to claim his first European Championship title. This victory marked Wright's continued dominance in professional darts following his World Championship success.