| BDO World Darts Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 4–12 January 2020 | ||
| Venue | Indigo at The O2 | ||
| Location | London | ||
| Country | England, United Kingdom | ||
| Organisation(s) | BDO | ||
| Format | Sets | ||
| Prize fund | £127,000 (men) £26,500 (women) | ||
| Winner's share | £23,000 (men) £10,000 (women) | ||
| High checkout | 170  Martijn Kleermaker (x2) Chris Landman Willem Mandigers | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Wayne Warren (men) Mikuru Suzuki (women)  Keane Barry (youth) | |||
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The 2020 BDO World Professional Darts Championship was the 43rd and final World 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.[1] 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.
It was the final World Darts Championship organised by the BDO due to the collapse of the organisation in September 2020.[2] Following the tournament, the World Darts Federation announced plans to launch the WDF World Championship in 2020,[3] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic these plans were pushed back to 2022.[4]
- ^ "BDO World Championships to leave Lakeside venue in 2020". BBC Sport. 29 October 2019.
- ^ Lott, JR (7 September 2020). "BDO Set To Fold "It's All Over…"". Darts World. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "WDF – New Ranking System and Two New Majors for 2020". World Darts Federation. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Development of World Rankings Criteria For 2021". World Darts Federation. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.