2020 Tipsport Premier League Winner Vítězslav SedlákRunner-up Alexander MašekScore 10 - 6Dates7 April to 28 May 2020Edition1stNumber of players10Rounds16Number of 180s overall185Highest Checkout Daniel Barbořák 1702020 | 2021 > 2020 Tipsport Premier League was a darts tournament - the first edition in its history. The tournament was inspired by Premier League Darts, which is organized by the professional darts organisation, PDC. The idea to play this tournament was created during the world-wide pandemic of COVID-19. The meaning of the competition is, apart from the fight against the coronavirus, also an introduction of more Czech players to the general public. For players it is a great opportunity to practice and compete during this hard time and to gain much needed experience for future years of their careers. The winner of the first edition was Vítězslav Sedlák, who defeated in the final 10 - 6 Alexander Mašek.
Format The format of the tournament is very similar to Premier League Darts, which is organised by the PDC. The main difference is the absence of a draw, each match has a winner and a loser. Each match starts with a bulls-eye shootout, which decides who will start the match. The first player to throw on the bulls-eye is the one that is listed as the first in the schedule. Values of the shootout are: 50 - the red middle; 25 - the green middle; outside. If both players score the same value, the shootout continues in the reversed order until the decision.
Phase 1: In the first phase of the competition (9 rounds), ten players play each other. Phase 1 matches have a maximum of eleven legs, allowing for the winner being first to six. At the end of Phase 1, the two bottom players are eliminated from the competition.
Phase 2: In the second phase of the competition (7 rounds), eight remaining players play again each other. Phase 2 matches have a maximum of thirteen legs, allowing for the winner being first to seven. At the end of Phase 2, the bottom four players in the league table are eliminated from the competition. The first four players in the league table qualify for the Play-off.
Play-off: The top four players in the league table contest the two knockout semi-finals with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd. The semi-finals are first to 10 legs (best of 19). The two winning semi-finalists meet in the final which is also best of 19.
Venues Due to the coronavirus outbreak and regulations from the government of the Czech Republic, all players will play from their home. All players have a webcam prepared in their home environment, through which it is possible to watch every thrown dart. After each throw, players announce their score. Viewers see both dartboards at the same time, along with the scoreboard which is powered by DartConnect.
Prize money The first edition of the tournament does not include any prize money for players. On the contrary, the tournament has a charity meaning. For every thrown "180", the official partner of 2020 Tipsport Premier League, the company Tipsport, donates 500 CZK for purchase of medical equipment (face masks, ventilators etc.) for the fight against the coronavirus.
Players For the first edition of Tipsport Premier League, 10 players have been chosen in advance including the former PDC World Youth Championship runner-up and JDC World Darts Championship runner-up, Adam Gawlas and the former PDC World Cup of Darts national team member, Pavel Jirkal. Other players have experience from international tournaments and are the best players in Czech Republic. The current Czech number one, Karel Sedláček, though invited, could not compete due to the contract obligations to PDC.
+Player Daniel Barbořák Adam Gawlas Pavel Jirkal Ondřej Kysilka Alexander Mašek Michal Ondo David Písek David Rosí Vítězslav Sedlák Michal Šmejda
League stage
7. April - round 1 (phase 1) (best of 11 legs)
Score 69.10 5 – 6 63.40 0 – 6 78.80 2 – 6 72.60 3 – 6 82.90 6 – 2 Night's Average: 76.50Highest Checkout: David Písek 112Most 180s: David Písek, Adam Gawlas and Ondřej Kysilka: 2Night's 180s: 8
8. April- round 2 (phase 1) (best of 11 legs)
Score 83.50 6 – 5 73.50 3 – 6 74.50 6 – 0 84.20 6 – 4 79.70 2 – 6 Night's Average: 78.84Highest Checkout: Pavel Jirkal 113Most 180s: Ondřej Kysilka 2Night's 180s: 7
9. April - round 3 (phase 1) (best of 11 legs)
Score 69.70 2 – 6 81.80 6 – 3 81.20 6 – 2 92.60 6 – 2 81.20 6 – 4 Night's Average: 79.72Highest Checkout: Michal Ondo 122Most 180s: Alexander Mašek 4Night's 180s: 10
15. April - round 4 (phase 1) (best of 11 legs)
Score 81.20 6 – 0 74.50 6 – 5 82.80 4 – 6 79.00 2 – 6 87.90 2 – 6 Night's Average: 81.37Highest Checkout: Vítězslav Sedlák 122Most 180s: Alexander Mašek, David Rosí, Daniel Barbořák, Adam Gawlas and Vítězslav Sedlák 2Night's 180s: 10
16. April - round 5 (phase 1) (best of 11 legs)
Score 73.30 6 – 4 71.80 5 – 6 83.30 4 – 6 89.70 6 – 2 77.80 4 – 6 Night's Average: 77.11Highest Checkout: David Písek 129Most 180s: David Písek 3Night's 180s: 7
22. April - round 6 (phase 1) (best of 11 legs)
Score 72.60 6 – 5 83.70 1 – 6 77.20 4 – 6 88.50 6 – 4 98.00 6 – 0 Night's Average: 82.33Highest Checkout: Daniel Barbořák 170Most 180s: David Písek and Vítězslav Sedlák 3Night's 180s: 9
23. April - round 7 (phase 1) (best of 11 legs)
Score 70.80 4 – 6 75.20 1 – 6 78.30 4 – 6 87.00 6 – 5 62.50 1 – 6 Night's Average: 75.55Highest Checkout: Pavel Jirkal and Ondřej Kysilka 145Most 180s: Adam Gawlas 2Night's 180s: 6
29. April - round 8 (phase 1) (best of 11 legs)
Score 79.50 6 – 3 77.90 6 – 5 76.80 6 – 1 85.70 6 – 4 94.20 6 – 4 Night's Average: 80.66Highest Checkout: Ondřej Kysilka 133Most 180s: David Písek 3Night's 180s: 9
30. April - round 9 (phase 1) (best of 11 legs)
Score 75.50 1 – 6 74.10 6 – 2 84.00 6 – 4 76.60 3 – 6 78.60 4 – 6 Night's Average: 77.42Highest Checkout: Pavel Jirkal 147Most 180s: David Písek 3Night's 180s: 8
6. May - round 10 (phase 2) (best of 13 legs)
Score 80.40 5 – 7 79.20 7 – 6 82.00 5 – 7 84.10 6 – 7 Night's Average: 82.38Highest Checkout: David Písek 118Most 180s: Vítězslav Sedlák 7Night's 180s: 18
7. May - round 11 (phase 2) (best of 13 legs)
Score 84.00 7 – 5 74.50 7 – 4 84.10 7 – 6 79.30 6 – 7 Night's Average: 81.20Highest Checkout: Adam Gawlas 123Most 180s: David Písek 4Night's 180s: 11
13. May - round 12 (phase 2) (best of 13 legs)
Score 82.40 5 – 7 70.20 7 – 2 78.60 4 – 7 94.90 7 – 1 Night's Average: 80.95Highest Checkout: Vítězslav Sedlák 127Most 180s: Ondřej Kysilka and Adam Gawlas 4Night's 180s: 13
14. May - round 13 (phase 2) (best of 13 legs)
Score 84.20 7 – 5 76.50 3 – 7 83.90 7 – 3 86.50 5 – 7 Night's Average: 81.75Highest Checkout: Adam Gawlas 110Most 180s: Alexander Mašek 3Night's 180s: 9
20. May - round 14 (phase 2) (best of 13 legs)
Score 90.70 7 – 4 89.90 7 – 0 83.00 7 – 3 95.50 7 – 1 Night's Average: 86.00Highest Checkout: Daniel Barbořák 156Most 180s: Vítězslav Sedlák, Adam Gawlas, David Písek and Alexander Mašek 3Night's 180s: 15
21. May - round 15 (phase 2) (best of 13 legs)
Score 86.40 7 – 5 85.30 4 – 7 84.50 7 – 2 81.70 4 – 7 Night's Average: 84.08Highest Checkout: Michal Šmejda 132Most 180s: Alexander Mašek and David Písek 3 Night's 180s: 13
27. May - round 16 (phase 2) (best of 13 legs)
Score 70.90 2 – 7 89.00 7 – 5 81.20 7 – 1 79.00 4 – 7 Night's Average: 79.29Highest Checkout: Michal Šmejda 160Most 180s: Vítězslav Sedlák 4Night's 180s: 13
Playoff - 28. May ScoreSemifinals (best of 19) 81.80 8 – 10 86.00 10 – 4 Final (best of 19) 82.40 6 – 10 Night's Total Average 82.62Highest Checkout: Alexander Mašek 101Most 180s: Vítězslav Sedlák 7Night's 180s: 19
Table and streaks
Table After the first nine rounds in phase 1, the two bottom players in the table are eliminated. In phase 2, the eight remaining players play in a single match on each of the seven nights. The top four players then compete in the knockout semi-finals and final on the playoff night.
One point is awarded for a win, zero points for a loss. When players are tied on points, the following rules are applied:
Points difference (one point is awarded for a win) Leg difference Number of legs won against the throw The highest average in a match 9 darts shootout
#NamePtsMatchesLegsStatisticsPldWLLFLA+/-LWAT100+140+180sAHCC%1 Adam Gawlas Q12161249458 +3635188802585.1412334.962 Vítězslav Sedlák Q11161159370 +2336210972783.9812727.513 Q10161068167 +1433169681480.7317032.654 Q10161068379 +4312121172482.4210128.425 David Písek E816888372 +1128175743382.0412934.446 Michal Šmejda E816887474 02816977878.5416030.587 Ondřej Kysilka E6166107288 -1631162852178.9514525.718 Michal Ondo E5165116594 -292417758876.7613226.219 Pavel Jirkal E29273746 -91512138376.0814728.6810 David Rosí E19181953 -3487122368.4112018.81
(Q) = Qualified For The Playoffs; (E) = Eliminated From Playoff Contention
Streaks PlayerPhase 1, Rd 1 to 9Phase 2, Rd 10 to 16Playoff12345678910111213141516SFF Adam Gawlas colspan=1 Vítězslav Sedlák colspan=1 David Písek colspan=2 Michal Šmejda colspan=2 Ondřej Kysilka colspan=2 Michal Ondo colspan=2 Pavel Jirkal colspan=7 colspan=2 David Rosí colspan=7 colspan=2
Positions by Round PlayerPhase 1, Rd 1 to 9Phase 2, Rd 10 to 1612345678910111213141516 Adam Gawlas 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 Vítězslav Sedlák 4 3 6 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 Daniel Barbořák 3 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 4 3 Alexander Mašek 9 7 8 9 8 8 6 4 3 2 2 1 3 2 3 4 David Písek 1 4 3 6 5 5 7 8 7 5 6 7 7 6 6 5 Michal Šmejda 5 2 5 2 2 6 4 5 8 8 7 5 5 5 5 6 Ondřej Kysilka 8 6 4 5 6 3 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 7 7 7 Michal Ondo 7 9 9 8 7 7 8 7 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 Pavel Jirkal 6 8 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 colspan=7 David Rosí 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 colspan=7
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