2020 PDC Home Tour 3
The 2020 Home Tour 3 was the third tournament of the Home Tour Series organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for players to play indoor tournaments at their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Home Tour 3 | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 26 October – 11 December 2020 | ||
Location | Various | ||
Country | Various | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Nine-dart finish | Daniel Larsson (Phase 1, Group 2) | ||
High checkout | 170 Ryan Meikle (Phase 1, Group 5) (2x) Michael Smith (Phase 1, Group 13) Kim Huybrechts (Phase 1, Group 15) Luke Humphries (Championship Group) | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Damon Heta | |||
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It began on 26 October 2020 and concluded on 11 December 2020. 45 various players competed during the Home Tour 3 tournament, including Home Tour 2 winner Luke Humphries,[1] Top-32 players like Michael Smith, Krzysztof Ratajski, Simon Whitlock, Chris Dobey, Stephen Bunting and Steve Beaton.
Australian's Damon Heta was crown the 2020 Home Tour 3 champion, beating Chris Dobey of England 4–2 in the final, averaging just under 109. Heta also won the highly-competitive final Championship Group with five wins.
Daniel Larsson hit a nine-darter, the second of the Home Series, in his Group 2 match with Krzysztof Kciuk.
Format
During Phase One, beginning on 26 October 2020, seven Tour Card players would play against each other over the course of a day, forming a round-robin format. Each player will participate in three groups, resulting in 18 groups. The results of all 18 groups will form the combined league table.
The championship group will contain the top seven players of the league table.
In all phases, each match will be a best of 7 legs match, with the winner of each match getting two points on the table. Should there be a tie on points after all the matches, the leg difference will determine positions, should that also be equal, the result between the two players is taken into account, following separated by legs won. Is there still no difference, the overall average of the players will then be taken into account.[2]
Phase One
All matches first to 4 (best-of-7 legs)
NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus Record, in relation to legs; Avg = Three-Dart average in group matches; Pts = Group Points
Group 3 – 28 October
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Group 4 – 2 November
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Group 5 – 3 November
Nathan Derry had to withdraw after 4 games played. The results of the 4 games involving Derry did not count towards the tables. |
Group 6 – 4 November
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Group 7 – 5 November
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Group 8 – 23 November
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Group 9 – 24 November
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Group 10 – 25 November
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Group 11 – 1 December
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Group 12 – 2 December
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Group 13 – 3 December
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Group 14 – 4 December
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Group 15 – 7 December
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Group 16 – 8 December
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Group 17 – 9 December
Final two games are an addition to the schedule, further to two matches not played in Group 5. These fixtures do not count towards the Group 17 or Overall League Tables. |
Group 18 – 10 December
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League table
NB: P = Games played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus Record, in relation to legs; Avg = Three-Dart average in group matches; Pts = Group Points
All results from the 18 groups of Phase One are combined into the League table. The top 7 players qualify for the Championship group.
Should there be a tie on points after all the matches, the leg difference will determine positions, should that also be equal, the result between the two players is taken into account, following separated by legs won. Is there still no difference, the overall average of the players will then be taken into account.
Pos. | Groups | Player | P | W | L | LF | LA | +/− | Avg | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Andy Boulton | 18 | 16 | 2 | 67 | 29 | +38 | 95.89 | 32 | Q | |
2 | Chris Dobey | 18 | 15 | 3 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 95.11 | 30 | Q | |
3 | Michael Smith | 18 | 14 | 4 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 95.78 | 28 | Q | |
4 | Steve West | 18 | 13 | 5 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 92.25 | 26 | Q | |
5 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 17 | 12 | 5 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 96.58 | 24 | Q | |
6 | Luke Humphries | 18 | 12 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 95.46 | 24 | Q | |
7 | Damon Heta | 18 | 12 | 6 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 96.97 | 24 | Q | |
8 | Kim Huybrechts | 18 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 91.17 | 24 | Eliminated | |
9 | Mickey Mansell | 18 | 12 | 6 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 86.59 | 24 | Eliminated | |
10 | Steve Beaton | 18 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 90.40 | 24 | Eliminated | |
11 | James Wilson | 18 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 90.99 | 22 | Eliminated | |
12 | Alan Tabern | 18 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 92.92 | 22 | Eliminated | |
13 | Carl Wilkinson | 18 | 11 | 7 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 90.67 | 22 | Eliminated | |
14 | Simon Whitlock | 18 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 92.26 | 22 | Eliminated | |
15 | John Henderson | 18 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 89.99 | 20 | Eliminated | |
16 | Ryan Searle | 18 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 92.68 | 20 | Eliminated | |
17 | Peter Jacques | 18 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 87.39 | 20 | Eliminated | |
18 | Joe Murnan | 18 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 51 | –1 | 87.34 | 20 | Eliminated | |
19 | Ron Meulenkamp | 17 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 92.91 | 18 | Eliminated | |
20 | Marko Kantele | 18 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 85.00 | 18 | Eliminated | |
21 | Stephen Bunting | 17 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 92.54 | 18 | Eliminated | |
22 | Martijn Kleermaker | 17 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 89.85 | 18 | Eliminated | |
23 | Ross Smith | 18 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 90.78 | 18 | Eliminated | |
24 | Krzysztof Kciuk | 18 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 58 | –5 | 86.91 | 18 | Eliminated | |
25 | Andy Hamilton | 18 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 53 | –1 | 90.01 | 16 | Eliminated | |
26 | Kai Fan Leung | 18 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 57 | –5 | 88.87 | 16 | Eliminated | |
27 | Ciarán Teehan | 18 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 55 | –5 | 88.51 | 16 | Eliminated | |
28 | Steve Brown | 12 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 87.41 | 14 | Eliminated | |
29 | Daniel Larsson | 18 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 55 | –7 | 86.62 | 14 | Eliminated | |
30 | Martin Schindler | 18 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 58 | –13 | 90.21 | 14 | Eliminated | |
31 | William Borland | 18 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 56 | –13 | 85.81 | 14 | Eliminated | |
32 | Richard North | 18 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 60 | –17 | 84.64 | 12 | Eliminated | |
33 | Kirk Shepherd | 18 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 60 | –17 | 88.34 | 12 | Eliminated | |
34 | Gary Blades | 18 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 57 | –17 | 83.49 | 12 | Eliminated | |
35 | David Pallett | 18 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 63 | –19 | 83.22 | 10 | Eliminated | |
36 | Barrie Bates | 18 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 64 | –38 | 75.33 | 10 | Eliminated | |
37 | Geert Nentjes | 18 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 60 | –20 | 85.24 | 8 | Eliminated | |
38 | Jonathan Worsley | 17 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 62 | –22 | 82.14 | 8 | Eliminated | |
39 | Ryan Meikle | 17 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 60 | –28 | 86.27 | 8 | Eliminated | |
40 | Conan Whitehead | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | –2 | 83.05 | 6 | Eliminated | |
41 | Ritchie Edhouse | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | –2 | 87.37 | 6 | Eliminated | |
42 | Adam Hunt | 12 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 43 | –17 | 89.47 | 4 | Eliminated | |
43 | Harald Leitinger | 18 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 69 | –40 | 84.99 | 4 | Eliminated | |
44 | Lisa Ashton | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | –8 | 83.23 | 2 | Eliminated | |
45 | Nathan Derry | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | –9 | 75.47 | 2 | Eliminated |
Championship Group (11 December)
All matches first to 4 (best-of-7 legs)
NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus Record, in relation to legs; Avg = Three-Dart average in group matches; Pts = Group Points
The top two players of the Championship Group qualified for the Championship Final to decide the Home Tour III Winner.
Standings
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Championship Group Final
Final (Best of 7 Legs) | ||
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108.80 Damon Heta | 4 – 2 | Chris Dobey 97.33 |
References
- Victory for Humphries in PDC Home Tour II Championship Group
- PDC Home Tour III to commence on October 26
- Group One win for Boulton in PDC Home Tour III
- Dobey tops Group Two as Larsson hits nine-darter
- Beaton wins PDC Home Tour III Group Three
- Clean sweep for Whitlock in PDC Home Tour III Group Four
- Ratajski sweeps to PDC Home Tour III Group Five win
- Dobey tops PDC Home Tour III Group Six
- Tabern sees off Boulton to top Group Seven table
- PDC Home Tour III Group Eight win for Huybrechts
- Victory for Bunting in PDC Home Tour III Group Nine
- PDC Home Tour III Group Ten success for West
- Super Smith wins PDC Home Tour III Group 11
- Six of the best for Boulton in PDC Home Tour III Group 12
- Lucky Group 13 for Searle in PDC Home Tour III
- Flawless Smith dominates PDC Home Tour III Group 14
- Six from six for Heta in PDC Home Tour III Group 15
- West edges Mansell to win PDC Home Tour III Group 16
- Humphries tops PDC Home Tour III Group 17 table
- Henderson wins Group 18 as Heta reaches Championship Group
- Heta defeats Dobey to win PDC Home Tour III