2020 Tipsport Premier League

2020 Tipsport Premier League is an ongoing 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.[1] The winner of the first edition was Vítězslav Sedlák, who defeated in the final 10 - 6 Alexander Mašek.

2020 Tipsport Premier League
2020 Tipsport Premier League
Winner
Vítězslav Sedlák
Runner-up
Alexander Mašek
Score
10 - 6
Dates
7 April to 28 May 2020
Edition
1st
Number of players
10
Rounds
16
Number of 180s overall
185
Highest Checkout
Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák 170
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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.

2020 Tipsport Premier League is located in Czech Republic
Fulnek
Fulnek
Zderaz
Zderaz
Úvaly
Úvaly
Prague
Prague
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové
Úsobrno
Úsobrno
Bouzov
Bouzov
Poříčí u Litomyšle
Poříčí u Litomyšle
Uničov
Uničov
Návsí
Návsí
Map of player's locations

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.[2]

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.[3]

Player
Daniel BarbořákCzech Republic Daniel Barbořák
Adam GawlasCzech Republic Adam Gawlas
Pavel JirkalCzech Republic Pavel Jirkal
Ondřej KysilkaCzech Republic Ondřej Kysilka
Alexander MašekCzech Republic Alexander Mašek
Michal OndoCzech Republic Michal Ondo
David PísekCzech Republic David Písek
David RosíCzech Republic David Rosí
Vítězslav SedlákCzech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák
Michal ŠmejdaCzech Republic Michal Šmejda

League stage

7. April - round 1 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

Score
Pavel Jirkal Czech Republic
69.10
5 – 6Czech Republic Michal Šmejda
76.30
David Rosí Czech Republic
63.40
0 – 6Czech Republic David Písek
76.40
Ondřej Kysilka Czech Republic
78.80
2 – 6Czech Republic Adam Gawlas
80.30
Michal Ondo Czech Republic
72.60
3 – 6Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák
80.30
Daniel Barbořák Czech Republic
82.90
6 – 2Czech Republic Alexander Mašek
84.90
Night's Average: 76.50
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic David Písek 112
Most 180s: Czech Republic David Písek, Czech Republic Adam Gawlas and Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka: 2
Night's 180s: 8

8. April- round 2 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

Score
Alexander Mašek Czech Republic
83.50
6 – 5Czech Republic Michal Ondo
82.70
Daniel Barbořák Czech Republic
73.50
3 – 6Czech Republic Adam Gawlas
84.90
Michal Šmejda Czech Republic
74.50
6 – 0Czech Republic David Rosí
64.60
Vítězslav Sedlák Czech Republic
84.20
6 – 4Czech Republic Pavel Jirkal
82.10
David Písek Czech Republic
79.70
2 – 6Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka
78.70
Night's Average: 78.84
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Pavel Jirkal 113
Most 180s: Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka 2
Night's 180s: 7

9. April - round 3 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

Score [4]
David Rosí Czech Republic
69.70
2 – 6Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák
76.30
Ondřej Kysilka Czech Republic
81.80
6 – 3Czech Republic Alexander Mašek
77.70
Pavel Jirkal Czech Republic
81.20
6 – 2Czech Republic Michal Ondo
71.70
Adam Gawlas Czech Republic
92.60
6 – 2Czech Republic Michal Šmejda
82.30
David Písek Czech Republic
81.20
6 – 4Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák
82.70
Night's Average: 79.72
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Michal Ondo 122
Most 180s: Czech Republic Alexander Mašek 4
Night's 180s: 10

15. April - round 4 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

Score
Michal Šmejda Czech Republic
81.20
6 – 0Czech Republic Alexander Mašek
77.80
David Rosí Czech Republic
74.50
6 – 5Czech Republic Pavel Jirkal
80.20
Ondřej Kysilka Czech Republic
82.80
4 – 6Czech Republic Michal Ondo
78.30
David Písek Czech Republic
79.00
2 – 6Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák
86.60
Adam Gawlas Czech Republic
87.90
2 – 6Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák
85.40
Night's Average: 81.37
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák 122
Most 180s: Czech Republic Alexander Mašek, David Rosí, Daniel Barbořák, Adam Gawlas and Vítězslav Sedlák 2
Night's 180s: 10

16. April - round 5 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

Score
Ondřej Kysilka Czech Republic
73.30
6 – 4Czech Republic David Rosí
68.20
Michal Šmejda Czech Republic
71.80
5 – 6Czech Republic Michal Ondo
75.50
Adam Gawlas Czech Republic
83.30
4 – 6Czech Republic Alexander Mašek
82.40
David Písek Czech Republic
89.70
6 – 2Czech Republic Pavel Jirkal
75.50
Vítězslav Sedlák Czech Republic
77.80
4 – 6Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák
73.60
Night's Average: 77.11
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic David Písek 129
Most 180s: Czech Republic David Písek 3
Night's 180s: 7

22. April - round 6 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

Score
Michal Ondo Czech Republic
72.60
6 – 5Czech Republic David Písek
77.80
David Rosí Czech Republic
83.70
1 – 6Czech Republic Adam Gawlas
87.30
Pavel Jirkal Czech Republic
77.20
4 – 6Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka
77.30
Alexander Mašek Czech Republic
88.50
6 – 4Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák
83.60
Daniel Barbořák Czech Republic
98.00
6 – 0Czech Republic Michal Šmejda
77.30
Night's Average: 82.33
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák 170
Most 180s: Czech Republic David Písek and Vítězslav Sedlák 3
Night's 180s: 9

23. April - round 7 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

Score
Pavel Jirkal Czech Republic
70.80
4 – 6Czech Republic Alexander Mašek
70.80
Michal Ondo Czech Republic
75.20
1 – 6Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák
79.80
Ondřej Kysilka Czech Republic
78.30
4 – 6Czech Republic Michal Šmejda
83.30
Adam Gawlas Czech Republic
87.00
6 – 5Czech Republic David Písek
80.30
David Rosí Czech Republic
62.50
1 – 6Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák
67.50
Night's Average: 75.55
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Pavel Jirkal and Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka 145
Most 180s: Czech Republic Adam Gawlas 2
Night's 180s: 6

29. April - round 8 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

Score
Michal Ondo Czech Republic
79.50
6 – 3Czech Republic David Rosí
67.20
Alexander Mašek Czech Republic
77.90
6 – 5Czech Republic David Písek
79.30
Adam Gawlas Czech Republic
76.80
6 – 1Czech Republic Pavel Jirkal
73.40
Daniel Barbořák Czech Republic
85.70
6 – 4Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka
81.30
Vítězslav Sedlák Czech Republic
94.20
6 – 4Czech Republic Michal Šmejda
91.30
Night's Average: 80.66
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka 133
Most 180s: Czech Republic David Písek 3
Night's 180s: 9

30. April - round 9 (phase 1)

(best of 11 legs)

Score
Michal Šmejda Czech Republic
75.50
1 – 6Czech Republic David Písek
83.80
Alexander Mašek Czech Republic
74.10
6 – 2Czech Republic David Rosí
63.00
Michal Ondo Czech Republic
84.00
6 – 4Czech Republic Adam Gawlas
83.10
Vítězslav Sedlák Czech Republic
76.60
3 – 6Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka
78.10
Daniel Barbořák Czech Republic
78.60
4 – 6Czech Republic Pavel Jirkal
77.40
Night's Average: 77.42
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Pavel Jirkal 147
Most 180s: Czech Republic David Písek 3
Night's 180s: 8

6. May - round 10 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

Score
Ondřej Kysilka Czech Republic
80.40
5 – 7Czech Republic Alexander Mašek
83.00
Daniel Barbořák Czech Republic
79.20
7 – 6Czech Republic Michal Ondo
78.50
Michal Šmejda Czech Republic
82.00
5 – 7Czech Republic David Písek
82.40
Adam Gawlas Czech Republic
84.10
6 – 7Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák
89.40
Night's Average: 82.38
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic David Písek 118
Most 180s: Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák 7
Night's 180s: 18

7. May - round 11 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

Score
Adam Gawlas Czech Republic
84.00
7 – 5Czech Republic David Písek
87.40
Michal Šmejda Czech Republic
74.50
7 – 4Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák
74.50
Alexander Mašek Czech Republic
84.10
7 – 6Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák
87.40
Michal Ondo Czech Republic
79.30
6 – 7Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka
80.60
Night's Average: 81.20
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Adam Gawlas 123
Most 180s: Czech Republic David Písek 4
Night's 180s: 11

13. May - round 12 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

Score
Ondřej Kysilka Czech Republic
82.40
5 – 7Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák
84.10
Michal Šmejda Czech Republic
70.20
7 – 2Czech Republic Michal Ondo
69.10
David Písek Czech Republic
78.60
4 – 7Czech Republic Alexander Mašek
87.00
Adam Gawlas Czech Republic
94.90
7 – 1Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák
81.30
Night's Average: 80.95
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák 127
Most 180s: Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka and Czech Republic Adam Gawlas 4
Night's 180s: 13

14. May - round 13 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

Score
Adam Gawlas Czech Republic
84.20
7 – 5Czech Republic Michal Ondo
77.90
Ondřej Kysilka Czech Republic
76.50
3 – 7Czech Republic Michal Šmejda
75.10
Vítězslav Sedlák Czech Republic
83.90
7 – 3Czech Republic David Písek
86.50
Alexander Mašek Czech Republic
86.50
5 – 7Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák
83.40
Night's Average: 81.75
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Adam Gawlas 110
Most 180s: Czech Republic Alexander Mašek 3
Night's 180s: 9

20. May - round 14 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

Score
Vítězslav Sedlák Czech Republic
90.70
7 – 4Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák
82.20
Adam Gawlas Czech Republic
89.90
7 – 0Czech Republic Michal Šmejda
82.80
David Písek Czech Republic
83.00
7 – 3Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka
77.90
Alexander Mašek Czech Republic
95.50
7 – 1Czech Republic Michal Ondo
86.00
Night's Average: 86.00
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák 156
Most 180s: Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák, Czech Republic Adam Gawlas, Czech Republic David Písek and Czech Republic Alexander Mašek 3
Night's 180s: 15

21. May - round 15 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

Score
Michal Šmejda Czech Republic
86.40
7 – 5Czech Republic Alexander Mašek
89.00
Daniel Barbořák Czech Republic
85.30
4 – 7Czech Republic David Písek
87.20
Vítězslav Sedlák Czech Republic
84.50
7 – 2Czech Republic Michal Ondo
73.30
Ondřej Kysilka Czech Republic
81.70
4 – 7Czech Republic Adam Gawlas
85.20
Night's Average: 84.08
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Michal Šmejda 132
Most 180s: Czech Republic Alexander Mašek and Czech Republic David Písek 3
Night's 180s: 13

27. May - round 16 (phase 2)

(best of 13 legs)

Score
Michal Ondo Czech Republic
70.90
2 – 7Czech Republic David Písek
82.90
Vítězslav Sedlák Czech Republic
89.00
7 – 5Czech Republic Michal Šmejda
77.10
Daniel Barbořák Czech Republic
81.20
7 – 1Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka
71.90
Alexander Mašek Czech Republic
79.00
4 – 7Czech Republic Adam Gawlas
82.30
Night's Average: 79.29
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Michal Šmejda 160
Most 180s: Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák 4
Night's 180s: 13

Playoff - 28. May

Score
Semifinals (best of 19)
Adam Gawlas Czech Republic
81.80
8 – 10Czech Republic Alexander Mašek
81.50
Vítězslav Sedlák Czech Republic
86.00
10 – 4Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák
77.00
Final (best of 19)
Alexander Mašek Czech Republic
82.40
6 – 10Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák
87.00
Night's Total Average 82.62
Highest Checkout: Czech Republic Alexander Mašek 101
Most 180s: Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák 7
Night'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:

  1. Points difference (one point is awarded for a win)
  2. Leg difference
  3. Number of legs won against the throw
  4. The highest average in a match
  5. 9 darts shootout
# Name Pts Matches Legs Statistics
Pld W L LF LA +/- LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s A HC C%
1 Czech Republic Adam Gawlas Q 12 16 12 4 94 58 +36 35 188 80 25 85.14 123 34.96
2 Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák Q 11 16 11 5 93 70 +23 36 210 97 27 83.98 127 27.51
3 Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák Q 10 16 10 6 81 67 +14 33 169 68 14 80.73 170 32.65
4 Czech Republic Alexander Mašek Q 10 16 10 6 83 79 +4 31 212 117 24 82.42 101 28.42
5 Czech Republic David Písek E 8 16 8 8 83 72 +11 28 175 74 33 82.04 129 34.44
6 Czech Republic Michal Šmejda E 8 16 8 8 74 74 0 28 169 77 8 78.54 160 30.58
7 Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka E 6 16 6 10 72 88 -16 31 162 85 21 78.95 145 25.71
8 Czech Republic Michal Ondo E 5 16 5 11 65 94 -29 24 177 58 8 76.76 132 26.21
9 Czech Republic Pavel Jirkal E 2 9 2 7 37 46 -9 15 121 38 3 76.08 147 28.68
10 Czech Republic David Rosí E 1 9 1 8 19 53 -34 8 71 22 3 68.41 120 18.81

(Q) = Qualified For The Playoffs ; (E) = Eliminated From Playoff Contention

Streaks

Player Phase 1, Rd 1 to 9 Phase 2, Rd 10 to 16 Playoff
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 SF F
Czech Republic Adam Gawlas W W W L L W W W L L W W W W W W L
Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák W W L W L L W W L W L W W W W W W W
Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák W L W W W W W W L W L L W L L W L
Czech Republic Alexander Mašek L W L L W W W W W W W W L W L L W L
Czech Republic David Písek W L W L W L L L W W L L L W W W
Czech Republic Michal Šmejda W W L W L L W L L L W W W L W L
Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka L W W L W W L L W L W L L L L L
Czech Republic Michal Ondo L L L W W W L W W L L L L L L L
Czech Republic Pavel Jirkal L L W L L L L L W
Czech Republic David Rosí L L L W L L L L L

Positions by Round

Player Phase 1, Rd 1 to 9 Phase 2, Rd 10 to 16
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Czech Republic Adam Gawlas 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
Czech Republic Vítězslav Sedlák 4 3 6 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2
Czech Republic Daniel Barbořák 3 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 4 3
Czech Republic Alexander Mašek 9 7 8 9 8 8 6 4 3 2 2 1 3 2 3 4
Czech Republic David Písek 1 4 3 6 5 5 7 8 7 5 6 7 7 6 6 5
Czech Republic Michal Šmejda 5 2 5 2 2 6 4 5 8 8 7 5 5 5 5 6
Czech Republic Ondřej Kysilka 8 6 4 5 6 3 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
Czech Republic Michal Ondo 7 9 9 8 7 7 8 7 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
Czech Republic Pavel Jirkal 6 8 7 7 9 9 9 9 9
Czech Republic David Rosí 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

References

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