2020 Tipsport Premier League Explained

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
Daniel Barbořák 170
2020 | 2021 >|}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. 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.^[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] 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: 76.50 Highest Checkout: David Písek 112 Most 180s: David Písek, Adam Gawlas and Ondřej Kysilka: 2 Night'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: 78.84 Highest Checkout: Pavel Jirkal 113 Most 180s: Ondřej Kysilka 2 Night's 180s: 7 9. April - round 3 (phase 1) (best of 11 legs) Score ^[4] 69.70 2 – 6 81.80 6 – 3 81.20 6 – 2 92.60 6 – 2 81.20 6 – 4 Night's Average: 79.72 Highest Checkout: Michal Ondo 122 Most 180s: Alexander Mašek 4 Night'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: 81.37 Highest Checkout: Vítězslav Sedlák 122 Most 180s: 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 73.30 6 – 4 71.80 5 – 6 83.30 4 – 6 89.70 6 – 2 77.80 4 – 6 Night's Average: 77.11 Highest Checkout: David Písek 129 Most 180s: David Písek 3 Night'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: 82.33 Highest Checkout: Daniel Barbořák 170 Most 180s: David Písek and Vítězslav Sedlák 3 Night'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: 75.55 Highest Checkout: Pavel Jirkal and Ondřej Kysilka 145 Most 180s: Adam Gawlas 2 Night'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: 80.66 Highest Checkout: Ondřej Kysilka 133 Most 180s: David Písek 3 Night'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: 77.42 Highest Checkout: Pavel Jirkal 147 Most 180s: David Písek 3 Night'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: 82.38 Highest Checkout: David Písek 118 Most 180s: Vítězslav Sedlák 7 Night'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: 81.20 Highest Checkout: Adam Gawlas 123 Most 180s: David Písek 4 Night'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: 80.95 Highest Checkout: Vítězslav Sedlák 127 Most 180s: Ondřej Kysilka and Adam Gawlas 4 Night'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: 81.75 Highest Checkout: Adam Gawlas 110 Most 180s: Alexander Mašek 3 Night'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: 86.00 Highest Checkout: Daniel Barbořák 156 Most 180s: Vítězslav Sedlák, Adam Gawlas, David Písek and Alexander Mašek 3 Night'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: 84.08 Highest Checkout: Michal Šmejda 132 Most 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: 79.29 Highest Checkout: Michal Šmejda 160 Most 180s: Vítězslav Sedlák 4 Night's 180s: 13 Playoff - 28. May Score Semifinals (best of 19) 81.80 8 – 10 86.00 10 – 4 Final (best of 19) 82.40 6 – 10 Night's Total Average 82.62 Highest Checkout: Alexander Mašek 101 Most 180s: 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: 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 Name Pts Matches Legs Statistics Pld W L LF LA +/- LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s A HC C% 1 Adam Gawlas Q 12 16 12 4 94 58 +36 35 188 80 25 85.14 123 34.96 2 Vítězslav Sedlák Q 11 16 11 5 93 70 +23 36 210 97 27 83.98 127 27.51 3 Q 10 16 10 6 81 67 +14 33 169 68 14 80.73 170 32.65 4 Q 10 16 10 6 83 79 +4 31 212 117 24 82.42 101 28.42 5 David Písek E 8 16 8 8 83 72 +11 28 175 74 33 82.04 129 34.44 6 Michal Šmejda E 8 16 8 8 74 74 0 28 169 77 8 78.54 160 30.58 7 Ondřej Kysilka E 6 16 6 10 72 88 -16 31 162 85 21 78.95 145 25.71 8 Michal Ondo E 5 16 5 11 65 94 -29 24 177 58 8 76.76 132 26.21 9 Pavel Jirkal E 2 9 2 7 37 46 -9 15 121 38 3 76.08 147 28.68 10 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 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=2 David Rosí 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 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 References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Šipky i v době koronaviru! Startuje česká obdoba Premier League .
2. Web site: Turnaj v šipkách na virtuálním poli? V Česku vzniká online série po vzoru britské Premier League .
3. Web site: Ceske sipky spousti svou premier league . 2020-04-05 . 2020-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200406105124/https://sport.tn.nova.cz/clanek/ceske-sipky-spousti-svou-premier-league-zacina-se-uz-pristi-tyden.html . dead .
4. Web site: Czech Premier League: 18-year-old Gawlas remains unbeaten after opening week .