2020 Remote Darts League, shortly RDL, was a darts tournament - the first edition in its history. The tournament was developed by
Farawaysports, an organisation dedicated to providing quality remote sporting contests including pictures, data and odds, during the world-wide pandemic of
COVID-19
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. Similar to the
Premier League
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in terms of format, the Remote Darts League sees every player face off against each other with each player gaining points in order to play in finals night.
James Richardson became the first winner, defeating
Paul Hogan
Paul Hogan (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian actor and comedian. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as ...
10–3 in the final.
[https://dartsnews.com/richardson-after-claiming-first-remote-darts-league-title-im-just-over-the-moon-im-lost-for-words/ ]
Format
The RDL comprises 10 top WDF players competing over 10 days in a fast league format. Players all play each other once over nine nights with five matches taking place each evening. Each match will play out over a maximum of 12 legs with the first player to reach seven legs winning the fixture and picking up two league points. As its best of 12 legs this allows for the possibility of a match to be tied at 6-6, in this case each player will receive one point. After nine nights each player will have played each other and the four players with the highest number of league points will qualify for the final night showdown. On final night the Top 4 battle it out in two semi-finals and a grand final for the right to be crowned the first Remote Darts League champion. After a four-day break, the 10 players will compete again in the next leg of the Remote Darts League,
RDL2.
Venues
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
and regulations from the government, all players play from their home. All players have a
webcam
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prepared in their home environment, through which it is possible to watch every thrown dart. The referee,
Richard Ashdown, confirms the score. Viewers see both
dartboards at the same time, along with the scoreboard and the referee.
Players
The 10 WDF players have been chosen in advance including the former BDO World champion,
John Walton or the finalist of the
UK Open 2011 and
European Championships
The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...
2012,
Wes Newton
Wesley Newton (born 27 August 1977) is an English professional darts player.
Darts career
Newton's first PDC major was the 2003 UK Open where he lost 8–6 to Mark Thomson in the last 32. He was beaten in the semi-finals of the Eastbourne Op ...
.
League stage
18 April - Day 1
19 April - Day 2
20 April - Day 3
21 April - Day 4
22 April - Day 5
23 April - Day 6
24 April - Day 7
25 April - Day 8
26 April - Day 9
Playoff - 27 April
Table and streaks
Table
Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw. When players are tied on points, leg difference is used first as a tie-breaker, after that legs won against throw and then tournament average.
After the nine rounds, top 4 players qualify for the semifinals, where the first will play with the fourth and the second with the third.
(Q) = Qualified For The Playoffs
(E) = Eliminated From Playoff Contention
Streaks
References
External links
Remote Darts League official website
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2020 in darts
2020 in British sport