The 2020 Home Tour Event 2 was the second staging of the Home Tour tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for players to play indoor tournaments at their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It began on 31 August 2020 and concluded on 20 October 2020. The tournament was open to the 70 lowest-ranked PDC Tour Card holders who entered, although the tournament also featured Top-32 players like Krzysztof Ratajski, Chris Dobey, Jonny Clayton, Stephen Bunting, Jermaine Wattimena, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Steve Beaton and Ricky Evans.
Future World Champion and the future world number one Luke Humphries won his first professional title in winning the 2020 Home Tour Event 2, as he won the final Championship Group. In a high-class and tight affair he won ahead of Jonny Clayton on leg-difference, with five wins each. Damon Heta, who hit an 118.96 average during the Championship Group matches, the highest in both PDC Home Tours, finished third in the Championship Group.
Format Beginning on 31 August 2020, seven Tour Card players would play against each other over the course of a day, with the top three from each day and the five best fourth-best players going into a last 35 stage, beginning on 30 September 2020.
In the second phase, the 35 players will again be put into groups of seven, where all players will play each other over one day. The top four in each group and the best fifth-placed player in the second phase will then move into a semi-final group stage taking place from 12 to 14 October, with the top two in each group and the best third-placed player moving forward to the Championship Group stage on 20 October, where the winner will become the champion.
In all phases, each match will be a best of 9 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. Should there be a three-way tie or more, the overall average of the players will then be taken into account.Online darts returns with PDC Home Tour II
Phase One All matches first to 5 (best-of-9 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 1 – 31 August De Decker, Boulton & Murnan progress as Home Tour returns Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Mike De Decker 6 5 1 27 15 +12 89.99 10 2 Andy Boulton 6 4 2 26 17 +9 89.96 8 3 Joe Murnan 6 4 2 24 18 +6 86.82 8 4 Geert Nentjes 6 3 3 24 22 +2 86.64 6 5 Adrian Gray 6 2 4 20 24 –4 81.32 4 6 Conan Whitehead 6 2 4 16 25 –9 83.43 4 7 David Pallett 6 1 5 12 28 –16 78.29 2
5 – 4 5 – 2 2 – 5 1 – 5 3 – 5 5 – 2 5 – 0 3 – 5 1 – 5 5 – 4 1 – 5 5 – 0 5 – 2 5 – 1 5 – 3 5 – 2 5 – 2 5 – 3 2 – 5 5 – 2 5 – 4
Group 2 – 1 September Flawless Lewis enjoys Group Two success Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Jamie Lewis 6 6 0 30 14 +16 95.26 12 2 Adam Hunt 6 4 2 22 18 +4 89.40 8 3 Alan Tabern 6 3 3 25 16 +9 93.81 6 4 Matthew Edgar 6 3 3 22 22 0 87.23 6 5 Gary Blades 6 3 3 18 23 –5 82.31 6 6 Carl Wilkinson 6 1 5 19 25 –6 89.12 2 7 Barrie Bates 6 1 5 10 28 –18 84.98 2
5 – 2 5 – 4 3 – 5 4 – 5 5 – 2 1 – 5 1 – 5 2 – 5 5 – 1 5 – 0 4 – 5 5 – 1 5 – 4 0 – 5 1 – 5 3 – 5 2 – 5 2 – 5 5 – 2 5 – 2 0 – 5
Group 3 – 2 September Dominant Mansell unbeaten in Home Tour II Group Three win Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Mickey Mansell 6 6 0 30 5 +25 91.32 12 2 Kirk Shepherd 6 5 1 26 18 +8 85.05 10 3 Steve Brown 6 4 2 24 18 +6 84.65 8 4 Lisa Ashton 6 3 3 22 22 0 81.56 6 5 Martijn Kleermaker 6 2 4 20 26 −6 82.48 4 6 Krzysztof Kciuk 6 1 5 17 29 –12 73.90 2 7 Nathan Derry 6 0 6 9 30 –21 78.60 0
5 – 4 5 – 0 1 – 5 5 – 2 3 – 5 1 – 5 2 – 5 5 – 4 5 – 1 1 – 5 5 – 4 0 – 5 5 – 4 3 – 5 5 – 2 2 – 5 5 – 2 1 – 5 5 – 0 4 – 5 2 – 5
Group 4 – 7 September Wilson victorious as Home Tour II resumes Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 James Wilson 6 5 1 27 19 +8 86.47 10 2 Andy Hamilton 6 4 2 24 16 +8 92.43 8 3 Bradley Brooks 6 4 2 24 20 +4 89.60 8 4 Ted Evetts 6 3 3 22 20 +2 81.09 6 5 Jamie Hughes 6 3 3 19 21 –2 86.64 6 6 William Borland 6 2 4 21 22 –1 84.78 4 7 Harald Leitinger 6 0 6 11 30 –19 79.87 0
5 – 1 5 – 3 5 – 0 5 – 4 3 – 5 4 – 5 1 – 5 1 – 5 5 – 0 0 – 5 2 – 5 3 – 5 2 – 5 3 – 5 1 – 5 5 – 1 5 – 2 5 – 3 3 – 5 3 – 5 3 – 5
Group 5 – 8 September Scandinavian success in Home Tour II Group 5 Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Marko Kantele 6 5 1 27 16 +11 87.03 10 2 Daniel Larsson 6 4 2 24 16 +8 91.57 8 3 Damon Heta 6 4 2 25 19 +6 96.55 8 4 Devon Petersen 6 3 3 23 17 +6 90.81 6 5 Kai Fan Leung 6 3 3 25 22 +3 91.93 6 6 Ryan Joyce 6 1 5 13 29 –16 84.98 2 7 John Michael 6 1 5 11 29 –18 87.57 2
5 – 3 3 – 5 5 – 3 5 – 4 5 – 4 5 – 0 5 – 2 2 – 5 0 – 5 5 – 1 1 – 5 5 – 0 5 – 2 5 – 1 3 – 5 5 – 1 5 – 1 4 – 5 4 – 5 5 – 4 5 – 0
Group 6 – 9 September Unbeaten Meikle wraps up Home Tour II Group Six Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Ryan Meikle 6 6 0 30 15 +15 89.86 12 2 Ross Smith 6 5 1 28 12 +16 92.65 10 3 Gabriel Clemens 6 3 3 21 18 +3 83.84 6 4 Luke Woodhouse 6 3 3 22 21 +1 86.32 6 5 Ron Meulenkamp 6 3 3 19 20 –1 91.84 6 6 Vincent van der Meer 6 1 5 12 26 –14 81.60 2 7 William O'Connor 6 0 6 10 30 –20 85.21 0
1 – 5 5 – 2 5 – 1 5 – 2 1 – 5 2 – 5 3 – 5 5 – 2 1 – 5 2 – 5 5 – 3 1 – 5 5 – 1 4 – 5 2 – 5 1 – 5 5 – 3 5 – 1 5 – 1 1 – 5 2 – 5
Group 7 – 21 September Clayton Wattimena de Zwaan progress group seven Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Jonny Clayton 6 4 2 26 16 +10 95.40 8 2 Jermaine Wattimena 6 4 2 27 18 +9 93.77 8 3 Jeffrey de Zwaan 6 4 2 25 17 +8 88.86 8 4 Ron Meulenkamp 6 4 2 25 19 +6 91.70 8 5 Nick Kenny 6 3 3 20 20 0 87.05 6 6 Stephen Bunting 6 1 5 13 28 –15 90.29 2 7 William Borland 6 1 5 11 29 –18 84.36 2
2 – 5 5 – 0 2 – 5 0 – 5 5 – 2 3 – 5 4 – 5 1 – 5 5 – 2 0 – 5 0 – 5 5 – 4 3 – 5 5 – 1 3 – 5 2 – 5 3 – 5 3 – 5 5 – 2 3 – 5 5 – 2
Group 8 – 22 September Humphries, Leung & Schindler progress group eight
Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Luke Humphries 6 6 0 30 8 +22 99.21 12 2 Kai Fan Leung 6 5 1 26 16 +10 89.59 10 3 Martin Schindler 6 4 2 26 23 +3 89.31 8 4 Jamie Hughes 6 2 4 19 21 –2 85.60 4 5 Gary Blades 6 2 4 15 23 –8 78.76 4 6 Adrian Gray 6 1 5 15 26 –11 79.61 2 7 Lisa Ashton 6 1 5 13 27 –14 80.06 2
5 – 4 1 – 5 0 – 5 5 – 3 5 – 2 5 – 3 2 – 5 4 – 5 5 – 1 1 – 5 5 – 2 5 – 1 5 – 1 5 – 1 5 – 0 4 – 5 5 – 0 5 – 4 5 – 2 3 – 5 0 – 5
Group 9 – 23 September Kenny, Dobey & Bates progress from Home Tour II Group Nine Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Nick Kenny 6 6 0 30 14 +16 91.81 12 2 Chris Dobey 6 4 2 24 15 +9 97.61 8 3 Barrie Bates 6 3 3 20 21 –1 84.65 6 4 Ricky Evans 6 3 3 20 24 –4 85.88 6 5 Callan Rydz 6 2 4 21 25 –4 82.39 4 6 Conan Whitehead 6 2 4 19 25 –6 84.82 4 7 Krzysztof Kciuk 6 1 5 18 28 –10 84.10 2
3 – 5 2 – 5 5 – 4 5 – 2 1 – 5 5 – 3 0 – 5 5 – 3 5 – 2 5 – 2 1 – 5 3 – 5 2 - 5 2 – 5 3 – 5 3 – 5 3 – 5 5 – 1 5 – 2 2 – 5 5 – 3
Group 10 – 24 September Ratajski, Huybrechts & Bunting win through Group Ten Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Krzysztof Ratajski 6 5 1 29 12 +17 95.55 10 2 Kim Huybrechts 6 5 1 28 16 +12 88.05 10 3 Stephen Bunting 6 3 3 25 20 +5 92.81 6 4 Carl Wilkinson 6 3 3 24 21 +3 89.02 6 5 John Michael 6 3 3 20 23 –3 88.96 6 6 Matthew Edgar 6 1 5 13 29 –16 85.54 2 7 Steve Beaton 6 1 5 8 26 –18 82.46 2
5 – 1 5 – 2 5 – 1 2 – 5 5 – 4 0 – 5 4 – 5 5 – 3 5 – 1 5 – 0 1 – 5 5 – 4 3 – 5 5 – 1 5 – 3 3 – 5 1 – 5 1 – 5 3 – 5 5 – 1 5 – 3
Ranking of fourth-placed players Pos.GroupPlayerPWLLFLA+/−AvgPtsQualification 1 7 Ron Meulenkamp 6 4 2 25 19 +6 91.70 8 Advance to Phase Two 2 5 Devon Petersen 6 3 3 23 17 +6 90.81 6 3 10 Carl Wilkinson 6 3 3 24 21 +3 89.02 6 4 1 Geert Nentjes 6 3 3 24 22 +2 86.64 6 5 4 Ted Evetts 6 3 3 22 20 +2 81.09 6 6 6 Luke Woodhouse 6 3 3 22 21 +1 86.32 6 Advance as alternates 7 2 Matthew Edgar 6 3 3 22 22 0 87.23 6 8 3 Lisa Ashton 6 3 3 22 22 0 81.56 6 Eliminated 9 9 Ricky Evans 6 3 3 20 24 –4 85.88 6 10 8 Jamie Hughes 6 2 4 19 21 –2 85.60 4
Phase Two All matches first to 5 (best-of-9 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
Jamie Lewis and Devon Petersen have withdrawn, therefore Luke Woodhouse and Matthew Edgar qualified as the next best-performing fourth placed players in Phase One.PDC Home Tour II Phase Two Groups Three-Five Fixtures Andy Hamilton withdrew due to a hand injury and was replaced by Alan Tabern.
Qualified players
Group Winners Mickey Mansell Luke Humphries Jamie Lewis Nick Kenny Ryan Meikle Krzysztof Ratajski Mike De Decker Marko Kantele James Wilson Jonny Clayton
Group Runner-ups Ross Smith Kim Huybrechts Kai Fan Leung Kirk Shepherd Chris Dobey Jermaine Wattimena Andy Boulton Andy Hamilton Daniel Larsson Adam Hunt
Group Third Jeffrey de Zwaan Damon Heta Joe Murnan Steve Brown Bradley Brooks Martin Schindler Alan Tabern Stephen Bunting Gabriel Clemens Barrie Bates
Best Fourth Ron Meulenkamp Devon Petersen Carl Wilkinson Geert Nentjes Ted Evetts Luke Woodhouse Matthew Edgar
Group 1 – 29 September Clayton headlines quartet to reach PDC Home Tour II Phase Three Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Jonny Clayton 6 5 1 29 16 +13 102.25 10 2 Jermaine Wattimena 6 5 1 27 17 +10 97.41 10 3 Chris Dobey 6 5 1 26 18 +8 95.58 10 4 Kim Huybrechts 6 3 3 23 21 +2 94.68 6 5 Alan Tabern 6 2 4 22 22 0 94.15 4 6 Stephen Bunting 6 1 5 12 28 –16 88.50 2 7 Daniel Larsson 6 0 6 13 30 –17 90.90 0
5 – 4 3 – 5 3 – 5 2 – 5 3 – 5 5 – 2 5 – 4 2 – 5 5 – 2 5 – 4 5 – 1 5 – 3 1 – 5 5 – 2 5 – 0 1 – 5 5 – 2 4 – 5 1 – 5 2 – 5 1 – 5
Group 2 – 30 September Ratajski tops Group Two to head quartet who progress Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Krzysztof Ratajski 6 5 1 29 19 +10 96.87 10 2 Bradley Brooks 6 4 2 26 21 +5 86.59 8 3 Kai Fan Leung 6 4 2 23 20 +3 93.06 8 4 Gabriel Clemens 6 3 3 18 22 –4 87.42 6 5 Mickey Mansell 6 2 4 20 23 –3 90.45 4 6 Ted Evetts 6 2 4 21 25 –4 86.48 4 7 Martin Schindler 6 1 5 19 26 –7 90.97 2
5 – 2 2 – 5 4 – 5 4 – 5 5 – 2 5 – 3 5 – 3 4 – 5 5 – 1 0 – 5 1 – 5 5 – 4 5 – 3 4 – 5 5 – 2 0 – 5 2 – 5 5 – 1 2 – 5 4 – 5 5 – 3
Group 3 – 5 October Wilkinson headlines Home Tour II qualifiers from Group Three Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Carl Wilkinson 6 5 1 29 16 +13 86.92 10 2 Kirk Shepherd 6 4 2 24 20 +4 88.30 8 3 James Wilson 6 4 2 25 21 +4 92.26 8 4 Nick Kenny 6 3 3 23 25 –2 87.34 6 5 Jeffrey de Zwaan 6 2 4 23 23 0 87.30 4 6 Adam Hunt 6 2 4 21 23 –2 92.61 4 7 Geert Nentjes 6 1 5 10 27 –17 84.86 2
5 – 0 5 – 2 5 – 2 3 – 5 1 – 5 5 – 4 5 – 2 5 – 4 5 – 2 5 – 4 5 – 2 1 – 5 1 – 5 5 – 2 5 – 2 5 – 4 2 – 5 4 – 5 5 – 3 4 – 5 1 – 5
Group 4 – 6 October Humphries & Smith headline qualifiers from Group Four Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Luke Humphries 6 5 1 29 14 +15 98.68 10 2 Ross Smith 6 5 1 28 17 +11 95.70 10 3 Joe Murnan 6 4 2 23 20 +3 87.19 8 4 Damon Heta 6 3 3 24 21 +3 97.82 6 5 Luke Woodhouse 6 3 3 23 21 +2 94.44 6 6 Mike De Decker 6 1 5 15 28 –13 91.02 2 7 Barrie Bates 6 0 6 9 30 –21 82.47 0
5 – 3 3 – 5 5 – 2 5 – 3 0 – 5 2 – 5 1 – 5 5 – 2 5 – 2 5 – 4 3 – 5 1 – 5 1 – 5 5 – 3 5 – 4 5 – 2 5 – 1 3 – 5 5 – 2 2 – 5 2 – 5
Group 5 – 7 October Unbeaten Boulton heads Group Five qualifiers Pos.PlayerPWLLFLA+/–AvgPts 1 Andy Boulton 6 6 0 30 19 +11 95.06 12 2 Ron Meulenkamp 6 4 2 25 16 +9 94.48 8 3 Ryan Meikle 6 3 3 25 19 +6 90.46 6 4 Marko Kantele 6 3 3 21 23 –2 87.77 6 5 Alan Tabern 6 3 3 21 23 –2 89.57 6 6 Matthew Edgar 6 2 4 20 25 –5 83.59 4 7 Steve Brown 6 0 6 13 30 –17 81.49 0
5 – 1 5 – 4 5 – 4 0 – 5 3 – 5 1 – 5 2 – 5 5 – 4 2 – 5 5 – 1 3 – 5 5 – 3 2 – 5 3 – 5 1 – 5 5 – 1 2 – 5 3 – 5 5 – 4 5 – 2 5 – 4
Ranking of fifth-placed players