2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Background
This was the 28th running of a Formula One event at Imola, the first time since the 2006 San Marino Grand Prix. Kimi Räikkönen was the only driver entered who had previously raced at the track in Formula One, having done so from the 2001 to the 2006 edition of the San Marino Grand Prix. The race weekend was held over two days rather than the traditional three days, hosting only one practice session of 90 minutes on Saturday morning before qualifying.


2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Background, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The 2020 Formula One World Championship was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the originally planned Grands Prix were cancelled or postponed, prompting the FIA to draft a new calendar. The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was not originally featured on the 2020 schedule, but was added in July 2020 in order to maximise the number of races in the season. Initially, 13,000 fans were expected to attend the race. However, due to a surge of cases attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, organisers announced that the Grand Prix would take place behind closed doors.


2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Background, Entrants
Ten teams (each representing a different constructor) each entered two drivers. The drivers and teams were the same as those on the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for either the race or practice.


2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Background, Tyres
Sole Formula One tyre manufacturer Pirelli brought their C2, C3 and C4 compound tyres for teams to use in the race, the middle range of the five compounds available in terms of hardness.


2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Practice
Lewis Hamilton finished the only practice session fastest ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and the other Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas.


2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Qualifying
Valtteri Bottas took pole by 0.097s ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton. Pierre Gasly's 4th place was Scuderia AlphaTauri's best qualifying result as a constructor and the best qualifying result for the team since the 2008 Italian Grand Prix when they competed as Scuderia Toro Rosso.


2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Race
Valtteri Bottas initially led from pole while Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton to move up from 3rd into 2nd at the start. On the second lap Bottas hit some debris on the track which damaged his car, slowing his progress for the remainder of the race. Daniel Ricciardo overtook Pierre Gasly at the start to move up into fourth place, only for Gasly to retire from the race in the early stages with a coolant leak.


2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Race
Bottas and Verstappen pitted for new tyres earlier in the race. Hamilton pitted during a virtual safety car meaning the pitstop cost him less time than his rivals, allowing him to lead the race after the first round of pitstops. Verstappen eventually passed Bottas, only for a tyre failure to cause his car to leave the track and get beached in the gravel trap at the Villeneuve chicane. This brought out a safety car and bunched up the field for the final few laps of the race.


2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Race
During the safety car period George Russell, who had been running in 10th, spun and crashed his Williams car into a wall between Piratella and Aqua Minerale whilst trying to warm his tyres. After the safety car restart Daniil Kvyat moved up several positions into fourth place whilst Alex Albon spun from fifth and dropped to the back. Ricciardo inherited third place behind the two Mercedes drivers after Sergio Pérez pitted for new tyres behind the safety car.


2020 Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2020 Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio TISSOT dell'Emilia Romagna e della Riviera di Rimini) was the eighth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, the seventh round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship and the fourth and fifth round of the 2020 MotoE World Cup. It was held at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Misano Adriatico on 20 September 2020.


2020 Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Background, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The opening rounds of the 2020 championship were heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several Grands Prix were cancelled or postponed after the aborted opening round in Qatar, prompting the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme to draft a new calendar. However, the San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix was not impacted by this change and kept its original date.


2020 Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Background, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Organisers of the race signed a contract with Dorna Sports, the sport's commercial rights holder, to host a second round at the circuit on 20 September (a week after the first race) to be known as the "Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix". The race was named for Emilia Romagna, the region of Italy that the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli is located in. The race was also the third time in the sport's history that the same venue and circuit layout hosted back-to-back World Championship races.


2020 Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Background, MotoGP Championship standings before the race
After the seventh round at the 2020 San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix, Andrea Dovizioso on 76 points,  lead the championship by 6 points over Fabio Quartararo with Jack Miller a further 12 points behind.


2020 Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Background, MotoGP Championship standings before the race
In the Teams' Championship, Petronas Yamaha SRT with 127 points, lead the championship from Monster Energy Yamaha with 116. Ducati Team sat 15 points behind the factory Yamaha in third, and one point ahead of fourth-placed Team Suzuki Ecstar with 100 points, while Pramac Racing sat 5th on 97 points.


2020 Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Free practice, Combined Free Practice 1-2-3
The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.


2020 Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Free practice, Free Practice 4
The first three positions of the session are as follows.


2020 Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Race, Moto2
The race, scheduled to be run for 25 laps, was red-flagged after 6 full laps due to wet track conditions. The race was later restarted over 10 laps with the starting grid determined by the classification of the first part.


2020 Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.


2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election
The 2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election took place in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on 26 January 2020. The result was the victory of the centre-left coalition and the confirmation of Stefano Bonaccini as President of Emilia-Romagna, with more than 51% of votes, nearly doubling the number of votes received in 2014.


2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election
The election was held concurrently with a regional election in Calabria.


2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election, Electoral law
The Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna (Assemblea Legislativa dell'Emilia-Romagna) is composed of 50 members. Forty councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a 3% quorum, Droop quota and open lists, while ten councillors (elected in bloc) come from a "regional list", including the President-elect. The 3% quota does not apply to parties tied to a candidate who gathers more than 5% of votes. One seat is reserved for the candidate who comes second.


2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election, Electoral law
If a coalition wins more than 50% of the total seats in the Council with PR, only five candidates from the regional list will be picked, and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be forty-five. If the winning coalition receives less than 40% of the seats, special seats are added to the Council to ensure a large majority for the President's coalition.


2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election, Background
Despite Emilia-Romagna having always been considered one of the "red regions" – a stronghold of left-wing parties since the end of the World War II – in the 2018 general election the centre-right coalition became the largest political force in the region. The 2020 regional election has been considered as the first competitive one in the history of the region.


2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election, Background
The centre-left nominated incumbent governor Stefano Bonaccini at the head of a coalition including the Democratic Party (PD) and its left-wing allies of Free and Equal (LeU) and Green Europe (EV), as well as More Europe (+Eu). Bonaccini also launched a personal civic list, named "Bonaccini for President", which included, among others, members from Matteo Renzi's Italia Viva (IV), Carlo Calenda's Action and Federico Pizzarotti's Italia in Comune (IiC). The centre-right proposed Senator Lucia Borgonzoni, member of the League (Lega) and former undersecretary to cultural activities in Giuseppe Conte's first government. The centre-right coalition included also Brothers of Italy (FdI), Forza Italia (FI) and Cambiamo! (C! ).


2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election, Campaign
The official election campaign was opened on 14 November by the League, which organized a rally at the PalaDozza, the sport arena of Bologna. On that occasion Matteo Salvini presented the centre-right candidate Lucia Borgonzoni. At the same time, a flash mob named "6000 Sardines against Salvini" was organized in Piazza Maggiore, to peacefully protest against Salvini's campaign in Emilia-Romagna. On the following day, Nicola Zingaretti's Democratic Party held a three-day convention in Bologna, known as Tutta un'altra storia ("A whole different story").


2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election, Campaign
On 19 November, Bonaccini and Borgonzoni had their first television debate, hosted by the talk show #Cartabianca by Bianca Berlinguer on Rai 3. The debate was followed by about 1.6 million viewers (6% share).


2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election, Campaign
After a period of uncertainty regarding its participation in the regional elections, and after a decline in opinion polls and poor election results in 2019 Umbrian election, on 21 November the Five Star Movement launched a survey on its on-line platform "Rousseau", to ask its members if they should participate in the following regional elections. Almost 70% of members voted to run in the elections, and therefore M5S leader Luigi Di Maio announced the presentation of M5S electoral lists and a M5S candidate for the regional presidency, without party alliances.


2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election, Campaign
On 7 December, more than 10,000 people gathered Piazza Maggiore in Bologna for the launch of Bonaccini's electoral campaign.


2020 Emir of Qatar Cup
The 2020 Emir of Qatar Cup is the 48th edition of the Qatari cup tournament in men's football. It will be played by the first and second level divisions of the Qatari football league structure. The cup winner is guaranteed a place in the 2021 AFC Champions League. It was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar.


2020 Emir of Qatar Cup, Final
Assistant referees:Majid Al-ShammariZahy Al ShmariFourth official:Abdulhadi Al RowailyAssistant video assistant referees:


2020 Emir of Qatar Cup, Top goalscorers
Note: Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition.


2020 Emperor's Cup
The 2020 Emperor's Cup (Emperor's Cup JFA 100th Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第100回全日本サッカー選手権大会)) was the 100th edition of the annual Japanese national football cup tournament. The tournament, originally scheduled to begin on 23 May, was rescheduled to begin on 16 September and ended with the final on 1 January 2021 at the National Stadium.


2020 Emperor's Cup
The number of teams was reduced to 50 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, and subsequently changed to 52 teams. Both the champions of the 2020 J2 League and the 2020 J3 League entered at the quarter-finals. The top two teams from the 2020 J1 League entered at the semi-finals.


2020 Emperor's Cup
The defending champions were Vissel Kobe but they were unable to defend the title as they failed to qualify through the top two of the 2020 J1 League.


2020 Emperor's Cup
The J1 League champions Kawasaki Frontale completed the double by beating the league's runners-up Gamba Osaka in the final, earning their first Emperor's Cup title.


2020 Emperor's Cup, Regional allocation
JFA decided that 48 amateur teams would be split into 8 regions, and each region would be represented by 1 team in the Fourth Round. 8 regions were based on 9 regional football associations in Japan (Hokkaido & Tohoku would be merged into a single region).


2020 Emperor's Cup, First Round
The draw for the first through third rounds was conducted on 29 July 2020.


2020 Emperor's Cup, Fifth Round
Venues for the fifth round through the semi-finals were announced on 10 December, depending on the teams advanced to the respective matches.


2020 Emperor's Cup Final
The 2020 Emperor's Cup Final was the final of the 100th edition of the Emperor's Cup, the 2020 Emperor's Cup.


2020 Emperor's Cup Final
The match was contested at the newly rebuilt Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.


2020 Emperor's Cup Final
The J1 League champions Kawasaki Frontale completed the double by beating the league's runners-up Gamba Osaka 1–0 in the final, earning their first Emperor's Cup title.


2020 Emperor's Cup Final, Format
The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team.


2020 Empress's Cup
The 2020 Empress's Cup was the 42nd season of the Japanese women's football main cup competition. NTV Beleza won the competition after defeating Urawa Red 4–3 at the final, winning their fourth consecutive and 15th overall title.


2020 Empress's Cup
Matches especially the semi-finals and final were streamed live on .


2020 Empress's Cup, Calendar and format
Below are the dates for each round as given by the official schedule:


2020 Empress's Cup, Final
The final was played on 29 December 2020 at the Sanga Stadium in Kameoka, Kyoto


2020 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42
The 2020 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42 was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France between 27 January and 2 February 2020.


2020 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts:


2020 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42 – Doubles
Cornelia Lister and Renata Voráčová were the defending champions, but they chose not to participate.


2020 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42 – Doubles
Jaqueline Cristian and Elena-Gabriela Ruse won the title, defeating Ekaterine Gorgodze and Raluca Șerban in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), [10–8].


2020 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42 – Singles
Rebecca Šramková was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Natalia Vikhlyantseva.


2020 Engie Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42 – Singles
Ysaline Bonaventure won the title, defeating Arantxa Rus in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–3).


2020 English Football League play-offs
The English Football League play-offs for the 2019–20 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in June, July and August 2020 with all finals played at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-offs began in each league with two semi-finals played over two legs. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place in the Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th-placed teams in League Two were set to compete. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining promotion for the following season.


2020 English Football League play-offs
The away goals rule does not apply in the playoff semi-finals per the standard rules.


2020 English Football League play-offs, Background
The English Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places. The fixtures are determined by final league position – in the Championship and League One this is 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th, while in League Two it is 4th v 7th and 5th v 6th.


2020 English Football League play-offs, Championship
The matchups were determined on 22 July 2020 on the conclusion of the league season.


2020 English Football League play-offs, League One
After suspending play due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, EFL League One clubs voted to curtail the season, and using points per game (PPG) to decide the final standings.


2020 English Football League play-offs, League Two
After suspending play due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, EFL League Two clubs voted to curtail the season, and using points per game (PPG) to decide the final standings.


2020 English Greyhound Derby
The 2020 Star Sports and ARC Greyhound Derby took place during October 2020, with the final being held on 31 October 2020 at Nottingham Greyhound Stadium. The event was rescheduled following the original May event postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 English Greyhound Derby
It was the second time that the event had been held in Nottingham and was sponsored by Star Sports and ARC. The dates of the competition were originally set as: First Round (10/11 April), Second Round (17/18 April), Third Round (25 April), Quarter Finals (2 May), Semi Finals (9 May) and Final (16 May). The revised dates for a reduced event (96 runners only and one less round) were First Round (2/3 October), Second Round (10 October), Quarter Finals (17 October), Semi Finals (24 October) and Final (31 October). The 96 runners were selected from 130 entries which resulted in the unusual situation where there were 34 reserves on standby.


2020 English Greyhound Derby
The competition was dominated by the Irish entry with four greyhounds making the final for the second year in a row, in the history of the competition this had only happened twice before (2016 and 2019). The final was won by Irish runner Deerjet Sydney trained by Pat Buckley, owned by Kenny Glen and bred by Eileen Lingane. The final contained two full litter brothers (the winner Deerjet Sydney and Smurfs Machine) and a half sister (Coolavanny Chick).


2020 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Final distances
¾ , 3, 5, 1¾, Dis (lengths) 0.08 sec = one length


2020 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Final report
Deerjet Sydney broke extremely well and recorded a 4.91 sectional which resulted in an all the way win. An even break behind resulted in the Graham Holland runners being crowded on the run up and favourite Southwood Jet chose the final to record his worst start in the competition. Smurfs Machine was nicley placed in second but faded while Ballydoyle Valor made up ground on the leader to finish second with Coolavanny Chick third. Wolfe checked at the second bend and suffered ligament damage which resulted in his trainer stating that he would be retired.


2020 English Greyhound Derby, Competition review
The event attracted 130 entries, which was as expected significantly down on the previous year due to the COVID-19 problems. However, there were still 19 Irish entries and some of these topped the ante post betting list; Graham Holland's Newinn Session was the 10-1 favourite with 2019 Irish Greyhound Derby Champion Lenson Bocko next at 16–1, a price matched by the top English entry Bockos Doomie (Puppy Derby and Sussex Cup champion). Other leading entries included Wolfe, Black Parachute, Kilara Lion and Smallmead. Notable absences included defending champion Priceless Blake and the recently retired Ice on Fire.


2020 English Greyhound Derby, Competition review
The feeling around the event was the uncertainty of what might happen, the Irish hounds that had travelled had the current form on their cards which indicated another Irish victory but the year had been disrupted to such a degree that many had no idea of the capabilities of the British entry in the premier event.


2020 English Greyhound Derby, Competition review
The first round got underway on Friday 2 October with 8 heats in very wet weather making the track slow. The first heat went to the Irish as Deerjet Sydney (Buckley) won in 29.83 but Irish hope Black Parachute was eliminated in heat 2. Pat Buckley won his second heat when Glengar Bale impressed in 29.55 but Kilara Lion failed to progress. Ladbrokes Gold Cup champion Gonzo won heat 5 before Knockaboul Syd won a third heat for Buckley in a fast 29.66.


2020 English Greyhound Derby, Competition review
The final heat went to the Gary Carmichael trained Little Emir in 29.62 but big favourite Roxholme Kristof was knocked out. Little Emir was disqualified from the competition on 9 October after returning a positive sample taken after the race. Continual heavy rain resulted in extraordinary conditions the following night on a track rated at 130 (1.30 seconds) slow in places but the Irish stamped their authority on the competition.


2020 English Greyhound Derby, Competition review
Graham Holland produced three winners in Wolfe, Ballydoyle Valor and Newinn Session and Buckley had a fourth first round winner with Doolin Duke and Noel Hehir's Coolavanny Chick made it eight Irish winners out of the 16 heats. The conditions made it impossible to assess the times and those qualifying did well to progress with greyhounds kicking up wet sand in front of them. Other notable names to progress included Lenson Bocko, Bockos Doomie and Kilara Icon.


2020 English Greyhound Derby, Competition review
The second round was once again dominated by the Irish with Pat Buckley training another treble with runners well backed off course. Knockaboul Syd won the first heat in a fast 29.29, from Swift Lettuce and Lenson Bocko but favourite Newinn Session was eliminated. Ballydoyle Valor won heat two followed by an English win by Southwood Jet. Deerjet Sydney recorded an impressive 29.15 winning heat four and Coolavanny Chick took the next heat which saw the challenges of both Doolin Duke and Feudal Spirit come to an end.


2020 English Greyhound Derby, Competition review
The John Mullins trained Rockmount Ozzy provided a huge shock in heat six when winning at odds of 40–1 with Wolfe scraping through in third place. Buckley's third success was with Glengar Bale who battled with Churchill Holly for the win in heat seven where Bockos Doomie was eliminated. The eighth and final heat saw a sixth Irish success of the night when Swanley Chick won but Gonzo failed to progress. No less than six unbeaten greyhounds went into the quarter final draw.


2020 English Greyhound Derby, Competition review
The quarter final draw was unfortunate for Pat Buckley because all three of his remaining charges were drawn in the fourth and final heat which looked the strongest on paper. The first heat resulted in a win for Wolfe who won in 29.47 defeating Coolavanny Chick by 2 lengths and making amends for his early exit the previous year. Heat two went to Southwood Jet trained by Richard Rees and the blue dog remained unbeaten but Lenson Bocko was eliminated in the same heat. Smurfs Machine won the third heat which saw favourite Ballydoyle Valor qualify in third place. The fourth and final heat ended in a 1-2 finish for Buckley with Knockaboul Syd and Deerjet Sydney but his third runner Glengar Bale was eliminated along with Kilara Icon.


2020 English Greyhound Derby, Competition review
Two hounds, Southwood Jet and Knockaboul Syd remained unbeaten going into the semi finals but the event was wide open following all four quarter finals being won within 7 spots of each other. Southwood Jet duly won the first semi final and would go into the final as the only unbeaten greyhound in the competition, he led all the way on another very wet night which resulted in slow times once again. Ballydoyle Valor ran well to finish second and Coolavanny Chick took third but favourite Knockaboul Syd finished last after encountering trouble at the second bend. An Irish 1–2 in the second semi final (Wolfe from Deerjey Sydney) meant that four Irish hounds would make the final for the second year in succession. Smurfs Machine took the remaining qualifying spot for the 2020 Derby final.


2020 English National Badminton Championships
The 2020 English National Badminton Championships were held at the Westgate Badminton Centre in Winchester, from 1-2 February, 2020.


2020 English Open (snooker)
The 2020 Matchroom.Live English Open was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 12 to 18 October 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. It was the second completed ranking event of the 2020–21 season and the fifth edition of the English Open, first held in 2016.


2020 English Open (snooker)
The event featured 123 professionals and 5 amateurs. On the first day of the event, two players withdrew from the event due to COVID-19, Stuart Carrington tested positive, while Sam Craigie came into contact with Carrington. Snooker referee Andrew Barklam also tested positive. On the second day, two more players had to withdraw, Peter Lines tested positive, who also came into contact with his son, Oliver Lines.


2020 English Open (snooker)
The defending champion was Mark Selby, who defeated David Gilbert 9–1 in the 2019 final. Selby lost 5–6 to Neil Robertson in the semi-finals.


2020 English Open (snooker)
Judd Trump beat Neil Robertson 9–8 in the final after being 4–7 down to win his 18th ranking title (equaling Neil Robertson and Mark Selby) and become the first player to win three Home Nations titles.


2020 English Open (snooker), Prize fund
The event's total prize fund was a total of £405,000, with the winner receiving £70,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2020 English Open (snooker), Century breaks
A total of 66 century breaks were made by 35 players during the event.


2020 English cricket season
The 2020 English cricket season was originally scheduled to run between 2 April and 25 September. It was planned to have first-class, one-day and Twenty20 cricket competitions throughout England and Wales and as well as the launch of a new franchised 100 ball competition, The Hundred; it would have been the 131st year in which the County Championship has been an official competition.


2020 English cricket season
On 24 April 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that no professional cricket would be played in England before 1 July 2020. In late May 2020, the ECB looked at the scheduling of domestic cricket for the summer, with the Royal London One-Day Cup likely to be abandoned. The ECB also confirmed that no domestic cricket would be played before 1 August 2020. In June 2020, some clubs raised concerns about the logistics of travelling and the financial viability of playing first-class cricket, with 50-over matches being a more realistic possibility. On 29 June 2020, the ECB confirmed that the county cricket season would begin on 1 August 2020, with the formats to be agreed in early July.


2020 English cricket season
On 7 July 2020, the majority of counties voted to play first-class and Twenty20 cricket, with the Royal London One-Day Cup being cancelled. The launch of The Hundred was also postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic. A one-off first-class competition, named the Bob Willis Trophy, was created to replace the County Championship, which was suspended until 2021; the counties were split into three regional groups with a final to be held at Lord's.


2020 English cricket season
As a result of the pandemic, the vast majority of clubs placed players and staff on furlough. The traditional start to the season between the County Championship teams and the six Marylebone Cricket Club University teams (MCCU) of England and Wales, was cancelled. The first two rounds of fixtures would have been first-class matches, with the ECB stating that the 2020 University Matches would have been the last ones to have first-class status.


2020 English cricket season
Cricket returned on 8 July 2020 when England and the West Indies began a three match test series behind closed doors at the Rose Bowl with subsequent Tests also played behind closed doors at Old Trafford.


2020 Epsom Derby
The 2020 Epsom Derby was the 241st annual running of the Derby horse race and took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 4 July 2020. The race was sponsored by Investec. It was originally scheduled to take place at on 6 June 2020, but was postponed until later in the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually rescheduled to take place on 4 July 2020.


2020 Epsom Derby
The winner was the Coolmore Stud's chestnut colt Serpentine, ridden by Emmet McNamara and trained at Ballydoyle in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien, who saddled a record eighth Derby winner. McNamara was riding in the Derby for the first time and registered his first win in any race since October 2019.


2020 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
The initial entry for the 2020 Epsom Derby, announced in December 2018, consisted of 356 yearlings whose owners paid for each horse entered. The number of entries was an increase of 18 on the initial entry for the 2019 race, and included 12 horses from the Godolphin organisation and 75 from the Coolmore Stud. Khalid Abdullah entered 16 horses and five-time winning owner Aga Khan IV had 19 entries. Queen Elizabeth II entered 5 horses for the race.


2020 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
Two wild card entries were planned, one for winning the Investec Derby "Wild Card" Conditions Race in September 2019 and the other for winning the 2020 Blue Riband Trial Stakes. Grand Rock, trained by William Haggas won the September 2019 race to claim the first wild card entry. The 2020 running of the Blue Riband Trial Stakes was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom


2020 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
The COVID outbreak lead to the Derby being postponed to 4 July 2020, although the course and distance remained unchanged. The restrictions imposed owing to the pandemic meant that many of the traditional trial races for the Derby were either cancelled or rearranged. For example, the Dante Stakes, usually a major trial, was postponed to July and run after the Derby, whereas the King Edward VII Stakes which is usually run after the Derby became a trial race for the Epsom classic.


2020 Epsom Derby, Race synopsis, Entries and race build-up
A further consideration for the rescheduled meeting was the need to run the race without spectators ("behind closed doors"). The course can be accessed by a number of public footpaths and bridleways and in order to hold the meeting behind closed doors at Epsom the local council had to approve an application for public access to be restricted. The original entries for the race were cancelled on 8 April 2020 with entry fees being refunded. The race attracted a total of seventeen entries when it was reopened on 28 June 2020. Of these seventeen, sixteen were declared on 2 July 2020, with the exception being the Aidan O'Brien-trained Armory.


2020 Epsom Derby, Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter; nse = nose; hd = head.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.


2020 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2019


2020 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 2020 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:


2020 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby:


2020 Erovnuli Liga
The 2020 Erovnuli Liga or Crystalbet Erovnuli Liga 2020 (formerly known as Umaglesi Liga) was the 32nd season of top-tier football in Georgia. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions. The season began on 29 February 2020 and ended on 10 December 2020. The league winners will earn a place in the UEFA Champions League and the second and third-placed clubs will earn a place in the new UEFA Europa Conference League.


2020 Erovnuli Liga
In March the season was suspended following a decision by the Georgian Football Federation due to COVID-19 pandemic, initially until 1 April, but later the suspension was extended to late June. Each team played 18 matches instead of the planned 36.


2020 Erovnuli Liga, Results
Each team will play the other nine teams home and away, for a total of 18 games each.


2020 Erovnuli Liga 2
The 2020 Erovnuli Liga 2 (formerly known as Pirveli Liga) was the 32nd season of second tier football in Georgia. The season began on 2 March 2020 and ended on 9 December 2020.Due to COVID-19 pandemic, each team will play 18 matches instead of the planned 36.


2020 Erovnuli Liga 2, Results
Each team will play the other nine teams home and away once, for a total of 18 games each.


2020 Erste Bank Open
The 2020 Erste Bank Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 46th edition of the event, and part of the ATP Tour 500 Series of the 2020 ATP Tour. It was held at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, from 26 October until 1 November 2020.


2020 Erste Bank Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Erste Bank Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2020 Erste Bank Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2020 Erste Bank Open – Doubles
Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo won the title, defeating Murray and Skupski in the final, 7–6(7–5), 7–5.


2020 Erste Bank Open – Doubles
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury were the defending champions, but they withdrew from the tournament before their quarterfinal match against Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski.


2020 Erste Bank Open – Singles
Dominic Thiem was the defending champion, but lost to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals.


2020 Erste Bank Open – Singles
Rublev went on to win the title, defeating Lorenzo Sonego in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2020 Esiliiga
The 2020 Esiliiga was the 30th season of the Esiliiga, second tier of Estonian football.


2020 Esiliiga, Teams
A total of 10 teams contest in the league, including 6 sides from the 2019 season, one relegated from 2019 Meistriliiga and three promoted from the 2019 Esiliiga B.


2020 Esiliiga B
The 2020 Esiliiga B is the 8th season of the Esiliiga B, third-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013.


2020 Esiliiga B, Teams
Of the 10 participating teams 6 remained following the 2019 Esiliiga B. The 2019 champions FC Nõmme United, runners-up JK Vaprus Vändra and 3rd placed Pärnu were promoted to the Esiliiga, while 10th placed Põhja-Tallinna JK Volta were relegated to the II liiga. The four new sides in this year's campaign are Tartu JK Welco, Rakvere JK Tarvas, Läänemaa JK and Tallinna Kalev II.


2020 Estonian Athletics Championships
The 2020 Estonian Athletics Championships (Estonian: Eesti meistrivõistlused 2020) was the 103rd edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in Estonia. It was held between 8–9 August at the Kadriorg Stadium in Tallinn. The 10,000 metres races were held separately on 19 July. The competition was scheduled for earlier in the year to serve as qualification for the 2020 European Athletics Championships, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Estonian Football Winter Tournament
The 2020 Estonian Football Winter Tournament or the 2020 EJL Jalgpallihalli Turniir is the fifth edition of the annual tournament in Estonia. This tournament is divided into 5 groups of 7 teams.


2020 Estonian Small Cup
The  2020 Estonian Small Cup was the 11th season of the Estonian amateur football knockout tournament. The tournament was scheduled to began on 16 June 2020, and the final was scheduled to take place in November 2020 at the Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn. Paide Linnameeskond III were the current cup holders. The tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Estonian Small Cup, First round
The league level that the team represents is indicated in brackets


2020 Estonian Small Cup, First round
Rahvaliiga RL (people's league) is a league organized by Estonian Football Association, but not part of the main league system.


2020 Estonian Small Cup, Second round
The league level that the team represents is indicated in brackets


2020 Estonian Small Cup, Second round
Rahvaliiga RL (people's league) is a league organized by Estonian Football Association, but not part of the main league system.


2020 Estonian Small Cup, Third round
The league level that the team represents is indicated in brackets


2020 Estonian Small Cup, Third round
Rahvaliiga RL (people's league) is a league organized by Estonian Football Association, but not part of the main league system.


2020 Ethiopia bus attack
The 2020 Ethiopia bus attack was a mass shooting on a bus in western Ethiopia on 14 November 2020. It occurred in Benishangul-Gumuz Region, as the bus was travelling between Wenbera and Chagni in the context of the wider Metekel conflict. The attack left at least 34 people dead.


2020 Ettan
The 2020 Ettan, part of the 2020 Swedish football season is the 15th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The season started on 14 June 2020 and ended on 29 November 2020.


2020 Ettan, Teams
32 teams contest the league divided into two divisions, Norra and Södra. 22 returning from the 2019 season, three relegated from Superettan and seven promoted from Division 2. The champion of each division will qualify directly for promotion to Superettan, while the two runners-up compete in a play-off against the thirteenth and fourteenth teams from Superettan to decide who will play in the 2021 Superettan. The bottom three teams in each division will qualify directly for relegation to Division 2, while the two thirteenth-placed teams play against each other while the top two runners-up from Division 2 play against each other to decide who will play in 2021 Ettan.


2020 Ettan, Relegation play-offs
The 13th-placed teams of each division meet each other, and the best two runners-up from 2020 Division 2 meet each other, in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis. The winners of each matchup qualify for the 2021 Division 1.


2020 Ettan, Relegation play-offs
3–3 on aggregate. Västra Frölunda IF won on away goals and are promoted to Division 1.


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 2020 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) was the 23rd edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League, the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between men's national teams. It is organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League
The season was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting a campaign completely unrecognisable to that of recent seasons. Originally due to start in June, the start of the season was postponed until September which ultimately saw the entire regular season cancelled. Therefore, all competing teams were entered straight into their respective divisions' post-season events: nations of Division A into the Superfinal, to compete to become the winners of this year's EBSL, and countries of Division B into the Promotion Final, to try to earn a spot in Division A next year. However, due to travel restrictions caused by the pandemic, many nations chose not to participate, and ultimately no competition concerning Division B took place at all.


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League
Portugal were the defending champions and successfully retained their title, earning their seventh European crown.


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League, Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Initial consequences
The preliminary 2020 EBSL season schedule was released in November 2019. It was planned that the regular season, taking place during June and July, would consist of five stages of fixtures in Moscow (Russia), Naples (Italy), Nazaré (Portugal), Budapest (Hungary) and one unnamed location.


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League, Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Initial consequences
In March 2020, with the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic increasing rapidly across Europe, Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) announced the suspension of all beach soccer competitions under their auspices until at least June to protect the health of all those involved. In May, with the situation yet to improve, BSWW extended the suspension until September – typically this is the end of the EBSL season. However, in July, with the situation in Europe easing, BSWW announced that the EBSL season would begin in August but with major format changes due to the virus's effect:


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League, Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Calendar and locations
Chișinău, Moldova was to host the Promotion Final from 19 to 23 August, whilst Figueira da Foz, Portugal was to host the Superfinal from 1–6 September. Organisers, BSWW, stressed the schedule may be changed depending on the future state of the COVID-19 pandemic; changes were subsequently made:


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League, Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Calendar and locations
The local organisers in Figueira da Foz decided to defer hosting until 2021 due to the requirement of having to play their event behind closed doors this year. Later, due to cross-border travel restrictions because of the pandemic, BSWW and the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) agreed to postpone Chișinău's hosting until 2021 as well.


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League, Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Calendar and locations
The Superfinal was rescheduled to take place as follows, however the Promotion Final was never rescheduled and thus no competition regarding Division B took place this season:


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams
The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 37 nations.


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams, Division A
With COVID-19 concerns and restrictions in mind, of the 12 sides in the top tier, just five decided to participate as follows. This made it the first season of the competition not to feature Italy or Spain.


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal
Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré, WEST (UTC+1)


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal
All matches took place at the Estádio do Viveiro on Praia de Nazaré (Nazaré Beach). Due to COVID-19 concerns, the matches were played behind closed doors.


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal
The Superfinal was played in a single round-robin format, involving one group of all five teams. The team with the most points after all games were completed were crowned EBSL champions.


2020 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal
As per the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the competition, no team was relegated to Division B this season.


2020 Euro Hockey League Women
The 2020 Euro Hockey League Women was supposed to be the first edition of the Euro Hockey League Women, Europe's premier women's club field hockey tournament, organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was originally scheduled to be held at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 9 to 13 April 2020.


2020 Euro Hockey League Women
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe the tournament was put on hold in March 2020. On 12 May 2020, it was announced that the tournament was postponed to October 2020. The tournament was officially cancelled on 14 August 2020.


2020 Euro Hockey League Women, Association team allocation
A total of 8 teams from 6 of the 45 EHF member associations would participate in the 2020 EHL Women. The association rankings based on the EHL country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2020 Euro Hockey League Women, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2020 Euro Hockey League Women, the associations were allocated places according to their 2019 EHCC country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in the EuroHockey Club Cup and the EuroHockey Club Trophy from 2016–17 to 2018–19.


2020 Euro Winners Cup
The 2020 Euro Winners Cup was the eighth edition of the Euro Winners Cup (EWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for men's top-division European clubs. The championship is the sport's version of the better known UEFA Champions League in association football.


2020 Euro Winners Cup
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal.


2020 Euro Winners Cup
The competition was supposed to take place from 29 May to 7 June. However, on 1 May, all BSWW tournaments were suspended until September because of safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. BSWW rescheduled the competition for 8–13 September. However, due to persisting travel restrictions and health worries deterring clubs from travelling, the pandemic caused the competition to happen on a smaller scale this year than in recent.


2020 Euro Winners Cup
The competition began with a round robin group stage. At its conclusion, the best teams progressed to the knockout stage, a series of single elimination games to determine the winners, starting with the round of 16 and ending with the final. Classification matches were also played to determine other final rankings.


2020 Euro Winners Cup
Braga of Portugal were the three-time defending champions, but lost on penalties in the final to Kristall of Russia who won their third title.


2020 Euro Winners Cup, Teams, Qualification
Initially, entry requirements were as last year. To enter automatically, a club needed to be the champions of their country's most recent national championship (and for Europe's strongest leagues, the runners-up and third placed clubs could also enter). Any club that didn't meet these requirement was entitled to enter the accompanying Euro Winners Challenge (preliminary round) to take place in the days prior to the competition proper, as a last opportunity to qualify for the EWC main round.


2020 Euro Winners Cup, Teams, Qualification
But due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the competition, many eligible clubs were unable/did not want to participate due to travel restrictions and quarantine measures upon their repatriation.


2020 Euro Winners Cup, Venues
Two venues were used in one host city: Nazaré, Leiria District, Portugal.


2020 Euro Winners Cup, Venues
Matches took place at Praia de Nazaré (Nazaré Beach) on one of two pitches. The Estádio do Viveiro (Viveiro Stadium) and an external purpose made pitch, located adjacent to the main stadium, simply known as Pitch 2.


2020 Euro Winners Cup, Squads
Each club could submit a squad consisting of a maximum of 12 players. A maximum of four foreign players were allowed to be part of the squad, however only three of the four could be outfield players; if a fourth foreign player was to be rostered they must be a goalkeeper.


2020 Euro Winners Cup, Draw
The draw to split the 27 clubs into six groups of four and one of three took place at 11:00 WEST (UTC+1) on 5 September in Nazaré, Portugal. The draw was conducted by the Mayor of Nazaré, Walter Chicharro and Portuguese beach soccer player, Madjer. The draw was closed to club representatives due to COVID-19 safety measures.


2020 Euro Winners Cup, Draw
Seven clubs were seeded and automatically assigned to position one of each group: the host club, the reigning champions and the highest ranked club from the most recent national championship of each country ranked in the top five strongest European leagues, as per the BSWW League ranking (Portugal, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, Germany). The remaining 20 clubs were split into three pots, based on a combination their club ranking and the slot allocation for each country. One club from each pot was drawn into each group.


2020 Euro Winners Cup, Draw
Two clubs from the same country could not be placed into the same group, save for Portuguese clubs (eight teams but only seven groups), however the two Sótão clubs must be kept separate.


2020 Euro Winners Cup, Group stage
The top two teams from each group, and the best two third places teams, advance to the round of 16.


2020 Euro Winners Cup, Group stage, Ranking of third placed teams
The first, the second and the two best third placed teams advanced to knockout stage. Since groups A and D consisted of three teams, for the three first placed teams from the other groups (B, C, E, F, G), their results against the teams finishing in fourth place in their group were discounted for this ranking.


2020 Euro Winners Cup, Knockout stage, Draw
The draw to determine the round of 16 ties and composition of the knockout stage bracket took place on 10 September after the conclusion of all group stage matches. It was conducted by the Mayor of Nazaré, Walter Chicharro, and Yuliia Dekhtiar, captain of Myria 2006, partaking in the women's tournament.


2020 Euro Winners Cup, Knockout stage, Draw
The 16 clubs were split into four pots of four based on their performance in the group stage, with the best performing clubs placed in Pot 1 down to the worst performing quartet in Pot 4:


2020 Euro Winners Cup, Knockout stage, Draw
Teams from Pot 1 were drawn against teams from Pot 4; teams from Pot 2 were drawn against teams from Pot 3. The drawing of ties alternated as such and were allocated to the bracket from top to bottom in the order they were drawn. However, teams that partook in the same group during the group stage could not be drawn against each other.


2020 EuroNASCAR Esports Series
The 2020 EuroNASCAR Esports Series is the inaugural season of the EuroNASCAR Esports Series. The series was launched after the opening rounds of the 2020 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This esports racing championship uses the iRacing platform with drivers racing NASCAR Cup Series machinery.


2020 EuroNASCAR Esports Series, Format
The series uses a heat racing system. After a 2-lap qualifying session, two 10-minute Heat Races will each send the top 15 drivers to the Main Event. Those left out from the Heat Races will have one last opportunity to find their way to the final through the 10-min Last Chance Qualifier, which will award six transfer positions. The Main Event Race will be 30 minutes long and award ENES championship points using the NWES points system.


2020 Euroformula Open Championship
The 2020 Euroformula Open Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seater open wheel formula racing cars that was held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in the new Dallara 320 car, which features the Halo safety device. It was the seventh Euroformula Open Championship season.


2020 Euroformula Open Championship
CryptoTower Racing Team driver Yifei Ye won the title after the second race at Barcelona, having won 11 races, 13 pole positions, 12 fastest lap.


2020 Euroformula Open Championship, Race calendar
A nine-round provisional calendar was revealed on 11 October 2019. While Silverstone Circuit is not on this season's calendar, Autodromo di Pergusa is scheduled to debut as a Euroformula Open Championship round. An updated calendar was announced on 22 October 2019.


2020 Euroformula Open Championship, Race calendar
After the start of the season was delayed due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic, a new 8-round calendar was announced on 21 May 2020. The round at Circuit de Pau-Ville, which was on the original schedule, was not run this season. On 3 June 2020 it was announced that the season opener at Hungaroring was moved back to 23–26 July. On 10 June 2020 the season opener was moved to 8–9 August, while the round at Autodromo di Pergusa was cancelled with plans to run there in 2021. Two of the eight rescheduled events will hold three races to compensate for the loss of one round. On 22 October, the planned season finale at Jarama was cancelled due to rising COVID-19 cases in Europe, and it was announced that Barcelona would hold four races instead.


2020 Euroformula Open Championship, Championship standings, Drivers' championship
Only the fifteen best race results counted towards the championship.


2020 Europe Top 16 Cup
The 2020 Europe Top 16 Cup (also referred to as the 2020 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition held from 8 to 9 February in Montreux, Switzerland, organised under the authority of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). It was the 49th edition of the event, and the fifth time that it had been held in Switzerland.


2020 Europe Top 16 Cup, Men's singles, Seeding
Players were seeded according to the European ranking for January 2020.


2020 Europe Top 16 Cup, Women's singles, Seeding
Players were seeded according to the European ranking for January 2020.


2020 Europe's Strongest Man
The 2020 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Harrogate, England from 5–6 September 2020 at the Allerton Castle. This event was held behind closed door due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Europe's Strongest Man, Results of events, Event 2: Hercules Hold
^ Mark Felix's time of 1m 32.37 is a new World Record.


2020 European 10 m Events Championships
The 2020 European 10 m Events Championships were held in Wrocław, Poland, from 23 February to 1 March 2020.


2020 European Amateur Team Championship
The 2020 European Amateur Team Championship took place 10–12 September at Hilversumsche Golf Club in the Netherlands. It was the 37th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.


2020 European Amateur Team Championship
The club was founded in 1895, as the fourth golf club in the Netherlands. Its present course consists of nine holes opened in 1918, designed by Henry Burrows, and nine holes opened in 1928, designed by Harry Colt. Latest major course changes was designed by Kyle Philips in 2009.


2020 European Amateur Team Championship
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the championship was played in a reduced format, with 14 teams participating, each of them with four players. All competitors played one 18-hole-round of stroke-play on the first day. The team scores were based on the leading three scores of each team.


2020 European Amateur Team Championship
Leader of the opening 18-hole competition was team Germany, with a 14-under-par score of 202, eight strokes ahead of host nation Netherlands. Defending champion team Sweden was another four strokes behind.


2020 European Amateur Team Championship
There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leader was Matthias Schmid, Germany, with a 10-under-par score of 62, six strokes ahead of nearest competitor.


2020 European Amateur Team Championship
After the first day the leading eight teams formed flight A and competed in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were being seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. Contests consisted of one foursome game in the morning and two singles in the afternoon. If a game was level after 18 holes, extra holes were played to get a result, although if the overall match result was already determined, later games that were level after 18 holes were halved.


2020 European Amateur Team Championship
The remaining teams, not qualified for Flight A, competed in a similar bracket in Flight B, to determine their final standings.


2020 European Amateur Team Championship
Germany won the gold medal, earning their first title, beating defending champions team Sweden in the final 2–1.


2020 European Amateur Team Championship
Team Switzerland earned the bronze on third place, after beating Italy 2–1 in the bronze match.


2020 European Amateur Team Championship, Teams
14 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of four players. Switzerland and Italy had qualified for the championship by finishing first and second in the 2019 Division 2. The other teams qualified through the 2019 championship.


2020 European Amateur Team Championship, Teams
Among teams qualified for the championship, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Spain and Portugal did not participate.


2020 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by thebest total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.


2020 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.


2020 European Aquatics Championships
The 2020 European Aquatics Championships (35th) were scheduled to take place in Budapest, Hungary, from 11 to 24 May 2020. However, on 5 May it was announced that the event had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 10 to 23 May 2021 set as replacement dates.


2020 European Aquatics Championships, Schedule
A total of 73 medal events were held across 4 disciplines. Competition dates by discipline are:


2020 European Aquatics Championships, Venues
The venues of the competition will be the Danube Arena, in central Budapest, for swimming, diving and artistic swimming events and the Lupa Lake, located in the town of Budakalász (part of the Budapest metropolitan area) for open water swimming events. Three other venues will be used for practice and training: the Komjádi Pool, the BVSC Pool and the Széchy Tamás Pool.


2020 European Aquatics Championships, Swimming, Men
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.


2020 European Aquatics Championships, Swimming, Women
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.


2020 European Aquatics Championships, Swimming, Mixed events
Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.


2020 European Baseball5 Championship
The 2020 European Baseball5 Championship was an international baseball5 tournament organized by the WBSC Europe, between 14 national teams. The 2020 Championship was held from February 28 to March 1, 2020, in Vilnius, Lithuania.


2020 European Beach Volleyball Championships
The 2020 European Beach Volleyball Championship is a 2020 edition of European Beach Volleyball Championship which is a unisex competition of national teams which took place from 15 to 20 September 2020 in Jūrmala in Latvia. The draw consisted of 32 men's & 32 women's teams, with  100,000 EUR prize money per gender.


2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament for boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics began on 14 March 2020 at the Copper Box Arena in London. On 16 March, the tournament was suspended and postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was to resume on 22 April 2021 and end on 26 April, but after cases rose in the United Kingdom in January, it was moved from London and further postponed. The tournament later ran from 4 June to 8 June 2021 at Le Grand Dôme in Villebon-sur-Yvette, France. It was expected spectators were not allowed to attend.


2020 European Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2020 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Prague, Czech Republic from 18 to 20 September 2020. Originally they were scheduled to take place in London, England, from 15 to 17 May 2020. However, on 18 March, the European Canoe Association announced that the event had been cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Later on it was announced that the event would be held in Prague instead of one of the rounds of the World Cup series.


2020 European Canoe Slalom Championships
It was the 21st edition of the competition, and took place at the Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre.


2020 European Canoe Slalom Championships
Several leading countries (including Germany, Great Britain and Slovakia) decided not to participate in the event due to COVID related concerns.


2020 European Championship (darts)
The 2020 Unibet European Championship was the thirteenth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation's European Championship tournament, which saw the top players from the four European tour events compete against each other. The tournament took place from 29 October–1 November 2020 at the König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany, having been moved from its original venue of the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund.


2020 European Championship (darts)
Rob Cross was the defending champion after defeating Gerwyn Price 11–6 in the 2019 final. However, he was beaten 6–3 by Martijn Kleermaker in the first round, as was top seed Joe Cullen in another upset, who lost to William O'Connor by the same scoreline.


2020 European Championship (darts)
Peter Wright won the tournament for the first time with an 11–4 win over James Wade in the final.


2020 European Championship (darts)
José de Sousa hit a nine-darter in his first-round match with Jeffrey de Zwaan, which he won 6–3.


2020 European Championship (darts), Prize money
The 2020 European Championship has a total prize fund of £500,000, the same as its previous edition.


2020 European Championship (darts), Qualification
The 2020 tournament continued the new qualification system used in the two previous editions: the top 32 players from the European Tour Order of Merit qualified for the tournament. The Order of Merit is solely based on prize money won in the four European tour events during the season, reduced from the planned 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 European Championship (darts), Qualification
As with the previous tournaments, players were drawn in a fixed bracket by their seeded order with the top qualifier playing the 32nd, the second playing the 31st and so on.


2020 European Championship (darts), Qualification
Glen Durrant (who would've been 23rd seed) had to withdraw from the tournament after testing positive for COVID-19 the week before, allowing William O'Connor to enter the tournament as the 32nd seed.


2020 European Cricket League
The 2020 European Cricket League – abbreviated ECL20 is the second edition of the European Cricket League which was initially scheduled be held from May 31 to June 7, 2020 at La Manga Club in Spain. Event organisers increased the number of eligible teams to sixteen this year. On 18 March 2020, it was announced that the tournament was postponed until 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 European Cricket League, List of participating teams and cricket federations at ECL20
ECL20 will feature 16 teams from 15 different countries, contesting 32 games spread over eight days of T10 action, adding from the inaugural tournament (ECL19) champion teams from Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Finland plus champion clubs representing Cricket Scotland and ICC full members Cricket Ireland and the England and Wales Cricket Board.


2020 European Darts Grand Prix
The 2020 European Darts Grand Prix was the third PDC European Tour event on the 2020 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany from 16–18 October 2020. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2020 European Darts Grand Prix
Ian White was the defending champion, after defeating Peter Wright 8–7 in the 2019 final. However, he lost 7–6 to José de Sousa in the semi-finals.


2020 European Darts Grand Prix
De Sousa won his first European Tour title after beating Michael van Gerwen 8–4 in the final.


2020 European Darts Grand Prix
The tournament was postponed from its original date of 20–22 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.


2020 European Darts Grand Prix, Prize money
This is how the prize money is divided, with the prize money being unchanged from the 2019 European Tour:


2020 European Darts Grand Prix, Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 4 February automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.


2020 European Darts Grand Prix, Qualification and format
The remaining 32 places went to players from four qualifying events and to two invitees – 24 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 14 February), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 15 October), two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 15 October), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 12 October 2019), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 8 February).


2020 European Darts Grand Prix, Qualification and format
The two highest ranked German players on the ProTour Order of Merit as of the 14 February cut-off date also qualified.


2020 European Darts Grand Prix, Qualification and format
Seeded players Peter Wright & Adrian Lewis; and unseeded players Ryan Joyce & Darren Webster all withdrew prior to the draw. The highest ranked qualifiers José de Sousa & Vincent van der Voort became seeds, and the number of places available from the Host Nation Qualifier increased from two to six.


2020 European Figure Skating Championships
The 2020 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Graz, Austria, on 20–26 January 2020. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dance. The competition determined the entry quotas for each federation at the 2021 European Championships.


2020 European Figure Skating Championships, Qualification, Age and minimum TES requirements
The competition is open to skaters from all European member nations of the International Skating Union. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters is the 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.


2020 European Figure Skating Championships, Qualification, Age and minimum TES requirements
Skaters are eligible for the 2020 European Championships if they turned 15 years of age before July 1, 2019 and have met the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepts scores if they were obtained at senior-level ISU-recognized international competitions at least 21 days before the first official practice day of the championships.


2020 European Figure Skating Championships, Qualification, Number of entries per discipline
Based on the results of the 2019 European Championships, each country can field one to three entries per discipline.


2020 European Figure Skating Championships, Entries
Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2019. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on 3 January 2020.


2020 European Figure Skating Championships, Medal summary, Medalists
Medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest overall placements in each discipline:


2020 European Figure Skating Championships, Medal summary, Medalists
Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest short program or rhythm dance placements in each discipline:


2020 European Figure Skating Championships, Medal summary, Medalists
Medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest free skating or free dance placements in each discipline:


2020 European Figure Skating Championships, Medal summary, Medals by country
Table of small medals for placement in the short/rhythm segment:


2020 European Figure Skating Championships, Medal summary, Medals by country
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:


2020 European Figure Skating Championships, Records
The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:


2020 European Judo Championships
The 2020 European Judo Championships were held in Prague, Czech Republic from 19 to 21 November 2020.


2020 European Judo Championships – Men's +100 kg
The men's +100 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 21 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Judo Championships – Men's 100 kg
The men's 100 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 21 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Judo Championships – Men's 60 kg
The men's 60 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 19 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Judo Championships – Men's 66 kg
The men's 66 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 19 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Judo Championships – Men's 73 kg
The men's 73 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 20 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Judo Championships – Men's 81 kg
The men's 81 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 20 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Judo Championships – Men's 90 kg
The men's 90 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 21 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Judo Championships – Women's +78 kg
The women's +78 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 21 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Judo Championships – Women's 48 kg
The women's 48 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 19 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Judo Championships – Women's 52 kg
The women's 52 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 19 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Judo Championships – Women's 57 kg
The women's 57 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 19 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Judo Championships – Women's 63 kg
The women's 63 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 20 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Judo Championships – Women's 70 kg
The women's 70 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 20 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Judo Championships – Women's 78 kg
The women's 78 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 21 November at the O2 Arena.


2020 European Junior Badminton Championships
The 2020 European Junior Badminton Championships is being held at the Pajulahti Sports Institute in Lahti, Finland from 29 October to 7 November 2020 to crown the best U-19 badminton players across Europe.


2020 European Junior Badminton Championships, Tournament
The 2020 European Junior Badminton Championships was organized by Badminton Europe. This tournament consists of team and individual events. There are 16 teams competing in the mixed team event, which is being held from 29 October to 2 November, while the individual events will be held from 2 to 7 November. Lithuania had to withdrew from the tournament due to one of the team member tested positive for COVID-19.


2020 European Junior Badminton Championships, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament is being held at Pajulahti Sports Institute in Lahti, Finland.


2020 European Junior Badminton Championships, Team event, Group stage, Group 3
Lithuania was originally drawn to Group 3, but withdrawn due to one of the team member tested positive for COVID-19.


2020 European Junior Badminton Championships – Boys' doubles
The boys' doubles tournament of the 2020 European Junior Badminton Championships will be held from 2 to 7 November. Fabien Delrue and William Villeger from France clinched this title in the last edition.


2020 European Junior Badminton Championships – Boys' singles
The boys' singles tournament of the 2020 European Junior Badminton Championships will be held from 2 to 7 November. Arnaud Merklé from France clinched this title in the last edition.


2020 European Junior Badminton Championships – Girls' doubles
The girls' doubles tournament of the 2020 European Junior Badminton Championships will be held from 2 to 7 November. Bengisu Erçetin and Nazlıcan İnci from Turkey clinched this title in the last edition.


2020 European Junior Badminton Championships – Girls' singles
The girls' singles tournament of the 2020 European Junior Badminton Championships will be held from 2 to 7 November. Line Christophersen from Denmark clinched this title in the last edition.


2020 European Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed doubles
The mixed doubles tournament of the 2020 European Junior Badminton Championships will be held from 2 to 7 November. Fabien Delrue and Juliette Moinard from France clinched this title in the last edition.


2020 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2020 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships took place at the Kraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course in Kraków, Poland from 1 to 4 October 2020 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). The event was moved from its original date (13 to 16 August 2020) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the 22nd edition of the competition for Juniors (U18) and the 18th edition for the Under 23 category. Several leading countries (including Great Britain, Slovakia and Spain) opted out of the event completely.


2020 European Lacrosse Championship
The 2020 European Lacrosse Championship will be the 11th edition of the European Lacrosse competition for men's national teams. It will be played in Wrocław, Poland. The championship was initially dated from 23 July to 1 August 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed to be played from 21 to 31 July 2021.


2020 European Lacrosse Championship
On 12 March, 2021, the competition was once again postponed, with no future date announced.


2020 European Lacrosse Championship
This will be the first European Championship that will serve as qualifier for the next edition of the World Lacrosse Championship.


2020 European Lacrosse Championship, Teams
The 29 participating national teams were confirmed on 13 December 2019. Teams from Croatia, Luxembourg and Turkey will make their debut in a European Championship after their presence in the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship, while Portugal and Ukraine will play their first international tournament ever.


2020 European Lacrosse Championship, Draw
Draw was held on 4 January 2020 at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław.


2020 European Lacrosse Championship, Draw
Teams were divided into six pots, with the Blue Division composed by teams already qualified for the next World Championship. Teams from this division will play against each other before the next stage. Groups B to E were composed by teams from pots 1, 4 and 5 while groups F to I, with teams from pots 2, 3 and 5.


2020 European Le Mans Series
The 2020 European Le Mans Series was the seventeenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Circuit Paul Ricard on 19 July and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 1 November.


2020 European Le Mans Series
The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes, divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and grand tourer-style racing cars in the LMGTE class.


2020 European Le Mans Series, Calendar
The revised calendar for the 2020 season was announced on 3 April 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened and the 4 Hours of Silverstone was removed from the calendar as a date could not be found. Following an increase in COVID-19 cases in Spain, the Barcelona round was replaced by a second race at Paul Ricard.


2020 European Le Mans Series, Entries, LMP2
In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class used the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.


2020 European Le Mans Series, Entries, LMP3
All cars in the LMP3 class used the Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.


2020 European Le Mans Series, Teams Championships, LMGTE
The two teams from cars #77 and #74 were tied on 99 points at the end of the championship and they both had two wins, two second places, one fourth and two pole positions from the five races. The crew of the #77 Proton Competition Porsche – Christian Ried, Michele Beretta and Alessio Picariello - were declared champions due to the fact they had won the first race of the season at Paul Ricard.


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season)
The January 2020 European Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 22 to 26 January 2020 in Dornbirn, Austria. Organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), it was the ninth ranking event of the 2019–20 season, following the 2019 UK Championship, and preceding the 2020 German Masters. It was the twenty-first edition of the European Masters first held in 1989. The event was sponsored by betting company BetVictor.


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season)
Qualifying took place from 17 to 19 December 2019 in Barnsley, England. Jimmy Robertson was the defending champion after defeating Joe Perry 9–6 in the 2018 final, but he lost 3–5 to Martin O'Donnell in the first qualifying round. Neil Robertson won the seventeenth ranking title of his career with a 9–0 whitewash win over Zhou Yuelong in the final. It was only the second whitewash in a two-session ranking event final, the first since the 1989 Grand Prix. A total of 27 century breaks were made during the tournament, with Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh making the highest, a 146 in the first round.


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season), Tournament format
The January 2020 European Masters was a professional snooker tournament held at the Messe Dornbirn in Dornbirn, Austria, between 22 and 26 January 2020. This was the twenty-first edition of the European Masters tournament, the first having been held in 1989 as the 1989 European Open. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season following the 2019 UK Championship and preceding the 2020 German Masters. It was played as the best-of-nine frames until the semi-finals, which were best-of-eleven frames, followed by a best-of-seventeen frames final.


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season), Tournament format
The event featured thirty-two participants from the World Snooker Tour with two qualifying rounds which took place from 17 to 19 December 2019 in Barnsley, England. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and World Snooker organised the European Masters, and it was the first snooker ranking event to be held in Austria.


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season), Tournament format, Prize fund
The event featured a total prize fund of £407,000 with the winner receiving £80,000. The event was the first of the "European Series", all sponsored by betting company BetVictor also including the German Masters, Snooker Shoot Out and Gibraltar Open. The player who accumulates the highest amount of prize money over the four events receives a bonus of £150,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season), Summary, Qualifying
The tournament began with a two-round qualification process held in the Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England between 17 and 19 December 2019. All matches were held as the best-of-nine frames. The defending champion was Jimmy Robertson, who won his first ranking event in the 2018 final, where he defeated Joe Perry in the final 9–6. Both Robertson and Perry, however, lost in the opening qualifying round for the 2020 event to Martin O'Donnell and Tian Pengfei respectively. Reigning world champion Judd Trump was also defeated in the first round of qualifying, losing 3–5 to Ian Burns.


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season), Summary, Qualifying
Neil Robertson arrived late for his qualifying match against Nigel Bond but still won 5–2. World number thirteen David Gilbert lost 2–5 to Jordan Brown. The second qualifying round also featured top ranked players failing to progress. World number seven Mark Allen was whitewashed by Lu Ning 0–5. World number ten Shaun Murphy was also beaten 2–5 by Alfie Burden and world number fourteen Jack Lisowski was defeated on a deciding frame by Jackson Page.


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season), Summary, Knockout stages
The main stages of the competition were played from 22 to 26 January 2020. All matches until the semi-finals were played as best-of-nine frames, with no intervals. The first round saw Riga Masters champion Yan Bingtao withdraw from the competition because of back pain. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated Robbie Williams in his first round match, making the tournament's highest break of 146 in the sixth frame. World number three Mark Williams lost on a deciding frame to Zhou Yeulong 4–5. The second round featured four-time world champion John Higgins being defeated 5–4 by Un-Nooh. Higgins commented, "It's a tough one to take. I should have won 5–2", having been 4–2 ahead. Barry Hawkins defeated former world champion Mark Selby 5–4, in a match that contained nine breaks of over fifty. The UK Championship winner Ding Junhui lost 5–2 to Scott Donaldson.


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season), Summary, Knockout stages
The quarter-finals saw 2020 Masters finalist Ali Carter defeat Donaldson 5–1, Hawkins lose to Zhou Yuelong 2–5, Gary Wilson defeat Marco Fu 5–3 and Neil Robertson defeat Un-Nooh 5–1, with Robertson scoring three century breaks. The first semi-final was played between Carter and Robertson. Robertson won the opening frame then Carter leveled the score at 1–1. Robertson won the next five frames to win 6–1. After the match, Robertson commented that "[Carter's] mindset didn't seem to be there from the outset, maybe it was a hangover from the Masters". The second semi-final was held between Zhou and Wilson. Wilson led early in the match, but there was never more than two frames between the players. In a decider, Zhou won the frame to reach his first ranking event final, 6–5.


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season), Summary, Knockout stages
The final was played on 26 January 2020 between Robertson and Zhou, as a best-of-17 frames match over two sessions. The match was the first ranking event final for Zhou, and the first time since the 2017 Scottish Open it was contested by two players not from the United Kingdom. In the first session, Robertson won all eight frames, scoring a century break in both the fourth and eighth frames. When the match resumed, Zhou went in-off on the final red ball, allowing Robertson to win frame nine and complete a 9–0 victory. The win was only the second whitewash in a two-session ranking event final, the first since Steve Davis beat Dean Reynolds 10–0 in the 1989 Grand Prix final. By winning this event, Robertson had won one every season since 2006.


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season), Main draw
Below is the draw from the main stage (last 32) onwards. Seeded players have their seedings in brackets. Players highlighted in bold denote match winners.


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season), Qualifying
Two rounds of qualifying matches were held between 17 and 19 December 2019 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were the best-of-nine frames.


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season), Century breaks, Main stage centuries
A total of 27 century breaks were made during the competition. The highest was a 146 made by Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in frame six of his first round match against Robbie Williams.


2020 European Masters (2019–20 season), Century breaks, Qualifying stage centuries
A total of 67 century breaks were made during the qualifying stages of the event. The highest of these was a 142 made by Michael Georgiou, made in frame four of his first round match against Luca Brecel.


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season)
The September 2020 European Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament which took place from 21 to 27 September 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. Organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, it was the first completed ranking event of the 2020–21 season. The competition was the 22nd edition of the European Masters, first held in 1989 and the second held in 2020 after the January 2020 European Masters. The event featured 128 participants with five withdrawing from the event due to COVID-19 and another (Mark Davis) because of his snooker cue being stolen. The winner of the event won £80,000 from a total prize fund of £407,000. The event was sponsored by betting company BetVictor.


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season)
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Zhou Yuelong in a 9–0 whitewash in the previous season's final. However, Robertson was defeated 4–5 by Shaun Murphy in the quarter-finals. Mark Selby won the event after he defeated Martin Gould on a deciding frame 9–8. There were 98 century breaks made during the tournament, the highest of which was a 145 made by Mark Allen. He also equalled the most consecutive century breaks, scoring four in succession in his 5–0 second round win over Ken Doherty.


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Format
The September 2020 European Masters was a professional snooker tournament and the second tournament of the 2020–21 snooker season. The event was played between 21 and 27 September 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. The arena will host the first eight tournaments of the season with events being moved to help reduce the spread during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the 22nd edition of the European Masters tournament, the first having been held as the European Open in 1989. It was the second European Masters tournament to take place in 2020, after the 2020 European Masters held between 22 and 26 January was won by Neil Robertson who defeated Zhou Yuelong 9–0 in the final.


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Format
The event featured 128 competitors with 124 participants from the World Snooker Tour with four additional places given to the four highest ranked players from continental Europe on the 2020 Q School Order of Merit. Matches at the event were played as the best-of-9 frames until the semi-finals – played as best-of-11 – and final, a best-of-17 played over two sessions.


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Format, Prize fund
The event had a total prize fund of £407,000 with the winner receiving £80,000. This was the same as that of the previous event in 2020. A breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Summary
The tournament began on 21 September 2020. During the first round, the World Snooker Tour announced that two players had tested positive for COVID-19. The players, Daniel Wells and Gary Wilson withdrew from the event. A further three players also withdrew as Elliot Slessor and David Lilley had both been in contact with Wilson, while Michael White came into proximity to Wells. Having received a walkover in the first round, the 2020 World Snooker Championship winner Ronnie O'Sullivan met new professional Aaron Hill. Hill took a lead of 3–1 before O'Sullivan won three frames to lead.


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Summary
Hill won the next two frames to win the match 5–4. Hill suggested that comments made by O'Sullivan about the quality of newer players inspired his performance. Hill commented that they were at the "back of [his] mind" during the match and "that one day I am going to show him what I can do. I think today was the day."


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Summary
Newly professional player Peter Devlin defeated three-time world champion Mark Williams 5–4. Devlin made his first professional century break in the deciding frame of the match. In his second round 5–0 win over Ken Doherty, Mark Allen made breaks of 134, 101, 141 and 145 in a row. This was only the sixth time a player had made four consecutive century breaks in a professional match. It was also his seventh century in his first two matches.


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Summary
Mark Davis withdrew ahead of his third round match with Mark Selby. His snooker cue was stolen after he left it resting against his car after leaving the hotel. Davis offered a £1,000 reward for the return of the cue, which he had played with for more than 20 years. Cue manufacturer John Parris also offered a new cue to be made as a reward for its return. Davis' cue was returned before the end of the tournament. This was Selby's second walkover of the tournament, having also been drawn against Michael White. In the fourth round, Selby was 1–4 behind against Stuart Bingham but made four breaks above 50 to win the match 5–4.


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Summary
The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played on 26 September 2020. Two-time winner Judd Trump took a 4–0 lead over Kyren Wilson in the quarter-finals and eventually won 5–2, whilst defending champion Neil Robertson lost to Shaun Murphy on a deciding frame. Ding Junhui won only one frame as he was defeated by Mark Selby 1–5. The final quarter-final went to a deciding frame as Martin Gould defeated Yan Bingtao 5–4. Both semi-finals were also played on the 26 September, but as the best-of-11 frames. Selby met Murphy in a match and took a 5–1 lead, but missed chances in the next two frames before winning the match 6–3. The other semi-final saw Gould defeat world number one Trump by the same scoreline to reach his first ranking final since the 2016 German Masters.


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Summary
The final was played on 27 September as the best-of-17 frames held over two sessions and was refereed by Ben Williams. Selby was contesting for his 18th ranking title, whereas Gould had only won the 2016 German Masters previously. Selby won the opening frame of the match after fluking a snooker, forcing Gould to pocket the cue ball. Gould scored the first point in frame two, but Selby scored 274 unanswered points as he went 4–0 ahead at the interval.


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Summary
Selby made a break of 59 in frame five, but Gould made a clearance to win the frame by two points before winning the next frame. In frame seven, Gould made a break of 70 and a total clearance of 131 to tie the match at 4–4 after the first session.


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Summary
On the resumption of the match, Gould won the ninth frame with a break of 94, before Selby won frame 10 to tie the match at 5–5. Gould then won frame 11 with a break of 65, before Selby tied the match again at 6–6 with a break of 113. Selby won frame 13 but the match was tied again at 7–7 after a break of 107 by Gould in the next frame. In frame 15 Gould required just the blue and pink balls to win, but hit the knuckle of the middle pocket.


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Summary
Selby then potted the remaining balls to win the frame and lead 8–7. Gould tied the match up and forced a deciding frame with a break of 96. The 17th frame was won by Selby who made a break of 72 to win the match. Following the tournament, Gould rose 17 places in the world rankings from 53 to 36th. This was the tenth final win in a row for Selby, who commented: "From being 4–0 down Martin played fantastically well to get back into the match and after that it was nip-and-tuck. It could have gone either way."


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Tournament draw
The results from the event are shown below. Players in bold denote match winners, whilst numbers in brackets display player seedings. Some matches involved a withdrawn player, denoted by "w/d" with players receiving a bye as "w/o".


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Century breaks
There was a total of 98 century breaks made during the tournament, the highest of which was a 145 made by Mark Allen in frame four of his second round win over Ken Doherty.


2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), Coverage
The event was broadcast by Eurosport in Europe and Australia; Superstar Online, Liaoning TV, Youku, Zhibo.tv and Migu in China; Now TV in Hong Kong; True Sport in Thailand; Sports Cast in Taiwan and Sky Sports in New Zealand. In other territories without official broadcasters, the event was streamed online by Matchroom Sport. The tournament was sponsored by betting company BetVictor.


2020 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 34rd European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held from 9 to 13 December 2020 at the Mersin Gymnastics Hall in Mersin, Turkey. The competition was originally scheduled to be held from 27 to 31 May 2020 in Baku, Azerbaijan, but it was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Baku event was rescheduled for 9 to 13 December, before the event was relocated to Mersin. Originally an Olympic qualifying event, the competition was undesignated as such in light of the ongoing pandemic, so as to avoid pressuring member federations to attend if they were not willing to do so.


2020 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Only 20 nations opted to send athletes, as the majority of countries withdrew out of concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. European Gymnastics barred the Polish Gymnastics Federation from sending any athletes due to outstanding financial obligations resulting from their hosting the 2019 edition of the event.


2020 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Senior results, Team competition
Only six teams advanced to the team final rather than the traditional eight.


2020 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Senior results, Floor
Turkey's Abdelrahman Elgamal sustained an injury prior to the team final and was replaced by first alternate Alexander Benda of Austria.


2020 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Senior results, Pommel horse
Matvei Petrov won Albania's first-ever medal at the European Championships.


2020 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Junior results, Individual all-around
Fifth-place qualifier Gabriel Burtănete of Romania was replaced by teammate Raul Gabriel Șoica, who had previously been affected by the two-per-country rule.


2020 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Qualification results, Senior, Team competition
Due to the smaller competition roster, the team final was reduced to six teams.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament and the first to feature 24 national teams. It was co-hosted for the first time in three countries – Austria, Norway and Sweden – from 9 to 26 January 2020.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship
Spain won their second consecutive title by defeating Croatia 22–20 in the final.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship, Qualification, Qualified teams
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship, Draw
The draw was held at the Erste Bank Campus in Vienna on 28 June 2019.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship, Match officials
On 21 August 2019, 23 couples were announced. On 27 December 2019, EHF replaced the Serbian referee pair Nenad Nikolić and Dušan Stojković with the Latvian referee pair Zigmārs Sondors and Renārs Līcis, due to an injury and late recovery of Nikolić in late October.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship, Main round
Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advance were transferred to the main round.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship, Ranking and statistics, Final ranking
The teams ranked fourth in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches were ranked 18 to 24, while teams ranked third in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches were ranked 13 to 18 according to the number of points won in the preliminary round.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship, Ranking and statistics, Final ranking
Places seven or eight were attributed to the two teams ranked fourth in the groups, places nine and ten were attributed to the two teams ranked fifth in the groups, places eleven and twelve were attributed to the two teams ranked sixth in the group according to the number of points won by the respective teams after completion of the main round matches. Places one to six were decided by play–off or knock–out.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship, Ranking and statistics, Final ranking
Team roster: Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas, Jorge Maqueda, Ángel Fernández Pérez, Raúl Entrerríos, Alex Dujshebaev, Daniel Sarmiento Melián, Rodrigo Corrales, Julen Aguinagalde, Ferran Solé, Iosu Goñi Leoz, Adrià Figueras, Joan Cañellas, Viran Morros, Aleix Gómez, Aitor Ariño, Gedeón Guardiola, Daniel Dujshebaev. Head Coach: Jordi Ribera.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship, Ranking and statistics, All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 26 January 2020.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship qualification
This article describes the qualification for the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Qualification system
Teams competed for 20 places at the final tournament in two distinct Qualification Phases. In each phase, the teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the EHF National Team Ranking.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Qualification Phase 1, Seeding
The draw for the qualification round was held on 24 June 2016 in Vienna, Austria. The group winners advance to the Phase 2.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, IHF Emerging Nations Championship
The three best placed European teams of this tournament qualified to the Phase 2.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Qualification Phase 2
Twenty-six pre-qualified teams joined the six qualified teams from previous rounds. Those 32 teams were split into eight groups, with the winners and runner-ups qualifying for the final tournament, as well as the four best third-placed teams. The draw for the qualification round was held on 12 April 2018 in Trondheim, Norway.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Qualification Phase 2
As Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Netherlands and Portugal had the same points in the national team ranking, an extra draw was held just before the actual draw in which the two first teams drawn were placed in pot 2, while the third went into pot 3 Netherlands and Portugal were drawn to be in pot 2. Furthermore, for political reasons, Serbia and Kosovo could not be drawn into the same group.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Qualification Phase 2, Ranking of third-placed teams
The four highest ranked third-placed teams from the groups directly qualify for the tournament. Matches against the fourth placed teams in each group will be discarded.


2020 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, Qualification Phase 2, Ranking of fourth-placed teams
The three lowest ranked fourth-placed teams not selected as hosts of 2022 European Men's Handball Championship will play in its Relegation round.