2020 Malmö FF season
The 2020 season is Malmö FF's 109th in existence, their 85th season in Allsvenskan and their 20th consecutive season in the league. They are competing in Allsvenskan, the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen where they finished as runners-up, the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out in the round of 32, and the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out in the play-off round. The season began with the first leg of the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League on 20 February, league play started on 15 June and is scheduled to conclude on 6 December.


2020 Malmö FF season
The season has been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying the start of Allsvenskan from April until June, and the knock-out stage of Svenska Cupen from March and April until June and July. Malmö FF managed to play the round of 32 of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League against VfL Wolfsburg and the group stage of the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen before the pandemic broke out. Jon Dahl Tomasson replaced Uwe Rösler as the club's head coach after the latters departure at the end of last season. Anders Christiansen was appointed new club captain after Markus Rosenberg's retirement.


2020 Malmö FF season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Manchester stabbing
On 26 July 2020, 4 people were stabbed in Moss Side in Manchester, England, 17-year-old Mohamoud Mohamed died at the scene. The incident was the result of a gangland feud between Rusholme Crips and Moss Side's AO, or, 'Active Only'. Both gangs are believed to have grown out of Manchester's notorious Gooch and Doddington outfits.


2020 Manchester stabbing
The attack happened a month after a mass shooting in the same area that killed two people.


2020 Manchester stabbing, Incident and Conviction
Police were called to a disturbance in Henbury Street, Moss Side at 7:30 pm. A murder investigation was launched following the death of one of the victims, teenager Mohamoud Mohamed. The alleged perpetrators and members of Moss Side's AO were arrested the next day. On the 12th of February, 2021, four men were convicted of manslaughter; Daneaco Reid, 19; Jamall Walters, 18; Romeo Daley, 18; and a 17-year-old boy. age, were all arrested and charged with murder.


2020 Manchester stabbing, Music
"It's the latest case when rap and drill lyrics have been the dark undercurrent to shocking crimes on the streets of Manchester." Members of the two rival Manchester gangs would often release music and videos taunting and threatening each other, which some believe has led to more violence. In court, some of the music from AO's members was played, lyrics to one particular track said: "I swear that's Mo let's kill him, kill him...". The gang members and music artists often express their allegiance in music through the use of certain hand signals, and wearing  different colours, Moss Side's AO wearing the red bandana, and Rusholme Crips wearing light blue.


2020 Manipur Legislative Assembly by-elections
By-elections for Five state assembly constituencies were held in Manipur on 7 November 2020.


2020 Manipur Legislative Assembly by-elections, Background
Thirteen seats of the Manipur Legislative Assembly fell vacant after disqualification and mass resignation of Congress MLAs after which thirteenth seats fell vacant.


2020 Manipur Legislative Assembly by-elections, Background
On 10 November 2020 One Of The Disqualified MLA(Kakching) Election Became Null And Void  Seat And That Seat Went To BJP And 13 Vacant Seats Came Down To 12


2020 Manipur Legislative Assembly by-elections, Schedule
The first phase of the by-elections for 5 constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly has been announced.


2020 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2020 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts presented by Bayer, the provincial women's curling championship for Manitoba, was held from January 29 – February 2 at the Riverdale Community Centre in Rivers, Manitoba. The winning Kerri Einarson rink represented Manitoba at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and won the championship title.


2020 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
The 2020 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 71st in the club's history since their entry into the then New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in 1947. After twenty rounds, the team finished 13th on the NRL Ladder.


2020 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, COVID-19 Pandemic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NRL matches were halted after the second round. The Sea Eagles were originally meant to play the New Zealand Warriors and Canberra Raiders in Rounds Three and Four, but the NRL announced an updated draw for those rounds on 15 May that gave the Sea Eagles fixtures against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Parramatta Eels in those rounds.


2020 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, COVID-19 Pandemic
Until at least Round Nine, the Sea Eagles will play at Central Coast Stadium in Gosford.


2020 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, Player statistics
Note: Games and (sub) show total games played, e.g. 1 (1) is 2 games played.


2020 Marbella Tennis Open
The 2020 Marbella Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Marbella, Spain between 26 October and 1 November 2020.


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


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


2020 Marbella Tennis Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2020 Marbella Tennis Open – Doubles
Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2020 Marbella Tennis Open – Doubles
Gerard Granollers and Pedro Martínez won the title after defeating Luis David Martínez and Fernando Romboli 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2020 Marbella Tennis Open – Singles
Pablo Andújar was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2020 Marbella Tennis Open – Singles
Pedro Martínez won the title after defeating Jaume Munar 7–6(7–4), 6–2 in the final.


2020 Marche regional election
The 2020 Marche regional election in Marche, Italy, took place on 20–21 September. It was originally scheduled to take place on 31 May 2020, but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy. The centre-right coalition candidate, Senator and former Mayor of Potenza Picena Francesco Acquaroli, defeated the Democratic candidate, Maurizio Mangialardi, who was serving as Mayor of Senigallia. Acquaroli was the first centre-right candidate elected President in the history of the region and was elected with 49.3% of the regional popular vote, winning 20 of 31 seats in the regional council. The election generated some controversy because the centre-right candidate was present at a dinner to commemorate the March on Rome on October 28, 2019, with other far-right Italian politicians. It was the first election during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy in the Marche region.


2020 Marrakesh ePrix
The 2020 Marrakesh ePrix was a Formula E electric car race to be held at Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan in Marrakesh on 29 February 2020. The race was a replacement for the 2020 Hong Kong ePrix, which was cancelled due to pro-democracy protests.


2020 Marrakesh ePrix, Report, Background
On 15 June 2019, Formula E announced the provisional calendar for the 2019–20 season, in which Marrakesh was not included. The final calendar, which was revealed in October, saw multiple date changes with Marrakesh coming in to replace Hong Kong. Marrakesh would also host the third annual rookie test a day after the event, where each team got to nominate two drivers who have not officially competed in the series.


2020 Marrakesh ePrix, Report, Schedule changes
Free Practice 1 was moved to Friday afternoon due low visibility issues from sunrise during the first practice session in last year's event. The 2020 race held 47 days later on the calendar (February 29) compared to the 2019 race (January 12), an earlier sunrise and later sunset in late February compared to early January.


2020 Marrakesh ePrix, Report, Rookie Test
The traditional rookie test took place the day after the race.


2020 Marsh Community Series
The 2020 Marsh Community Series was the Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season competition played before the 2020 home and away season. It featured 18 matches across three weekends. All matches were televised live on Fox Footy as well as on the AFL Live app.


2020 Marsh Community Series
The game between West Coast and Essendon was moved from February 28 to February 27 in order to facilitate the AFL's State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match.


2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by eleventh-year head coach Doc Holliday.


2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The game against Middle Tennessee marked the 50th anniversary of the crash of Southern Airways Flight 932, which took place on November 14, 1970, and killed 75 people.


2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Previous season
The Thundering Herd finished the 2019 regular season 8–5, 6–2 in CUSA which they tied for second in the East Division with Western Kentucky. The team was invited to play in the Gasparilla Bowl against UCF, where the Thundering Herd took their fifth loss of the season.


2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Preseason, CUSA media days
The CUSA Media Days will be held virtually for the first time in conference history.


2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Schedule
Marshall announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020. The 2020 schedule originally consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.


2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Schedule
The Thundering Herd had games scheduled against Boise State, East Carolina, Ohio, Old Dominion, and Pittsburgh, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic These were partially replaced with games against Appalachian State, Eastern Kentucky, and UMass.


2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, at Western Kentucky
at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky


2020 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team
The 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team represented Marshall University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 42nd season of the university fielding a men's varsity soccer program. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth-year head coach Chris Grassie, played their home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex as members of Conference USA (C-USA).


2020 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team
The 2020 NCAA season was impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic., with Conference USA announcing the move of the men's soccer season from the fall to the following spring. Marshall finished the season as the regular season champions defeating Charlotte, 2–0, in the regular season finale to claim their back-to-back title.


2020 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team
Marshall would qualify for the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament with the automatic bid from Conference USA. Marshall would defeat undefeated Fordham, #1 seeded Clemson, defending national champion Georgetown, and College Cup hosts UNC on the way to the national championship game. In the College Cup Finals, Marshall defeated Indiana, 1-0, scoring on a Jamil Roberts overtime goal to claim the program's first NCAA Men's Soccer National Championship, as well as the first national team championship in any sport won by a C-USA member while affiliated with the league.


2020 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
The 2020 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League season is the second-tier club football competition in Nepal. The season started on 23 February.


2020 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
On 18 March 2020, the All Nepal Football Association suspended the League due to the coronavirus pandemic after matchday 5. On 23 December 2020, it was decided that the league would resume on 23 February 2021. On 7 March 2021, Satdobato Youth Club were crowned champions and will be promoted to the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.


2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary took place on June 2, 2020, after being rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. It was originally going to take place on April 28, 2020, as one of several states in the "Acela primary" voting on the same date in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Maryland primary is a closed primary, with the state awarding 119 delegates, of whom 96 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results. Joe Biden won the primary with 83.7% of the vote, earning all 96 delegates.


2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. In the closed primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 79 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of the 96 pledged delegates, between 6 and 8 are allocated to each of the state's 8 congressional districts and another 10 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 17 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.


2020 Maryland Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
District-level national convention delegates will be voted on during the presidential primary. The state party committee met on May 23, 2020, to vote on the 17 pledged at-large and 10 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 79 pledged delegates Maryland sends to the national convention will be joined by 23 unpledged PLEO delegates (13 members of the Democratic National Committee; 9 members of Congress, including both Senators and 7 U.S. Representatives; and former DNC chair Joe Andrew).


2020 Maryland Republican presidential primary
The 2020 Maryland Republican presidential primary was held on June 2, 2020 along with seven other state nominating contests in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. Donald Trump won the primary and all of the state's 38 delegates. Bill Weld, despite having ended his presidential campaign in March, received his highest share of the popular vote in this primary.


2020 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 2020 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Terrapins played their home games at Maryland Stadium in College Park, Maryland and competed in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference.


2020 Maryland Terrapins football team
On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 16, the conference reinstated the football season, announcing a nine-game season beginning on October 23 and 24, 2020. Due to in-season cancellations related to the pandemic, the Terrapins played only five of their scheduled nine games. The Terrapins declined a bowl game invitation, also due to the pandemic.


2020 Maryland Terrapins football team, Offseason, Previous Season
The Terrapins finished the 2019 season 3–9, 1–8 in Big Ten play, to finish in sixth place in the East Division.


2020 Maryland Terrapins football team, Schedule
Maryland had games scheduled against Towson, Northern Illinois, and West Virginia, but canceled these games on July 9 following the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a 10-game conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This 10 game, conference-only schedule was later canceled and replaced by a nine-game, conference-only schedule beginning in late October. Teams not selected to participate in the Big Ten Football Championship Game were scheduled to play a ninth consolation game on December 19, seeded by performance in the first eight games.


2020 Maryland Terrapins football team, Schedule
On November 11, the school announced that the November 14 game against Ohio State had been canceled as all team-related activities were paused because of an elevated number of coronavirus cases within the Terrapins' program. Subsequently, the game against Michigan State was also canceled, then rescheduled in the December 19 consolation game slot, before being canceled again due to further coronavirus cases. On December 2, it was announced that the December 5 game against Michigan had been canceled.


2020 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team
The 2020 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team represents the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It is the 75th season of the university fielding a program. The Terrapins are led by 28th year head coach, Sasho Cirovski.


2020 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team, Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic
On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference postponed all fall sports, with the hope to play in the spring.


2020 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team, Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic
On November 4, 2020, the NCAA approved a plan for college soccer to be played in the spring.


2020 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team, Roster
Source:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Maryland elections
Maryland state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Its primaries were held on June 2, 2020.


2020 Maryland elections
In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Maryland voters elected all of its seats to the House of Representatives and 3 of 7 seats on the Maryland Court of Appeals. It also voted on two ballot measures.


2020 Maryland elections, Federal offices, President of the United States
Maryland had 10 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Democrat Joe Biden won all of them with 65% of the popular vote.


2020 Maryland elections, Federal offices, United States House of Representatives
There were 7 U.S. Representatives in Maryland that were up for election in addition to 1 open seat. 7 Democrats and 1 Republican were returned. No seats changed hands.


2020 Maryland elections, State Judiciary
All three incumbents whose seats are up for reelection are running again.


2020 Maryland elections, Ballot Measures, Question 2
Question 2 would allow the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue sports betting licenses.


2020 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election
A special election was held on April 28, 2020, after a February 4, 2020 primary, to fill the remainder of the term in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district in the 116th U.S. Congress. Elijah Cummings, the incumbent representative, died in office on October 17, 2019.


2020 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election
On October 28, 2019, Governor Larry Hogan announced the dates for the special primary on February 4, 2020, and the special general election on April 28, 2020, to coincide with the primary voting for the November 2020 general election.


2020 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election
Due to COVID-19 concerns, Hogan announced on March 17, 2020 that the 7th district special general election would be conducted by mail-in ballot only on April 28, while the regular primary election would be postponed to June 2.


2020 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election
On April 13, 2020, the Maryland State Board of Elections decided that three in-person voting centers would be open for the April 28 special general election, one in each local jurisdiction; Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Howard County.


2020 Masbate earthquake
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck the island province of Masbate in the Philippines on August 18, 2020, leaving at least 2 dead and 170 injured.


2020 Masbate earthquake, Earthquake
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) initially reported a magnitude 6.5 earthquake striking at 8:03 am Philippine Standard Time (PST) in Cataingan, Masbate. The report was later revised to a magnitude 6.6 earthquake.


2020 Masbate earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake was also felt in several parts of Luzon and the Visayas.


2020 Masbate earthquake, Earthquake
The fault from which the earthquake originated is located on the Masbate segment of the Philippine Fault System.


2020 Masbate earthquake, Damage
Partially collapsed building housing the Public Attorney's Office and Department of Agrarian Reform in Cataingan


2020 Masbate earthquake, Damage
Several houses and buildings in Cataingan, Masbate collapsed due to the earthquake, including a three-storey building, its old and new public market, a police station, and the docking area of Cataingan Port. Several roads and buildings throughout Masbate were also damaged according to the Office of Civil Defense of the Bicol Region. Power lines were also toppled down in the province, resulting in an unscheduled power interruption.


2020 Masbate earthquake, Casualties
At least 170 people were injured, while 2 were confirmed dead; one retired policeman died after getting trapped when his house collapsed in Cataingan and one had a heart attack.


2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary took place in Massachusetts, United States, on March 3, 2020, as one of 14 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The Massachusetts primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 114 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 91 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.


2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary
Joe Biden won the state, whilst Bernie Sanders finished second and Elizabeth Warren finished third in her home state. Biden carried most of the state's counties and townships. Biden's victory was seen by many observers as a surprise, as both Sanders and Warren were favored in pre-election polls and forecasts over the former Vice President.


2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary
One of the bigger upsets of the night, major polling prior to Super Tuesday had seen Sanders emerge as the favorite to win, edging out senator Elizabeth Warren in her home state. In fact, Joe Biden was only attributed a 1 in 12 chance of winning Massachusetts, but owing to his success in South Carolina and last minute endorsements from former Democratic opponents Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Beto O'Rourke, the former Vice President was able to surpass expectations and won the primary by more than 6%.


2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Massachusetts was one of 14 states holding primaries on March 3, 2020, also known as "Super Tuesday".


2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Voting took place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. in much of the state, with some precincts opening at 5:45 a.m. In the semi-closed primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level to be considered viable. The 24 unpledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary.


2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Of the 91 pledged delegates, between 6 and 8 were allocated to each of the state's 9 congressional districts and another 12 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 20 at-large pledged delegates (although there are 114 delegates as stated in the approved MA 2020 Delegate Selection Plan). These numbers include bonus delegates allocated to Massachusetts, since it shares a primary date with numerous other states on Super Tuesday.


2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
After congressional district caucuses on Saturday, April 25, 2020, during which national convention district delegates were selected, the state convention subsequently was held on Saturday, May 16, 2020, to vote on the 20 pledged at-large and 12 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 91 pledged delegates Massachusetts sent to the national convention were joined by 23 unpledged PLEO delegates (9 members of the Democratic National Committee; 11 members of Congress, including both Senators, notably Elizabeth Warren, and 9 U.S. Representatives, notably Seth Moulton; and former DNC chairs Steven Grossman, Debra DeLee, and Paul G. Kirk).


2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary, Candidates
The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth released the following list of candidates on the ballot:


2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
According to exit polls, Biden overwhelmingly won voters over 50, followed by Warren, while Sanders did the same with voters under 40. Voters between the ages of 40 and 49 years old were split between Biden (32%) and Sanders (31%). Biden also won white voters by 8 points over Sanders and African-American voters by 7 points, while Sanders won the Hispanic/Latino vote over Biden by 13 points. Sanders also won the LGBTQ+ voters over Warren and Biden by 12 and 23 points respectively.


2020 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Biden carried 7 of the state's 9 congressional districts: the 1st, 3rd, 4th (where Biden got his widest margin of victory), 5th, 6th, 8th, and the 9th. Sanders carried the remaining districts. The one comprised by the Boston-Metro Area showed the best performance for Sanders, and was the only district where Warren finished second. This was a change from the pre-election prediction that Biden would do better in this district and Sanders worse.


2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election
The 2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election took place on November 3, 2020. It elected members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Democrats gained a net 2 seats. One independent Susannah Whipps was also elected. Incumbent Speaker Robert DeLeo was reelected but left the house before the new session to take a position at Northeastern University, he was replaced by Ronald Mariano.


2020 Massachusetts Question 1
The Massachusetts Right to Repair Initiative (2020), also known as Question 1, appeared on the Massachusetts 2020 general election ballot as an initiated state statute. It was approved by voters and the measure will update the state's right to repair laws to include electronic vehicle data. A similar Right to repair initiative (also named Question 1) appeared on the 2012 state ballot and passed with 86% of the vote.


2020 Massachusetts Question 1, Summary
The measure extends the state's right to repair laws to include telematics systems. Telematics systems contain car data that is stored outside the vehicle, and may include information that relates to navigation, gps, and mobile internet. The measure will require cars sold in Massachusetts starting with the model year 2022 to equip any cars having telematics systems with a standardized open access data platform. Independent repair shops and mechanics would, with owner permission, automatically have access to the vehicle's data to use it for diagnostics and car repair. Currently this data may only be used by manufacturer repair shops unless permission is granted.


2020 Massachusetts Question 1, Proponents, Supporting arguments
Supporters of the initiative argue that it would extend consumer choice in car repair sites, increasing competition and decreasing costs of car repair. Independent mechanic advocates argue that it would help support smaller and more local repair shops to be able to compete with larger manufacturer repair chains. Telematics is also a growing part of car systems, and supporters of the initiative argue it would extend right to repair to account for technological changes. Opponents say this is a misleading characterization of the auto repair market, in which owners would still have choices for finding fixes.


2020 Massachusetts Question 1, Proponents, Supporting arguments
The proposal requires that access to information would pass through "an authorization process standardized across all makes and models and administered by an entity unaffiliated with the manufacturer." Opponents of the measure have not identified any basis to believe that this entity will not take advantage of data security techniques in designing the authorization process or to believe that data protection measures will be insufficient to protect the data and vehicle owner.


2020 Massachusetts Question 1, Opponents
Opponents of the initiative argue that it would result in cyber security risk and possibly make vehicle data more vulnerable. Several TV ads attacking the initiative have connected the data security concerns as allowing easier stalking and concerns of sexual predators. Critics have cited these concerns as "[veering] into exaggeration and fear mongering".


2020 Massachusetts Question 2
Massachusetts Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative, also known as Question 2, was an initiative at the 2020 Massachusetts general election that would have changed primaries and elections in Massachusetts from plurality voting to ranked-choice voting (RCV) for all Massachusetts statewide offices, state legislative offices, federal congressional offices, and certain other offices beginning in 2022. RCV would not be extended to elections for president, county commissioner, or regional district school committee member. The initiative failed, with 54.8% of voters voting 'No' and 45.2% 'Yes'.


2020 Massachusetts Question 2
If passed, Massachusetts would have become the second state to adopt ranked-choice voting for state and federal offices, following Maine's passage of Question 5 in 2016 and subsequent passage of Question 1 in June 2018. Other initiatives to enact ranked choice voting in 2020 include the Alaska Ballot Measure 2.


2020 Massachusetts Question 2, Summary
Ranked choice voting is a voting system where voters can rank multiple candidates in order of their preference and is used to ensure election of a candidate with majority support. People supporting lower performing candidates as their first preference can redistribute their vote to more viable candidates, avoiding the problems of vote splitting and spoiler candidates. Ranked choice voting is used in elections in Maine (since 2018; adopted 2016), the Australian House of Representatives (since 1918), for the Irish President (since 1938), and in numerous cities across the United States.


2020 Massachusetts Question 2, Summary, Voting Process
In ranked choice voting, ballots are completed by giving candidates a number ranking in order of voter preference, starting with a voter's first choice. Voters are able to rank as many candidates as they desire and to include write-in candidates on their ballots. If no candidate wins a majority of first-choice votes, then the ballot works as an instant runoff. The candidate with the fewest first-choice votes is eliminated, and that candidate's votes are redistributed to their supporters’ second choices. If no candidate has a majority after that round, then the process continues until a candidate with majority support is found.


2020 Massachusetts Question 2, Endorsements
Voter Choice Massachusetts is the lead sponsor of the Yes on 2 campaign. In addition, it has the formal endorsements of the Democratic Party of Massachusetts, the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts, the Green-Rainbow Party, Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, RepresentUs, and many other organizations.


2020 Massachusetts Question 2, Endorsements
In a September 2020 editorial for the Boston Globe, Senator Elizabeth Warren endorsed ranked choice voting, arguing, "By requiring the winner to reach more than 50 percent of the vote, ranked-choice voting ensures the winning candidate is the one with the broadest appeal to the majority of voters. The ability to mobilize the broadest and deepest appeal across the electorate would replace the ability to target a passionate minority constituency, which may be extreme or nonrepresentative from the standpoint of most voters as the key to winning."


2020 Massachusetts Question 2, Endorsements
On October 11, the Editorial Board of The Boston Globe published Vote yes on Question 2, writing "with Question 2, Bay State voters can make our government far more representative of the will of the people."


2020 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary
The 2020 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of fourteen contests scheduled for Super Tuesday in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election.


2020 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary, Results
Incumbent United States President Donald Trump was challenged by three candidates: businessman and perennial candidate Rocky De La Fuente of California, former congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois, and former governor Bill Weld of Massachusetts. Walsh withdrew from the race prior to the primary. De La Fuente was not on the initial ballot list, but he successfully petitioned to get onto the ballot following its release. Donald Trump won Massachusetts in a landslide over Former Governor Bill Weld, winning almost every town, losing only Pelham and Gosnold.


2020 Massachusetts Senate election
The 2020 Massachusetts Senate election took place on November 3, 2020 to elect members of the Massachusetts Senate.


2020 Massachusetts Senate election, Qualifications
The following are the qualifications to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate:


2020 Massachusetts ballot measures
Two ballot measures were certified for the November 3, 2020, general election in the state of Massachusetts. Multiple other ballot measures that were initiated by supporters did not meet requirements, thus will not appear on the ballot.


2020 Massachusetts ballot measures
The Constitution of Massachusetts can be amended through initiative, and state statutes can be proposed through initiative. In Massachusetts, after the Attorney General determines which measure(s) will appear on the ballot, an official name is assigned to each question. The Secretary of the Commonwealth has discretion over the ordering of questions on the ballot.


2020 Massachusetts ballot measures, Measures on the ballot
As of April 2020, four measures (19-06, 19–10, 19–11, and 19-14) had achieved the required number of initial signatures and were pending in the Massachusetts General Court. The measures could be passed by the legislature before May 5, 2020, or if that failed to happen, petitioners were required collect an additional 13,347 signatures in support of each measure to be placed on the ballot. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of social distancing on in-person signature collection, a lawsuit to allow for electronic signatures in support of ballot initiatives was raised with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.


2020 Massachusetts ballot measures, Measures on the ballot
In late April, a court judgement to allow for electronic signatures was agreed to by Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin and supporters of the four measures. In early July, supporters of two of the four measures (19-06 and 19-10) announced that they had submitted a sufficient number of signatures to qualify for the ballot. Galvin certified both measures to appear on the 2020 ballot.


2020 Massachusetts ballot measures, Measures not on the ballot
Several measures were not certified to circulate because they went against Massachusetts law on ballot measures. Others were cleared for circulation but did not collect enough initial signatures for the December 4, 2019 deadline


2020 Massachusetts ballot measures, Measures not on the ballot
Despite reaching a sufficient number of signatures in the first round, supporters of two measures (19-11 and 19-14) failed to collect the necessary number of signatures in the second round. By early July both initiatives had "effectively dropped their 2020 efforts".


2020 Massachusetts elections
The 2020 Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 2020, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections were held on September 1, 2020.


2020 Massachusetts elections
At the federal level, all nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were contested. Also contested was the United States Senate seat held by Ed Markey.


2020 Massachusetts elections
At the state level, all seats in the Massachusetts General Court (state legislature) were contested.


2020 Massachusetts elections
To vote by mail, registered Massachusetts voters had to request a ballot by October 30, 2020. As of early October some 504,043 voters had requested mail ballots.


2020 Massachusetts elections, State offices, General Court
All seats in the State legislature, the General Court, were up for election.


2020 Massachusetts elections, Ballot measures
Two ballot measures appeared on the 2020 ballot. Question 1 is concerned with access to an automobile's Mechanical data. It would force all automakers starting with model year 2022 to release all relevant mechanical data for any automobile sold in the state. Question 2 would establish a ranked choice voting system for most state and federal primaries and general elections.


2020 Massachusetts elections, Ballot measures
As of April 2020, four measures (19-06, 19-10, 19-11, and 19-14) had achieved the required number of initial signatures and were pending in the Massachusetts General Court. The measures could be passed by the legislature before May 5, 2020, or if that failed to happen, petitioners were required collect an additional 13,347 signatures in support of each measure to be placed on the ballot. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of social distancing on in-person signature collection, a lawsuit to allow for electronic signatures in support of ballot initiatives was raised with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.


2020 Massachusetts elections, Ballot measures
In late April, a court judgement to allow for electronic signatures was agreed to by Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin and supporters of the four measures. In early July, supporters of two of the four measures (19-06 and 19-10) announced that they had submitted a sufficient number of signatures to qualify for the ballot. Galvin certified both measures to appear on the 2020 ballot.


2020 Massachusetts elections, Ballot measures
Several measures were not certified to circulate because they went against Massachusetts law on ballot measures. Others were cleared for circulation but did not collect enough initial signatures for the December 4, 2019 deadline.


2020 Massachusetts elections, Ballot measures
Despite reaching a sufficient number of signatures in the first round, supporters of two measures (19-11 and 19-14) failed to collect the necessary number of signatures in the second round. By early July both initiatives had "effectively dropped their 2020 efforts".


2020 Masters (darts)
The 2020 Ladbrokes Masters was the eighth staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held from 31 January–2 February 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.


2020 Masters (darts)
Michael van Gerwen was the five-time defending champion, after defeating James Wade 11–5 in the 2019 final. However, he was beaten in the Masters for the first time since 2014, losing 10–6 to Jonny Clayton in the first round, and losing his 20-match unbeaten streak at the Marshall Arena.


2020 Masters (darts)
Peter Wright won the tournament for the first time and extended his unbeaten streak in all competitions to 10 matches. He beat Michael Smith 11–10 in the final, with Smith missing 3 darts to win the title himself.


2020 Masters (darts), Qualifiers
The Masters featured the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit after the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship. Nathan Aspinall made his debut in the event.


2020 Masters (darts), Prize money
The prize money was £200,000 in total, which was the same as in 2019.


2020 Masters (snooker)
The 2020 Masters (also referred to as the 2020 Dafabet Masters for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 19 January 2020 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 46th staging of the Masters tournament, which was first held in 1975, and the second of three Triple Crown events in the 2019–20 season, following the 2019 UK Championship and preceding the 2020 World Snooker Championship. The event invites the top 16 players from the snooker world rankings in a knockout tournament. It was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and was broadcast by the BBC and Eurosport in Europe.


2020 Masters (snooker)
Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–4 in the final of the previous year's event. In defence of his title, Trump lost to Shaun Murphy 3–6 in the first round. O'Sullivan was eligible to compete in the event, but chose not to participate, so his entry was given to Ali Carter, the next player inline on the world ranking list. Carter reached the final where he played Stuart Bingham; recovering from 5–7 behind, Bingham won the final 10–8 to claim his first Masters title. He became the oldest Masters champion at the age of 43 years and 243 days, beating the previous record set by Ray Reardon in 1976.


2020 Masters (snooker)
As the winner of the event, Bingham received £250,000 from a total prize pool of £725,000. The tournament featured a total of 18 century breaks; the highest break was a 144 compiled by David Gilbert in the quarter-finals, for which he won £15,000.


2020 Masters (snooker), Overview
The Masters is an invitational snooker tournament that was first held in 1975, with the top-16 players from the snooker world rankings invited to participate. The 2020 Masters was the second Triple Crown event of the 2019–20 snooker season, following the 2019 UK Championship and preceding the 2020 World Snooker Championship. The tournament was held between 12 and 19 January 2020. The 16 highest-ranked players according to the world rankings after the UK Championship in December 2019 were invited to the event.


2020 Masters (snooker), Overview
Seven-time Masters champion and 2019 runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan, ranked third, chose not to enter; his place was awarded to Ali Carter, who was ranked 17th prior to the tournament. World Snooker reported that O'Sullivan had pulled out of the event for "personal reasons", but he later commented that the reason they had stated was a "mistake" and that he had not wished to take part. David Gilbert made his Masters debut at the event.


2020 Masters (snooker), Overview
The draw for the tournament was held during the final of the 2019 UK Championship. As in previous years, the top eight seeds were allocated fixed positions in the draw. All matches were played as best-of-11-frames matches, except for the final which was played over a maximum of 19 frames. The week before the 2020 Masters, organisers World Snooker were re-branded as the "World Snooker Tour". In addition to this change, the Triple Crown was renamed the "Triple Crown Series", and players who had won all three events in the series wore a crown on their playing waistcoats. The 2020 Masters was the first event to feature these changes in branding. The tournament was sponsored by sports betting company Dafabet.


2020 Masters (snooker), Overview, Prize fund
The prize fund for the event was £725,000, with the winner receiving £250,000. This was an increase of £125,000 over the previous year's total prize fund and an extra £50,000 for the top prize.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, First round
The Masters began on 12 January 2020 with first-round matches played as best-of-11-frames. The 2019 UK champion and eighth seed Ding Junhui took on 15th seed Joe Perry in the opening match. Perry was runner-up in his last appearance at the event in 2017 but had not participated in the intervening two years, whilst Ding had won only three matches at the Masters since winning the event in 2011. Perry took the opening frame, before Ding completed a break of 135 in the second frame, the first century break of the tournament.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, First round
Perry won frame three and Ding took the fourth to tie the match at 2–2 at the interval. Perry took a 3–2 lead before Ding again equalised at 3–3, but then Perry scored a break of 93 to retake the lead at 4–3. Ding, on a break of 41 and likely to win frame eight, ran out of position allowing Perry to increase his lead to 5–3, winning the match in the next frame. He commented afterwards that "the interval came at the right time" for him as his performance improved in the second half of the match.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, First round
Three-time Masters champion and fourth seed Mark Selby played the lowest seed, Ali Carter, in the second first-round match. Carter, 17th in the world rankings, had qualified for the event after world number three Ronnie O'Sullivan had chosen not to participate. Carter won the opening frame, escaping from a snooker with a fluke shot that resulted in him potting a red ball when 8–51 behind. He also won frame two, after requiring two snookers, and was leading 3–1 at the interval. Selby then won three consecutive frames and took the lead for the first time, including a break of 94 in frame six, but Carter responded by taking the next three frames, with breaks of 63 and 68 in the last two, to win the match 6–4.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, First round
The 2012 Masters champion Neil Robertson played UK Championship runner-up Stephen Maguire. Robertson won the first four frames to lead 4–0 at the interval, and later 5–1, before Maguire took frame seven with a break of 105. During this frame, he played a shot that BBC commentator Steve Davis described as "the most amazing shot in the history of snooker." In attempting to pot a red ball into the top right pocket, Maguire struck the cue ball with such force that the red leapt into the air after hitting the back of the pocket and landed on the table.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, First round
The shot had so much backspin that it rolled back into the pocket; the cue ball jumped the pack of reds, hit the knuckle of the right middle pocket and went in-off in the bottom right pocket. Robertson was leading 56–0 in frame eight, but Maguire capitalised on missed shots to win the frame. He also took the next two frames to force a deciding frame. Robertson gained the first chance in the final frame, but missed a shot on the black, allowing Maguire to make a break of 62 and win the match. Maguire was informed afterwards that at the interval following the first four frames, bookmakers had made him 25:1 against winning the match.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, First round
Debutant David Gilbert played 2018 Masters champion Mark Allen. Gilbert won the first frame with a break of 77, and the second with a break of 121. Allen was leading 59–12 in frame three, before Gilbert cleared the table with a break of 58 to clinch the frame, and also took frame four to lead 4–0 at the interval. Allen then won frame five, but Gilbert took the next two frames, including a break of 95, to win the match 6–1. Having missed only eight pots during the entire match, Gilbert commented that his performance was "probably the best [he had] ever played".


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, First round
Defending champion Judd Trump met 2015 Masters champion Shaun Murphy in the first round. Trump made three century breaks in the first five frames to lead 3–2. The third of these was his 678th century in competitive play, moving him into fourth place in the list of players that have made the most career century breaks. Despite Trump's strong start, Murphy took all of the next four frames to win 6–3, a scoreline that Trump later described as "flattering" for Murphy. Two-time champion John Higgins played Barry Hawkins, with Higgins winning the first five frames of the match. Hawkins took frame six with a century break, before Higgins won frame seven to triumph 6–1. Seeded fourth, Higgins was the first higher-ranked player to progress from the first round to the quarter-finals.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, First round
On 15 January, the final day of the first round, the 2018 runner-up Kyren Wilson played Jack Lisowski, and two-time Masters champion Mark Williams played Stuart Bingham. Lisowski won the opening two frames of the first match, before Wilson took six frames in a row to win 6–2. Wilson later remarked that Lisowski was "flawless for two frames", but O'Sullivan commentating for Eurosport said of Lisowski: "to lose six frames on the bounce, you can't do that. There's something seriously wrong in your game."


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, First round
Seeded seventh, Wilson was one of only two higher-ranked players to win in the first round, the other being Higgins on the previous day. During frame five of the match, referee Ben Williams was stung by a wasp when attempting to remove it from the table. The other match was tied 2–2 at the interval; Bingham then won four straight frames, with breaks of 50, 76, 86 and 54, to defeat Williams 6–2.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played on 16 and 17 January as best-of-11-frames. Shaun Murphy played Joe Perry in the first quarter-final match. Murphy won three of the first four frames making three breaks of 50 or more. Perry took frame five, then Murphy won frame six to lead 4–2. On a break of 50 and looking likely to win frame seven, Perry missed a red, allowing Murphy to clear the table for a 5–2 lead, thus winning the match in frame eight.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, Quarter-finals
Ali Carter played John Higgins in the second quarter-final. Carter opened a 4–1 lead, before Higgins compiled a break of 140 to win frame six, and then took frame seven with a break of 73 to move within one frame of his opponent at 3–4 behind. In frame eight, Carter played a roll-up to the yellow ball, which was called as a foul by referee Desislava Bozhilova, who deemed the cue ball not to have made contact with the object ball. Carter, however, believed that the balls had touched and challenged the referee's decision, which was then reversed. Video replays of the event showed that the balls had not actually made contact. Carter won the frame, as well as frame nine, to win the match 6–3.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, Quarter-finals
David Gilbert played Stephen Maguire in the third quarter-final. Gilbert won the first frame with the highest break of the tournament, a 144. He also won the second frame, followed by a break of 91 in the third to lead 3–0. Maguire took frame four, but Gilbert won the next by a single point, also winning frame six by a narrow margin. Maguire won frame seven with a break of 94, falling short of a 101 after playing a foul shot. Gilbert took the next frame to win the match 6–2.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, Quarter-finals
The last quarter-final was between Kyren Wilson and Stuart Bingham. Wilson won the opening frame with a 139 total clearance, and then established a 4–1 lead. Bingham won frame six with a double on the black ball, and took the next two frames to draw level at 4–4. He then won two further frames, making it five in a row, to win the match 6–4.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on 18 January as best-of-11-frames. The sole remaining former Masters champion, Shaun Murphy, played Ali Carter. The first frame featured a break of 68 from Carter, who later won the frame after some safety play. Carter won the second frame; Murphy won the third with a break of 105, but Carter won the fourth frame to lead 3–1. Murphy scored his second century of the match, a 110, in frame five.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, Semi-finals
He was on course to make another century in frame six, but a poor shot meant that he finished on only 56, allowing Carter to lead 4–2. Carter looked likely to lead 5–2, requiring three shots to win frame seven, but missed a shot on the brown ball, allowing Murphy to clinch the frame. Leading by 30 points with 35 remaining, Carter declined to pot a blue ball worth five points, playing a snooker instead. Murphy escaped the snooker and laid a snooker of his own; escaping this snooker, Carter fluked the shot and won the frame. He also took frame nine with a break of 97, to win the match 6–3.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, Semi-finals
The second semi-final was between David Gilbert and Stuart Bingham. Gilbert had yet to defeat Bingham in professional play, having met him on ten previous occasions. Bingham won the first three frames, with a break of 94 in the first, before Gilbert won frame four. Bingham won the next two frames, including a break of 75, to lead 5–1. Gilbert won frame seven, but Bingham took the eighth, including his only century of the tournament, to win the match 6–2. The frame ball shot on the red rattled in the bottom right corner, before being fluked into the left corner pocket.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, Final
The final was played as a best-of-19-frames match over two sessions on 19 January. The two finalists were Ali Carter and Stuart Bingham, both players from Essex. The pair had a 9–8 record of matches won in professional play in favour of Bingham. This was the first time that either player had reached the final of the Masters; ranked 17th in the world, Carter was the first player since Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2014 to appear in the final while ranked outside the world's top 16. The match referee was Brendan Moore. The winner of the match would receive the Paul Hunter Trophy, named after the three-time Masters champion.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, Final
The first session began at 1:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time. Carter won the first frame with a break of 126, before Bingham claimed the next two frames, after missed shots from Carter, to lead 2–1. Carter attempted a maximum break in frame four, potting seven reds and seven blacks, but only scored 56. After Bingham scored 23, Carter clinched the frame to tie the match at 2–2. He also won frame five, which was briefly delayed by a "whoopee cushion" device being set off in the crowd. Bingham took the next three frames to develop a 5–3 lead going into the second session.


2020 Masters (snooker), Summary, Final
On resumption of the match, Carter won the first two frames to draw level again at 5–5. He also won frame 11 with a break of 95 and frame 12 with a break of 135, to lead 7–5 at the final interval. Bingham then won four consecutive frames, all with breaks of 50 plus, to level at 7–7 before moving into a 9–7 lead, one frame away from victory. Carter took frame 17 with a break of 77, but Bingham won the match 10–8 in the next frame, with a break of 109, his only century of the tournament. Aged 43 years and eight months, Bingham became the oldest winner of the tournament, five months older than the previous holder of this record, Ray Reardon, who had won the Masters title in 1976 aged 43 years and three months.


2020 Masters (snooker), Main draw
Below are the results from the event. Players in bold denote the match winners, and numbers to the left of the player names are the seedings.


2020 Masters (snooker), Century breaks
There was a total of 18 century breaks made during the tournament. Neil Robertson pledged to pay £100 for every century made, plus an additional £5,000, towards New South Wales' wildlife charity NSW Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service to help recovery from the 2019–20 Australian bushfires. World Snooker Tour indicated that they would donate the same amount.


2020 Masters (snooker), Broadcasting
The tournament was broadcast live in the United Kingdom by BBC Sport, as well as on Eurosport in Europe. Worldwide, the event was covered by China Central Television and Superstars Online in China and Sky Sports in New Zealand. The event was simulcast in Hong Kong by Now TV with additional commentary; DAZN covered the event across Canada, Brazil and the United States.


2020 Masters Tournament
The 2020 Masters Tournament was the 84th edition of the Masters Tournament and was originally scheduled as the first of golf's four major championships to be held in 2020. Originally scheduled for April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, the tournament was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On April 6, Augusta National announced the tournament would be held November 12–15. On August 12, it was announced that the tournament would be held without spectators in attendance.


2020 Masters Tournament
Dustin Johnson won the tournament with a record score of 268, 20-under-par, five strokes ahead of Im Sung-jae and Cameron Smith.


2020 Masters Tournament, Field
The Masters has the smallest field of the four major championships. Officially, the Masters remains an invitation event, but there is a set of qualifying criteria that determines who is included in the field. Each player is classified according to the first category by which he qualified, with other categories in which he qualified shown in parentheses.


2020 Masters Tournament, Field
Golfers who qualify based solely on their performance in amateur tournaments (categories 7–11) must remain amateurs on the original starting day (April 9) of the tournament to be eligible to play.


2020 Masters Tournament, Field
Fred Couples, Zach Johnson (3), Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, José María Olazábal, Patrick Reed (16,17,18,19), Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott (16,17,18,19), Vijay Singh, Jordan Spieth (2,3,15,18), Bubba Watson (12,18), Mike Weir, Danny Willett (18,19), Tiger Woods (12,16,18,19)


2020 Masters Tournament, Field
Patrick Cantlay (15,16,17,18,19), Tony Finau (14,17,18,19), Rickie Fowler (17,18,19), Justin Harding, Matt Kuchar (17,18,19), Ian Poulter (18), Jon Rahm (13,17,18,19), Xander Schauffele (13,17,18,19)


2020 Masters Tournament, Field
Cameron Champ, Tyler Duncan, Dylan Frittelli, Lanto Griffin, Tyrrell Hatton (18,19), Max Homa, Im Sung-jae (17,18,19), Kang Sung-hoon, Andrew Landry, Nate Lashley, Marc Leishman (17,18,19), Sebastián Muñoz, Kevin Na (18,19), Pan Cheng-tsung, J. T. Poston, Cameron Smith (19), Nick Taylor, Brendon Todd, Matthew Wolff


2020 Masters Tournament, Field
Abraham Ancer (18,19), Paul Casey (18,19), Corey Conners, Bryson DeChambeau (18,19), Lucas Glover, Charles Howell III, Kevin Kisner (18,19), Jason Kokrak, Hideki Matsuyama (18,19), Louis Oosthuizen (18,19), Brandt Snedeker (18,19)


2020 Masters Tournament, Field
An Byeong-hun (19), Rafa Cabrera-Bello (19), Matthew Fitzpatrick (19), Adam Hadwin, Billy Horschel (19), Shugo Imahira (19), Jazz Janewattananond (19), Victor Perez (19), Andrew Putnam, Erik van Rooyen (19), Bernd Wiesberger (19)


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, First round
Paul Casey had the lead at −7 after the first day, with a round featuring five birdies and an eagle. Defending champion Tiger Woods was three shots back after shooting a 68 and pre-tournament favorite Bryson DeChambeau was a further two shots back after a 70. Play was suspended for three hours due to an electrical storm. 44 of the 92 players did not complete their first rounds on Thursday due to the lack of daylight. On Friday morning, Casey was joined in the lead by Dylan Frittelli and Dustin Johnson, who matched his 65.


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, and Justin Thomas were among five players sharing the 36-hole lead, making it the first time the top three players in the world rankings have shared the 36-hole lead in a major championship. Johnson, a co-leader after the first round, got to 10-under-par with birdies on three of his first four holes before consecutive bogeys on holes 14 and 15 (his fifth and sixth, respectively, of the round). He then made 11 consecutive pars before closing with a birdie on the ninth to finish at 9-under-par.


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Thomas made four straight birdies on holes 15 to 18 (his sixth to ninth) and overcame a double-bogey at the first, completing his round with birdies at the last two holes for a three-under-par round of 69. Rahm, who finished his round on Saturday morning, had a bogey-free 66 (−6). They were joined at the top of the leaderboard by Abraham Ancer, making his Masters debut, and Cameron Smith, who eagled the 15th before finishing with three straight birdies.


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Two-time champion Bernhard Langer made the cut at three-under, becoming, at age 63, the oldest player in Masters history to make the cut. Two amateurs made the cut, John Augenstein on 3-under-par and Andy Ogletree at one-under.


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
With the first round still to be completed on Friday morning, the second round started at 9:30 am instead of the planned 7:00 am. 48 players did not finish their second round as play was suspended. The second round continued at 7:30 am on Saturday. After the completion of the round, 60 players made the cut, the leading 50 and ties, with the third round beginning at 10:20 am.


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Augenstein (−5), Ogletree (−1), Sugrue (+4), Michel (+6), Lin (+8), Gallegos (+16)


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson had a bogey-free round of 65 (−7) to take a four-shot lead into the final round. Johnson, part of a five-way tie for the lead going into the round, jumped to the top of the leaderboard with an eagle on the par-five second hole after hitting his approach shot to three feet. He also birdied the third hole before making a 38-foot birdie putt on the fourth. On the back nine, Johnson two-putted for birdie on both par-fives, the 13th and 15th, and saved par from left of the 18th green to finish his round. His 16-under-par score of 200 after 54 holes tied the Masters tournament record, set by Jordan Spieth in 2015. He also became the first player in Masters history with two rounds of 65 or better in the same tournament.


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
South Korea's Im Sung-jae, making his Masters debut, birdied the 18th after getting a fortunate bounce off the mound to the left of the green to 14 feet. He joined Abraham Ancer, another Masters rookie, and Cameron Smith in a tie for second place at 12-under-par.


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
Jon Rahm, tied for the lead at the start of the round, fell four shots back of Johnson playing the eighth hole before making double-bogey on the par-five, his third shot ricocheting off a tree trunk and into bushes from where he had to take a penalty drop. He had an even par round to finish seven strokes off the lead and tied for seventh place. Justin Thomas was still within two shots of Johnson but made four bogeys on the back nine to drop six back.


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Dustin Johnson began the round with a four-shot lead before making consecutive bogeys at the fourth and fifth holes. Cameron Smith reduced the lead to one after making birdie at the ninth, hitting his approach shot from the pine straw to four feet.


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Johnson, meanwhile, came back to birdie the sixth and two-putt for birdie on the par-five eighth after reaching the green in two, taking a two-shot lead into the back nine. He laid up on the par-five 13th but managed to get up-and-down for birdie, then made a six-foot birdie putt on the 14th. After again laying up on the 15th, Johnson chipped to seven feet for his third shot and made the birdie putt to become the first player in Masters history to reach 20-under. He made par on the final three holes to set a new Masters scoring record, breaking the old mark of 18-under set by Tiger Woods in 1997 and Jordan Spieth in 2015.


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Smith bogeyed the 11th after missing the green to the right and finished at 15-under, five behind Johnson and tied for second place. Im Sung-jae, making his Masters debut at the age of 22, birdied both par-fives on the back nine to join Smith at 15-under. Smith shot a three-under 69, becoming the first player in Masters history with four rounds in the 60s. Johnson's five-shot margin of victory was the largest at the Masters since Woods won by 12 in 1997. He made only four bogeys in the tournament, the fewest ever by a Masters champion.


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Woods, the defending champion, made a 10 on the par-three 12th after hitting three balls into the water, the highest score on a hole in his career. But he came back to birdie five of his last six holes, including the last four in a row for the first time at the Masters, and finished in a tie for 38th place.


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Of the two amateurs who made the cut, Andy Ogletree finished at 2-under-par while John Augenstein finished at 3-over-par.


2020 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
For the second year in a row, a two-tee start was used, with players teeing off between 8:00 am and 9:39 am, using the 1st and 10th tees.


2020 Masters Tournament, Media
This was the 65th consecutive Masters to air on CBS Sports, which began coverage in 1956. Cable coverage aired on ESPN. To ensure that play will conclude before the earlier sunset, and to accommodate CBS's coverage of the NFL, the final round was scheduled so that coverage can begin at 10:00 a.m. ET (similarly to last year's final round, which was moved up due to the threat of storms) and conclude around 2:30 p.m. ET. To accommodate the tournament, CBS was only assigned late-afternoon NFL games (4:05 p.m. ET kickoff) for that week's games.


2020 Masters Tournament, Media
Furthermore, CBS's SEC football game on Saturday, normally a 3:30 p.m. ET game, was scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. ET kickoff so that it could air as a lead-out for third round coverage. It was reported that in the event that the final round did overrun past 4:00 p.m. ET,  coverage could be shifted to ESPN's sister broadcast network ABC and simulcast on CBS Sports Network, but that this was highly unlikely.


2020 Masters Tournament, Media
The SEC game was postponed due to COVID-19 cases in one of the participating teams, leading to CBS scheduling only its pre-game show College Football Today (largely to recap the day's games) after the conclusion of coverage, and giving the rest of the game's broadcast window back to affiliates and its regular Saturday-night network programming.


2020 Masters Tournament, Media
To cross-promote the tournament, its cable broadcaster ESPN broadcast College GameDay on-location from Augusta National's par 3 course on November 14.


2020 Masters Tournament, Media
For the first time since 1963, there was no live coverage of the Masters on free to air television in the UK, with pay television broadcaster Sky Sports securing exclusive rights.


2020 Masters Tournament, Media, Viewership
Facing competition from early-afternoon NFL games on Fox, the final round was seen by 5.59 million viewers in the United States according to the Nielsen ratings — making it the least watched final round at the Masters since 1957.


2020 Match Premier Cup
The 2020 Match Premier Cup was third edition of Match Premier Cup, a friendly association football tournament played in the Qatar.


2020 Mato Grosso senatorial special election
A special election for the Brazilian Senate in Mato Grosso took place on 15 November 2020, to fill a vacancy in the Federal Senate through the end of the term ending on 1 February 2027, arising from the expelling of Selma Arruda from the higher chamber after a trial in the Superior Electoral Court.


2020 Mato Grosso senatorial special election, History
On 10 December 2019, the Superior Electoral Court considered valid the repeal of senator Selma Arruda term, along with her substitutes, elect in 2018. The former judge was accused of omitting expenses of R$ 1.2 million (US$ 328,425.2, as of 2018) in her electoral campaign to fill one of the two seats available and represent the state of Mato Grosso in the Senate, configuring supposed slush funds and abuse of economic power. It is necessary a burocratic act from the Senate Director Board to fulfill this decision. Selma Arruda still can appeal to the Supreme Federal Court, but the appeal, at first, will not suspend the TSE decision.


2020 Mato Grosso senatorial special election, History
After the night of 12 March 2020, all the 12 candidacies were published and registered in the Regional Electoral Court of Mato Grosso.


2020 Mato Grosso senatorial special election, History
Senator Selma was officially removed from the Senate on 15 April 2020. The 3rd place of the 2018 Senate election, Cárlos Favaro (PSD), will temporarily take office as Senator. The election was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.


2020 Mato Grosso senatorial special election, Electoral process
The election will be disputed in an only round, with the most voted declared the winner of the election, regardless the vote percentage.


2020 Maui Invitational Tournament
The 2020 Maui Invitational Tournament is an early-season college basketball tournament played for the 37th time. The tournament began in 1984, and is part of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The championship round of the tournament was played at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina from November 30–December 2, 2020. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the championship round of the tournament had been moved from its normal location of Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.


2020 Mauritian protests
The 2020 protests in Mauritius were a series of large rallies and nonviolent demonstrations held in Mauritius following the MV Wakashio oil spill. Protests came in three waves of marches on 29–31 August, 12–13 September and September 14–15. Demonstrator’s main demanded that the Mauritian government launch an inquiry into the cause of the oil spill.


2020 Mauritian protests, Protests
Thousands people marched to the capital of Mauritius in protest of the government’s response to the oil spill, calling on an investigation into the spill. Protesters also chanted and protested with banners and placards in other towns. Demonstrators called for an uprising against the spill, asking the government to respond to the spill. Protesters denounced the report of dozens of dolphins dead, calling also for an investigation into the deaths of the dolphins.


2020 Mauritian protests, Protests
On 12 September, thousands led protest actions and rallies in support of protesters on the streets. Street protests and opposition marches denounced the oil spill, calling on an investigation into the tanker split and 1000 tons of fuel that spilled into the water. Thousands called for probes and justice over the confusions over the spill of fuel into the ocean. Strikers used whistles, honked horns and chanted slogans against who government, calling on it to resign.


2020 Maya Awards
The 6th Maya Awards was an awarding ceremony presented by the Maya Channel Magazine, giving recognition to the Thai entertainment industry in the fields of music, film, television and drama for their achievements in the year 2020.


2020 Maya Awards
The awards night was held at the CDC Crystal Grand Ballroom, Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday, 20 October 2020. Voting period for certain categories ran from 1 May 2020 to 10 October 2020.


2020 Maya Awards, Nominees
Nominations were announced on 30 April 2020. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:


2020 Mayo Senior Football Championship
The 2020 Mayo Senior Football Championship was the 119th edition of the Mayo GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Mayo, Ireland. Sixteen teams competed with the winners not going on to represent Mayo in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, due to the latter competition's cancellation. In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, the format for the championship was not altered. The championship started with a group stage and progressed to a knock out stage. The winners received the Paddy Moclair Cup.


2020 Mayo Senior Football Championship
The Neale made their first ever appearance in the top-flight of Mayo club football, having claimed the 2019 Mayo I.F.C. title with a final victory over Ballyhaunis.


2020 Mayo Senior Football Championship
Ballintubber were the defending champions for the second year running after they defeated Ballaghaderreen in the 2019 S.F.C. final.


2020 Mayo Senior Football Championship
The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 9 March 2020 with the games commencing on 31 July 2020.


2020 Mayo Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.


2020 Mayo Senior Football Championship, Clubs
The 2020 Championship was contested by 16 clubs: 4 of them from South Mayo, 4 from North Mayo, 4 from West Mayo, 4 from East Mayo.


2020 Mayo Senior Football Championship, Group stage
All 16 teams entered the competition at this stage. The top 2 teams in each group qualified for the Quarter-Finals while the bottom team of each group entered a Relegation Playoff. All teams played one home match, one away match and one match at a neutral venue. In the event of two teams finishing on the same points total, placings were decided by head-to-head record between the teams, then by scoring difference.


2020 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 2020 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an all-star basketball game that was scheduled to be played on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, home of the Houston Rockets. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in the class of 2020. The game would have been the 43rd annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1977. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was cancelled.


2020 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 24 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills, but for their performances off the court as well.


2020 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, Rosters
When the rosters were announced on January 23, 2020, North Carolina had the most selections with four, while Duke had three, and Kentucky had two. At the announcement of roster selections, only 14 schools were represented and had 4 players uncommitted. The official East and West sides were not announced for a couple weeks.


2020 McGrath Cup
The 2020 McGrath Cup is inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Munster, played by all six county teams. It was won by Limerick, who won their first Cup since 2005.


2020 McGrath Cup, Format
The teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners play in the final. If the final is a draw, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner; there is no extra time played.


2020 McNeese State Cowboys football team
The 2020 McNeese State Cowboys football team represents the McNeese State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys play their home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana and compete in the  Southland Conference. They are led by first-year head coach Frank Wilson.


2020 McNeese State Cowboys football team
On August 13, McNeese State Athletic Department decided to postpone all fall sports with the intent to play in the spring. This decision canceled all games that were to be played from September through November 2020.


2020 McNeese State Cowboys football team, Previous Season
The Cowboys finished the 2019 season 7–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in the Southland Conference. Following the season, first-year head coach Sterlin Gilbert resigned following the mediocre season.


2020 McNeese State Cowboys football team, Preseason, Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their spring preseason poll in January 2021. The Cowboys were picked to finish fourth in the conference. In addition, three Bearkats were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 94th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for Intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 20 teams and starts with a group stage before progressing to a knock out stage. The winner will not represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship as the GAA made the decision to cancel the 2020 Provincial and All-Ireland Club Championships due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Nobber were the 2019 Meath Intermediate Football Champions after they defeated Trim in the final. As a result, they will compete in the 2020 Meath Senior Football Championship.


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Three teams were relegated from the Senior Football Championship in 2019. Longwood returned to the I.F.C. after spending just one season in the Senior Football Championship. Rathkenny returned to the I.F.C. for the first time since 2006 while St. Patrick's returned to the I.F.C. for the first time since 2000. Clann na nGael and Moylagh were promoted to the I.F.C. from the Meath Junior Football Championship. Due to the change in championship structures, any second teams competing at the Intermediate grade were to be regraded to a new Premier Championship consisting only of reserve teams. To this effect, Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B' and St. Peter's Dunboyne 'B' were regraded to Division 1 of the Premier Championship. No team was relegated from the I.F.C. in 2019.


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship was due to commence in April 2020. However, due to health measures implemented in Ireland to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, all GAA activity was initially suspended until 29 March 2020 with the suspension being extended until 19 April 2020 and then 5 May 2020. The GAA published a return to action protocol update on May 6th which stated that the suspension of GAA activity was "expected to remain in place until July 20".


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Meath GAA county board published their return to play document on June 11th outlining the 2020 adult championship formats and announcing the calendar for the completion of the 2020 football and hurling championships. The draw for the group stages of the championship took place on 21 June 2020 with the games commencing on 31 July 2020. The 2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship Final took place on 3 October 2020 prior to the commencement of the 2020 GAA Intercounty season on 17 October 2020. Ballinabrackey won their first ever Meath Intermediate Football Championship by beating Trim 0-16 to 1-12. Ballinabrackey will compete in the Meath Senior Football Championship in 2021 for the first time in their history.


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Championship Structure
Due to the short window (11 weeks) to complete the 2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, some changes were made to the initial championship format. The championship will consist of five groups with each containing four teams. However, only the group winners will progress to the knockout stages while the bottom team in each group will contest the relegation playoffs.


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Participating teams
The teams taking part in the 2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship are:


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group Stage
There are five groups of four teams called Group A, B, C, D and E. The 1st placed teams in Groups A, B and C automatically qualify for the Semi-Finals. The 1st placed teams in Groups D and E qualify for the Quarter-Final with the winner progressing to the Semi-Finals. The last placed teams in Groups A, B and C progress to the relegation Semi-Finals while the last placed teams in Groups D and E will playoff in a relegation Quarter-Final with the loser the playing in the relegation Semi-Finals. The losers of the relegation Semi-Finals playoff in the relegation final with the loser relegated to the 2021 Meath Junior Football Championship.


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group Stage
Tiebreakers:If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria would be applied:


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group Stage
All Football Championships and Leagues shall be run on a combination of a league and knockout basis under Rule 6.21 T.O. Where teams finish equal with points for qualification or relegation process for concluding stages, the positioning shall be decided as follows;


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group Stage, Group C
Note: Game between Kilmainham and Castletown not played and would not affect final standings. Kilmainham ranked ahead of Dunderry due to head-to-head result.


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-Out Stage
The 1st placed teams in Groups A, B and C qualify for the Semi-Finals. The 1st place teams in Groups D and E qualify for the Quarter-Final with the winner progressing to the Semi-Finals


2020 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Relegation Play-Off
The 4th placed teams in each group contest the relegation playoff. The 4th placed teams from groups D and E compete in the relegation Quarter-Final. The loser of the relegation Quarter-Final proceeds to the relegation Semi-Finals along with the 4th placed teams from groups A, B and C. The losers of the relegation Semi-Finals will then contest the relegation final. The loser of the relegation final will be relegated to the Junior Football Championship while all other teams retain their Intermediate status.


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 2020 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 128th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Meath, Ireland with 16 teams competing. The winner did not represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship as the GAA made the decision to cancel the 2020 Provincial and All-Ireland Club Championships due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship
Ratoath were the defending champions after they defeated Summerhill in the 2019 final to claim their first ever S.F.C. crown.


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship
This was Nobber's return to the top flight after six years in the Intermediate grade, after claiming the 2019 I.F.C. title.


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship
The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 21 June 2020 with the games commencing on 31 July 2020.


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship
On 4 October 2020, Ratoath retained the Keegan Cup after defeating Gaeil Colmcille 1-14 to 1-13 in the final. Joey Wallace, who scored the winning goal in the 8th minute of injury time, was awarded the Man of the Match award.


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship, Championship Structure & COVID-19 Changes to Format
Originally, the 2020 Meath S.F.C. was planned to consist of 16 teams drawn in rotation into four groups each containing four teams. The top two teams would progress to the Quarter-Finals, while the bottom two in each group would contest the Relegation Quarter-Finals.


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship, Championship Structure & COVID-19 Changes to Format
The public health measures introduced to combat the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the competition being delayed with a slight change to the format. Instead of commencing in the usual April period, the championship was pushed back to the end of July. While the format remained with the 16 senior clubs being drawn in rotation into four groups each containing four teams, only the top team in each group will progress to the Semi-Finals. Additionally, only the bottom team in each group will contest the Relegation Semi-Finals, the losers of which will play-off for the right to retain their senior status into 2021.


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship, Participating Teams
The teams taking part in the 2020 Meath Senior Football Championship are:


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship, Group Stage
There are four groups of four teams called Group A, B, C and D. The 1st placed teams in each group qualify for the Semi-Finals. The 4th placed team in each group will proceed to the Relegation Play-Off to determine which team will suffer relegation.


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship, Group Stage
The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 21 June 2020 with the games commencing on 31 July 2020.


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship, Group Stage
Tiebreakers:If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria would be applied:


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship, Group Stage
All Football Championships and Leagues shall be run on a combination of a league and knockout basis under Rule 6.21 T.O. Where teams finish equal with points for qualification or relegation process for concluding stages, the positioning shall be decided as follows;


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship, Knock-Out Stage
The 1st placed teams in each group qualify for the Semi-Finals.


2020 Meath Senior Football Championship, Relegation Play-Off
The Relegation Play-Off will consist of the 4th-placed finishers in each group. The three winners shall retain their senior status while the outright loser shall be relegated to the Intermediate championship for 2021.


2020 Medan floods
On December 4, 2020, a series of flash floods hit many areas in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, due to heavy rain the previous night. Impacting three of the 21 administrative districts in the city, it caused property damage, over 5,000 injuries, and six reported deaths.


2020 Medan floods, Incident
On circa 20:00 WIB, 3 December, 2020, a rain hit Medan. No severe thing occurred, until a levee in Belawan River and several other rivers like the Deli River and Denai River broke, and waters started rushing, causing much of the flood. An hour later, floods started hitting several places, going as deep as 15-60cm, categorizable as a flash flood event. Transport mobility became quickly burdened, and traffic jams were observed. In some places, the flood, also containing trash, entered houses. The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) predicted mild rain in several areas in Medan. It also issued a warning on the probability of floods and landslides, inflamed by strong winds, in the east and western area. By 4:00, the Deli River rushed so strong that houses were immediately damaged.


2020 Medan floods, Incident
By 8:00, the flood gets deeper, most significantly in the Lalang Village. It is the first major flood in the area since 2013. As floods hit the roads, traffic becomes more congested, most concerningly disadvantaging food deliverers. Some vehicles also drowned. In some areas, floods reached the roofs of houses. Later, the Medan-Binjai toll road was flooded.


2020 Medan floods, Impacts and aftermath
By afternoon, as much as 2,733 homes have been reportedly impacted by the flood, and seven districts victimized, as well as 5,965 people injured. A Kompas update also reports 6 people missing and 2 dead at the same time. Impoverished people were rescued out of their destroyed houses by the search and rescue team. 50 policemen were sent to search for victims; the focus search point is at the De Flamboyan estate. The first victim reported dead is a 30-year-old female wearing "long, red sleeves," found in the river near Bokek Beach on 6:20.


2020 Medan floods, Impacts and aftermath
Not long later, a 20-year-old male, wearing "yellow jacket and jeans," named Heka, in the Griya Nusa III Tanjung Selamat residence, Medan Tuntungan; a female was near his body when discovered, whilst crying of grievance. In addition to property damage, a suspension bridge in Aloha Village nearly broke due to the water rushing.


2020 Medan floods, Impacts and aftermath
By 16:30, five of the six missing people have been found dead; one is still being searched. Breaking down, one child, three females, and one male died. 181 people have been rescued. An hour later, the last person was found dead. Two of the dead died of being washed by the river. However, deaths are likely to be more than just six. Impacted administrative districts are Medan Johor, Maimun, Sunggal, and Tuntungan.


2020 Medan floods, Impacts and aftermath
Medan mayor candidate Bobby Nasution observes several impacted sites and offers lunch for the victims. Meanwhile, incumbent Edy Rahmayadi announced humanitarian aids to the victims. The Gelora Party made a chain of soup kitchens called "Dapur Berkah Gelora," which translates to "Gelora Glorious Kitchen," which operated for 24 hours in feeding the poor victims. The response from the party was well-received by the locals.


2020 Medan floods, Impacts and aftermath
To prevent future accidents from happening, locals built an emergency dam made from sand wrapped with sacks of plant fibers, placed in areas of rivers untouched by the flood.


2020 Medan mayoral election
The 2020 Medan mayoral election was held on 9 December 2020, as part of the 2020 simultaneous local elections in Indonesia. The mayoral election was contested between sitting acting mayor Akhyar Nasution and Bobby Nasution, son-in-law of President Joko Widodo.


2020 Medan mayoral election, Candidates
Two sets of candidates are running for the election. The previously elected mayor, Dzulmi Eldin, had been arrested on graft charges in October 2019.


2020 Medan mayoral election, Candidates
Akhyar was formerly a member of PDI-P, but left the party due to PDI-P's decision to nominate Bobby for the mayoral race. Outside of PDI-P and Gerindra, Bobby was also endorsed by PAN, Golkar, Nasdem, PSI, Hanura and PPP, while Akhyar was supported by just Demokrat and PKS.


2020 Medan mayoral election, Campaign
Two rounds of public debates between the candidates were held on 7 and 21 November 2020.


2020 Meistriliiga
The 2020 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs. The season began on 6 March 2020, but was suspended after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league continued on 19 May 2020. The season concluded on 6 December, with the last match between Flora and FCI Levadia cancelled due to COVID-19 cases in both teams. The defending champions Flora successfully defended their title, winning second title in a row and their 13th in total.


2020 Meistriliiga, Teams
Ten teams competed in the league, nine sides from the 2019 season and 2019 Esiliiga champions TJK Legion. Legion made their debut in the top tier after consecutive promotions from fourth tier in three seasons. Maardu Linnameeskond were relegated at the end of the 2019 season after finishing in the bottom of the table. Kuressaare retained their Meistriliiga spot after winning a relegation play-off against Esiliiga runners-up Vaprus.


2020 Meistriliiga, Format changes
Due to the long pause, the season was shortened. Instead of the regular format of each team playing each of the other teams four times, the league were to be split after the third playthrough into two sections of top 6 and bottom 4, with each team playing each other in that section.


2020 Meistriliiga, Format changes
On 7 November, due to the second wave of COVID-19, the season was shortened even more with the league split into three sections after the 27th round – top 4, 5th & 6th, and bottom 4, with each team playing each other in that section.


2020 Meistriliiga, Format changes
On 11 December the season's last match between Flora and FCI Levadia was cancelled.


2020 Meistriliiga, League table, Relegation play-offs
At season's end Kuressaare, the ninth place club, participated in a two-legged play-off with the runners-up (of independent teams) of the 2020 Esiliiga, Maardu Linnameeskond, for the spot in 2021 Meistriliiga.


2020 Meistriliiga, Fixtures and results
A total of four rounds was be played. In the first three rounds teams played each other three times. In the fourth round the league was splited into 3 groups – top 4, 5th and 6th, and bottom 4, where they played each team in their group one more time.


2020 Mekong Delta drought
Vietnam's Mekong Delta region, which produces more than half the country's rice, endures a prolonged lack of rain combined with saltwater intrusion in early 2020. Five provinces have declared an emergency after drought surpassed the record level of year 2016. Vietnam National Television reported on March a total of 33,000 hectares of rice fields damaged and nearly 70,000 households suffer from lack of water. The drought is attributed to a lack of rain, combined with increase water consumption and storage of water in upstream dams, such as the controversial Xayaburi Dam in Laos.


2020 Mekong Delta drought
The drought, along with panic buying by the COVID-19 pandemic, hikes global rice price to a 6-year-high surge.


2020 Melaka United F.C. season
The 2020 season was Melaka United Soccer Association's 96th season in club history and 4th season in the Malaysia Super League.


2020 Melbourne Boomers season
The 2020 Melbourne Boomers season is the 38th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).


2020 Melbourne Boomers season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Queensland hub is set to host the season. The season was originally 2020–21 and would be traditionally played over several months across the summer, however this seasons scheduling has been condensed. The six-week season will see Townsville, Cairns and Mackay host a 56-game regular season fixture, plus a four-game final series (2 x semi-finals, preliminary final and grand final). Each team will contest 14 games starting on 12 November, with the grand final scheduled for 20 December.


2020 Melbourne Cup
The 2020 Melbourne Cup (known commercially as the 2020 Lexus Melbourne Cup) was the 160th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 3 November 2020 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.


2020 Melbourne Cup
The final field for the race was declared on 31 October. The total prize money for the race was A$8 million, the same as the previous year.


2020 Melbourne Cup
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the  public and horse owners were not able to attend the event.


2020 Melbourne Cup
The race was won by Twilight Payment, ridden by Jye McNeil and trained by Joseph O'Brien.


2020 Melbourne Cup, Fatalities
Anthony Van Dyck was euthanised after suffering a fractured fetlock, becoming the second horse that had to be euthanized at Flemington in 2020, and the sixth horse to die during the Melbourne Cup since 2013.


2020 Melbourne Storm season
The 2020 Melbourne Storm season was the 23rd in the club's history and they competed in the 2020 NRL season. The team was coached by Craig Bellamy, coaching the club for his 18th consecutive season. Melbourne Storm were also captained by Cameron Smith, who had been the sole captain for the team since 2008—making this his 13th consecutive season. The season was suspended indefinitely on March 23 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; however, on 28 April the NRL announced it would recommence on 28 May as a 20 Round competition with a revised fixture.


2020 Melbourne Storm season
After the recommencement of the season, Melbourne Storm initially played home games at AAMI Park as usual; however, an escalation in coronavirus cases and a subsequent second lock-down in the state of Victoria forced the Storm to relocate in late June, firstly, to New South Wales and then to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. This has meant that the Storm have had to play home games at multiple venues interstate throughout the 2020 season including Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Sydney, Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane and Sunshine Coast Stadium on the Sunshine Coast.


2020 Melbourne Storm season
The club had a successful season on the field and after twenty rounds, finishing the regular season in second spot and earning a "home" qualifying final against the Parramatta Eels which was played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The Storm won this final, progressing through to a week three preliminary final at the same venue, where they played and defeated the Canberra Raiders for a spot in the 2020 NRL Grand Final. The Storm defeated the Penrith Panthers in the 2020 NRL Grand Final to finish the season as Premiers.


2020 Melbourne Storm season, Fixtures, Original regular season fixture
This was the original fixture for the Melbourne Storm prior to the COVID-19 pandemic causing the season to be altered and rescheduled.