2020 Challenge Cup, Sixth round
On 17 July 2020, the RFL announced that the competition would resume on 22 August with a double header at the John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield involving the Warrington v Wigan and Salford v St Helens with both games shown live on BBC TV. A few days later on 21 July Toronto Wolfpack announced that the club would be taking no further part in the Challenge Cup due to financial problems associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Challenge Cup, Sixth round
The RFL had also decided to abandon the Championship and League 1 competitions and following Toronto's withdrawal a meeting was held on 27 July to consider the future of the cup competition. The following day, the five non-Super League teams left in the cup; Featherstone Rovers, Newcastle Thunder, Sheffield Eagles, York City Knights, and Widnes Vikings, all announced that they were withdrawing from the competition. In response to this, the RFL announced that the whole of the sixth round was to be redrawn, involving just the 10 Super League sides remaining in the competition. Four teams would play in the revised sixth round, with the six remaining teams not to receive a tie for this round automatically gaining a bye to the quarter finals.


2020 Challenge Cup, Sixth round
The redraw for the sixth round and the draw for the quarter-finals was made on 29 July. The two sixth round ties were due to be played as a double header at the John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield as previously announced, with both ties being televised live on the BBC. During the week of 10 August, a number of Hull players and coaching staff tested positive for COVID-19, so the club's next fixtures, including the sixth round tie against Castleford were postponed. The Castleford v Hull fixture was eventually played on 13 September.


2020 Challenge Cup, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made on 19 September with both games played at the Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens as a double-header on 3 October. The draw was made live on BBC Two at the A J Bell stadium during the half-time interval of the last quarter-final match between Hull FC and Wigan.


2020 Challenge Cup Final
The 2020 Challenge Cup Final was the 119th final of rugby league's Challenge Cup knock-out competition. The culmination of the 2020 Challenge Cup was originally scheduled for 22 August, but was postponed due to safety concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic along with most of the latter stages of competition. The final was rescheduled to be played on 17 October 2020 with kick-off at 15:00 (BST). The final was contested by the winners of the tournament semi-finals, Leeds Rhinos playing Salford Red Devils (who were appearing in their first cup final since 1969).


2020 Challenge Cup Final
Since the 1928–29 season, Challenge Cup finals have been played at Wembley Stadium, London (except the 1932 season and the Second World War period), but due to the COVID-19 pandemic there was discussion about moving the 2020 final away from Wembley. It was not until 22 September that the Rugby Football League (RFL) confirmed that the game would still be played at Wembley Stadium.


2020 Challenge Cup Final
New COVID-19 restrictions announced in September forced the RFL to announce on 28 September, that the game will be played behind closed doors for the first time in the history of the competition. Following the semi-finals fans raised a petition calling on the government to allow season ticket holders of the two clubs to attend the game in person, on the basis that the number of spectators this would allow could easily maintain social-distancing inside the 90,000 seat venue. The RFL issued a statement saying that they continued to lobby the government to allow spectators in.


2020 Challenge Cup Final, Background
Leeds Rhinos are the tournament's second most successful side, winning 13 Challenge Cup trophies. The 2020 final would be their ninth cup final of the Super League era, which included their last victory in the competition during their treble winning season of 2015. By contrast, Salford Red Devils had only won the competition once, in 1938. It would be Salford's first final since 1969 when they lost 6–11 to Castleford in the 1969 final. The match would also be the first time these two clubs had met in the final of the Challenge Cup.


2020 Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos were due to face Hull KR in their opening sixth round tie in the Challenge Cup. The match, originally scheduled for early April, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled for late August. However, due to Championship, League 1 clubs and Toronto Wolfpack withdrawing from the competition, the restructuring of the competition gave several teams, including Leeds, a bye to the quarter finals. The quarter final draw saw the Rhinos drawn against Hull Kingston Rovers (their originally scheduled opponents for the sixth round). Leeds won the game comfortably 48–18.


2020 Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Leeds Rhinos
The win against the Rovers saw the two most successful teams in the history of the Challenge Cup drawn against each other as Leeds (the second most successful side) played Wigan Warriors (the most successful team). Leeds dominated the first half of the game and, despite the Warriors attempted comeback in the second half, the Rhinos progressed with a comfortable 26–12 victory.


2020 Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Salford Red Devils
Salford Red Devils's sixth round opener was due to be against the previous season's champions St Helens, to whom they were runners-up in the Grand Final. However, like all Round 6 ties, it was postponed and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Salford was another of the teams to receive a bye to the quarter finals where they were drawn against French side Catalans Dragons. The game, after an 18-all draw at full time, saw a try from Dan Sarginson give the Red Devils victory. A semi-final against Warrington Wolves was the final step before Wembley. After trailing 8–14 at half time, Salford came out victorious with a 24–22 win over Warrington.


2020 Challenge Cup Final, Pre-match
British classical singer Lizzie Jones sung The National Anthem at Wembley before the game. Instead of singing "Abide with Me" at Wembley, she recorded a special version of the hymn above Castle Hill in Huddersfield, the birthplace of Rugby League, to celebrate 125 years of the sport. This would be Jones's second Challenge Cup Final appearance after previously performing at the 2015 Final.


2020 Challenge Cup Final, Pre-match
Former Leeds Rhinos scrum-half Rob Burrow was given the honour of Chief Guest of the final. Whilst choosing to be absent from Wembley due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Burrow was awarded the honour following his diagnosis of motor neuron disease in December 2019, in recognition of his charity work and fundraising for research into a cure, in addition to a 16-year career with the Rhinos from 2001 to 2017, ending in the 2017 Super League Grand Final, winning his eighth Grand Final with Leeds.


2020 Challenge Cup Final, Pre-match
The BBC aired a documentary Rob Burrow: My Year with MND the Tuesday night before the final on BBC Two. The programme documented Burrow's personal and family struggle with the disease and the charity work he and his family underwent to raise awareness of the diseases and money for its cure. The documentary was aired again on BBC One prior to their coverage of the final.


2020 Challenge Cup Final, Post match
The 2020 Final saw Leeds Rhinos lift their fourteenth cup title, their first in five years following their treble winning season in 2015. Tom Briscoe's 14th minute try saw him break the record for most tries scored in the Challenge Cup Final, with seven, after scoring once in 2014 and a further five times in 2015, both years seeing The Rhinos come out as winners.


2020 Challenge Cup Final, Post match
After the final it was confirmed that over two million people had watch the Rob Burrow: My Year with MND documentary and over £50,000 had been raised for his charity - Motor Neurone Disease Association.


2020 Challenge Cup Final, Post match
TV viewing of the final increased 50% from the previous year with over six million watching the competition, making it the most viewed final since 2012.


2020 Challenge Tour
The 2020 Challenge Tour is a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour.


2020 Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental tour and is organised by the PGA European Tour. It was introduced in 1986 and was originally called the Satellite Tour, before being renamed with its present title in 1990.


2020 Challenge Tour
After beginning with three tournaments in South Africa co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, the remainder of the season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many tournaments being cancelled or postponed.


2020 Challenge Tour, Tournament schedule
The 2020 schedule is set out below. The numbers in brackets after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.


2020 Challenge Tour, Rankings
Due to the shortened season, there was no formal graduating class; instead, the top five players would receive limited playing time on the European Tour in 2021.


2020 Challenge by La Vuelta
The 2020 Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta was a women's road cycling stage race held in and near the Spanish capital of Madrid from 6 to 8 November 2020. It was the sixth edition of the Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta. For 2020, the race dropped Madrid from the title to become the Challenge by La Vuelta. The rescheduled 2020 edition consisted of 2 short stages and an individual time trial.


2020 Challenge by La Vuelta, Teams
Six of the eight UCI Women's WorldTeams and ten UCI Women's Continental Teams participated in the race. Each team was allowed to enter six riders, although eight teams entered less: Cronos–Casa Dorada, Río Miera–Cantabria Deporte, Sopela Women's Team, and Team Sunweb each entered five, while Bizkaia–Durango, Doltcini–Van Eyck–Proximus, Hitec Products–Birk Sport, and Trek–Segafredo each entered four. This meant that there were 84 starters, of which 67 finished.


2020 Challenge by La Vuelta, Route and organization
The race was increased from two stages in the past two editions to three this year, which race officials cited was due to the "uninterrupted growth dynamic that [the race] has maintained since its creation." The race started with a 83 km (52 mi) hilly stage from Toledo to Escalona, followed by the traditional 9.3 km (5.8 mi) individual time trial in Boadilla del Monte. The final stage was a 100.5 km (62.4 mi) criterium in Madrid that used the same finishing circuit that was used for stage 21 of the 2020 Vuelta.


2020 Challenge by La Vuelta, Route and organization
The event was organised by ASO, which also organises the Vuelta a España. It was the 11th and final race of the 2020 UCI Women's World Tour.


2020 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville
The 2020 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Drummondville, Canada between February 16 and 23, 2020.


2020 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2020 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2020 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Doubles
Scott Clayton and Adil Shamasdin were the defending champions but only Clayton chose to defend his title, partnering Liam Broady. Clayton lost in the quarterfinals to Manuel Guinard and Arthur Rinderknech.


2020 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Doubles
Guinard and Rinderknech won the title after defeating Roberto Cid Subervi and Gonçalo Oliveira 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) in the final.


2020 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Singles
Ričardas Berankis was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2020 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Singles
Maxime Cressy won the title after defeating Arthur Rinderknech 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2020 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil
The 2020 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is the sixteenth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It will take place in Guayaquil, Ecuador between 16 and 23 November 2020.


2020 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Doubles
Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar were the defending champions but only Escobar chose to defend his title, partnering Diego Hidalgo. Escobar lost in the first round to Íñigo Cervantes and Oriol Roca Batalla.


2020 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Doubles
Luis David Martínez and Felipe Meligeni Alves won the title after defeating Sergio Martos Gornés and Jaume Munar 6–0, 4–6, [10–3] in the final.


2020 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Singles
Thiago Seyboth Wild was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2020 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Singles
Francisco Cerúndolo won the title after defeating Andrej Martin 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 in the final.


2020 Challenger Eckental
The 2020 Challenger Eckental was a professional tennis tournament played on carpet courts. It was the 24th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Eckental, Germany between 2 and 8 November 2020.


2020 Challenger Eckental, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Challenger Eckental, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2020 Challenger Eckental, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2020 Challenger Eckental – Doubles
Ken Skupski and John-Patrick Smith were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2020 Challenger Eckental – Doubles
Dustin Brown and Antoine Hoang won the title after defeating Lloyd Glasspool and Alex Lawson 6–7(8–10), 7–5, [13–11] in the final.


2020 Challenger Eckental – Singles
Jiří Veselý was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2020 Challenger Eckental – Singles
Sebastian Korda won the title after defeating Ramkumar Ramanathan 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2020 Challenger La Manche
The 2020 Challenger La Manche was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 27th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cherbourg, France between 9 and 16 February 2020.


2020 Challenger La Manche, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Challenger La Manche – Doubles
Robert Galloway and Nathaniel Lammons were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2020 Challenger La Manche – Doubles
Pavel Kotov and Roman Safiullin won the title after defeating Dan Added and Albano Olivetti 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [12–10] in the final.


2020 Challenger La Manche – Singles
Ugo Humbert was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2020 Challenger La Manche – Singles
Roman Safiullin won the title after defeating Roberto Marcora 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries
The 2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries took place in July 2020. Incumbent president and 2015 nominee, John Magufuli ran unopposed for his second term for the President of Tanzania and so there was no primary vote for the Union presidency position. However, Zanzibar president Ali Mohamed Shein is ineligible for re-election due to term limits and a primary was held to determine the Zanzibar presidential nominee. The winners of the primary are the CCM candidates for the 2020 Tanzanian general election and the 2020 Zanzibari general election.


2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries, Background
Presidential aspirants are required to submit their intent to run to the party by June 30th 2020. Each aspirant has to be able to collect 250 sponsors from 12 regions (including 2 from Zanzibar). The party secretariat convened in Dodoma in July to make their decisions. The candidates were vetted by the party congress and names of a select few will be submitted to the National Executive Committee of the party to select the candidate.


2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries, Union Presidential Candidates
Incumbent president Dr John Magufuli and party chairman ran unopposed to get the party ticket for re-election. Former foreign minister of Tanzania Bernard Membe intended to collect party nomination forms to contest against the incumbent president, however, the CCM central committee expelled Membe from the party. Following the decision he returned his party card to leave the party.


2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries, Zanzibar Presidential Candidates
The following candidates have been listed according to the dates that they expressed interest or formally announced their candidacy.


2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries, Results, Union Presidency
Since John Magufuli ran unopposed, he was automatically nominated as the party's candidate as the nominee for the president of Tanzania.


2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries, Results, Zanzibar Presidency, Central Committee
On July 9, 2020 the central committee picked 5 names from the list of over 31 presidential aspirants. Of the 5, three names were passed down to the National Executive council for popular vote.


2020 Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential primaries, Results, Zanzibar Presidency, National Executive Council
On July 10 2020, the National Executive council of the party voted on the 3 names passed down by the Central Committee. A total of 164 NEC members took part in the voting and Hussein Mwinyi won the party nomination by a landslide.


2020 Champion Hurdle
The 2020 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 10 March 2021. It was the 90th running of the Champion Hurdle.


2020 Champion Hurdle
The race was won by the 2/1 favourite Epatante, ridden by Barry Geraghty and trained by Nicky Henderson.


2020 Champion of Champions
The 2020 Champion of Champions (also known as the 2020 888sport Champion of Champions for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 8 November 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. It was the tenth Champion of Champions event, the first of which was held in 1978. The tournament featured 16 participants, primarily winners of important tournaments since the 2019 Champion of Champions. As an invitational event, the Champion of Champions tournament carries no world ranking points.


2020 Champion of Champions
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10–9 in the 2019 final.


2020 Champion of Champions
Robertson made the final again, but lost 10–6 to Mark Allen, who won the tournament for the first time.


2020 Champion of Champions
On the first day, John Higgins made his 800th career century, although he lost the match to Ding Junhui.


2020 Champion of Champions, Qualification
Qualification for the 2020 Champion of Champions event was primarily determined by the winners of 20 tournaments over a one-year period, from the 2019 Champion of Champions to the 2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), thereby including tournaments from both the 2019–20 and 2020–21 snooker seasons. The runner-up in the 2020 World Championship was also included. The field consisted of 16 players but with some players winning more than one qualifying event, there were less than 16 qualifying players.


2020 Champion of Champions, Qualification
The remainder of the field was determined by the highest ranking player, not already qualified, at the time it was certain that a place would not be taken by a winner of the qualifying events. The first player to receive an entry this way was Mark Allen, who was ranked 5th after the 2020 European Masters (2020–21 season). The second player to receive an entry this way was John Higgins, who was ranked 8th after the 2020 English Open. The third and final player to receive an entry this way was David Gilbert, who was ranked 11th after the 2020 Championship League (2020–21 season).


2020 Champion of Champions, Century breaks
A total of 31 century breaks were made during the tournament.


2020 Champions Cup (curling)
The 2020 Humpty's Champions Cup was scheduled to be held from April 29 to May 3, at the Olds Sportsplex in Olds, Alberta. On March 12, 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Champions Cup (curling)
The teams that qualified were originally invited to play in the 2021 Champions Cup, providing that three quarters of their team stays intact. However, the 2021 event was changed so that the top 12 teams in the World were invited instead.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season)
The 2020 Championship League (also known as the 2020 Matchroom.com Championship League) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 1 to 11 June 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. The event featured 64 players from the World Snooker Tour featuring three rounds of round-robin groups of four. The initial group stage matches were played between 1 and 8 June, with the group winners' stage played on 9 and 10 June, before the finals stage on 11 June. It was the 14th edition of the Championship League. The event was one of the first live sporting events in the United Kingdom since the start of the coronavirus lockdown in March 2020.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season)
Luca Brecel won the event after finishing top of the final group ahead of Ben Woollaston, Stuart Bingham and Ryan Day. The event was broadcast on ITV4 in the United Kingdom, Eurosport across Europe, Superstars Online, Youku and Zhibo.tv in China, Fox Sports in Australia and Sky in New Zealand. Elsewhere, the event was broadcast on Matchroom Sport.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Tournament format
The 2020 Championship League was held between 1 and 11 June 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. The tournament took place without an audience whilst maintaining social distancing. Originally due to take place in Leicester, the event was moved to Milton Keynes because of the on-site facilities at the venue, meaning that the players and officials did not need to leave the location for the duration of their involvement once they had arrived. All players were tested for COVID-19 prior to taking part. The event was sponsored by Matchroom Sport and broadcast live domestically on ITV4. It was also broadcast by Eurosport across Europe, Superstars Online, Youku and Zhibo.tv in China, Fox Sports in Australia and Sky in New Zealand.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Tournament format
There were 64 snooker professionals who took part in the event. The competition began with 16 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players. Two groups were played to a finish every day from 1 to 8 June, using a two-table setup in the arena. The groups were contested using a round-robin format, with six matches played in each group. All matches were played as best-of-four frames, with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. Group positions were determined by points scored, frame difference and then head-to-head results between players who are tied. Places that were still tied were then determined by the highest break made in the group.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Tournament format
The 16 players that topped the group tables qualified for the group winners' stage, consisting of four groups of four players. Two of the four groups played to a finish on 9 June and the other two groups on 10 June, again using two tables. The four winners from the group winners' stage qualified for the tournament finals played on 11 June using a single table. The winner of this final group took the Championship League title and a place at the 2020 Champion of Champions.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Tournament format, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Tournament summary, Group stages
The first round of group games were played from 1 to 8 June. Reigning world champion Judd Trump won all three group games to qualify from group 2, losing a frame to both Elliot Slessor and Daniel Wells. David Gilbert drew his second match against Jak Jones, but won against Stuart Carrington 3–0 to progress, with Carrington scoring only five points. Belgian player Luca Brecel and Englishman Jack Lisowski both defeated Oliver Lines and drew against Robbie Williams. Brecel made a break of 138 during his win over Lines and took a 2–1 lead over Lisowski.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Tournament summary, Group stages
He required a break higher than 138, but was unable, tying the match at 2-2, with Brecel progressing. In group 3, Mark Joyce won all three matches leading Mark Davis. Ryan Day and Kyren Wilson met in the final match of group 12, with the victor winning the group. Day won the first two frames, before Wilson won frame 3. With the higher break, a 111, Wilson could progress with a 2–2 draw, however Day made a break of 86 to win.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Tournament summary, Group stages
In group 4, Harvey Chandler drew his first match against Joe Perry, but won his other two matches to lead the group. Liang Wenbo won group 5 with three wins whilst Joe O'Connor finished second, who made the highest break of his career, and of the event a 143 in his draw with Mark Selby. Gary Wilson won group 14, scoring four century breaks in ten frames. Both Ronnie O'Sullivan and Tom Ford won groups on 5 June, with O'Sullivan not losing a single frame. Stuart Bingham and Ricky Walden both finished group 1 with a win and two draws.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Tournament summary, Group stages
The final match of the group was between Jamie Clarke and Jordan Brown. Jordan requiring a 3–0 win to progress, but the match was won by Clarke. Bingham won the group with a break of 94, but Walden made a 89 break, but played a harder shot on the black ball, attempting to make a maximum break. Ben Woollaston won group 8, but spent the tournament estranged from his wife Tatiana Woollaston, who had been refereeing the event due to the social distancing rules.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Tournament summary, Group stages
Barry Hawkins won group 7, ahead of Anthony McGill with two wins and a draw. Former world champion Neil Robertson lost his opening match to Ashley Carty, who won the group. Martin O'Donnell and Mark Allen both won two matches, before they met in the final match of the round. The match finished 2-2, with O'Donnell winning the group with a better frame difference. Group 6 was won by Sam Craigie, who finished above Masters finalist Ali Carter.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Tournament summary, Winner's and final groups
The 16 groups winners were split into four groups, labelled A through D and played on 9 and 10 June. Three players finished on six points in group C. Ronnie O'Sullivan won a fourth straight match without losing a frame, before winning 3–1 against Sam Craigie, who defeated Stuart Bingham in his first match, and defeated Harvey Chandler in the final match. The match between O'Sullivan and Bingham would decide the winner of the group, but Bingham won 3–0 to lead the other players on frame difference.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Tournament summary, Winner's and final groups
Martin O'Donnell defeated Sam Woollaston 3–1, before Woollaston won his next two matches 3–0, with three century breaks over Tom Ford to win the group on frame difference. Luca Brecel won group A after defeating Ashley Carty, and drawing his other two games 2-2. When leading Mark Joyce 2–0, Brecel missed hitting a red ball on three occasions forcing him to forfeit the frame. Ryan Day defeated reigning world champion Judd Trump in the opening match of group B, which he went on to win with two other draws. In the final match, against Barry Hawkins, Day needed to win one frame to go through to the final group, and won frame one with a break of 62.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Tournament summary, Winner's and final groups
The final group was played on 11 June. The opening match was between Brecel and Bingham, with Brecel winning all three frames. Woollaston then defeated Ryan Day 3–1, before Day drew his remaining two matches to finish the group fourth on two points. Stuart Bingham defeated Woollaston 3-1 finishing third with four points. The final match was between Brecel and Woollaston. Woolaston could win the tournament with a win, or Brecel would win the championship. Brecel won the first frame, with a break of 67, but Woollaston won the second frame after a fluke on the pink ball. In the third frame, Woollaston took a 2–1 lead, with a century break of 126, so whoever won the final frame would win the event. In the deciding frame, Brecel made a break of 111 to draw the match, and win the tournament, ahead of Woollaston, who finished as runner-up.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Main draw, Group stage
The group stage consisted of 16 groups, each containing four players. Two groups played to a finish each day from 1 to 8 June.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Main draw, Group winners' stage
The group winners' stage consisted of four groups, each containing four players. Groups C and D played to a finish on 9 June. Groups A and B played to a finish on 10 June.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Main draw, Final group
The tournament finals, consisting of one final group of four players, was played on 11 June. Luca Brecel won the event after finishing top of the final group, with Ben Woollaston the runner-up.


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Main draw, Final group
Key:  P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; FW = Frames won; FL = Frames lost; FD = Frame difference; HB = Highest break


2020 Championship League (2019–20 season), Century breaks
A total of 53 century breaks were made during the event. The highest was a 143 made by Joe O'Connor in group 5. Scores in bold denote highest break in the indicated group.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season)
The 2020 Championship League (also known as the BetVictor Championship League Snooker 2020) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 13 September to 30 October 2020 in the Ballroom, Stadium MKin Milton Keynes, England. The event featured 117 players from the World Snooker Tour as well as ten players from the 2020 Q School Order of Merit. It featured three rounds of round-robin groups of four, before a best-of-five final. It was the 15th edition of the Championship League, and it was a ranking tournament for the first time.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season)
Ryan Day made his second career maximum break in the final frame of his match against Rod Lawler, and John Higgins made his 11th career maximum in the final frame of his match against Kyren Wilson.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season)
Kyren Wilson won the tournament with a 3–1 final victory over Judd Trump. This was Wilson's fourth ranking title. He ended Trump's 10-final winning streak.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), Tournament format
There were 127 players taking part in the event. The competition began with 32 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players. Two groups were played to a finish every day during two blocks of eight days, from 13 to 20 September and from 28 September to 5 October, using a two-table setup in the arena. The groups were contested using a round-robin format, with six matches played in each group. All matches in group play were played as best-of-four frames, with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. Group positions were determined by points scored, frame difference and then head-to-head results between players who were tied. Places that were still tied were then determined by the highest break made in the group.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), Tournament format
The 32 players that topped the group tables qualified for the group winners' stage, consisting of eight groups of four players. The eight winners from the group winners' stage qualified for the two final groups before the final took place later on the same day. The winner took the Championship League title and a place at the 2020 Champion of Champions.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), Tournament format, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), Main draw, Stage One
Stage One consisted of 32 groups, each containing four players.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), Main draw, Stage One, Group 15
Anthony Hamilton was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Daniel Womersley.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), Main draw, Stage One, Group 24
Daniel Wells was withdrawn from the group after a positive COVID-19 test.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), Main draw, Stage One, Group 28
Mark Williams was to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Haydon Pinhey.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), Main draw, Stage One, Group 28
Lei Peifan was withdrawn from the group after an invalid COVID-19 test.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), Main draw, Stage One, Group 32
Ronnie O'Sullivan was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by John Astley.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), Main draw, Stage Two
Stage Two consisted of eight groups, each containing four players.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), Main draw, Stage Three
Stage Three consisted of two groups, each containing four players.


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), Main draw, Stage Three, Group 2
Key:  P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; FW = Frames won; FL = Frames lost; FD = Frame difference; HB = Highest break


2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), Century breaks
A total of 90 century breaks were made during the tournament.


2020 Charleston Battery season
The 2020 Charleston Battery season was the club's 28th year of existence, their 17th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their tenth season in the United Soccer League Championship (USL-C) as part of the Eastern Conference. This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USL-C Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USL-C Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020. The season was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in March and later resumed in July.


2020 Charleston Battery season, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Charleston Battery season, Competitions, USL Championship, Match results
On December 20, 2019, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule, creating the following fixture list for the early part of Charleston's season. In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, Charleston's schedule was announced on July 2.


2020 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
The 2020 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represents Charleston Southern University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Autry Denson and play their home games at Buccaneer Field. They are members of the Big South Conference.


2020 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team, Previous season
The Buccaneers finished the 2019 season 6–6, 4–2 in Big South play to finish in third place.


2020 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team, Preseason, Polls
In June 2020, the Buccaneers were predicted to finish third in the Big South by a panel of media and head coaches.


2020 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team, Schedule
Charleston Southern had games scheduled against Monmouth, Hampton, and Arkansas, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Charlotte 49ers baseball team
The 2020 Charlotte 49ers baseball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the sport of baseball during the 2020 college baseball season. Charlotte competes in Conference USA (C-USA). Home games are played at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium on the university's Charlotte, North Carolina campus. The team is coached by Robert Woodard in his first season as the 49ers' head coach.


2020 Charlotte 49ers baseball team, Preseason, C-USA Preseason poll
The Conference USA Preseason Poll was released on January 29, 2020 as selected by the conference's head coaches. Charlotte was selected eleventh in order of finish for the season.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team
The 2020 Charlotte 49ers football team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 49ers played their home games at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by second-year head coach Will Healy.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Previous season
The 49ers finished the 2019 season 7–6, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the East Division, earning an invite to the program's first bowl game. The 49ers lost 9–31 in the 2019 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl to the Buffalo Bulls.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Coaching staff
On December 29, Offensive Coordinator Alex Atkins officially left the program to become Offensive Line coach at Florida State. On January 22, Quarterbacks coach Mark Carney was promoted to replace Atkins as Offensive Coordinator, retaining Quarterbacks responsibilities as well. On February 10 two coaches were added to the 49ers staff to replace outgoing Linebackers coach and Special Teams Coordinator Max Thurmond. Richmond Defensive Coordinator Adam Braithwaite joined the staff to coach Linebackers, and former ODU Running Backs and Special Teams Coordinator Charles Bankins joined to oversee Special Teams. On February 17 Texas A&M alum and Offensive Analyst Lee Grimes joined the staff to coach the Offensive Line.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Recruiting, Recruiting class
The following recruits and transfers have signed letters of intent or verbally committed to the Charlotte 49ers football program for the 2020 recruiting year.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Awards and honors, Postseason
Offense:QB – Chris Reynolds, R-Jr. • RB – Aaron McAllister, R-Sr. • OL – Jaelin Fisher, R-Sr.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Awards and honors, Postseason
Defense:DT – Timmy Horne, R-Sr. • DE – Romeo McKnight, R-Sr. • DE – Tyriq Harris, R-Sr. • LB – Tyler Murray, R-Jr. • DB – Ben DeLuca, R-Sr.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Schedule
Charlotte originally had games scheduled against Norfolk State and Tennessee, which were canceled due to their respective conferences' decisions on the COVID-19 pandemic. The game with Duke was originally scheduled for Thursday September 17 but was moved to Saturday October 31.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Schedule
On Saturday, August 8, it was announced that the 49ers would play the UNC Chapel Hill Tar Heels on September 19 in Chapel Hill. On August 10, fellow Conference USA member Old Dominion suspended all fall sports, creating another opening on the 49ers' schedule. Appalachian State was added to the schedule on August 12.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Schedule
On September 14, the home opener against Georgia State was moved from a 6:00 p.m. to a noon start time and also moved from ESPN3 to ESPNU. On September 17, Charlotte announced they had canceled their game at North Carolina scheduled for September 19 due to the impact that contact tracing quarantine has had on a key position group. Several members of the Charlotte offensive line were placed into quarantine following the University's COVID-19 contact tracing protocols, effectively depleting that unit.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Schedule
On September 21 the Conference USA opener against Florida Atlantic was moved from a 6:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. start time and also moved from ESPN3 to ESPNU. On Friday, September 25, Georgia State postponed Charlotte's home opener the next day due to contact tracing issues with a player on their team testing positive for COVID-19. ESPNU picked up Charlotte's games against North Texas and the home opener against FIU, moving both games to 8:00 p.m. starting time. On October 15, FIU postponed their game at Charlotte due to COVID-19 contact tracing player availability issues, marking the sixth game lost for the 49ers in the season and the second time that the home opening was delayed.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Schedule
On November 3 it was announced that Charlotte had added a home game with Gardner-Webb for November 14. On November 4 CUSA rescheduled the previously postponed FIU conference matchup to December 5. On November 6 Charlotte had to postpone it's away game with Middle Tennessee after several players had positive COVID-19 tests. On November 13 Gardner-Webb canceled their game for the next day due to COVID-19 cases on their team. Charlotte Postponed it's game with Marshall om November 16 due to COVID-19 issues on the team.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Schedule
To clear COVID-19 related quarantine issues Charlotte's home game against Western Kentucky was moved to the following Tuesday morning, December 1, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. Charlotte had to postpone the rescheduled game with Western Kentucky on December 1, 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns. Conference USA canceled FIU's postponed game with Charlotte on December 5, 2020 and replaced them with WKU on December 6, 2020. Conference USA rescheduled the Marshall game for December 11, 2020. Marshall canceled the make-up match on December 9, 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns on their team, effectively ending the 49ers season at six games played.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Television
Charlotte 49ers home games and conference road games will be broadcast through Conference USA's television partners ESPN, CBS Sports, and Stadium.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Radio
Radio coverage for all games is broadcast by IMG College through the Charlotte 49ers Radio Network flagship station WZGV ESPN Radio 730 AM The Game, and the TuneIn Charlotte 49ers IMG Sports Network app. The radio announcers are "Voice of the 49ers" Matt Swierad with play-by-play alongside NFL veteran Al Wallace providing color commentary and Bobby Rosinski and Walker Mehl with sideline reports.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Preseason media poll
No Conference USA Preseason Media Poll has been released as of September 2, 2020.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Appalachian State Mountaineers
Charlotte would strike first with a Tre Harbison run into the end zone but App would tie the game and then go up a touchdown in the second quarter. Jonathan Cruz would tack on a field goal before the half leaving App with only a four-point lead.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Appalachian State Mountaineers
The fog and rain would continue to plague both teams in the nearly empty stadium as Cruz would add another field goal late in the third to bring the score difference to a single digit, but on the next series App stretched the lead back out to eight points only to have Charlotte's Aaron McAllister get it back to within a point on a 97-yard kick off return. App would again take their lead out to eight points early in the fourth quarter as Charlotte still couldn't find it's offensive rhythm in the second half. A late touchdown by App made the score difference fifteen points but didn't change the outcome of the game as the 49ers would drop the season opener 20 to 35.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Appalachian State Mountaineers
Top performances were dominated by the Mountaineers and included quarterback Zac Thomas who passed for 204 yards and 1 touchdown with 1 interception. Running back Marcus Williams had 14 carries for 117 yards and a touchdown. Receiver Thomas Hennigan had 5 receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Florida Atlantic Owls
Charlotte would open conference play after two unexpected weeks off visiting their second defending conference champs. Charlotte would go up by 10 points in the 1st quarter, but two long missed field goals by Jonathan Cruz, one in the 2nd quarter and the other off the first drive of the 3rd quarter, would come back to hurt the Niners later. After a scoreless 2nd quarter Charlotte would take a shutout lead into the halftime.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Florida Atlantic Owls
Shortly before the halfway point of the 3rd quarter the Owls would finally find the end zone and with under 3 minutes left in the quarter would find it again for their first lead. A Charlotte fumble on the next series would give FAU their third touchdown of the quarter. Early in the 4th quarter Charlotte would get the game into a single score affair again. Charlotte would get into the redzone on the final drive of the game but two sacks of Chris Reynolds would lead to time running out as the Niners would lose 17 to 21.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Florida Atlantic Owls
FAU quarterback Nick Tronti would dominate passing and rushing yards with 98 yards through the air for 2 touchdowns and 10 carries for 94 yards on the ground and a third touchdown. T.J. Chase would have 3 receptions for 31 yards and a touchdown.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, North Texas Mean Green
North Texas was looking to avenge their 1-point loss to the 49ers from the previous year, but Charlotte would score on their first possession of the game and lead through to the end of regulation. North Texas would get the game to within a single score in the 2nd quarter, but Charlotte would steadily begin to pull away over the course of the rest of the game despite North Texas putting up substantial numbers behind the scoring combo of Aune and Darden.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, North Texas Mean Green
North Texas Quarterback Austin Aune passed for 382 yards, 3 touchdowns and an interception. Charlotte rusher Aaron McAllister had 12 carries for 140 yards and a touchdown. The Mean Green's Jaelon Darden had 13 receptions for 244 yards and 3 touchdowns.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, UTEP Miners
Charlotte's long delayed home opener finally occurred as the Miners looked to avenge their home loss from the previous season to the "other" pick axe wielding team. Charlotte would strike first but UTEP would flip the lead near the half before Charlotte's late score had both teams tied at the break. The second half didn't get rolling until late in the third quarter when Charlotte would regain the lead. Charlotte would pad their lead with a Jonathan Cruz field goal early in the final quarter.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, UTEP Miners
With less than five minutes left in the game both offenses would suddenly come alive in a flurry of five late touchdowns, but their three turnovers in this game would keep the Miners fruitless all-time in the Eastern Time Zone as Charlotte would get the opening home win, 38 to 28.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, UTEP Miners
Top performances of the game include Charlotte's Chris Reynolds, who threw for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns. The 49ers' Aaron McAllister would have 68 yards on 8 carries with 2 touchdowns. UTEP's Justin Garett had 9 receptions for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Duke Blue Devils
Duke scored quickly and often to defend their home field, going up 24 points before Charlotte could answer with their own first touchdown shortly before the half. Duke would continue to trade scores and defend their lead into the fourth quarter when a second scoring explosion from the Blue Devils put the comeback hopes of the 49ers permanently to rest. The final score was Duke 53 to Charlotte's 19.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Duke Blue Devils
Top performances for the game included Charlotte's Chris Reynolds, who threw for 171 yards and a touchdown. Duke's Mataeo Durant had 12 carries for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Blue Devil's Jalon Calhoun had 4 receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
The game got off to a slow start with the Hilltoppers' Brayden Narveson getting his first of the days' three field goals for himself in the first quarter. Two devastating fumbles to bookend the second quarter would both result in Western Kentucky touchdowns, putting the 49ers in a sizable scoreless hole going into the half. Charlotte would find the endzone early in the third quarter to get on the board, but the Hilltoppers would never look back as they held the lead for the entire game.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Top performances of the game included Charlotte Quarterback Chris Reynolds, who threw for 205 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Hilltoppers' Gaej Walker racked up 98 yards on the ground behind 19 carries. The 49ers' Victor Tucker pulled in 8 receptions for 111 yards.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Attendance
Due to the loss of the Norfolk State and ODU games Charlotte lost two of their normally six scheduled home games. Due to UNC Charlotte cancelling in-person classes until at least October 1, 2020; it was announced that no attendance would be allowed for the first home game against Georgia State on September 26, 2020. Charlotte's home games were effectively cut in half when Georgia State postponed Charlotte's home opener on September 26 due to contact tracing issues on their team with a COVID-19 positive tested player.


2020 Charlotte 49ers football team, Attendance
With the state government announcement at the beginning of October that large venue gatherings could begin at 7% venue capacity, the 49ers announced that for their two October home games (FIU and UTEP) they would allow a maximum capacity in Jerry Richardson Stadium of 1,047 persons, to be limited to players' and coaches' family members, special guests of the University, and students. Attendance remained limited to 1,047 persons for the rescheduled WKU game in December. Charlotte would finish the season with only two home games both with restricted attendance.


2020 Charlotte Independence season
The 2020 Charlotte Independence season was the club's sixth season of existence, and their sixth in the USL Championship (USLC), the second tier of American soccer. This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Review, Pre-season
In December, the club and Mecklenburg County broke ground on renovations to American Legion Memorial Stadium that will upgrade the facility and create a home ground for the Independence through a ten-year lease, with the opening scheduled for Spring of 2021. In January, the club announced that they were retaining seven players from the previous year's roster, while also acknowledging that longtime club presence Alex Martínez would not be among the returnees. Later signings in January included a Congolese midfielder with Ligue 2 experience at AS Béziers (Junior Etou), the 2017 USLC Golden Boot winner Dane Kelly, as well as two rookies (Oscar Ramsay and Casey Penland) from the team's Invitational Combine.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Review, Pre-season
Acquisitions continued apace in February as the club signed a veteran defender (Duke Lacroix), a UNC Charlotte alum with Championship goalkeeping experience (Austin Pack), and a former loanee winger (Derek Gebhard). The club then announced the signing of two of the club's academy players, (Owen Barber) and (Joey Skinner), to professional contracts. A player with U-15 USMNT experience, Rey Ortiz, was brought in from FC Cincinnati on a season-long loan. The next addition was Guido Vadalá, a 23-year-old forward with first-team experience at Argentinian club Boca Juniors.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Review, Pre-season
On the minus side, the club announced the retirement of veteran Charlotte forward Jorge Herrera.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Review, March
Charlotte began their 2020 campaign with a 2–1 victory on the road versus Sporting Kansas City II. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league suspended play for 30 days beginning March 12. On March 19, the suspension was further extended to May 10.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Review, June
On June 4, the league announced a tentative date of July 11 for a resumption of play. Later, the league announced that upon resumption of play, teams would be separated into eight regional groups and play enough matches to complete a 16-game schedule. On June 26, the league announced that Charlotte was to be placed into Group G with other regional clubs including Birmingham, Memphis, and North Carolina.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Review, July
Charlotte began their Return To Play action with a 2–2 draw away to Memphis, recovering twice from single goal deficits to bring the match level. The draw was sandwiched by postponements to matches away in Miami and home versus North Carolina.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Review, August
The Independence began the month with a 4-1 loss away to Birmingham. The team failed to score from open play, with their lone goal coming from a penalty conversion by Enzo Martínez. That loss was followed up by successive 1-1 draws, the first on the 8th versus Charleston in the club's home opener, followed by the second draw on the 12th of the month against Birmingham. The team finished the three-game homestand with a 3-2 victory over Memphis, their first home win of the season.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Review, August
The team then traveled to Miami for an out-of-group match that resulted in a 2-1 loss. The Jacks completed the month with a two-game homestand. In the first match, the team secured a 1-0 win on the first professional goal scored by Rey Ortiz. The team finished the month as they started it, with a 4-1 loss to Birmingham. The Jacks conceded four unanswered goals before Dane Kelly netted his fifth goal of the season in the 85th minute.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Review, September
The Independence began a busy month with a 2-0 win on the road versus Memphis. The win solidified the club's hold on second place in Group G, five points clear of third place. The club followed up that performance with a 3-1 home win against North Carolina. The sum total of the Independence scoring consisted of a Dane Kelly hat trick. The club then went on the road to score a 3-1 win over Group G leading Birmingham. The Jacks, aided a brace of goals from Dane Kelly, moved within one point of Birmingham in the standings.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Review, September
Staying on the road, the Independence scored another victory, this time over North Carolina. Despite being down to 10 men at the time by way of a Dane Kelly straight red card, Aaron Maund headed home the only goal of the match in the 51st minute to secure the club's first away win against NCFC.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Review, September
The Jacks returned home four days later to face Miami FC. The point the club earned in the scoreless draw moved the Independence into a tie with Birmingham atop the Group G standings. The Independence then suffered their first loss of the month, falling 3-1 at home versus Memphis.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Review, October
The Jacks secured the top spot in Group G thanks to a 1-0 road win versus North Carolina coupled with a Memphis victory over Birmingham on October 3. The Independence were then eliminated from the postseason in their opening conference quarterfinal match hosting Charleston Battery. The Jacks finished regulation time in a 1-1 deadlock, then conceded a headed goal by Arthur Bosua in the 101st minute.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Competitions, USL Championship, Match results
On December 20, 2019, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule, creating the following fixture list for the early part of Charlotte's season.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Competitions, USL Championship, Match results
As part of the resumption of league play, the following schedule was announced for Charlotte on July 2, 2020.


2020 Charlotte Independence season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
As a USL Championship club, the Independence will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.


2020 Chattanooga Mocs football team
The 2020 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by second-year head coach Rusty Wright and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.


2020 Chattanooga Mocs football team
On March 29, 2021, Chattanooga announced that it would opt out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Chattanooga Mocs football team, Schedule
Chattanooga originally had a game scheduled against James Madison (September 12), but it was canceled on July 17 due to the CAA's decision to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Chattanooga Mocs football team, Schedule
Chattanooga's game at Western Kentucky ended in controversy when the Mocs returned a kick off for a touchdown putting them ahead 16-13 with 1:09 remaining. The touchdown was later overturned when officials claimed a fair catch had been called after review, even after video showed no fair catch called. The result of the bad call on the part of the officials would cost Chattanooga the victory.


2020 Chattanooga Mocs football team, Schedule
On October 29, Nebraska attempted to replace their game against Wisconsin game with a game against Chattanooga because Wisconsin had a mass outbreak of COVID-19. However, it was denied by Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren.


2020 Chattanooga Mocs football team, Schedule
Chattanooga's games against VMI (postponed from February 20), Western Carolina (April 3), Samford (April 10), and East Tennessee State (April 17) were canceled when Chattanooga opted out of the remainder of the spring season.


2020 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC season
The 2020 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC season is the second season in the soccer team's history, where they compete in the third division of American soccer, USL League One, the second season of that competition. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC will also participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC will play their home games at CHI Memorial Stadium in East Ridge, Tennessee, United States, moving from their previous stadium, David Stanton Field.


2020 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
As a USL League One club, Chattanooga will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.


2020 Cheddar's 300
The 2020 Cheddar's 300, branded as Cheddar's 300 presented by Alsco, was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on June 1, 2020—postponed from May 30 due to weather—at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 303 laps—extended from 300 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 0.533-mile (0.858 km) concrete short track, it was the seventh race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Additionally, it was the qualifier for the season's first Dash 4 Cash race. JR Motorsports driver Noah Gragson took home his second win of the season.


2020 Cheddar's 300
The race was originally scheduled to be held on April 4, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In turn, the race was postponed from May 30 due to inclement weather.


2020 Cheddar's 300, Report, Background
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.


2020 Cheddar's 300, Report, Background
The race was held without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Cheddar's 300, Report, Dash 4 Cash
The Dash 4 Cash is a series of four races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, preceded by a qualifying race. The top four points-eligible drivers in the previous race are eligible to win a $100,000 bonus on top of their race winnings if they win the race. Cup Series regulars are not permitted to compete in the races.


2020 Cheddar's 300, Report, Dash 4 Cash
The Cheddar's 300 served as the qualifier for the season's first Dash 4 Cash race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 6.


2020 Cheddar's 300, Qualifying
Harrison Burton was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.


2020 Cheddar's 300, Media, Television
The Cheddar's 300 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander and the Busch brothers (Kurt & Kyle Busch) called the race from the Fox Sports Studio in Charlotte, with Regan Smith covering pit road.


2020 Cheddar's 300, Media, Radio
The Performance Racing Network (PRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow anchored the action from the booth and Rob Albright called the race from the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, and Wendy Venturini provided reports from pit road.


2020 Cheez-It Bowl
The 2020 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2020, with kickoff at 5:30 p.m. EST on ESPN. It was the 31st edition of the Cheez-It Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Food manufacturing company Kellogg Company was the title sponsor of the game, through its Cheez-It brand.


2020 Cheez-It Bowl, Teams
The game featured Miami of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Oklahoma State of the Big 12 Conference. The teams had previously met once, in a 1991 contest won by Miami, 40–3.


2020 Cheez-It Bowl, Teams, Miami Hurricanes
Miami entered the game with an 8–2 record (7–2 in conference), 18th in the AP Poll and CFP rankings. The Hurricanes' two losses were to ranked teams; Clemson and North Carolina. Miami had played in five prior Cheez-It Bowls, when the bowl was known by other names, compiling a 3–2 record.


2020 Cheez-It Bowl, Teams, Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State entered the game with a 7–3 record (6–3 in conference), 21st in CFP rankings. The Cowboys' losses came against Texas, TCU, and ranked Oklahoma. Oklahoma State had played in one prior edition of the Cheez-It Bowl, winning the 2017 Camping World Bowl when it was known by that name.


2020 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 2020 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Magners Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 92nd annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire, England, on 13 March 2020.


2020 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The race was won for the second year in a row by Al Boum Photo, ridden by Paul Townend and trained by Willie Mullins. The race was held during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, which later caused controversy as some scientists believed the meeting led to an increase of infections and deaths.


2020 Chengdu Hunters season
The 2020 Chengdu Hunters season was the second season of Chengdu Hunters's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's first without head coach Wang "RUI" Xingrui. The Hunters planned to host two back-to-back homestand weekends at the Wuliangye Chengdu Performing Arts Centre, but all homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Chengdu Hunters season, Preceding offseason, Organizational changes
On November 16, head coach Wang "RUI" Xingrui announced that he would be stepping down from his position due to health issues. On January 14, the team announced that Hunters' assistant coach Chang "Ray" Chia-Hua and LGE.Huya head coach Wu "Dokkaebi" Xiuqing would serve as the Hunters' co-head coaches. Additionally, former Hunters support player Li "Garry" Guan was added as an assistant coach.


2020 Chengdu Hunters season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes
The Hunters enter the new season with all ten of their players under contract. The OWL's deadline to exercise a team option is November 11, after which any players not retained will become a free agent. Free agency officially began on October 7.


2020 Chengdu Hunters season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes
The Hunters' first offseason change was announced on December 27 with the departures of DPS Zhihao "YangXiaoLong" Zhang and main tank Yansong "Jiqiren" Wei. On January 14, the Hunters revealed the signing of main tank player Chen "ATing" Shao-Hua and promotions of support players He "Molly" Chengzhi and Chen "Lengsa" Jingyi from their academy team LGE.Huya.


2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires
The 2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires were a series of wildfires that began burning inside Ukraine's Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in April 2020. The fires were largely extinguished within two weeks. At least one suspect was arrested for alleged arson.


2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires, Timeline
On April 6, it was reported that radiation levels inside the zone were "16 times above normal" as a result of the fires. As the fire spread a small village near the mostly abandoned town of Poliske was evacuated five days later. By April 13, the wildfires had spread to just over 1.5 kilometres (1 mile) away from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and had reached the outskirts of the abandoned city of Pripyat. More than 300 firefighters worked to stop the fires from reaching the plant.


2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires, Timeline
By 11 April, the fire fighters had reached close to 400, with many helicopters and 100 fire engines dispersed to the Chernobyl exclusion zone. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine said it was still fighting the fires, but that the situation was under control, while Greenpeace Russia said the situation was "much worse than Ukrainian authorities believe", citing satellite images. On 14 April, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said all large fires inside the Exclusion Zone had been extinguished after ten days of firefighting efforts and recent rainfall in the region. According to Euro News, 124 firefighters were reported to have engaged the larger fire in Kotovsky Forest close to the village of Volodymyrivka.


2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires, Suspect
A 27-year-old local resident was arrested for arson. It is unclear if the man, who has confessed to starting fires "for fun", is partly or fully responsible for the wildfires. The suspect told the authorities that he had set fire to dry grass close to the forest, without making an attempt to put out the fire as it started spreading. Fines for arson have been raised, after a vote by the parliament on 13 April.


2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires, Damage
It was reported by Forbes that 30% of the tourist attractions in the exclusion zone had been destroyed, including the Soviet-era pioneer camp Izumrudnoe. The damage included several abandoned villages such as "Stara Markivka" surrounding Chernobyl that burnt down completely. Fire damage was also reported in the surrounding Red Forest where numerous trees were "swiftly" killed. The power plant itself, and the cities of Chernobyl, and Pripyat survived "unscathed". President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed on 26 April that the fires had ravaged about 11.5 thousand hectares.


2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires, Environmental consequences
The wildfires caused a thick haze to blanket the capital Kyiv, making its air pollution among the worst in the world, comparable with that of some Chinese cities. IQAir reported that at one point on April 16, Kyiv had the worst air pollution in the world. However, the smog has had little impact on the health of residents as it coincided with a lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine, which meant most people were indoors.


2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires, Environmental consequences
On 17 April, despite the increase in radiation levels the United Nations atomic agency stated that the power plant does not pose a danger to human health, considering the reports issued by Ukraine. They also added that the concentration of radioactive materials in the air had stayed under the safety norms of Ukraine’s radiation, as discovered by the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine.


2020 Chicago Bears season
The 2020 season was the Chicago Bears' 101st overall in the National Football League, their 100th in Chicago, and their third under head coach Matt Nagy.


2020 Chicago Bears season
Despite starting the season 5–1, the Bears went on to lose their next six games, dropping them to 5–7. They finally snapped the losing streak with a win over the Houston Texans the following week, starting a three-game winning streak that allowed the Bears to be in playoff contention entering the final week of the season. From Week 13 to Week 16, the Bears scored at least 30 points each game, a feat that had not been achieved by the franchise since 1965.


2020 Chicago Bears season
Although the Bears lost to the Green Bay Packers in Week 17 and matched their 8–8 record from 2019, they clinched a playoff spot via tiebreakers over the Arizona Cardinals, who lost in the same week to the Los Angeles Rams. The 2020 Bears became only the third team in NFL history to have a six-game losing streak during the regular season and qualify for the playoffs since the 1970 merger, joining the 1970 Cincinnati Bengals and 2014 Carolina Panthers. The Bears' season ended with a 21–9 loss to the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card Round.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Organizational changes
On December 31, 2019, offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich, offensive line coach Harry Hiestand, tight ends coach Kevin M. Gilbride, and assistant special teams coach Brock Olivo were fired; the offense had struggled in 2019 as it finished the year ranked 29th. To take Hiestand's place, the Bears hired Juan Castillo on January 5, 2020; Castillo worked with head coach Matt Nagy on the Philadelphia Eagles staff from 2008 to 2012, and he was most recently the offensive line coach and run game coordinator for the Buffalo Bills in 2017 and 2018. Clancy Barone was hired as the tight ends coach on January 9; Barone was the 2018 Minnesota Vikings' offensive line coach after spending the previous season as their tight ends coach.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Organizational changes
The remaining positions were filled on January 16 with various changes: Bill Lazor took over as offensive coordinator after last serving the same role in 2017 and 2018 with the Cincinnati Bengals; Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator John DeFilippo was hired as quarterbacks coach; quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone was moved to pass game coordinator; offensive quality control assistant Brian Ginn became assistant special teams coach; defensive assistant Chris Jackson switched to assistant wide receivers coach; and offensive assistant Shane Toub was named defensive quality control coach.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Roster changes
Entering the 2020 offseason, the Bears had 21 players set to become free agents, including two restricted free agents and two exclusive-rights free agents. Free agency officially began on March 18, though teams were not allowed to immediately announce signings due to physical examinations being delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
Shortly after the 2019 season came to an end, the Bears signed wide receivers Reggie Davis, Thomas Ives, and Alex Wesley; tight end Dax Raymond; offensive linemen Dino Boyd and Sam Mustipher; linebacker James Vaughters; and defensive backs Xavier Crawford and Stephen Denmark to reserve/future contracts. All nine players were members of the practice squad in 2019, with Vaughters being the only one to play in the regular season that year.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
On January 6, tight end Darion Clark was also signed to a reserve/future contract; a former college basketball player, Clark had last played football in high school but participated in the USC Trojans football Pro Day in 2018. Two days later, another reserve contract was signed by safety Kentrell Brice, who started 14 games for the 2018 Green Bay Packers.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
On January 29, the Bears signed Calgary Stampeders cornerback Tre Roberson on a two-year deal; the Canadian Football League player won the 106th Grey Cup in 2018 and recorded seven interceptions in 2019. Chicago did not sign another player until February 20 when they added Cleveland Browns tight end Demetrius Harris, who played under Nagy in Kansas City, on a one-year contract.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
The Bears began making free agent transactions official on March 26. In addition to re-signing free agents like quarterback Tyler Bray whose practice squad contract expired in January, the team signed tight end Jimmy Graham, cornerback Artie Burns and safety Jordan Lucas. A five-time Pro Bowler, Graham spent the last two seasons with the Packers; Burns was a former first-round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers with four career interceptions; Lucas was a backup for the Kansas City Chiefs as they won Super Bowl LIV.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
On March 31, the Bears formally traded for Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles in exchange for a compensatory fourth-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft; the Super Bowl LII MVP who worked with Nagy in Philadelphia and Kansas City, Foles' lone season in Jacksonville saw him suffer an injury and make only four starts. A day later, offensive lineman Germain Ifedi and linebacker Robert Quinn signed with the team on one- and five-year deals, respectively; a former first-round draft pick, Ifedi had spent his career with the Seattle Seahawks, while Quinn recorded 11.5 sacks with the 2019 Dallas Cowboys.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
On April 3, the team picked up linebacker Barkevious Mingo on a one-year contract; the ex-first rounder spent much of his only season with the Houston Texans on special teams. Two weeks later, former Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Jason Spriggs and Nevada kicker Ramiz Ahmed were signed to one-year deals. On April 28 and 29, Chicago gave one-year deals to defensive tackle John Jenkins and receiver/return specialist Trevor Davis, respectively. Jenkins played eight games for the Bears in 2017, including one start, and recorded eight tackles. Davis played for the Oakland Raiders and Miami Dolphins in 2019 as a receiver and return specialist, including catching four passes for 42 yards in the Raiders' win over the Bears that year.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
Safety Tashaun Gipson was signed to a one-year deal on May 1. Released by the Texans earlier in the week, he recorded 51 tackles and three interceptions (one of which was returned for a touchdown) in 2019 before being placed on injured reserve. Three days later, the Bears added receiver Ted Ginn Jr., also on a one-year agreement; the 13-year veteran caught 30 passes for 421 yards and two touchdowns for the New Orleans Saints in 2019.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Roster changes, Departures
On January 5, guard Kyle Long announced his retirement on Twitter after playing his entire career with the Bears; he struggled with injuries in his later years, including being placed on injured reserve in 2019.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Roster changes, Departures
The Bears' first cuts took place on February 21 with receiver Taylor Gabriel and cornerback Prince Amukamara; both players suffered injuries in 2019. Linebacker Leonard Floyd was released on March 17; the former first-round pick recorded 154 tackles, 18.5 sacks, an interception, and three fumble recoveries in four seasons with the Bears, but had just three sacks in 2019.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Roster changes, Departures
After free agency began, various Bears players whose contracts expired left for other teams. On March 20, a trio of Bears departed with safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix joining the Dallas Cowboys, while quarterback Chase Daniel and defensive lineman Nick Williams went to the Detroit Lions. In his lone season with the Bears, Clinton-Dix recorded 78 tackles and two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown; as a backup in Chicago, Daniel started three games; Williams recorded six sacks in 2019.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Roster changes, Departures
A week later, linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski joined the Las Vegas Raiders after recording career bests in tackles (76), sacks (three), and pass breakups (four) as a backup in 2019. A pair of Bears in linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis and offensive lineman Cornelius Lucas signed with the Washington Redskins (renamed Washington Football Team in July); Pierre-Louis started three games for Chicago in 2019 as he had a career-high 32 tackles, three pass deflections, and an interception, while Lucas started eight games at tackle and allowed just one sack. Defensive end Aaron Lynch, who recorded six tackles and two sacks in 2019 and had spent the last two seasons in Chicago, joined the Jaguars.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Roster changes, Departures
On April 17, tight end Trey Burton was released. Despite recording career bests in receiving in his first year with the Bears in 2018, he struggled with injuries in 2019. Another tight end Dax Raymond was waived ten days later; he spent the 2019 season on the practice squad after catching three passes for 22 yards in the preseason.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, NFL Draft
The Bears entered the 2020 NFL Draft with sports outlets generally agreeing they needed help at tight end, offensive line, and defensive back, with quarterback and wide receiver also being positions that could be bolstered. Prior to the draft, the team met with 46 prospects: three such meetings took place at the player's Pro Day on his respective campus, five at the East–West Shrine Bowl, eight at the Senior Bowl, 11 at the NFL Scouting Combine, and 19 conducted virtually; Houston offensive lineman Josh Jones also participated in a private visit with the Bears.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, NFL Draft
After not having any picks in the first round for the second consecutive year, Chicago used its two second-round selections on Notre Dame tight end Cole Kmet (No. 43) and Utah cornerback Jaylon Johnson (No. 50). Kmet, who grew up near Chicago and was a Bears fan during his childhood, caught 43 passes for 515 yards and six touchdowns in 2019, while Johnson was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference and recorded 36 tackles two interceptions during his final year, but fell from his projected first-round draft grade after undergoing surgeries on his shoulders.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, NFL Draft
In the fourth round, the Bears traded their No. 163 selection and a 2021 fourth rounder for the Minnesota Vikings' No. 155 pick, which they used on Tulsa edge rusher Trevis Gipson; in 2019, Gipson led his team in sacks and tackles-for-loss (TFL) with eight and 15, respectively. A second fifth rounder (No. 163) was used to take Georgia Southern cornerback Kindle Vildor, a 2019 first-team All-Sun Belt Conference member who recorded 27 tackles and two interceptions in his final season.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, NFL Draft
Later in the round, the Bears traded the 196th-, 200th-, and 233rd-overall picks to the Eagles for No. 173 and the seventh-round No. 227. Tulane receiver Darnell Mooney was selected with the 173rd-overall pick; Mooney, who ran a 4.38-second 40-yard dash at the Combine, caught 48 passes for 713 yards in 2019 and ended his college career with 19 receiving touchdowns. The final two selections were consecutive picks in seventh round (Nos. 226 and 227) and were used to take offensive linemen: Colorado tackle Arlington Hambright started 11 games for his school in 2019, while Lachavious Simmons started all four years at Tennessee State at guard and tackle.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, NFL Draft
After the draft, the Bears signed 11 undrafted free agents: running backs Napoleon Maxwell (Florida Atlantic) and Artavis Pierce (Oregon State); receiver Ahmad Wagner (Kentucky); guard Dieter Eiselen (Yale); offensive tackle Badara Traore (LSU); defensive tackles Lee Autry (Mississippi State) and Trevor McSwain (Duke); linebackers Keandre Jones (Maryland), Ledarius Mack (Buffalo), LaCale London (Western Illinois), and Rashad Smith (Florida Atlantic).


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, NFL Draft
The seven draft picks signed four-year contracts on July 21.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Offseason activities
Training Camp took place at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois; the Bears had previously held the camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais since 2002, but renovations to Halas Hall prompted the move.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Offseason activities
The COVID-19 pandemic restricted offseason access to Halas Hall and forced team gatherings like rookie minicamp, which was originally scheduled for May 8–10, to be conducted online via Zoom Video Communications. The offseason program, planned to run from May 18 to June 26, ended early on June 9 to allow players to emphasize physical workouts. When Training Camp began on July 28, the Bears implemented pandemic safety protocols that included designating head trainer Andre Tucker as infectious control officer and converting a player's lounge into an additional locker room. Full -contact practice began on August 17. Training Camp ran for three weeks with the final padded practice taking place on September 2.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Offseason activities
The NFL mandated rosters be reduced to 80 players prior to Training Camp. On July 22, tight end Ben Braunecker was let go after playing for the Bears for four seasons; he had six receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown before being placed on injured reserve in 2019. Yet another tight end, 2017 second-round draft pick Adam Shaheen, was traded on July 26 to the Miami Dolphins for a 2021 seventh-round selection; linebacker Devante Bond, Brice, and Wesley were released the same day.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Offseason activities
The Bears released Roberson on July 28 with a non-football injury designation after breaking his foot while training. Ahmed was waived on August 11, with former Rams defensive back Marqui Christian being signed the next day. On August 20, Burns was placed on injured reserve after hurting his left knee in practice three days prior; receiver Rodney Adams, who had been on the Indianapolis Colts' reserve/retired list earlier in the spring, was signed.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Offseason activities
Former Bears kicker Cairo Santos returned to the team on August 25 when regular kicker Eddy Piñeiro was nursing a groin injury, while Wesley was signed, Davis was released, and Clark was placed on injured reserve. Cornerback Michael Joseph went on injured reserve on August 31 and Maxwell took his slot.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Offseason activities
The league also introduced a reserve/COVID-19 list and opt-out designation; the former consisted of players who either tested positive for the coronavirus or were recently exposed to an infected person, while the latter allowed players to forgo playing in 2020 for health concerns with their salary rolling over into 2021. Lucas and starting nose tackle Eddie Goldman elected to opt out of playing. Among the players placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list were Pierce, Jenkins, and tight end Eric Saubert. The three were activated from the list on August 2 and 3, with Boyd and Maxwell being released to accommodate the moves.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Offseason activities
After Training Camp's conclusion, roster cuts to reach the 53-man limit began on September 3 with Maxwell, Wesley and Wagner, offensive lineman Corey Levin, Autry, and Jones. The final day of cuts came two days later, with the following players being released: Adams, Bray, Crawford, Denmark, Eiselen, Ives, London, Mack, McSwain, Mustipher, Pierce, Santos, Simmons, Smith, Traore, defensive tackle Abdullah Anderson, cornerback Kevin Toliver, and tight end Jesper Horsted.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Offseason activities
Adams, Anderson, Bray, Crawford, Davis, Denmark, Horsted, Ives, London, Mustipher, Pierce, Santos, Simmons, Smith, Traore were signed to the practice squad on September 6, as was former Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Jamon Brown. Due to COVID-19, the NFL expanded practice squads from 12 to 16 members, with six players being allowed regardless of experience.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Final roster
Rookies in italics53 active, 12 inactive, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt)


2020 Chicago Bears season, Preseason
The Bears' preseason slate was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Detroit Lions
The 2020 season opener was a rivalry game against the Detroit Lions, who finished last in the NFC North in 2019; entering the game, the Bears led the all-time rivalry 101–74–5 and had won the last four meetings. In the week leading up to the opener, Matt Nagy named Mitchell Trubisky the starting quarterback over Nick Foles after the two battled for the position in Training Camp.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Detroit Lions
Other moves during the week included signing defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. and placing Eddy Piñeiro on injured reserve on Tuesday due to his groin injury; Cairo Santos was activated from the practice squad to fill in for the latter (under the 2020 revised collective bargaining agreement, teams no longer had to release a player from the active roster to accommodate for practice squad promotions). Edwards, Robert Quinn (ankle injury), Eric Saubert, cornerback Duke Shelley, receiver Riley Ridley, and Arlington Hambright were not active for the game. Trubisky, receiver Allen Robinson, linebackers Danny Trevathan and Khalil Mack, defensive tackle Akiem Hicks, and punter Pat O'Donnell served as the Bears' team captains; under Nagy, the team has regularly rotated captains for each game rather than permanently appointing players to the positions.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Detroit Lions
The two teams traded punts to begin the game; after the Bears turned the ball over on downs in Lions territory, Matt Prater and Santos exchanged field goals of 27 and 35 yards, respectively. Another punt and field goal swap took place in the second quarter as Prater made a 32-yarder and Santos from 28 yards. After two more punts, Detroit scored the first touchdown of the game with 19 seconds remaining in the first half on D'Andre Swift's one-yard run, which had been set up by Matthew Stafford's 16- and 24-yard completions to T. J. Hockenson.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Detroit Lions
The Lions' momentum continued in the second half when Stafford led a 72-yard drive that culminated in a four-yard touchdown pass to Hockenson, followed by Prater's 44-yard field goal to increase the gap to 23–6. Chicago's offense, which had struggled early as it failed to convert its first seven third-down situations, rebounded in the fourth quarter as Trubisky threw a two-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Graham. Another exchange of punts led to Prater missing a 55-yard attempt wide right, followed by Trubisky's one-yard score to Javon Wims.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Detroit Lions
On the ensuing drive, Jaylon Johnson tipped Stafford's pass for Marvin Jones, which Kyle Fuller intercepted and returned to the Lions' 37-yard line. On the second play of the drive, Trubisky completed a 27-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Miller that put the Bears ahead 27–23. Detroit attempted to respond and reached Chicago's 11-yard line, but Swift dropped the game-winning touchdown pass with six seconds remaining. Johnson broke up Stafford's final throw to secure the victory.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Detroit Lions
The victory was the Bears' first in a season opener since 2013, while the 21 points scored in the fourth quarter were the most in the final period since 2014 against the Dallas Cowboys; it was also Chicago's first fourth-quarter comeback from double digits since a 2015 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Trubisky, who completed just eight of 20 passes for 110 yards in the first half, went eight-of-ten for 89 yards and three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. In his post-game conference, Trubisky attributed his late success to the Lions' switch to man-to-man defense, explaining that "when they got down to the wire, they're going to play what they trust most and that's man for them. And we knew that."


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Detroit Lions
A day after the game, Ledarius Mack was signed to the practice squad, where he replaced Abdullah Anderson.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Giants
Chicago's home opener came against the 0–1 New York Giants, whom the Bears defeated 19–14 in 2019; in 60 all-time meetings, the Bears led the series 34–24–2. During the week entering the game, Santos was reactivated from the practice squad and Eric Saubert was released. When Jamon Brown and Rashad Smith were respectively signed off the practice squad by the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys, Devante Bond and Dieter Eiselen took their places; Bond was promoted to the active roster the day before kickoff. Linebacker Josh Woods (personal reasons), Ted Ginn Jr., Trevis Gipson, Hambright, Ridley, and Shelley were inactive. Safety DeAndre Houston-Carson was the Bears' lone captain.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Giants
The Bears began the game on a strong note with an 82-yard opening drive in which they converted all four third-down situations and Trubisky completed each of his four pass attempts, culminating in a 28-yard touchdown pass to David Montgomery. On the third play of the Giants' first series, Quinn sacked and forced Daniel Jones to fumble, with Khalil Mack recovering. After Miller dropped a potential receiving touchdown in the end zone, Santos made a 34-yard field goal. Two drives later, Jones' pass for Evan Engram was intercepted by Deon Bush, though the Bears failed to capitalize and punted.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Giants
Following another Giants punt, Trubisky led an 80-yard drive that ended with a 15-yard score to Darnell Mooney, who caught the pass over Corey Ballentine. New York kicker Graham Gano missed a 57-yard field goal wide left to end the first half with Chicago leading 17–0.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Giants
The Giants punted on their first drive of the second half, but would score 13 unanswered points on their next three possessions: after Trubisky's pass for Robinson was deflected by James Bradberry and intercepted by Julian Love, Gano made a 39-yard kick; a Bears punt led to a 95-yard possession by New York that ended with Dion Lewis' one-yard touchdown run; a second Trubisky interception, this time when Bradberry pulled the ball from Robinson, led to Gano's 37-yarder.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Giants
The third score had nearly resulted in a touchdown by the Bears when safety Eddie Jackson intercepted Jones and returned it for a score, but he was called for defensive pass interference after hitting Kaden Smith too soon. The Bears' last drive of the game ran for 44 yards, including a tipped pass on fourth down that was caught by offensive lineman Bobby Massie, though Santos missed a 50-yard kick with 2:02 remaining. The Giants would reach the Bears' ten-yard line, but Jones' final pass for Golden Tate was broken up by Jackson, while the ensuing penalty was an offensive pass interference on Tate.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Giants
It was the Bears' first 2–0 start since 2013. Although Hicks remarked in his post-game conference that such a record was "delicious" regardless of how it is attained, Nagy described his team as "just OK right now. I think we expect a little better."


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons
The 0–2 Atlanta Falcons hosted the Bears in Week 3. Although Chicago lost 23–17 in the most recent meeting between the two in 2017, they won 27–13 in the last game in Atlanta in 2014; the Bears led the series 14–13. Marqui Christian, who was suspended for the first two games, was assigned to the practice squad on September 21, but he signed with the New York Jets two days later. When John Jenkins was placed on injured reserve for a thumb injury, the team signed nose tackle Daniel McCullers from the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad. McCullers, Trevis Gipson, Hambright, Ridley, and Shelley were inactive.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons
Santos' 46-yard field goal sailed wide left on the opening drive, and the Falcons responded with a 63-yard pass by Matt Ryan to Calvin Ridley to set up Ryan's one-yard touchdown throw to Hayden Hurst, though Younghoe Koo missed the extra point. The two teams traded field goals (Santos from 35, Koo from 29), which was sandwiched between a punt exchange.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons
During the second quarter, Ryan was sacked by Mack and fumbled, with Chicago's Bilal Nichols recovering before lateraling to cornerback Buster Skrine, which rolled out of bounds; however, Edwards and Skrine were penalized for roughing the passer and an illegal forward pass, respectively. Atlanta retained possession as a result, and Brian Hill scored on a 35-yard run. Chicago answered with a 75-yard drive, which included a 45-yard run by Trubisky, that culminated with his two-yard touchdown to Graham for the final score of the first half.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons' first drive of the second half saw a ten-yard score by Todd Gurley, followed by Trubisky's third-down pass for Graham being intercepted by Blidi Wreh-Wilson when he failed to recognize Wreh-Wilson's zone defense. With the Bears having converted just one of seven third-down situations, Trubisky was replaced by Foles for the remainder of the game. After a 36-yard field goal by Koo, Foles' end zone throw to Robinson was simultaneously caught by Darqueze Dennard and ruled an interception.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons
Following two punts and a missed 48-yard kick by Koo to begin the fourth quarter, Foles' potential 17-yard score to Miller hit the ground on fourth down, resulting in a turnover. Foles and the Bears would score 20 unanswered points as he completed touchdown throws to Graham (three yards, but failed the two-point conversion), Robinson (37 yards), and Miller (28 yards). A final drive by the Falcons ended at the Bears' 44-yard line when Ryan overthrew a pass and was intercepted by Tashaun Gipson to complete the 30–26 comeback.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons
As the Bears' 2013 trend continued with their first 3–0 start since that season, they also became the first team in NFL history to win multiple games in a season in which they overcame a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Nagy explained benching the starting quarterback was "never fun", especially due to Trubisky's friendships with his teammates, but the move "seemed like the right time" after the interception. While Foles completed 16 of 29 passes for 188 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception, Trubisky had just 13 of 22 completions for 128 yards, a touchdown, and a pick.


2020 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons
In his post-game conference, Foles described the quarterback switch as "really sucks" for Trubisky as he had experienced his own benchings during his career, adding that Trubisky had a "bright career ahead of him, this is just one day." Trubisky conceded that the "only thing I can control is me playing better when I have those reps in the first half and I didn't do that," while his new priority was "to move forward, accept it and continue to be a great teammate. But it's a tough deal sometimes."