2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoff qualifying
Las Vegas earned the first seed by virtue of winning the first tiebreaker over Seattle. Las Vegas lead the head to head matchups 2–0.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoff qualifying
For the fourth straight year, five teams from the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs, while only three from the Eastern Conference qualified. However, this is the first season in the current playoff format where the top five seeds were all from the same conference. All eight teams that qualified were the same eight teams that qualified for the playoffs in 2019.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, First Round, Chicago Sky vs. Connecticut Sun
The first playoff game of 2020 saw the 6th seeded Chicago Sky play the 7th seeded Connecticut Sun. The higher seeded Sky had a tough end to their season, finishing 2–6 in their last eight games. The Sun came in as the hotter team finishing 4–4 in their last eight. The season series between the two finished 1–1.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, First Round, Chicago Sky vs. Connecticut Sun
The game was a tight one in the first half, with the game being tied at 41 entering half time. However, the Sun outscored the Sky by sixteen points in the third quarter and were able to pull away to a thirteen point victory. The Sun were led by Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner, who both recorded double-doubles. The Sun had a distinct advantage in rebounding in the game, out rebounding the Sky 40–21.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, First Round, Phoenix Mercury vs. Washington Mystics
In the second first round game the 5th seeded Phoenix Mercury faced off against the 8th seeded Washington Mystics. The Mercury finished 6–2 in their last eight games, but the two losses came in their last three games. The Mystics finished 5–3 in their last eight games, including a four game win streak that saw them secure the eight seed on the final day of the regular season. The two teams played on August 23rd and 28th during the regular season, and the Mercury won both games.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, First Round, Phoenix Mercury vs. Washington Mystics
The Mysitcs started the game strong, pulling out to a nine point lead in the first quarter. Their run continued and they extended the lead to eleven points at half time. The teams were even in the third quarter, which lead the Mystics to carry an eleven point lead into the final period. In the fourth quarter, the Mercury came storming back and won the quarter by twelve points to take the game. Both teams had scorers finish in double figures, including Shey Peddy who hit a three pointer as time expired to win the game. Peddy was cut by the Mystics in August.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Second Round, Minnesota Lynx vs. Phoenix Mercury
In the first game of the second round the 4th seeded Minnesota Lynx faced off against the 5th seeded Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury came into the game after winning at the buzzer on Tuesday. Minnesota came off a five day break after their regular season. The Lynx went 4–4 in their last eight games, winning the last game of the season after a three game losing streak. The two teams won a game a piece during the season series.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Second Round, Minnesota Lynx vs. Phoenix Mercury
The game started out a close affair, with the Mercury leading by one point after the first quarter. They pulled ahead in the second quarter and went into halftime leading by nine points. The Lynx made a comeback in the third quarter, and the game was tied heading into the final period. Damiris Dantas missed two free throws with six seconds remaining to give Phoenix an opportunity for second buzzer beater in as many days. Skylar Diggins-Smith couldn't convert, and the Lynx won by a point. Dantas lead the Lynx with twenty two points and Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield scored fifteen of her seventeen points in the second half. Veteran Diana Taurasi lead the Mercury with twenty eight points.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Second Round, Los Angeles Sparks vs. Connecticut Sun
The second game of the second round saw the 3rd seeded Los Angeles Sparks matchup against the 7th seeded Connecticut Sun. The Sun came into the game off a strong win on Tuesday. The Sparks had a five day layoff after finishing their regular season. The Sparks went 4–4 in their last eight games, including losing the last two games of the regular season. The Sparks won both games of the regular season series.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Second Round, Los Angeles Sparks vs. Connecticut Sun
The Sun came out strong, winning the first quarter by fourteen points and never looked back. The Sun won the first three other quarters and went on to win the game by fourteen. DeWanna Bonner scored a double-double for the Sun and Alyssa Thomas lead the team with nineteen points. The Sun had all five starters score in double digits. The Sparks only had two players score double digits and Candace Parker lead with twenty two. She added fourteen rebounds to complete a double double.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun
The Las Vegas Aces enter the semifinals as the number one seed. They finished the regular season 18–4 and won the tie-breaker over the Seattle Storm with a win in their matchup on the last day of the season. The Aces enter the playoffs with a 7–1 record in their last eight games and on seven days of rest since the final game of their regular season. The Sun enter after two solid performances in the first and second rounds of the playoffs. Their two wins came by thirteen and fourteen points. The teams met twice during the regular season, with the Aces winning both by double digits.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun
Game One started as a low-scoring affair, with the first quarter ending 14–10 in favor of the Sun. After a 22–15 Sun favored second quarter, the game went into half time with the seventh seeded Sun leading by eleven points. The Sun's dominance continued in the second half, and they won the game by twenty five points. The Sun were led by Jasmine Thomas, who scored a career-high thirty one points. Alyssa Thomas and Natisha Hiedeman also scored double digits for the Sun. The Aces only had two players in double figures, A'ja Wilson and Jackie Young.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun
Game two was a back and forth affair, with the Sun winning the first quarter by two points, and then the Aces winning the second quarter by one point. Most notably, the Sun's Alyssa Thomas dislocated her shoulder. The Sun took a one point lead into halftime and expanded on that lead by winning the third quarter by three points. However, the Aces dominated the fourth quarter, winning by twelve points to erase the deficit and take the game by eight points.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun
The Sun were led by DeWanna Bonner with twenty-three points and Briann January with twenty points. The Aces were led by A'ja Wilson with twenty-nine points and three other players with eleven points. Neither team had a player record double digit rebounds. The Aces win ties the series at one game each, and ensures that there will be at least four out of the possible five games in the series.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun
Game three started with the Sun winning the first quarter by a point and then carrying the second by five points, to take a six point lead into halftime. The Aces came out of halftime strong and won the third quarter by nine points, to take a three point lead into the final period. However, they could not hold on and were outscored by twelve points in the fourth quarter. The Sun's strong finish saw them win the game by nine points. The Sun only need to win one more game to secure a spot in the Finals.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun
The Sun were led by a strong night from Alyssa Thomas who returned unexpectedly from her shoulder dislocation. She scored twenty three points and recorded twelve rebounds, both team highs, along with four assists and three steals. The Athletic called it one of the league’s greatest performances. The Sun had three other starters score in double digits, and two others record double digit rebounds. The Aces were again lead by A'ja Wilson, who had twenty points and twelve rebounds. However, only Angel McCoughtry and Danielle Robinson also scored in double digits for the Aces.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun
The first half was another close affair, with the Sun winning the first quarter by two points. The Aces won the second quarter by a point, so the Sun took a one point lead into halftime. However, the Aces came out of halftime strong and won the third quarter by twelve points. Despite the Sun taking the fourth by three, the Aces were able to close out a nine point win and force a deciding fifth game in the series.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun
The Aces had four out of fine starters score in double digits, lead by Angel McCoughtry, who scored twenty-nine. Danielle Robinson and A'ja Wilson scored eighteen each. The Aces bench was only able to contribute four total points and two rebounds. The Sun also had four of five starters score in double digits, and were led by Jasmine Thomas, who scored twenty-five points. The Sun's bench was also limited in the game, scoring just six points and contributing four rebounds.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun
Connecticut started the fifth and final game of the series strong, winning the first quarter by thirteen points. However, the Aces responded in the second quarter, winning by seven. The Sun's six-point halftime lead was almost erased after the Aces won the third quarter by five points. The Aces won the fourth quarter by four to secure a three point win and a spot in the finals. The Sun only managed nine points in each the third and fourth quarters. A last minute pass came from Jasmine Thomas to DeWanna Bonner who failed to score, ending the Sun's season. This was the lowest scoring game of the series, with both teams scoring under seventy points.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Las Vegas Aces vs. Connecticut Sun
The Sun only had two players score in double digits, and were led by Alyssa Thomas, who scored twenty-two points. They did have two players record double digit rebounds, with Brionna Jones recording twelve, and Thomas notching ten. However, the Sun's bench was only able to contribute five total points in the game. The Aces had three players score in double digits, lead by A'ja Wilson, with twenty three. Angel McCoughtry added twenty. Three Aces players recorded double digit rebounds. No Aces bench player scored points in the game.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Seattle Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx
The Storm enter the semifinals as the second seed, finishing 18–4 for the season. They were tied with the Las Vegas Aces on overall record, but lost the tiebreaker during the final game of the regular season. The Storm finished 7–1 in their last eight games. The Lynx come in after holding off the Phoenix Mercury in the second round. The teams met twice in the regular season, with the Storm winning both by double digits.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Seattle Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx
Game one started as an even match with the Storm taking the first quarter by one point. They extended their lead to five points by halftime and nine points by the end of the third quarter. Then the Lynx mounted a comeback that fell just short as Alysha Clark made a layup as time expired to give the Storm a two point win.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Seattle Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx
All five starters for the Storm scored in double digits, with Jewell Loyd scoring twenty-five points and Breanna Stewart scoring twenty-one points. Four of the five Lynx starters scored in double figures, with Napheesa Collier leading the way with twenty-five. Both benches played a minimal role in the game, scoring a combined 22 points.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Seattle Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx
Game two started as a high scoring affair with Seattle taking a 26–23 lead after the first quarter. The Lynx only scored ten points in the second quarter, which allowed Seattle to take a thirteen point lead into halftime. The lead proved unassailable despite the Lynx winning the second quarter by seven points. Seattle closed the game out with a four point fourth quarter win and a ten point overall win. Seattle only needs to win one more game to secure a spot in the Finals.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Seattle Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx
Four of the Lynx five starters scored in double figures, lead by Damiris Dantas with twenty three. Dantas and Bridget Carleton both lead the team with seven rebounds. The bench only contributed eight points. Four of the five Storm starters also scored in double figures, lead by Jewell Loyd with twenty. Breanna Stewart lead the team with eight rebounds and seven assists. The Storm bench scored twenty one points.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Seattle Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx
Seattle started Game three with a 24–12 first quarter and never really looked back. The Storm won the second quarter by three points to take a fifteen point lead into halftime. The Lynx managed to win the third quarter by two points, but lost the fourth quarter by eight points. The Storm won the game by twenty one points to complete a three game sweep and earn a spot in the finals.


2020 WNBA Playoffs, Playoffs and Finals, Semifinals, Seattle Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx
The Storm were led by Breanna Stewart who scored thirty-one points. The only other starter to score in double digits was Sue Bird, who scored sixteen. Five bench players scored thirty-two points for the Storm. Four of the five Lynx starters scored in double digits, lead by Napheesa Collier who scored twenty-two points. Collier also added fifteen rebounds to record a double-double. The Lynx bench only added seven total points.


2020 WNBA draft
The 2020 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2020 WNBA season. A draft lottery was held on September 17, 2019 and the New York Liberty were awarded the first overall pick in the draft. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the draft was held virtually without players, guests, and the media on-site. The draft was televised as planned; it was the most-watched WNBA draft in 16 years and the second most-watched in ESPN's history.


2020 WNBA draft, Draft lottery
The lottery selection to determine the order of the top four picks in the 2020 draft took place during halftime of the Connecticut Sun's semifinal game against the Los Angeles Sparks on September 17, 2019 and was televised on ESPN2. Four non-playoff teams qualified for the lottery drawing: Indiana Fever, Dallas Wings, New York Liberty, and Atlanta Dream.


2020 WNBA draft, Draft lottery, Lottery chances
The lottery odds were based on combined records from the 2018 and 2019 WNBA seasons. In the drawing, 14 balls numbered 1–14 are placed in a lottery machine and mixed. Four balls are drawn to determine a four-digit combination (only 11–12–13–14 is ignored & redrawn). The team assigned that four-ball combination receives the No. 1 pick. The four balls are then placed back into the machine and the process is repeated to determine the second pick. The two teams whose numerical combinations do not come up in the lottery will select in the inverse order of their two-year cumulative record. Ernst & Young knows the discreet results before they're announced.


2020 WNBA draft, Draft lottery, Lottery chances
The order of selection for the remainder of the first round as well as the second and third rounds is determined by inverse order of the teams' respective regular-season records solely from 2019.


2020 WNBA draft, Draft lottery, Lottery chances
The lottery was won by the New York Liberty, who had the best chance to win the lottery. The Dallas Wings were awarded the second pick, followed by the Indiana Fever and finally the Atlanta Dream.


2020 WNBA draft, Eligibility
Under the current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the WNBA and its players union, draft eligibility for players not defined as "international" requires the following to be true:


2020 WNBA draft, Eligibility
A player who is scheduled to receive her bachelor's degree within 3 months of the draft date, and is younger than the cutoff age, is only eligible if the calendar year of the draft is no earlier than the fourth after her high school graduation.


2020 WNBA draft, Eligibility
Players with remaining college eligibility who meet the cutoff age must notify the WNBA headquarters of their intent to enter the draft no later than 10 days before the draft date, and must renounce any remaining college eligibility to do so. A separate notification timetable is provided for players involved in postseason tournaments (most notably the NCAA Division I tournament); those players must declare for the draft within 24 hours of their final game. The latter timetable proved to be moot due to the coronavirus-induced cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Tournament.


2020 WNBA draft, Eligibility
"International players" are defined as those for whom all of the following is true:


2020 WNBA draft, Eligibility
For "international players", the eligibility age is 20, also measured on December 31 of the year of the draft.


2020 WNBA draft, Eligibility
Three players with remaining college eligibility, all of whom were juniors in the 2019–20 college season, declared for the draft. All three were drafted in the first round:


2020 WNBA draft, Draft, Honorary picks
The WNBA honored Alyssa Altobelli, Payton Chester, and Gianna Bryant, daughter of Hall of Fame basketball player Kobe Bryant, who all died in the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash, with honorary draft picks.


2020 WNBA season
The 2020 WNBA season was the 24th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Washington Mystics were the defending champions. Planned changes to the league's schedule included an increase from 34 to 36 regular season games for each team, the introduction of a mid-season Commissioner's Cup tournament, and more games broadcast on ESPN and ABC. This is the first season under a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and the WNBA Players Association. On April 3, the season was indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 WNBA season
Under a plan approved on June 15, the league began a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present on July 25. A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces was named the league MVP. The Seattle Storm won the 2020 WNBA Finals over the Aces, and Breanna Stewart was named the Finals MVP.


2020 WNBA season, Offseason, Collective Bargaining Agreement
On January 14, 2020, the WNBA and the WNBA Players Association announced that a new eight-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) had been signed. Key provisions of the new CBA include:


2020 WNBA season, Offseason, Schedule changes
The WNBA originally planned that each team would play 36 total games in the 2020 season, an increase from the 34 games played in each season since 2003. Teams will have 18 home & road games each.


2020 WNBA season, Offseason, Schedule changes
The original 2020 season schedule featured the inaugural Commissioner's Cup, an in-season tournament. In the first half of the season between May 15 and July 10, each team would have played its first home and road games against its five conference opponents. These games would have been designated as "Cup games", and the leaders in Cup standings in each conference were would have met in the Commissioner's Cup championship game scheduled for August 14, 2020.


2020 WNBA season, Offseason, Schedule changes
The 2020 WNBA schedule originally included a traditional month-long break in July and August to allow players to participate in the Summer Olympic Games. The 2020 games have however been postponed till 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rendering this break unnecessary. On April 3, 2020, the WNBA announced that the start of its own schedule would also be postponed, although there were few details on what the revised schedule might look like. The 2020 entry draft took place as originally scheduled on April 17, although it was done remotely.


2020 WNBA season, Offseason, Schedule changes
During a conference call on the day of the draft, Commissioner Engelbert addressed the issue of when the season might begin. Aside from reiterating that the season would not begin as originally scheduled on May 15, she had few concrete details. "Obviously, our goal is to have a season when it’s medically advisable and feasible," she stated. She confirmed that games would if possible be scheduled during the now-unnecessary Olympic break, and she also stated that the season might extend into the fall.


2020 WNBA season, Offseason, Schedule changes
On the originally scheduled opening day, May 15, 2020, Engelbert told ESPN that the players would get their first paychecks on June 1, but she gave few other details of how the season might proceed, if it starts at all. She said a full-length schedule with 36 games per team could only be played if the season began before some point in early July, but she also said the league was looking at various scenarios for a shorter season.


2020 WNBA season, Offseason, Postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic
As with most professional sports leagues, the WNBA season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 3, it was announced that the starting of the regular season has been postponed. The 2020 WNBA draft took place on April 17 as originally scheduled, but the rest of the league's activities have been delayed.


2020 WNBA season, Offseason, Postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On the originally scheduled opening day, May 15, 2020, it was announced that the players would be paid their first paychecks on June 1. On June 4, ESPN reported that the WNBA was planning on a shortened 22-game regular season to be held at IMG Academy, with players receiving 60% of their salaries. On June 9, The Next reported that many players were unhappy with the reduced salary, and the league revised its plans by June 12 to include full season salaries for players. On June 15, the return-to-play proposal was approved. The playoff format, which includes single-elimination first and second-round games and then five-game series for the semifinals and finals, will stay the same and end in October.


2020 WNBA season, 2020 WNBA draft
The New York Liberty have the first pick in the 2020 WNBA draft. The Liberty selected Sabrina Ionescu first overall. The full draft was televised on ESPN in the USA and on both TSN2 and SN1 in Canada.


2020 WNBA season, Transactions, Free agency
Free agency negotiations started on January 28, 2020, and the signing period began on February 10, 2020.


2020 WNBA season, Regular season, All-Star Game
Traditionally, there is no WNBA All-Star Game during an Olympic year, such as 2020. The 2020 Tokyo games have been postponed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the season being held at IMG Academy, the All-Star Game was not played in 2020.


2020 WNBA season, Regular season, Statistical leaders
The following shows the leaders in each statistical category during the 2020 regular season.


2020 WNBA season, Playoffs
The WNBA continued its current playoff format for 2020. The top eight teams, regardless of conference, make the playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a bye to the semi-finals. The remaining six teams play in two single-elimination playoff rounds, with the third and fourth seeds receiving a bye to the second round.


2020 WNBA season, Activism
In response to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 of their series against the Orlando Magic on August 26. Later that day, the NBA announced that in light of the Bucks' decision, all games for the day were postponed. The WNBA joined the protest and postponed their three games that were originally scheduled on Wednesday: Washington Mystics vs. Atlanta Dream; Los Angeles Sparks vs. Minnesota Lynx; Connecticut Sun vs. Phoenix Mercury. Games were again postponed on August 27th. Games resumed on Friday, August 28.


2020 WNBL Finals
The 2020 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2020 season. The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the Semi-Finals by Melbourne. The Southside Flyers won the Grand Final, defeating the Townsville Fire, 99–82. The Flyers took home the franchise's fourth WNBL title overall, this being their first since rebranding as Southside.


2020 WNBL Finals
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a condensed season was held in a North Queensland hub. The season was originally 2020–21 and would be traditionally played over several months across the summer, however this season's scheduling has been amended. The six-week season saw Townsville, Cairns and Mackay host a 52-game regular season fixture, plus a four game Finals series (2 x semi-finals, preliminary final and grand final). The WNBL Finals series schedule and ticketing details were announced 5 December 2020.


2020 WNBL season
The 2020 WNBL season was the 41st season of the competition since its establishment in 1981. The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the Semi-Finals by Melbourne. The Southside Flyers won the Grand Final, defeating the Townsville Fire, 99–82. The Flyers took home the franchise's fourth WNBL title overall, this being their first since rebranding as Southside.


2020 WNBL season
Chemist Warehouse was again the WNBL's naming rights partner for this season, after signing a three-year deal in July 2018. Spalding again provided equipment including the official game ball, alongside iAthletic supplying team apparel for the fourth consecutive season.


2020 WNBL season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Queensland hub was set to host the season. The season was originally 2020–21 and would be traditionally played over several months across the summer, however this season's scheduling had been condensed. The six-week season saw Townsville, Cairns and Mackay host a 52-game regular season fixture, plus a four game final series (2 x semi-finals, preliminary final and grand final). Each team contested 13 games starting on 11 November, with the grand final scheduled for 20 December.


2020 WSBL season
The 2020 WSBL season was to be the 32nd season of the Women's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season was set to begin on Friday 20 March, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the season was cancelled.


2020 WSBL season, Season that was scheduled
Following a pre-season blitz weekend, the regular season was set to begin on Friday 20 March. Round 1 (13–15 March) was scheduled as a bye round for the WSBL (inline with the MSBL having a small-scale opening round), with all 12 teams making their season debuts in round 2 and playing 19 weekends of competition, concluding on Friday 24 July. In continuing tradition, there was to be Easter Round (5), Anzac Round (6), Women's Round (9), Heritage Round (13), and Mental Health Awareness Round (18). The finals was then scheduled to take place between Friday 31 July and Friday 21 August, concluding with the WSBL Grand Final. Under a revised finals model, the finals was to take place across four weekends instead of five to better align with the NBL1 format.


2020 WSBL season, Season that was scheduled
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in Australia in early to mid March 2020, the season was suspended indefinitely with no games having taken place. On 14 May 2020, the season was officially cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic.


2020 WSBL season, West Coast Classic
To fill the void of a cancelled SBL season, a state amateur competition known as the West Coast Classic was announced on 12 June 2020. Presented by Basketball WA, all 12 Women's SBL teams competed in the 10-week competition. The competition began on Friday 24 July and had all teams playing each other once in a home and away fixture. The top four teams following the regular season competed in the finals, with semi-finals on Friday 25 September and the grand final on Saturday 26 September.


2020 WSBL season, West Coast Classic
The Joondalup Wolves finished atop the regular-season standings with a 10–1 record. The semi-finals featured the Wolves against the fourth-seeded Rockingham Flames and the second-seeded Warwick Senators against the third-seeded Perry Lakes Hawks, with the Wolves defeating the Flames 101–48 and the Hawks defeating the Senators 95–70. In the grand final, the Wolves defeated the Hawks 72–54 behind 13 points and 12 rebounds from game MVP Kayla Steindl.


2020 WTA 125K series
The WTA 125K series is the secondary professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association. The 2020 WTA 125K series calendar consists of only three tournaments, shortened from the original schedule of fourteen tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 WTA 125K series, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) a singles > doubles hierarchy; 3) alphabetical order (by family names for players).


2020 WTA 125K series, Statistical information
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed.


2020 WTA Elite Trophy
The 2020 WTA Elite Trophy was a women's tennis tournament to be played at the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai, China. It was supposed to be the sixth edition of the singles event and doubles competition with 12 singles players and six doubles teams contesting the event. However, on 23rd July, 2020, the tournament was cancelled due to the decision by China's General Administration of Sport that China would not host any international sporting events in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 WTA Elite Trophy, Tournament, Qualifying, Singles qualifying
The field consisted of the top 11 players not already qualified for the 2020 WTA Finals, plus either (a) the 12th-player not qualified for 2020 WTA Finals, or (b) a wild card. The final two alternates for the 2020 WTA Finals were eligible to play in WTA Elite Trophy even if they had participated in the WTA Finals. Point totals were calculated by combining points obtained from 16 tournaments. Of these 16 tournaments, a player's results from the four Grand Slam events, the four Premier Mandatory tournaments, and (for Top 20 players at the end of 2020) the best results from two Premier 5 tournaments had to be included.


2020 WTA Elite Trophy, Tournament, Qualifying, Doubles qualifying
Two teams composed of players that did not compete in the WTA Finals singles (except Finals Alternates) or doubles competitions, using the players’ combined doubles rankings as of the Monday after the final regular-season Tournament of the current Tour Year to determine the order of acceptance; and up to two teams composed of players that did not qualify to compete in the WTA Finals singles (except Finals Alternates) or doubles competitions and that include at least one Elite Trophy Singles Qualified Player or Elite Trophy Alternate, using the higher of the players’ combined singles or doubles rankings as of the Monday after the final regular-season Tournament of the current Tour Year to determine the order of acceptance. Plus two wild cards. For each wild card not given out, the next highest pair of players would become a participant.


2020 WTA Elite Trophy, Tournament, Format
The singles event featured 12 players in a round robin event, split into four groups of three. Over the first four days of competition, each player met the other two players in her group, with the winner in each group advancing to the semifinal. The winners of each semifinal met in the championship match. The six doubles teams were split into two round robin groups, with the winner of each advancing to the final.


2020 WTA Elite Trophy, Tournament, Format, Round robin tie-breaking methods
The final standings of each group were determined by the first of the following methods that apply:


2020 WTA Elite Trophy, Prize money and points
The total prize money for the 2020 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai was US$2,600,000.


2020 WTA Elite Trophy, Points breakdown, Singles
Updated as of 16 November 2020. Below is the unofficial singles race.


2020 WTA Finals
The 2020 WTA Finals, also known by its sponsored name Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen, was a women's tennis tournament that was scheduled to be held in Shenzhen, China. It would have been the 50th edition of the singles event and the 45th edition of the doubles competition, contested by eight singles players and eight doubles teams.


2020 WTA Finals
However, the tournament was cancelled by the WTA, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 24 July 2020.


2020 WTA Finals, Tournament
The 2020 WTA Finals was scheduled to take place at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center the week of October 26, 2020. It would have been the 50th edition of the event. The tournament would have been run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as part of the 2020 WTA Tour. Shenzhen would have been the tenth city to host the WTA Finals since the tournament's inauguration in 1972.


2020 WTA Finals, Tournament, Qualifying
In the singles, point totals are calculated by combining point totals from sixteen tournaments. Of these sixteen tournaments, a player's results from the four Grand Slam events, the four Premier Mandatory tournaments, and (for the top 20 players at the end of 2019) the best results from two Premier 5 tournaments must be included. In the doubles, point totals are calculated by any combination of eleven tournaments throughout the year. Unlike in the singles, this combination does not need to include results from the Grand-Slam or Premier-level tournaments.


2020 WTA Finals, Tournament, Format
Both the singles and doubles event features eight players/teams in a round robin event, split into two groups of four. Over the first four days of competition, each player/team meets the other three players/teams in her group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player/team in one group meets the second-placed player/team in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match.


2020 WTA Finals, Prize money and points
The total prize money for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2019 is US$14,000,000. The tables below are based on the updated draw sheet information.


2020 WTA Finals, Porsche Race to Shenzhen
On 16 March 2020, the WTA rankings were frozen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the pandemic, the Race to Shenzhen has been cancelled and the promotion is no longer valid. The WTA Rankings would be used for the singles qualification.


2020 WTA Finals, Porsche Race to Shenzhen
Below is the unofficial WTA Singles Race ranking for only 2020 events.


2020 WTA Finals, Porsche Race to Shenzhen
Players in gold (*) would have qualified for the WTA Finals.


2020 WTA Finals, Porsche Race to Shenzhen
Below is the unofficial WTA Doubles Race ranking for only 2020 events.


2020 WTA Lyon Open
The 2020 Lyon Open (WTA) (also known as the Open 6ème Sens — Métropole de Lyon for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the Lyon Open (WTA) and an International tournament on the 2020 WTA Tour. It took place at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, from 2 to 8 March 2020.


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


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


2020 WTA Lyon Open – Doubles
Laura Ioana Paar and Julia Wachaczyk won their first WTA titles, defeating Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove and Bibiane Schoofs in the final, 7–5, 6–4.


2020 WTA Lyon Open – Singles
Sofia Kenin won the title, defeating Anna-Lena Friedsam in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4. Kenin won the title after saving a match point Jaqueline Cristian had against her in the second round.


2020 WTA Premier tournaments
The 2020 WTA Premier tournaments are 21 of the tennis tournaments on the 2020 WTA Tour. The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis. The WTA Premier tournaments are divided into three levels, which all rank below the Grand Slam events and above the WTA International tournaments.


2020 WTA Shenzhen Open
The 2020 Shenzhen Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the Shenzhen Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2020 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 5 to 11 January 2020.


2020 WTA Shenzhen Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money* per team


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


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


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


2020 WTA Shenzhen Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received entry into the doubles main draw using a protected ranking:


2020 WTA Shenzhen Open – Doubles
Peng Shuai and Yang Zhaoxuan were the defending champions, but Yang chose to compete in Brisbane instead. Peng partnered Zhang Shuai, but lost in the first round to Jiang Xinyu and Tang Qianhui.


2020 WTA Shenzhen Open – Doubles
Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková won the title, defeating Duan Yingying and Zheng Saisai in the final, 6–2, 3–6, [10–4].


2020 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles
Aryna Sabalenka was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Kristýna Plíšková.


2020 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles
Ekaterina Alexandrova won her first WTA singles title, defeating Elena Rybakina in the final, 6–2, 6–4.


2020 WTA Tour
The 2020 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2020 tennis season. The 2020 WTA Tour calendar originally comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy).


2020 WTA Tour
Many tournaments were cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Tokyo Summer Olympics.


2020 WTA Tour, Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2020 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.


2020 WTA Tour, Schedule, April – July
No tournaments were played due to the COVID-19 pandemic, see affected tournaments below.


2020 WTA Tour, Affected tournaments
The COVID-19 pandemic affected many tournaments on the WTA Tour. The following tournaments were suspended or postponed.


2020 WTA Tour, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2019 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by:


2020 WTA Tour, Statistical information, Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:


2020 WTA Tour, Statistical information, Titles information
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:


2020 WTA Tour, Statistical information, Best ranking
The following players achieved their career high ranking in this season inside top 50 (in bold the players who entered the top 10 for the first time):


2020 WTA Tour, Points distribution
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players. * Assumes undefeated Round Robin match record.


2020 WTA Tour, WTA Rankings
These are the WTA rankings and yearly WTA Race rankings of the top 20 singles and doubles players at the current date of the 2020 season. Rankings were frozen up until the resuming of the 2020 season on 3 August 2020.


2020 WTA Tour, Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA Rankings top 100 in singles or doubles, for at least one week; and wheelchair players) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2020 season:


2020 WTA Tour, Comebacks
Following are notable players who announced their comebacks after retirements during the 2020 WTA Tour season:


2020 WWE Draft
The 2020 WWE Draft was the 15th WWE Draft produced by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE between their Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The two-night event began on the October 9 episode of Friday Night SmackDown and concluded on the October 12 episode of Monday Night Raw. Both shows were broadcast from the WWE ThunderDome, hosted at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, with SmackDown airing on FOX and Raw on USA.


2020 WWE Draft, Production, Background
The WWE Draft is an annual process used by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE while a brand extension, or brand split, is in effect. The original brand extension occurred from 2002 to 2011, while the second and current brand split began in 2016. During a brand extension, the company divides its roster into brands where the wrestlers exclusively perform for each brand's respective television show, and the draft is used to refresh the rosters of the brand divisions, typically between the Raw and SmackDown brands.


2020 WWE Draft, Production, Background
In 2019, the promotion held two drafts, the first in April and the second in October. The one in April, also known as the Superstar Shake-up, had an untraditional drafting format where drafting decisions were made behind the scenes and drafted wrestlers simply appeared on the brand without a major reveal, while the one in October returned to a traditional format, where draft picks were announced on the shows by a WWE official. The 2020 draft was officially announced during the Clash of Champions pay-per-view on September 27 and was scheduled to occur on the October 9 and October 12 episodes of SmackDown and Raw, respectively.


2020 WWE Draft, Production, Background
On August 19 during the NXT TakeOver XXX media call, WWE executive and NXT head Triple H said that the 2020 draft would also involve the NXT brand, but the official announcement that occurred during Clash of Champions stated that this draft would only be between Raw and SmackDown. During the NXT TakeOver 31 media call on September 30, a now unsure Triple H stated that he did not know if NXT would be involved. WWE's advertising just a couple days later affirmed that the draft would only be between Raw and SmackDown without NXT involvement.


2020 WWE Draft, Production, Background
Like previous drafts, wrestlers, including all champions, were eligible to be drafted to either Raw or SmackDown. Due to the stipulations of the titles, holders of the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship and the 24/7 Championship could appear on either show, regardless of the brand they were drafted to, until they lost their respective title.


2020 WWE Draft, Production, 2020 draft rules
The rules for the 2020 WWE draft were revealed by Fox Sports on October 8, which were the same as the previous draft in October 2019. Over 60 male and female wrestlers, as well as individual tag teams and stables, including current champions, were placed into the 2020 drafting pools. Over 20 wrestlers were announced as being eligible to be drafted on the October 9 episode of SmackDown and more than 30 wrestlers were eligible to be drafted on the October 12 episode of Raw. The rules of the draft were as follows:


2020 WWE Draft, Draft pool, Night 1: SmackDown (October 9)
There were four rounds of draft picks during Night One of the 2020 draft. WWE Chief Brand Officer (CBO) Stephanie McMahon announced the draft picks for each.


2020 WWE Draft, Draft pool, Night 1: SmackDown (October 9), Supplemental picks: Talking Smack (October 10)
A supplemental draft took place on Talking Smack with wrestlers who were not drafted on Night 1.


2020 WWE Draft, Draft pool, Night 2: Raw (October 12)
There were six rounds of draft picks during Night Two of the 2020 draft. WWE's CBO Stephanie McMahon again announced the draft picks for each.


2020 WWE Draft, Draft pool, Night 2: Raw (October 12), Supplemental picks: Raw Talk (October 12)
A supplemental draft took place on Raw Talk with wrestlers who were not drafted on Night 2.


2020 WWE Draft, Draft pool, Free agents
Several wrestlers were made free agents due to injury, inactivity, or not being drafted during their draft pool. The chart is organized by date.


2020 WWE Draft, Aftermath
During Night 1 of the draft, The New Day's Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. Immediately after their win, they were drafted to Raw, splitting Big E from The New Day as Big E remained on SmackDown; this also resulted in Kingston and Woods taking SmackDown's tag titles to Raw. However, on Night 2 of the draft, Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) were drafted to SmackDown. Later that night, WWE official Adam Pearce had the two teams trade titles to keep the branded championships on their respective brands, thus New Day became the Raw Tag Team Champions and Street Profits became the SmackDown Tag Team Champions.


2020 WWE Draft, Aftermath
For several months prior to the draft, Seth Rollins and his disciple Murphy had been feuding with the Mysterios (Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio). After Rollins was drafted to SmackDown, he had thought that was the end of their feud; however, the Mysterios, as well as Murphy, were also drafted to SmackDown. The feud continued over the following month, which also saw Rey's daughter Aalyah get involved romantically with Murphy, who turned on Rollins to join with the Mysterios.


2020 WWE Draft, Aftermath
In early September, The Miz and John Morrison began a feud with Otis over Otis' Money in the Bank contract. Although drafted to separate brands, the feud continued and Otis was scheduled to defend the contract against The Miz at Hell in a Cell on October 25, where Miz defeated Otis to win the Money in the Bank contract.


2020 WWE Draft, Aftermath
For a couple of months prior to the draft, then-SmackDown wrestler Drew Gulak got involved in segments over the 24/7 Championship on pay-per-view as well as episodes of Raw, where he won the title a couple of times. After Gulak was drafted to Raw, he continued pursuing the 24/7 Championship. Shortly after his drafting to Raw, Matt Riddle's ring name was shortened to Riddle. Just the same on SmackDown, Shorty G returned to using his original ring name, Chad Gable.


2020 WWE Draft, Aftermath
Also, despite being drafted to Raw, Arturo Ruas made no post-draft appearances on Raw and was returned to NXT the following month. Similarly, although Dabba-Kato had been drafted to Raw, he did not make a single appearance on the brand after the draft. His first post-draft appearance came during Night 2 of WrestleMania 37 on April 11, 2021 where he helped Apollo Crews win the Intercontinental Championship. Dabba-Kato was subsequently transferred to the SmackDown brand where Crews introduced him under his new ring name, Commander Azeez.


2020 WWE Draft, Aftermath
During Night 2 of the draft, after both Elias and Jeff Hardy had been drafted to Raw, Elias made his first on-screen appearance in five months and attacked Hardy, as Elias believed it was Hardy who caused him to miss the previous five months. Back in May, Hardy was involved in a feud with Sheamus, who tried exploiting Hardy's past issues with alcohol. During one segment, Elias was hit with a car outside of the WWE Performance Center, which Sheamus tried to frame on Hardy. Upon Elias' return during the draft, he believed that Hardy was not framed and did in fact hit him with the car. The two then feuded over the next few weeks.


2020 WWE Draft, Aftermath
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in less work for wrestlers as WWE was now only doing television and pay-per-view and ceased touring, many talent took to third-party platforms such as Twitch, Cameo, and YouTube to earn supplemental income.


2020 WWE Draft, Aftermath
In September, WWE issued a statement to their talent that they could no longer use these platforms, and gave the talent 30 days to close down their accounts or face fines, suspension, or termination; it was later clarified that talent could not use their ring names or characters for these other platforms, but they must get permission from WWE in order to use the platforms. Some talent, such as Paige and Zelina Vega, took opposition to this, and expressed their support of a wrestler's union.


2020 WWE Draft, Aftermath
Vega was then released by WWE on November 13, allegedly because of her opposition to the company's policy on using third-party platforms and her support of unionization. In mid-2021, however, Vega was rehired, making her return as an in-ring competitor on the July 2 episode of SmackDown where she was entered into the women's Money in the Bank ladder match.


2020 WWE Draft, Aftermath
Although Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake were signed to SmackDown in December 2020 and aligned with King Corbin as "The Knights of the Lone Wolf," this teaming would not last long as Cutler was released from his WWE contract in February 2021. King Corbin also reverted to his original Baron Corbin ring name in June 2021 after he lost his King of the Ring crown to Shinsuke Nakamura.


2020 WWE Draft, Aftermath
The January 4, 2021 special "Legends Night" episode of Raw would also be Big Show's final appearance in WWE, as on February 19, he was moved to the alumni section on WWE.com and he then signed with rival promotion All Elite Wrestling under his real name, Paul Wight, on February 24. Big Show was reportedly unhappy in WWE and they were not able to come to terms on a new agreement following his appearance at Legends Night.


2020 WWE Draft, Aftermath
Following WrestleMania 37 in April 2021, many other wrestlers, a couple of which were still listed as "free agents," were released from their WWE contracts. These included Samoa Joe, Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, Mickie James, Chelsea Green, Tucker, Kalisto, Mojo Rawley, Bo Dallas, and Wesley Blake. On May 19, NXT wrestlers Jessamyn Duke and Vanessa Borne were released, followed by Velveteen Dream the next day. On June 2, further releases were made, which included Braun Strowman, Aleister Black, Lana, Murphy, Ruby Riott, and NXT's Santana Garrett.


2020 WWE Draft, Aftermath
Joe, however, was re-signed by the company and made his return on the June 15 episode of NXT, becoming a special enforcer and assistant to NXT General Manager William Regal. Further NXT and 205 Live names were released on June 25, including Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari, Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango), Ever-Rise (Chase Parker and Matt Martel), August Grey, The Bollywood Boyz (Samir Singh and Sunil Singh), Arturo Ruas, Curt Stallion, Marina Shafir, and Killian Dain. On July 31, Bray Wyatt was released from his contract.


2020 Wagner Seahawks football team
The 2020 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They were led by first-year head coach Tom Masella and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium.


2020 Wagner Seahawks football team, Previous season
The Seahawks finished the 2019 season 1–11, 1–6 in NEC play to finish in seventh place. Head coach Jason Houghtaling was fired at the end of the season after his fourth losing season in five years.


2020 Wagner Seahawks football team, Schedule
Wagner had games scheduled against Monmouth, Fordham and Miami, but these games were canceled before the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at Truist Field at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team, Schedule
Wake Forest had games scheduled against Appalachian State, Old Dominion, Villanova, Duke, Miami, Norte Dame, and Florida State which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team, Schedule
The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team
The 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 74th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's sixth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team
The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in Spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team
The Demon Deacons finished the fall season 5–1–0 and 7–2–0 in ACC play to finish in first place in the South Division. In the ACC Tournament they lost to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They finished the spring season 4–0–2 and 3–0–2 in ACC play, to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the fifth seed in the tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina in the Second Round and Kentucky in the Third Round before losing to North Carolina in the Quarterfinals to end their season.


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team, Background
The 2019 Wake Forest men's soccer team finished the season with a 16–5–2 overall record and a 6–2–0 ACC record. The Demon Deacons were seeded third–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they defeated Virginia Tech in the Quarterfinals, but lost to eventual champions Virginia in the Semifinals. The Demon Deacons earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the fourth–overall seed in the tournament, Wake Forest defeated Maryland, Michigan, and UC Santa Barbara before being defeated by eventual runners-up Virginia in the Semifinals.


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team, Background
At the end of the season, two Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft: Alistair Johnston and Joey DeZart.


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team, Squad, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team
The 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons were led by head coach Tony Da Luz, in his eighteenth season. They played home games at Spry Stadium. This is the team's 26th season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021. The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team
The Demon Deacons finished the fall season 3–5–1, 3–4–1 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They finished the spring season 2–2–1 and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team, Previous Season
The Demon Deacons finished the season 6–8–4 overall, and 1–6–3 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.


2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team, Squad, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Wales Rally GB
The 2020 Wales Rally GB (also known as the Wales Rally GB 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 29 October and 1 November 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the first time since 1967 which was cancelled due to foot and mouth crisis. It was set to mark the seventy-sixth running of Wales Rally GB and planned to be the twelfth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also planned to run as the fourth round of the 2020 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2020 event was scheduled to be based in Deeside in Flintshire.


2020 Wales Rally GB
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2019, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they would not defend their titles as they were promoted to the higher class. In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Petter Solberg and Phil Mills were the reigning rally winners, but they would not defend their titles either as they were retired from the sport. Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog were the reigning rally winners in the Junior World Rally Championship.


2020 Wallan derailment
On 20 February 2020, an XPT passenger train operated by NSW TrainLink derailed while passing through a turnout at Wallan, Victoria. Of the 162 total on board, there were two fatalities and 61 passengers were injured, eight of whom sustained serious injuries.


2020 Wallan derailment
The service was running from Sydney to Melbourne and was passing through Wallan approximately 19:43. The interim report into the accident indicated that the train had entered the turnout, with a specified speed limit of 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph), at more than 115 kilometres per hour (71 mph). An investigation into the accident is ongoing.


2020 Wallan derailment, Background
On 3 February 2020 a vehicle had struck overhead wiring at Wallan, leading to a fire in a signalling hut which caused extensive damage to wiring and affecting signalling on the North East line between Donnybrook and Kilmore East. Trains were signalled through the affected section using Caution Orders. On 6 February, this was changed to using Train Orders, a manual safe-working system. The points at the Wallan Loop were set to the straight ahead position and locked. No speed restriction was put in place.


2020 Wallan derailment, Background
ABC News and The Age reported that V/Line services in the Wallan area had been delayed in the weeks leading up to the accident due to the ongoing faults. On 20 February, trains were routed through the Wallan Loop for rail cleaning purposes. A speed limit of 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph) entering the loop and 35 kilometres per hour (22 mph) exiting the loop was out in place. Two V/Line trains passed through the loop before the XPT train.


2020 Wallan derailment, Accident
The accident occurred at 19:43 AEDT (08:43 UTC), when the Melbourne-bound train entered a turnout near Wallan, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Melbourne, and derailed. The train, comprising power car 2018 (leading), five carriages and power car 2000, was carrying 155 passengers and seven crew members. The train was running about two hours behind schedule at the time of the accident. As the train passed through the turnout, leading power car 2018 and the five carriages derailed, with rear power car 2000 remaining on the track. The train had entered the loop at a speed of between 114 and 127 kilometres per hour (71 and 79 mph).


2020 Wallan derailment, Accident
The first 000 call was made at 19:45. Two people were killed: the train's driver and the pilot. Emergency services confirmed that 12 people had been taken to hospital. The injured were taken to the Kilmore Hospital, Kilmore and The Northern Hospital, Epping; one person was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.


2020 Wallan derailment, Aftermath
The derailment caused the closure of the North East line and the adjacent broad gauge Tocumwal railway line, impacting freight services and V/Line services to Seymour, Shepparton and Albury. On 23 February, the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) commenced removal of the train from the rail corridor. Seymour and Shepparton V/Line services resumed on 1 March, followed by Albury services on 2 March. Major speed restrictions were in turn enforced on the North East line, with NSW TrainLink temporarily terminating all Melbourne XPT services at Albury. Passengers reported that the train had been gaining speed at the time of the accident, after being stopped due to a "signalling issue".


2020 Wallan derailment, Aftermath
On 23 February, ABC News reported that in the days preceding the accident, trains were scheduled to pass through the turnout in the straight ahead position. On that day, trains were instead diverted into a passing loop while work was carried out on the adjacent track. The Victorian branch of the Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union (RTBU) reported that V/Line drivers were refusing to traverse through the section of track that the XPT service derailed on. At the time of the accident, one passenger told The Age that the train did not slow down before it derailed, and that he had seen a set of points set to divert the train from the straight ahead route.


2020 Wallan derailment, Aftermath
Regularly scheduled XPT services between Sydney and Melbourne resumed on 4 June.


2020 Wallan derailment, Investigations, Australian Transport Safety Bureau
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) opened an investigation into the accident on 20 February. It is being led by the Victorian Government's Chief Investigator, Transport Safety (CITS), assisted by the ATSB and the New South Wales Office of Transport Safety Investigations (OTSI) in accordance with the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003. The train's data logger was recovered as part of the investigation.


2020 Wallan derailment, Investigations, Australian Transport Safety Bureau
A preliminary report was published on 3 April. It was found that the train was travelling in excess of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) when it derailed. In the hours before the accident, a notice was circulated that trains on the North East line were to be routed via the Wallan passing loop, with a specified 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph) speed limit for entry into the loop. The train had approached the loop at "about the track's line speed" of 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph), and an emergency brake application was made shortly before the train entered the turnout into the passing loop.


2020 Wallan derailment, Investigations, Australian Transport Safety Bureau
The ATSB issued an interim report on 10 June 2021. The final report is expected to take 18 months to complete.


2020 Wallan derailment, Investigations, WorkSafe Victoria
WorkSafe Victoria is also investigating the death of the train's pilot, a 49-year old man from Castlemaine.


2020 Walsh Cup
The 2020 Walsh Cup was an early-season inter-county hurling competition based in the Irish province of Leinster.


2020 Walsh Cup
Seven counties compete – six from Leinster, Galway from Connacht and none from Ulster. No third-level college teams took part. Six other counties from Leinster and Ulster play in the second-ranked Kehoe Cup.


2020 Walsh Cup, Competition format
Three teams receive a bye to the semi-finals – Kilkenny, Galway and Wexford. The remaining four teams compete in an initial group stage with each team playing the other teams once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The group winners advance to the semi-finals. If the semi-final or final games are drawn, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner; there is no extra time played.


2020 Wareham Forest fire
The 2020 Wareham Forest fire was a forest fire in Wareham Forest, Dorset, in May 2020. It destroyed over 220 Hectares of the forest, and was described a "one of the most devastating fires in Dorset, in living memory" by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.


2020 Wareham Forest fire, Fire
The fire started as a result of a disposable barbecue or campfire before 12:20 on 18 May 2020. The site where it started, near Sugar Hill, contained both these items, as well as glass bottles, and the cause of the fire was ascribed to 'social activity'. The initial attendance was 14 fire engines, as well as police resource to close Sugar Hill/Bere Road, which runs between the A35 and Wareham, and had been made impassable due to smoke.


2020 Wareham Forest fire, Fire
By 15:40, the number of fire engines had increased to fourteen, with more than 100 firefighters in attendance, including some from Yeovil, part of the neighbouring Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. Smoke could be seen from as far away as Poole. At 16:40, more police assets were attending, including the Dorset Police Marine Policing Team and the National Police Air Service helicopter.


2020 Wareham Forest fire, Fire
At 18:00, the fire had worsened due to strong prevailing winds and the fire had started to disrupt electricity supplies in the area. It now covered approximately 100 hectares of heath and woodland, and 150 firefighters were involved, including most of the fire engines in Dorset and several from Dorset & Somerset and Hampshire. Specifically, there were 28 in total:


2020 Wareham Forest fire, Fire
The fire was declared a "major incident" shortly after it was discovered, and by the end of the first day, the fire had spread to 183 hectares, and the smoke plume was affecting people as far away as Bournemouth, Ferndown and Wimborne. The main trunk road through Dorset, the A35, was closed by police. The fire needed special precautions to fight, as a major National Grid power line ran through the middle of the fire.


2020 Wareham Forest fire, Lasting effects
By 19 May, the fire had been brought under control. Firefighters had started to deal with the "deep-rooted hotspots, burning roots and tree stumps", and some thought could start to be given to the damage caused. Forestry England, who managed the land, pointed out that the 1,500 hectare forest was the one of the only places in the UK where all six species of British reptile - the common lizard, sand lizard, slow worm, grass snake, adder and smooth snake - live.


2020 Wareham Forest fire, Lasting effects
A third of the forest is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is known for ladybird spiders and ground nesting birds such as woodlark. The site also contains 9 Scheduled Ancient Monuments. Ecologists were called in to try and rescue any animals which may have survived. The Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust said that this would be the worst fire in Dorset in 30 years, and the Dorset Wildlife Trust pointed out that the loss of habitats during breeding season would mean the habitat would take decades to recover.


2020 Wareham Forest fire, Lasting effects
The fire service finally withdrew from the fire on 4 June 2020, seventeen days after the fire started. 220 hectares of forest had been burned. Firefighters from all 50 station in Dorset and Wiltshire were used, totalling 70 of the 74 engines, all eight heavy off-road pumps and all 14 Land Rover pumps. 22 crew from other counties also attended. Also in attendance was a Forestry England fire-fighting helicopter, Wildfire Tactical Advisors from Hampshire, West Sussex and South Wales, a tactical burn team, and nine separate drone deployments by the fire service, Dorset Police and Wiltshire Police. Several miles of hose had to be laid to the nearby River Piddle.


2020 Wareham Forest fire, Lasting effects
The total cost to the fire service was at least £500,000.


2020 Warriors FC season
Warriors FC sat out the 2020 Singapore Premier League season due to financial and legal troubles.


2020 Warriors FC season
In November 2019, they were charged on court with 107 counts of not paying their staff salaries. In total, they failed to pay more than S$350,000 in salaries to about 30 employees, including players, sports trainers and support staff.


2020 Warriors FC season
2 days after the incident being reported, ST reported that there were 2 parties that were interested to take over Warriors FC.


2020 Warriors FC season
On 2 December 2019, the club's management committee said they had paid a total of S$150,000 in salaries to half of its football squad to settle arrears.


2020 Warriors FC season
On 31 December 2019, FAS had instructed Warriors FC to sit out the 2020 Singapore Premier League season due to their financial issue and legal troubles.


2020 Warriors FC season, Transfers, Pre-Season transfers, In
Note 1:  Illyas Lee moves to Tiong Bahru FC after the club was excluded from the 2020 Singapore Premier League season. Note 2:  Fazrul Nawaz moves to Tampines Rovers after the club was excluded from the 2020 Singapore Premier League season.


2020 Warriors FC season, Transfers, Pre-Season transfers, Out
Note 1: Fairoz Hassan moved to Tiong Bahru FC after being released from the club. He subsequently moved to Albirex Niigata (S) during the mid season transfer window


2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary took place on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in the U.S. state of Washington as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Washington primary is an semi-open primary. The state awards 107 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 89 are pledged delegates allocated according to the results of the primary.


2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary
On March 16, 2020, major news outlets including CNN, NBC, The New York Times, and the Associated Press called the race for Joe Biden.


2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Washington's presidential primary took place from February 21 to March 10, 2020, one week after Super Tuesday. On March 14, 2019, Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill moving the state's presidential primary up from May to the second Tuesday in March. On April 7, 2019, the Washington Democratic Party's central committee approved the usage of the hybrid vote-by-mail presidential primary in a 121–40 vote.


2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
In Washington, a vote-by-mail state, there was an 18-day voting period and all ballots had to be either dropped off by 8:00 p.m. at a designated ballot box or postmarked by the date of the primary. For people's votes to be counted, they had to select either a Democratic or Republican ballot. Both ballots were distributed to every registered voter, as Washington State did not track party registration. No independent ballots exist. In the primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level to be considered viable.


2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
The 89 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of the 89 pledged delegates, between 3 and 11 were allocated to each of the state's 10 congressional districts and another 12 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 19 at-large pledged delegates.


2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Legislative district caucuses met on Sunday, April 26, 2020, to choose congressional district caucus and state convention delegates. Counties contained within or coterminous with legislative districts had the option to designate delegates at this time as well, while counties covering more than one district could do so during county conventions on Sunday, May 3, 2020, which normally designated delegates for congressional district caucuses and the state convention. On Saturday, May 30, 2020, the congressional district caucuses meet to select national convention district delegates.


2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
The state party committee subsequently met at the state convention on Sunday, June 14, 2020, to vote on the 19 pledged at-large and 12 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 89 pledged delegates Washington sent to the national convention were joined by 18 unpledged PLEO delegates (8 members of the Democratic National Committee; 9 members of Congress, including both Senators and 7 U.S. Representatives; and Governor Jay Inslee).


2020 Washington Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Joe Biden won the Washington primary by a narrow 1.4 point margin, a regression for Bernie Sanders who in 2016 had beat Hillary Clinton in the state by a large 45 point margin. Men made up 42% of the electorate, and Sanders won this group 41–28, while among women, who made up 58% of the electorate, Biden won 36–27. Sanders ran most strongly among voters ages 18–44, as he won this group 59–16. In contrast, Biden won among voters over the age of 45, 39–23.


2020 Washington Football Team season
The 2020 season was the Washington Football Team's 89th in the National Football League and their first under head coach Ron Rivera. The season also marked the first time since their inaugural season as the Braves in 1932 that the team was not known as the Redskins, as they retired the name and logo during the offseason in the wake of the George Floyd protests, resolving a long-time controversy. They played the season as the Washington Football Team, with a permanent name expected to be announced in 2022.


2020 Washington Football Team season
The team improved upon its 3–13 record in 2019 by going 7–9 and winning the NFC East for the first time since 2015. In doing so they became only the third team in NFL history to win a division with a losing record after the 2010 Seattle Seahawks and 2014 Carolina Panthers, the latter of which Rivera also coached. They also became the first team in NFL history to make the playoffs after a 2–7 start. Their season would end with a 23–31 loss to the eventual Super Bowl LV champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card round.


2020 Washington Football Team season
The season also marked the return of quarterback Alex Smith, who suffered a life-threatening leg injury late in the 2018 season and missed the entire 2019 season. Smith was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year, while defensive end Chase Young, the second overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, was named Defensive Rookie of the Year.


2020 Washington Football Team season
For the fourth time in five seasons Washington played on Thanksgiving, playing the Dallas Cowboys for the third time in that span. Also notable was their scheduled absence from Monday Night Football, their first time off the regular season schedule since 1999, although the Week 13 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers was later moved to a Monday due to COVID-19-related schedule changes affecting the Steelers' previous week but not broadcast on Monday Night Football. Washington ended up winning that game to hand the 11–0 Steelers their first loss of the season.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Final roster
Rookies in italics53 active, 17 inactive, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Preseason
The team's preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Despite the Eagles going up 17–0, Washington shut out the Eagles in the second half by accumulating 8 sacks on defense and scoring 27 unanswered points for a 27–17 victory. This was Washington's first victory over the Eagles since Week 14 of the 2016 season, snapping a six-game losing streak against Philadelphia. The win was also the largest comeback against the Eagles in franchise history. With the win, Washington improved to 1–0 for the first time since 2018 (the first time winning a home opener since 2014). Washington also snapped a ten-game division losing streak dating back to 2018.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals
Washington was overmatched by Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray, who had two rushing touchdowns, and could not overcome a 20-0 halftime deficit.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 3: at Cleveland Browns
Haskins threw for a career-high three interceptions and lost one fumble. With the loss, the all-time regular season record for the franchise fell to 604–605–28, making it the first time since 1975 that the record fell below a .500 winning percentage.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Dwayne Haskins set a career high in passing yards but was benched in favor of Kyle Allen the following week.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 5: vs. Los Angeles Rams
In the second quarter Kyle Allen left the game with what was ruled as an arm injury, leaving Alex Smith to play the remainder of the game. This marked Smith's first NFL game appearance since suffering a severe leg fracture in 2018. Washington's offense was again hampered by quarterback play as they lost 30–10. Their 108 total yards of offense was the fewest by any team in any game all season.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 6: at New York Giants
Giants linebacker Tae Crowder recovered a Kyle Allen fumble for the go-ahead score and Washington responded with a touchdown of their own with 36 seconds remaining. Coach Rivera opted to go for the game-winning two point conversion which fell incomplete. As a result, Washington lost their fifth straight game overall and their fourth consecutive against the Giants.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 7: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Washington's defense had six sacks and only allowed 142 yards of offense. Heading into the bye, the team improved to 2–5, moved to 2–1 in the NFC East, and snapped a three-game losing streak to the Cowboys.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 9: vs. New York Giants
Starting quarterback Kyle Allen suffered a gruesome injury early in the game and was subsequently replaced by Alex Smith. Washington failed to complete a 20–3 comeback and lost 23–20 when Smith threw two interceptions on the final two possessions. Washington was swept by the Giants for the second consecutive season and the seventh time dating back to the 2008 season.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 10: at Detroit Lions
Alex Smith started his first game since Week 11 of the 2018 season. After falling behind 24–3, Smith and the offense rallied with three straight touchdowns by running backs Antonio Gibson and J. D. McKissic in the second half to tie the game at 24. The Lions responded with a field goal and Washington responded with one of their own to tie the game at 27 with 16 seconds to play. However, on the ensuing Detroit drive, kicker Matt Prater drilled a 59-yard field goal as the clock expired. Washington fell to 2–7 after the crushing loss.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals were playing a close game against Washington until the third quarter when Bengals rookie quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow suffered a season-ending knee injury. The Bengals were unable to move the ball with backup Ryan Finley and Washington took control of the game. With the win on Homecoming Weekend, the team improved to 3–7, matching their win total from the previous season. This was Washington's first victory over Cincinnati since their 1991 Super Bowl-winning season and their first at home since 1985.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys
Washington and Dallas played on Thanksgiving afternoon for the 10th time in the rivalry's history. After a close first half, Washington went on a run of 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, including a 15-yard interception return for a touchdown by Montez Sweat, the first of his career. Antonio Gibson became the first rookie with three touchdowns on Thanksgiving since Randy Moss in 1998. With the win, Washington improved to 4–7 and swept Dallas for the first time since 2012 and only the second time since 2005. Washington also won in Dallas on Thanksgiving for the second time ever, the first since 2012, and won for the fourth time on the holiday all-time, their first since 2017.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers
The game was originally scheduled for Sunday, but was postponed to Monday due to scheduling changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While down 14–0 in the second quarter, Washington got a quick field goal before halftime and opened the second half with a Peyton Barber touchdown run to cut the deficit to 14–10 before the Steelers offense regained possession. Their defense clamped down, only allowing 120 total yards in the second half. Logan Thomas tied the game mid-way through the fourth quarter while Jon Bostic intercepted a pass tipped by Montez Sweat with 1:59 to play.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Kicker Dustin Hopkins made two field goals to put the game at 23–17, which the Steelers were not able to recover from. With the win, Washington improved to 5–7, having won three straight games for the first time since Weeks 6–8 of the 2018 season. This was also Washington's first win over Pittsburgh since their 1991 Super Bowl-winning season.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers
With scores from rookie defenders Chase Young and Kamren Curl, Washington scored two defensive touchdowns in a game for the first time since Week 17 of the 1997 season, when Darryl Pounds and Hall of Famer Darrell Green accomplished this feat. With the win, Washington improved their record to 6–7 and, with the Giants' loss to the Arizona Cardinals earlier that day, took over sole possession of first place in the NFC East. Washington also won four games in a row for the first time since 2016.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Seattle Seahawks
With the loss, Washington fell to 6–8 and failed to clinch their first winning season since 2016.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 16: vs. Carolina Panthers
With a Giants loss to the Baltimore Ravens earlier that afternoon, Washington had an opportunity to clinch the division title against Carolina. The team instead put together a performance of errors, including a mishandled punt by Steven Sims that was recovered for a Panthers touchdown, a 10-play scoring drive of all run plays allowed by the defense and an additional three turnovers from Dwayne Haskins, who was eventually benched in the fourth quarter for Taylor Heinicke. With their second consecutive loss, the team dropped to 6–9 and clinched their fourth straight losing season. Haskins was released by the team the following day.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Schedule, Regular season, Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles
In a matchup that was flexed to NBC Sunday Night Football, Washington defeated the Eagles 20–14 to clinch the NFC East for the first time since the 2015 season. This was Washington's first sweep of Philadelphia since the 2016 season. With a final record of 7–9, Washington became just the third team in league history to win their division with a losing record after the 2010 Seattle Seahawks and 2014 Carolina Panthers, the latter of whom were also coached by Rivera. They also became the first team in NFL history to clinch a playoff berth after starting the season 2–7.


2020 Washington Football Team season, Postseason
Despite a late comeback and a strong performance from quarterback Taylor Heinicke, Washington's season ended at the hands of Tom Brady and the eventual Super Bowl LV champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a 31–23 home loss. It was Washington's fifth straight playoff loss dating back to 2005 and their third consecutive home playoff loss dating back to 1999.


2020 Washington House of Representatives election
The 2020 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 3, 2020. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House, electing 2 state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Washington House of Representatives.


2020 Washington House of Representatives election
Following the previous election in 2018, Democrats held a 57-to-41 seat majority over Republicans.


2020 Washington House of Representatives election
Democrats retained control of the Washington House of Representatives following the 2020 general election, with the balance of power remaining unchanged at 57 (D) to 41 (R).


2020 Washington House of Representatives election
Only one district, the 10th, elected its two representatives from different parties.


2020 Washington House of Representatives election, Summary of Results by House District
The election resulted in Democratic Party members winning 57 seats and Republican Party members winning 41 seats, with no net change since the last election. Representatives Brian Blake (D) and Luanne Van Werven (R) lost reelection.


2020 Washington Huskies football team
The 2020 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Jimmy Lake. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, and competed in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.


2020 Washington Huskies football team
On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 24, the Pac-12 announced that football teams would return to play a seven-game conference-only season beginning on November 6, with the conference championship game scheduled for December 18.


2020 Washington Huskies football team
The Huskies finished atop the North Division after canceling their game against Oregon, compiling a 3–1 record. On December 14, the Pac-12 announced that the Huskies would not play in the 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, due to "neither having the minimum 53 scholarship student-athletes available for the game nor the minimum number of scholarship student-athletes at a position group" because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 18, the Huskies announced that they would not pursue a bid to a bowl game.


2020 Washington Huskies football team, Previous season
Chris Petersen coached his final game against Boise State before retiring at the end of the 2019 season. The Huskies finished 8–5 in 2019, 4–5 in conference play, in a three-way tie for 2nd place in the North Division.


2020 Washington Huskies football team, Preseason, Pac-12 media days
The Preseason Media poll will be released prior to the start of the regular season.


2020 Washington Huskies football team, Schedule, Regular season
Washington's 2020 regular season was announced on January 16. The Huskies had a game scheduled against Michigan on September 5, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season. The Huskies canceled their other two non-conference games, scheduled against Sacramento State and Utah State, shortly thereafter due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The seven game Conference only schedule was announced October 3, 2020.


2020 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, at California
Game canceled due to Cal not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases.


2020 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
- LB Zion Tupuola-Fetui: 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles


2020 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Washington State
Game canceled due to Washington State not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases.


2020 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, Utah
Due to Arizona State not having the minimum number of scholarship players available due to positive COVID-19 tests Utah was rescheduled to play at Washington. Trailing 21–0 at halftime, Washington scored 24 unanswered points for the eventual 24–21 victory. It has been Washington's largest come-from-behind win since a 1988 game against California.


2020 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Oregon
Game canceled due to UW not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases.


2020 Washington Huskies football team, Game summaries, Pac-12 Championship Game at USC
Game canceled due to Washington not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game as a result of a positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases. Oregon replaced Washington in the title game


2020 Washington Huskies men's soccer team
The 2020 Washington Huskies men's soccer team represented the University of Washington during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by tenth year head coach Jamie Clark.


2020 Washington Huskies men's soccer team, Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic
On August 13, 2020, the Pac-12 Conference postponed all fall sports through the end of the calendar year.


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


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


2020 Washington Justice season
The 2020 Washington Justice season was the second season of Washington Justice's existence in the Overwatch League. The Justice planned to host a league-high five homestand weekends in the 2020 season; the first three would take place at The Anthem, while the second two would be at the Entertainment and Sports Arena. While the first two homestands at took place, all other homestand events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Washington Justice season
On June 5, the Justice parted ways with head coach Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing. On June 17, Washington promoted assistant coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun to head coach. After finishing the regular season with a 4–17 record, the Justice swept both the Vancouver Titans and Dallas Fuel in the North America play-in tournament to qualify to the season playoffs. In their first match in the North America bracket, Washington squandered an early 2–0 lead over the San Francisco Shock and lost by a score of 2–3, sending them to the lower bracket.


2020 Washington Justice season
The following day, on September 6, the Justice swept the third-seeded Paris Eternal, 3–0. Washington continued their playoff run, taking down the fourth-seeded Florida Mayhem on September 11 and needing one more win to qualify for the Grand Finals Bracket. However, the team fell to the top-seeded Philadelphia Fusion the following day by a score of 0–3, ending their playoff run.


2020 Washington Justice season, Preceding offseason, Organizational changes
In late September 2019, the Justice parted ways with their entire coaching staff from their inaugural season, including head coach Kim "WizardHyeong" Hyeong-seok. The team signed Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing, who was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Gladiators, as their new head coach in October. Washington added two more coaches to their staff on November 8, with the hiring of former Hangzhou Spark assistant coach Han "Sup7eme" Seung-jun as a development coach and former XL2 Academy coach Lee "Wiz" Hae-joon as a strategic coach. A month later, on December 5, the Justice signed former Houston Outlaws support player Chris "Bani" Banell as an assistant coach.


2020 Washington Justice season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes
The Justice enter the new season with six free agents, two players which they have the option to retain for another year, and three 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 Washington Justice season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
The Justice's first offseason acquisition was on October 18, when they agreed to acquire main tank Gye "rOar" Chang-hoon from the Los Angeles Gladiators, pending approval from the league. The team made their first signing on October 23 in flex DPS Lee "TTuba" Ho-sung. On November 7, Washington signed former Boston Uprising flex support Kwon "AimGod" Min-seok.


2020 Washington Justice season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Departures
On October 7, the Justice announced that they would not re-sign free agents main tank Song "Janus" Joon-hwa, off-tank Kim "SanSam" Hyang-gi, DPS Chon "Ado" Gi-Hyeon, and support Jo "Hyeonu" Hyeon-woo. Days later, they announced that they would not re-sign support Nikola "Sleepy" Andrews, and they would not exercise their option to retain flex support Mun "Gido" Gi-do.


2020 Washington Justice season, Roster, Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:


2020 Washington Labor Day fires
The 2020 Washington Labor Day fires were part of the 2020 wildfires in the U.S. state of Washington. The Labor Day fires began on September 7, 2020, driven by high winds and some of which were sparked by downed power lines. More than 330,000 acres (130,000 ha) burned across the state of Washington, a one-day total greater than any of the last 12 entire fire seasons, according to the governor's office, and larger than the state's largest single fire, the Carlton Complex Fire of 2014.


2020 Washington Labor Day fires, Beginning and growth
On September 7, a "historic fire event" with high winds resulted in 80 fires and nearly 300,000 acres burned. Malden and Pine City, in the Palouse Country of Eastern Washington, were mostly destroyed by one of the fires. The largest fire, Cold Spring Canyon Fire in Okanogan and Douglas Counties, was 10,000 acres on the evening of September 7 and had burned 175,000 acres by the morning of September 8. Owing to the Cold Spring Canyon Fire, the town of Mansfield was under "evacuate now" orders but all roads were closed.


2020 Washington Labor Day fires, Beginning and growth
Smoke blanketed the Seattle area on September 8 and caused unhealthy air conditions throughout the Puget Sound region, mostly from air spilling over the Cascade Range from Eastern Washington. The smoke was noticeable in many parts of southern British Columbia, leading to air quality advisories in areas including Vancouver and Victoria. Pearl Hill Fire began when the fire jumped over 900 feet to cross the Columbia River into Bridgeport. By the evening of September 8, the Cold Springs Canyon and adjacent Pearl Hill Fires had burned over 337,000 acres (136,000 ha) and neither was more than 10% contained. The Whitney Fire near Davenport was 100,000 acres (40,000 ha) large by September 9, when it was 5% contained. Pearl Hill Fire was 223,730 acres and over 90% contained by September 22; together Pearl Hill and Cold Springs Fires burned over 410,000 acres.


2020 Washington Labor Day fires, Beginning and growth
Smaller fires in more populated areas occurred in Western Washington. By September 9, the Sumner Grade Fire near Sumner closed Washington State Route 410, grew to 800 acres. Parts of Sumner and Bonney Lake were evacuated.


2020 Washington Labor Day fires, Injuries, deaths, and losses
78 homes and 60 other structures were destroyed by the Cold Springs Fire, most of which were on the Colville Reservation.


2020 Washington Labor Day fires, Injuries, deaths, and losses
Infrastructure destroyed by the fires included the historic Manning-Rye Covered Bridge in the Palouse, a wooden railroad trestle over the Yakima River near Prosser, and two other railroad bridges in the Tri-Cities area.


2020 Washington Labor Day fires, Injuries, deaths, and losses
A one year old child was killed and the father and pregnant mother found on the banks of the Columbia River in Okanogan County badly burned, after attempting to outrun the Cold Springs Canyon Fire. The fire was considered by sheriff's detectives a potential homicide, if human-caused.


2020 Washington Mystics season
The 2020 Washington Mystics season was the franchise's 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off versus the Indiana Fever on July 25, 2020.