2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Opposition parties' response
Tambyah accused the PAP government of "recklessness and opportunism" for holding the election during a pandemic, and also called the long queues of voters due to the requirement to wear gloves when casting ballots and lack of personal protective equipment for polling agents when voters on stay home orders came to vote as a "fiasco".


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, NCMP allocation
Under the current constitution, opposition will be guaranteed 12 parliamentary seats which may consist of elected members of parliament (MP) from the opposition team and unsuccessful candidates in this election from the best-performing losing opposition party or parties. The number of NCMPs offered will be 12 less the number of elected MPs; there are 10 opposition-elects and thus two NCMPs will be offered after the election. Additional rules also states there could be up to two NCMPs from the best performing GRC and one from the best performing SMC.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, NCMP allocation
Since the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) team led by Tan Cheng Bock contesting in the West Coast GRC were the best-performing losing opposition team by garnering 48.31% of valid votes, both NCMPs seats were offered to PSP. On 14 July, PSP announced that Hazel Poa and Leong Mun Wai will take up the two NCMP positions, making them the third and fourth NCMPs that were not from WP, and a parliament with three parties representing since the 12th Parliament; it also marked the first election since 2001 the NCMPs are not awarded to WP. Leong and Poa's election as NCMPs were finalised by the Returning Officer Tan on 16 July.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Election Department responses
On 14 July, Koh Siong Ling, the head of the Election Department, issued an apology to the public and senior voters, while conducting a review on what when wrong during the election, such as long queues during voting in the early morning hours (a timing block reserved for senior voters) unlike previous elections, and the queues which was likely caused by an unnecessary, additional step on equipping disposable gloves, as voters had sanitised their hands a few times prior.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Election Department responses
ELD also acknowledged the procedures needed to ensure safety of the voters while revealed that they have removed a mandatory step on wearing gloves in the midst of election and there were difficulties experienced by voters on its station layout, though revealed that the queues were mostly improved by 2 pm and the extension of polling hours, despite adopting safe distancing practices. ELD also reviewed that 13 voters who were still serving the Stay-Home Notice did not vote that day due to the duration.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Election Department responses
On 15 July, ELD revealed that a technical glitch had occurred in one of the voting centers for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC. A voter had reported being unable to vote due to the system stating that she had already cast her vote prior. The case was escalated to the assistant returning officer and the police. Investigations revealed human error had resulted in the e-registration system being inadvertently logged out which prevented the registration of her NRIC into the system. ELD subsequently apologised to the voter over the mishap and allowed her to restore her name while exempting the $50 payment fee.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Overseas Voting
At about 11:40 pm on 15 July, Elections Department published a report for overseas votes. The turnout was 4,794, or 72.97% out of the 6,570 voters in total, bringing the overall turnout to 2,540,359 and its percentage to 95.81%. Excluding the 50 spoilt/invalid votes, only 2,710 voters had voted in favour for PAP but percentages for the majority of the constituencies were in favour towards the opposition except for six (Hong Kah North SMC, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, Pioneer SMC, Potong Pasir SMC, Punggol West SMC and Sengkang GRC).


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Overseas Voting
While the percentages for the 10 constituencies (Ang Mo Kio GRC, Bukit Batok SMC, Chua Chu Kang GRC, Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, Marymount SMC, Nee Soon GRC, Sembawang GRC, Tampines GRC and Yuhua SMC) were not affected, the PAP's vote share fell to 61.23%. The vote counting was held inside the Elections Department Training Centre at Victoria Street under the witness of most Workers' Party candidates.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
The new cabinet was announced on a live televised announcement held in The Istana by Prime Minister Lee on Saturday, 25 July at 2:30 pm on his Facebook page as well as CNA, CNA938 and YouTube. While most ministry portfolios from the last Parliament were unchanged, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat was also conferred a brand new portfolio for Co-ordinating Minister for Economic Policies.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
Ong Ye Kung became the Transport Minister, Lawrence Wong became the Education Minister, Desmond Lee became the National Development Minister and is also given an additional new portfolio for Minister-in-charge of Social Service Integration; Masagos Zulkifli was appointed as a Social and Family Development Minister and a second minister for Health while relinquishing his Environment Ministry portfolio to Grace Fu (portfolio renaming to Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment); Indranee Rajah was given National Development portfolio while relinquishing Education and retained both her Prime Minister's Office and Finance portfolios. Lee mentioned that not changing most existing portfolios was to promote continuity and urging a need for experienced ministers to provide steady hands and mentoring the younger ministers, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
Eight existing MPs were also promoted, among which Senior Ministers of State Edwin Tong and Maliki Osman were promoted to Cabinet ministers as Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law, and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Education and Foreign Affairs, respectively; Backbencher Rahayu Mahzam was promoted to Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Health with effect on 1 September; Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad promoting to a Senior Minister of State and also given the Defence portfolio; senior Parliamentary Secretaries Low Yen Ling, Faishal Ibrahim and Sun Xueling as Ministers of State while given new portfolios (Low as Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry, Faishal as Home Affairs and National Development, and Sun as Education and Social and Family Development); and Alex Yam as the new mayor for North West Community Development Council replacing Teo Ho Pin.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
While not announced live, other portfolios were changed for five existing Senior Ministers of State, among which Amy Khor relinquished her Health portfolio for Transport while retaining Sustainability and Environment, Sim Ann relinquished Culture, Community and Youth portfolio for National Development while retaining Communications and Information, Chee Hong Tat relinquishing both portfolios for Education and Trade and Industry for Foreign Affairs and Transport, Janil Puthucheary relinquishing Transport portfolio for Health while retaining Communications & Information, and Koh Poh Koon relinquishing Trade and Industry portfolio for Health.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
Additionally, Tan Wu Meng have relinquished his Senior Parliamentary Secretary portfolios (Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry) and returned to a backbencher, while Baey Yam Keng relinquished his Culture, Community and Youth portfolio but retained his Transport ministry. The Co-ordinating Minister for Infrastructure did not announce its successor and thus became vacant.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
Seven fresh MPs were promoted in the office, among which Tan See Leng become the third MP (after Heng and Richard Hu) to be directly promoted to a Cabinet Minister, taking on the portfolios for the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Manpower and Trade and Industry; four were given Minister of State portfolios, namely Gan Siow Huang (Education and Manpower), Alvin Tan (Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry), Desmond Tan (Home Affairs and Sustainability and Environment) and Tan Kiat How (Prime Minister's Office and National Development); Eric Chua promoting as a Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Social and Family Development with effect on 1 September; and Mohd Fahmi Aliman as the new mayor for South East Community Development Council replacing Maliki.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
A total of 37 MPs out of 93 were office holders, the same number that comprises the previous cabinet; they were inaugurated two days later on 27 July at separate venues in Parliament House and in The Istana due to safe distancing, a first in Singapore's history the inauguration were held at multiple venues. Finally, Prime Minister Lee announced that the annual National Day Rally will be cancelled but will instead deliver his speech when the Parliament opens a month later on 24 August.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
The following day, while Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan held a meeting with Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammudin Hussein at the Johor–Singapore Causeway, he mentioned on a separate interview that the assembly of the upcoming cabinet was a "complete unity" that balanced the components of continuity, exposure and renewal, and endorses Heng's leadership for the "fourth-generation" (4G) cabinet.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
All 10 WP MPs also observed the inauguration that day but fielded into two teams of five, with the Aljunied GRC team attending at The Istana, and Sengkang GRC and Dennis Tan at the Parliament House. The following day, PM Lee announced that Singh would be entitled to additional parliamentary privileges and doubling his annual MP salary to S$385,000 as the leader of the opposition.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
Lee mentioned on a speech that there was an emerging trend that "shown a strong desire among Singaporeans for a greater diversity of views in politics", and its purpose on adding the role added was to "maintaining our cohesion and sense of national purpose". Previously, the title as a leader of the opposition was unofficial and paid the same reimbursement as a regular MP.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
When parliament held its first session on 31 August, Parliament also moved a motion allowing Singh to have double time (40 minutes) on making speeches, and entitled to hiring three legislative assistants and one secretarial assistant, as opposed to backbencher's one. Although WP lack candidates required to form a Shadow Cabinet due to the supermajority, Singh told that they would be scrutinising five key areas that were heavily concerned with (health, ageing and retirement adequacy; jobs, businesses and the economy; education, inequality and the cost of living; housing, transport and infrastructure; and national sustainability). Singh also told while delivering his maiden speech on three things: certain things that changed in Singapore, things that must not change, and things that should change, while described Singapore as a "glass half-full that can be topped up".


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
On 20 August, the parliament confirmed Tan Chuan-Jin will reprise his role as a Speaker of Parliament, while Fu and Lee were replaced by Rajah and Zaqy respectively, as the new leader and deputy leader for the upcoming parliament. Puthucheary and Sim were also reprised in their roles as Party Whip and deputy Whip respectively. On 31 August, both Christopher de Souza and Jessica Tan were elected as Deputy Speakers, replacing Charles Chong and Lim Biow Chuan.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
Separately, the Government Parliamentary Committees (GPCs) were also announced with Vikram Nair, Liang Eng Hwa and Seah Kian Peng reprising their chairman roles, while Tin Pei Ling replacing retiring MP Cedric Foo as the Deputy chairman for the Communications and Information GPC, and Sitoh Yih Pin, Patrick Tay, Desmond Choo, Tan Wu Meng, Saktiandi Supaat and Louis Ng as chairmen for the GPCs for Culture, Community and Youth, Education, Manpower, Health, Transport and Sustainability and the Environment, respectively. Most other roles for the GPCs were left untouched.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
The 14th parliament opened on 24 August at 8 pm SGT, and similar to the cabinet inauguration, also for the first time in Singapore history, the parliament opened on separate venues due to safe distancing, both on the Parliament House and The Arts House, the latter being the venue of the former Parliament House before 1999. According to Rajah's Facebook post on the eve of opening, the fifth COVID-19 budget statement by Heng a week prior on the 17th was meant "the best option" and ensuring MPs, businesses and workers proper clarification on the Government's plans before the opening.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
During the opening, President of Singapore Halimah Yacob mentioned on her address that the start of the term was "under the shadow of COVID-19" with the situation "remain grave for some time", while the rise of the fourth-generation (4G) cabinet was meant "to take Singapore the next steps forward". Speaker Tan mentioned that the 12-member opposition representation along with Singh's role as the Leader of the Opposition was meant for "contestation", but warned about "polarisation and division" which could cause short-termism and populism if triggered.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Fifth Lee Hsien Loong cabinet
On 2 September, Prime Minister Lee revealed on a live broadcast message in Parliament on the decision to open the 14th Parliament early, due to the urgency on dealing COVID-19 and the economy, while praising the current situation on mitigating the infection rate and healthcare, and mentioned that implementing a "Circuit Breaker" for two months was a big move and was successful.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Town Council
The Ministry of National Development (MND) announced on 30 July that there were 17 town councils formed, with each town council formed from one GRC and at least one SMC in 11 out of 17 towns.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Town Council
Among which, Sengkang Town Council (SKTC) was brand new which was formed from the standalone Sengkang GRC, while 11 towns had changes in at least one of the areas due to redistricting and carving out divisions into SMCs, such as Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC) which was formed along with Kebun Baru SMC (transferred from Nee Soon Town Council (NSTC)) and Yio Chu Kang SMC, and Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council (BTPTC) and Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council (PRPTC) which were formed from its namesake GRCs and the newly carved Marymount SMC and Punggol West SMC, respectively.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Town Council
The boundaries for the five town councils were untouched from the last parliament term, namely Aljunied-Hougang (AHTC), East Coast-Fengshan (ECTC; renamed to East Coast), Holland-Bukit Panjang (HBPTC), Jurong-Clementi (JCTC) and Tanjong Pagar (TPTC), with the exception of East Coast GRC due to Fengshan SMC being absorbed into, four out of the five GRCs had experienced no boundary changes. 15 out of 17 towns were managed by PAP with the exception of AHTC and SKTC, which were managed by WP.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Town Council
Under the Town Council Act, each town have until 28 October, 90 days from the date of the order issued, to effectively transfer services to the required towns applicable, though it can also mutually agree to an earlier date.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Town Council
On 17 July, two weeks ahead of the announcement, He Ting Ru requested to manage their own Sengkang Town Council without any merging of other town councils as a chairwoman of the town council, and added that she also wrote to both AMKTC and PRPTC on 11 July to request a preliminary meeting to discuss the handover, as most of the divisions in Sengkang were under PRPTC in the last election, except Anchorvale, which is based on Sengkang West SMC (part of AMKTC).


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Town Council
On 20 July, a legal poser was also brought by the Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council (PRPTC) citing that who would be the next plaintiff after the Sengkang ward was claimed by WP; SKTC contains a division (Rivervale) which was based on Punggol East SMC, a ward previously held by the WP between the 2013 by-election and the last election, and AHTC is currently facing a situation of civil lawsuit over a breach of duties and auditing problems worth over S$33 million, which WP had since lodged an appeal prior to the election.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Town Council
On 3 August, the High Court updated lawyer representatives for the AHTC applied amendments to the claims against previous town councillor Singh and four others in a case which was decided last year. The update found Singh and two others councillors, Kenneth Foo and Chua Zhi Hon, were in breach of their duties. According to Singh, the amended statement for which court approval was sought was meant to understand the proposed amendments, which Singh did not reply to a request for comment by press time.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Town Council
A hearing on the application was scheduled to be held in chambers before High Court Justice Ramesh Kannan that day. The defendants were notified by the High Court that the trial had ended and were given a judgement prior, as AHTC filed the lawsuit late in 2017, by then the town would have time to make the claims.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Town Council
In an oral judgment released by Justice Ramesh on 20 August, he mentioned the amendments that pertained to Singh, Chua and Foo were neither involved issues during the trial, and that amendment was sought to allow the three defendants to address any new claims, which is now before the Court of Appeal; however both lawsuits were tried but not consolidated. He ordered the parties to file submissions on costs within one week of the judgment.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Town Council
On 22 August, the appeal was postponed under a request by He under SKTC to allow "sufficient time" to consider its legal status according to court papers, after she submitted a six-week adjournment on 10 August and explained references to the Town Councils (Declaration) Order 2020 and defended judgements of the court of appeal, added with sought of legal advice. The adjournment was approved by several law firms including the Davinder Singh Chambers.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Non-voter inspection and Ballot boxes
Under the current constitution from the Parliamentary Elections Act, voting in the general election is mandatory and candidates who did not cast the vote are delisted from the Registrar of Electors at the end of voting. Including overseas voters, a total of 111,076 voters, which comprises 4.19% of the whole 2,651,435 electors eligible, did not cast the vote on 10 July.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Non-voter inspection and Ballot boxes
On 5 October, the Election Department announces that the inspection of a list of non-voters were open to public and non-voters can restore their names at any time until the writ of election for the next election is issued. A $50 fee must be paid to reinstate the names, though it can be waived under approved reasons according to the Election Department; the exception is the 350 voters who were quarantined at the time of polling day as the names are automatically restored.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Non-voter inspection and Ballot boxes
Under the act, all the ballots boxes are sealed and guarded under maximum security inside the vault located at the Supreme Court within six months upon the first locking until 16 January 2021, after which the ballot boxes are transported to Tuas South Incineration Plant for incineration, ensuring integrity and that the privacy of the electors are not compromised. Only a judge of the Supreme Court may have the order to open the sealed boxes and inspect the contents during the time, though it is to institute or maintain a prosecution or an application to invalidate an election.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Non-voter inspection and Ballot boxes
While electors are allowed for inspection from the date onwards, only the voters who cast in Elias Park Primary School (PN23, or the 23rd polling district for the Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, which encompasses voters from one of the Elias subdivision from Pasir Ris) are unable to do so until 10 January 2021 as a copy of the register of electors was among the documents sealed wrongly by an election officer.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Non-voter inspection and Ballot boxes
President Halimah Yacob approved the order of retrieving the document; while the ballot box is destroyed after the date, the destruction of the copy is delayed up till 9 February (maximum 30 days) upon its retrieval. The list for PN23 was made available on 25 January, with both PAP and Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) witnessing the event.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Non-voter inspection and Ballot boxes
The number of people witnessing the incineration of boxes on 16 January were on limited capacity because of social distancing, among which members present include new MPs Yeo Wan Ling and Derrick Goh, and WP representatives Singh and Nicole Seah, and SDP's chairman Paul Tambyah.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Post-election CEC election
On 8 November 2020, the 36th Central Executive Committee for the People's Action Party (PAP) was held. On an announcement, many members were re-elected in their roles, so were new members Edwin Tong, Alex Yam, Ng Chee Meng, and Victor Lye who were co-opted on 19 November. It also elected Desmond Lee and Grace Fu as Organising Secretaries, while Yam, Chee Hong Tat and Janil Puthucheary were elected as Assistant Organising Secretaries. The CEC also appointed Josephine Teo as the chair of the PAP's Women's Wing, Lee as the chair of the PAP Senior Group (PAP.SG), Puthucheary as the chair of the Young PAP (YP), and Lawrence Wong as the Advisor to PAP Policy Forum (PPF).


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Post-election CEC election
In a statement by Prime Minister and party's secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong, the change was meant to keep this cycle going for as long as possible and along with the prior election results. Lee noted on countries that have fiercely contested democratic systems but was not perfect, leading to contestation that often causes politics unstable and divided, with those in power focusing only on their own short-term political survival, and those out of power offering remedies without being upfront about the costs and consequences. Lee stated that the party will need to work even harder to build consensus and create the political space for the future of Singapore during a turbulent and uncertain future.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Post-election CEC election
Similarly, Workers' Party (WP) also held a biennial CEC election on 27 December at Clarke Quay instead of the headquarters at Geylang. Party chairman Sylvia Lim and Secretary-General Pritam Singh were re-elected in their respective posts, so were elected MPs Faisal Manap, Gerald Giam, Leon Perera, Dennis Tan and former MPs Low Thia Khiang and Png Eng Huat. All four Sengkang GRC MPs as well as Nicole Seah and Kenneth Foo were included in the list, replacing outgoing CEC members Firuz Khan, Dylan Foo, Terrence Tan and John Yam, as well as former MPs Chen Show Mao, Daniel Goh and Lee Li Lian.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Post-election CEC election
Singh mentioned it was important for the party to retain some of its most experienced members like Low, who has been with the party since the early 1980s, especially the need of a younger cohort. Lim told on the media on her re-election that the party would continue to be mentored by the older cohort while entering a phase of renewal and growth for the next generation of leaders.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Post-election CEC election
On 22 December, Jose Raymond stepped down as the chairman for the Singapore People's Party and retires from politics, so was the Assistant Secretary-General, Ariffin Sha, who also resigned from the party earlier in August. These resignations were accepted on 17 January 2021, and co-opted two new members, Osman Suliaman from the Reform Party, and Melvyn Chiu from the defunct Singaporeans First. The party's vice-chairman Williiamson Lee served as acting chairman, but no replacement was filled for the Assistant Secretary-General post and was left vacant.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Post-election CEC election
On 28 March 2021, Progress Singapore Party held its CEC election with 11 members stepping down and 6 new members elected. On 1 April, Francis Yuen took over as Secretary-General of the Party with Tan Cheng Bock being Chairperson.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Reform Party's CEC internal conflicts
On 5 August, Reform Party (RP) was the first to held a CEC renewal after the elections ended. RP's secretary-general Kenneth Jeyaretnam appointed Charles Yeo and Mahaboob Batcha (a businessman) as the new party's Chairman and Treasurer respectively, as part of the party's leadership renewal.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Reform Party's CEC internal conflicts
Former chairman Andy Zhu shortly posted on Facebook that he was unfairly dismissed by the party before allegations made against him by Jeyaretnam have been resolved and told that it was an "undemocratic stance".


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Reform Party's CEC internal conflicts
Jeyaretnam earlier had made changes to the party's payment methods without official approval, requiring all cheques for payments to be signed by the treasurer and one member from the CEC; Zhu said he had applied for Paynow and reactivated the party's online banking account, because of the need to quickly make full payment to contractors for services such as printing posters and distributing fliers, but Jeyretnam was accused on making payments to contractors using the wrong channels; he also mentioned the move was unfair and disputed Jeyaretnam's claim about the CEC's unanimous decision to suspend the duties for him and former Treasurer Noraini Yunus. However, Jeyaretnam added that the duo still have the opportunity to appeal the decision at a later time, and the post was taken down as the CEC has yet to deliberate the issues and makes a decision to appoint members of the CEC.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Reform Party's CEC internal conflicts
The seven members, including Zhu and Yunus, subsequently resigned from RP and formed a splinter party named Singapore United Party, with Zhu being the party's secretary-general. The party was registered to the gazette on 24 December. Osman Suliaman was among the members who resigned, but joined the Singapore People's Party instead.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Poster vandalism
The police arrested Lim Song Huat, a 48-year-old part-time security officer, for destroying election posters along with his accomplice Constantine Paul, 51, on 3 July, after police reports were first lodged on 1 July by both PAP and PSP. Lim faced three charges for vandalism, all for vandalizing three posters at Woodlands Street 13 reported at about 9:30 am on 3 July, while Paul was charged twice, each for vandalizing a poster at Bukit Batok East Avenue 5 and one of the PAP's team posters for Aljunied GRC. Lim was arrested by the Woodlands Police Division the following day after a closed-circuit television (CCTV) managed to record a footage of Lim vandalizing the post.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Poster vandalism
On 4 February 2021, the court fined Lim S$1,000 for a charge of vandalism, making it the first case of such kind a person was charged. Two other similar charges were taken into consideration. Paul, who also faces charges under the Act, is expected to plead guilty on 5 April.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Poster vandalism
Under Act 78A of the Parliamentary Elections Act, it is illegal for people attempting to vandalize and destroy election posters or banners, with each charge carrying a S$1,000 fine or a year imprisonment, or both. According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Selene Yap who foresees the case, she asked for the maximum fine of S$1,000, citing difficulties on detection as the posters were placed in public areas across Singapore.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Enmity remarks
The police arrested Sirajudeen Abdul Majeed, 52, for its racist remarks received on a WhatsApp message group, PSP MM Ground Group. Few weeks leading to the election on 12 June, the group was used to share information pertaining the election, but Sirajudeen purportedly received an image that have information of voters of racial groups living in Marymount SMC, which he studied without verifying the data with any official sources. Elections Department revealed that the distribution was not published publicly and its polling district boundaries depict in the image were not accurate.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Enmity remarks
The following day at 1:50 pm, Sirajudeen shared the image to three men and encouraging to share it, commenting "the PAP wants to make the Malay community a sub-minority. But the Malays were the original residents of Singapore." and another comment that also included foreign immigrants. One of the people receiving the message, Mohammad Azri, immediately lodged a police report, which he explained that it "create awareness of what he perceived to be a strategy". Sirajudeen was again called by the police on August for another racial indecency, this time involving a dispute against his neighbors, in return he lodged two police reports citing "criminal harassment" and calling Malay "unprofessional" in terms on entering elite forces such as the Singapore Air Force.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Enmity remarks
Deputy Public Prosecutors Ng Yiwen and Tessa Tan, throughout the investigation, mentioned that Sirajuddeen's move was "to stoke fears that the PAP Government was seeking to marginalise the Malays in the country by allowing more immigrants into the country", adding that it was posted on a critical timing and the fear-mongering could have affected the foundation of multi-racism.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Enmity remarks
Sirajudeen pleaded for mercy and leniency, adding that he was his family's sole breadwinner and has a child with special needs; in return, the judges ruled that these remarks could create friction and conflict between different races in Singapore, which cannot be taken lightly in the current security climate. Court documents also ruled that it did not mention whether PSP referred to the Progress Singapore Party, which the party also contested Marymount SMC.


2020 Singaporean general election, Post-election events, Enmity remarks
On 8 February 2021, the court ruled Sirajudeen guilty of a charge of ill-will and slandering racial groups that intend to harm racial feelings and was jailed for two weeks and fined S$7,000; Sirajudeen took a $5,000 bail and is expected to begin his imprisonment by before 22 February. Two charges promoting enmity were currently taken in consideration. Penalties under Section 298A of the Penal Code under racial enmity carries a maximum three years imprisonment or a fine, or both.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
Veteran journalist PN Balji suggested that voters sent a message to the PAP that a new style of politics and governance was needed. He added that newly elected Sengkang GRC MP Jamus Lim's warning during the televised election debate not to give the PAP a "blank cheque" had resonated with many voters. A desire for alternative voices in parliament drove the swing to the opposition and the tactics against Raeesah Khan has backfired on PAP especially for younger voters in Sengkang, where more than 65% of residents are aged below 45 and less than 10% are aged above 65.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
He added that the PAP had no central figure in charge of its campaign and PAP's plea for a "strong mandate" to lead Singapore out of the COVID-19 crisis had failed to resonate with voters. Historically, PAP tended to do well when there was a crisis such as in the 2001 election, held following the September 11 attacks in the United States which led to a recession where PAP secured 75.29% of the vote. Pritam Singh's handling of WP's election campaign and his response to the police report into Raeesah Khan was praised, by moving quickly to stand by the candidate.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
The election was also seen as a rebuke to the PAP's "fourth generation" (4G) leaders which saw their vote majorities slashed, such the "prime minister in waiting" Heng Swee Keat narrowly retaining East Coast GRC with a marginal 53.41% and the defeat of Ng Chee Meng and his team in Sengkang GRC. In contrast, senior PAP leaders' constituencies fared better such as Jurong GRC (74.62%), Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (64.15%) and Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC (67.26%) despite seeing an anti-PAP vote swing. Speculation rose that PAP will be forced to rethink the issue of leadership transition given the lacklustre results for the 4G leaders.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
Former PAP MP Inderjit Singh criticised the PAP for running personal attacks instead of focusing on the issues. He added that there was a perception that the PAP had failed to adequately address issues of contention during the last term like the reserved presidential elections, expiring Housing and Development Board (HDB) leases, population and job policies, and rising cost of living. There was also a perception that the PAP's fourth generation (4G) leaders were arrogant and elitist, a "natural aristocracy who project a 'we know best' attitude".


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
Singh suggested that Prime Minister Lee saved the PAP from losing more votes to below 60% when he said in his lunchtime rally that he would delay handing over to the 4G until the COVID-19 crisis was over, along with Tharman Shanmugaratnam presenting the government's strategy for the next term during the final days of campaigning, adding the fact that "the GRC system is no longer an advantage for the PAP" as PAP fared better even with first-time candidates in SMCs but performing below expectations in GRCs with strong credible opposition candidates.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
Finally, Inderjit Singh suggested the results for Aljunied GRC was a sign that Singaporeans have matured on the question of race where three elected WP candidates were minorities. Under the tenure of former leader Low Thia Khiang, WP established a Chinese-speaking support base.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
There were concerns citing that the fielding of more minority candidates and the failure to send a representative to the Chinese language televised election debate which may hamper WP's chances from holding Aljunied for a third term, but WP held on with a 9%-swing and expanded its support under Pritam Singh; Inderjit went on to praise WP on the quality of its selection of candidates and voters "are therefore willing to vote on the brand name" of the party instead of looking at the candidates' merits.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
Other analysts said that the election showed that Singaporeans are beginning to move away from "bread and butter" issues which have been typically discussed in past election campaigns, towards topics like social inequality and government accountability. The swing against the government during a crisis was seen as "unprecedented", as Singaporeans were usually seen as "traditionally risk-averse".


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
Citi economist Kit Wei Zheng argued that as a result of the election among other things, due to discontent related to foreign workers (especially those white collar workers who compete with locals, such as the author, in industries such as financial services), the government could shrink this portion of the workforce which would affect both long term growth as well as property prices. He also believed it would shift the country towards more left-leaning policies. Others such as Chua Hak Bin and Associate Professor Lawrence Loh took a more nuanced view, suggesting that voters were swayed more by the quality of the opposition candidates and a shift from basic needs to social responsibilities.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
Group Representation Constituencies were traditionally regarded as a PAP "fortress" in the past, but The Straits Times political analyst Linette Lai mentioned that GRCs now no longer became a "haven" but cited that the scheme is still a dilemma to win, regardless if the GRC is helmed by an anchor minister or not.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
In another analysis through an interview, NUS economics professor Ivan Png mentioned that PAP outperformed more in single-member constituencies than in GRCs, while another NUS political professor Bilveer Singh cited the opposition success like how WP managed to retain Aljunied GRC for two terms (nine years) up until the election. Observers noted a pattern that overstates the degree to which GRCs are now vulnerable, even to opposition parties that fielded credible teams, such as in the case for PSP's Tan and WP's Pritam contesting in West Coast GRC and Aljunied GRC respectively.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
Law professor Eugene Tan explained the GRCs are "not invincible" and "The PAP may well win big in GRCs, but it must not be forgotten that it has lost, and can lose big, in GRCs." Risk analyst Harrison Cheng mentioned the GRC system is meant to be difficult to lose to the oppositions though not impossible.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
In a survey conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies on 1 October, the PAP's opinion rating has dropped by 93% from the last election down to 86%, while WP came second with ratings rising from 71% to 79%, and the new PSP have ratings of 60%.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Media and commentator analysis
In another observation according to Analytix Labs chief data analyst Chua Chin Hon, Facebook has become a widely used social media platform that tackles serious questions, and increasing its trend starting on April and overtaking the COVID-19 pandemic topics, based on a 8 October's analysis report.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, PAP's analysis of result
In a press conference on 18 July, Lawrence Wong stated while 61.2% was a "clear mandate", it was below what PAP expected at 65% of the popular vote. He acknowledged that the Workers' Party ran a good campaign with a message of more checks and balances in Parliament resonating with many voters and the PSP had strong appeal in some parts of Singapore such as their western strongholds. He attributed a fall in support amongst voters aged in the 40s and 50s, and perhaps those in their early 60s driving the swing against the government.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, PAP's analysis of result
He added that the swing against PAP was not concentrated solely amongst younger voters while acknowledging unhappiness about the PAP style of campaigning, or how race issues were discussed and also the use of POFMA against opposition candidates. Middle-aged voters, he specified, voted against PAP due to economic hardship from business disruptions, job and income losses and also professionals who were displaced and forced into jobs with lower pay.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, PAP's analysis of result
Wong concluded that it was unlikely that PAP would win more than 65% in future due to increased desire for diversity in Parliament and for checks and balances, calling it a "new reality". He added that PAP had to better understand and connect with younger voters by being "a party that is able to represent their aspirations and bond with them" and address the "real economic pain" that a substantial segment of people in their 40s and 50s are feeling, also known as the "sandwiched generation" who are looking after elderly parents and also caring for young children.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Use of social media and technology
As the first election where physical rallies are not allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social media, internet and memes, and for the first time in the history of elections, Constituency Political Broadcasts have been heavily used in terms on campaigning, and thus the increase of the election expenses, where it was capped at S$4 per voter per the number of electoral division by average. An analyst company, Circus Social suggested that candidates with a higher credibility or mention during the election generally performed better, such as in the case of WP's Aljunied GRC and Sengkang GRC teams and PSP's West Coast GRC team.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Use of social media and technology
In another data analysis website Meltwater, the volume for social media conversations has increased by at least fourfold compared to the previous election in 2015, with the volume peaked on polling day where it had 128,311 conversations as compared to 8,071. PAP took up nearly half of the entire conversations during the entire election period, followed by WP which garnered more than a quarter of conversations and the most Facebook interactions, then PSP and SDP at about 8% each.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Use of social media and technology
Analysis however reported that it was currently 'unclear' whether social media interactions do necessarily translate into votes, but heavily praised on the efficiency of resources and campaigning and would continue to do so in future elections. Institute of Policy Studies researcher and vice-chairman of Media Literacy Council Carol Soon mentioned the evolving use of technology but most features were lesser used when writing posts, and noted that the smaller parties, such as RDU and RP, were putting at a disadvantage due to a smaller supporter's base. Associate Professor Eugene Tan emphasises that receiving viral headlines or highlights during election, such as Jamus Lim and Raeesah Khan, and the blooper made by Heng Swee Keat during his acceptance speech about the "East Coast plan", contributed a crucial factor on canvassing votes.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Expenditure spent by candidates
Under the rules by the Election Department, each candidate's spending limit is S$4 per voter multiplied by the total electorate in an electoral division (with no maximum spending cap), and participating candidates were required to declare their election expenses within 31 days after the election (all 192 candidates managed to declare it on 15 August), after which inspection are allowed from that date onwards until six months later on 20 February 2021.


2020 Singaporean general election, Analysis, Expenditure spent by candidates
A report published on 21 August that S$9,164,967 were spent from all 192 candidates in total, more than the figure of S$7,136,943 compared from the 2015 election; among the expenditure, PAP spent the largest at S$6,972,369, followed by PSP at S$781,275, then WP with S$705,647, and SDP S$323,292. The figure also accounted to a combined S$7.82 million for election advertising (mostly through Internet), and about S$5.6 million for prints, but other details that specified the purchases for services and items for the candidates or parties were not mentioned. Analyst Eugene Tan highlighted PSP's expenditure in a statement for a new party "the need to get the message out there in what is a very crowded opposition space in a very short time probably necessitated that sort of higher spending".


2020 Sint Eustatius general election
Island Council elections were held in Sint Eustatius on 21 October 2020. Sint Eustatius is a special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands.


2020 Sint Eustatius general election
The elections were originally to be held on 20 March 2019, but were postponed due to administrative intervention by the Dutch government. On 23 September 2019, a new election date was announced.


2020 Sint Eustatius general election
Since 2015, foreign nationals also have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate if they are 18 years of age, reside lawfully on Bonaire, Sint Eustatius or Saba on the day of nomination, and have been a resident of the Netherlands or legally resided there immediately prior to that day for an uninterrupted period of at least five years.


2020 Sint Eustatius general election, Incumbent legislature
In the 2015 elections, the Progressive Labour Party and Democratic Party won two seats each, with the United People's Coalition taking one seat. Turnout was 65.46%, with 1,594 out of 2,135 eligible voters taking part. There were 6 blank ballots and 8 invalid ballots. The incumbent coalition was between the PLP and UPC.


2020 Sint Maarten general election
Snap general elections were held on 9 January 2020 in Sint Maarten, two years earlier than scheduled, following the dissolution of the Second Marlin-Romeo cabinet in September 2019.


2020 Sint Maarten general election, Electoral system
The 15 seats in the Estates were elected by proportional representation. In order to participate in the election, new parties and parties without a seat in parliament were required to obtain at least 136 signatures; 1% of the valid votes of the 2018 parliamentary elections.


2020 Six Nations Championship
The 2020 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st Six Nations  Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 126th edition of the competition (including all the tournament's previous versions as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship).


2020 Six Nations Championship
The tournament began on 1 February 2020, and was scheduled to conclude on 14 March; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy's penultimate match against Ireland and all three of the final weekend's matches were postponed with the intention of being rescheduled. It was the first time any match had been postponed since 2012, and the first time more than one match had been delayed since the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001. In July 2020, a revised fixture schedule was announced, with the last four games being played in October.


2020 Six Nations Championship
England became the first team to win the title despite losing their first game since Wales did so in 2013. It was England's 39th title overall (including shared titles), drawing them level with the record Wales set the previous year, and extended their record of 29 outright titles.


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures
The fixtures were announced on 20 March 2019. For the first time since 2013, no matches were scheduled on a Friday night. The final match of the tournament also returned to peak time for the first time since 2016.


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 1
Touch judges:Matthew Carley (England)Mike Fraser (New Zealand)Television match official:James Leckie (Australia)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 1
Touch judges:Pascal Gaüzère (France)Federico Anselmi (Argentina)Television match official:Glenn Newman (New Zealand)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 1
Touch judges:Andrew Brace (Ireland)Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)Television match official:Brian MacNeice (Ireland)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 2
Touch judges:Luke Pearce (England)Mike Fraser (New Zealand)Television match official:Glenn Newman (New Zealand)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 2
Touch judges:Mathieu Raynal (France)Federico Anselmi (Argentina)Television match official:James Leckie (Australia)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 2
Touch judges:Nigel Owens (Wales)Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)Television match official:Brian MacNeice (Ireland)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 3
Touch judges:Mathieu Raynal (France)Ben Whitehouse (Wales)Television match official:Rowan Kitt (England)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 3
Touch judges:Wayne Barnes (England)Karl Dickson (England)Television match official:Graham Hughes (England)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 3
Touch judges:Romain Poite (France)Alexandre Ruiz (France)Television match official:Marius Jonker (South Africa)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 4
Touch judges:Romain Poite (France)Alexandre Ruiz (France)Television match official:Marius Jonker (South Africa)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 4
Touch judges:Wayne Barnes (England)Frank Murphy (Ireland)Television match official:Brian MacNeice (Ireland)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 4
Touch judges:Luke Pearce (England)Christophe Ridley (England)Television match official:Tom Foley (England)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 5
Touch judges:Mathieu Raynal (France)Christophe Ridley (England)Television match official:Tom Foley (England)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 5
Touch judges:Alexandre Ruiz (France)Mike Adamson (Scotland)Television match official:Romain Poite France)


2020 Six Nations Championship, Fixtures, Round 5
Touch judges:Matthew Carley (England)Karl Dickson (England)Television match official:Luke Pearce (England)


2020 Six Nations Championship squads
This is a list of the complete squads for the 2020 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Wales are the defending champions.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads
Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 1 February 2020 – the tournament's opening day. For players added to a squad during the tournament, their caps and age are indicated as of the date of their call-up.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, England
On 20 January, Eddie Jones named a 36-man squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship. In February 2020 it was announced that Beno Obano and Henry Slade had joined the squad with Mako Vunipola withdrawing for family reasons.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, France
On 8 January, Galthié named a 42-man squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, France
Call-upsOn 13 January, Peato Mauvaka was called up to replace the injured Anthony Étrillard.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, France
On 19 January, Wilfrid Hounkpatin was called up to replace the injured Dorian Aldegheri.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, France
On 26 January, Alexandre Roumat and Yvan Reilhac were called up to replace the injured Dylan Cretin and Kylan Hamdaoui.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, France
On 27 January, Teddy Baubigny was called up to replace the injured Camille Chat.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, France
On 17 February: Guillaume Ducat, Maxime Lucu, Baptiste Delaporte, Alivereti Raka & Lucas Tauzin were called up to replace the injured Cyril Cazeaux, Baptiste Couilloud, Sekou Makalou, Julien Hériteau & Lester Etien.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, Ireland
On 15 January 2020, Andy Farrell named his 35-man Ireland squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, Ireland
Call-upsOn 20 January, Stuart McCloskey was added to the squad due to a number of backs sustaining minor knocks.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, Ireland
On 3 February, Will Connors was added to the squad.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, Italy
On 19 January 2020, Italy named their 36-man squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship. On 20 January 2020, Giovanni Pettinelli replaces David Sisi.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, Scotland
On 24 January Duncan Weir was called up to join the squad.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, Scotland
On 16 February Sam Skinner and Matt Fagerson were added to the squad, with Alex Craig being released back to his club.


2020 Six Nations Championship squads, Scotland
On 1 March Lewis Carmichael was added to the squad, with Cornell du Preez being released back to his club.


2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
The 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 13th series of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ireland were the defending champions, having won the 2019 Championship with a Grand Slam.


2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
The tournament was suspended with three games left to play due to the COVID-19 pandemic and cancelled in August with no winner announced.


2020 Skate America
The 2020 Guaranteed Rate Skate America was the first event in the 2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 23–24. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.


2020 Skate America
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of modifications were made to the Grand Prix structure. The competitors consisted only of skaters from the home country, skaters already training in the host nation, and skaters assigned to that event for geographic reasons.


2020 Skate America
On September 25, 2020, U.S. Figure Skating announced that Skate America would be held without spectators present, in line with Nevada Gaming Control Board guidelines regarding the pandemic. Attendees at the competition remained in a bubble throughout the duration of the event.


2020 Skate America, Entries
The International Skating Union announced the preliminary assignments on October 1, 2020.


2020 Skate Canada International
The 2020 Skate Canada International was scheduled to be the second event in the 2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It would have been held at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario on October 30–31. Medals were to be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.


2020 Skate Canada International
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of modifications were made to the Grand Prix structure. The competitors consisted only of skaters from the home country, skaters already training in the host nation, and skaters assigned to that event for geographic reasons.


2020 Skate Canada International
On October 1, 2020, Skate Canada announced that Skate Canada International would be held without an audience present. The event was cancelled on October 14.


2020 Skate Canada International, Entries
The International Skating Union announced the preliminary assignments on October 1, 2020.


2020 Sky Blue FC season
The 2020 Sky Blue FC season is the team's eleventh season as a professional women's soccer team, and their eighth season as a member of the National Women's Soccer League.


2020 Sky Blue FC season
The season was originally scheduled to begin on March 18, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the start date was delayed. Preseason matches were cancelled on March 12 and on April 4 it was announced that a moratorium on training would continue through May 5, 2020. On April 24, the NWSL announced the moratorium on training would be extended through May 15. The start date of the season was further shifted to an indeterminate point, with the league promising to "include an appropriate preseason training period" before launching the season. Small group training resumed on May 25, and on May 27 the NWSL announced that the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup would mark the league's return to action following the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was hosted in Utah from June 27 to July 26.


2020 Sky Blue FC season
On June 22, 2020, the NWSL confirmed that the regular season had been cancelled and the Challenge Cup would act as the 2020 season. Sky Blue finished the preliminary round as the seventh seed before ultimately being eliminated in the semi-finals by the Chicago Red Stars.


2020 Sky Blue FC season
On August 25, the NWSL announced that the season would continue with a Fall Series beginning on September 5. Per the rules of the series, Sky Blue played four matches as part of a three-team regional pod with the Chicago Red Stars and Washington Spirit. Sky Blue ultimately placed fourth in the Fall Series.


2020 Sky Blue FC season, Team, First-team roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Sky Blue FC season, Team, Challenge Cup roster
On June 23, 2020, Sky Blue announced their twenty-six player roster for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. In the same announcement, the club confirmed that three players contracted to the club (Carli Lloyd, Caprice Dydasco, and Mallory Pugh) had been left out through injury. On June 26, Madison Tiernan was also ruled out of the tournament with an injury.


2020 Sky Blue FC season, Competitions, Preseason
Preseason training and matches were originally scheduled to take place beginning on March 28, but on March 12 all preseason matches were cancelled.


2020 Sky Blue FC season, Competitions, National Women's Soccer League, Regular season
The regular season schedule was announced on February 25, 2020. However, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season was eventually cancelled and replaced by the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.


2020 Sky Blue FC season, Competitions, National Women's Soccer League, Fall Series
On September 1, the NWSL announced a partial schedule for the NWSL Fall Series. The full schedule was subsequently announced on September 3.


2020 Sky Blue FC season, Competitions, Challenge Cup, Preliminary round
Sky Blue were originally slated to play the Orlando Pride as part of the preliminary round of the competition. However, on June 22 it was reported that several of Orlando's players and staff had tested positive for COVID-19 and that Orlando would be withdrawing from the competition. A revised schedule was subsequently announced on June 23.


2020 Slim by-election
A by-election was held on 29 August 2020 for the seat of Slim in the Perak State Legislative Assembly. The seat fell vacant following the sudden death of the incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, Mohd. Khusairi Abdul Talib, 59, due to a heart attack on 15 July 2020. He had held the seat for four terms since 2004.


2020 Slim by-election
The Election Commission (EC) had set the nomination day on 15 August 2020, early voting on 25 August and polling day for 29 August with a 14-day campaign period.


2020 Slim by-election, Background
The small town of Slim River in Perak has a population of 27,139 residents comprising Malays (74 per cent), Indians (12 per cent), Chinese (10 per cent), Orang Asli (1.4 per cent) and others. The corresponding Slim state constituency has 23,094 registered voters comprising 22,815 normal voters, 277 early voters as well as 2 absentee voters overseas. The by-election to be conducted under the special guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) imposed by EC due to the New Normal as the country is still observing the recovery phase of Movement Control Order (MCO) for COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Slim by-election, Background
The by-election is unlikely to affect the Perak state political scene, as the results of by-election would has no bearing on the position of the state government amidst the looming talks of snap elections following the 2020 political crisis. There are 59 state seats in Perak in which 32 formed the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition comprising 25 BN (UMNO), 4 BERSATU and 3 PAS; compare to 24 seats holds by Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition comprising 16 DAP, 5 AMANAH, 3 PKR; meanwhile  2 Independent and 1 GERAKAN; as just upon the seat vacancy. One of the independent assemblyman, Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim, 2 weeks later joined PN's component BERSATU on 29 July 2020.


2020 Slim by-election, Nominations
Perak Menteri Besar and BERSATU chief, Ahmad Faizal Azumu has said that Perikatan Nasional (PN) will field a candidate from UMNO to defend the Slim state seat in the by-election. Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general Annuar Musa said UMNO will pick the candidate for the Slim by-election, in which BN with Muafakat Nasional (MN)'s UMNO-PAS and BERSATU together will set up a joined committee named Muafakat Nasional 'Plus'. BN has named acting Tanjung Malim UMNO chief Mohd Zaidi Aziz, 43, as its candidate for the Slim state by-election.


2020 Slim by-election, Nominations
Pakatan Harapan (PH) secretariat secretary Saifuddin Nasution Ismail had confirmed that PH will not be contesting the by-election for the Slim state seat. PH is to make way to former BERSATU chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s  faction to contest instead. Ahead of the by-election, Dr Mahathir has announces the formation by the initially dubbed "BERSATU Blackout" faction's new party, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) or the Fighters of the Nation Party. The yet-to-be registered Pejuang party has also names Syariah lawyer, Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi, 38, as their candidate with PH endorsement for the Slim poll, who will be contesting as an Independent.


2020 Slim by-election, Nominations
On nomination day, BN's Mohd Zaidi and Pejuang's Amir Khusyairi (tree symbol) alongside with another independent, former teacher Santharasekaran a/l Subramaniam (book symbol), 44, filed their nomination papers to set for a three-cornered fight in the by-election. There were also two other individuals who turned up that morning but didn't submit their nomination papers as independent candidates due to personal technical reasons.


2020 Slim by-election, Controversies and issues
Members of the BERSATU Youth (ARMADA) were "booed" during the launching ceremony of the BN Youth Campaign Machinery. Supporters of BN started "booing" the ARMADA members after BN Chairman, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that BERSATU will join the Muafakat Nasional pact.


2020 Slim by-election, Controversies and issues
On the morning of poling day, several voters were prevented from entering a polling centre merely for wearing shorts which led to a protest when the affected voters unable to cast their ballots. EC chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh had later explained it was a miscommunication as there is no Act that forbids a voter donning shorts from entering a polling centre.


2020 Slovak Cup Final
The 2020 Slovak Cup Final (known as the Slovnaft Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the final match of the 2019–20 Slovak Cup, the 51st season of the top cup competition in Slovak football. The match was played at the Tehelné pole in Bratislava, on 8 July 2020, contested by ŠK Slovan Bratislava and MFK Ružomberok.


2020 Slovak Cup Final, Teams
In the following table, finals until 1993 were in the Czechoslovak era, since 1994 were in the Slovak era.


2020 Slovak Cup Final, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2020 Slovak Open
The 2020 Slovak Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bratislava, Slovakia between 9 and 15 November 2020.


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


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


2020 Slovak Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts:


2020 Slovak Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2020 Slovak Open – Doubles
Frederik Nielsen and Tim Pütz were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2020 Slovak Open – Doubles
Harri Heliövaara and Emil Ruusuvuori won the title after defeating Lukáš Klein and Alex Molčan 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2020 Slovak Open – Singles
Dennis Novak was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2020 Slovak Open – Singles
Maximilian Marterer won the title after defeating Tomáš Macháč 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 7–5 in the final.


2020 Slovak parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 29 February 2020 to elect all 150 members of the National Council.


2020 Slovak parliamentary election
The anti-corruption movement Ordinary People (OĽaNO) led by Igor Matovič emerged as the largest party, winning 53 seats. The ruling coalition comprising Direction – Social Democracy (Smer–SD), the Slovak National Party (SNS) and Most–Híd, led by Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini of Smer–SD, won only 38, with both the SNS and Most–Híd losing their parliamentary representation. It was the first time since the 2006 elections that Smer–SD did not emerge as the party with the most seats.


2020 Slovak parliamentary election
As no party or electoral coalition won a majority of seats, a coalition government was needed. On 13 March, Matovič announced he had reached an agreement for a governing coalition with We Are Family, Freedom and Solidarity and For the People, though they had not agreed upon a common governing program.


2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Background
Smer–SD won a plurality of seats in the 2016 election and formed a coalition government with moderate nationalist Slovak National Party, inter-ethnic Most–Híd, and centre-right #Network. Incumbent Prime Minister Robert Fico remained in office until 2018 when Peter Pellegrini took over.


2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Background
The 2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia took place on 25 May 2019. With a turnout of 22.7%, the election was won by PS–SPOLU (20.1%), followed by Smer–SD (15.7%), ĽSNS (12.1%), KDH (9.7%), SaS (9.6%), and OĽaNO (5.3%).


2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 150 members of the National Council were elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with an electoral threshold of 5% for single parties, 7% for coalitions of two or three parties, and 10% for coalitions of four or more parties. The election used the open list system, with seats allocated using the Hagenbach-Bischoff system. Voters were able to cast up to four preferential votes for candidates on the list of the party they voted for.


2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Electoral system
All participating parties must had register 90 days before election day and paid a deposit of €17,000, which would be refunded to all parties having gained at least 3% of the votes. All citizens of the Slovak Republic were allowed to vote except for convicted felons in prison (only those who were convicted for serious offences), people declared ineligible to perform legal acts by court, and citizens under 18 years of age. All citizens, who were 21 years of age or older on the election day and are permanent residents of Slovakia, were allowed to run as candidates except for prisoners, convicted felons, and those declared ineligible to perform legal acts by court.


2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Electoral system
Voters not present in their electoral district at the time of the elections were allowed to request a voting certificate (voličský preukaz), which allowed them to vote in any district regardless of their residency. Voters abroad on election day were allowed to request a postal vote. According to the Central Election Committee, approximately 20,000 citizens of the Slovak Republic living abroad had requested a postal vote for the election. The deadline for requests passed on 10 January 2020.


2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Leadership changes
The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and the Party of the Hungarian Community (SMK-MKP) were two parties which had not passed the 5% threshold in 2016 but gained more than 4% (4.9% for KDH and 4.1% for SMK-MKP). KDH had lost all of its 16 seats while SMK-MKP had been an extra-parliamentary party already. The KDH leader Ján Figeľ announced his resignation few days after the 2016 election. He was then replaced by Alojz Hlina on 11 June 2016. Leadership of the SMK-MKP, which was led by József Berényi, was taken over by József Menyhárt on 11 June 2016.


2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Leadership changes
On 12 August 2016, incumbent leader of coalition party #Network Radoslav Procházka announced he had no further intention to lead his party after a disastrous result in the election. A day later, at the party convention, it was decided that the new leader of the party would be Roman Brecely, his fellow party member and incumbent Minister of Transportation and Construction. He was the only candidate to stand up for the post although he did not intend to run for the office.


2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Leadership changes
On 15 March 2018, Robert Fico announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Slovakia which the President Andrej Kiska accepted. Peter Pellegrini, the incumbent Deputy Prime Minister for Investment and Informatisation, would become the new Prime Minister. Fico remained the party leader, and kept his parliamentary mandate. Pellegrini's cabinet was appointed on 22 March 2018.


2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Results
The ruling coalition comprising Direction – Social Democracy (Smer–SD), the Slovak National Party and Most–Híd, led by Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini of Smer–SD, was defeated by the anti-corruption movement Ordinary People and Independent Personalities led by Igor Matovič. However, as no party or electoral coalition attained an absolute majority of seats, a post-election coalition was required to form a government. This election was also the first since 2006 where Smer–SD did not emerge as the party with the most seats in the National Council.


2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Results
The coalition of Progressive Slovakia and SPOLU failed to meet the 7% threshold for two-party coalitions to enter the parliament by only 926 votes, surprising analysts, as they had been several percentage points above the threshold required in opinion polls as recently as a few days before the election, and polled above the threshold in exit polls taken on election day. The coalition submitted an electoral complaint with the Constitutional Court on 12 March seeking a recount, although they did not have any expectation it would significantly change the results, and only did so in order to clear doubts about the democratic process.


2020 Slovak parliamentary election, Government formation
On 4 March, Matovič was tasked by the President of the Slovak Republic, Zuzana Čaputová, to form a new government. On 13 March, Matovič announced he had reached an agreement for a governing coalition with We Are Family, Freedom and Solidarity, and For the People, though they had not agreed upon a common governing program. He has not disclosed his picks for the new cabinet but said that his movement would retain the finance ministry and Richard Sulík, the leader of Freedom and Solidarity, would be the Ministry of Economy.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team
The men's national basketball team of Slovenia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The team was captained by Edo Murić, while the Dallas Mavericks star Luka Dončić became the third best scorer and the best assist provider of the tournament; he was also included in the FIBA All-Star team of the tournament. This was the first appearance of Slovenia's basketball team at the Olympics.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team
Slovenia went undefeated in the group stage with three victories out of three games. In the quarter-finals, they eliminated Germany, before being stopped by France in the semi-finals in a close match, decided in the last seconds. In the bronze medal match, Slovenia lost to Australia, finishing the tournament in fourth place.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Qualification
Slovenia qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics after competing in the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, winning the tournament in Kaunas. They won all games in the Group B, defeating Poland and Angola. Klemen Prepelič and Luka Dončić led Slovenia to a 112–77 victory over Poland, scoring 18 and 17 points, respectively. In the Final round, they defeated Venezuela 98–70 in the semi-final, and were set to play against Lithuania in the final. Dončić went close to triple-double against Venezuela, scoring 23 points, 13 assists, and 9 rebounds.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Qualification
Slovenia defeated Lithuania 96–85 in Kaunas, led by Dončić (31 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists), who with his triple-double sent Slovenia to their first Olympic appearance. On the other hand, Lithuania missed their first Olympics since the independence in 1990. Dončić was presented with the MVP award by Arvydas Sabonis after the win.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Olympic play, Preliminary round
Slovenia competed in Group C in the opening round. Teams played in a round-robin format with the top three teams advancing to the quarter-finals. Slovenia ended group play with 3–0, and finished as the group's top seed.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Olympic play, Preliminary round, Argentina
In the opening game, Slovenia beat Argentina 118–100, with strong performances by Luka Dončić (48 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists), Klemen Prepelič (22 points), and Mike Tobey (11 points and 14 rebounds). With his 48 points in this game, Dončić tied with Eddie Palubinskas for the second highest points scored in a match in the history of the Olympics.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Olympic play, Preliminary round, Japan
In the next game, Slovenia defeated host Japan 116–81. Dončić had another good performance, scoring 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists in 26 minutes, while Zoran Dragić scored 24 points. After the game, Japan coach Julio Lamas remarked: "They played better than us, all the game. They are a very good team, very complete team with one amazing player."


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Olympic play, Preliminary round, Spain
After winning their first two games in the competition, Slovenia faced Spain, the reigning world champions, and defeated them 95–87. In the game, Dončić suffered a box-and-one defense employed by Spain to curtail him. Prepelič entered the match late in the first quarter and, like Dončić, received box-and-one defense from Sergio Llull while Dončić was on the bench. Dončić was one point too short of getting triple double, scoring 14 points, 14 rebounds, and 9 assists.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Olympic play, Preliminary round, Spain
Tobey, who was Slovenia's top performer of the game and was named player of the day by FIBA, recorded a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds, while Prepelič (15 points) was the hero of the game, scoring the crucial three-pointer that put Slovenia ahead 86–85 two and a half minutes before the end. A minute and a half before the end he intercepted a ball and sent Tobey an alley-hoop which he dunked to close the game. Vlatko Čančar also scored 22 points.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Olympic play, Knockout round, Quarterfinal – Germany
Slovenia won their quarter-final, defeating Germany 94–70. Dončić again dominated the court, but Tobey, Prepelič, Čančar and Dragić were also praised for their performances. Slovenia was somewhat imprecise in the first half. They won the first quarter but lost the second, and Germany even surpassed them 32–31, with both Dončić and Prepelič erring.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Olympic play, Knockout round, Quarterfinal – Germany
Prepelič and Dončić gave the final blow to Germany, putting an advantage of 19 points in the middle of the fourth quarter. Prepelič scored one three-pointer, then attempted two more times from behind the line and scored both times.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Olympic play, Knockout round, Quarterfinal – Germany
Dragić led all scorers with 27 points. He closed the first half with a three-pointer and opened the second with another one, while Tobey recorded another double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Dončić again went near a triple double, scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Olympic play, Knockout round, Semifinal – France
Slovenia lost the dramatic semi-final against France by one point, 90–89. The match seemed over for Slovenia when Jaka Blažič missed a three point jumper and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot made it 90–85 for the French, with less than a minute left to play. However, Prepelič, who in a few seconds managed to score four points, bringed Slovenia just one point of France. Next, Nando de Colo missed a layup and Slovenia had the match point.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Olympic play, Knockout round, Semifinal – France
Dončić renounced to shoot, and turned the clutch shoot over to Prepelič, who attempted a layup but was stopped by a block by six-inch taller Nicolas Batum. After the game, Rudy Gobert stated that Batum's game-saving play was "one of the best blocks he had ever seen." Dončić scored 16 points (and also went triple double), while Tobey and Prepelič scored 23 and 17 points, respectively.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Olympic play, Knockout round, Bronze medal game – Australia
Slovenia played the bronze medal game against Australia, which they lost 107–93 to the Boomers. Australia got off early, taking a 9–2 lead after three minutes and a half. Slovenia initially passed Australia 15–13 with a three-pointer by Prepelič. However, from a score of 17–13, Australia passed them again with a three-pointer by Chris Goulding and a jumper by Patty Mills, who scored 26 points in the first half. In the third quarter, Prepelič brought Slovenia within 60–66 with less than four minutes left in the period, converting a four-point play. He and Dončić scored again, but Mills and Joe Ingles responded, with the score now at 64–75.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Olympic play, Knockout round, Bronze medal game – Australia
Slovenia didn't give up, and a free throw and a layup by Blažič and five points from Prepelič brought them five points of the Boomers. Dončić, who finished with 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists, endeavored to bring Slovenia back into the game. Prepelič brought the score to 75–81 with a layup just before Australia's time-out. He then scored another three-pointer, and Dončić a layup, for a score of 80–83. However, Australia managed to take ten points of advantage again. Subsequently, Čančar made an offensive foul on Dante Exum, who then scored a three point jumper.


2020 Slovenia men's Olympic basketball team, Olympic play, Knockout round, Bronze medal game – Australia
Dončić scored a three-pointer, but Mills went on to reach his 40th point and Ingles scored a three-pointer. Slovenia then failed some attempts to keep the game alive, and Australia went over 100 points, eventually winning the game. Prepelič scored 18 points and 2 assists and approached a double-double with 7 rebounds. He was Slovenia's top performer of the game.


2020 Slovenian Athletics Championships
The 2020 Slovenian Athletics Championships (Slovene: Prvenstvo Slovenije v Atletiki) was the 29th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in Slovenia. It was held between 25–26 July in Celje.


2020 Snooker Shoot Out
The 2020 Snooker Shoot Out (2020 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out due to sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament held from 20 to 23 February 2020 at the Watford Colosseum in Watford, England. It was the 13th ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. The event was the third of four events sponsored by BetVictor, making up the 2020 European Series.


2020 Snooker Shoot Out
The defending champion was Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, who defeated England's Michael Holt 1–0 (74–0) in the 2019 final. In 2020, Un-Nooh was beaten by Peter Lines in the second round. For the second consecutive year, Holt reached the final, where he defeated Zhou Yuelong 1–0 (64–1). There were four century breaks during the event, the highest being a 133 by Thor Chuan Leong. There was a prize fund of £171,000, £50,000 of which was awarded to the winner.


2020 Snooker Shoot Out, Tournament format
The 2020 Snooker Shoot Out professional snooker tournament was held at the Watford Colosseum in Watford, England, between 20 and 23 February 2020. It was the 10th edition of the Snooker Shoot Out tournament, the first of which was held in 1990 as the 1990 Shoot-Out. The 2020 iteration is the 13th ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season following the World Grand Prix and preceding the Players Championship. The Snooker Shoot Out is a best-of-one-frame tournament. The 2020 event had 128 participants from the World Snooker Tour and additional players were selected as wildcard entries. The event was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPSA) and the World Snooker Tour.


2020 Snooker Shoot Out, Tournament format
The tournament was played using a variation of the traditional snooker rules. All matches were played over a single frame, each of which lasted up to 10 minutes. The event featured a variable shot clock; shots played in the first five minutes were allowed 15 seconds while the final five had a 10-second timer. All foul shots award the opponent a ball in hand. Unlike traditional snooker, if a ball does not hit a cushion on every shot, it is a foul. Rather than a coin toss, a lag is used to choose which player breaks.


2020 Snooker Shoot Out, Tournament format
In the event of a draw, each player receives a shot at the blue ball this is known as a "blue ball shootout". The player who pots the ball with the cue ball from inside the D and the blue ball on its spot with the opponent missing wins the match. The event was broadcast by Eurosport.


2020 Snooker Shoot Out, Tournament format, Prize fund
The event had a prize fund of £171,000, of which the winner received £50,000. The event was the third of the "European Series", all of which were sponsored by BetVictor. The other tournaments in the series were the European Masters, German Masters and Gibraltar Open. The player accumulating the most prize money over the four events received a bonus of £150,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2020 Snooker Shoot Out, Tournament summary, Early rounds
The 2020 Snooker Shoot Out began on 20 February and the first round was played during the first two days. The tournament's opening match featured defending champion Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, who had defeated Michael Holt in the final of the 2019 event. Un-Nooh defeated Maltese player Alex Borg 63–17. The match between Daniel Wells and Bai Langning finished at 72–72 and Wells won the blue-ball shootout. Despite trailing 37–1 to Alfie Burden, Soheil Vahedi made a break of 36 to force a shootout, which he won.


2020 Snooker Shoot Out, Tournament summary, Early rounds
Three-time world champion Mark Selby lost in the opening round to Sunny Akani 54–18 while reigning world seniors champion Jimmy White lost to Matthew Stevens 71–39. Three amateur players qualified for the second round of the competition; Scotland's Dean Young defeated David Grace 35–29 and Irish player Ross Bulman defeated 2018 Snooker Shoot Out winner Michael Georgiou 21–28. In an all-amateur first-round match, 15 year-old Robbie McGuigan was defeated 15–50 by European under-18 champion Aaron Hill.


2020 Snooker Shoot Out, Tournament summary, Early rounds
Two female players were invited into the draw. Nutcharut Wongharuthai played one shot in her match against Thor Chuan Leong, who made a total clearance, scoring 133, the highest break of the event. Twelve-time women's world champion Reanne Evans also lost in the first round to Ian Burns. The 2019 Snooker Shoot Out runner-up Michael Holt played Amine Amiri, who had not won a frame on tour all season. Amiri was ahead but failed to realise every shot must hit a cushion. He played a roll-up on two occasions, awarding 14 points to Holt and allowing Holt to win 69–38.


2020 Snooker Shoot Out, Tournament summary, Early rounds
The second round of the tournament was held on 22 February. Defending champion Thepchaiya Un-Nooh was defeated by Peter Lines 11–79. Ronnie O'Sullivan, who had entered the event for the first time since 2015, lost 66–30 to Billy Joe Castle. The Masters finalist Ali Carter was defeated by Brandon Sargeant 63–68. All three amateur players won their second-round matches;  Aaron Hill defeated world number eight Kyren Wilson with a break of 47, Dean Young defeated Liam Highfield and Ross Bulman beat Andrew Pagett. Anthony Hamilton defeated top-16 player David Gilbert 62–50.


2020 Snooker Shoot Out, Tournament summary, Later rounds
The remaining rounds were played on 23 February. The final day featured the remaining 32 players playing in four rounds with a break between each round. Two top-16 players, Jack Lisowski and Barry Hawkins lost in the third round to Zhou Yuelong and Ben Woollaston respectively. Lyu Haotian made a half-century break before Soheil Vahedi needed a clearance to win the match; he missed a shot on the yellow ball and lost 47–64.


2020 Snooker Shoot Out, Tournament summary, Later rounds
The fourth round began with 2017 winner Anthony McGill defeating Shaun Murphy. Woollaston completed a whitewash of Jamie Clarke 96–0. In a frame consisting of only 34 points, Mei Xiwen defeated Mike Dunn 22–12. The semi-final lineup included three Chinese players; Zhou Yuelong defeated Xiwen, Lyu Haotan defeated Anthony McGill, and Yan Bingtao defeated Anthony Hamilton. The other semi-finalist was Michael Holt, who defeated Ben Woollaston 19–7. The semi-finals were played from 9 pm; in the first match, Michael Holt defeated Yan Bingtao 59–16. The second semi-final finished with a 44–33 win for Zhou Yuelong over Lyu Haotian.


2020 Snooker Shoot Out, Tournament summary, Later rounds
The final was played between Michael Holt and Zhou Yuelong, both of whom were playing in their second ranking final; Holt had reached the event final the previous year while Zhou had reached the 2020 European Masters final earlier in the season. The winner of the Shoot Out progressed to the Players Championships that followed it. Holt scored a break of 42 and won the final 64–1; This was Holt's first full ranking event victory in his 24-year professional career. He said the tournament's format allowed him to "play on my instinct and then play my best".


2020 Snooker Shoot Out, Draw
All times were in Greenwich Mean Time. Players in bold denote match winners.


2020 Snooker Shoot Out, Century breaks
A total of four century breaks were made during the event. The highest was a 133 made by Thor Chuan Leong.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round
The 2020 Sochi Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races involving Formula 2 cars that took place on 26 and 27 September 2020 at the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. The event is the ten round of the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2020 Russian Grand Prix.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Qualifying
With temperatures hovering at 28°C on the Black Sea coast the session got underway on Friday afternoon, with Mick Schumacher leading the field out of the pits. The German youth would go on to set the first lap of the session, although it was teammate and title rival Robert Shwartzman who put in the first competitive time, a 1:49.634. Jehan Daruvala then appeared at the top of the times, before being supplanted by Nikita Mazepin as the first set of runs came to a conclusion.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Qualifying
After a cool down lap all 22 drivers went for a second run on their first set of supersoft tyres, with the times at the top coming down again. This time Daruvala found four tenths to return to top spot, with his Carlin teammate Yuki Tsunoda slotting into second ahead of Mazepin. Otherwise it would be marginal gains on the whole for the rest of the field, although debutante Jake Hughes would notably jump to ninth as drivers began heading back to the pits.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Qualifying
Armed with fresh supersofts the field re-emerged with ten minutes to go, with Daruvala again finding a tenth to increase his margin. Tsunoda also improved but could not match the Indian racer's mark, while the two UNI-Virutosis leapt up to third and fourth, Guanyu Zhou ahead of Callum Ilott. With that the field again settled into cool down laps, before once again opting to complete a second run on the same set of supersofts.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Qualifying
This time it was Tsunoda who found the biggest gains, overcoming his one tenth deficit to Daruvala to go fastest with a 1:48.688. Daruvala followed him across the line, although he would harrowingly missout on pole by 0.006s to Tsunoda as the chequered flag fell. Shwartzman then claimed third although he would be shuffled back instantly by Schumacher and Ilott, before Luca Ghiotto and Christian Lundgaard made late runs to also jump the #21 Prema pilot. Regardless, Shwartzman would end the session as the best placed Russian racer in the field, with Nikita Mazepin in tenth and Artem Markelov in twentieth.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
Tsunoda duly exchanged pole position for the lead when the lights went out, sprinting away with Mick Schumacher right on his tail. Indeed, an equally strong start from the German youth would see the #20 Prema jet past Jehan Daruvala, with the Indian racer hampered by the dust on the off-side of the grid. Callum Ilott would likewise lose out to Luca Ghiotto and drop to fifth, with Jack Aitken and Robert Shwartzman also moving up to challenge the UNI-Virtuosi through the first corner.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
Into the first braking point of the afternoon and Schumacher had a run on Tsunoda into turn two, although the Japanese racer placed his #7 Carlin on the defensive inside line and held the lead. Behind, Ilott recovered from his poor launch to fire his car right around the outside of Ghiotto to reclaim fourth, before a multi-car collision thinned the field behind. Indeed, as Shwartzman disappeared down the escape road after locking up, Jüri Vips tried a lunge and sent several cars scattering across the exit of turn two.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
The Estonian racer was on the inside of a three car fight into turn two, with Vips and Pedro Piquet running either side of Louis Delétraz. Vips then moved across and into the path of Delétraz as they braked for turn two, resulting in the #1 DAMS getting spun across the nose of the #11 Charouz and into the sister car of Piquet. Piquet was then pushed into the side of Christian Lundgaard, while Dan Ticktum, Felipe Drugovich, Guilherme Samaia and several others took avoiding action.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
Vips was left stranded at turn two, while Lundgaard retired his car on the outside of turn three due to damage. Their abandoned cars would trigger a Safety Car, with Roy Nissany and Felipe Drugovich having also retired in the pits due to damage sustained in the collision, having also got tangled in the incident. Piquet and Delétraz would likewise have to pit to have their front wings replaced, and would be a long way off the back of the field when the race resumed at the start of lap three.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
At the restart Tsunoda would bolt, although Schumacher was able to pace him out of the final corner, but ultimately proved too far back to challenge into turn two. Indeed, there would be very little movement in the field at the restart despite the promised influence of the slipstream into turn two. Instead, the only change in the top ten came through turn three and into turn four, with Nikita Mazepin throwing the #24 Hitech down the inside of Zhou into turn four to claim seventh.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
With that the order quickly settled, with Tsunoda and Schumacher easing away from Daruvala, while the Indian racer opened a small margin over Ilott, Aitken and Luca Ghiotto. Daruvala subsequently became the first driver to stop at the end of lap six after the pit window formally opened, while Tsunoda and Schumacher carried on until lap eight. Indeed, Schumacher's stop came a something of a surprise to the Prema pitcrew, with boss Rene Rosin visibly shouting at the crew to prepare for the #20 Prema's arrival.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
The reason for Rosin's frantic attempts at communication were revealed a few moments later as Shwartzman followed Schumacher into the pits, with Ilott and Ghiotto likewise venturing into the pitlane. Regardless, Schumacher would not be delayed and hence rejoined between Tsunoda and Ilott as before, while Shwartzman suffered a small delay due to the late change. On track, meanwhile, Aitken would move into the lead as the lead driver on the alternate medium-supersoft strategy, while Tsunoda and co. came back on in tenth through sixteenth with Daruvala.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
As the race wore on Mazepin made a bid for the lead, only to lock-up when challenging Aitken on the brakes for turn two, the Anglo-Korean racer having taken the inside line to defend from the Russian. Mazepin duly went skating into the run-off and had to take the prescribed path to rejoin, with that delay allowing Zhou to sweep back past to claim second on the road. Elsewhere, Tsunoda and Schumacher were beginning to make their way up the field through those on the alternate strategy, amid news that Prema were under investigation for their stops.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
Four laps after Mazepin made his bid for the lead Zhou would have a go at Mazepin, forcing the #3 UNI-Virtuosi down the inside of Aitken on the run to turn two. Aitken finally relented and dived across to take the grippier racing line for the 90° right-hand, leaving Zhou fully committed on the dustier inside line. Zhou would make the corner but run wide on the compromised line, allowing Aitken to sweep back past on the exit and retain the lead.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
Zhou tried again a lap later at turn four on lap sixteen, although his look down the inside of the #9 Campos would end in failure, with the Chinese racer duly dropping back behind Mazepin due to lost momentum on the exit. Two laps later and Aitken was in for his stop, a surprise given that there were still eleven laps to go. A lap later and Mazepin and Zhou made their stops along with the rest of those who started on the mediums, promoting Tsunoda back into the lead.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
That, however, was not to last, for as Tsunoda moved to the head of the field, Schumacher was plotting a move on the #7 Carlin, getting the slipstream and DRS down into turn two. Tsunoda duly took the defensive inside line into the 90 right, while Schumacher took the racing line to try a move around the outside. However, Tsunoda would wash out wide on the exit of the corner, allowing Schumacher to chop back inside and power past on the run to turn three and secure the lead.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
With that Schumacher was away, while Tsunoda quickly slipped into the sights of Ilott, who had shadowed them back up through the field. The Brit would subsequently ease past the Japanese racer down the weaving back straight with the aid of DRS, before sprinting away to chase title rival Schumacher. Tsunoda was hence left in a lonely third, as behind Aitken, Zhou and Mazepin were moving steadily up the field with their fresh supersofts.