2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour

The 2020 Challenger Series for men's rugby sevens teams was the inaugural season of the second-tier circuit with promotion to the first-tier World Rugby Sevens Series.
The men's tour had sixteen national teams competing and included two Challenger Series events, played in Chile and Uruguay. A final 8-team knockout event had been planned as part of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament to decide the overall winner, but this was postponed and eventually cancelled by World Rugby due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan, as the top-placed team on the standings after the two completed events, was awarded the Challenger Series title and promoted to the World Rugby Sevens Series as a core team for the 2020–21 season.

Teams

There were 16 men's national teams competing in the Challenger Series for 2020.

Tour venues

The official schedule for the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series was:
The final qualifying event at the Hong Kong Sevens was originally scheduled to be played in April 2020 but was postponed and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Standings

The official standings for the 2020 Challenger Series are presented in the table below.

Pos

Chile

Viña del Mar

The first event was held in Chile, hosted at Estadio Sausalito in Viña Del Mar on 15–16 February 2020. Germany won the tournament, defeating Hong Kong by 10–0 in the final, to take the maximum 22 points in the series standings leading into the second event at Montevideo.
All times are CLST, Chile Summer Time:.
Key: Team advanced to the quarterfinals

Lower playoffs

13th place

Matches

13th place semifinals
13th place final

9th place

Matches

9th place quarterfinals
9th place semifinals
9th place final

Title playoffs

5th place

Matches

5th place semifinals
5th place final

Cup

Matches

Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd place final
Final

Placings

Place	Team	Points
1		22
2		19
3		17
4		15
5		13
6		12
7		11
8		10

Place	Team	Points
9		8
10		7
11		6
12		5
13		4
14		3
15		2
16		1

Source: portaldorugby

Montevideo

The men's tour traveled to Uruguay for the second leg. The Seven Punta tournament, the nation's premier international rugby sevens event, served as the Challenge Series contest. Played since 1989 at the resort city of Punta del Este, the tournament was relocated for the first time to Montevideo for the 2020 edition but kept the Seven Punta name.
It was held at Estadio Charrua on 22–23 February 2020. Japan won the tournament, defeating the host nation Uruguay in the final by 5–0 in extra time.
All times are UYT, Uruguay Time:.
Key: Team advanced to the quarterfinals

Lower playoffs

13th place

Matches

13th place semifinals
13th place final

9th place

Matches

9th place quarterfinals
9th place semifinals
9th place final

Title playoffs

5th place

Matches

5th place semifinals
5th place final

Cup

Matches

Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd place final
Final

Placings

Place	Team	Points
1		22
2		19
3		17
4		15
5		13
6		12
7		11
8		10

Place	Team	Points
9		8
10		7
11		6
12		5
13		4
14		3
15		2
16		1