The men's tour had sixteen national teams competing and included two Challenger Series events, played in Chile and Uruguay.

[1] A final 8-team knockout event had been planned as part of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament to decide the overall winner,[1] but this was postponed [2] and eventually cancelled by World Rugby due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[4][5] The official schedule for the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series was:[4] The final qualifying event at the Hong Kong Sevens was originally scheduled to be played in April 2020 but was postponed [6] and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[7] Source: World Rugby [7] The first event was held in Chile, hosted at Estadio Sausalito in Viña Del Mar on 15–16 February 2020.

[8] Germany won the tournament, defeating Hong Kong by 10–0 in the final,[1] to take the maximum 22 points in the series standings leading into the second event at Montevideo.

[12][13] Japan won the tournament, defeating the host nation Uruguay in the final by 5–0 in extra time.