Dave Chisnall is still leader on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. ‘Chizzy’ leads the rankings with 157,750 pounds, but has a lot of prize money to defend in the coming weeks. Michael van Gerwen, on the other hand, is climbing a bit again and has fairly little prize money to defend in the coming weeks.
PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit Update: Michael van Gerwen reaffirms top-16 spot as Gerwyn Price falls out.
The Pro Tour Order of Merit is based on results on the Pro Tour (Euro Tours and Players Championship tournaments) over a 52-week period. Chisnall managed to win two Players Championship tournaments and a Euro Tour last September, so he will have to try hard to maintain his top spot.
The surprising number two in the rankings is Ross Smith with 129,250 pounds. ‘Smudger’ is hot on the heels of Damon Heta (128,750 pounds), while Danny Noppert follows in fourth place with 121,250 pounds. Behind them are Gary Anderson (117,000 pounds) and Luke Humphries (116,250 pounds).
Luke Littler is in seventh place after eight months. The 17-year-old Englishman has nothing to defend in the coming months, so he could have a good shot at the first spot on the Pro Tour ranking. Currently, he must share seventh place with Josh Rock, who is also on 115,500 pounds. The top-10 is completed by Ryan Searle (114,000 pounds) and Chris Dobey (109,000 pounds).
Michael van Gerwen seemed to fear for his position in the top-16 last month, but has now firmly established himself in the top-16. He now occupies the thirteenth spot with 94,250 pounds. Van Gerwen also has little to defend in the coming weeks, allowing him to look up. Peter Wright has returned to the top-16 after winning the German Darts Championship last weekend. Daryl Gurney and Gian van Veen are in shared 15th place.
Gerwyn Price has currently fallen outside the top-16 and is in 17th position. Familiar names such as Rob Cross (18), Jonny Clayton (19), Michael Smith (22) and Nathan Aspinall (49) are also outside the top-16. If they are not in the top-16 after this season, they will have to start a round earlier next year at the first Euro Tour tournaments of the season.
Position Name Prize money
1 Dave Chisnall £157,750
2 Ross Smith £129,250
3 Damon Heta £128,750
4 Danny Noppert £121,250
5 Gary Anderson £117,000
6 Luke Humphries £116,250
7 Josh Rock £115,500
7 Luke Littler £115,500
9 Ryan Searle £114,000
10 Chris Dobey £109,000
11 Stephen Bunting £106,250
12 Martin Schindler £102,250
13 Michael van Gerwen £94,250
14 Peter Wright £91,500
15 Daryl Gurney £85,750
15 Gian van Veen £85,750
17 Gerwyn Price £85,500
18 Rob Cross £84,250
19 Jonny Clayton £83,250
20 Ricardo Pietreczko £82,250
21 Krzysztof Ratajski £70,250
22 Michael Smith £70,000
23 Ryan Joyce £67,000
24 Raymond van Barneveld £66,500
25 Cameron Menzies £64,750
26 Ritchie Edhouse £62,750
27 Mike De Decker £61,500
28 Brendan Dolan £59,000
29 Joe Cullen £58,250
30 Luke Woodhouse £58,000
31 James Wade £54,500
32 Andrew Gilding £51,250
33 Dirk van Duijvenbode £47,500
34 Dimitri Van den Bergh £44,500
35 Gabriel Clemens £43,000
35 Jermaine Wattimena £43,000
37 Alan Soutar £42,250
38 Kevin Doets £40,750
39 Scott Williams £39,750
40 Niels Zonneveld £38,000
41 Martin Lukeman £37,750
42 Callan Rydz £36,500
43 Jim Williams £35,750
44 Madars Razma £35,500
45 Ricky Evans £34,250
46 Stephen Burton £34,000
46 Richard Veenstra £34,000
48 Karel Sedlacek £32,250
49 Wessel Nijman £31,000
49 Nathan Aspinall £31,000
51 Jose De Sousa £30,250
52 Dom Taylor £30,000
53 Wesley Plaisier £29,000
54 William O’Connor £28,500
55 Mickey Mansell £27,750
56 Florian Hempel £27,500
57 Ian White £26,250
58 Nick Kenny £25,000
58 Maik Kuivenhoven £25,000
60 Dylan Slevin £24,500
60 Kim Huybrechts £24,500
60 Jeffrey De Graaf £24,500
63 Mensur Suljovic £24,250
64 Lee Evans £24,000
65 Ryan Meikle £23,750
66 Steve Beaton £22,250
67 Daniel Klose £21,500
68 Jeffrey Sparidaans £20,750
68 Matt Campbell £20,750
70 James Hurrell £20,250
70 Mervyn King £20,250
72 Robert Owen £20,000
72 Andy Baetens £20,000
74 Thibault Tricole £19,750
74 Arron Monk £19,750
76 Jeffrey De Zwaan £19,500
77 Jamie Hughes £19,250
78 Rowby-John Rodriguez £18,250
79 Keane Barry £18,000
80 Chris Landman £17,750
81 Boris Krcmar £17,500
82 Mario Vandenbogaerde £17,000
82 Berry van Peer £17,000
84 Graham Hall £16,250
85 Connor Scutt £14,500
86 Nathan Rafferty £14,250
86 Simon Whitlock £14,250
86 Lukas Wenig £14,250
89 Vincent van der Voort £13,750
90 Radek Szaganski £13,250
91 Steve Lennon £13,000
92 Danny Lauby £12,000
92 Pascal Rupprecht £12,000
94 Matthew Dennant £11,500
94 Leighton Bennett £11,500
94 Danny Jansen £11,500
97 Christian Perez £11,000
97 Owen Bates £11,000
97 Patrick Geeraets £11,000
100 Owen Roelofs £10,500
100 Stefan Bellmont £10,500
100 Franz Roetzsch £10,500
103 Cam Crabtree £10,000
103 Andy Boulton £10,000
103 Rhys Griffin £10,000
103 Adam Gawlas £10,000
107 Danny van Trijp £9,750
108 Callum Goffin £9,500
108 Robert Grundy £9,500
110 Graham Usher £9,250
110 Jurjen van der Velde
