PDC Order of Merit
The PDC Order of Merit determines the official ranking of the participating players of the darts organization Professional Darts Corporation . The prize money earned in the ranking tournaments in the last two seasons results in a table, according to which the seeding lists for certain tournaments are created.
Since 2007, it has not only taken into account tournament victories, but the entire prize money in the relevant PDC tournaments over the past two years.
Influence of the Order of Merit on PDC tournaments
In most PDC tournaments, the Order of Merit is the prerequisite for entry and the seeding list of the players.
Positions in the Order of Merit for direct qualification for PDC tournaments
- PDC Pro Tour : Top 64 (after the World Championship)
- The Masters : Top 16 (after the World Championship)
- Premier League Darts : Top 4 (after the World Cup)
- UK Open : no significance for qualification Top 32 are set.
- World Cup of Darts : Top 2 of the participating nations as a team
- World Matchplay : Top 16 currently
- Champions League of Darts : Top 8 (according to World Matchplay)
- World Grand Prix : Top 16 currently
- European Darts Championship : does not matter
- World Series of Darts : Top 4 (after the World Championship)
- Grand Slam of Darts : no relevance for qualification Top 8 of the qualified players are set.
- Players Championship Finals : does not matter
- World Darts Championship : Top 32 (according to Players Championship Finals)
Most tournaments also have an impact on the formation of the Order of Merit, as their money is included in the ranking.
Major tournaments, the results of which flow into the Order of Merit
- UK Open
- World Matchplay
- World Grand Prix
- European Darts Championship
- Grand Slam of Darts
- Players Championship Finals
- World Championship
Certain tournaments of the PDC, in which only individual players are invited, have no influence on the Order of Merit.
Invitation tournaments (no influence on Order of Merit)
PDC Order of Merit
The top 32 (including the German-speaking dart players from the top 100) as of July 27, 2020:
space | player | Prize money |
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1 | Michael van Gerwen | £ 1,535,250 |
2 | Peter Wright | £ 913,000 |
3 | Gerwyn Price | £ 809,000 |
4th | Michael Smith | £ 560,250 |
5 | Rob Cross | £ 545,750 |
6th | Nathan Aspinall | £ 486,000 |
7th | Daryl Gurney | £ 453,750 |
8th | James Wade | £ 425,000 |
9 | Gary Anderson | £ 390,750 |
10 | Dave Chisnall | £ 374,250 |
11 | Ian White | £ 357,500 |
12 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £ 336,250 |
13 | Glen Durrant | £ 297,000 |
14th | Scale length Suljović | £ 278,250 |
15th | Krzysztof Ratajski | £ 274,750 |
16 | Adrian Lewis | £ 262,750 |
17th | Simon Whitlock | £ 253,750 |
18th | Jonny Clayton | £ 226,250 |
19th | Chris Dobey | £ 223,500 |
Stephen Bunting | £ 223,500 | |
21st | Joe Cullen | £ 222,000 |
22nd | Danny Noppert | £ 205,500 |
23 | Jermaine Wattimena | £ 196,500 |
24 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | £ 192,750 |
25th | Steve Beaton | £ 191,000 |
26th | Ricky Evans | £ 190,750 |
27 | Mervyn King | £ 189,250 |
28 | Vincent van der Voort | £ 170,250 |
29 | Max Hopp | £ 167,750 |
30th | Keegan Brown | £ 159,750 |
31 | Brendan Dolan | £ 158,500 |
32 | Darren Webster | £ 149,500 |
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36 | Gabriel Clemens | £ 140,250 |
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55 | Martin Schindler | £ 68,250 |
... | ||
70 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | £ 31,500 |
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80 | Christian Bunse | £ 15,500 |
Leader of the PDC Order of Merit at the end of the year
Note: The number in brackets behind the player name indicates the number of times the player was able to finish a season at the top of the PDC Order of Merit at the given time.
year | player |
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2007 | Phil Taylor |
2008 | Phil Taylor (2) |
2009 | Phil Taylor (3) |
2010 | Phil Taylor (4) |
2011 | Phil Taylor (5) |
2012 | Phil Taylor (6) |
2013 | Phil Taylor (7) |
2014 | Michael van Gerwen |
2015 | Michael van Gerwen (2) |
2016 | Michael van Gerwen (3) |
2017 | Michael van Gerwen (4) |
2018 | Michael van Gerwen (5) |
2019 | Michael van Gerwen (6) |