PDC Order of Merit

The PDC Order of Merit is a world ranking system used by one of the darts organisations, the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Following the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship it superseded a world ranking system based on points being awarded for performances in ranking tournaments.

How it works

The Order of Merit is similar to that employed in golf's European Tour. Prize money won during the previous two seasons is calculated and the rankings are determined from this money list. The Professional Darts Corporation adopted an Order of Merit system in 2007, which is based on prize money won over two years for the main Order of Merit and separate one-year rankings for other PDC Pro Tour events.

Current PDC Order of Merit

As of August 1 2016 following the HappyBet European darts open
A live (unofficial) version of the Order of Merit is available on

DartsDatabase.co.uk Darts Database. During a tournament, this table subtracts the prize money that was earned two years earlier and adds the minimum prize money the player will receive based on the current status of the tournament. The Prize column contains a + if the player is still in the race to win the tournament.

1 to 48

Rank	Player	Money	Rank	Player	Money	Rank	Player	Money
1	Michael van Gerwen	£1,542,000	17	Simon Whitlock	£199,750	33	Cristo Reyes	£101,750
2	Gary Anderson	£830,500	18	Terry Jenkins	£198,500	34	Andrew Gilding	£98,250
3 2	Peter Wright	£467,250	19	Gerwyn Price	£180,000	35	Darren Webster	£94,250
4	Phil Taylor	£442,250	20	Vincent van der Voort	£178,750	36	James Wilson	£86,250
5 2	Adrian Lewis	£419,500	21 1	Alan Norris	£173,250	37	Keegan Brown	£82,250
6	James Wade	£366,750	22 1	Mervyn King	£162,750	38 1	Max Hopp	£79,500
7	Dave Chisnall	£328,500	23	Brendan Dolan	£151,250	39 1	Christian Kist	£79,000
8 1	Mensur Suljović	£315,250	24	Daryl Gurney	£149,750	40 2	Joe Murnan	£78,750
9 1	Robert Thornton	£301,750	25	Mark Webster	£149,500	41	Rowby-John Rodriguez	£75,500
10	Jelle Klaasen	£296,000	26	Justin Pipe	£141,500	42	Andy Hamilton	£71,500
11	Michael Smith	£283,250	27 1	Steve Beaton	£132,250	43	Robbie Green	£71,000
12 2	Raymond van Barneveld	£279,000	28	Kyle Anderson	£130,750	44	Ronny Huybrechts	£69,250
13	Kim Huybrechts	£264,500	29	Joe Cullen	£123,500	45	Steve West	£65,750
14 2	Ian White	£254,000	30	Jamie Caven	£122,500	46	Kevin Painter	£63,250
15	Benito van de Pas	£244,500	31	Jamie Lewis	£104,250	47	Chris Dobey	£59,000
16	Stephen Bunting	£210,250	32	John Henderson	£102,750	48	Josh Payne	£57,250

Rank	Player	Money	Rank	Player	Money	Rank	Player	Money
49	Ricky Evans	£55,000	65	Stuart Kellett	£30,500	81	Barry Lynn	£9,500
50	Jermaine Wattimena	£54,500	66	Jan Dekker	£30,000	82	Barry Lynn	£9,500
51	David Pallett	£54,500	67	William O'Connor	£28,250	83	Johnny Haines	£9,500
52	Devon Petersen	£53,500	68 1	Jonny Clayton	£26,250	84	James Richardson	£9,500
53	Dimitri van den Bergh	£50,750	69 1	Andy Jenkins	£24,500	85	Jim Walker	£7,750
54	Wes Newton	£45,750	70 1	Mark Frost	£20,000	86	Lee Palfreyman	£7,500
55	Dean Winstanley	£43,250	71	Jeffrey de Graaf	£19,750	87	James Richardson	£7,500
56 1	Dirk van Duijvenbode	£41,500	72 1	Darren Johnson	£19,250	88	Ken MacNeil	£7,000
57 3	Jeffrey de Zwaan	£39,000	73 1	Nathan Aspinall	£19,250	89	Matt Clark	£6,750
58 1	Jyhan Artut	£39,000	74	John Part	£17,750	90	René Eidams	£6,000
59	Andy Smith	£38,250	75	Matthew Edgar	£17,750	91	Tony Newell	£5,750
60 1	Ronnie Baxter	£37,500	76	Mick McGowan	£17,500	92	Stephen Willard	£5,750
61 1	Wayne Jones	£33,750	77	Magnus Caris	£15,500	93	Lee Evans	£5,500
62	Michael Mansell	£32,250	78	Jamie Robinson	£14,750	94	Curtis Hammond	£5,000
63	Paul Nicholson	£32,000	79	Nathan Derry	£14,250	95	Paul Milford	£5,000
64	Andy Boulton	£32,000	80	Johnny Haines	£9,700	96	Mike de Decker	£4,750

Current PDC ProTour Order of Merit

As of 5 June 2015.^[1]
The ProTour Order of Merit counts prize money won in Players Championship events, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events over a 12-month period.

Rank	Player	Money	Rank	Player	Money	Rank	Player	Money
1	Michael van Gerwen	£484,000	19	Jamie Caven	£32,250	37	Darren Webster	£15,250
2	James Wade	£98,750	20	Benito van de Pas	£32,000	38	Raymond van Barneveld	£15,250
3	Gary Anderson	£87,750	21	Phil Taylor	£31,750	39	Christian Kist	£15,000
3	Adrian Lewis	£87,750	22	Mensur Suljović	£29,250	40	Joe Cullen	£14,500
5	Peter Wright	£84,500	23	Stephen Bunting	£28,750	41	Wes Newton	£14,250
6	Michael Smith	£76,000	24	Gerwyn Price	£27,000	42	Ronnie Baxter	£13,500
7	Simon Whitlock	£59,250	25	John Henderson	£24,750	43	Daryl Gurney	£13,250
8	Brendan Dolan	£58,250	26	Jamie Lewis	£23,500	44	Rowby-John Rodriguez	£12,250
9	Vincent van der Voort	£56,250	27	Andrew Gilding	£23,000	45	Max Hopp	£12,000
10	Dave Chisnall	£55,000	28	Keegan Brown	£22,500	46	Stuart Kellett	£11,500
11	Ian White	£54,000	28	Andy Hamilton	£22,500	47	Ricky Evans	£11,000
12	Mervyn King	£51,250	30	Andy Smith	£21,000	47	Jamie Bain	£11,000
13	Robert Thornton	£45,000	31	Mark Webster	£20,750	...
14	Justin Pipe	£42,250	32	Joe Murnan	£20,000	49	Cristo Reyes	£10,250
15	Kim Huybrechts	£40,000	33	Dean Winstanley	£19,750	52	Dirk van Duijvenbode	£9,500
16	Jelle Klaasen	£36,750	34	Kevin Painter	£18,500	57	Jyhan Artut	£9,000
17	Terry Jenkins	£36,000	35	Ronny Huybrechts	£16,750	59	Jeffrey de Zwaan	£8,750
18	Steve Beaton	£34,250	36	Kyle Anderson	£15,500	64	Michael Mansell	£8,500

The top 8 players in the ProTour Order of Merit not already qualified gain entry to the European Championship.
The top 14 players in the ProTour Order of Merit not already qualified gain entry to the World Grand Prix.
The top 16 players in the ProTour Order of Merit not already qualified gain entry to the World Matchplay.
The top 16 players in the ProTour Order of Merit not already qualified gain entry to the World Championship.
The top 32 players in the ProTour Order of Merit gain entry to the Players Championship Finals.
The top 7 European(non-UK) players in the ProTour Order of Merit not already qualified gain entry to the European Championship.
The top 4 European(non-UK) players in the ProTour Order of Merit not already qualified gain entry to the World Championship.
The top 2 nationals of Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland in the ProTour Order of Merit not already qualified gain entry to the World Grand Prix.

Scandinavian Order of Merit 2015

Scandinavian Pro Tour ^[2]
Rank	Player	Money
1	Kim Viljanen	€4,400
2	Per Laursen	€3,875
3	Magnus Caris	€3,175
4	Marko Kantele	€2,250
5	Oskar Lukasiak	€1,675
6	Ulf Ceder	€1,200
7	Hannu Suominen	€1,075
	Dennis Nilsson	€1,075
9	Daniel Larsson	€925
10	Per Skau	€750
11	Roman Obukhov	€725
12	Søren Hedegaard	€700
13	Tatu Pehkonen	€625
14	Robert Wagner	€600
	Steen Lysen	€600
16	Uki Takkinen	€575

Player exemptions

The PDC rankings determine exemptions from the qualifying competitions from each major event:

The top 16 in early July get an automatic entry to the first round of the World Matchplay (as a seeded player).
The top 16 in early July get an automatic entry to the first round of the European Championship (top-8 as seeded players).
The top 16 in late September get an automatic entry to the first round of the World Grand Prix (top-8 as seeded players).
The top 32 in early December get an automatic entry to the first round of the World Championship (as a seeded player).
The top 4 after the World Championship get an automatic entry to the Premier League.

Televised Ranking Tournaments

There is often a lot of confusion with televised tournaments and knowing which ones count towards the PDC Order of Merit. While a lot of televised tournaments are ranked, some are not, usually due to the tournament in question having restricted places e.g. Premier League.

Ranked Tournaments

World Championship
UK Open (and associated UK Open Qualifiers)
World Matchplay
European Championship (and associated European Tour events)
World Grand Prix
Grand Slam of Darts ^[3]
Players Championship Finals (and associated Players Championships events)

European Tour (Ranked)

Dutch Darts Masters
German Darts Masters
Gibraltar Darts Trophy
European Darts Matchplay
Austrian Darts Open
European Darts Open
International Darts Open
European Darts Trophy
European Darts Grand Prix
German Darts Championship

Un-ranked Tournaments

World Series of Darts (Un-ranked)

Dubai Darts Masters
Auckland Darts Masters
Shanghai Darts Masters
Tokyo Darts Masters
Sydney Darts Masters
Perth Darts Masters
World Series of Darts Finals

Pairs Tournaments (Un-ranked)

World Cup of Darts

Note: Flags are of the nation in which the 2016 event is held.

Previous world ranking system

Under the previous ranking points system, Colin Lloyd was the world number one player in the PDC for most of 2005 and 2006, despite most of the major titles being shared between Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld and John Part. Although Lloyd also won two major titles, he often accumulated ranking points in the less prestigious non-televised events, in which Taylor did not always compete. Similarly, Alan Warriner was world number one on four separate occasions before ever winning his first and only PDC major, the 2001 Grand Prix, while Taylor won eight world championships and a host of other titles during that period.

Previous World Number Ones

Player	Year(s) in which player stood #1
Phil Taylor	1996, 2000, 2002-2004, 2009-2013 (13)
Alan Warriner	1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 (6)
Rod Harrington	1995, 1996, 1998–2000 (5)
Colin Lloyd	2005–2007 (3)
Michael van Gerwen	2014–present (3)
Dennis Priestley	1994, 1995 (2)
Peter Manley	2000, 2001 (2)
Raymond van Barneveld	2008 (1)
John Part	2003 (1)

Periods

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No.	Nationality	Player(s)	From	To
01 !1	England	Warriner, AlanAlan Warriner	000000001993-01-01-0000January 1993	000000001994-11-01-0000November 1994
02 !2	England	Priestley, DennisDennis Priestley	000000001994-11-01-0000November 1994	000000001995-04-01-0000April 1995
03 !3	England	Harrington, RodRod Harrington	000000001995-04-01-0000April 1995	000000001996-08-01-0000August 1996
04 !4	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor	000000001996-08-01-0000August 1996	000000001996-09-01-0000September 1996
	England	Warriner, AlanAlan Warriner (2)	000000001996-09-01-0000September 1996	000000001998-08-01-0000August 1998
	England	Harrington, RodRod Harrington (2)	000000001998-08-01-0000August 1998	000000002000-08-01-0000August 2000
	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor (2)	000000002000-08-01-0000August 2000	000000002000-09-01-0000September 2000
05 !5	England	Manley, PeterPeter Manley	000000002000-09-01-0000September 2000	000000002001-10-01-0000October 2001
	England	Warriner, AlanAlan Warriner (3)	000000002001-10-01-0000October 2001	000000002002-01-01-0000January 2002
	England	Warriner, AlanAlan Warriner (4) and Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor (3)	000000002002-01-01-0000January 2002	000000002002-02-01-0000February 2002
	England	Warriner, AlanAlan Warriner (5)	000000002002-02-01-0000February 2002	000000002002-05-01-0000May 2002
	England	Phil Taylor (4)	000000002002-05-01-0000May 2002	000000002003-01-01-0000January 2003
06 !6	Canada	Part, JohnJohn Part	000000002003-01-01-0000January 2003	000000002003-07-01-0000July 2003
	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor (5)	000000002003-07-01-0000July 2003	000000002005-02-01-0000February 2005
07 !7	England	Lloyd, ColinColin Lloyd	000000002005-02-01-0000February 2005	000000002006-03-01-0000March 2006
	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor (6)	000000002006-03-01-0000March 2006	000000002006-05-01-0000May 2006
	England	Lloyd, ColinColin Lloyd (2)	000000002006-05-01-0000May 2006	000000002007-01-01-0000January 2007
	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor (7)	000000002007-01-01-0000January 2007	000000002008-01-01-0000January 2008
08 !8	Netherlands	van Barneveld, RaymondRaymond van Barneveld	000000002008-01-01-0000January 2008	000000002008-06-01-0000June 2008
	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor (8)	000000002008-06-01-0000June 2008	000000002014-01-01-0000January 2014
09 !9	Netherlands	van Gerwen, MichaelMichael van Gerwen	000000002014-01-01-0000January 2014	Present

Key

	Current number-one player
	Used old points system

Post World Championship number ones

Year	Nationality	Player(s)
1994	England	Warriner, AlanAlan Warriner (1)
1995	England	Priestley, DennisDennis Priestley (2)
1996	England	Harrington, RodRod Harrington (3)
1997	England	Warriner, AlanAlan Warriner
1998	England	Warriner, AlanAlan Warriner
1999	England	Harrington, RodRod Harrington
2000	England	Harrington, RodRod Harrington
2001	England	Manley, PeterPeter Manley
2002	England	Warriner, AlanAlan Warriner and Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor (4)
2003	Canada	Part, JohnJohn Part (5)
2004	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor
2005	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor
2006	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor
2007	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor
2008	Netherlands	van Barneveld, RaymondRaymond van Barneveld (6)
2009	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor
2010	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor
2011	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor
2012	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor
2013	England	Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor
2014	Netherlands	van Gerwen, MichaelMichael van Gerwen (7)
2015	Netherlands	van Gerwen, MichaelMichael van Gerwen
2016	Netherlands	van Gerwen, MichaelMichael van Gerwen

First WDC/PDC rankings

Following the World Darts Council (now PDC) split from the British Darts Organisation during 1992-94 the WDC drew up its first ranking list in the run-up to its inaugural 1994 World Championship. Mike Gregory and Chris Johns later went back to the BDO set up and Bobby George and many of the non-UK players never competed in the early days of the WDC.

Ranking	Player	Ranking	Player
1	Alan Warriner	16	Jann Hoffmann
2	Rod Harrington	=	Chris Johns
3	Phil Taylor	=	Roland Scholten
4	John Lowe	19	Raymond van Barneveld
5	Mike Gregory	=	Keith Deller
6	Peter Evison	21	Bobby George
7	Kevin Spiolek	22	Per Skau
=	Dennis Priestley	23	Bernd Hebecker
9	Bob Anderson	=	Andree Welge
10	Jocky Wilson	=	Pascal Rabau
11	Jamie Harvey	26	Leo Laurens
12	Eric Bristow	=	Bert Vlaardingerbroek
13	Cliff Lazarenko	=	Tom Kirby
14	Magnus Caris	=	Wayne Weening
=	Steve Beaton	=	Mauro Levy

References

↑ "ProTour Order of Merit". PDC. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
↑ "SDC Order of Merit". SDC. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
↑ "2015 Grand Slam of Darts becomes a ranked tournament". PDC. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
↑ "2015 Masters held in Milton Keynes". PDC. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
↑ "Champions League of Darts: BBC to broadcast inaugural tournament". BBC. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
↑ "List of Former World Number Ones". PDPA. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

External links

Official PDC Order of Merit

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