Luke Humphries takes over lead from Luke Littler in European Tour Order of Merit; Michael van Gerwen enters ranking in fifth place

Luke Humphries has taken over the lead from Luke Littler on the Euro Tour Order of Merit after winning the German Darts Grand Prix. Littler was missing in Munich because he failed to make it through the qualifying tournament.

Humphries made a big impression at the German Darts Grand Prix by successively beating Luke Woodhouse (6-3), Ryan Joyce (6-2), Danny Noppert (6-2), Gerwyn Price (7-3) and Michael van Gerwen (8-1). In addition, 'Cool Hand Luke' recorded averages of 111 and 112 in his matches against Joyce and Van Gerwen.

After two Euro Tour tournaments, Humphries stands at £34,000, while Littler was stuck at £30,000. Gerwyn Price retained the third spot by again reaching the semifinals. Cross, previously a losing finalist at the Belgian Darts Open, is now in fourth place.

Van Gerwen enters the rankings in fifth place. 'Mighty Mike' had lost his first match at the first Euro Tour tournament, so the prize money did not count toward the ranking. So now the Dutchman managed to reach the final, earning £12,000 in one fell swoop.

After two Euro Tour tournaments, there are five players who competed in both events but do not yet appear on the Euro Tour Order of Merit. Dirk van Duijvenbode, Krzysztof Ratajski, Andrew Gilding, Jose de Sousa and Raymond van Barneveld had automatically qualified for both Euro Tours, but also lost their opening matches each time.

At the end of the season, the 32 best players in the rankings will compete in the European Championship in Dortmund. This tournament is scheduled from Oct. 24 to 27.

PDC European Tour Order of Merit

Position Name Prize money
1 Luke Humphries £34,000
2 Luke Littler £30,000
3 Gerwyn Price £17,000
4 Rob Cross £16,000
5 Michael van Gerwen £12,000
5 Jermaine Wattimena £12,000
7 Danny Noppert £10,000
7 Ryan Searle £10,000
9 Martin Schindler £8,500
9 Ricardo Pietreczko £8,500
11 Ryan Joyce £8,000
11 Joe Cullen £8,000
13 Chris Dobey £6,500
13 Peter Wright £6,500
15 Josh Rock £6,000
15 Nathan Aspinall £6,000
15 Jonny Clayton £6,000
15 Stephen Bunting £6,000
19 Mike De Decker £5,250
20 Brendan Dolan £5,000
20 Luke Woodhouse £5,000
20 Richard Veenstra £5,000
23 Michael Smith £4,000
23 Ross Smith £4,000
23 Dave Chisnall £4,000
23 Gary Anderson £4,000
23 Damon Heta £4,000
28 Lukas Wenig £3,750
29 Daryl Gurney £2,500
29 Dimitri Van den Bergh £2,500
29 Gian van Veen £2,500
29 Andreas Harrysson £2,500
29 James Wade £2,500
29 Berry van Peer £2,500
29 Gabriel Clemens £2,500
36 Vitezslav Sedlak £1,250
36 Viktor Tingstrom £1,250
36 Franz Roetzsch £1,250
36 Matthias Ehlers £1,250
36 Oliver F Mueller £1,250
36 Michael Unterbuchner £1,250
36 Geert De Vos £1,250
36 Steven Strobbe £1,250
36 Romeo Grbavac £1,250
36 Chris Landman £1,250
36 James Hurrell £1,250
36 Daniel Klose £1,250
36 Jeroen Caron £1,250
36 Born Van Put £1,250

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