The latest Order of Merit provides some good news for Stephen Bunting.
The Bullet was knocked out by eventual winner Gary Anderson in the first round of the World Matchplay. However, his July earnings take him to an overall tally of £195,500. That means that he is now defending £500 more than Mervyn King. As a result, Bunting now has a place in the world's top 20. His rise comes at the expense of Benito van de Pas, who drops out of the top 20 in the Order of Merit.
There's one other change in the world's top 20. Gerwyn Price edges back into 12th spot, with Ian White dropping a place. Further down the rankings, World Matchplay giantkiller Jeffrey de Zwaan now sits 49th. The Black Cobra now has plenty of Blackpool earnings to defend going forward.
Michael van Gerwen remains well clear at the top, while Matchplay champion Anderson extends his advantage over world number five Daryl Gurney. Blackpool finalist Mensur Suljovic is just £12,250 behind Superchin.
There's one other change in the world's top 20. Gerwyn Price edges back into 12th spot, with Ian White dropping a place. Further down the rankings, World Matchplay giantkiller Jeffrey de Zwaan now sits 49th. The Black Cobra now has plenty of Blackpool earnings to defend going forward.
Michael van Gerwen remains well clear at the top, while Matchplay champion Anderson extends his advantage over world number five Daryl Gurney. Blackpool finalist Mensur Suljovic is just £12,250 behind Superchin.
Order of Merit - top 50
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | Netherlands | £1,693,750 |
| 2 | Peter Wright | Scotland | £746,750 |
| 3 | Rob Cross | England | £700,000 |
| 4 | Gary Anderson | Scotland | £623,000 |
| 5 | Daryl Gurney | Northern Ireland | £438,750 |
| 6 | Mensur Suljovic | Austria | £426,500 |
| 7 | Simon Whitlock | Australia | £332,000 |
| 8 | Dave Chisnall | England | £308,750 |
| 9 | Michael Smith | England | £305,000 |
| 10 | James Wade | England | £296,000 |
| 11 | Raymond van Barneveld | Netherlands | £276,000 |
| 12 | Gerwyn Price | Wales | £267,500 |
| 13 | Ian White | England | £263,000 |
| 14 | Darren Webster | England | £259,250 |
| 15 | Kim Huybrechts | Belgium | £230,750 |
| 16 | Joe Cullen | England | £230,000 |
| 17 | Alan Norris | England | £218,750 |
| 18 | Adrian Lewis | England | £214,750 |
| 19 | Jelle Klaasen | Netherlands | £208,250 |
| 20 | Stephen Bunting | England | £195,500 |
| 21 | Mervyn King | England | £195,000 |
| 22 | Benito van de Pas | Netherlands | £194,250 |
| 23 | Johnny Clayton | Wales | £193,750 |
| 24 | Steve West | England | £176,000 |
| 25 | Steve Beaton | England | £168,250 |
| 26 | Kyle Anderson | Australia | £164,750 |
| 27 | John Henderson | Scotland | £164,000 |
| 28 | James Wilson | England | £156,750 |
| 29 | Jamie Lewis | Wales | £154,500 |
| 30 | Cristo Reyes | Spain | £148,000 |
| 31 | Robert Thornton | Scotland | £145,500 |
| 32 | Justin Pipe | England | £144,250 |
| 33 | Jermaine Wattimena | Netherlands | £136,750 |
| 34 | Chris Dobey | England | £130,250 |
| 35 | Vincent van der Voort | Netherlands | £116,000 |
| 36 | Dimitri van den Bergh | Belgium | £113,750 |
| 37 | Brendan Dolan | Northern Ireland | £111,250 |
| 38 | Max Hopp | Germany | £105,750 |
| 39 | Christian Kist | Netherlands | £103,250 |
| 40 | Mark Webster | Wales | £96,750 |
| 41 | Keegan Brown | England | £94,750 |
| 42 | Jan Dekker | Netherlands | £86,750 |
| 43 | Richard North | England | £85,500 |
| 44 | Ronny Huybrechts | Belgium | £83,750 |
| 45 | James Richardson | England | £82,750 |
| 46 | Steve Lennon | Ireland | £82,250 |
| 47 | Robbie Green | England | £69,750 |
| 48 | Ron Meulenkamp | Netherlands | £67,000 |
| 49 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | Netherlands | £66,500 |
| 50 | Kevin Painter | England | £65,750 |
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