European Tour Order of Merit: Luke Littler on top after victory at Belgian Darts Open
PDCTuesday, 12 March 2024 at 18:30
Luke Littler is unsurprisingly the early frontrunner on the European Tour Order of Merit after winning the opening Euro Tour tournament of the season, 'The Nuke' triumphed at the Belgian Darts Open in Wieze last weekend.
In the final of the Belgian Darts Open, Littler won 8-7 over Rob Cross after a cracker. With the final victory in Belgium, the 17-year-old teenage sensation immediately pocketed £30,000 for the European Tour Order of Merit. Cross as the runner-up, takes 12,000 pounds in prize money.
Gerwyn Price and Ricardo Pietreczko were eliminated in the semi-finals and share third place with £8500. Stephen Bunting, Jermaine Wattimena, Jonny Clayton and Ryan Searle earned 6,000 pounds after reaching the quarter-finals.
Dave Chisnall, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Josh Rock, Michael van Gerwen, Michael Smith, Ross Smith, Krzysztof Ratajski, Nathan Aspinall, Dimitri van den Bergh, Martin Schindler, Andrew Gilding, Daryl Gurney, Gian van Veen, José de Sousa and Raymond van Barneveld are missing from the rankings. They did not have to play a qualifying tournament to qualify for the Belgian Darts Open, and that meant they had to win at least one match in the main tournament for the prize money to count toward the various rankings. However, the aforementioned fifteen names went down in their opening match.
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.
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European Tour Order of Merit
| Position | Name | Prize money |
| 1 | Luke Littler | £30,000 |
| 2 | Rob Cross | £12,000 |
| 3 | Gerwyn Price | £8,500 |
| 3 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £8,500 |
| 5 | Stephen Bunting | £6,000 |
| 5 | Jermaine Wattimena | £6,000 |
| 5 | Jonny Clayton | £6,000 |
| 5 | Ryan Searle | £6,000 |
| 9 | Damon Heta | £4,000 |
| 9 | Peter Wright | £4,000 |
| 9 | Mike De Decker | £4,000 |
| 9 | Gary Anderson | £4,000 |
| 9 | Ryan Joyce | £4,000 |
| 9 | Luke Humphries | £4,000 |
| 9 | Danny Noppert | £4,000 |
| 9 | Joe Cullen | £4,000 |
| 17 | Brendan Dolan | £2,500 |
| 17 | Gabriel Clemens | £2,500 |
| 17 | James Wade | £2,500 |
| 17 | Lukas Wenig | £2,500 |
| 17 | Richard Veenstra | £2,500 |
| 17 | Andreas Harrysson | £2,500 |
| 17 | Berry van Peer | £2,500 |
| 17 | Luke Woodhouse | £2,500 |
| 17 | Chris Dobey | £2,500 |
| 26 | Chris Landman | £1,250 |
| 26 | Jeroen Caron | £1,250 |
| 26 | Romeo Grbavac | £1,250 |
| 26 | Born Van Put | £1,250 |
| 26 | Steven Strobbe | £1,250 |
| 26 | James Hurrell | £1,250 |
| 26 | Daniel Klose | £1,250 |
| 26 | Geert De Vos | £1,250 |
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- When Littler has at least five ranking Majors he’s in the discussion, until then, forget it.Mysstree14-11-2024
- This is the difference between other players and Phil Taylor. Phil would be completely motivated even before his walk on and didn't need anything else to do so.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024
- Still impressive though. Also literally everyone cares about averages that's what makes darts fascinating.medinabello14-11-2024
- BS he won a Euro Tour during this down period something that not many players can say. Dobey, Noppy, DvD, Ross Smith to name just a few.medinabello14-11-2024
- Maybe the supposed top players are burnt out from the endless travelling and tournaments, I just don't think they have the dedication or outright desire to win. I think they are more interested in the money and being popular, just keeping their rankings steady. The only thing that mattered to Phil Taylor was winning, not winning a few games to top up the money pot and seeking the fans attention. Maybe there is too many tournaments now and the enthusiasm is gone. This year especially has seen so many different winners and unexpected draws and line ups.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024