European Tour Order of Merit Update: Luke Littler rockets 16 places after Prague triumph as Stephen Bunting remains outside Dortmund spots

Luke Littler has made a huge move on the European Tour Order of Merit after winning the Czech Darts Open, climbing from 20th to fourth with just three events remaining before the European Championship cut-off.

The world number one arrived in Prague on £40,000 for the 2026 European Tour season, but his title run has taken him to £75,000 and transformed his position in the race to Dortmund. Only Ross Smith, Wessel Nijman and Krzysztof Ratajski now sit above him.

Smith remains comfortably on top after ET12 with £133,000, extending his advantage over Nijman to £22,000. Ratajski holds third on £84,500, while Littler's Czech Darts Open victory has carried him straight past Nathan Aspinall, Josh Rock, Luke Woodhouse and Danny Noppert into fourth.

The top 32 at the end of the 15-event European Tour season qualify for the European Championship, which will be staged in Dortmund from October 22-25.

Littler was comfortably the biggest mover among the leading names. His £35,000 increase from Prague has taken him from the lower reaches of the top 20 into the top four in a single weekend.

Luke Humphries also made significant progress after reaching the final. The defending Czech Darts Open champion began the weekend 15th on £45,000 and leaves Prague ninth on £60,000, level on prize money with Gerwyn Price but ahead on the ranking. Price himself moves from 11th to 10th after reaching the semi-finals, while Michael van Gerwen climbs one place to 13th following his own run to the last four.

Jonny Clayton is another beneficiary, moving from 17th to 15th on £51,000, while William O'Connor's quarter-final appearance lifts him six places from 29th to 23rd on £39,000.

Danny Noppert remains eighth but increases his total to £64,000, while Ross Smith strengthens his grip on first place despite not reaching the closing stages in Prague.

The biggest pressure remains around the top-32 cut line. Joe Cullen currently occupies the final provisional European Championship place with £29,500, leaving Stephen Bunting immediately outside in 33rd on £28,000. That gap is now just £1,500 heading into the final three European Tour events.

James Wade sits 31st on £31,000 despite missing successive events in Budapest and Prague, while Dave Chisnall is 29th on £33,500 and Kim Huybrechts 30th on £32,500.

Several established names remain further adrift. Michael Smith is 35th on £22,000, Daryl Gurney 36th on the same total, Keane Barry 38th on £19,500 and Gary Anderson 41st on £15,000.

Beau Greaves continues to make gradual progress after becoming the first woman to win a PDC European Tour match in Prague. She climbs from 68th to 62nd and now has £7,500 on the ranking, although a substantial gap remains to the provisional Dortmund places.

Martin Schindler is currently safely inside the cut in 27th on £34,500, while Cristo Reyes, Dave Chisnall, Kim Huybrechts, James Wade and Joe Cullen complete the group immediately above the danger zone.

With three European Tour events remaining, Littler has suddenly become a top-four player on the ranking, while the battle around 32nd remains considerably tighter.

The top 32 after the final European Tour event qualify for the European Championship.