Gilding makes giant leap up Order of Merit after UK Open title, Van Gerwen narrows gap on Wright
PDCMonday, 06 March 2023 at 11:00
Andrew Gilding's surprise final victory at the UK Open has earned 'Goldfinger' a substantial rise in the world rankings. Gilding beat Michael van Gerwen 11-10 in the final on Sunday night after a thriller.
He had started the tournament as number 41 in the world. With his title in Minehead, Gilding earned £110,000, moving him up to 25th place and with hardly any money to defend this year, he will likely be up towards the top 10 eventually.
Van Gerwen remained stuck in third place despite a final spot. He did narrow the gap on Michael Smith and Peter Wright, who currently occupy the top two spots.
One of the big losers in the rankings is James Wade. 'The Machine' had to retain his title from two years ago, but already lost in the fourth round. He lost five places and is now 14th. Among others, Dirk van Duijvenbode benefited. 'Aubergenius' now holds 11th position. Dimitri van den Bergh is now in tenth place due to his semi-final place.
Other tournament sensations Adam Gawlas and Richie Burnett also made big leaps up the world rankings. Gawlas was allowed to swap 62nd place for 48th after reaching the semi-finals. Burnett rose from 78 to 71.
PDC Order of Merit as of March 6
| Rk | +/- | Name | Prize Money |
| 1 | Michael Smith | 1248.5 | |
| 2 | Peter Wright | 1154.25 | |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | 1076.5 | |
| 4 | Gerwyn Price | 718.75 | |
| 5 | +1 | Rob Cross | 524.75 |
| 6 | -1 | Luke Humphries | 513.75 |
| 7 | Jonny Clayton | 478.75 | |
| 8 | Danny Noppert | 460.75 | |
| 9 | +1 | Nathan Aspinall | 451.75 |
| 10 | +1 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 448.5 |
| 11 | +1 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 368.5 |
| 12 | +1 | Joe Cullen | 366.25 |
| 13 | +1 | Ryan Searle | 352.25 |
| 14 | -5 | James Wade | 344.75 |
| 15 | Jose de Sousa | 335.5 | |
| 16 | Dave Chisnall | 318.75 | |
| 17 | Damon Heta | 310.75 | |
| 18 | Ross Smith | 308.25 | |
| 19 | Gabriel Clemens | 285.25 | |
| 20 | +1 | Chris Dobey | 273.25 |
| 21 | -1 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 270.75 |
| 22 | Stephen Bunting | 242.75 | |
| 23 | Gary Anderson | 241 | |
| 24 | Callan Rydz | 230 | |
| 25 | +16 | Andrew Gilding | 228 |
| 26 | -1 | Brendan Dolan | 227.25 |
| 27 | Martin Schindler | 210 | |
| 28 | -2 | Daryl Gurney | 196 |
| 29 | -1 | Kim Huybrechts | 179.5 |
| 30 | -1 | Mervyn King | 175.5 |
| 31 | Raymond van Barneveld | 163.25 | |
| 32 | -2 | Vincent van der Voort | 162.5 |
| 33 | -1 | Alan Soutar | 152.5 |
| 34 | -1 | Mensur Suljovic | 152.25 |
| 35 | Adrian Lewis | 143.75 | |
| 36 | -2 | Madars Razma | 138.5 |
| 37 | -1 | Josh Rock | 137.5 |
| 38 | William O'Connor | 133.5 | |
| 39 | Martin Lukeman | 125.75 | |
| 40 | -3 | Simon Whitlock | 124.5 |
| 41 | -1 | Martijn Kleermaker | 117.25 |
| 42 | Keane Barry | 111.75 | |
| 43 | Ryan Joyce | 104.5 | |
| 44 | Ian White | 104.25 | |
| 45 | Ritchie Edhouse | 100.5 | |
| 46 | Ryan Meikle | 100.25 | |
| 47 | Jermaine Wattimena | 98 | |
| 48 | +14 | Adam Gawlas | 95 |
| 49 | -1 | Luke Woodhouse | 94.75 |
| 50 | -1 | Ricky Evans | 91.75 |
| 51 | Florian Hempel | 90 | |
| 52 | Steve Beaton | 88.75 | |
| 53 | -3 | Jamie Hughes | 87.25 |
| 54 | -1 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 87.25 |
| 55 | -1 | Mike De Decker | 85.25 |
| 56 | -1 | Boris Krcmar | 82.25 |
| 57 | Jim Williams | 77 | |
| 58 | -2 | Darius Labanauskas | 76.75 |
| 59 | -1 | Scott Williams | 75.75 |
| 60 | -1 | Lewy Williams | 70.25 |
| 61 | -1 | Steve Lennon | 67 |
| 62 | +1 | Joe Murnan | 58.75 |
| 63 | +1 | Jeff Smith | 55.5 |
| 64 | +1 | Matt Campbell | 55 |
| 65 | -4 | Devon Petersen | 54.75 |
| 66 | Danny Jansen | 52.25 | |
| 67 | +1 | Nathan Rafferty | 51.5 |
| 68 | -1 | Cameron Menzies | 50.75 |
| 69 | Mickey Mansell | 47.25 | |
| 70 | John O'Shea | 39 | |
| 71 | +7 | Richie Burnett | 38.25 |
| 72 | +1 | Kevin Doets | 31.5 |
| 73 | +1 | Ted Evetts | 31 |
| 74 | -3 | Scott Waites | 29 |
| 75 | -3 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | 28.5 |
| 76 | -1 | Jimmy Hendriks | 27 |
| 77 | -1 | Ricardo Pietreczko | 26.75 |
| 78 | -1 | Jose Justicia | 26 |
| 79 | Krzysztof Kciuk | 24 | |
| 80 | Connor Scutt | 23.25 | |
| 81 | Brian Raman | 21.5 | |
| 82 | +1 | James Wilson | 18.75 |
| 83 | +1 | Radek Szaganski | 18.75 |
| 84 | -2 | Bradley Brooks | 18.25 |
| 85 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | 18.25 | |
| 86 | +1 | George Killington | 17.75 |
| 87 | -1 | Shaun Wilkinson | 17 |
| 88 | Luc Peters | 14.75 | |
| 89 | Tony Martinez | 14.5 | |
| 90 | Ross Montgomery | 14 | |
| 91 | Damian Mol | 13.75 | |
| 92 | +18 | Jeffrey De Zwaan | 12.75 |
| 93 | -1 | Jamie Clark | 12.75 |
| 94 | -1 | Jules van Dongen | 11.25 |
| 95 | -1 | Kevin Burness | 11.25 |
| 96 | -1 | Richard Veenstra | 11 |
| 97 | Darren Webster | 9.5 | |
| 98 | -2 | Keegan Brown | 9 |
| 99 | Dylan Slevin | 8.5 | |
| 100 | -2 | Nick Fullwell | 7.25 |
| 101 | -1 | Niels Zonneveld | 7 |
| 102 | +26 | Karel Sedlacek | 6.25 |
| 103 | +1 | Graham Usher | 4.75 |
| 104 | +3 | Gian van Veen | 4.5 |
| 105 | +3 | Robbie Knops | 4.25 |
| 106 | -2 | Arron Monk | 4.25 |
| 107 | -6 | Martijn Dragt | 4 |
| 108 | -6 | Vladimir Andersen | 4 |
| 109 | -1 | Stephen Burton | 3.75 |
| 110 | -7 | Maik Kuivenhoven | 3.75 |
| 111 | +9 | Jurjen van der Velde | 3.5 |
| 112 | -6 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | 3.25 |
| 113 | +1 | Geert Nentjes | 3.25 |
| 114 | +4 | Adam Warner | 3 |
| 115 | +4 | Nick Kenny | 3 |
| 116 | New | Jelle Klaasen | 2.5 |
| 116 | New | Luke Littler | 2.5 |
| 116 | New | Thomas Banks | 2.5 |
| 119 | +2 | Daniel Klose | 2.5 |
| 120 | -9 | Lukas Wenig | 2.5 |
| 120 | -9 | Niko Springer | 2.5 |
| 122 | Graham Hall | 2.5 | |
| 123 | -10 | Josh Payne | 2.5 |
| 124 | +6 | Owen Roelofs | 2.25 |
| 125 | -10 | Pascal Rupprecht | 2.25 |
| 126 | -10 | Andy Boulton | 2 |
| 126 | -10 | Robert Owen | 2 |
| 128 | New | Conor Heneghan | 1.5 |
| 128 | New | Dan Read | 1.5 |
| 128 | New | Lewis Gurney | 1.5 |
| 131 | -8 | Adam Smith-Neale | 1.5 |
| 132 | -8 | Dennis Nilsson | 1.25 |
| 132 | -8 | Filip Sebesta | 1.25 |
| 132 | -8 | Jeroen Mioch | 1.25 |
| 135 | -8 | Ronny Huybrechts | 1.25 |
| 136 | -7 | Cameron Crabtree | 1.25 |
| 137 | New | Christopher Holt | 1 |
| 137 | New | Gary Davey | 1 |
| 137 | New | James Richardson | 1 |
| 137 | New | Jim McEwan | 1 |
| 137 | New | Jim Moston | 1 |
| 137 | New | Jitse Van der Wal | 1 |
| 137 | New | Joshua Richardson | 1 |
| 137 | New | Michael Flynn | 1 |
| 145 | -15 | Christian Kist | 0.75 |
| 145 | -15 | Lee Evans | 0.75 |
| 147 | -14 | James Hurrell | 0.75 |
| 148 | -14 | Danny van Trijp | 0.75 |
| 149 | -14 | Chris Landman | 0.75 |
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