Luke Littler grabs immediate lead on Players Championship Order of Merit after dream debut
PDCMonday, 12 February 2024 at 21:30
Luke Littler immediately took the lead in the Players Championship Order of Merit. 'The Nuke' managed to win the first Players Championship tournament of the season on Monday by defeating Ryan Searle 8-7 in the final.
Alan Soutar and Gian van Veen managed to reach the semifinals at Wigan, placing them joint third on the Players Championship Order of Merit. Brendan Dolan, James Hurrell, Jose de Sousa and Nick Kenny were the losing quarterfinalists.
After all the Players Championship tournaments, the top 64 ranked players will compete in the Players Championship Finals. This tournament from Nov. 22 to 24 will be played in Minehead.
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Players Championship Order of Merit
| Rank | Name | Prize money (in units of £1,000) |
| 1 | Luke Littler | 15 |
| 2 | Ryan Searle | 10 |
| 3 | Alan Soutar | 5 |
| 3 | Gian van Veen | 5 |
| 5 | Brendan Dolan | 3.5 |
| 5 | James Hurrell | 3.5 |
| 5 | Jose de Sousa | 3.5 |
| 5 | Nick Kenny | 3.5 |
| 9 | Cameron Menzies | 2.5 |
| 9 | Jamie Hughes | 2.5 |
| 9 | Kim Huybrechts | 2.5 |
| 9 | Lee Evans | 2.5 |
| 9 | Mickey Mansell | 2.5 |
| 9 | Mike De Decker | 2.5 |
| 9 | Nathan Aspinall | 2.5 |
| 9 | Ricardo Pietreczko | 2.5 |
| 17 | Adam Smith-Neale | 1.5 |
| 17 | Andrew Gilding | 1.5 |
| 17 | Andy Baetens | 1.5 |
| 17 | Berry van Peer | 1.5 |
| 17 | Chris Dobey | 1.5 |
| 17 | Daryl Gurney | 1.5 |
| 17 | Dom Taylor | 1.5 |
| 17 | Gerwyn Price | 1.5 |
| 17 | Graham Usher | 1.5 |
| 17 | Ian White | 1.5 |
| 17 | Leighton Bennett | 1.5 |
| 17 | Mensur Suljovic | 1.5 |
| 17 | Mervyn King | 1.5 |
| 17 | Michele Turetta | 1.5 |
| 17 | Nathan Rafferty | 1.5 |
| 17 | Ross Smith | 1.5 |
| 33 | Benjamin Drue Reus | 1 |
| 33 | Danny Noppert | 1 |
| 33 | Gabriel Clemens | 1 |
| 33 | Gary Anderson | 1 |
| 33 | James Wade | 1 |
| 33 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | 1 |
| 33 | Jules van Dongen | 1 |
| 33 | Kevin Doets | 1 |
| 33 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 1 |
| 33 | Lukas Wenig | 1 |
| 33 | Luke Humphries | 1 |
| 33 | Luke Woodhouse | 1 |
| 33 | Maik Kuivenhoven | 1 |
| 33 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | 1 |
| 33 | Martin Schindler | 1 |
| 33 | Matthew Dennant | 1 |
| 33 | Michael Smith | 1 |
| 33 | Niels Zonneveld | 1 |
| 33 | Pascal Rupprecht | 1 |
| 33 | Patrick Geeraets | 1 |
| 33 | Paul Krohne | 1 |
| 33 | Raymond van Barneveld | 1 |
| 33 | Richard Veenstra | 1 |
| 33 | Ricky Evans | 1 |
| 33 | Rob Cross | 1 |
| 33 | Robbie Knops | 1 |
| 33 | Ryan Joyce | 1 |
| 33 | Stephen Burton | 1 |
| 33 | Steve Beaton | 1 |
| 33 | Thibault Tricole | 1 |
| 33 | Vincent van der Voort | 1 |
| 33 | Wessel Nijman | 1 |
(Source: Dartsrankings.com)
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