PDC Order of Merit Update: Luke Littler rises past Van Barneveld to 28th in world rankings after Belgian Darts Open title win

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Monday, 11 March 2024 at 11:30
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Luke Littler received the top prize of 30,000 pounds last weekend after his final victory at the Belgian Darts Open. 'The Nuke' thus managed to crown his debut on the European Tour with a title.
It allowed Littler to move up another two spots in the world rankings. The 17-year-old teenage sensation passed Raymond van Barneveld and Daryl Gurney, which means he now occupies the 28th spot. Know this; the PDC Order of Merit is a ranking based on performance over a 24-month period. Littler has already amassed £267,000 in ranking money in just three months.
Littler is still 114,750 pounds behind for a placing in the world's top-16. For the summer, this does not yet seem a realistic option, but a final victory at the World Matchplay in July, for example, could put the Englishman in the top-16.
There are some minor changes in the top-10 of the PDC Order of Merit. Gewryn Price regained the fifth spot from Rob Cross, while Damon Heta moved up two spots and is now seventh. Dimitri van den Bergh just lost two spots and is now ranked number nine in the world.
Danny Noppert and Dirk van Duijvenbode swapped places, making Noppert now the second Dutchman behind Michael van Gerwen in spot 12. James Wade is back in the top-20, this at the expense of Josh Rock. Gary Anderson passed Krzysztof Ratajski and Martin Schindler, which means 'The Flying Scotsman' now holds the 23rd spot.
Ricardo Pietreczko is nearing a debut in the top-32 of the world rankings. The German, who had an altercation with his opponent after his lost semifinal against Luke Littler, is now in 34th place. Jermaine Wattimena moved up three places after his quarterfinal finish and is now 44th.

PDC Order of Merit as of March 11

PositionNamePrize money
1Luke Humphries£1,531,500
2Michael van Gerwen£1,102,000
3Michael Smith£1,064,250
4Nathan Aspinall£639,000
5Gerwyn Price£603,000
6Rob Cross£599,750
7Damon Heta£502,500
8Peter Wright£498,250
9Dimitri Van den Bergh£495,000
10Dave Chisnall£488,750
11Jonny Clayton£487,500
12Danny Noppert£436,250
13Dirk van Duijvenbode£431,750
14Joe Cullen£412,500
15Chris Dobey£395,750
16Stephen Bunting£381,750
17Ross Smith£377,750
18Andrew Gilding£365,000
19Ryan Searle£359,750
20James Wade£334,000
21Josh Rock£332,500
22Gabriel Clemens£320,000
23Gary Anderson£300,750
24Martin Schindler£298,750
25Krzysztof Ratajski£294,250
26Jose De Sousa£270,250
27Brendan Dolan£269,000
28Luke Littler£267,000
29Daryl Gurney£256,500
30Raymond van Barneveld£239,000
31Scott Williams£208,000
32Kim Huybrechts£178,750
33Martin Lukeman£176,250
34Ricardo Pietreczko£172,750
34Callan Rydz£172,750
36Madars Razma£172,250
37Luke Woodhouse£160,000
38Ryan Joyce£156,500
39Mike De Decker£150,750
40Gian van Veen£143,500
41Jim Williams£139,250
42Ricky Evans£137,500
43Alan Soutar£119,500
44Jermaine Wattimena£118,500
45Simon Whitlock£116,750
46Rowby-John Rodriguez£114,750
47Matt Campbell£114,000
48Steve Beaton£112,000
49Keane Barry£111,500
50William O'Connor£108,750
51Mickey Mansell£100,000
52Cameron Menzies£99,000
53Adrian Lewis£96,000
54Vincent van der Voort£93,500
55Boris Krcmar£91,750
56Mervyn King£88,250
56Florian Hempel£88,250
58Mensur Suljovic£88,000
58Jamie Hughes£88,000
60Ritchie Edhouse£87,750
61Kevin Doets£87,500
62Ryan Meikle£86,750
63Adam Gawlas£85,750
64Ian White£80,000
65Richard Veenstra£76,000
66Niels Zonneveld£61,000
67Lee Evans£51,000
68Dylan Slevin£45,250
69Maik Kuivenhoven£33,750
69Keegan Brown£33,750
71Stephen Burton£31,750
72Jeffrey De Zwaan£31,000
73Daniel Klose£30,750
74Karel Sedlacek£25,500
75Arron Monk£25,000
76Robert Owen£24,000
77Jeffrey Sparidaans£22,500
78Graham Usher£22,250
79Pascal Rupprecht£22,000
80Jurjen van der Velde£21,750
81Nick Kenny£20,750
82Adam Smith-Neale£18,750
83Graham Hall£18,500
84Josh Payne£18,000
85Ronny Huybrechts£15,250
86Geert Nentjes£15,000
87Owen Roelofs£12,500
88Danny van Trijp£11,500
89Adam Warner£11,000
90Robbie Knops£10,750
91Christian Perez£9,500
92Berry van Peer£9,000
93Callum Goffin£8,750
94James Hurrell£7,750
95Steve Lennon£7,500
96Mario Vandenbogaerde£6,500
97Jacques Labre£6,250
98Benjamin Drue Reus£6,000
98Andy Baetens£6,000
100Wessel Nijman£5,000
100Leighton Bennett£5,000
102Lukas Wenig£4,500
102Brett Claydon£4,500
102Matthew Dennant£4,500
102Patrick Geeraets£4,500
102Paul Krohne£4,500
107Chris Landman£4,250
108Thibault Tricole£4,000
108Danny Lauby£4,000
110Joshua Richardson£3,500
110Rhys Griffin£3,500
110Oskar Lukasiak£3,500
113Michele Turetta£3,000
114Andreas Harrysson£2,500
114Tim Wolters£2,500
114Leonard Gates£2,500
114Scott Mitchell£2,500
114Haupai Puha£2,500
114Darren Beveridge£2,500
114George Killington£2,500
114Dom Taylor£2,500
114Nathan Rafferty£2,500
114Adam Hunt£2,500
124Owen Bates£2,000
124William Borland£2,000
124Danny Jansen£2,000
127Wesley Plaisier£1,500
127Michael Taylor£1,500
127Jarred Cole£1,500
127Joe Croft£1,500
127John Henderson£1,500
127Radek Szaganski£1,500
133Jeroen Caron£1,250
133Romeo Grbavac£1,250
133Born Van Put£1,250
133Geert De Vos£1,250
133Steven Strobbe£1,250
138John Haines£1,000
138Tom Lonsdale£1,000
138Harry Lane£1,000
138Ron Meulenkamp£1,000
138Jenson Walker£1,000
138Robert Grundy£1,000
138Bradley Brooks£1,000
138Jack Male£1,000
138Jitse Van der Wal£1,000
138Jules van Dongen£1,000

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