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