Luke Littler rises two spots in PDC Order of Merit without playing after latest update
PDCTuesday, 02 April 2024 at 14:00
Luke Humphries has further cemented his leading position on the PDC Order of Merit by winning the German Darts Grand Prix. 'Cool Hand Luke' pocketed the £30,000 top prize by beating Michael van Gerwen in the final of the Euro Tour tournament in Munich.
Humphries, meanwhile, has nearly half a million lead over Van Gerwen in the Order of Merit now. That only looks set to increase this season, as the Englishman has relatively little prize money to defend in 2024. Dimitri van den Bergh and Jonny Clayton managed to move up one spot at the expense of Damon Heta. The Australian is now narrowly outside the top-10. Ross Smith retook the 16th spot from Stephen Bunting, while Josh Rock now holds the 20th spot at the expense of James Wade.
Luke Littler was not in action at the German Darts Grand Prix over the Easter weekend, but still moved up two spots in the world rankings. 'The Nuke' passed Brendan Dolan and Jose de Sousa and is now ranked No. 26 in the world. This rise is because unlike Dolan and De Sousa, Littler did not have to defend any prize money, as the teenage sensation did not play any tournaments on the PDC circuit two years ago.
There is also a milestone for Ricardo Pietreczko, who is now in the top-32 of the PDC Order of Merit for the first time. The German passed Kim Huybrechts and Martin Lukeman. Gian van Veen passed Mike de Decker and is now 39th in the world rankings. Richard Veenstra made his first appearance in the top-64 of the PDC Order of Merit. 'Flyers' passed darts veterans Ian White and Mervyn King.
PDC Order of Merit as of April 2
| Position | Name | Value |
| 1 | Luke Humphries | £1,547,250 |
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen | £1,090,000 |
| 3 | Michael Smith | £1,068,000 |
| 4 | Nathan Aspinall | £632,000 |
| 5 | Gerwyn Price | £594,250 |
| 6 | Rob Cross | £586,250 |
| 7 | Dave Chisnall | £498,000 |
| 8 | Peter Wright | £493,750 |
| 9 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £491,000 |
| 10 | Jonny Clayton | £484,750 |
| 11 | Damon Heta | £484,500 |
| 12 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £434,000 |
| 13 | Danny Noppert | £433,000 |
| 14 | Joe Cullen | £408,750 |
| 15 | Chris Dobey | £396,500 |
| 16 | Ross Smith | £389,000 |
| 17 | Stephen Bunting | £383,250 |
| 18 | Andrew Gilding | £354,750 |
| 19 | Ryan Searle | £349,750 |
| 20 | Josh Rock | £330,250 |
| 21 | James Wade | £329,750 |
| 22 | Gabriel Clemens | £315,000 |
| 23 | Gary Anderson | £298,250 |
| 24 | Martin Schindler | £294,750 |
| 25 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £287,750 |
| 26 | Luke Littler | £267,000 |
| 27 | Brendan Dolan | £264,250 |
| 28 | Daryl Gurney | £258,500 |
| 29 | Jose De Sousa | £255,500 |
| 30 | Raymond van Barneveld | £248,500 |
| 31 | Scott Williams | £203,250 |
| 32 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £174,500 |
| 33 | Martin Lukeman | £174,250 |
| 34 | Kim Huybrechts | £170,250 |
| 35 | Callan Rydz | £166,750 |
| 36 | Madars Razma | £159,500 |
| 37 | Luke Woodhouse | £158,500 |
| 38 | Ryan Joyce | £156,250 |
| 39 | Gian van Veen | £147,500 |
| 40 | Mike De Decker | £145,500 |
| 41 | Ricky Evans | £125,000 |
| 42 | Jim Williams | £124,500 |
| 43 | Jermaine Wattimena | £123,000 |
| 44 | Alan Soutar | £120,250 |
| 45 | Simon Whitlock | £115,250 |
| 46 | Steve Beaton | £109,750 |
| 47 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | £109,250 |
| 48 | Matt Campbell | £107,750 |
| 49 | William O'Connor | £107,000 |
| 50 | Keane Barry | £105,500 |
| 51 | Cameron Menzies | £100,000 |
| 52 | Mickey Mansell | £98,500 |
| 53 | Boris Krcmar | £90,750 |
| 54 | Vincent van der Voort | £90,000 |
| 55 | Florian Hempel | £89,000 |
| 56 | Ritchie Edhouse | £86,000 |
| 57 | Kevin Doets | £85,250 |
| 58 | Jamie Hughes | £84,750 |
| 59 | Mensur Suljovic | £84,000 |
| 60 | Ryan Meikle | £83,000 |
| 60 | Adam Gawlas | £83,000 |
| 62 | Adrian Lewis | £82,500 |
| 63 | Richard Veenstra | £81,000 |
| 63 | Mervyn King | £81,000 |
| 65 | Ian White | £77,000 |
| 66 | Niels Zonneveld | £64,250 |
| 67 | Lee Evans | £52,000 |
| 68 | Dylan Slevin | £48,750 |
| 69 | Jeffrey De Zwaan | £36,000 |
| 70 | Keegan Brown | £35,750 |
| 71 | Maik Kuivenhoven | £35,250 |
| 72 | Stephen Burton | £32,750 |
| 73 | Daniel Klose | £31,750 |
| 74 | Karel Sedlacek | £29,000 |
| 75 | Arron Monk | £26,000 |
| 76 | Robert Owen | £25,000 |
| 77 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | £23,500 |
| 78 | Graham Usher | £23,250 |
| 79 | Pascal Rupprecht | £23,000 |
| 80 | Jurjen van der Velde | £22,750 |
| 81 | Nick Kenny | £21,750 |
| 82 | Graham Hall | £20,000 |
| 83 | Adam Smith-Neale | £18,750 |
| 84 | Josh Payne | £18,000 |
| 85 | Geert Nentjes | £17,000 |
| 86 | Ronny Huybrechts | £16,750 |
| 87 | Owen Roelofs | £14,000 |
| 88 | Robbie Knops | £12,250 |
| 89 | Berry van Peer | £11,500 |
| 89 | Danny van Trijp | £11,500 |
| 91 | James Hurrell | £11,250 |
| 92 | Steve Lennon | £11,000 |
| 92 | Adam Warner | £11,000 |
| 94 | Christian Perez | £9,500 |
| 95 | Callum Goffin | £8,750 |
| 96 | Leighton Bennett | £8,500 |
| 97 | Lukas Wenig | £7,750 |
| 98 | Chris Landman | £7,250 |
| 99 | Danny Jansen | £7,000 |
| 100 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | £6,500 |
| 101 | Jacques Labre | £6,250 |
| 102 | Benjamin Drue Reus | £6,000 |
| 102 | Andy Baetens | £6,000 |
| 104 | Joshua Richardson | £5,500 |
| 104 | Danny Lauby | £5,500 |
| 104 | Brett Claydon | £5,500 |
| 104 | Matthew Dennant | £5,500 |
| 108 | Dom Taylor | £5,000 |
| 108 | Thibault Tricole | £5,000 |
| 108 | Wessel Nijman | £5,000 |
| 111 | Connor Scutt | £4,500 |
| 111 | Oskar Lukasiak | £4,500 |
| 111 | Patrick Geeraets | £4,500 |
| 111 | Paul Krohne | £4,500 |
| 115 | John Henderson | £4,000 |
| 116 | George Killington | £3,500 |
| 116 | Adam Hunt | £3,500 |
| 116 | Rhys Griffin | £3,500 |
| 119 | William Borland | £3,000 |
| 119 | Michele Turetta | £3,000 |
| 121 | Andreas Harrysson | £2,500 |
| 121 | Wesley Plaisier | £2,500 |
| 121 | Scott Mitchell | £2,500 |
| 121 | Leonard Gates | £2,500 |
| 121 | Tim Wolters | £2,500 |
| 121 | Haupai Puha | £2,500 |
| 121 | Darren Beveridge | £2,500 |
| 121 | Nathan Rafferty | £2,500 |
| 129 | Romeo Grbavac | £2,250 |
| 130 | Stefan Bellmont | £2,000 |
| 130 | Thomas Lovely | £2,000 |
| 130 | Jelle Klaasen | £2,000 |
| 130 | Owen Bates | £2,000 |
| 134 | Michael Taylor | £1,500 |
| 134 | Joe Croft | £1,500 |
| 134 | Jarred Cole | £1,500 |
| 134 | Radek Szaganski | £1,500 |
| 138 | Michael Unterbuchner | £1,250 |
| 138 | Franz Roetzsch | £1,250 |
| 138 | Matthias Ehlers | £1,250 |
| 138 | Oliver F Mueller | £1,250 |
| 138 | Viktor Tingstrom | £1,250 |
| 138 | Vitezslav Sedlak | £1,250 |
| 138 | Steven Strobbe | £1,250 |
| 138 | Born Van Put | £1,250 |
| 138 | Geert De Vos | £1,250 |
| 138 | Jeroen Caron | £1,250 |
| 148 | Jeffrey De Graaf | £1,000 |
| 148 | Harry Lane | £1,000 |
| 148 | Robert Grundy | £1,000 |
| 148 | Jenson Walker | £1,000 |
| 148 | Jack Male | £1,000 |
| 148 | Bradley Brooks | £1,000 |
| 148 | John Haines | £1,000 |
| 148 | Tom Lonsdale | £1,000 |
| 148 | Ron Meulenkamp | £1,000 |
| 148 | Jitse Van der Wal | £1,000 |
| 148 | Jules van Dongen | £1,000 |
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