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Michael van Gerwen and Luke Humphries fighting for world number one spot at World Darts Championships after Michael Smith's elimination

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by Kieran Wood
Sunday, 31 December 2023 at 12:30
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Michael van Gerwen enters the new year as the virtual number one of the world. Only Luke Humphries can keep 'Mighty Mike' from reclaiming the top spot on the PDC Order of Merit for good.

Michael Smith (last sixteen), Nathan Aspinall (second round) and Gerwyn Price (last 32) also had a chance at the number-one position prior to the World Darts Championship, but were eliminated early in the tournament. Only Van Gerwen and Humphries are still vying for the prestigious number one spot. The two top players are currently in the quarter-finals of the World Darts Championship and can meet in the semifinals. The winner of that duel will be number one in the world rankings after the World Darts Championship.

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Rob Cross has moved up to sixth position thanks to his quarterfinal finish. A final or world title will see him rise to fourth. Dave Chisnall has returned to the world's top-10. With a win over Humphries at the last eight, 'Chizzy' moves up to seventh place. A final spot even beckons the top four.

Chris Dobey will make his debut in the top-16 of the world rankings after the World Darts Championship anyway. Should 'Hollywood' reach the final, Dobey will even enter well into the top-10. A world title even puts the Englishman in the top four in the world. Brendan Dolan is also still in the tournament. Remarkably, despite his quarterfinal spot, the Northern Irishman has not moved up one spot in the world rankings. The History Maker will do so if he beats Luke Littler in the quarterfinals. Dolan will then move up to 23rd place.

Scott Williams has made considerable progress anyway. He started the tournament as number 52 in the world and is now virtually in 35th place. With a win over Michael van Gerwen in the quarterfinals, Williams moves up further to 30th place.

Finally, we have 16-year-old prodigy Luke Littler in the tournament. He started the World Darts Championship as number 164 in the world. Meanwhile, Littler rose to 72nd place. However, he needs to get into the top-64 to leave his earned prize money in the world rankings. If he beats Dolan, Littler will end up in spot 50. Looking even further, Littler could end up in the 30th spot upon reaching the final. A world title will put Littler in the top-10 of the world rankings.

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PDC Order of Merit as of Dec. 31, 2023

RankNamePrize money
1Michael van Gerwen1132.25
2Michael Smith1106.25
3Luke Humphries1045.5
4Nathan Aspinall637.5
5Gerwyn Price637.25
6Rob Cross540.5
7Danny Noppert527.75
8Peter Wright511.25
9Jonny Clayton490
10Dave Chisnall489.5
11Damon Heta478.25
12Joe Cullen440.75
13Dirk van Duijvenbode438.75
14Dimitri Van den Bergh408
15Chris Dobey378.75
16Stephen Bunting371.25
17Ross Smith371
18Andrew Gilding358
19James Wade349
20Ryan Searle334.75
21Josh Rock324.5
22Gabriel Clemens321
23Martin Schindler300.25
24Krzysztof Ratajski298.5
25Jose de Sousa274
26Daryl Gurney269.25
27Gary Anderson267.25
28Brendan Dolan259
29Raymond van Barneveld230.5
30Kim Huybrechts186.75
31Madars Razma175.75
32Callan Rydz170.75
33Martin Lukeman163.5
34Ricardo Pietreczko157.25
35Scott Williams155.75
36Ryan Joyce151.25
37Luke Woodhouse150.25
38Mike De Decker139
39Jim Williams137.75
40Keane Barry128.5
41William O'Connor128.25
42Gian van Veen122.5
43Simon Whitlock120.25
44Alan Soutar118.5
45Ricky Evans115.5
46Jermaine Wattimena113.5
47Matt Campbell113.25
48Rowby-John Rodriguez111.5
49Steve Beaton111.25
50Boris Krcmar101.75
51Adrian Lewis101.25
52Vincent van der Voort97
53Cameron Menzies94.5
54Mensur Suljovic94
55Mickey Mansell93.5
56Jamie Hughes91.25
57Ritchie Edhouse89.5
58Ryan Meikle87
59Florian Hempel86.75
60Adam Gawlas86.5
61Kevin Doets83.5
62Mervyn King81.75
63Ian White80.75
64Martijn Kleermaker80
65Steve Lennon78
66Mario Vandenbogaerde75
67Radek Szaganski74
68Connor Scutt70.25
69Nathan Rafferty69.25
70Richard Veenstra67.5
71Danny Jansen59.25
72Luke Littler52.5
73Niels Zonneveld51.5
74Darius Labanauskas51.25
75Scott Waites49.5
76Richie Burnett48.5
77John O'Shea47.75
78Jules van Dongen46
79Berry van Peer45.75
80Lee Evans45
81Ted Evetts43.5
82Dylan Slevin42.75
82Jeff Smith42.75
84Rusty-Jake Rodriguez41.75
85Lewy Williams40.25
86Krzysztof Kciuk40
87Christian Kist38.75
88George Killington38.5
89Brian Raman36.75
90Jimmy Hendriks36.5
91Stowe Buntz36
92Bradley Brooks35.75
93Jose Justicia35.5
94Keegan Brown32.75
95Joe Murnan32
96Maik Kuivenhoven29.75
97James Wilson28.75
98Jeffrey De Zwaan28.5
99Jeffrey de Graaf27.5
100Stephen Burton27.25
101Daniel Klose26
102Ross Montgomery25.25
103Chris Landman24.25
104Tony Martinez23.5
105Darren Webster22.5
105Shaun Wilkinson22.5
107Andy Boulton22.25
108Karel Sedlacek22
109Owen Bates21.5
109Devon Petersen21.5
111Damian Mol21.25
112Thibault Tricole21
113Arron Monk20
114Jurjen van der Velde19.75
115Luc Peters18.5
116Robert Owen18
116Jeffrey Sparidaans18
116Pascal Rupprecht18
119Cam Crabtree17
120Kevin Burness16.75
121Jamie Clark16
122Graham Usher15.75
123Fallon Sherrock15.5
123Josh Payne15.5
123Graham Hall15.5
126Darren Penhall15
126Man Lok Leung15
126Tomoya Goto15
129Marko Kantele13.75
129Nick Kenny13.75
129Adam Smith-Neale13.75
132Geert Nentjes13.5
133Wesley Plaisier13.25
134Darryl Pilgrim12.75
135Haruki Muramatsu12.5
136Ronny Huybrechts12.25
137Dom Taylor11.25
138Owen Roelofs11
139Nick Fullwell10.25
140Dragutin Horvat10
140Adam Warner10
142Danny van Trijp9.5
142Vladimir Andersen9.5
144Jelle Klaasen9
145Robbie Knops8.75
146Beau Greaves8
147Callum Goffin7.75
147Nico Kurz7.75
149Alex Spellman7.5
149Ben Robb7.5
149Bhav Patel7.5
149David Cameron7.5
149Haupai Puha7.5
149Lourence Ilagan7.5
149Mikuru Suzuki7.5
149Norman Madhoo7.5
149Paolo Nebrida7.5
149Reynaldo Rivera7.5
149Sandro Eric Sosing7.5
149Simon Adams7.5
149Wessel Nijman7.5
149Xiao Chenzong7.5
149Stefan Bellmont7.5
149Liam Maendl-Lawrance7.5
165John Henderson7.25
166Robert Grundy7
167Niko Springer6.5
168Danny Lauby5.5
169Martijn Dragt5.25
170Nathan Girvan5
170Vitezslav Sedlak5
172Scott Mitchell4.75
172Jacques Labre4.75
172Lukas Wenig4.75
175James Hurrell4.25
176Andy Baetens4
177Patrik Kovacs3.75
177Roman Benecky3.75
177Dalibor Smolik3.75
180Roy van de Griendt3.25
181Jarred Cole3
181Christian Perez3
183Ron Meulenkamp2.75
184Anton Ostlund2.5
184Nandor Major2.5
184Sebastian Bialecki2.5
184Dennis Nilsson2.5
184Hannes Schnier2.5
184Jeroen Mioch2.5
184Rene Eidams2.5
184Filip Sebesta2.5
184Thomas Banks2.5
193Conan Whitehead2.25
194Alexander Merkx2
195James Richardson1.75
196Conor Heneghan1.5
196Dan Read1.5
196Lewis Gurney1.5
199Marcus Kirchmann1.25
199Gabor Jagicza1.25
199Mihaly Vida1.25
199Danny Tessmann1.25
199Fabian Herz1.25
199Marcel Walpen1.25
199David Pisek1.25
199Jani Laurila1.25
199Francois Schweyen1.25
199Sven Hilling1.25
199Marcel Hausotter1.25
199Dmitry Zukovs1.25
199Marcus Haider1.25
199Oskar Lukasiak1.25
199Tytus Kanik1.25
199Paavo Myller1.25
215Christopher Holt1
215Gary Davey1
215Jim McEwan1
215Jim Moston1
215Jitse Van der Wal1
215Joshua Richardson1
215Michael Flynn1
222Peter Jacques0.75
222Wayne Jones0.75
222Eddie Lovely0.75
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