Michael van Gerwen potentially faces far-reaching consequences after missing final at Dutch Darts Championship

PDC
Thursday, 30 May 2024 at 15:51
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Michael van Gerwen dramatically missed out on a spot in the final of the Dutch Darts Championship last weekend. 'Mighty Mike' lost 6-7 to Jonny Clayton after a 4-0 and 6-4 lead and this defeat may have major consequences.
Van Gerwen has not had to play qualifying tournaments for the Euro Tour tournaments for several years now. That's because the top-16 of the Pro Tour Order of Merit is always guaranteed to participate in the Euro Tour tournaments. However, Van Gerwen has now dropped out of that, as he is currently in eighteenth place. He used to be supreme at Pro Tour tournaments, but his last Pro Tour title dates from early May 2023. The Pro Tour rankings are compiled based on performance over a 12-month period, instead of the 24-month period that applies to the world rankings.
However, the PDC has established a safety net this year for players who fall out of the top-16 Pro Tour rankings, as Premier League players such as Peter Wright and Nathan Aspinall are also not among 16 best Pro Tour players. As of the 2024 season, the top-16 world-ranked players will also receive invitations to the Euro Tour tournaments.
However, there is still a substantial difference between qualifying for a Euro Tour tournament via the Pro Tour ranking, and qualifying based on world ranking position. Players who qualify via the Pro Tour are given protected status in the draw for a Euro Tour tournament and only have to start the tournament from the second round.
The players who obtain a spot via the regular Order of Merit do have to start from the first round. They also get a random spot in the tournament schedule. Basically Van Gerwen will have to play one round earlier and thus one day earlier in the Euro Tour tournaments from the ninth and tenth Euro Tour tournaments.
Nevertheless, Van Gerwen still has a small chance to be among the top-16 seeded players. Should two players finish above him, which happens regularly on the Euro Tours, 'Mighty Mike' will still advance. However, there is a chance that fans at the German Darts Championship (August 30-September 1) and the Flanders Darts Trophy (September 6-8) will be able to see the triple world champion at work on Friday instead of a cushy Saturday spot.

Qualifying race for Euro Tour 9 & 10

PositionNamePrize money
1Luke Humphries£163,250
2Dave Chisnall£125,250
3Gary Anderson£124,250
4Gerwyn Price£117,250
4Damon Heta£117,250
6Danny Noppert£115,500
7Josh Rock£106,250
8Stephen Bunting£101,500
9Ryan Searle£101,000
10Ross Smith£98,500
11Rob Cross£98,250
12Martin Schindler£90,250
13Chris Dobey£88,750
14Ricardo Pietreczko£88,250
15Luke Littler£86,000
16Gian van Veen£84,500
17Michael Smith£78,250
18Michael van Gerwen£76,500
19Ryan Joyce£76,000
20Daryl Gurney£70,500
21Joe Cullen£66,250
22Brendan Dolan£66,000
23Luke Woodhouse£64,000
24Jonny Clayton£63,750
25Raymond van Barneveld£63,000
26Krzysztof Ratajski£61,000
27James Wade£58,750
28Ritchie Edhouse£58,000
29Andrew Gilding£57,500
30Peter Wright£57,250
31Dirk van Duijvenbode£52,000
32Callan Rydz£45,500
33Kevin Doets£44,250
34Mike De Decker£43,500
35Gabriel Clemens£42,250
36Cameron Menzies£39,750
37Jose De Sousa£37,500
38Jermaine Wattimena£37,250
39Richard Veenstra£37,000
40Scott Williams£35,500
41Martin Lukeman£34,750
42Niels Zonneveld£32,500
43William O'Connor£31,250
43Dimitri Van den Bergh£31,250
43Mickey Mansell£31,250
46Nathan Aspinall£30,750
47Jim Williams£28,500
48Stephen Burton£28,250
49Ian White£28,000
50Madars Razma£27,250
50Ricky Evans£27,250
52Daniel Klose£27,000
53Karel Sedlacek£22,750
54Kim Huybrechts£22,250
55Alan Soutar£22,000
56Lee Evans£21,750
57Maik Kuivenhoven£21,000
58Arron Monk£20,500
59Florian Hempel£20,250
60Rowby-John Rodriguez£19,750
61Dylan Slevin£19,500
62Ryan Meikle£19,000
63Jeffrey De Zwaan£18,750
64Mensur Suljovic£18,500
65Steve Beaton£18,000
66Jeffrey De Graaf£17,500
67Robert Owen£17,250
68Jamie Hughes£16,750
69Keane Barry£16,500
69Jeffrey Sparidaans£16,500
71Simon Whitlock£16,000
72Mervyn King£15,500
73Nick Kenny£15,000
74Graham Hall£14,750
75James Hurrell£14,250
76Dom Taylor£14,000
77Berry van Peer£13,500
78Thibault Tricole£13,250
79Ronny Huybrechts£13,000
80Matt Campbell£12,500
81Vincent van der Voort£12,250
82Wessel Nijman£12,000
82Christian Perez£12,000
84Boris Krcmar£11,500
85Andy Baetens£10,500
85Leighton Bennett£10,500
87Danny van Trijp£10,250
87Pascal Rupprecht£10,250
87Adam Smith-Neale£10,250
90Steve Lennon£10,000
91Lukas Wenig£9,750
91Chris Landman£9,750
93Adam Gawlas£9,500
94Danny Jansen£9,000
94Jurjen van der Velde£9,000
96Franz Roetzsch£8,500
97Keegan Brown£8,000
97Robbie Knops£8,000
99Patrick Geeraets£7,500
99Danny Lauby£7,500
101Josh Payne£7,250
102Mario Vandenbogaerde£7,000
102Graham Usher£7,000
104Callum Goffin£6,500
104Radek Szaganski£6,500
104Owen Roelofs£6,500
107Jelle Klaasen£6,000
108Paul Krohne£5,500
108Stefan Bellmont£5,500
108Brett Claydon£5,500
111Matthew Dennant£5,250
112Haupai Puha£5,000
112Robert Grundy£5,000
112Geert Nentjes£5,000
115Romeo Grbavac£4,750
116Darren Beveridge£4,500
116Owen Bates£4,500
116Nathan Rafferty£4,500
116Adam Hunt£4,500
116Connor Scutt£4,500
116Oskar Lukasiak£4,500
122George Killington£4,000
122William Borland£4,000
122Michele Turetta£4,000
125Michael Unterbuchner£3,750
126Rhys Griffin£3,500
127Jitse Van der Wal£3,250
127Adam Warner£3,250
129Benjamin Drue Reus£3,000
129Joshua Richardson£3,000
131Jacques Labre£2,750
132Moreno Blom£2,500
132Marvin van Velzen£2,500
132Moritz Hilger£2,500
132Sebastian Bialecki£2,500
132Richie Burnett£2,500
132Darius Labanauskas£2,500
132Johan Engstrom£2,500
132John Henderson£2,500
132Andreas Harrysson£2,500
141Jules van Dongen£2,000
141Thomas Lovely£2,000
143Lee Cocks£1,500
144Jiri Brejcha£1,250
144Teemu Harju£1,250
144Christian Kist£1,250
144Damian Mol£1,250
144Daniel Larsson£1,250
144Kevin Troppmann£1,250
144Christopher Toonders£1,250
144Christian Goedl£1,250
144Hannes Schnier£1,250
144Dominik Haberl£1,250
144Zoran Lerchbacher£1,250
144Rene Eidams£1,250
144Arno Brand£1,250
144Niko Springer£1,250
144Cor Dekker£1,250
144Alexander Masek£1,250
144Kai Gotthardt£1,250
144Jan Dueckers£1,250
144Patrick Klingelhoefer£1,250
144Vitezslav Sedlak£1,250
144Matthias Ehlers£1,250
144Viktor Tingstrom£1,250
144Oliver Mueller (FfO)£1,250
144Born Van Put£1,250
144Geert De Vos£1,250
144Steven Strobbe£1,250
144Jeroen Caron£1,250
171Shane McGuirk£1,000
171Darryl Pilgrim£1,000
171Aden Kirk£1,000
171Tim Wolters£1,000
171Wesley Plaisier£1,000

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