Michael van Gerwen virtually back to World Number One; four players in running for top spot at PDC World Darts Championship

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Monday, 25 December 2023 at 11:00
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Michael van Gerwen is currently in pole position to lead the PDC Order of Merit again after the World Darts Championship. 'Mighty Mike' led the PDC Order of Merit from early January 2014 to early January 2021, but then lost the lead position to several rivals.

Since then Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright and Michael Smith have taken the number one spot. Smith entered the World Darts Championship as number one in the world, but 'Bullyboy' looks to lose this position should he not become world champion again. 

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Officially, four players still have a chance at the number-one position at the World Darts Championship. If Van Gerwen, Smith or Humphries becomes world champion, then this player is also certain to lead the PDC order of Merit after the tournament in Alexandra Palace. The chance of Price becoming the new world number one is a lot smaller. 'The Iceman' must then become world champion, and moreover Van Gerwen (maximum third round), Smith (maximum fourth round) and Humphries (maximum semifinal) may then not get too far.

Looking a little lower on the rankings, Peter Wright has already dropped four places. At the World Darts Championship, the two-time world champion had to defend his world title from two years ago, but already lost in the second round. He is now eighth in the world rankings. James Wade also took a slight dip after his early exit, falling back six places. He finds himself in 19th position. Gary Anderson also had to drop six places in the virtual world rankings, but the Scot is still competing in the World Darts Championship.

Scott Williams (+13), Ricky Evans (+8), Matt Campbell (+10), Boris Krcmar (+11) and Cameron Menzies (+9) are making huge jumps. That comes at the expense, among others, of Mervyn King, who has dropped no less than 22 spots on the PDC Order of Merit. King did not qualify for the World Darts Championship, but narrowly keeps his PDC Tour Card.

Jeffrey de Graaf and Luke Littler have already moved up as many as 66 spots by reaching the third round. However, they need to reach at least the semifinals to maintain a position in the world rankings, as they both do not have a Tour Card at the time of the World Darts Championship. After the World Darts Championship, all players without a Tour Card will be removed from the rankings. A semifinal finish will put De Graaf and Littler in the top-64 of the PDC Order of Merit, allowing them to receive a Tour Card via that route.

Virtual PDC Order of Merit as of December 25 (source Dartsrankings.com)

RankNamePrize money (in units of £1000)
1Michael van Gerwen1107.25
2Michael Smith1096.25
3Luke Humphries1020.5
4Nathan Aspinall637.5
5Gerwyn Price637.25
6Danny Noppert527.75
7Rob Cross515.5
8Peter Wright511.25
9Jonny Clayton480
10Damon Heta468.25
11Dave Chisnall464.5
12Dirk van Duijvenbode438.75
13Joe Cullen430.75
14Dimitri Van den Bergh408
15Ross Smith371
16Stephen Bunting361.25
17Andrew Gilding358
18Chris Dobey353.75
19James Wade349
20Ryan Searle334.75
21Josh Rock324.5
22Gabriel Clemens321
23Martin Schindler300.25
24Krzysztof Ratajski298.5
25Jose de Sousa274
26Daryl Gurney259.25
27Gary Anderson257.25
28Brendan Dolan234
29Raymond van Barneveld220.5
30Kim Huybrechts186.75
31Madars Razma175.75
32Callan Rydz170.75
33Martin Lukeman163.5
34Ricardo Pietreczko157.25
35Ryan Joyce151.25
36Luke Woodhouse150.25
37Mike De Decker139
38Jim Williams137.75
39Scott Williams130.75
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
72Niels Zonneveld51.5
73Darius Labanauskas51.25
74Scott Waites49.5
75Richie Burnett48.5
76John O'Shea47.75
77Jules van Dongen46
78Berry van Peer45.75
79Lee Evans45
80Ted Evetts43.5
81Dylan Slevin42.75
81Jeff Smith42.75
83Rusty-Jake Rodriguez41.75
84Lewy Williams40.25
85Krzysztof Kciuk40
86Christian Kist38.75
87George Killington38.5
88Brian Raman36.75
89Jimmy Hendriks36.5
90Stowe Buntz36
91Bradley Brooks35.75
92Jose Justicia35.5
93Keegan Brown32.75
94Joe Murnan32
95Maik Kuivenhoven29.75
96James Wilson28.75
97Jeffrey De Zwaan28.5
98Jeffrey de Graaf27.5
98Luke Littler27.5
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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