Order of Merit Players Championship | James Wade leads after PC1, Beau Greaves well-placed after strong first day as Tour Card holder
PDCMonday, 09 February 2026 at 19:24
The Players Championship series comprises a total of 34 tournaments which take place over Hildesheim, Wigan, Leicester, Milton Keynes and new for 2026, a trip to Den Bosch.
It sees the top names including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen and Gian van Veen in action over the course of the year with the PDC ProTour being seen as the so-called Bread and Butter tournaments that help towards qualifying for most majors including the PDC World Darts Championship.
But the Players Championship Order of Merit is the one to watch for this series as it sees the top 64 players over the course of the season qualify for the Players Championship Finals which take place in Minehead at the end of November.
It is determined based on total prize money won by each player in the Players Championship events throughout the year. The top 64 qualify and it also spells some issues as it did in 2025 for the likes of Luke Littler, Nathan Aspinall and Luke Humphries who had to qualify late. Michael van Gerwen for instance did not qualify at all.
Players Championship Order of Merit after Event One
(as of dartsrankings.com)
| Rk | Name | Prize Money | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QF | SF | F | W |
| 1 | James Wade | 15 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6.5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Nathan Aspinall | 10 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6.5 | 10 | |
| 3 | Adam Gawlas | 6.5 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6.5 | ||
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | 6.5 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6.5 | ||
| 5 | Gabriel Clemens | 4 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Jack Tweddell | 4 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Joe Cullen | 4 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Wessel Nijman | 4 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 9 | Beau Greaves | 3 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | Callan Rydz | 3 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | Max Hopp | 3 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | Mensur Suljovic | 3 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | Shane McGuirk | 3 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | Stefan Bellmont | 3 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | Wesley Plaisier | 3 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | William O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | Cam Crabtree | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Connor Scutt | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Dave Chisnall | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Gary Anderson | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Greg Ritchie | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Jeffrey de Graaf | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Joe Hunt | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Jurjen van der Velde | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Justin Hood | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Lukas Wenig | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Mickey Mansell | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Nick Kenny | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Ricardo Pietreczko | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Rob Cross | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Stephen Burton | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | |||||
| 33 | Alan Soutar | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Alexander Merkx | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Andrew Gilding | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Andy Boulton | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Cameron Menzies | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Carl Sneyd | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Charlie Manby | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Chris Dobey | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Cor Dekker | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Gerwyn Price | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Gian van Veen | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Jim Long | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Keane Barry | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Kim Huybrechts | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Luke Woodhouse | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Madars Razma | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Maik Kuivenhoven | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Michael Smith | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Mike De Decker | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Niko Springer | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Owen Bates | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Rhys Griffin | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Ross Smith | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Ryan Searle | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Scott Williams | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Tavis Dudeney | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Thibault Tricole | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Tom Sykes | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Tommy Morris | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 33 | Viktor Tingstrom | 1.25 | 0 | 1.25 |
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