Order of Merit World Series of Darts 2026: Final standings after Australian Darts Masters - Michael van Gerwen finishes No.1 as James Wade jumps after Wollongong title
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The World Series of Darts returns for 2026, which is a series of televised tournaments organised by the PDC. Six World Series events will be held, followed by one final event, which will take place in Amsterdam like every year since 2021. Qualification is based mostly on the Order of Merit.
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One new event takes place in 2026 with the Saudi Arabia Darts Masters at the Global Theater in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. However the Dutch and Poland Darts Masters have both been removed from the tournament calendar. The latter has been scrapped as the European Tour now has a stop in Poland in early 2026. The Bahrain Darts Masters starts it all off between 15-16 January, the Saudi Arabia Darts Masters is next up on 19-20 January.
Unlike previous years we then don't get any World Series action until June with tournaments in Copenhagen (5-6 June) also known as the Nordic Darts Masters as well as the US Darts Masters (26-27 June) in the Big Apple, Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Then it is a month or so gap with New Zealand Darts Masters (14-15 August) and Australian Darts Masters (21-22 August) in Auckland and Wollongong respectively. The World Series of Darts Finals take place then in Amsterdam between 17-20 September.
The top eight players on the 2026 World Series Order of Merit, a ranking of players based on points earned across the seven events will qualify for Amsterdam as seeds. They will be joined by fourteen additional qualifiers from the World Series Order of Merit. The winner for each event receives 12 points, eight points for the runner-up. Five points for semi-finals, Quarter-FInalists receive three points. While first round losers are set for one point.
World Series Order of Merit after the Australian Darts Masters
The 2026 World Series of Darts Order of Merit is now set for the season-ending Finals in Amsterdam after the Australian Darts Masters brought the regular campaign to a close. Michael van Gerwen finishes top, three points clear of Gerwyn Price, while James Wade made the biggest move in Wollongong.
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Wade collected the maximum 12 points for beating Brody Klinge 8-5 in the final, jumping from 13 to 25 and into a three-way tie for fifth with Gian van Veen and Jonny Clayton. Klinge's run from qualifier to runner-up earned him eight points and lifted him straight into the top ten.
Price added five points for reaching the semi-finals, moving from 24 to 29 and climbing above Luke Littler into second. Van Gerwen finishes on 32 points, ahead of Price on 29, Littler on 28 and Luke Humphries on 26.
Clayton added five points after following his New Zealand Darts Masters victory with a run to the semi-finals in Australia, taking him to 25. Van Veen also finishes on 25 after reaching the quarter-finals, while Stephen Bunting moves to 14.
With Wollongong the final World Series event before Amsterdam, there are no more ranking points available. Van Gerwen therefore heads to the Finals as the Order of Merit leader, with Price, Littler, Humphries, Van Veen, Clayton and Wade all finishing within seven points of the Dutchman.
| Position | Player | Total points |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 |
| 2 | Gerwyn Price | 29 |
| 3 | Luke Littler | 28 |
| 4 | Luke Humphries | 26 |
| 5 | Gian van Veen | 25 |
| 5 | Jonny Clayton | 25 |
| 5 | James Wade | 25 |
| 8 | Stephen Bunting | 14 |
| 9 | Nathan Aspinall | 10 |
| 10 | Brody Klinge | 8 |
| 11 | Josh Rock | 7 |
| 12 | Raymond Smith | 6 |
| 12 | Damon Heta | 6 |
| 14 | Man Lok Leung | 4 |
| 14 | Danny Noppert | 4 |
| 14 | Adam Leek | 4 |
| 17 | Jim Long | 3 |
| 17 | Viktor Tingstrom | 3 |
| 19 | Lourence Ilagan | 2 |
| 19 | Paul Lim | 2 |
| 19 | Alexis Toylo | 2 |
| 19 | Ryusei Azemoto | 2 |
| 19 | Motomu Sakai | 2 |
| 19 | Ross Smith | 2 |
| 19 | Simon Whitlock | 2 |
| 19 | Ben Robb | 2 |
| 27 | Abdulla Saeed | 1 |
| 27 | Basem Mahmood | 1 |
| 27 | Tomoya Goto | 1 |
| 27 | Nitin Kumar | 1 |
| 27 | Madars Razma | 1 |
| 27 | Jeffrey de Graaf | 1 |
| 27 | Cor Dekker | 1 |
| 27 | Oskar Lukasiak | 1 |
| 27 | Darius Labanauskas | 1 |
| 27 | Andreas Harrysson | 1 |
| 27 | Daniel Larsson | 1 |
| 27 | Alex Spellman | 1 |
| 27 | David Cameron | 1 |
| 27 | Leonard Gates | 1 |
| 27 | Gary Mawson | 1 |
| 27 | Fred Krueger | 1 |
| 27 | Adam Sevada | 1 |
| 27 | Brayden Hall | 1 |
| 27 | Jonny Tata | 1 |
| 27 | Mark Cleaver | 1 |
| 27 | Kayden Milne | 1 |
| 27 | Haupai Puha | 1 |
| 27 | Mal Cuming | 1 |
| 27 | Tim Pusey | 1 |
| 27 | Joe Comito | 1 |
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World Series Order of Merit after the New Darts Masters
Jonny Clayton was the biggest mover on the World Series Order of Merit after winning the New Zealand Darts Masters, while Gerwyn Price closed to within eight points of leader Michael van Gerwen with his run to the final in Auckland. Van Gerwen remains top on 32 points ahead of Luke Littler on 28 and Luke Humphries on 26, with none of the leading three adding to their totals in New Zealand.
Price collected eight points for finishing runner-up to Clayton, taking his season total to 24 and moving above Gian van Veen into fourth place. Van Veen added three points for reaching the quarter-finals and now sits fifth on 22, leaving both men within striking distance of Van Gerwen heading into the Australian Darts Masters.
Clayton's victory over Price earned him 12 points and lifted him from eight to 20, taking the Welshman up to sixth in the standings. James Wade also strengthened his position after reaching the semi-finals, with his five-point haul moving him onto 13 in seventh. Stephen Bunting remains eighth after adding a single point to reach 11.
Raymond Smith was the highest-scoring Oceanic representative in Auckland, collecting five points for his run to the semi-finals and moving straight into the top ten of the World Series Order of Merit. Josh Rock added three points after reaching the quarter-finals to move onto four overall, while Damon Heta and Adam Leek both collected three points from their first World Series appearances of the season.
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The Australian Darts Masters is the final chance for the players involved in the Down Under swing to add to their totals. Van Gerwen, Littler and Humphries are all absent, meaning Price can move past the current leader with a tournament win, while Van Veen can also overhaul the Dutchman with a sufficiently deep run. Clayton can draw level with Van Gerwen on 32 points if he follows his Auckland victory with another title in Australia.
| Position | Player | Total points |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 |
| 2 | Luke Littler | 28 |
| 3 | Luke Humphries | 26 |
| 4 | Gerwyn Price | 24 |
| 5 | Gian van Veen | 22 |
| 6 | Jonny Clayton | 20 |
| 7 | James Wade | 13 |
| 8 | Stephen Bunting | 11 |
| 9 | Nathan Aspinall | 10 |
| 10 | Raymond Smith | 5 |
| 11 | Josh Rock | 4 |
| 11 | Man Lok Leung | 4 |
| 11 | Danny Noppert | 4 |
| 14 | Damon Heta | 3 |
| 14 | Adam Leek | 3 |
| 14 | Jim Long | 3 |
| 14 | Viktor Tingstrom | 3 |
| 18 | Lourence Ilagan | 2 |
| 18 | Paul Lim | 2 |
| 18 | Alexis Toylo | 2 |
| 18 | Ryusei Azemoto | 2 |
| 18 | Motomu Sakai | 2 |
| 23 | Abdulla Saeed | 1 |
| 23 | Basem Mahmood | 1 |
| 23 | Tomoya Goto | 1 |
| 23 | Nitin Kumar | 1 |
| 23 | Madars Razma | 1 |
| 23 | Jeffrey de Graaf | 1 |
| 23 | Cor Dekker | 1 |
| 23 | Oskar Lukasiak | 1 |
| 23 | Darius Labanauskas | 1 |
| 23 | Andreas Harrysson | 1 |
| 23 | Daniel Larsson | 1 |
| 23 | Alex Spellman | 1 |
| 23 | David Cameron | 1 |
| 23 | Leonard Gates | 1 |
| 23 | Gary Mawson | 1 |
| 23 | Fred Krueger | 1 |
| 23 | Adam Sevada | 1 |
| 23 | Brayden Hall | 1 |
| 23 | Ross Smith | 1 |
| 23 | Simon Whitlock | 1 |
| 23 | Ben Robb | 1 |
| 23 | Jonny Tata | 1 |
| 23 | Mark Cleaver | 1 |
| 23 | Kayden Milne | 1 |
| 23 | Haupai Puha | 1 |
World Series Order of Merit after the US Darts Masters
Top spot on the World Series Order of Merit is still held by Michael van Gerwen, who chose to skip the US Darts Masters. ‘Mighty Mike’ had earlier won this year’s World Series tournaments in Bahrain and Copenhagen.
That gave Luke Littler the chance to move level on points with the Dutchman, but Littler needed to win the tournament at Madison Square Garden to do so. He fell just short, with the final won 8-7 by his great rival Luke Humphries. The world number two was the best player in New York for the second year in a row, taking his points total to 26. That still leaves him two points behind Littler and six behind Van Gerwen.
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| Position | Player | Total points |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 |
| 2 | Luke Littler | 28 |
| 3 | Luke Humphries | 26 |
| 4 | Gian van Veen | 19 |
| 5 | Gerwyn Price | 16 |
| 6 | Stephen Bunting | 10 |
| 6 | Nathan Aspinall | 10 |
| 8 | James Wade | 8 |
| 9 | Jonny Clayton | 8 |
| 10 | Danny Noppert | 4 |
| 10 | Man Lok Leung | 4 |
| 12 | Viktor Tingstrom | 3 |
| 12 | Jim Long | 3 |
| 14 | Ryusei Azemoto | 2 |
| 14 | Lourence Ilagan | 2 |
| 14 | Paul Lim | 2 |
| 14 | Motomu Sakai | 2 |
| 14 | Alexis Toylo | 2 |
| 19 | Basem Mahmood | 1 |
| 19 | Abdulla Saeed | 1 |
| 19 | Nitin Kumar | 1 |
| 19 | Tomoya Goto | 1 |
| 19 | Madars Razma | 1 |
| 19 | Jeffrey de Graaf | 1 |
| 19 | Cor Dekker | 1 |
| 19 | Darius Labanauskas | 1 |
| 19 | Andreas Harrysson | 1 |
| 19 | Daniel Larsson | 1 |
| 19 | Josh Rock | 1 |
| 19 | Alex Spellman | 1 |
| 19 | David Cameron | 1 |
| 19 | Leonard Gates | 1 |
| 19 | Gary Mawson | 1 |
| 19 | Fred Krueger | 1 |
| 19 | Adam Sevada | 1 |
| 19 | Brayden Hall | 1 |
World Series Order of Merit after Nordic Darts Masters
Michael van Gerwen remains on top of the pile after extending his lead after winning the Nordic Darts Masters.
He leads Luke Littler by 20 points after the world number one succumbed to defeat in the semi-finals. Gian van Veen and the runner-up in Copenhagen Luke Humphries are both perched behind with 14 points as Gerwyn Price completes the top five with 13. Nathan Aspinall on 10 has a commanding lead over Stephen Bunting and Jonny Clayton.
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| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | 32 |
| 2 | Luke Littler | 20 |
| 3 | Gian van Veen | 14 |
| 3 | Luke Humphries | 14 |
| 5 | Gerwyn Price | 13 |
| 6 | Nathan Aspinall | 10 |
| 7 | Stephen Bunting | 7 |
| 8 | Jonny Clayton | 5 |
| 9 | Man Lok Leung | 4 |
| 10 | Danny Noppert | 4 |
| 11 | Viktor Tingström | 3 |
| 12 | James Wade | 3 |
| 13 | Paul Lim | 2 |
| 13 | Ryusei Azemoto | 2 |
| 13 | Alexis Toylo | 2 |
| 13 | Motomu Sakai | 2 |
| 13 | Lourence Ilagan | 2 |
| 18 | Madars Razma | 1 |
| 18 | Jeffrey de Graaf | 1 |
| 18 | Cor Dekker | 1 |
| 18 | Oskar Lukasiak | 1 |
| 18 | Darius Labanauskas | 1 |
| 18 | Andreas Harrysson | 1 |
| 18 | Daniel Larsson | 1 |
| 18 | Tomoya Goto | 1 |
| 18 | Nitin Kumar | 1 |
| 18 | Abdulla Saeed | 1 |
| 18 | Basem Mahmood | 1 |
World Series Order of Merit after Saudi Arabia Darts Masters
Michael van Gerwen leaves the first double header top of the pile. He does so by winning a title and reaching a final.
Luke Littler by winning in Saudi is second on 15 points ahead of Gian van Veen who is on 11 points. Nathan Aspinall and Gerwyn Price in reaching two semi-finals are on 10 points (five points per semi-final). Of the invitees, Danny Noppert leaves with the smallest tally on four points behind Man Lok Leung who leads the way in terms of Asian representatives.
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| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | 20 |
| 2 | Luke Littler | 15 |
| 3 | Gian van Veen | 11 |
| 4 | Gerwyn Price | 10 |
| 4 | Nathan Aspinall | 10 |
| 6 | Stephen Bunting | 6 |
| 6 | Luke Humphries | 6 |
| 8 | Man Lok Leung | 4 |
| 9 | Danny Noppert | 4 |
| 10 | Paul Lim | 2 |
| 10 | Ryusei Azemoto | 2 |
| 10 | Alexis Toylo | 2 |
| 10 | Motomu Sakai | 2 |
| 10 | Lourence Ilagan | 2 |
| 15 | Tomoya Goto | 1 |
| 15 | Nitin Kumar | 1 |
| 17 | Abdulla Saeed | 1 |
| 17 | Basem Mahmood | 1 |
World Series Order of Merit after Bahrain Darts Masters
Michael van Gerwen after winning the Bahrain Darts Masters lead the way alongside Gian van Veen who reached the final. They left the first event top of the pile.
Gerwyn Price was third while Luke Littler left proceedings in joint fifth alongside all the other players who finished on three points including Stephen Bunting and Luke Humphries.

Michael van Gerwen won in Bahrain and topped the first Order of Merit.
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| Pos | Player | Points |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | 12 |
| 2 | Gian van Veen | 8 |
| 3 | Gerwyn Price | 5 |
| =4 | Nathan Aspinall | 5 |
| =5 | Luke Littler | 3 |
| =5 | Luke Humphries | 3 |
| =5 | Stephen Bunting | 3 |
| =5 | Danny Noppert | 3 |
| 9 | Alexis Toylo | 1 |
| =10 | Lourence Ilagan | 1 |
| =10 | Motomu Sakai | 1 |
| =10 | Ryusei Azemoto | 1 |
| =10 | Paul Lim | 1 |
| =10 | Man Lok Leung | 1 |
| =10 | Abdulla Saeed | 1 |
| =10 | Basem Mahmood | 1 |
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