PDC European Tour Order of Merit: Martin Schindler new leader as Nathan Aspinall hangs on to final spot

Martin Schindler's title at the Swiss Darts Trophy makes him the new leader in the European Tour Order of Merit in a second title of the season.

'The Wall' recorded his second tournament victory of the season, having already won the International Darts Open earlier this year. Schindler leads the Euro Tour rankings with 101,500 pounds, well ahead of the likes of Dave Chisnall (88,500 pounds) and Luke Littler (82,500 pounds).

Raymond van Barneveld secured participation in the European Championship last weekend. The 57-year-old Dutchman was narrowly on the right side of the qualifying line prior to the Swiss Darts Trophy, but made it to the quarterfinals at the Euro Tour tournament in Basel.

Van Barneveld won in Basel over Joe Cullen (6-2), Ricardo Pietreczko (6-5) and Ross Smith (6-4), before losing in the last eight to eventual tournament winner Martin Schindler (6-4). The five-time world champion rose to 26th place on the Euro Tour Order of Merit, and cannot miss out on participation for the final tournament in Dortmund.

The last qualifying spot is currently held by Nathan Aspinall, who does compete in the Czech Darts Open. So are Callan Rydz and Cameron Menzies, the first two chasers so it is set up for an interesting conclusion. Ryan Searle also moved into the top eight after reaching the final.

1 Martin Schindler 101.5

2 Dave Chisnall 88.5

3 Luke Littler 82.5

4 Michael van Gerwen 81

5 Luke Humphries 70.5

6 Josh Rock 68.5

7 Rob Cross 66.5

8 Ryan Searle 64.5

9 Ross Smith 63

10 Peter Wright 54.5

11 Danny Noppert 52.5

12 Stephen Bunting 51

13 Gian van Veen 43.5

14 Chris Dobey 40.5

15 Gerwyn Price 39

16 Daryl Gurney 38.5

17 Ricardo Pietreczko 36.5

18 Gary Anderson 34

19 Damon Heta 32.5

20 Ritchie Edhouse 31.5

21 Jonny Clayton 31

22 Joe Cullen 30.5

23 James Wade 24.75

24 Jermaine Wattimena 24.75

25 Luke Woodhouse 24.5

26 Raymond van Barneveld 22.5

27 Gabriel Clemens 21.75

28 Andrew Gilding 20.5

29 Michael Smith 19

30 Mike De Decker 18.75

31 Dirk van Duijvenbode 17.5

32 Nathan Aspinall 16.5

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33 Callan Rydz 16

34 Cameron Menzies 15.75

38 Brendan Dolan 15

39 Dimitri van den Bergh 14

40 Ryan Joyce 12

41 Kevin Doets 11.5

43 Niels Zonneveld 10

45 Martin Lukeman 8.75

46 Krzysztof Ratajski 8

51 Alan Soutar 6.25

52 Robert Owen 6.25

64 Marko Kantele 3.75

100 Brett Claydon 1.25

100 Patrik Kovacs 1.25