PDC European Tour Order of Merit Update: Luke Littler first leader after title in Wieze
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Luke Littler, by winning the Belgian Darts Open, immediately took the lead position on the PDC European Tour Order of Merit. By winning the Euro Tour tournament in Wieze, 'The Nuke' earned the top prize of 30,000 pounds.
The 18-year-old teenage sensation successively defeated Ryan Searle (6-3), Luke Woodhouse (6-4), Dave Chisnall (6-4), James Wade (7-3) and Mike de Decker (8-5) to take the title at the Belgian Darts Open for the second consecutive year.
De Decker is in second place with 12,000 pounds after his final place finish. Semi-finalists James Wade and Ross Smith made it to the semifinals in Wieze and could take home 8,500 pounds in prize money.
Behind them follow Gerwyn Price, Stephen Bunting, Jonny Clayton and Dave Chisnall with 6,000 pounds. They reached the quarter-finals of the Belgian Darts Open. Dirk van Duijvenbode was the best Dutchman at the Belgian Euro Tour event. 'Aubergenius' lost in the last sixteen against Clayton and had to settle for £4,000.
Top players Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Rob Cross, Nathan Aspinall, Chris Dobey, Peter Wright, Gary Anderson and Josh Rock are missing from the rankings. They were automatically qualified for the Belgian Darts Open, meaning they did have to win a match to have their prize money counted toward the various rankings. However, they were all eliminated in their first match and remain at zero for now.
At the end of the season, the 32 best players on the PDC European Tour Order of Merit may compete in the European Championship. This event will take place from Oct. 23 to 26 in Dortmund.
PDC European Tour Order of Merit
| Position | Name | Prize money |
| 1 | Luke Littler | £30,000 |
| 2 | Mike De Decker | £12,000 |
| 3 | James Wade | £8,500 |
| 3 | Ross Smith | £8,500 |
| 5 | Gerwyn Price | £6,000 |
| 5 | Stephen Bunting | £6,000 |
| 5 | Jonny Clayton | £6,000 |
| 5 | Dave Chisnall | £6,000 |
| 9 | Matt Campbell | £4,000 |
| 9 | Boris Krcmar | £4,000 |
| 9 | Martin Schindler | £4,000 |
| 9 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £4,000 |
| 9 | Ritchie Edhouse | £4,000 |
| 9 | Damon Heta | £4,000 |
| 9 | Daryl Gurney | £4,000 |
| 9 | Luke Woodhouse | £4,000 |
| 17 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £2,500 |
| 17 | Raymond van Barneveld | £2,500 |
| 17 | Jermaine Wattimena | £2,500 |
| 17 | Gian van Veen | £2,500 |
| 17 | Ryan Searle | £2,500 |
| 17 | Wessel Nijman | £2,500 |
| 17 | Michael Smith | £2,500 |
| 24 | James Hurrell | £1,250 |
| 24 | Thibault Tricole | £1,250 |
| 24 | Ryan Joyce | £1,250 |
| 24 | Francois Schweyen | £1,250 |
| 24 | Owen Bates | £1,250 |
| 24 | Cedric Waegemans | £1,250 |
| 24 | Patrick De Backer | £1,250 |
| 24 | Cam Crabtree | £1,250 |
| 24 | Matthew Dennant | £1,250 |
| 24 | Darryl Pilgrim | £1,250 |
| 24 | Thomas Lovely | £1,250 |
| 24 | Darius Labanauskas | £1,250 |
| 24 | Jim Long | £1,250 |
| 24 | Sybren Gijbels | £1,250 |
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