The second round of the World Matchplay is over and that means the first changes are visible on the PDC Order of Merit. Eight players are still in the race for the title at the World Matchplay in Blackpool.
Top favorite Luke Humphries remains the world number one after this tournament anyway. 'Cool Hand Luke' lost in the first round of the World Matchplay two years back and thus has hardly any prize money to defend. A title at the Winter Gardens would only further increase the lead over his closest pursuers.
Michael van Gerwen started the tournament as world number two, but has lost the second spot to Michael Smith for the time being. Van Gerwen took the title at the World Matchplay two years ago, and thus must defend the prize money won at that edition. 'Mighty Mike' can only take over the second spot from Smith if he takes the title again, but then 'Bullyboy' may not get past the quarter-finals.
Rob Cross is going to rise in the world rankings no matter what after the World Matchplay. 'Voltage' has temporarily traded the sixth spot for the fourth position. With a title in Blackpool, Cross can significantly narrow his gap to Smith and Van Gerwen in particular.
Dimitri van den Bergh has virtually lost one spot on the PDC Order of Merit. If 'The Dreammaker' manages to shock Humphries on Thursday night, he will have his ninth spot back. Upon reaching the final, a sixth spot glows, while a title could even put Van den Bergh in the top four of the world rankings.
Ross Smith has a milestone to reach anyway, as he lands at his highest ever ranking after the World Matchplay. That is now the eleventh spot, where he started the tournament as number thirteen in the world. If "Smudger" manages to advance even further, an entry into the global top-10 or even into the world's top five beckons when he wins his second major title in Blackpool.
Then Smith will first of all have to deal with Wade, the lowest-ranked player in the world ranking still in the tournament. In any case, "The Machine" has already overtaken Gary Anderson on the PDC Order of Merit, but will be eager to make some more strides. Reaching the semifinals will put him back in the top-20, while Wade will even return to the top-16 if he reaches the final. Should Wade take the title, the left-handed darter will jump back into the top-10 in one fell swoop.
The last remaining quarterfinalist is Andrew Gilding, who is virtually in spot eighteen. That is already two spots higher than the position he started the tournament with. Gilding will need to reach at least the final to move up even further. Then 'Goldfinger' will end up in place thirteen or fourteen (depending on Wade's result). With a sensational title, Gilding will make his debut in the top-10 of the world rankings.
Live PDC Order of Merit
Rank | Name | Prize money |
1 | Luke Humphries | 1480.75 |
2 | Michael Smith | 1044.75 |
3 | Michael van Gerwen | 894.5 |
4 | Rob Cross | 604.25 |
5 | Nathan Aspinall | 579.5 |
6 | Gerwyn Price | 533.25 |
7 | Dave Chisnall | 513.5 |
8 | Jonny Clayton | 502.5 |
9 | Damon Heta | 473.25 |
10 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 472.75 |
11 | Ross Smith | 469.25 |
12 | Peter Wright | 468 |
13 | Chris Dobey | 424.5 |
14 | Joe Cullen | 411.5 |
15 | Stephen Bunting | 410.75 |
16 | Danny Noppert | 403.5 |
17 | Josh Rock | 384.75 |
18 | Andrew Gilding | 363.75 |
19 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 358.75 |
20 | Ryan Searle | 352.5 |
21 | James Wade | 345.75 |
22 | Gary Anderson | 335 |
23 | Martin Schindler | 329 |
24 | Luke Littler | 314.5 |
25 | Gabriel Clemens | 295.5 |
26 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 286.75 |
27 | Daryl Gurney | 275 |
28 | Raymond van Barneveld | 272.25 |
29 | Brendan Dolan | 267.75 |
30 | Jose de Sousa | 215 |
31 | Scott Williams | 196.5 |
32 | Gian van Veen | 195 |
33 | Ricardo Pietreczko | 190.5 |
34 | Luke Woodhouse | 183 |
35 | Ryan Joyce | 174.5 |
36 | Mike De Decker | 154.75 |
37 | Kim Huybrechts | 153.5 |
38 | Madars Razma | 152.5 |
39 | Callan Rydz | 148.5 |
40 | Martin Lukeman | 140.75 |
41 | Alan Soutar | 132.75 |
42 | Jermaine Wattimena | 123.5 |
43 | Ricky Evans | 122.25 |
44 | Ritchie Edhouse | 120.75 |
44 | Jim Williams | 120.75 |
46 | William O'Connor | 114 |
47 | Cameron Menzies | 106 |
48 | Matt Campbell | 105.25 |
49 | Steve Beaton | 104.25 |
50 | Simon Whitlock | 103.5 |
51 | Keane Barry | 100.5 |
52 | Kevin Doets | 99.75 |
53 | Richard Veenstra | 95 |
54 | Mickey Mansell | 88.5 |
55 | Boris Krcmar | 87 |
56 | Mensur Suljovic | 84.75 |
57 | Florian Hempel | 82.75 |
58 | Ryan Meikle | 82.5 |
59 | Niels Zonneveld | 79.75 |
60 | Jamie Hughes | 79.5 |
61 | Vincent van der Voort | 78.5 |
62 | Mervyn King | 75.75 |
63 | Ian White | 73.5 |
64 | Adam Gawlas | 71.5 |
65 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 63.75 |
66 | Lee Evans | 58.75 |
67 | Dylan Slevin | 55.5 |
68 | Adrian Lewis | 48.75 |
69 | Stephen Burton | 44.5 |
70 | Karel Sedlacek | 43.25 |
71 | Jeffrey De Zwaan | 43 |
72 | Daniel Klose | 42.25 |
72 | Maik Kuivenhoven | 42.25 |
74 | Keegan Brown | 37.75 |
75 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | 31.5 |
76 | Arron Monk | 30.75 |
77 | Graham Hall | 28.75 |
78 | Robert Owen | 28.5 |
79 | Nick Kenny | 27.75 |
80 | Graham Usher | 26.75 |
81 | Wesley Plaisier | 25 |
81 | Dom Taylor | 25 |
83 | Jurjen van der Velde | 24.25 |
84 | Pascal Rupprecht | 24 |
85 | Jeffrey de Graaf | 21.5 |
86 | Wessel Nijman | 19 |
86 | Josh Payne | 19 |
88 | Adam Smith-Neale | 18.75 |
89 | Andy Baetens | 18.5 |
90 | Geert Nentjes | 18 |
91 | Ronny Huybrechts | 17.75 |
92 | Owen Roelofs | 17.5 |
93 | James Hurrell | 16.75 |
94 | Danny van Trijp | 15 |
95 | Thibault Tricole | 14.75 |
96 | Berry van Peer | 14.5 |
97 | Robbie Knops | 14.25 |
98 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | 14 |
99 | Christian Perez | 13.5 |
100 | Patrick Geeraets | 12.5 |
101 | Steve Lennon | 12 |
101 | Adam Warner | 12 |
103 | Lukas Wenig | 11.75 |
103 | Chris Landman | 11.75 |
105 | Danny Jansen | 11.5 |
106 | Radek Szaganski | 11.25 |
107 | Owen Bates | 11 |
107 | Danny Lauby | 11 |
109 | Callum Goffin | 10.75 |
110 | Franz Roetzsch | 10.5 |
110 | Leighton Bennett | 10.5 |
112 | Nathan Rafferty | 9.75 |
113 | Robert Grundy | 9.5 |
113 | Haupai Puha | 9.5 |
115 | Matthew Dennant | 9 |
116 | George Killington | 8 |
116 | Benjamin Reus | 8 |
116 | Brett Claydon | 8 |
119 | Cam Crabtree | 7.5 |
119 | Connor Scutt | 7.5 |
121 | Kai Gotthardt | 7.25 |
122 | Adam Hunt | 7 |
122 | Stefan Bellmont | 7 |
122 | Rhys Griffin | 7 |
122 | Jelle Klaasen | 7 |
126 | Jitse Van der Wal | 6.75 |
127 | Andy Boulton | 6.5 |
128 | Jacques Labre | 6.25 |
129 | Richie Burnett | 5.5 |
129 | Paul Krohne | 5.5 |
129 | Darren Beveridge | 5.5 |
129 | Joshua Richardson | 5.5 |
133 | Romeo Grbavac | 4.75 |
134 | Tim Wolters | 4.5 |
134 | Oskar Lukasiak | 4.5 |
136 | William Borland | 4 |
136 | Michele Turetta | 4 |
136 | John Henderson | 4 |
139 | Kevin Troppmann | 3.75 |
139 | Michael Unterbuchner | 3.75 |
141 | Martijn Dragt | 3 |
141 | Jules van Dongen | 3 |
143 | Jan Dueckers | 2.5 |
143 | Lee Cocks | 2.5 |
143 | Marvin van Velzen | 2.5 |
143 | Moreno Blom | 2.5 |
143 | Moritz Hilger | 2.5 |
143 | Sebastian Bialecki | 2.5 |
143 | Darius Labanauskas | 2.5 |
143 | Johan Engstrom | 2.5 |
143 | Andreas Harrysson | 2.5 |
143 | Leonard Gates | 2.5 |
143 | Scott Mitchell | 2.5 |
154 | Jamie Atkins | 2 |
154 | Darryl Pilgrim | 2 |
154 | Thomas Lovely | 2 |
157 | Jarred Cole | 1.5 |
157 | Joe Croft | 1.5 |
157 | Michael Taylor | 1.5 |
160 | Benjamin Pratnemer | 1.25 |
160 | Marko Kantele | 1.25 |
160 | Nico Blum | 1.25 |
160 | Christian Kist | 1.25 |
160 | Damian Mol | 1.25 |
160 | Jiri Brejcha | 1.25 |
160 | Teemu Harju | 1.25 |
160 | Christopher Toonders | 1.25 |
160 | Daniel Larsson | 1.25 |
160 | Christian Goedl | 1.25 |
160 | Dominik Haberl | 1.25 |
160 | Hannes Schnier | 1.25 |
160 | Zoran Lerchbacher | 1.25 |
160 | Arno Brand | 1.25 |
160 | Niko Springer | 1.25 |
160 | Rene Eidams | 1.25 |
160 | Alexander Masek | 1.25 |
160 | Cor Dekker | 1.25 |
160 | Patrick Klingelhoefer | 1.25 |
160 | Matthias Ehlers | 1.25 |
160 | Oliver Mueller | 1.25 |
160 | Viktor Tingstrom | 1.25 |
160 | Vitezslav Sedlak | 1.25 |
160 | Born of Put | 1.25 |
160 | Geert De Vos | 1.25 |
160 | Jeroen Caron | 1.25 |
160 | Steven Strobbe | 1.25 |
187 | Justin Hood | 1 |
187 | Shane McGuirk | 1 |
187 | Aden Kirk | 1 |
187 | Bradley Brooks | 1 |
187 | Harry Lane | 1 |
187 | Jack Male | 1 |
187 | Jenson Walker | 1 |
187 | John Haines | 1 |
187 | Ron Meulenkamp | 1 |
187 | Tom Lonsdale | 1 |
Source: Dartsrankings.com
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