PDC Order of Merit Update: Jonny Clayton back into top five after Basel success as sharp slide for Peter Wright even more evident

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Jonny Clayton has reclaimed fifth place in the PDC Order of Merit after winning the Swiss Darts Trophy. The 52-year-old Welshman claimed his fourth European Tour title on Sunday, beating Luke Humphries 8-4 in the final.
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Clayton’s victory in Basel was his first ranking title since the Dutch Darts Championship in May 2025. ‘The Ferret’ earned £35,000 in prize money, which lifted him back to fifth in the world rankings.
Humphries gave Clayton a stern test in the final, but the Welshman eventually secured a convincing 8-4 win. The result also avenged his defeat to the world number two in the Belgian Darts Open final last March.
The victory also has important implications for the rest of Clayton’s season. He is now fourth in the European Tour Order of Merit, having earned more than £80,000 across nine tournaments this year. His title also secured him a place in the Grand Slam of Darts. That is a major boost for Clayton, who failed to qualify for the prestigious televised event two years ago.
Jonny Clayton with the trophy at the Swiss Darts Trophy
Jonny Clayton claimed the Swiss Darts Trophy title last weekend

William O'Connor closes in on the top 32 as Mike De Decker slips

William O'Connor was another player to gain ground. The Irishman lost to Ross Smith in the second round of the Swiss Darts Trophy, but still climbed to 33rd in the world rankings.
The 40-year-old O'Connor is now just outside the top 32. His rise reflects a consistent run of results over the past 12 months. Earlier this year, he reached a Players Championship final and made the quarter-finals of the Czech Darts Open. O'Connor has climbed ten places in total this season.
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Mike De Decker’s situation is far less encouraging. The Belgian failed to qualify for the Swiss Darts Trophy and consequently dropped to 34th place. De Decker started the year 15 places higher, but has lost considerable ground in the world rankings since then.
Kevin Doets also benefited from the changes in the world rankings. Although the Dutchman went out in the second round in Basel, he climbed to 25th in the PDC Order of Merit.
Doets is continuing an excellent season. He began 2026 in 38th place, but has since risen 13 spots and further strengthened his position among the world’s top 32.
The Dutchman won his first PDC ranking title in May and is also third in the ProTour rankings. His performances in recent months have helped him establish an increasingly secure place among the world’s elite.
Mike De Decker represented Belgium at the World Cup of Darts
Mike De Decker has slipped several places in the world rankings in recent weeks
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Karel Sedlacek and Bradley Brooks make strong gains

Karel Sedlacek was one of the players to make significant progress in Basel. The Czech reached the quarter-finals and rose two places to 46th in the PDC Order of Merit.
His performance in Switzerland has also improved his chances of qualifying for the European Championship for the first time. Sedlacek is enjoying an excellent season overall. Last month, he won his first ProTour title at Players Championship 30, underlining the progress he has made over the past two years as a Tour Card holder.
Bradley Brooks also enjoyed a particularly successful weekend. The Englishman reached the quarter-finals of a European Tour event for the first time in his career and climbed to 61st in the world rankings. Brooks earned £8,000 in Basel, moving ahead of Rob Owen in the rankings. That is especially important in his bid to retain his PDC Tour Card.
The Englishman beat Niels Zonneveld, Chris Dobey and Jeffrey de Graaf in succession. He then had three match darts against Gian van Veen in the quarter-finals, but could not convert them. Even so, Brooks has now extended his lead over players outside the top 64 to more than £10,000.
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Peter Wright continues to slide in the world rankings

While several players improved their positions, Peter Wright continued to lose ground. The two-time world champion dropped to 38th in the PDC Order of Merit after the weekend.
‘Snakebite’ has qualified for just three European Tour events this season, and notable results have also eluded him on the Players Championship circuit.
Across thirty Players Championship events this year, Wright has reached the fourth round just once. Since the start of 2026, the Scot has dropped seven places.
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PDC Order of Merit

Rank+/-NamePrize money
1 Luke Littler3124
2 Luke Humphries1096
3 Gian van Veen1039.75
4 Gerwyn Price793
5+1Jonny Clayton719
6-1James Wade686.25
7+1Josh Rock618
8-1Danny Noppert615
9 Michael van Gerwen608.5
10 Gary Anderson591.75
11 Nathan Aspinall583
12 Wessel Nijman577
13 Stephen Bunting570.75
14 Ryan Searle569.75
15 Ross Smith567.25
16 Jermaine Wattimena547.75
17 Chris Dobey537.25
18 Luke Woodhouse511
19 Krzysztof Ratajski445
20 Dirk van Duijvenbode435.5
21 Damon Heta418.25
22 Rob Cross402
23 Martin Schindler392.75
24 Ryan Joyce391
25+1Kevin Doets376.5
26-1Cameron Menzies375
27 Andrew Gilding358.75
28 Daryl Gurney305
29 Niels Zonneveld291.25
30 Dave Chisnall284.25
31 Joe Cullen280
32 Ritchie Edhouse278
33+1William O'Connor277
34-1Mike De Decker274
35 Ricardo Pietreczko245.5
36+1Michael Smith241.25
37 Niko Springer239.75
38-2Peter Wright237
39 Callan Rydz194
40 Justin Hood193.25
41 Martin Lukeman192.5
42 Mickey Mansell191.25
43 Jeffrey de Graaf189.25
44 Raymond van Barneveld182.25
45 Madars Razma177.75
46+2Karel Sedlacek177.25
47-1James Hurrell175.25
48-1Gabriel Clemens171.5
49 Scott Williams167.5
50 Connor Scutt166.75
51 Kim Huybrechts166.5
52 Ricky Evans165
53 Brendan Dolan163
54 Sebastian Bialecki162
55+1Mensur Suljovic159.5
56-1Keane Barry152.25
57 Ian White145
58 Richard Veenstra138.75
59 Dimitri Van den Bergh135.5
60 Alan Soutar129
61+1Bradley Brooks127.5
62-1Rob Owen125.25
63 Ryan Meikle119.25
64 Lukas Wenig117.25
65 Nick Kenny115
66+1Mario Vandenbogaerde114
67-2Max Hopp113
68 Cam Crabtree104.5
69 Thibault Tricole101.75
70 Wesley Plaisier98
71 Cristo Reyes95
72 Maik Kuivenhoven85.5
73 Adam Lipscombe80
74+1Tom Bissell76.25
75-1Beau Greaves72
76 Darryl Pilgrim69.5
77 Cor Dekker68.75
78 Dominik Gruellich62.25
79 Christian Kist60.5
80 Tom Sykes57.75
81 Andy Boulton56
82 Jim Long55.25
83 Oskar Lukasiak47.25
83 Charlie Manby47.25
85 Joe Hunt46
86 Thomas Lovely43
87 Jimmy van Schie41.5
88 Leon Weber41.25
89 Darius Labanauskas40.75
90 Marvin van Velzen37.75
91 Tavis Dudeney37.25
92 Viktor Tingstrom37
93 Shane McGuirk36.75
94 Alexander Merkx34.75
95 Henry Coates34
96 Adam Gawlas33.75
97 Kai Gotthardt33
98 Adam Paxton32.75
99 Greg Ritchie32.25
100 David Sharp31.25
101 Jeffrey De Zwaan29.75
101 Owen Bates29.75
103 Mervyn King29
104 Adam Warner28.75
105 Jurjen van der Velde28.5
106 Martijn Dragt28.25
107 Dennie Olde Kalter27.5
108 Chris Landman26.75
109 Benjamin Pratnemer26.5
110 Tommy Morris26.25
111 Stephen Burton26
112 Jeffrey Sparidaans25.75
113 Tyler Thorpe24
114+5Sietse Lap23.25
115-1Tommy Lishman23
116-1Niall Culleton22.75
117-1Scott Waites22.5
118-1Jack Tweddell21.75
119-1Arno Merk21.5
120+7Stefan Bellmont20
120 Maximilian Czerwinski20
122-1Rhys Griffin19.25
122-1Adam Leek19.25
124-1Derek Coulson19
125-1Steve Lennon17.75
126-1Stephen Rosney17
127-1Stefaan Henderyck16.75
128 Tytus Kanik15
129 Harry Ward14.25
130 Samuel Price14
131 Carl Sneyd13.5
132 Nathan Potter13
133 Daniel Ayres12.75
134 Yorick Hofkens12.5
135 Pascal Rupprecht12.25
136 Andy Baetens11.5
137 Daniel Klose10.75
138 Lewis Pride10.25
139 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez10
140 Marvin Kraft9.5
140 Paul Krohne9.5
142 Boris Krcmar8.5
143 Michael Unterbuchner7.5
144 Jan Schmidt7
144 Patrik Kovacs7
146 Pero Ljubic6.5
147 Christopher Wickenden6.25
148 Johan Engstrom6
149 Nandor Major5.5
149 Jonas Masalin5.5
149 Dragutin Horvat5.5
149 Marcel Hausotter5.5
153 Jack Aldridge5.25
154 Oliver Mitchell4.25
155+13Gyorgy Jehirszki4
155+13Jani Haavisto4
155 Finn Behrens4
155 Callum Goffin4
155 Anton Ostlund4
160-2Ted Evetts3.75
160-2Aden Kirk3.75
160-2Filip Bereza3.75
160-2Scott Campbell3.75
164-2Laszlo Kadar3.5
164-2Valters Melderis3.5
166-2Archie Self3.25
167-2Patrik Williams3
168-2Gilbert van der Meijden2.5
168-2Graham Hall2.5
170NewAlex Fehlmann2
170NewBruno Stoeckli2
170NewRoman Wellinger2
170-2Jaimy Jacobs2
170-2Jeroen Caron2
170-2Kevin Lankhuizen2
170-2Michael Hansen2
170-2Petr Tous2
170-2David Rosi2
170-2Jiri Brejcha2
170-2Martin Homola2
170-2Andras Borbely2
170-2David Pisek2
170-2Milan Biro2
170-2Jaimy Van de Weerd2
170-2Michal Smejda2
170-2Mio Varila2
170-2Adrian Dudek2
170-2Gabriel Varaljay2
170-2Jan Sliacky2
170-2Juraj Holub2
170-2Peter Kelemen2
170-2Jason Riedtke2
170-2Teemu Harju2
170-2Liam Maendl-Lawrance2
170-2Aaron Hardy2
170-2Nick Zwittnigg2
170-2Zoran Lerchbacher2
170-2Michael Hurtz2
170-2Petr Krivka2
170-2Robin Masino2
170-2Kevin Troppmann2
170-2Francois Schweyen2
170-2Pascal Devroey2
170-2Florian Hempel2
170-2Florian Preis2
170-2Wojciech Brulinski2
170-2Sam Spivey2
170-2Andreas Harrysson2
170-2Dawid Robak2
170-2Krzysztof Kciuk2
170-2Miroslaw Grudziecki2
170-2Piotr Maciejczak2
213-3Danny Trueman1.25
213-3Matthias Ehlers1.25
213-3Jack Todd1.25
213-3Jamai van den Herik1.25
213-3Oliver King1.25
213-3Ron Meulenkamp1.25
213-3Samuel Whittaker1.25
220-3Danny van Trijp0.75
220-3Jesus Salate0.75
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