PDC Order of Merit update: Michael Smith slips further down the world rankings
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Michael Smith has again lost places on the PDC Order of Merit following the opening events of 2025. After the PDC World Darts Championship 'Bullyboy' already dropped from 2nd place to 16th position on the world ranking list, now Smith is clinging on to a spot in the Top 20.
Recently, Smith came out with an explanation of why he is not currently playing well. He is struggling with a shoulder injury and arthritis on his right wrist. For this, the Englishman undergoes treatment at the physical therapist three times a week, but sadly for the BullyBoy, darts can be an unforgiving sport at times. Among others, Ross Smith was able to take advantage of his namesake's poor results. 'Smudger' reached a semifinal at the Players Championship tournament in Wigan, moving up three spots. The former European Championship winner now holds 18th place.
Gerwyn Price regained the 8th spot in the world rankings after winning Players Championship 2. Chris Dobey has made his return to the top-10 of the PDC Order of Merit at the expense of Nathan Aspinall, while Peter Wright has moved up one spot and is now 12th.
There was also progression for Gary Anderson, as he swapped places with James Wade and can now call himself the world number 14. Ryan Searle had to drop two spots after failing to defend a tournament victory from two years ago. Searle now finds himself back in 21st place. That is, however, one spot above Joe Cullen, who did manage to pass Martin Schindler.
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| Position | Name | Prize money |
| 1 | Luke Humphries | £1,903,250 |
| 2 | Luke Littler | £1,141,000 |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | £824,250 |
| 4 | Rob Cross | £569,250 |
| 5 | Stephen Bunting | £553,500 |
| 6 | Jonny Clayton | £542,750 |
| 7 | Dave Chisnall | £534,000 |
| 8 | Gerwyn Price | £506,500 |
| 9 | Damon Heta | £505,250 |
| 10 | Chris Dobey | £495,000 |
| 11 | Nathan Aspinall | £488,250 |
| 12 | Danny Noppert | £452,750 |
| 12 | Peter Wright | £452,750 |
| 14 | Gary Anderson | £435,750 |
| 15 | James Wade | £435,000 |
| 16 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £427,500 |
| 17 | Josh Rock | £414,000 |
| 18 | Ross Smith | £406,000 |
| 19 | Andrew Gilding | £405,250 |
| 20 | Michael Smith | £405,000 |
| 21 | Ryan Searle | £401,250 |
| 22 | Joe Cullen | £373,000 |
| 23 | Martin Schindler | £372,500 |
| 24 | Mike De Decker | £364,250 |
| 25 | Daryl Gurney | £334,750 |
| 26 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £324,500 |
| 27 | Gian van Veen | £307,500 |
| 28 | Ritchie Edhouse | £291,750 |
| 29 | Ryan Joyce | £282,250 |
| 30 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £281,750 |
| 31 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £272,500 |
| 32 | Brendan Dolan | £269,250 |
| 33 | Luke Woodhouse | £267,000 |
| 34 | Raymond van Barneveld | £251,000 |
| 35 | Jermaine Wattimena | £249,750 |
| 36 | Scott Williams | £223,500 |
| 37 | Gabriel Clemens | £220,250 |
| 38 | Martin Lukeman | £204,500 |
| 39 | Cameron Menzies | £186,500 |
| 40 | Callan Rydz | £174,750 |
| 41 | Kevin Doets | £152,250 |
| 42 | Mickey Mansell | £146,250 |
| 43 | Madars Razma | £144,500 |
| 44 | Ricky Evans | £144,250 |
| 45 | Jose De Sousa | £140,750 |
| 46 | Kim Huybrechts | £137,500 |
| 47 | Richard Veenstra | £124,500 |
| 48 | Niels Zonneveld | £123,750 |
| 49 | William O'Connor | £118,750 |
| 50 | Keane Barry | £116,500 |
| 51 | Ian White | £115,500 |
| 52 | Florian Hempel | £110,750 |
| 53 | Jim Williams | £110,250 |
| 54 | Wessel Nijman | £106,000 |
| 55 | Matt Campbell | £104,000 |
| 56 | Alan Soutar | £87,250 |
| 57 | Ryan Meikle | £80,750 |
| 58 | Dylan Slevin | £80,500 |
| 59 | Rob Owen | £80,250 |
| 60 | Mensur Suljovic | £77,500 |
| 61 | Stephen Burton | £77,250 |
| 62 | Connor Scutt | £77,000 |
| 63 | Jeffrey De Graaf | £76,000 |
| 64 | Nick Kenny | £75,750 |
| 65 | Thibault Tricole | £59,000 |
| 66 | James Hurrell | £47,250 |
| 67 | Dom Taylor | £40,500 |
| 68 | Chris Landman | £39,250 |
| 69 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | £31,000 |
| 70 | Andy Baetens | £29,500 |
| 71 | Rhys Griffin | £28,000 |
| 72 | Berry van Peer | £25,250 |
| 73 | Radek Szaganski | £23,750 |
| 73 | Nathan Rafferty | £23,750 |
| 75 | Steve Lennon | £22,000 |
| 76 | Jitse Van der Wal | £21,500 |
| 76 | Lukas Wenig | £21,500 |
| 78 | Darren Beveridge | £20,250 |
| 79 | Patrick Geeraets | £19,000 |
| 79 | Matthew Dennant | £19,000 |
| 81 | Danny Lauby | £18,750 |
| 82 | Benjamin Reus | £18,000 |
| 83 | William Borland | £17,500 |
| 84 | Adam Hunt | £16,750 |
| 85 | Robert Grundy | £16,500 |
| 86 | Owen Bates | £15,750 |
| 87 | Haupai Puha | £15,000 |
| 88 | Martijn Dragt | £14,500 |
| 88 | Brett Claydon | £14,500 |
| 88 | George Killington | £14,500 |
| 91 | Jelle Klaasen | £11,750 |
| 92 | Joshua Richardson | £8,250 |
| 93 | Michele Turetta | £8,000 |
| 94 | Tim Wolters | £7,500 |
| 95 | Bradley Brooks | £6,000 |
| 96 | Jules van Dongen | £4,000 |
| 97 | Darius Labanauskas | £3,500 |
| 97 | Darryl Pilgrim | £3,500 |
| 99 | Cam Crabtree | £3,000 |
| 100 | Karel Sedlacek | £2,750 |
| 101 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | £2,500 |
| 101 | Kevin Burness | £2,500 |
| 101 | Carl Sneyd | £2,500 |
| 104 | Sebastian Bialecki | £2,000 |
| 104 | Tavis Dudeney | £2,000 |
| 106 | Thomas Lovely | £1,750 |
| 106 | Marvin van Velzen | £1,750 |
| 106 | Adam Lipscombe | £1,750 |
| 109 | Niko Springer | £1,500 |
| 110 | Wesley Plaisier | £1,000 |
| 110 | Justin Hood | £1,000 |
| 110 | Tommy Lishman | £1,000 |
| 110 | Beau Greaves | £1,000 |
| 110 | Leon Weber | £1,000 |
| 110 | Stefaan Henderyck | £1,000 |
| 110 | Adam Paxton | £1,000 |
| 110 | Christian Kist | £1,000 |
| 110 | Kai Gotthardt | £1,000 |
| 110 | Jimmy van Schie | £1,000 |
| 120 | Ryan Branley | £750 |
| 120 | Andy Boulton | £750 |
| 120 | Nathan Girvan | £750 |
| 120 | Andreas Harrysson | £750 |
| 120 | Henry Coates | £750 |
| 120 | Aden Kirk | £750 |
| 120 | Pero Ljubic | £750 |
| 120 | Tom Bissell | £750 |
| 120 | Oskar Lukasiak | £750 |
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