PDC Order of Merit Update: Nathan Aspinall storms back into top 10 as Ryan Joyce and Gary Anderson climb
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Nathan Aspinall has firmly established himself in the PDC Order of Merit’s top eight after clinching the European Darts Trophy title last weekend. The Stockport ace surged from 12th to eighth in the rankings following his impressive victory.
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Aspinall secured the title at the Euro Tour event in Göttingen with a string of high-quality performances, edging past Ritchie Edhouse (6-5) and Jermaine Wattimena (6-5) before dismantling Luke Humphries (6-1). He then overcame Gary Anderson in a nail-biting semifinal (7-6) and sealed the title with an 8-4 win over Ryan Joyce in the final, pocketing the £30,000 top prize.
However, ‘The Asp’ will need every penny of that prize fund as he faces a significant ranking challenge later this year. In July, Aspinall must defend the £200,000 he earned by winning the 2023 World Matchplay. Should he suffer an early exit in Blackpool, he risks plummeting out of the world's top 20.
Aspinall’s success had a direct impact on his rivals, forcing Chris Dobey and Dave Chisnall down one place to ninth and tenth, respectively. Gerwyn Price suffered an even greater setback, slipping two spots to 12th. Meanwhile, Peter Wright and Danny Noppert swapped positions, with Wright now ranked 13th and Noppert 14th.
Gary Anderson, buoyed by his semifinal run, climbed to 15th, pushing Josh Rock down to 16th. Ryan Joyce capitalized on his runner-up finish, making a three-place leap to 26th. Elsewhere, Jermaine Wattimena and Ricky Evans made slight gains, while Madars Razma and Richard Veenstra each dropped one place.
Lower down the rankings, Niko Springer made an impressive surge, jumping seven places to break into the top 100 at 94th. The biggest mover of the week, however, was Boris Krcmar, who rocketed up 12 places to reach 107th.
PDC Order of Merit
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| Position | Name | Prize money |
| 1 | Luke Humphries | £1,904,000 |
| 2 | Luke Littler | £1,284,500 |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | £769,250 |
| 4 | Rob Cross | £563,500 |
| 5 | Jonny Clayton | £556,250 |
| 6 | Stephen Bunting | £552,000 |
| 7 | Damon Heta | £514,750 |
| 8 | Nathan Aspinall | £514,500 |
| 9 | Chris Dobey | £507,750 |
| 10 | Dave Chisnall | £504,250 |
| 11 | James Wade | £492,750 |
| 12 | Gerwyn Price | £477,500 |
| 13 | Peter Wright | £447,250 |
| 14 | Danny Noppert | £442,000 |
| 15 | Gary Anderson | £435,750 |
| 16 | Josh Rock | £428,000 |
| 17 | Michael Smith | £414,250 |
| 18 | Ross Smith | £408,250 |
| 19 | Ryan Searle | £407,000 |
| 20 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £390,500 |
| 21 | Mike De Decker | £381,750 |
| 22 | Martin Schindler | £380,750 |
| 23 | Joe Cullen | £372,000 |
| 24 | Gian van Veen | £346,250 |
| 25 | Daryl Gurney | £335,000 |
| 26 | Ryan Joyce | £302,750 |
| 27 | Andrew Gilding | £299,500 |
| 27 | Ritchie Edhouse | £299,500 |
| 29 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £288,000 |
| 30 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £279,500 |
| 31 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £270,000 |
| 32 | Luke Woodhouse | £269,750 |
| 33 | Jermaine Wattimena | £258,750 |
| 34 | Brendan Dolan | £256,500 |
| 35 | Raymond van Barneveld | £251,500 |
| 36 | Scott Williams | £227,250 |
| 37 | Gabriel Clemens | £213,750 |
| 38 | Martin Lukeman | £211,000 |
| 39 | Cameron Menzies | £209,000 |
| 40 | Callan Rydz | £175,750 |
| 41 | Kevin Doets | £162,500 |
| 42 | Mickey Mansell | £149,500 |
| 43 | Ricky Evans | £148,500 |
| 44 | Madars Razma | £147,500 |
| 45 | Jose De Sousa | £135,500 |
| 46 | Niels Zonneveld | £125,250 |
| 47 | Kim Huybrechts | £124,000 |
| 48 | William O'Connor | £123,500 |
| 49 | Wessel Nijman | £121,000 |
| 50 | Richard Veenstra | £118,500 |
| 51 | Keane Barry | £115,250 |
| 52 | Ian White | £110,250 |
| 53 | Florian Hempel | £109,750 |
| 54 | Matt Campbell | £101,500 |
| 55 | Jim Williams | £100,500 |
| 56 | Alan Soutar | £93,750 |
| 57 | Rob Owen | £90,750 |
| 58 | Jeffrey De Graaf | £90,000 |
| 59 | Nick Kenny | £88,750 |
| 60 | Connor Scutt | £86,250 |
| 61 | Dylan Slevin | £85,000 |
| 62 | Stephen Burton | £84,500 |
| 63 | Mensur Suljovic | £83,750 |
| 64 | Ryan Meikle | £76,750 |
| 65 | Thibault Tricole | £63,750 |
| 66 | Dom Taylor | £57,500 |
| 67 | James Hurrell | £54,500 |
| 68 | Chris Landman | £42,250 |
| 69 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | £37,500 |
| 70 | Andy Baetens | £33,500 |
| 71 | Rhys Griffin | £32,000 |
| 72 | Berry van Peer | £30,250 |
| 73 | Radek Szaganski | £27,250 |
| 74 | Patrick Geeraets | £27,000 |
| 74 | Steve Lennon | £27,000 |
| 76 | Lukas Wenig | £26,500 |
| 77 | Matthew Dennant | £26,250 |
| 77 | Nathan Rafferty | £26,250 |
| 79 | Danny Lauby | £25,750 |
| 80 | Jitse Van der Wal | £25,500 |
| 81 | Darren Beveridge | £24,250 |
| 81 | Jelle Klaasen | £24,250 |
| 83 | Adam Hunt | £23,500 |
| 83 | Owen Bates | £23,500 |
| 85 | Martijn Dragt | £22,000 |
| 85 | William Borland | £22,000 |
| 87 | George Killington | £21,000 |
| 88 | Benjamin Reus | £20,000 |
| 89 | Robert Grundy | £19,000 |
| 90 | Haupai Puha | £18,500 |
| 91 | Adam Lipscombe | £16,750 |
| 92 | Brett Claydon | £16,500 |
| 93 | Sebastian Bialecki | £12,500 |
| 94 | Niko Springer | £11,500 |
| 95 | Thomas Lovely | £11,000 |
| 96 | Cam Crabtree | £10,750 |
| 97 | Darryl Pilgrim | £10,250 |
| 97 | Joshua Richardson | £10,250 |
| 99 | Bradley Brooks | £10,000 |
| 99 | Michele Turetta | £10,000 |
| 101 | Justin Hood | £9,500 |
| 101 | Tim Wolters | £9,500 |
| 103 | Karel Sedlacek | £8,750 |
| 104 | Darius Labanauskas | £7,750 |
| 105 | Christian Kist | £7,000 |
| 106 | Marvin van Velzen | £6,750 |
| 107 | Boris Krcmar | £6,500 |
| 108 | Andy Boulton | £6,250 |
| 109 | Greg Ritchie | £6,000 |
| 109 | Maik Kuivenhoven | £6,000 |
| 109 | Stefan Bellmont | £6,000 |
| 112 | Tavis Dudeney | £5,500 |
| 112 | Beau Greaves | £5,500 |
| 112 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | £5,500 |
| 115 | Jim Long | £5,250 |
| 116 | Jimmy van Schie | £5,000 |
| 116 | Jurjen van der Velde | £5,000 |
| 118 | Max Hopp | £4,500 |
| 118 | Carl Sneyd | £4,500 |
| 120 | Kai Gotthardt | £4,000 |
| 120 | Jules van Dongen | £4,000 |
| 122 | Dominik Gruellich | £3,750 |
| 122 | Aden Kirk | £3,750 |
| 124 | Danny van Trijp | £3,500 |
| 124 | Tommy Lishman | £3,500 |
| 124 | Cor Dekker | £3,500 |
| 124 | Wesley Plaisier | £3,500 |
| 124 | Kevin Burness | £3,500 |
| 129 | Oskar Lukasiak | £3,250 |
| 129 | Tom Bissell | £3,250 |
| 131 | Jarno Bottenberg | £3,000 |
| 131 | Tom Sykes | £3,000 |
| 131 | Stefaan Henderyck | £3,000 |
| 134 | Ted Evetts | £2,500 |
| 134 | Adam Warner | £2,500 |
| 134 | Mervyn King | £2,500 |
| 134 | Tytus Kanik | £2,500 |
| 138 | Nathan Girvan | £2,250 |
| 139 | Graham Hall | £2,000 |
| 139 | Adam Paxton | £2,000 |
| 141 | Andreas Harrysson | £1,750 |
| 142 | Graham Usher | £1,500 |
| 142 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | £1,500 |
| 142 | Maximilian Czerwinski | £1,500 |
| 145 | Michael Unterbuchner | £1,250 |
| 145 | Paul Krohne | £1,250 |
| 145 | Daniel Klose | £1,250 |
| 145 | Marko Kantele | £1,250 |
| 145 | Laurin Welk | £1,250 |
| 145 | Cedric Waegemans | £1,250 |
| 145 | Patrick De Backer | £1,250 |
| 145 | Francois Schweyen | £1,250 |
| 145 | Sybren Gijbels | £1,250 |
| 154 | Viktor Tingstrom | £1,000 |
| 154 | Shaun Fox | £1,000 |
| 154 | Alexander Merkx | £1,000 |
| 154 | Tommy Morris | £1,000 |
| 154 | Paul Rowley | £1,000 |
| 154 | Simon Stevenson | £1,000 |
| 154 | Michael Flynn | £1,000 |
| 154 | Leon Weber | £1,000 |
| 162 | Ryan Branley | £750 |
| 162 | Henry Coates | £750 |
| 162 | Pero Ljubic | £750 |
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