PDC Order of Merit Update: Stephen Bunting moves back into top five as Joe Cullen and Gian van Veen surge
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After the latest batch of Players Championship tournaments, the PDC Order of Merit has been updated. Stephen Bunting swapped places with Jonny Clayton, with 'The Bullet' now holding the fifth spot.
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Ryan Searle took over the 19th spot from Dimitri van den Bergh, while Joe Cullen passed Martin Schindler thanks to his title and is now ranked No. 22 in the world.
While, Gian van Veen has advanced to his highest position ever on the PDC Order of Merit after achieving sensational results at the two Players Championship tournaments in Leicester last week.
On Tuesday, Van Veen lost 8-7 to Joe Cullen in the final of Players Championship 5 after the Dutchman missed six matchdarts. A day later, however, 'GVV The Giant' struck by beating world number one Luke Humphries 8-3 in the final match. In two days, Van Veen earned a total of 25,000 pounds, passing Daryl Gurney and now ranks 24th in the world rankings.
Looking lower, William O'Connor moved up two places and is now in 46th place, at the expense of Kim Huybrechts and Niels Zonneveld. Florian Hempel (+1), Robert Owen (+1), Connor Scutt (+1) and Dylan Slevin (+2) also managed to rise within the top-64. Beyond that, Sebastian Bialecki (+14), Christian Kist (+10), Marvin van Velzen (+11) and Greg Ritchie (+13) did well. They have two years to secure a spot within the top-64 so that they may keep their Tour Card beyond 2026.
PDC Order of Merit
| Position | Name | Prize money |
| 1 | Luke Humphries | £1,901,250 |
| 2 | Luke Littler | £1,284,500 |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | £780,750 |
| 4 | Rob Cross | £568,000 |
| 5 | Stephen Bunting | £558,000 |
| 6 | Jonny Clayton | £557,750 |
| 7 | Damon Heta | £520,250 |
| 8 | Chris Dobey | £511,000 |
| 9 | Dave Chisnall | £508,250 |
| 10 | Gerwyn Price | £505,500 |
| 11 | James Wade | £497,250 |
| 12 | Nathan Aspinall | £484,500 |
| 13 | Danny Noppert | £449,750 |
| 14 | Peter Wright | £443,750 |
| 15 | Josh Rock | £440,500 |
| 16 | Gary Anderson | £424,500 |
| 17 | Michael Smith | £413,250 |
| 18 | Ross Smith | £407,500 |
| 19 | Ryan Searle | £400,000 |
| 20 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £399,500 |
| 21 | Mike De Decker | £374,500 |
| 22 | Joe Cullen | £372,000 |
| 23 | Martin Schindler | £361,500 |
| 24 | Gian van Veen | £342,750 |
| 25 | Daryl Gurney | £334,000 |
| 26 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £297,000 |
| 27 | Ritchie Edhouse | £295,500 |
| 28 | Andrew Gilding | £295,250 |
| 29 | Ryan Joyce | £293,000 |
| 30 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £286,000 |
| 31 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £281,000 |
| 32 | Luke Woodhouse | £269,750 |
| 33 | Brendan Dolan | £264,750 |
| 34 | Jermaine Wattimena | £255,750 |
| 35 | Raymond van Barneveld | £252,750 |
| 36 | Scott Williams | £226,500 |
| 37 | Gabriel Clemens | £213,250 |
| 38 | Martin Lukeman | £210,000 |
| 39 | Cameron Menzies | £201,250 |
| 40 | Callan Rydz | £176,500 |
| 41 | Kevin Doets | £155,000 |
| 42 | Mickey Mansell | £150,500 |
| 43 | Madars Razma | £148,250 |
| 44 | Ricky Evans | £143,250 |
| 45 | Jose De Sousa | £135,750 |
| 46 | William O'Connor | £125,000 |
| 47 | Kim Huybrechts | £124,750 |
| 48 | Niels Zonneveld | £123,250 |
| 49 | Richard Veenstra | £117,500 |
| 50 | Wessel Nijman | £117,000 |
| 51 | Keane Barry | £115,250 |
| 52 | Florian Hempel | £110,250 |
| 53 | Ian White | £110,000 |
| 54 | Jim Williams | £104,250 |
| 55 | Matt Campbell | £102,250 |
| 56 | Rob Owen | £92,000 |
| 57 | Alan Soutar | £90,750 |
| 58 | Connor Scutt | £85,000 |
| 59 | Nick Kenny | £84,750 |
| 60 | Stephen Burton | £84,250 |
| 61 | Dylan Slevin | £82,250 |
| 61 | Ryan Meikle | £82,250 |
| 63 | Mensur Suljovic | £80,250 |
| 64 | Jeffrey De Graaf | £78,500 |
| 65 | Thibault Tricole | £62,750 |
| 66 | James Hurrell | £54,500 |
| 67 | Dom Taylor | £52,500 |
| 68 | Chris Landman | £42,250 |
| 69 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | £35,000 |
| 70 | Andy Baetens | £32,500 |
| 71 | Rhys Griffin | £31,000 |
| 72 | Berry van Peer | £28,750 |
| 73 | Radek Szaganski | £27,250 |
| 74 | Nathan Rafferty | £26,250 |
| 75 | Lukas Wenig | £25,500 |
| 75 | Steve Lennon | £25,500 |
| 77 | Matthew Dennant | £24,250 |
| 78 | Danny Lauby | £23,750 |
| 79 | Owen Bates | £23,500 |
| 79 | Jitse Van der Wal | £23,500 |
| 81 | Jelle Klaasen | £22,750 |
| 82 | Patrick Geeraets | £22,000 |
| 83 | Darren Beveridge | £21,750 |
| 84 | Adam Hunt | £21,250 |
| 85 | William Borland | £21,000 |
| 86 | George Killington | £20,000 |
| 87 | Benjamin Reus | £19,000 |
| 88 | Martijn Dragt | £18,500 |
| 88 | Haupai Puha | £18,500 |
| 90 | Robert Grundy | £17,500 |
| 91 | Brett Claydon | £16,500 |
| 92 | Joshua Richardson | £10,250 |
| 93 | Michele Turetta | £10,000 |
| 94 | Cam Crabtree | £9,250 |
| 95 | Thomas Lovely | £9,000 |
| 95 | Bradley Brooks | £9,000 |
| 97 | Sebastian Bialecki | £8,500 |
| 97 | Tim Wolters | £8,500 |
| 99 | Darryl Pilgrim | £7,750 |
| 100 | Justin Hood | £7,500 |
| 101 | Christian Kist | £7,000 |
| 102 | Adam Lipscombe | £6,750 |
| 102 | Darius Labanauskas | £6,750 |
| 104 | Stefan Bellmont | £6,000 |
| 105 | Beau Greaves | £5,500 |
| 105 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | £5,500 |
| 107 | Marvin van Velzen | £5,250 |
| 107 | Jim Long | £5,250 |
| 107 | Andy Boulton | £5,250 |
| 107 | Karel Sedlacek | £5,250 |
| 111 | Jurjen van der Velde | £5,000 |
| 111 | Niko Springer | £5,000 |
| 111 | Maik Kuivenhoven | £5,000 |
| 114 | Boris Krcmar | £4,000 |
| 114 | Jules van Dongen | £4,000 |
| 116 | Aden Kirk | £3,750 |
| 117 | Greg Ritchie | £3,500 |
| 117 | Cor Dekker | £3,500 |
| 117 | Wesley Plaisier | £3,500 |
| 117 | Carl Sneyd | £3,500 |
| 117 | Kevin Burness | £3,500 |
| 122 | Oskar Lukasiak | £3,250 |
| 122 | Tom Bissell | £3,250 |
| 124 | Stefaan Henderyck | £3,000 |
| 124 | Tavis Dudeney | £3,000 |
| 126 | Dominik Gruellich | £2,500 |
| 126 | Kai Gotthardt | £2,500 |
| 126 | Tommy Lishman | £2,500 |
| 126 | Jimmy van Schie | £2,500 |
| 130 | Nathan Girvan | £2,250 |
| 131 | Max Hopp | £2,000 |
| 131 | Adam Paxton | £2,000 |
| 133 | Andreas Harrysson | £1,750 |
| 134 | Graham Usher | £1,500 |
| 134 | Tom Sykes | £1,500 |
| 134 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | £1,500 |
| 134 | Tytus Kanik | £1,500 |
| 134 | Maximilian Czerwinski | £1,500 |
| 139 | Cedric Waegemans | £1,250 |
| 139 | Patrick De Backer | £1,250 |
| 139 | Sybren Gijbels | £1,250 |
| 139 | Francois Schweyen | £1,250 |
| 143 | Viktor Tingstrom | £1,000 |
| 143 | Shaun Fox | £1,000 |
| 143 | Tommy Morris | £1,000 |
| 143 | Danny van Trijp | £1,000 |
| 143 | Simon Stevenson | £1,000 |
| 143 | Paul Rowley | £1,000 |
| 143 | Graham Hall | £1,000 |
| 143 | Alexander Merkx | £1,000 |
| 143 | Mervyn King | £1,000 |
| 143 | Jarno Bottenberg | £1,000 |
| 143 | Michael Flynn | £1,000 |
| 143 | Leon Weber | £1,000 |
| 155 | Pero Ljubic | £750 |
| 155 | Henry Coates | £750 |
| 155 | Ryan Branley | £750 |
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