PDC players won't defend prize money on Order of Merit in coming months

The PDC Order of Merit is the ranking system used to determine who is the best dart player in the world. This ranking is based on prize money won in a 24 month period.

Players must therefore defend their results from 2020 in the world ranking in 2022. However, this does not apply if a player has started a new two-year Tour Card period.

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Until July, however, players no longer have to defend their ranking. This is because in 2020 no ranking tournaments were played from 16 March to 7 July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the next eleven Players Championship tournaments and seven Euro Tours players will have the chance to increase their money on the PDC Order of Merit.