PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit Update: Ross Smith passes Michael van Gerwen, Dave Chisnall back in first place
PDCWednesday, 14 May 2025 at 15:30
Ross Smith was able to take advantage of top names not playing in Hildesheim and won the sixteenth Players Championship tournament of the season on Tuesday. It earned him 15,000 pounds, moving him from sixth place to fourth on the Pro Tour Order of Merit with 154,500 pounds.
In the coming weeks, Smith can open the attack on the top three, knowing that all three have Euro Tour titles to defend later this season. Dave Chisnall did regain the lead over Josh Rock, but the difference between Chisnall and Rock is only 2,000 pounds. Like Rock, Martin Schindler also stands at 174,000 pounds, while Chisnall stands at 176,000 pounds.
Stephen Bunting holds the fifth spot with £147,000, followed by Van Gerwen with £140,000. Completing the top-10 are Luke Littler (133,500 pounds), Gian van Veen (132,500 pounds), Damon Heta (132,000 pounds) and Cameron Menzies (128,750 pounds).
Smith also passed Michael van Gerwen who had a disappointing foray before withdrawing from the second event. On Monday, Van Gerwen lost 6-5 to Dominik Gruellich in the first round of Players Championship 15. 'Mighty Mike' then decided to opt out of Players Championship 16 and thus returned home without any pounds.
World number one Luke Humphries is only in thirteenth place with £120,500. That still leaves behind such top players as Jonny Clayton (fourteenth), Gary Anderson (fifteenth) and Gerwyn Price (also fifteenth).
Through the Pro Tour, players can qualify for the televised tournaments. At tournaments such as the World Matchplay and the World Grand Prix, in addition to the top-16 of the world rankings, the sixteen best players of the Pro Tour ranking are also invited. The same applies to Euro Tour tournaments, while the top-32 at Players Championship tournaments have protected status in the draw.
PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit
| Position | Name | Prize money |
| 1 | Dave Chisnall | £176,000 |
| 2 | Martin Schindler | £174,000 |
| 2 | Josh Rock | £174,000 |
| 4 | Ross Smith | £154,500 |
| 5 | Stephen Bunting | £147,000 |
| 6 | Michael van Gerwen | £140,000 |
| 7 | Luke Littler | £133,500 |
| 8 | Gian van Veen | £132,500 |
| 9 | Damon Heta | £132,000 |
| 10 | Cameron Menzies | £128,750 |
| 11 | Ryan Searle | £125,000 |
| 12 | Chris Dobey | £123,000 |
| 13 | Luke Humphries | £120,500 |
| 14 | Jonny Clayton | £116,000 |
| 15 | Gary Anderson | £112,000 |
| 15 | Gerwyn Price | £112,000 |
| 17 | Mike De Decker | £108,250 |
| 18 | Wessel Nijman | £106,000 |
| 19 | Danny Noppert | £98,000 |
| 19 | Peter Wright | £98,000 |
| 21 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £96,000 |
| 22 | James Wade | £92,000 |
| 23 | Luke Woodhouse | £82,000 |
| 24 | Nathan Aspinall | £80,500 |
| 25 | Andrew Gilding | £79,500 |
| 25 | Daryl Gurney | £79,500 |
| 27 | Raymond van Barneveld | £78,500 |
| 28 | Jermaine Wattimena | £77,500 |
| 29 | Joe Cullen | £73,750 |
| 30 | Michael Smith | £71,000 |
| 31 | Ryan Joyce | £69,250 |
| 32 | Niels Zonneveld | £67,000 |
| 33 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £66,000 |
| 34 | Ritchie Edhouse | £64,500 |
| 35 | Rob Cross | £63,500 |
| 36 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £63,000 |
| 37 | Kevin Doets | £62,250 |
| 38 | Martin Lukeman | £58,750 |
| 39 | Alan Soutar | £53,000 |
| 39 | Madars Razma | £53,000 |
| 41 | Gabriel Clemens | £52,250 |
| 42 | William O'Connor | £51,500 |
| 42 | Callan Rydz | £51,500 |
| 44 | Dom Taylor | £49,000 |
| 45 | Scott Williams | £47,500 |
| 46 | Ian White | £42,750 |
| 46 | Connor Scutt | £42,750 |
| 48 | Kim Huybrechts | £42,500 |
| 49 | Brendan Dolan | £41,500 |
| 50 | Nick Kenny | £39,500 |
| 51 | Mensur Suljovic | £39,250 |
| 52 | Stephen Burton | £38,500 |
| 53 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £37,000 |
| 54 | Mickey Mansell | £35,750 |
| 55 | Thibault Tricole | £34,750 |
| 55 | Matt Campbell | £34,750 |
| 57 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | £33,250 |
| 58 | Ricky Evans | £33,000 |
| 58 | Jeffrey De Graaf | £33,000 |
| 60 | Florian Hempel | £31,750 |
| 61 | Richard Veenstra | £31,000 |
| 62 | Ryan Meikle | £30,750 |
| 63 | Rob Owen | £29,500 |
| 64 | Matthew Dennant | £29,000 |
| 65 | Chris Landman | £28,500 |
| 66 | Nathan Rafferty | £27,750 |
| 67 | Keane Barry | £26,000 |
| 68 | Jim Williams | £25,750 |
| 69 | Dylan Slevin | £25,000 |
| 70 | James Hurrell | £24,750 |
| 71 | Karel Sedlacek | £24,500 |
| 72 | Darren Beveridge | £23,750 |
| 73 | Jitse Van der Wal | £23,500 |
| 74 | Patrick Geeraets | £23,250 |
| 75 | Martijn Dragt | £23,000 |
| 76 | Owen Bates | £21,500 |
| 77 | Jelle Klaasen | £21,250 |
| 78 | Steve Lennon | £21,000 |
| 79 | Adam Hunt | £20,750 |
| 80 | Radek Szaganski | £20,500 |
| 80 | Adam Lipscombe | £20,500 |
| 82 | Niko Springer | £19,750 |
| 83 | Lukas Wenig | £19,500 |
| 84 | Dominik Gruellich | £19,250 |
| 84 | Jose De Sousa | £19,250 |
| 86 | Andy Baetens | £19,000 |
| 87 | Sebastian Bialecki | £18,500 |
| 88 | Berry van Peer | £18,250 |
| 89 | Haupai Puha | £16,750 |
| 90 | Robert Grundy | £15,750 |
| 91 | Cam Crabtree | £15,250 |
| 92 | Darius Labanauskas | £14,750 |
| 93 | Max Hopp | £14,250 |
| 94 | Justin Hood | £14,000 |
| 94 | George Killington | £14,000 |
| 96 | Benjamin Reus | £13,500 |
| 96 | Rhys Griffin | £13,500 |
| 98 | William Borland | £13,000 |
| 99 | Darryl Pilgrim | £11,250 |
| 99 | Andy Boulton | £11,250 |
| 101 | Danny Lauby | £11,000 |
| 101 | Maik Kuivenhoven | £11,000 |
| 103 | Jim Long | £10,750 |
| 104 | Brett Claydon | £10,250 |
| 105 | Thomas Lovely | £10,000 |
| 106 | Stefan Bellmont | £9,500 |
| 106 | Christian Kist | £9,500 |
| 108 | Bradley Brooks | £9,250 |
| 109 | Wesley Plaisier | £9,000 |
| 110 | Tom Bissell | £8,250 |
| 111 | Leon Weber | £8,000 |
| 111 | Carl Sneyd | £8,000 |
| 111 | Michele Turetta | £8,000 |
| 114 | Tavis Dudeney | £7,500 |
| 115 | Kevin Burness | £7,000 |
| 115 | Marvin van Velzen | £7,000 |
| 117 | Boris Krcmar | £6,500 |
| 118 | Ted Evetts | £6,000 |
| 118 | Joshua Richardson | £6,000 |
| 120 | Greg Ritchie | £5,500 |
| 120 | Oskar Lukasiak | £5,500 |
| 120 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | £5,500 |
| 123 | Daniel Klose | £5,000 |
| 123 | Tytus Kanik | £5,000 |
| 123 | Jimmy van Schie | £5,000 |
| 123 | Adam Warner | £5,000 |
| 123 | Tim Wolters | £5,000 |
| 128 | Maximilian Czerwinski | £4,500 |
| 128 | Stefaan Henderyck | £4,500 |
| 128 | Cor Dekker | £4,500 |
| 131 | Adam Paxton | £4,250 |
| 132 | Jarno Bottenberg | £4,000 |
| 132 | Kai Gotthardt | £4,000 |
| 134 | Michael Unterbuchner | £3,750 |
| 135 | Alexander Merkx | £3,500 |
| 135 | Danny van Trijp | £3,500 |
| 135 | Tommy Lishman | £3,500 |
| 138 | Tom Sykes | £3,000 |
| 138 | Beau Greaves | £3,000 |
| 140 | Jamai van den Herik | £2,500 |
| 140 | Viktor Tingstrom | £2,500 |
| 140 | Johan Engstrom | £2,500 |
| 140 | Paul Krohne | £2,500 |
| 140 | Andreas Harrysson | £2,500 |
| 140 | Mervyn King | £2,500 |
| 146 | Graham Hall | £2,000 |
| 146 | Aden Kirk | £2,000 |
| 146 | Jules van Dongen | £2,000 |
| 149 | Pero Ljubic | £1,500 |
| 149 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | £1,500 |
| 151 | Marcel Erba | £1,250 |
| 151 | Benjamin Pratnemer | £1,250 |
| 151 | Zoran Lerchbacher | £1,250 |
| 151 | Gyorgy Jehirszki | £1,250 |
| 151 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | £1,250 |
| 151 | Christian Goedl | £1,250 |
| 151 | Teemu Harju | £1,250 |
| 151 | Finn Behrens | £1,250 |
| 151 | Michael Rosenauer | £1,250 |
| 151 | Andras Borbely | £1,250 |
| 151 | Rene Eidams | £1,250 |
| 151 | Kevin Knopf | £1,250 |
| 151 | Patrick Klingelhoefer | £1,250 |
| 151 | Paul Goyer | £1,250 |
| 151 | Petr Krivka | £1,250 |
| 151 | Laurin Welk | £1,250 |
| 151 | Marko Kantele | £1,250 |
| 151 | Patrick De Backer | £1,250 |
| 151 | Sybren Gijbels | £1,250 |
| 151 | Cedric Waegemans | £1,250 |
| 151 | Francois Schweyen | £1,250 |
| 172 | Nathan Girvan | £1,000 |
| 172 | Sam Spivey | £1,000 |
| 172 | Graham Usher | £1,000 |
| 172 | Scott Campbell | £1,000 |
| 172 | Michael Flynn | £1,000 |
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