Players Championship Order of Merit: Ross Smith up into top five in latest rankings after fifth ranking title
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Ross Smith has risen by a spot on the Players Championship Order of Merit following his final victory at Players Championship 13. 'Smudger' took the day's victory in Milton Keynes on Tuesday by beating Wesley Plaisier 8-7 in the final.
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With this title, Smith earned 15,000 pounds for various rankings. The Englishman moved up to fifth place on the Players Championship Order of Merit and is now between Raymond van Barneveld (fourth) and Danny Noppert (sixth). Plaisier also made a giant leap up the rankings. The runner-up earned £10,000 and now occupies 38th place.
Ryan Searle still leads the Players Championship Order of Merit with 43,000 pounds. Behind just behind Searle are also Gary Anderson (41,000 pounds) and Chris Dobey (39,000 pounds). Completing the top ten are Daryl Gurney, Michael Smith, Damon Heta and Gian van Veen.
After all the Players Championship tournaments, the top 64 ranked players will compete in the Players Championship Finals. This tournament from Nov. 22 to 24 will be played in Minehead.
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Players Championship Order of Merit
| Rank | Name | Prize money (in units of £1,000) |
| 1 | Ryan Searle | 43 |
| 2 | Gary Anderson | 41 |
| 3 | Chris Dobey | 39 |
| 4 | Raymond van Barneveld | 38.5 |
| 5 | Ross Smith | 38 |
| 6 | Danny Noppert | 35 |
| 7 | Daryl Gurney | 34 |
| 8 | Michael Smith | 32 |
| 9 | Damon Heta | 31 |
| 10 | Gian van Veen | 29 |
| 11 | Brendan Dolan | 28.5 |
| 12 | Alan Soutar | 26.5 |
| 13 | Stephen Bunting | 25.5 |
| 14 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 25 |
| 15 | Dave Chisnall | 24.5 |
| 16 | Luke Littler | 23.5 |
| 17 | Peter Wright | 23 |
| 18 | Kevin Doets | 20.5 |
| 19 | Niels Zonneveld | 20 |
| 20 | Jonny Clayton | 19.5 |
| 21 | Callan Rydz | 19 |
| 22 | Josh Rock | 19 |
| 23 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 18.5 |
| 24 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 18.5 |
| 25 | Ritchie Edhouse | 18 |
| 26 | Ryan Joyce | 18 |
| 27 | Andrew Gilding | 17.5 |
| 28 | Michael van Gerwen | 17.5 |
| 29 | Karel Sedlacek | 15.5 |
| 30 | Scott Williams | 15.5 |
| 31 | James Wade | 14.5 |
| 32 | Ian White | 14.5 |
| 33 | Luke Woodhouse | 14.5 |
| 34 | Ricky Evans | 14 |
| 35 | Dom Taylor | 14 |
| 36 | Cameron Menzies | 14 |
| 37 | Martin Lukeman | 14 |
| 38 | Wesley Plaisier | 13.5 |
| 39 | Ryan Meikle | 13.5 |
| 40 | Stephen Burton | 13.5 |
| 41 | Madars Razma | 13.5 |
| 42 | Richard Veenstra | 13.5 |
| 43 | Jeffrey de Graaf | 13.5 |
| 44 | Jermaine Wattimena | 13 |
| 45 | James Hurrell | 13 |
| 46 | Wessel Nijman | 12.5 |
| 47 | Nathan Aspinall | 12.5 |
| 48 | Matt Campbell | 12.5 |
| 49 | Mensur Suljovic | 12.5 |
| 50 | William O'Connor | 12.5 |
| 51 | Mike De Decker | 12.5 |
| 52 | Luke Humphries | 12.5 |
| 53 | Gerwyn Price | 12 |
| 54 | Thibault Tricole | 12 |
| 55 | Danny Jansen | 11.5 |
| 56 | Andy Baetens | 11.5 |
| 57 | Ricardo Pietreczko | 11.5 |
| 58 | Jim Williams | 11 |
| 59 | Graham Hall | 11 |
| 60 | Berry van Peer | 11 |
| 61 | Kim Huybrechts | 10.5 |
| 62 | Nick Kenny | 10.5 |
| 63 | Leighton Bennett | 10.5 |
| 64 | Radek Szaganski | 10 |
| 65 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | 10 |
| 66 | Martin Schindler | 10 |
| 67 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | 10 |
| 68 | Lee Evans | 10 |
| 69 | Chris Landman | 9.5 |
| 70 | Jose de Sousa | 9.5 |
| 71 | Patrick Geeraets | 9 |
| 72 | Daniel Klose | 8.5 |
| 73 | Maik Kuivenhoven | 8.5 |
| 74 | Arron Monk | 8.5 |
| 75 | Steve Lennon | 8.5 |
| 76 | Florian Hempel | 8 |
| 77 | Lukas Wenig | 8 |
| 78 | Cam Crabtree | 7.5 |
| 79 | Robert Grundy | 7.5 |
| 80 | Vincent van der Voort | 7.5 |
| 81 | Jamie Hughes | 7.5 |
| 82 | Dylan Slevin | 7.5 |
| 83 | Nathan Rafferty | 7 |
| 84 | Jeffrey De Zwaan | 7 |
| 85 | Jelle Klaasen | 7 |
| 86 | Andy Boulton | 6.5 |
| 87 | Connor Scutt | 6.5 |
| 88 | George Killington | 6.5 |
| 89 | Steve Beaton | 6.5 |
| 90 | Christian Perez | 6.5 |
| 91 | Mickey Mansell | 6.5 |
| 92 | Robert Owen | 6.5 |
| 93 | Kai Gotthardt | 6 |
| 94 | Rhys Griffin | 6 |
| 95 | Mervyn King | 6 |
| 96 | Danny Lauby | 6 |
| 97 | Gabriel Clemens | 5.5 |
| 98 | Adam Hunt | 5.5 |
| 99 | Boris Krcmar | 5.5 |
| 100 | Simon Whitlock | 5.5 |
| 101 | Paul Krohne | 5.5 |
| 102 | Stefan Bellmont | 5.5 |
| 103 | Rob Cross | 5.5 |
| 104 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 5.5 |
| 105 | Brett Claydon | 5.5 |
| 106 | Keane Barry | 5 |
| 107 | Haupai Puha | 5 |
| 108 | Adam Gawlas | 5 |
| 109 | Joe Cullen | 5 |
| 110 | Pascal Rupprecht | 5 |
| 111 | Jitse Van der Wal | 4.5 |
| 112 | Richie Burnett | 4.5 |
| 113 | Danny van Trijp | 4.5 |
| 114 | Robbie Knops | 4.5 |
| 115 | Darren Beveridge | 4.5 |
| 116 | Oskar Lukasiak | 4.5 |
| 117 | Keegan Brown | 4 |
| 118 | Owen Roelofs | 4 |
| 119 | Franz Roetzsch | 4 |
| 120 | Ronny Huybrechts | 4 |
| 121 | William Borland | 4 |
| 122 | Michele Turetta | 4 |
| 123 | Matthew Dennant | 4 |
| 124 | Adam Smith-Neale | 4 |
| 125 | Owen Bates | 3.5 |
| 126 | Jurjen van der Velde | 3.5 |
| 127 | Martijn Dragt | 3 |
| 128 | Jules van Dongen | 3 |
| 129 | Geert Nentjes | 3 |
| 130 | Benjamin Reus | 3 |
| 131 | Joshua Richardson | 3 |
| 132 | Lee Cocks | 2.5 |
| 133 | John Henderson | 2.5 |
| 134 | Graham Usher | 2.5 |
| 135 | Jamie Atkins | 2 |
| 136 | Darryl Pilgrim | 2 |
| 137 | Tim Wolters | 2 |
| 138 | Callum Goffin | 2 |
| 139 | Thomas Lovely | 2 |
| 140 | Josh Payne | 1 |
| 140 | Shane McGuirk | 1 |
| 142 | Adam Warner | 1 |
| 143 | Aden Kirk | 1 |
| 144 | Romeo Grbavac | 1 |

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