Players Championship Order of Merit Update: Big names including Van Gerwen and Aspinall may not qualify for Minehead

Damon Heta has become the new leader on the Players Championship Order of Merit. 'The Heat' was the best at Players Championship 20 on Tuesday night, taking over first place from Gian van Veen.

Heta came through his first five matches smoothly after victories over Patrick Geeraets (6-1), Ted Evetts (6-2), Bradley Brooks (6-3), Madars Razma (6-3) and Daryl Gurney (6-1). Then, thanks to an average of 109.14, 'The Heat' was too strong for Gerwyn Price 7-5, before the Australian triumphed 8-7 against Stephen Bunting in the final.

Winning his tenth Pro Tour title earned Heta the top prize of 15,000 pounds, after which he is now 4500 pounds above Van Veen on the Players Championship Order of Merit. Behind the Dutchman, Gerwyn Price follows in third place with 1,000 pounds behind Van Veen.

Losing finalist Stephen Bunting, meanwhile, has moved up to ninth on the Players Championship rankings, putting 'The Bullet' ahead of Gary Anderson.

Of the bigger names Luke Littler is in 48th, Luke Humphries sits in 46th. While Michael van Gerwen sits all the way down in 109th. Nathan Aspinall too is only in 61st spot so could very easily be caught.