Players Championship Order of Merit Update: Joe Cullen ascends to second as Van Gerwen adds first money
PDCThe Players Championship Order of Merit has been updated once more with Joe Cullen winning the latest title and making moves.
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Albeit the Order of Merit is still led by Chris Dobey, who earned £28,000 at the Players Championship tournaments in 2025. Cullen is the new number two after 'The Rockstar' took the title on Tuesday.
In the final of Players Championship 5, Cullen won 8-7 over Gian van Veen, who missed six match darts to win his first PDC title. Van Veen is now in sixth place. Ryan Searle, Gerwyn Price and Rob Cross mark the completion of the top five. Luke Littler sits down in 10th of the immediate big names.
Speaking of, Michael van Gerwen grabbed his first money for the Players Championship Order of Merit on Tuesday. At Players Championship 5, 'Mighty Mike' played only his second floor tournament of the season after skipping three tournaments and losing once in the first round.
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Van Gerwen managed to reach the quarter-finals in Leicester, earning 3,500 pounds for the rankings. With a 55th spot, Van Gerwen is one place below Peter Wright and one place above Gary Anderson.
The Players Championship series continues Wednesday with its sixth tournament, where once again important prize money is at stake. Playing Players Championship tournaments is the only route for players to grant themselves entry to the Players Championship Finals. At the end of the season, the 64 best players get to compete in the final tournament in Minehead.
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Players Championship Order of Merit
| Rank | Name | Prize money |
| 1 | Chris Dobey | 28 |
| 2 | Joe Cullen | 26.5 |
| 3 | Ryan Searle | 24 |
| 4 | Gerwyn Price | 21 |
| 5 | Rob Cross | 19.5 |
| 6 | Gian van Veen | 17 |
| 7 | Cameron Menzies | 12.5 |
| 8 | Damon Heta | 11 |
| 9 | James Wade | 11 |
| 10 | Wessel Nijman | 11 |
| 11 | Nick Kenny | 11 |
| 12 | Callan Rydz | 10.5 |
| 13 | Luke Littler | 10 |
| 14 | Dom Taylor | 10 |
| 15 | Ross Smith | 10 |
| 16 | Jelle Klaasen | 10 |
| 17 | Mike De Decker | 9 |
| 18 | Jermaine Wattimena | 9 |
| 19 | Jonny Clayton | 8 |
| 20 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 8 |
| 21 | William O'Connor | 7.5 |
| 22 | Stephen Bunting | 7.5 |
| 23 | Luke Woodhouse | 7.5 |
| 24 | Martin Lukeman | 7 |
| 25 | Dave Chisnall | 7 |
| 26 | Andrew Gilding | 7 |
| 27 | Mickey Mansell | 7 |
| 28 | Kevin Doets | 6.5 |
| 29 | Scott Williams | 6.5 |
| 30 | Niels Zonneveld | 6.5 |
| 31 | Luke Humphries | 6.5 |
| 32 | Josh Rock | 6.5 |
| 33 | Martin Schindler | 6 |
| 34 | Danny Noppert | 6 |
| 35 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 5.5 |
| 36 | Florian Hempel | 5.5 |
| 37 | Brendan Dolan | 5 |
| 38 | James Hurrell | 5 |
| 39 | Owen Bates | 5 |
| 40 | Stefan Bellmont | 5 |
| 41 | Raymond van Barneveld | 5 |
| 42 | Justin Hood | 5 |
| 43 | Darryl Pilgrim | 5 |
| 44 | Rob Owen | 4.5 |
| 45 | Christian Kist | 4.5 |
| 46 | Sebastian Bialecki | 4.5 |
| 47 | Adam Hunt | 4.5 |
| 48 | Ryan Meikle | 4.5 |
| 49 | Ricardo Pietreczko | 4.5 |
| 50 | Richard Veenstra | 4.5 |
| 51 | Maik Kuivenhoven | 4 |
| 52 | Kim Huybrechts | 4 |
| 53 | Cam Crabtree | 4 |
| 54 | Peter Wright | 4 |
| 55 | Michael van Gerwen | 3.5 |
| 56 | Gary Anderson | 3.5 |
| 57 | Thomas Lovely | 3.5 |
| 58 | Andy Boulton | 3.5 |
| 59 | Wesley Plaisier | 3.5 |
| 60 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | 3.5 |
| 61 | Ritchie Edhouse | 3.5 |
| 62 | Gabriel Clemens | 3.5 |
| 63 | Carl Sneyd | 3.5 |
| 64 | Karel Sedlacek | 3.5 |
| 65 | Kevin Burness | 3.5 |
| 66 | Daryl Gurney | 3.5 |
| 67 | Dylan Slevin | 3 |
| 68 | Bradley Brooks | 3 |
| 69 | George Killington | 3 |
| 70 | Tavis Dudeney | 3 |
| 71 | Lukas Wenig | 2.5 |
| 72 | Matthew Dennant | 2.5 |
| 73 | Martijn Dragt | 2.5 |
| 74 | Adam Lipscombe | 2.5 |
| 75 | Steve Lennon | 2.5 |
| 75 | Tom Bissell | 2.5 |
| 77 | Nathan Rafferty | 2.5 |
| 78 | Ryan Joyce | 2.5 |
| 79 | Cor Dekker | 2.5 |
| 80 | Stephen Burton | 2.5 |
| 81 | Alan Soutar | 2.5 |
| 81 | Mensur Suljovic | 2.5 |
| 83 | Jose de Sousa | 2.5 |
| 84 | Nathan Aspinall | 2.5 |
| 84 | Niko Springer | 2.5 |
| 86 | Haupai Puha | 2.5 |
| 87 | Jitse Van der Wal | 2.5 |
| 88 | Andy Baetens | 2 |
| 89 | Max Hopp | 2 |
| 90 | Beau Greaves | 2 |
| 90 | Berry van Peer | 2 |
| 92 | Keane Barry | 2 |
| 92 | Marvin van Velzen | 2 |
| 94 | Aden Kirk | 2 |
| 94 | Jim Long | 2 |
| 94 | Patrick Geeraets | 2 |
| 94 | Rhys Griffin | 2 |
| 98 | Darius Labanauskas | 2 |
| 98 | Radek Szaganski | 2 |
| 100 | Adam Paxton | 2 |
| 100 | Ricky Evans | 2 |
| 100 | Stefaan Henderyck | 2 |
| 103 | Madars Razma | 2 |
| 103 | William Borland | 2 |
| 105 | Michele Turetta | 2 |
| 106 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | 1.5 |
| 107 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | 1.5 |
| 108 | Connor Scutt | 1.5 |
| 108 | Maximilian Czerwinski | 1.5 |
| 108 | Oskar Lukasiak | 1.5 |
| 108 | Tytus Kanik | 1.5 |
| 112 | Darren Beveridge | 1.5 |
| 113 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 1.5 |
| 114 | Chris Landman | 1 |
| 114 | Dominik Gruellich | 1 |
| 114 | Greg Ritchie | 1 |
| 114 | Michael Smith | 1 |
| 118 | Brett Claydon | 1 |
| 118 | Jarno Bottenberg | 1 |
| 118 | Mervyn King | 1 |
| 121 | Joshua Richardson | 1 |
| 121 | Michael Flynn | 1 |
| 123 | Danny Lauby | 1 |
| 123 | Ian White | 1 |
| 123 | Thibault Tricole | 1 |
| 123 | Tommy Lishman | 1 |
| 127 | Kai Gotthardt | 1 |
| 127 | Leon Weber | 1 |

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