Players Championship Order of Merit Update: Michael van Gerwen close to falling out of top 100 as Ross Smith rises after title
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Michael van Gerwen will have to work hard in the coming months to qualify for the Players Championship Finals. After 16 of 34 floor tournaments, 'Mighty Mike' is in a disappointing 96th place on the Players Championship Order of Merit.
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At the end of the season, the 64 best players on the Players Championship circuit get to compete in the Players Championship Finals in Minehead. Van Gerwen surprisingly lost to Dominik Gruellich in the first round at Players Championship 15 on Monday, then decided to skip Tuesday's tournament.
Of the first 16 Players Championship tournaments of the season, Van Gerwen played only nine, also being eliminated six times in the first round. A quarterfinal at Players Championship 5 is a paltry highlight of a disappointing floor season so far.
After the double header in Hildesheim, the rankings are still led by Gerwyn Price, who was missing this week. 'The Iceman' is in first place with 57,000 pounds, and has a lead of 5500 pounds over number two Gian van Veen. Following behind that are Cameron Menzies and Ross Smith. The latter made a jump after winning the sixteenth Players Championship tournament of the season on Tuesday.
The top-10 is further completed by Josh Rock, Damon Heta, Gary Anderson, Chris Dobey, Ryan Searle and Martin Schindler. Luke Littler and Luke Humphries sit together in 36th and 37th. Nathan Aspinall is in 47th. Many of the top Premier League names outside of Price haven't attended many ProTours so have some job to actually maintain that position they are in. This includes Van Gerwen.
Players Championship Order of Merit
| Position | Name | Prize money |
| 1 | Gerwyn Price | £57,000 |
| 2 | Gian van Veen | £51,500 |
| 3 | Cameron Menzies | £48,000 |
| 4 | Ross Smith | £45,500 |
| 5 | Josh Rock | £43,500 |
| 6 | Damon Heta | £41,500 |
| 7 | Gary Anderson | £39,500 |
| 8 | Chris Dobey | £37,500 |
| 9 | Ryan Searle | £37,000 |
| 10 | Martin Schindler | £36,500 |
| 11 | Joe Cullen | £34,000 |
| 12 | Jonny Clayton | £33,000 |
| 13 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £30,500 |
| 14 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £28,500 |
| 14 | Danny Noppert | £28,500 |
| 16 | Kevin Doets | £28,000 |
| 17 | Brendan Dolan | £26,500 |
| 18 | Dave Chisnall | £26,000 |
| 18 | Luke Woodhouse | £26,000 |
| 20 | Jermaine Wattimena | £25,500 |
| 20 | Mike De Decker | £25,500 |
| 22 | Niels Zonneveld | £24,500 |
| 22 | James Wade | £24,500 |
| 24 | Rob Cross | £24,000 |
| 25 | Wessel Nijman | £23,500 |
| 26 | Ian White | £23,000 |
| 27 | Andrew Gilding | £22,500 |
| 27 | William O'Connor | £22,500 |
| 29 | Dom Taylor | £22,000 |
| 30 | Scott Williams | £21,500 |
| 31 | Peter Wright | £21,000 |
| 32 | Martin Lukeman | £20,500 |
| 32 | Adam Lipscombe | £20,500 |
| 34 | Callan Rydz | £19,500 |
| 34 | Nick Kenny | £19,500 |
| 36 | Luke Humphries | £19,000 |
| 37 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £18,500 |
| 37 | Raymond van Barneveld | £18,500 |
| 37 | Sebastian Bialecki | £18,500 |
| 37 | Luke Littler | £18,500 |
| 41 | Dominik Gruellich | £18,000 |
| 41 | Michael Smith | £18,000 |
| 43 | Jeffrey De Graaf | £16,500 |
| 44 | Karel Sedlacek | £16,000 |
| 44 | Ritchie Edhouse | £16,000 |
| 44 | Stephen Bunting | £16,000 |
| 47 | Nathan Aspinall | £15,500 |
| 47 | Gabriel Clemens | £15,500 |
| 47 | Jelle Klaasen | £15,500 |
| 50 | Ricky Evans | £14,500 |
| 50 | Mickey Mansell | £14,500 |
| 50 | Madars Razma | £14,500 |
| 53 | Justin Hood | £14,000 |
| 54 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | £13,500 |
| 54 | Alan Soutar | £13,500 |
| 54 | Niko Springer | £13,500 |
| 57 | Max Hopp | £13,000 |
| 57 | Patrick Geeraets | £13,000 |
| 57 | Matthew Dennant | £13,000 |
| 60 | Stephen Burton | £12,500 |
| 61 | Daryl Gurney | £12,000 |
| 62 | Ryan Joyce | £11,500 |
| 62 | Cam Crabtree | £11,500 |
| 62 | Dylan Slevin | £11,500 |
| 65 | Darius Labanauskas | £11,000 |
| 65 | Maik Kuivenhoven | £11,000 |
| 65 | Mensur Suljovic | £11,000 |
| 65 | James Hurrell | £11,000 |
| 69 | Darren Beveridge | £10,500 |
| 69 | Adam Hunt | £10,500 |
| 69 | Ryan Meikle | £10,500 |
| 69 | Owen Bates | £10,500 |
| 73 | Andy Boulton | £10,000 |
| 73 | Darryl Pilgrim | £10,000 |
| 73 | Steve Lennon | £10,000 |
| 76 | Jim Long | £9,500 |
| 76 | Martijn Dragt | £9,500 |
| 76 | Connor Scutt | £9,500 |
| 76 | Christian Kist | £9,500 |
| 76 | Stefan Bellmont | £9,500 |
| 81 | Wesley Plaisier | £9,000 |
| 81 | Haupai Puha | £9,000 |
| 81 | Richard Veenstra | £9,000 |
| 81 | Rob Owen | £9,000 |
| 85 | Kim Huybrechts | £8,500 |
| 85 | Jitse Van der Wal | £8,500 |
| 87 | Chris Landman | £8,000 |
| 87 | Carl Sneyd | £8,000 |
| 87 | Bradley Brooks | £8,000 |
| 87 | Berry van Peer | £8,000 |
| 91 | Thibault Tricole | £7,500 |
| 91 | Nathan Rafferty | £7,500 |
| 91 | Thomas Lovely | £7,500 |
| 91 | Tavis Dudeney | £7,500 |
| 91 | Florian Hempel | £7,500 |
| 96 | Tom Bissell | £7,000 |
| 96 | Michael van Gerwen | £7,000 |
| 96 | Kevin Burness | £7,000 |
| 96 | Jose De Sousa | £7,000 |
| 96 | Marvin van Velzen | £7,000 |
| 101 | Lukas Wenig | £6,500 |
| 102 | Ted Evetts | £6,000 |
| 102 | Michele Turetta | £6,000 |
| 102 | Keane Barry | £6,000 |
| 102 | Andy Baetens | £6,000 |
| 102 | Matt Campbell | £6,000 |
| 107 | Leon Weber | £5,500 |
| 107 | William Borland | £5,500 |
| 107 | Greg Ritchie | £5,500 |
| 107 | Oskar Lukasiak | £5,500 |
| 107 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | £5,500 |
| 112 | Jimmy van Schie | £5,000 |
| 112 | Tytus Kanik | £5,000 |
| 112 | Rhys Griffin | £5,000 |
| 112 | George Killington | £5,000 |
| 112 | Adam Warner | £5,000 |
| 117 | Brett Claydon | £4,500 |
| 117 | Maximilian Czerwinski | £4,500 |
| 117 | Stefaan Henderyck | £4,500 |
| 117 | Cor Dekker | £4,500 |
| 121 | Robert Grundy | £4,000 |
| 121 | Joshua Richardson | £4,000 |
| 121 | Jim Williams | £4,000 |
| 121 | Radek Szaganski | £4,000 |
| 121 | Danny Lauby | £4,000 |
| 121 | Jarno Bottenberg | £4,000 |
| 121 | Kai Gotthardt | £4,000 |
| 128 | Alexander Merkx | £3,500 |
| 128 | Benjamin Reus | £3,500 |
| 128 | Danny van Trijp | £3,500 |
| 128 | Tommy Lishman | £3,500 |
| 128 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £3,500 |
| 133 | Tom Sykes | £3,000 |
| 133 | Adam Paxton | £3,000 |
| 133 | Beau Greaves | £3,000 |
| 136 | Jamai van den Herik | £2,500 |
| 136 | Andreas Harrysson | £2,500 |
| 136 | Viktor Tingstrom | £2,500 |
| 136 | Mervyn King | £2,500 |
| 140 | Graham Hall | £2,000 |
| 140 | Aden Kirk | £2,000 |
| 142 | Pero Ljubic | £1,500 |
| 142 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | £1,500 |
| 144 | Nathan Girvan | £1,000 |
| 144 | Sam Spivey | £1,000 |
| 144 | Graham Usher | £1,000 |
| 144 | Scott Campbell | £1,000 |
| 144 | Tim Wolters | £1,000 |
| 144 | Michael Flynn | £1,000 |
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