Price leads ultra-short European Championship qualification race after victory at Hungarian Darts Trophy

Gerwyn Price is of course the first leader on the PDC European Tour Order of Merit after capturing the title at the Hungarian Darts Trophy.

In the Hungarian capital Budapest the first European Tour tournament of the season was played. Later this month a second tournament will be played in Gibraltar. Because of the corona pandemic it remains at two tournaments. This means that the top-32 of the PDC European Tour Order of Merit after the Gibraltar Darts Trophy, will play at the European Championship in Salzburg.

There is a good chance that players will miss out on participation in the European Championship even though they have won as much prize money as the number 32 on the ranking list. In case of a tie, the PDC rules look at countback, which means the last tournament played. Players who have only played the second tournament therefore have an advantage over players who have only played the first. If players are still equal after the countback, the positions on the PDC Order of Merit are taken into account.

Alan Soutar, Bradley Brooks, Daryl Gurney, Geert de Vos, John Michael, Richard Veenstra and Ross Smith reached the second round at the Hungarian Darts Trophy. But because they are absent in Gibraltar, there is almost no chance they can compete at the European Championship. Steve Beaton, Geert Nentjes and Boris Krcmar were eliminated in the first round in Hungary, but have also qualified for the Gibraltar Darts Trophy. They therefore have a big advantage over the aforementioned seven players.

1 Gerwyn Price £25,000

2 Michael Smith £10,000

3 José de Sousa £6,500

3 Luke Humphries £6,500

5 Joe Cullen £5,000

5 Adam Gawlas £5,000

5 Brendan Dolan £5,000

5 Peter Wright £5,000

9 Lewis Williams £3,000

9 James Wade £3,000

9 Nathan Aspinall £3,000

9 Rob Cross £3,000

9 Keane Barry £3,000

9 Michael van Gerwen £3,000

9 William Borland £3,000

9 Damon Heta £3,000

17 Joe Murnan £2,000

17 Alan Soutar £2,000

17 Richard Veenstra £2,000

17 John Michael £2,000

17 Ross Smith £2,000

17 Geert De Vos £2,000

17 Bradley Brooks £2,000

17 Simon Whitlock £2,000

17 Florian Hempel £2,000

17 William O'Connor £2,000

17 Daryl Gurney £2,000

28 Janos Vegso £1,000

28 Steve Beaton £1,000

28 Darren Webster £1,000

28 Keegan Brown £1,000

28 Madars Razma £1,000

28 Thomas Lovely £1,000

28 Johan Engstrom £1,000

28 Peter Strbik £1,000

28 Vincent van der Voort £1,000

28 Geert Nentjes £1,000

28 Adrian Lewis £1,000

28 Jake Jones £1,000

28 Jozsef Rucska £1,000

28 Gabor Jagicza £1,000

28 Boris Krcmar £1,000