Provisional Field PDC World Darts Championship 2027: Luke Littler leads Ally Pally charge as minimal spots remain after ProTour season ends
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The PDC World Darts Championship field is taking shape with Luke Littler leading the way as he looks to win a third World title on the spin and he is joined by Gian van Veen and Luke Humphries as the top seeds at Ally Pally from 11 December 2026 - 3 January 2027.
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Also in the main Order of Merit see the likes of Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton, Ross Smith, James Wade, Josh Rock, Nathan Aspinall and Michael van Gerwen. Price and Van Gerwen of course are former World Champions.
Gary Anderson, Michael Smith and Peter Wright are also part of this Main Order of Merit, albeit for the latter few the pressure will be firmly on next year in order to try and even remain on the tour due to their fall from grace after ascending to the top of the sport.
Those to miss out from the main Order of Merit and as a result need to go to the Qualifier include Ricky Evans, Dimitri van den Bergh, Nick Kenny, Cam Crabtree, Martin Lukeman and Thibault Tricole who will need to continue their bid after the end of the respective ProTour season.
Main OoM
| Rk | Name | Prize Money |
| 1 | Luke Littler | 2932.5 |
| 2 | Gian van Veen | 1036.25 |
| 3 | Luke Humphries | 943.5 |
| 4 | Gerwyn Price | 839.5 |
| 5 | Jonny Clayton | 723.25 |
| 6 | Ross Smith | 682 |
| 7 | James Wade | 663 |
| 8 | Josh Rock | 594.25 |
| 9 | Nathan Aspinall | 594 |
| 10 | Michael van Gerwen | 593.5 |
| 11 | Wessel Nijman | 591.75 |
| 12 | Stephen Bunting | 591.75 |
| 13 | Danny Noppert | 574 |
| 14 | Ryan Searle | 565 |
| 15 | Chris Dobey | 556.5 |
| 16 | Gary Anderson | 519.5 |
| 17 | Luke Woodhouse | 515 |
| 18 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 495.25 |
| 19 | Jermaine Wattimena | 478 |
| 20 | Martin Schindler | 457 |
| 21 | Damon Heta | 420.75 |
| 22 | Kevin Doets | 405.75 |
| 23 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 400.75 |
| 24 | Rob Cross | 379.25 |
| 25 | Ryan Joyce | 365.25 |
| 26 | Cameron Menzies | 364.5 |
| 27 | Andrew Gilding | 352 |
| 28 | Niels Zonneveld | 335.25 |
| 29 | William O'Connor | 291.5 |
| 30 | Daryl Gurney | 284.5 |
| 31 | Dave Chisnall | 280.25 |
| 32 | Joe Cullen | 279.5 |
| 33 | Niko Springer | 260.75 |
| 34 | Ricardo Pietreczko | 227.25 |
| 35 | Mike De Decker | 224.25 |
| 36 | Peter Wright | 220 |
| 37 | Michael Smith | 212.25 |
| 38 | Karel Sedlacek | 202.5 |
| 39 | Justin Hood | 202.5 |
| 40 | Callan Rydz | 195.25 |
Reyes and Greaves among leading ProTour qualifiers
In the main ProTour Order of Merit, it is led by Cristo Reyes for the reason that it is every player who doesn't qualify through the Main Order of Merit so it is in fact the Spaniard far and away as opposed to previous leaders including Wessel Nijman and Luke Woodhouse who get in through the front door.
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Reyes has had an excellent debut season back on the tour and the same can be said for the fourth placed player in Beau Greaves who will make her return to Ally Pally not through the Women's Series or Women's World Matchplay. As ever, Greaves qualifies through these routes multiple times, but she first gets a spot through the ProTour.
Cristo Reyes leads ProTour.
The same can be said for non Tour Card holders though with Tommy Morris, Joe Hunt and Henry Coates sealing spots not through the respective secondary tours but through the ProTour Order of Merit.
Others through the ProTour system include Charlie Manby, Max Hopp, Gabriel Clemens, James Hurrell, Alan Soutar, Scott Williams, Jimmy van Schie will make his Ally Pally debut despite quite a poor first year while Raymond van Barneveld after for a long time him looking like he couldn't make it will do so.
ProTour Order of Merit
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| Rk | Name | Prize Money |
| 1 | Cristo Reyes | 107.75 |
| 2 | Sebastian Bialecki | 94.75 |
| 3 | Kim Huybrechts | 89 |
| 4 | Beau Greaves | 79.5 |
| 5 | Jeffrey de Graaf | 77.5 |
| 6 | Maik Kuivenhoven | 71.5 |
| 7 | Charlie Manby | 65.5 |
| 8 | Richard Veenstra | 63.75 |
| 9 | Tom Bissell | 62 |
| 10 | Mickey Mansell | 61.5 |
| 11 | Brendan Dolan | 60.25 |
| 12 | Tom Sykes | 59.25 |
| 13 | Mensur Suljovic | 57.75 |
| 14 | Tommy Morris | 57.25 |
| 15 | Rob Owen | 57.25 |
| 16 | Gabriel Clemens | 57.25 |
| 17 | Max Hopp | 56 |
| 18 | Keane Barry | 55.25 |
| 19 | Bradley Brooks | 54.25 |
| 20 | James Hurrell | 51.25 |
| 21 | Connor Scutt | 51 |
| 22 | Joe Hunt | 48 |
| 23 | Madars Razma | 47.5 |
| 24 | Alan Soutar | 45.5 |
| 25 | Darius Labanauskas | 44.25 |
| 26 | Scott Williams | 42.5 |
| 27 | Ritchie Edhouse | 42.5 |
| 28 | Christian Kist | 41 |
| 29 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | 40.75 |
| 30 | Darryl Pilgrim | 40.25 |
| 31 | Jimmy van Schie | 40 |
| 32 | Ian White | 38.5 |
| 33 | Raymond van Barneveld | 37 |
| 34 | Lukas Wenig | 37 |
| 35 | Jim Long | 36.25 |
| 36 | Adam Gawlas | 35 |
| 37 | Alexander Merkx | 35 |
| 38 | Owen Bates | 34.5 |
| 39 | Jurjen van der Velde | 33.75 |
| 40 | Henry Coates | 33.25 |
International Qualifiers - PDC World Darts Championship
Among those to have qualified through the International route include Cam Crabtree, Jamai van den Herik and Jack Drayton from the Development Tour.
Derek Coulson, Daniel Klose and Archie Self seal it through the Challenge Tour. Lisa Ashton, Fallon Sherrock, Gemma Hayter and Vicky Pruim play through the Women's Series.
While among the leading lights from Asia are fan favourites Motomu Sakai and Nitin Kumar as well as Paola Nebrida, Christian Perez and Haruki Muramatsu.
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Among those still to qualify include the Netherlands and Belgium qualifier, South-East Europe, Czechia, Polish, Super League and CDC Continental Cup with Adam Sevada, David Cameron, Fred Krueger and Brayden Hall already in the event.
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Raymond Smith, Brody Klinge, Ben Robb and Daniel Larsson are among those to seal returns or in Klinge's case a debut. While David Munyua one of the stories of last year also returns. Rudie van Staden makes his debut from the South Africa qualifier. We will also get four more qualifiers on November 30 from the PDC Last Gasp Tour Card Holder qualifier before the draw is held on the same night.
| Event | Dates | Position | Qualifier |
| PDC World Youth Championship | 29 November | Winner | |
| PDC Development Tour | 20 February – 4 October | Third place | Cam Crabtree (ENG) |
| PDC Development Tour | 20 February – 4 October | Fourth place | Jamai van den Herik (NED) |
| PDC Development Tour | 20 February – 4 October | Sixth place | Jack Drayton (ENG) |
| PDC Challenge Tour | 16 January – 27 September | Second place | Derek Coulson (WAL) |
| PDC Challenge Tour | 16 January – 27 September | Fourth place | Daniel Klose (GER) |
| PDC Challenge Tour | 16 January – 27 September | Fifth place | Archie Self (ENG) |
| PDC Women's Series | 7 February – 11 October | Second place | Lisa Ashton (ENG) |
| PDC Women's Series | 7 February – 11 October | Third place | Fallon Sherrock (ENG) |
| PDC Women's Series | 7 February – 11 October | Fourth place | Gemma Hayter (ENG) |
| PDC Women's Series | 7 February – 11 October | Fifth place | Vicky Pruim (SWE) |
| Steel Tour Japan | 5 May – 23 September | Winner | Motomu Sakai (JPN) |
| PDC China Championship | 2 November | Winner | Lihao Wen (CHN) |
| IDC Indian Qualifier | 2–4 October | Winner | Nitin Kumar (IND) |
| PDC Asian Championship | 14 September | Winner | Paolo Nebrida (PHL) |
| PDC Asian Championship | 14 September | Runner-up | Kam Weng Cheng (MAC) |
| PDC Asian Tour | 24 January – 13 September | First place | Ryuta Arihara (JPN) |
| PDC Asian Tour | 24 January – 13 September | Third place | Christian Perez (PHI) |
| PDC Asian Tour | 24 January – 13 September | Fourth place | Haruki Muramatsu (JPN) |
| PDC Asian Tour | 24 January – 13 September | Fifth place | Lok Yin Lee (HKG) |
| PDC Asian Tour | 24 January – 13 September | Seventh place | Man Lok Leung (HKG) |
| PDCE Netherlands & Belgium Qualifier | 14 November | Winner | |
| PDCE Mediterranean Qualifier | 6–8 November | Winner | |
| PDCE South-East Europe Qualifier | 28 November | Winner | |
| PDCE Czechia Qualifier | 29 November | Winner | (CZE) |
| PDO Polish Qualifier | 13 November | Winner | (POL) |
| PDCE DACH Super League | 10–13 November | Winner | |
| Hungarian Super League | 7 March – 31 October | Winner | András Borbély (HUN) |
| PDC UK & IRE TCH & AM Qualifier | 28 September | Winner | Carl Wilson (ENG) |
| PDC North American Championship | 26 June | Winner | Adam Sevada (USA) |
| CDC Continental Cup | 6–7 November | Winner | |
| CDC Cross-Border Challenge | 17–18 April | Winner | David Cameron (CAN) |
| CDC Pro Tour | 8 May – 18 October | Top ranked American | Fred Krueger (USA) |
| CDC Pro Tour | 8 May – 18 October | Top ranked Canadian | Brayden Hall (CAN) |
| CDLC Tour | 23 April – 26 July | Winner | Jesús Salate (ARG) |
| PDC Nordic & Baltic Championship | 6–8 November | Winner | |
| PDCNB Pro Tour | 7 February – 27 September | Winner | Daniel Larsson (SWE) |
| PDCNB Pro Tour | 7 February – 27 September | Second place | Cor Dekker (NOR) |
| ANZ Premier League | 26 September – 31 October | Winner | Raymond Smith (AUS) |
| ADA Tour | 20 February – 13 September | Winner | Brody Klinge (AUS) |
| DPNZ Pro Tour | 14 February – 6 September | Winner | Ben Robb (NZL) |
| Trans-Tasman Championship | 30 August | Winner | Mal Cuming (AUS) |
| African Darts Group – Northern Africa Qualifier | 20 September | Winner | David Munyua (KEN) |
| African Darts Group – Southern Africa Qualifier | 1 November | Winner | Rudie van Staden (RSA) |
| PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier | 30 November | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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- Probably i will receive a lot of backlash and hate for this reaction, but well, so be it. I am more than sick and tired of those lies of you Barry Hearn. How dare you defend yourself over the back of Fallon’s son! He has a disability and not an illness, so let me correct that for you! I know because I have the exact same disability. I have tried to reach out to Fallon in the past, and offered her to help her and her son, because I was struggling with the same problems, and I understood the boy. I wanted him to have finally someone who understood him. However she told me that she did not want my help, and I have respected Fallon’s choice. I have never asked Fallon for money. They don’t need money in that case. I only ever wanted the best for Fallon and Rory, but I have to be honest about the situation. Fallon should tell the true story and not be forced to tell lies. I don’t hate Fallon, and I don’t begrudge or envy a single penny that she gets, but this situation/case is just not fair. I hate the lies and the dishonesty and injustice. I don’t want Fallon to be hated because there is an unfair disadvantage created. Don’t proclaim your false lies over the back of Rory! I only stand for integrity and justice. I am precisely the one who always sticks up for Fallon. And you don't, you don't give a damn about them. You were never there for them, and now you only want to save your own position! You are just trying to talk your way out of your own bad behavior at the expense of someone with a disability. And to Fallon, I don’t know if this may ever reach you, and you read it, but I want you to know I love you and I love your son Rory very much, I am sorry how things developed and went. I hope you and Harriet are still friends. I am sorry if I were too persistent to you, or you experienced it that way, but it was never my intention. Please understand I have autism as well. As Barry Hearn would say, I am only just a human being too, and I also make mistakes and misjudge things sometimes. I promise you I did everything out of the deepest love and care for you and Rory. If I were you, I should just keep all the money, only please never be dishonest or tell lies anymore for Barry Hearn, or anyone else. I hope you have the best life, and I wish nothing more than the best for you. I have always loved the two of you. Farewell.Hiddo05-11-2026
- She is a professional. If darts is her income, she is a professional. Same as Adrian Lewis, Martin Adams. A tour card just means someone can play on the PDC tour. You could even make a case that Clayton wasn't a professional (until recently I believe) because he had employment elsewhere.BandB04-11-2026
- She's technically not a professional though as she doesn't hold a pro tour card.mr-pablo04-11-2026
- Such a shame that lakeside has been reduced to this. Fantastic venue,and previously a great tournament. Not any morerick6703-11-2026
- Seems to me that the top 16 players pick and choose whatever they want to play. Good,all the money will get spread out more. They get more money from exhibitions than tournaments so let them all withdrawrick6703-11-2026
- Play all legs and the winners split the pot. Luke gets the lot of he wins them all. If your occupation is darts player you can't enter, regardless of ability.BandB01-11-2026
- I'm quite a jaded person all things considered, but to be honest I found Beat Luke Littler to be pretty entertaining. It certainly wasn't seamless, which is to be expected given the lack of precedence, but I actually think the pacing was pretty good, the production was impressive, and there was a good sense of humour and levity to it. I think it was a very ambitious undertaking but one that, for the most part, paid off. I liked the system with the four pots and I think it added to the drama and intrigue. I enjoyed seeing the diverse range of entrants and learning about their backstories. I think the interactivity was pretty clever and well-integrated. The panel was a little incoherent at times; Lee Mack shone however, and his improvisational skills were appreciated during some more awkward interstitial moments. As far as the darts is concerned, it was a shame that the format didn't allow Littler to get into full flow. You obviously don't want him to steamroll everyone but you want to feel like you're getting the full Littler package rather than seeing him struggling to get out of first gear. I will say that his leg against Jayden Walker was very impressive, but it was mostly downhill from there. The attraction revolves around Littler being this untouchable, indomitable force, yet the format doesn't really allow him to fulfil that characterisation. As for Fallon Sherrock, she was mightily impressive and deserved the victory. It is a testament to her unshakeable character that she was able to bang in a 14-darter under such mind-bending pressure. Everything that has been said about the misleading marketing is valid, though they were clear about their eligibility criteria and were able to offload the responsibility somewhat by bringing the viewers into the decision-making process in real time. What is clear though, is that Fallon played the game according to the rules, and she should not be criticised for that, much less abused. I will admit though that it is a kick in the teeth for those true amateurs who committed time and money to the course, and I would also question those who think pub players would have no chance, given that some of Littler's winning legs were dispatched in 7 visits to the board! The great thing about darts is that it isn't so much that amateurs cannot replicate the feats of brilliance pulled off by professionals of the sport, than it is that they simply cannot replicate the consistency of their output, something that this format almost entirely removes from the equation. It should also be noted that, financially, Fallon certainly stands to benefit much less in relative terms from the paycheque than would your average pub thrower, as I'm sure she nets a fair income from the lucrative exhibition circuit alone. What I do hope is that she might use this as an opportunity to really build up a head of steam heading into the new season, as it seems long overdue that she come through Q-School and really take it to the pros on a week-in week-out basis, but whatever she chooses to do, she has certainly achieved enough already for one if not several lifetimes, so who am I to dictate terms? To conclude though, I will state once again that I found Beat Luke Littler to be a pretty enjoyable evening of entertainment. I do feel for the contestants who never actually had the chance to try their luck against the world #1, although I suppose it comes with the format, but all which inevitably raises the question: will Netflix be tempted to do it all again next year? It's hard to say. Whether it would be financially viable, I can't weigh in there. One point I have been making though, and which I touched on earlier, is that the entire concept relies on a public perception that Littler is more or less unbeatable, and that certainly hasn't been the case of late. If the execs had been trying to pitch the show in recent months while Littler has seemed vulnerable, rather than when he was mopping up almost every major title on the calendar, it would certainly be a tougher sell. We will have to see in about 6 months' time whether Littler can still reliably command perception as a near-unstoppable force in darts, and then we'll have a clearer idea about whether we should expect a second helping. Even as a one-off experiment though, and with all the controversy taken into account, I still don't think they disgraced themselves by any means, and that will probably be my lingering assessment of the event when all is said and done.Deduce635801-11-2026
- Fair play to Fallon. But...shows the mockery when a professional players wins what was meant to be an amateur v Pro event, Littlers performance was poor, and what about the players who didn't get a game? Would have been better if the pot was split amoungst all the winners and they all got a leg.BandB31-10-2026
- Not even slightly interestedrick6730-10-2026
- And yet the PDC has decided to aggravate this problem by doubling the Players Championship Finals field from 2027. I can't imagine there will be fewer withdrawals next year with even less reason to turn up. I can only hope that a whole slew of Challenge Tour top-up players receive enough prize money in the absence of much of the elite, that some of the more complacent among them struggle to scrape into even a heavily diluted field! More semi-pro players will get to test their mettle, but the standard of competition will be much inferior. It could hardly be said that the Players Championship series will provide an opportunity for darts' second string to test their Tour Card credentials anymore, but at least it will underscore the achievements of those Challenge Tour players of current and previous years, who were able to prove themselves as more than capable of competing with, and beating, the elite of the sport on a consistent basis, and reaping the due rewards.Deduce635828-10-2026