Race to World Darts Championship 2024 in full swing; we reveal the virtual field of participants as things currently stand
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Over the next three months there are two Euro Tours, nine floor tournaments and four ranking TV tournaments on the darts calendar. So for the PDC players, there are still plenty of chances to secure qualification for the World Darts Championship in December.
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All the big names such ad Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith and Peter Wright will be more guaranteed qualification and with a high seeding to boot. But looking down the list there are still some familiar names who are far less certain of appearing at the Alexandra Palace.
One notable name who is currently outside of placing for the World Darts Championship is Vincent van der Voort. The 47-year-old Dutchman has participated in all editions of the World Championships since 2008, but has fallen out of the world's top-32 since last World Championship and is currently ranked 36. Van der Voort is having a mediocre year on the Pro Tour and is well outside of placing for the Players Championship Finals and the World Darts Championship.
The top two on the Challenge Tour also get to participate in the World Championship. Those spots are currently held by Berry van Peer and Christian Kist. On the Development Tour, in addition to Luke Littler, Wessel Nijman will also make his debut at the Alexandra Palace.
Virtual field of participants World Darts Championship 2024
PDC Order of Merit
Rank - Name - Prize money (in units of £1,000)
1 Michael Smith 1208.25
2 Michael van Gerwen 991.75
3 Peter Wright 843.75
4 Nathan Aspinall 625.75
5 Luke Humphries 614.25
6 Gerwyn Price 545.5
7 Danny Noppert 471.25
8 Jonny Clayton 465.75
9 Dirk van Duijvenbode 449.75
10 Rob Cross 429.25
11 Dimitri Van den Bergh 391.5
12 Damon Heta 391
13 Dave Chisnall 389.75
14 Joe Cullen 380
15 Ross Smith 330
16 Andrew Gilding 306.75
17 Ryan Searle 304
18 Chris Dobey 296.75
19 James Wade 294.25
20 Gabriel Clemens 279.25
21 Jose de Sousa 265.75
22 Josh Rock 264.5
23 Gary Anderson 263.75
24 Krzysztof Ratajski 257.5
25 Martin Schindler 252
26 Stephen Bunting 248
27 Daryl Gurney 237
28 Callan Rydz 199.5
29 Raymond van Barneveld 196.5
30 Brendan Dolan 189.75
31 Kim Huybrechts 180.75
32 Madars Razma 157.25
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33 Alan Soutar 149.5
34 Martin Lukeman 133.75
35 William O'Connor 131.75
36 Mike De Decker 129
37 Mervyn King 123.75
38 Keane Barry 122.25
39 Vincent van der Voort 119
40 Simon Whitlock 117
41 Adrian Lewis 116.25
42 Luke Woodhouse 110
43 Steve Beaton 107.75
44 Martijn Kleermaker 105.5
45 Mensur Suljovic 104.25
46 Rowby-John Rodriguez 102.5
47 Ryan Meikle 97.75
48 Ricky Evans 96
49 Ryan Joyce 95
50 Jim Williams 94.5
PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit.
Rank - Name - Prize money (in units of £1,000)
1 Gian van Veen 42.75
2 Mike De Decker 41
3 Ricardo Pietreczko 36.25
4 Luke Woodhouse 35.5
5 Ryan Joyce 32
6 Ian White 31.25
7 Simon Whitlock 30.25
8 Richard Veenstra 28.75
9 Keane Barry 28.5
10 Mario Vandenbogaerde 28.25
11 Steve Beaton 27.25
12 Matt Campbell 26.75
13 Kevin Doets 26
14 Dylan Slevin 25.25
15 William O'Connor 22.75
16 Keegan Brown 22.75
17 Bradley Brooks 21.5
18 Jim Williams 21.25
19 Steve Lennon 21
20 Mickey Mansell 21
21 Ricky Evans 21
22 Jermaine Wattimena 20.5
23 Cameron Menzies 20.5
24 Lee Evans 20
25 Connor Scutt 19.75
26 Niels Zonneveld 19.25
27 Jamie Hughes 19
28 Martijn Kleermaker 18.75
29 Martin Lukeman 18.25
30 Florian Hempel 18
31 Ryan Meikle 18
32 Ritchie Edhouse 17.75
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33 Alan Soutar 17.5
34 Andy Boulton 17
35 Brian Raman 16.75
36 Daniel Klose 16.5
37 Scott Williams 16.25
38 Chris Landman 16
39 Boris Krcmar 15.75
40 Ted Evetts 15.75
41 Jules van Dongen 15.5
42 Radek Szaganski 15.5
43 Jeffrey Sparidaans 15.25
44 Berry van Peer 15
45 Jeffrey De Zwaan 15
46 Karel Sedlacek 14.75
47 Rowby-John Rodriguez 14.75
48 Stephen Burton 14.75
49 George Killington 14.5
50 Graham Hall 14.5
51 Mensur Suljovic 14.5
52 Vincent van der Voort 14
53 Scott Waites 13.5
54 Maik Kuivenhoven 13.5
55 Jurjen van der Velde 13.5
56 Pascal Rupprecht 13.5
57 Christian Kist 13.5
58 Robert Owen 13.25
59 Arron Monk 12.75
60 Josh Payne 12.75
61 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 12.5
62 Graham Usher 12
63 Krzysztof Kciuk 12
64 Ross Montgomery 11.75
65 Adam Smith-Neale 11.75
66 Geert Nentjes 11.75
67 Cam Crabtree 10.25
68 Richie Burnett 10
69 Ronny Huybrechts 10
70 Jose Justicia 10
Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
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