Race to World Matchplay update ahead of final Players Championship tournament before cut-off

After the latest Players Championship tournament on Monday, we know the 32 participants for the World Matchplay ahead of the draw. Already 28 players are sure of participation at the Winter Gardens.

The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit have already qualified. Peter Wright is also sure of his status as number one of the ranking list. Michael van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton, Joe Cullen and Gerwyn Price are among those certain of playing.

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Ryan Searle can still take over the sixteenth spot from Krzysztof Ratajski, but in that case the Pole can still fall back on his position in the Pro Tour rankings.

After all, the top-16 of the Pro Tour ranking list will make up the rest of the field. The top-12 can't miss out on the World Matchplay, while Chris Dobey, Madars Razma and Brendan Dolan are also guaranteed to play. Rowby-John Rodriguez currently holds the final qualification spot.

Vincent van der Voort still has a small chance of making the World Matchplay, but will probably have to reach at least the final on Monday. Also players like Simon Whitlock, Mensur Suljovic and Mervyn King still have a lot of work to do as the race concludes.

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Race to World Matchplay 2022

PDC Order of Merit (top 16 qualify)

Rank - Name - Prize Money (Prize money in units of £1000; source dartsrankings.com)

1 Peter Wright 1198.5

2 Gerwyn Price 1182.75

3 Michael van Gerwen 645

4 Michael Smith 643.75

5 James Wade 568.25

6 Gary Anderson 478.25

7 Jose de Sousa 459

8 Dimitri Van den Bergh 446.25

9 Jonny Clayton 442.5

10 Rob Cross 406.25

11 Danny Noppert 374.5

12 Luke Humphries 371.25

13 Joe Cullen 362.25

14 Dirk van Duijvenbode 335.25

15 Dave Chisnall 321

16 Krzysztof Ratajski 314.5

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17 Ryan Searle 309.5

PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit (top 16 qualifies)

Rank - Name - Prize Money (Prize money in units of £1000; source dartsrankings.com)

1 Damon Heta 100.25

2 Ryan Searle 93

3 Nathan Aspinall 92.75

4 Martin Schindler 61.75

5 Daryl Gurney 54

6 Callan Rydz 53.75

7 Adrian Lewis 51.5

8 Gabriel Clemens 51

9 Andrew Gilding 49

10 Stephen Bunting 48.5

11 Martin Lukeman 48.25

12 Kim Huybrechts 47

13 Chris Dobey 45.5

14 Madars Razma 45.25

15 Brendan Dolan 43.5

16 Rowby-John Rodriguez 38.5

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17 Ross Smith 35.5

18 Simon Whitlock 34.75

19 Ricky Evans 34.75

20 Vincent van der Voort 34

21 Keane Barry 33.5

22 Scott Williams 32.75

23 Mensur Suljovic 30.25

24 Ritchie Edhouse 30.25

25 Mervyn King 28.75