
The PDC Summer Series is coming up next month with five Players Championship events in a row but due to the rankings being clarified, the ProTour Order of Merit has undergone some changes.
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The money which would have naturally lapsed anyway from both the PDC and ProTour Order of Merit between March 16 and July 8, will be removed ahead of the five events.
This has seen Michael van Gerwen in particular lose £119,000 from his original total before the break due to Coronavirus of £167,750.
Price now tops standings as Gurney and Whitlock fall
He now sits down in eighth place in the ProTour Order of Merit. Gerwyn Price is one of the big winners from this, as are Peter Wright and Krzysztof Ratajski; all three have been consistent on the PDC ProTour so their loss has been minimal.
Price has only lost £44,000 and is now top after spending most of the first quarter of the year closing in on Van Gerwen at the top.
Wright and Ratajski come up from fourth and fifth. Ian White has gone down to 5th losing nearly £100,000 himself; but due to his prowess on the ProTour, he will be one of the main players who could yet make this back up.
Daryl Gurney has slid down to 13th from his original position of eighth while Brendan Dolan has gone up twelve places to 12th from 24th.
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On the other hand, Simon Whitlock has gone from 26th to 45th in the Order of Merit with some big names either rising or falling ahead of the Summer Series.
Updated ProTour Order of Merit
1 Gerwyn Price £113,250
2 Peter Wright £92,500
3 Krzysztof Ratajski £84,750
4 Mensur Suljovic £70,250
5 Ian White £62,000
6 Nathan Aspinall £56,750
7 Joe Cullen £54,750
8 Michael van Gerwen £48,750
9 James Wade £43,500
10 Glen Durrant £43,000
11 Dave Chisnall £40,000
12 Brendan Dolan £37,500
13 Daryl Gurney £37,000
14 Michael Smith £35,000
14 Rob Cross £35,000
16 Danny Noppert £31,250
17 Jose De Sousa £30,500
18 Jermaine Wattimena £29,000
18 Adrian Lewis £29,000
20 Jeffrey De Zwaan £24,500
21 Gabriel Clemens £24,250
21 Jonny Clayton £24,250
23 Justin Pipe £23,500
24 Jamie Hughes £22,750
25 Keegan Brown £22,250
26 Dimitri Van den Bergh £22,000
27 Gary Anderson £21,750
28 Steve Beaton £21,500
29 Vincent van der Voort £21,250
30 Ryan Searle £19,000
31 Kim Huybrechts £18,750
32 Steve West £18,500
33 Ricky Evans £18,000
34 John Henderson £17,750
35 Luke Humphries £17,500
36 Ron Meulenkamp £15,750
37 Stephen Bunting £15,500
38 William O'Connor £15,250
38 Ryan Joyce £15,250
40 Mervyn King £15,000
41 Devon Petersen £13,250
42 Dirk van Duijvenbode £13,000
42 Mickey Mansell £13,000
42 Ross Smith £13,000
45 Simon Whitlock £12,500
46 Steve Lennon £12,000
47 Luke Woodhouse £11,750
48 Chris Dobey £11,250
49 Josh Payne £11,000
49 Joe Murnan £11,000
49 Maik Kuivenhoven £11,000
52 Andy Boulton £10,750
53 Rowby-John Rodriguez £10,500
53 Cristo Reyes £10,500
53 Conan Whitehead £10,500
56 Martin Schindler £10,250
57 Kyle Anderson £10,000
58 Jelle Klaasen £9,500
58 Darren Webster £9,500
60 James Wilson £9,250
60 Max Hopp £9,250
62 Richard North £9,000
63 Harry Ward £8,750
64 Jeff Smith £8,500
64 Darius Labanauskas £8,500
66 Christian Bunse £8,000
66 Benito van de Pas £8,000
66 Gavin Carlin £8,000
66 Matthew Edgar £8,000
70 Derk Telnekes £7,750
71 Madars Razma £7,500
71 Geert Nentjes £7,500
71 Mark McGeeney £7,500
74 Simon Stevenson £7,000
74 Kirk Shepherd £7,000
74 Matt Clark £7,000
77 Ted Evetts £6,500
77 Adrian Gray £6,500
77 Reece Robinson £6,500
80 Martijn Kleermaker £6,000
80 Niels Zonneveld £6,000
80 Robert Thornton £6,000
83 Toni Alcinas £5,500
83 Carl Wilkinson £5,500
83 Mike van Duivenbode £5,500
86 Kai Fan Leung £5,000
86 Mike De Decker £5,000
86 Jason Lowe £5,000
89 Scott Baker £4,500
89 David Pallett £4,500
91 Jan Dekker £4,250
92 Andy Hamilton £4,000
92 Damon Heta £4,000
92 Scott Mitchell £4,000
92 Scott Waites £4,000
92 Jamie Lewis £4,000
92 Nick Kenny £4,000
92 Marko Kantele £4,000
92 Barrie Bates £4,000
100 Jonathan Worsley £3,500
100 John Michael £3,500
102 Gary Blades £3,000
102 Ciaran Teehan £3,000
102 Darren Penhall £3,000
102 Wayne Jones £3,000
102 Adam Hunt £3,000
102 Steve Brown £3,000
102 Wesley Harms £3,000
102 Yordi Meeuwisse £3,000
110 Vincent Van der Meer £2,500
110 Robert Collins £2,500
110 Ryan Meikle £2,500
110 William Borland £2,500
110 Alan Tabern £2,500
110 Michael Barnard £2,500
110 Karel Sedlacek £2,500
117 Ronny Huybrechts £2,000
117 Wesley Plaisier £2,000
117 Jesus Noguera £2,000
117 Andrew Gilding £2,000
117 Peter Jacques £2,000
117 Lisa Ashton £2,000
117 Daniel Larsson £2,000
124 Eddie Lovely £1,500
124 Boris Krcmar £1,500
124 Harald Leitinger £1,500
124 Ryan Murray £1,500
128 Callan Rydz £1,000
128 Scott Taylor £1,000
128 Ryan Harrington £1,000
128 Benjamin Pratnemer £1,000
128 Dom Taylor £1,000
128 Jeffrey Van Egdom £1,000
128 Geert De Vos £1,000
128 Carl Hamilton £1,000
128 Adam Huckvale £1,000
128 Jitse Van der Wal £1,000
138 Steffen Siepmann £500
138 Diogo Portela £500
138 Graham Usher £500
138 Connor Scutt £500
138 Arjan Konterman £500
138 Brian Raman £500
138 Matthew Dennant £500
138 Martin Atkins (Wigan) £500
138 Nathan Derry £500
2 Peter Wright £92,500
3 Krzysztof Ratajski £84,750
4 Mensur Suljovic £70,250
5 Ian White £62,000
6 Nathan Aspinall £56,750
7 Joe Cullen £54,750
8 Michael van Gerwen £48,750
9 James Wade £43,500
10 Glen Durrant £43,000
11 Dave Chisnall £40,000
12 Brendan Dolan £37,500
13 Daryl Gurney £37,000
14 Michael Smith £35,000
14 Rob Cross £35,000
16 Danny Noppert £31,250
17 Jose De Sousa £30,500
18 Jermaine Wattimena £29,000
18 Adrian Lewis £29,000
20 Jeffrey De Zwaan £24,500
21 Gabriel Clemens £24,250
21 Jonny Clayton £24,250
23 Justin Pipe £23,500
24 Jamie Hughes £22,750
25 Keegan Brown £22,250
26 Dimitri Van den Bergh £22,000
27 Gary Anderson £21,750
28 Steve Beaton £21,500
29 Vincent van der Voort £21,250
30 Ryan Searle £19,000
31 Kim Huybrechts £18,750
32 Steve West £18,500
33 Ricky Evans £18,000
34 John Henderson £17,750
35 Luke Humphries £17,500
36 Ron Meulenkamp £15,750
37 Stephen Bunting £15,500
38 William O'Connor £15,250
38 Ryan Joyce £15,250
40 Mervyn King £15,000
41 Devon Petersen £13,250
42 Dirk van Duijvenbode £13,000
42 Mickey Mansell £13,000
42 Ross Smith £13,000
45 Simon Whitlock £12,500
46 Steve Lennon £12,000
47 Luke Woodhouse £11,750
48 Chris Dobey £11,250
49 Josh Payne £11,000
49 Joe Murnan £11,000
49 Maik Kuivenhoven £11,000
52 Andy Boulton £10,750
53 Rowby-John Rodriguez £10,500
53 Cristo Reyes £10,500
53 Conan Whitehead £10,500
56 Martin Schindler £10,250
57 Kyle Anderson £10,000
58 Jelle Klaasen £9,500
58 Darren Webster £9,500
60 James Wilson £9,250
60 Max Hopp £9,250
62 Richard North £9,000
63 Harry Ward £8,750
64 Jeff Smith £8,500
64 Darius Labanauskas £8,500
66 Christian Bunse £8,000
66 Benito van de Pas £8,000
66 Gavin Carlin £8,000
66 Matthew Edgar £8,000
70 Derk Telnekes £7,750
71 Madars Razma £7,500
71 Geert Nentjes £7,500
71 Mark McGeeney £7,500
74 Simon Stevenson £7,000
74 Kirk Shepherd £7,000
74 Matt Clark £7,000
77 Ted Evetts £6,500
77 Adrian Gray £6,500
77 Reece Robinson £6,500
80 Martijn Kleermaker £6,000
80 Niels Zonneveld £6,000
80 Robert Thornton £6,000
83 Toni Alcinas £5,500
83 Carl Wilkinson £5,500
83 Mike van Duivenbode £5,500
86 Kai Fan Leung £5,000
86 Mike De Decker £5,000
86 Jason Lowe £5,000
89 Scott Baker £4,500
89 David Pallett £4,500
91 Jan Dekker £4,250
92 Andy Hamilton £4,000
92 Damon Heta £4,000
92 Scott Mitchell £4,000
92 Scott Waites £4,000
92 Jamie Lewis £4,000
92 Nick Kenny £4,000
92 Marko Kantele £4,000
92 Barrie Bates £4,000
100 Jonathan Worsley £3,500
100 John Michael £3,500
102 Gary Blades £3,000
102 Ciaran Teehan £3,000
102 Darren Penhall £3,000
102 Wayne Jones £3,000
102 Adam Hunt £3,000
102 Steve Brown £3,000
102 Wesley Harms £3,000
102 Yordi Meeuwisse £3,000
110 Vincent Van der Meer £2,500
110 Robert Collins £2,500
110 Ryan Meikle £2,500
110 William Borland £2,500
110 Alan Tabern £2,500
110 Michael Barnard £2,500
110 Karel Sedlacek £2,500
117 Ronny Huybrechts £2,000
117 Wesley Plaisier £2,000
117 Jesus Noguera £2,000
117 Andrew Gilding £2,000
117 Peter Jacques £2,000
117 Lisa Ashton £2,000
117 Daniel Larsson £2,000
124 Eddie Lovely £1,500
124 Boris Krcmar £1,500
124 Harald Leitinger £1,500
124 Ryan Murray £1,500
128 Callan Rydz £1,000
128 Scott Taylor £1,000
128 Ryan Harrington £1,000
128 Benjamin Pratnemer £1,000
128 Dom Taylor £1,000
128 Jeffrey Van Egdom £1,000
128 Geert De Vos £1,000
128 Carl Hamilton £1,000
128 Adam Huckvale £1,000
128 Jitse Van der Wal £1,000
138 Steffen Siepmann £500
138 Diogo Portela £500
138 Graham Usher £500
138 Connor Scutt £500
138 Arjan Konterman £500
138 Brian Raman £500
138 Matthew Dennant £500
138 Martin Atkins (Wigan) £500
138 Nathan Derry £500

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