The Dutch have done good business with their performance at the European Darts Matchplay for the PDC European Tour Order of Merit. Four Dutchmen are now certain of competing in the European Championship, while one more Dutchman could possibly compete.
Although Michael van Gerwen lost in the second round, he is still the best Dutchman in the rankings with fourth place. Dirk van Duijvenbode was close to final victory in Trier, but after four missed matchdarts 'Aubergenius' had to settle for second place. Van Duijvenbode, however, added another 12,000 pounds to the ranking and is now number six. Tournament winner Humphries climbed from fifth to second place and is now only ahead of leader Dave Chisnall.
Danny Noppert retained his 13th place, while Raymond van Barneveld managed to gain some places. The 56-year-old from the Hague won over George Killington, Michael van Gerwen and Ryan Searle at the European Darts Matchplay and eventually stranded in the quarter-finals against Joe Cullen. Because of his performance, 'Barney' collected 6,000 pounds in prize money, which also means Van Barneveld is now certain of qualifying for the European Darts Championship. The five-time world champion currently occupies eighteenth place.
Gian van Veen reached the quarter-finals on the Euro Tour for the second time this season. As a result, he is now 31st in the rankings with three Euro Tour tournaments to go. The 21-year-old Dutchman can therefore dream of participating in the European Darts Championship later this year.
Dimitri van den Bergh is currently the only Belgian in the top-32 rankings. 'The Dreammaker' finds himself in 21st position. Kim Huybrechts is still somewhat close to the qualifying spots with a 37th place.
At the end of the season, the 32 best players in the final rankings will compete in the European Championship in Dortmund. This tournament is scheduled from Oct. 26 to 29.
Position | Name | Prize money |
1 | Dave Chisnall | £92,000 |
2 | Luke Humphries | £90,000 |
3 | Gerwyn Price | £72,000 |
4 | Michael van Gerwen | £71,000 |
5 | Rob Cross | £65,000 |
6 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £63,000 |
7 | Damon Heta | £58,000 |
7 | Michael Smith | £58,000 |
9 | Jonny Clayton | £56,500 |
10 | Nathan Aspinall | £48,000 |
11 | Josh Rock | £46,500 |
12 | Peter Wright | £46,000 |
13 | Danny Noppert | £42,500 |
14 | Martin Schindler | £32,500 |
15 | Joe Cullen | £31,000 |
16 | Ryan Searle | £26,500 |
17 | Ross Smith | £26,250 |
18 | Raymond van Barneveld | £23,750 |
18 | Daryl Gurney | £23,750 |
20 | Andrew Gilding | £23,000 |
21 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £21,000 |
22 | Stephen Bunting | £20,500 |
23 | Jose De Sousa | £18,000 |
24 | Keane Barry | £17,000 |
25 | Gabriel Clemens | £16,500 |
26 | Steve Beaton | £16,000 |
27 | Brendan Dolan | £15,250 |
28 | James Wade | £14,750 |
28 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £14,750 |
30 | Chris Dobey | £14,000 |
31 | Gian van Veen | £13,250 |
32 | Matt Campbell | £12,750 |
33 | Ian White | £12,500 |
34 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £12,250 |
35 | Madars Razma | £11,500 |
36 | Keegan Brown | £9,750 |
37 | Kim Huybrechts | £9,000 |
37 | Simon Whitlock | £9,000 |
37 | Jim Williams | £9,000 |
37 | Ryan Meikle | £9,000 |
41 | Callan Rydz | £8,750 |
41 | Dylan Slevin | £8,750 |
41 | Ted Evetts | £8,750 |
41 | Bradley Brooks | £8,750 |
41 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | £8,750 |
46 | Berry van Peer | £8,000 |
47 | Ryan Joyce | £7,750 |
47 | William O'Connor | £7,750 |
47 | Alan Soutar | £7,750 |
47 | Lee Evans | £7,750 |
51 | Martijn Kleermaker | £7,500 |
51 | Martin Lukeman | £7,500 |
51 | Ricky Evans | £7,500 |
51 | Liam Maendl-Lawrance | £7,500 |
55 | Gary Anderson | £7,250 |
56 | Mickey Mansell | £6,500 |
56 | Mike De Decker | £6,500 |
56 | Niko Springer | £6,500 |
59 | Marko Kantele | £6,250 |
59 | Andy Boulton | £6,250 |
61 | Mensur Suljovic | £6,000 |
62 | Martijn Dragt | £5,250 |
63 | Stefan Bellmont | £5,000 |
63 | Graham Hall | £5,000 |
63 | Pascal Rupprecht | £5,000 |
63 | Jermaine Wattimena | £5,000 |
63 | Graham Usher | £5,000 |
63 | Richard Veenstra | £5,000 |
63 | Luke Woodhouse | £5,000 |
70 | Ross Montgomery | £4,000 |
70 | Karel Sedlacek | £4,000 |
70 | Andy Baetens | £4,000 |
73 | Dalibor Smolik | £3,750 |
73 | Vitezslav Sedlak | £3,750 |
73 | James Wilson | £3,750 |
73 | Adam Smith-Neale | £3,750 |
73 | Josh Payne | £3,750 |
73 | Vincent van der Voort | £3,750 |
73 | Geert Nentjes | £3,750 |
73 | Roman Benecky | £3,750 |
73 | Ritchie Edhouse | £3,750 |
73 | Jelle Klaasen | £3,750 |
73 | Arron Monk | £3,750 |
73 | Maik Kuivenhoven | £3,750 |
73 | John Henderson | £3,750 |
73 | Cameron Menzies | £3,750 |
73 | Jeffrey De Zwaan | £3,750 |
73 | Steve Lennon | £3,750 |
89 | Christian Kist | £2,500 |
89 | Damian Mol | £2,500 |
89 | George Killington | £2,500 |
89 | Stephen Burton | £2,500 |
89 | Nico Kurz | £2,500 |
89 | Robert Owen | £2,500 |
89 | Dennis Nilsson | £2,500 |
89 | Hannes Schnier | £2,500 |
89 | Nick Kenny | £2,500 |
89 | Dragutin Horvat | £2,500 |
89 | Adam Warner | £2,500 |
89 | Jose Justicia | £2,500 |
89 | Florian Hempel | £2,500 |
89 | Brian Raman | £2,500 |
89 | Jeroen Mioch | £2,500 |
89 | Rene Eidams | £2,500 |
89 | Filip Sebesta | £2,500 |
89 | Lukas Wenig | £2,500 |
89 | Lewis Williams | £2,500 |
108 | Fabian Herz | £1,250 |
108 | Marcel Walpen | £1,250 |
108 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | £1,250 |
108 | Patrik Kovacs | £1,250 |
108 | Jani Laurila | £1,250 |
108 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | £1,250 |
108 | David Pisek | £1,250 |
108 | Jamie Hughes | £1,250 |
108 | Darius Labanauskas | £1,250 |
108 | Sven Hilling | £1,250 |
108 | Francois Schweyen | £1,250 |
108 | Jeff Smith | £1,250 |
108 | Adam Gawlas | £1,250 |
108 | John O'Shea | £1,250 |
108 | Marcel Hausotter | £1,250 |
108 | Owen Roelofs | £1,250 |
108 | Dmitriy Zhukov | £1,250 |
108 | Marcus Haider | £1,250 |
108 | Scott Waites | £1,250 |
108 | Tony Martinez | £1,250 |
108 | Jules van Dongen | £1,250 |
108 | Oskar Lukasiak | £1,250 |
108 | Tytus Kanik | £1,250 |
108 | Scott Williams | £1,250 |
108 | Paavo Myller | £1,250 |
108 | Richie Burnett | £1,250 |
108 | Jurjen van der Velde | £1,250 |
108 | Adrian Lewis | £1,250 |
108 | Niels Zonneveld | £1,250 |
108 | Shaun Wilkinson | £1,250 |