The World Matchplay has only arrived at the quarter-finals, but what is certain is that the tournament is going to cause some shifts in the PDC world rankings.
Michael van Gerwen was eliminated in the first round, but 'Mighty Mike' did regain the second spot from Peter Wright. 'Snakebite' won the title in Blackpool two years ago and was eliminated in the last 16 at this edition, losing a hefty sum of prize money on the rankings.
Michael Smith retains his first spot, while Gerwyn Price is still fourth. However, Luke Humphries could overtake 'The Iceman' if Humphries manages to win the World Matchplay in his name. Jonny Clayton, currently number seven on the list, could in theory still become number five.
Nathan Aspinall could possibly jump to the fifth spot as well, while Dirk van Duijvenbode has a virtual top-10 listing up for grabs. However, Damon Heta and Joe Cullen can take over this spot if they reach the semi-finals in Blackpool. Ryan Searle can become the number 10 with a final place, while Chris Dobey and Daryl Gurney need to win the tournament to do so.
The biggest losers in the rankings are Krzysztof Ratajski (lost four places), Callan Rydz (lost three places), Vincent van der Voort (lost three places) Ian White (lost four places), Jermaine Wattimena (lost seven places) and Devon Petersen (lost six places).
Virtual PDC Order of Merit after second round World Matchplay (source: Dartsrankingscom, prize money in units of £1,000)
Rk | Name | Prize Money |
1 | Michael Smith | 1272.5 |
2 | Michael van Gerwen | 1104.25 |
3 | Peter Wright | 1025.25 |
4 | Gerwyn Price | 758.25 |
5 | Luke Humphries | 606.5 |
6 | Rob Cross | 588.5 |
7 | Jonny Clayton | 545.5 |
8 | Danny Noppert | 503.75 |
9 | Nathan Aspinall | 501 |
10 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 439.75 |
11 | Damon Heta | 413.25 |
12 | Joe Cullen | 404.5 |
13 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 399 |
14 | Dave Chisnall | 388.75 |
15 | Ryan Searle | 387 |
16 | James Wade | 356.25 |
17 | Ross Smith | 334 |
18 | Jose de Sousa | 319 |
19 | Chris Dobey | 301.75 |
20 | Gabriel Clemens | 297.25 |
21 | Gary Anderson | 275 |
22 | Andrew Gilding | 274.25 |
23 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 264.25 |
24 | Martin Schindler | 252.75 |
25 | Stephen Bunting | 249.5 |
26 | Daryl Gurney | 239.25 |
27 | Brendan Dolan | 227.75 |
28 | Josh Rock | 223.75 |
29 | Callan Rydz | 210.5 |
30 | Raymond van Barneveld | 195.25 |
31 | Kim Huybrechts | 195 |
32 | Mensur Suljovic | 159 |
33 | Alan Soutar | 156.25 |
34 | Mervyn King | 155 |
35 | Madars Razma | 150.5 |
36 | Vincent van der Voort | 150.25 |
37 | William O'Connor | 141 |
38 | Martin Lukeman | 135.75 |
39 | Simon Whitlock | 132.25 |
39 | Adrian Lewis | 132.25 |
41 | Keane Barry | 130.75 |
42 | Mike De Decker | 120 |
43 | Martijn Kleermaker | 118 |
44 | Ryan Joyce | 112 |
45 | Luke Woodhouse | 110.25 |
46 | Ian White | 106.5 |
47 | Steve Beaton | 105.75 |
48 | Ryan Meikle | 101.75 |
49 | Adam Gawlas | 97.5 |
50 | Ritchie Edhouse | 97 |
51 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 96.5 |
52 | Ricky Evans | 96.25 |
53 | Florian Hempel | 93.25 |
54 | Jermaine Wattimena | 92.25 |
55 | Jim Williams | 90.5 |
56 | Scott Williams | 88.25 |
56 | Boris Krcmar | 88.25 |
58 | Jamie Hughes | 77.75 |
59 | Matt Campbell | 74 |
60 | Darius Labanauskas | 72.75 |
61 | Steve Lennon | 67.75 |
62 | Lewy Williams | 67.25 |
63 | Mickey Mansell | 62.75 |
64 | Cameron Menzies | 60 |
65 | Joe Murnan | 59 |
66 | Nathan Rafferty | 55.75 |
67 | Danny Jansen | 53 |
68 | Ricardo Pietreczko | 51 |
69 | Jeff Smith | 47.75 |
70 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | 45.25 |
71 | John O'Shea | 44.25 |
72 | Richie Burnett | 43.25 |
73 | Kevin Doets | 41.75 |
74 | Ted Evetts | 41.5 |
75 | Devon Petersen | 39.75 |
76 | Connor Scutt | 35.5 |
76 | Scott Waites | 35.5 |
78 | Jose Justicia | 34 |
79 | Bradley Brooks | 33.75 |
80 | Radek Szaganski | 32 |
81 | Jimmy Hendriks | 31.5 |
82 | Krzysztof Kciuk | 30.25 |
83 | Brian Raman | 27.25 |
84 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | 26.75 |
85 | Gian van Veen | 26.5 |
86 | George Killington | 25.75 |
87 | Dylan Slevin | 23.25 |
88 | James Wilson | 22.5 |
88 | Richard Veenstra | 22.5 |
90 | Keegan Brown | 22.25 |
90 | Ross Montgomery | 22.25 |
92 | Jeffrey De Zwaan | 22 |
93 | Shaun Wilkinson | 20.5 |
94 | Damian Mol | 19.75 |
95 | Tony Martinez | 18.5 |
96 | Niels Zonneveld | 18 |
97 | Jules van Dongen | 17.25 |
98 | Karel Sedlacek | 17 |
98 | Luc Peters | 17 |
100 | Chris Landman | 16 |
100 | Lee Evans | 16 |
102 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | 14.5 |
103 | Andy Boulton | 14.25 |
104 | Berry van Peer | 13.75 |
104 | Kevin Burness | 13.75 |
106 | Christian Kist | 13.5 |
106 | Graham Hall | 13.5 |
106 | Jurjen van der Velde | 13.5 |
109 | Pascal Rupprecht | 12.75 |
109 | Jamie Clark | 12.75 |
111 | Graham Usher | 12 |
111 | Geert Nentjes | 12 |
113 | Darren Webster | 11.5 |
114 | Stephen Burton | 11 |
115 | Josh Payne | 10 |
116 | Arron Monk | 9.75 |
116 | Maik Kuivenhoven | 9.75 |
118 | Adam Smith-Neale | 9.5 |
119 | Adam Warner | 8.5 |
120 | Robert Owen | 8 |
120 | Nick Fullwell | 8 |
122 | Nick Kenny | 7.75 |
123 | Liam Maendl-Lawrance | 7.5 |
123 | Daniel Klose | 7.5 |
123 | Owen Roelofs | 7.5 |
126 | Jelle Klaasen | 7 |
127 | Niko Springer | 6.5 |
128 | Marko Kantele | 6.25 |
128 | Stefan Bellmont | 6.25 |
130 | Thibault Tricole | 6 |
131 | Ronny Huybrechts | 5.25 |
131 | Martijn Dragt | 5.25 |
131 | Cam Crabtree | 5.25 |
134 | John Henderson | 5 |
134 | Robbie Knops | 5 |
136 | Owen Bates | 4.75 |
136 | Vladimir Andersen | 4.75 |
138 | Danny Lauby | 4.25 |
139 | Andy Baetens | 4 |
139 | Lukas Wenig | 4 |
141 | Vitezslav Sedlak | 3.75 |
141 | Callum Goffin | 3.75 |
141 | Roman Benecky | 3.75 |
141 | Dalibor Smolik | 3.75 |
145 | Dom Taylor | 3.5 |
146 | Darryl Pilgrim | 3.25 |
147 | Christian Perez | 3 |
148 | Jacques Labre | 2.75 |
148 | Danny van Trijp | 2.75 |
150 | Nico Kurz | 2.5 |
150 | Dennis Nilsson | 2.5 |
150 | Hannes Schnier | 2.5 |
150 | Dragutin Horvat | 2.5 |
150 | Jeroen Mioch | 2.5 |
150 | Rene Eidams | 2.5 |
150 | Filip Sebesta | 2.5 |
150 | Luke Littler | 2.5 |
150 | Thomas Banks | 2.5 |
159 | Conan Whitehead | 2.25 |
159 | Jarred Cole | 2.25 |
159 | James Hurrell | 2.25 |
162 | James Richardson | 1.75 |
163 | Scott Mitchell | 1.5 |
163 | Conor Heneghan | 1.5 |
163 | Dan Read | 1.5 |
163 | Lewis Gurney | 1.5 |
167 | Fabian Herz | 1.25 |
167 | Marcel Walpen | 1.25 |
167 | David Pisek | 1.25 |
167 | Jani Laurila | 1.25 |
167 | Patrik Kovacs | 1.25 |
167 | Francois Schweyen | 1.25 |
167 | Sven Hilling | 1.25 |
167 | Marcel Hausotter | 1.25 |
167 | Dmitrijs Zukovs | 1.25 |
167 | Marcus Haider | 1.25 |
167 | Oskar Lukasiak | 1.25 |
167 | Tytus Kanik | 1.25 |
167 | Paavo Myller | 1.25 |
180 | Christopher Holt | 1 |
180 | Gary Davey | 1 |
180 | Jim McEwan | 1 |
180 | Jim Moston | 1 |
180 | Jitse Van der Wal | 1 |
180 | Joshua Richardson | 1 |
180 | Michael Flynn | 1 |
187 | Ron Meulenkamp | 0.75 |
187 | Wayne Jones | 0.75 |
187 | Robert Grundy | 0.75 |
187 | Roy van de Griendt | 0.75 |
187 | Eddie Lovely | 0.75 |