Van Gerwen regains number-one spot on ProTour Order of Merit after two years
PDCWednesday, 04 May 2022 at 12:30
Michael van Gerwen is the new number one on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit after his final victory at the Austrian Darts Open. He passed Gerwyn Price, who withdrew from the latest Euro Tour tournament in Austria.
Van Gerwen had to wait two years to regain the number one spot, after he lost the lead in March 2020. The Pro Tour Order of Merit is a ranking based on performances in the Players Championship and Euro Tour tournaments in the last twelve months. In this period Van Gerwen now has two Euro Tour and three Players Championship titles.
The Pro Tour Order of Merit is used to determine the sixteen seeds for the European Tour tournaments. At the Players Championship tournaments the first 32 players have a protected status. The Pro Tour Ranking also allows players to qualify for televised tournaments such as the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix and the World Darts Championship.
Pro Tour Order of Merit
Position - Name - Prize money
1 Michael van Gerwen ÂŁ145,250
2 Gerwyn Price ÂŁ136,500
3 Peter Wright ÂŁ94,500
4 Ryan Searle ÂŁ85,000
5 Rob Cross ÂŁ84,500
6 Luke Humphries ÂŁ84,250
7 Jose de Sousa ÂŁ83,500
8 Joe Cullen ÂŁ83,250
9 Damon Heta ÂŁ75,250
10 Nathan Aspinall ÂŁ66,500
11 Michael Smith ÂŁ63,750
12 Jonny Clayton ÂŁ62,250
13 Dimitri Van den Bergh ÂŁ58,750
14 Dirk van Duijvenbode ÂŁ56,500
15 Krzysztof Ratajski ÂŁ53,500
16 Stephen Bunting ÂŁ49,750
17 Danny Noppert ÂŁ47,750
18 James Wade ÂŁ47,500
19 Martin Schindler ÂŁ47,250
20 Brendan Dolan ÂŁ46,000
21 Chris Dobey ÂŁ45,500
22 Dave Chisnall ÂŁ44,250
23 Daryl Gurney ÂŁ43,000
24 Gabriel Clemens ÂŁ42,000
25 Callan Rydz ÂŁ41,500
26 Kim Huybrechts ÂŁ40,000
27 Adrian Lewis ÂŁ38,250
28 Ross Smith ÂŁ35,750
29 Madars Razma ÂŁ33,500
30 Martin Lukeman ÂŁ31,750
31 Ricky Evans ÂŁ31,250
32 Vincent van der Voort ÂŁ30,750
33 Mervyn King ÂŁ29,250
34 Keane Barry ÂŁ29,000
35 Mensur Suljovic ÂŁ28,500
36 Ryan Joyce ÂŁ27,000
36 Gary Anderson ÂŁ27,000
38 Raymond van Barneveld ÂŁ25,750
39 Simon Whitlock ÂŁ25,000
40 Martijn Kleermaker ÂŁ24,000
41 Ritchie Edhouse ÂŁ23,000
42 Keegan Brown ÂŁ22,500
43 Luke Woodhouse ÂŁ21,750
44 Jim Williams ÂŁ21,000
45 Darius Labanauskas ÂŁ20,750
46 Danny Jansen ÂŁ20,500
46 Lewy Williams ÂŁ20,500
48 Andrew Gilding ÂŁ20,250
49 Florian Hempel ÂŁ20,000
49 Boris Krcmar ÂŁ20,000
49 Maik Kuivenhoven ÂŁ20,000
52 Ian White ÂŁ19,750
52 William O'Connor ÂŁ19,750
54 Alan Soutar ÂŁ19,000
54 Jeff Smith ÂŁ19,000
54 Jamie Hughes ÂŁ19,000
57 Ryan Meikle ÂŁ18,500
58 Joe Murnan ÂŁ18,250
59 Adam Gawlas ÂŁ17,750
60 Jermaine Wattimena ÂŁ17,250
60 Niels Zonneveld ÂŁ17,250
62 Scott Mitchell ÂŁ17,000
63 Matt Campbell ÂŁ16,750
63 Steve Beaton ÂŁ16,750
65 Ron Meulenkamp ÂŁ16,000
65 Mike De Decker ÂŁ16,000
67 Andy Boulton ÂŁ15,000
67 Geert Nentjes ÂŁ15,000
69 Gordon Mathers ÂŁ14,250
70 William Borland ÂŁ13,250
70 Jason Lowe ÂŁ13,250
70 Jason Heaver ÂŁ13,250
73 Jeffrey De Zwaan ÂŁ13,000
74 Scott Williams ÂŁ12,500
75 Eddie Lovely ÂŁ12,250
76 Max Hopp ÂŁ12,000
77 Kevin Doets ÂŁ11,750
78 Josh Rock ÂŁ11,500
79 Brett Claydon ÂŁ11,250
80 Cameron Menzies ÂŁ11,000
81 Scott Waites ÂŁ10,750
81 Devon Petersen ÂŁ10,750
81 Adam Hunt ÂŁ10,750
84 John Henderson ÂŁ10,500
85 Steve Lennon ÂŁ10,250
86 Steve West ÂŁ10,000
87 Mario Vandenbogaerde ÂŁ9,750
88 Berry van Peer ÂŁ9,500
88 Rowby-John Rodriguez ÂŁ9,500
88 Danny Baggish ÂŁ9,500
91 Karel Sedlacek ÂŁ9,250
91 Geert De Vos ÂŁ9,250
93 Lee Evans ÂŁ8,250
93 Connor Scutt ÂŁ8,250
95 Peter Hudson ÂŁ8,000
96 Jose Justicia ÂŁ7,750
97 Jack Main ÂŁ7,500
97 Jon Worsley ÂŁ7,500
99 John O'Shea ÂŁ7,250
100 Wesley Plaisier ÂŁ7,000
100 George Killington ÂŁ7,000
100 Brian Raman ÂŁ7,000
103 Radek Szaganski ÂŁ6,500
104 Nathan Rafferty ÂŁ6,250
105 Krzysztof Kciuk ÂŁ5,750
106 Zoran Lerchbacher ÂŁ5,500
107 Jimmy Hendriks ÂŁ5,250
108 Tony Martinez ÂŁ5,000
108 Jake Jones ÂŁ5,000
108 David Evans ÂŁ5,000
108 Stephen Burton ÂŁ5,000
112 Luc Peters ÂŁ4,750
113 Richie Burnett ÂŁ4,250
113 Shaun Wilkinson ÂŁ4,250
113 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez ÂŁ4,250
116 Kevin Burness ÂŁ4,000
116 Niko Springer ÂŁ4,000
116 Boris Koltsov ÂŁ4,000
119 Nick Fullwell ÂŁ3,750
120 Mickey Mansell ÂŁ3,500
120 Ted Evetts ÂŁ3,500
120 Jamie Clark ÂŁ3,500
123 Damian Mol ÂŁ3,250
124 Bradley Brooks ÂŁ3,000
124 Gary Blades ÂŁ3,000
124 John Michael ÂŁ3,000
127 Lukas Wenig ÂŁ2,750
127 Ross Montgomery ÂŁ2,750
129 Michael Unterbuchner ÂŁ2,500
130 James Wilson ÂŁ2,250
130 Ricardo Pietreczko ÂŁ2,250
132 Patrik Gosnak ÂŁ2,000
132 Robert Owen ÂŁ2,000
132 Dragutin Horvat ÂŁ2,000
132 Vladimir Andersen ÂŁ2,000
132 Scott Marsh ÂŁ2,000
132 Nico Kurz ÂŁ2,000
132 Jim McEwan ÂŁ2,000
139 Glen Durrant ÂŁ1,750
140 Stu Wilson ÂŁ1,500
140 Steve Haggerty ÂŁ1,500
140 Jim Moston ÂŁ1,500
140 Colin Osborne ÂŁ1,500
140 Matthew Edgar ÂŁ1,500
140 Jules van Dongen ÂŁ1,500
140 Darren Webster ÂŁ1,500
147 Owen Roelofs ÂŁ1,250
147 Darren Penhall ÂŁ1,250
149 Thibault Tricole ÂŁ1,000
149 Johan Engstrom ÂŁ1,000
149 Thomas Junghans ÂŁ1,000
149 Daniel Larsson ÂŁ1,000
149 Gian van Veen ÂŁ1,000
149 Marko Kantele ÂŁ1,000
149 Stefan Bellmont ÂŁ1,000
149 David Schlichting ÂŁ1,000
149 Janos Vegso ÂŁ1,000
149 Fabian Schmutzler ÂŁ1,000
149 Wayne Jones ÂŁ1,000
149 Danny van Trijp ÂŁ1,000
149 Dennis Nilsson ÂŁ1,000
149 John Brown ÂŁ1,000
163 Graham Hall ÂŁ750
163 Leighton Bennett ÂŁ750
163 Pete Burgoyne ÂŁ750
163 Jacques Labre ÂŁ750
163 Steven Noster ÂŁ750
163 Carlo van Peer ÂŁ750
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