Van Gerwen rises again on Euro Tour Order of Merit; Chisnall strengthens first place thanks to run to Czech Darts Open final

Michael van Gerwen has continued his ascent up the European Tour Order of Merit following his run to the quarter-final of the Czech Darts Open this weekend.

Meanwhile losing finalist Dave Chisnall has consolidated his lead at the top of the rankings despite his defeat to Peter Wright on Sunday evening's final. Despite his loss, Chizzy has taken his total up to £88,000.

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Although van Gerwen was defeated in the last eight by former world champion Rob Cross, the Dutchman has continued his steady rise over the past few weeks and now sees himself in second of the Order of Merit with a prize money haul of £71,000, taking him above his great rival Gerwyn Price who has been absent from the last few European Tours and as such has seen no improvement to his total of £68,000.

Two further Dutchmen, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Danny Noppert also feature in the top 10 at sixth and tenth respectively. Whilst Peter Wright's tournament victory, his first of the year sees him rise up into ninth with £46,000.

At the end of the season, the 32 best players in the final ranking will participate in the European Championship in Dortmund. This tournament is scheduled from 26 to 29 October.

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