Van Gerwen takes lead in European Tour Order of Merit after German Darts Championship win

Michael van Gerwen has taken the lead in the European Tour Order of Merit after claiming the title at the German Darts Championship.

Van Gerwen managed to win a European Tour title again in Hildesheim for the first time since May 2019 defeating Rob Cross 8-5.

The Dutchman earned 25,000 pounds with his title. Van Gerwen previously took 3000 pounds at the International Darts Open and now leads the Euro Tour Order of Merit with 28,000 pounds. Gerwyn Price won the International Darts Open in February, but did not participate in Hildesheim due to a hand injury.

The Iceman is now in second place with 25,000 pounds . Peter Wright follows in third position with 15,000 pounds.

At the end of the season, the 32 best players will participate in the European Championship in Dortmund. This tournament is scheduled from 27 to 30 October.

1 Michael van Gerwen £28,000

2 Gerwyn Price £25,000

3 Peter Wright £15,000

4 Dimitri Van den Bergh £11,500

4 Jonny Clayton £11,500

6 Rob Cross £11,000

7 Michael Smith £10,000

8 Daryl Gurney £8,500

9 Nathan Aspinall £6,500

10 Joe Cullen £6,000

10 Dirk van Duijvenbode £6,000

12 Karel Sedlacek £5,000

12 Kim Huybrechts £5,000

12 Danny Noppert £5,000

12 James Wade £5,000

16 Ryan Searle £4,000

16 Martin Lukeman £4,000

16 Vincent van der Voort £4,000

16 Niko Springer £4,000

20 Mensur Suljovic £3,000

20 Krzysztof Ratajski £3,000

20 Jose de Sousa £3,000

20 Lewy Williams £3,000

20 Brian Raman £3,000

20 Damon Heta £3,000

26 Devon Petersen £2,000

26 Jermaine Wattimena £2,000

26 Simon Whitlock £2,000

26 Keane Barry £2,000

26 Jeff Smith £2,000

26 Luke Woodhouse £2,000

26 Krzysztof Kciuk £2,000

26 Nico Kurz £2,000

26 Madars Razma £2,000

26 Mervyn King £2,000

26 Ritchie Edhouse £2,000

37 Stefan Bellmont £1,000

37 Marko Kantele £1,000

37 Gian van Veen £1,000

37 Adam Gawlas £1,000

37 Dennis Nilsson £1,000

37 Andy Boulton £1,000

37 Dragutin Horvat £1,000

37 Florian Hempel £1,000

37 Danny van Trijp £1,000

37 Wayne Jones £1,000

37 Gabriel Clemens £1,000

37 Janos Vegso £1,000

37 David Schlichting £1,000

37 Fabian Schmutzler £1,000

37 Ron Meulenkamp £1,000