One of the main aspects of the PDC Summer Series has been the race to the World Matchplay and with only two days left, the line-up is close to being confirmed but there are multiple players who could force themselves into the reckoning.
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Ricky Evans is currently holding on to the final ProTour Order of Merit spot by only £500 ahead of Ryan Searle who is clear of Kim Huybrechts by £1,250.
Stephen Bunting though has been gaining ground all week and despite being £1,750 away if he can have a run on Saturday, it asks the question of Evans on Sunday.
The likes of Steve West, Luke Humphries and John Henderson are not out of it yet with one good run similarly putting them into a good position.
In the Order of Merit, that is basically secure but the seedings are not as of yet. From 7-16th it could still change.
Glen Durrant sits on £245,000, only £250 away from Simon Whitlock and £1,500 from Krzysztof Ratajski. Adrian Lewis in 13th is £3,750 ahead of him so he could end up potentially the highest 13th place by the end of the weekend so it is a battle to watch.
* Prize money in the tables is in units of £1,000. Source: Dartsranking.com
PDC Order of Merit (top 16 qualifies)
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| Rk | Name | Prize Money |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | 1526.75 |
| 2 | Peter Wright | 916.5 |
| 3 | Gerwyn Price | 799 |
| 4 | Rob Cross | 540.75 |
| 5 | Michael Smith | 518 |
| 6 | Nathan Aspinall | 472.25 |
| 7 | Daryl Gurney | 446 |
| 8 | Gary Anderson | 434.75 |
| 9 | James Wade | 408.75 |
| 10 | Dave Chisnall | 381.25 |
| 11 | Ian White | 355 |
| 12 | Mensur Suljovic | 314.25 |
| 13 | Adrian Lewis | 248.75 |
| 14 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 246.5 |
| 15 | Simon Whitlock | 245.25 |
| 16 | Glen Durrant | 245 |
| 17 | Stephen Bunting | 230 |
Pro Tour Order of Merit (top 16 qualifies)
| Rk | Name | Prize Money |
| 1 | Joe Cullen | 56.25 |
| 2 | Brendan Dolan | 38.5 |
| 3 | Jose de Sousa | 37 |
| 4 | Danny Noppert | 34.5 |
| 5 | Jermaine Wattimena | 32 |
| 6 | Jonny Clayton | 29 |
| 7 | Gabriel Clemens | 28.75 |
| 8 | Ryan Joyce | 25.25 |
| 9 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | 25 |
| 10 | Jamie Hughes | 24.25 |
| 11 | Justin Pipe | 24 |
| 12 | Vincent van der Voort | 23.75 |
| 13 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 23.5 |
| 14 | Steve Beaton | 23 |
| 15 | Keegan Brown | 22.25 |
| 16 | Ricky Evans | 21.5 |
| 17 | Ryan Searle | 21 |
| 18 | Kim Huybrechts | 19.75 |
| 19 | Stephen Bunting | 19.25 |
| 20 | Steve West | 19 |
| 21 | Luke Humphries | 18 |
| 22 | John Henderson | 17.75 |
| 23 | Ron Meulenkamp | 16.25 |
| 24 | Mervyn King | 16 |
| 25 | Devon Petersen | 15.25 |
| 26 | William O'Connor | 15.25 |
| 27 | Chris Dobey | 15 |
| 28 | Mickey Mansell | 15 |
| 29 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 14.5 |
| 30 | Ross Smith | 14.5 |
| 31 | Steve Lennon | 13 |
| 32 | Luke Woodhouse | 12.75 |
| 33 | Jeff Smith | 12.5 |
| 34 | Maik Kuivenhoven | 12.5 |
| 35 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 12.5 |
| 36 | Darren Webster | 12 |
| 37 | Josh Payne | 12 |
| 38 | James Wilson | 11.75 |
| 39 | Andy Boulton | 11.75 |
| 40 | Joe Murnan | 11.5 |
| 41 | Martin Schindler | 11.25 |
| 42 | Matthew Edgar | 10.5 |
| 43 | Benito van de Pas | 10.5 |
| 44 | Richard North | 10.5 |
| 45 | Conan Whitehead | 10.5 |
| 46 | Cristo Reyes | 10.5 |
| 47 | Jelle Klaasen | 10 |
| 48 | Kyle Anderson | 10 |
| 49 | Martijn Kleermaker | 9.75 |
| 50 | Harry Ward | 9.75 |
| 51 | Max Hopp | 9.75 |
| 52 | Madars Razma | 9.5 |
| 53 | Christian Bunse | 9 |
| 54 | Gavin Carlin | 9 |
| 55 | Kirk Shepherd | 8.5 |
| 56 | Mark McGeeney | 8.5 |
| 57 | Darius Labanauskas | 8.5 |
| 58 | Derk Telnekes | 8.25 |
| 59 | Jason Lowe | 8 |
| 60 | Niels Zonneveld | 8 |
| 61 | Matt Clark | 8 |
| 62 | Simon Stevenson | 7.5 |
| 63 | Geert Nentjes | 7.5 |
| 64 | Ted Evetts | 7 |
| 65 | Reece Robinson | 7 |
| 66 | Mike De Decker | 6.5 |
| 67 | Adrian Gray | 6.5 |
| 68 | Kai Fan Leung | 6 |
| 69 | Mike van Duivenbode | 6 |
| 70 | Robert Thornton | 6 |
| 71 | Scott Mitchell | 5.5 |
| 72 | Andy Hamilton | 5.5 |
| 73 | Toni Alcinas | 5.5 |
| 74 | Carl Wilkinson | 5.5 |
| 75 | Jan Dekker | 5.25 |
| 76 | Steve Brown | 5 |
| 77 | Scott Baker | 5 |
| 78 | Robert Collins | 4.5 |
| 79 | Jamie Lewis | 4.5 |
| 80 | David Pallett | 4.5 |
| 81 | Ryan Meikle | 4 |
| 82 | Ciaran Teehan | 4 |
| 83 | Wayne Jones | 4 |
| 84 | Jonathan Worsley | 4 |
| 85 | Scott Waites | 4 |
| 86 | Damon Heta | 4 |
| 87 | Nick Kenny | 4 |
| 88 | Marko Kantele | 4 |
| 89 | Barrie Bates | 4 |
| 90 | Ryan Murray | 3.5 |
| 91 | Vincent van der Meer | 3.5 |
| 92 | Alan Tabern | 3.5 |
| 93 | Karel Sedlacek | 3.5 |
| 94 | Gary Blades | 3.5 |
| 95 | John Michael | 3.5 |
| 96 | Andrew Gilding | 3 |
| 97 | Eddie Lovely | 3 |
| 98 | William Borland | 3 |
| 99 | Darren Penhall | 3 |
| 100 | Adam Hunt | 3 |
| 101 | Wesley Harms | 3 |
| 102 | Yordi Meeuwisse | 3 |
| 103 | Martin Atkins (Wigan) | 2.5 |
| 104 | Peter Jacques | 2.5 |
| 105 | Michael Barnard | 2.5 |
| 106 | Boris Krcmar | 2 |
| 107 | Harald Leitinger | 2 |
| 108 | Callan Rydz | 2 |
| 109 | Jesus Noguera | 2 |
| 110 | Lisa Ashton | 2 |
| 111 | Ronny Huybrechts | 2 |
| 112 | Wesley Plaisier | 2 |
| 113 | Daniel Larsson | 2 |
| 114 | Bradley Brooks | 1.5 |
| 115 | Matthew Dennant | 1.5 |
| 116 | Krzysztof Kciuk | 1 |
| 117 | Arjan Konterman | 1 |
| 118 | Carl Hamilton | 1 |
| 119 | Dom Taylor | 1 |
| 120 | Scott Taylor | 1 |
| 121 | Adam Huckvale | 1 |
| 122 | Benjamin Pratnemer | 1 |
| 123 | Geert De Vos | 1 |
| 124 | Jeffrey van Egdom | 1 |
| 125 | Ryan Harrington | 1 |
| 126 | Jitse Van der Wal | 1 |
| 127 | Aaron Beeney | 0.5 |
| 128 | Cameron Menzies | 0.5 |
| 129 | Nathan Rafferty | 0.5 |
| 130 | James Hubbard | 0.5 |
| 131 | Connor Scutt | 0.5 |
| 132 | Diogo Portela | 0.5 |
| 133 | Graham Usher | 0.5 |
| 134 | Brian Raman | 0.5 |
| 135 | Steffen Siepmann | 0.5 |
| 136 | Nathan Derry | 0.5 |
I stumbled into the world of darts quite by accident back in 2013. For a Journalism School assignment, I had to produce a live sports report and as it happened, the European Tour event in Veldhoven was the only available option. That weekend, I caught the darts bug. The post-match interviews especially appealed to me, as darts players tend to be much more open and approachable than what you usually see with footballers on television.
After a few detours, I joined Dartsnieuws.com in 2017 as editor-in-chief. I don’t have much competitive experience myself, although I once entered a PDC Development Tour weekend just to experience what it’s like from a player’s perspective. I even managed to win a leg against a Tour Card holder and, quite by accident, earned £50 in prize money.
In 2022, I was also involved in the founding of the TOTO Dart Kings, a commercial darts team, where I worked as media manager for three years. Unfortunately, due to new legislation in the Netherlands, that project came to an end in 2025.
Through my work in darts, I’ve been fortunate to travel to some incredible events, from Premier League nights at Ahoy Rotterdam, to several World Championships, and even the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Beyond darts, I’m a passionate sports fan in general. You can always wake me up for a game of tennis or padel, and I love following football, tennis, padel, cycling, Formula 1, and ice skating.
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