World Series Order of Merit update: Gerwyn Price closes gap on Stephen Bunting at the top as Humphries & Littler start to get distanced
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Stephen Bunting remains top of the World Series Order of Merit following the Poland Darts Masters – despite being edged out in a thrilling final by Gerwyn Price.
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‘The Bullet’ has now reached four finals from five World Series events in 2025, winning two of them, and continues to enjoy one of the best seasons of his career. In Gliwice, Bunting once again impressed, defeating Tytus Kanik (6–3), Krzysztof Ratajski (6–5) and Luke Littler (7–3) en route to Sunday’s showpiece.
However, he was denied a third title by a resurgent Gerwyn Price, who claimed his fourth World Series crown with an 8–7 victory in a tense last-leg decider.
Price’s run to the title saw him dispatch Sebastian Bialecki (6–3), Chris Dobey (6–2), and Rob Cross (7–3) before getting the better of Bunting in the final. The win earned ‘The Iceman’ 12 points, taking his tally to 35 – just six behind Bunting, who remains in front on 41 points.
Rob Cross sits in third with 27 points, having won the Dutch Darts Masters earlier in the year. Luke Humphries, who triumphed at the US Darts Masters in New York last week, missed the event in Poland and stays on 21 points – still just enough to hold fourth place.
‘Cool Hand Luke’ now sits just a point ahead of Nathan Aspinall, runner-up in the US. Luke Littler, still without a World Series final appearance in 2025, finds himself in an unexpected sixth place on 19 points.
There’s then a sizeable gap to Chris Dobey, seventh on 10 points. Michael van Gerwen earned three points in Gliwice with a quarter-final finish, moving to eight overall and sitting eighth in the standings.
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Damon Heta and Peter Wright complete the current top ten with five points apiece.
The final two World Series events of the regular season will be held in August in Australia and New Zealand, before the circuit concludes with the World Series Finals in Amsterdam’s AFAS Live in September.
World Series Order of Merit
| Position | Name | Points |
| 1 | Stephen Bunting | 41 |
| 2 | Gerwyn Price | 35 |
| 3 | Rob Cross | 27 |
| 4 | Luke Humphries | 21 |
| 5 | Nathan Aspinall | 20 |
| 6 | Luke Littler | 19 |
| 7 | Chris Dobey | 10 |
| 8 | Michael van Gerwen | 9 |
| 9 | Damon Heta | 5 |
| 9 | Peter Wright | 5 |
| 11 | Jonny Clayton | 4 |
| 12 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 3 |
| 12 | Jason Brandon | 3 |
| 12 | Danny Lauby | 3 |
| 12 | Raymond van Barneveld | 3 |
| 12 | Jermaine Wattimena | 3 |
| 12 | Kevin Doets | 3 |
| 12 | Paolo Nebrida | 3 |
| 19 | Krzysztof Kciuk | 1 |
| 19 | Gyorgy Jehirszki | 1 |
| 19 | Sebastian Bialecki | 1 |
| 19 | Radek Szaganski | 1 |
| 19 | Karel Sedlacek | 1 |
| 19 | Pero Ljubic | 1 |
| 19 | Tytus Kanik | 1 |
| 19 | Leonard Gates | 1 |
| 19 | Jules van Dongen | 1 |
| 19 | Matt Campbell | 1 |
| 19 | Adam Sevada | 1 |
| 19 | Jim Long | 1 |
| 19 | Stowe Buntz | 1 |
| 19 | Darius Labanauskas | 1 |
| 19 | Madars Razma | 1 |
| 19 | Andreas Harrysson | 1 |
| 19 | Jeffrey De Graaf | 1 |
| 19 | Cor Dekker | 1 |
| 19 | Oskar Lukasiak | 1 |
| 19 | Viktor Tingstrom | 1 |
| 19 | Benjamin Reus | 1 |
| 19 | Gian van Veen | 1 |
| 19 | Richard Veenstra | 1 |
| 19 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 1 |
| 19 | Danny Noppert | 1 |
| 19 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 1 |
| 19 | Lok Yin Lee | 1 |
| 19 | Alexis Toylo | 1 |
| 19 | Nitin Kumar | 1 |
| 19 | Xiaochen Zong | 1 |
| 19 | Basem Mahmood | 1 |
| 19 | Lourence Ilagan | 1 |
| 19 | Abdulla Saeed | 1 |
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Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
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