The PDC Autumn Series took place last week with the return of Players Championship action and while the race to the World Grand Prix is the short term goal, the Players Championship Finals are also on the horizon.
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Peter Wright currently tops the rolling Order of Merit with £62,250 after three event wins this year with one a piece in the Summer and Autumn Series.
Michael van Gerwen claimed his second of the year and so sits at £58,250 after similarly showing good form barring some early exits on the Players Championship series.
Gerwyn Price sits on three event wins on this year and is just behind on £57,250 after a brilliant year so far. Nathan Aspinall (£41,500) and James Wade (£37,750) round out the top five.
Further down though, players who could find themselves not involved at Minehead include the likes of Justin Pipe, Jelle Klaasen and Max Hopp all of whom are outside the top 64 who will qualify.
The likes of Martijn Kleermaker, Derk Telnekes, Damon Heta and Boris Krcmar are all set for debuts in their first year on the tour after showing some excellent form so far.
Heta in particular is now up to 22nd in the Order of Merit and looks certain to qualify after winning his first event during the Autumn Series.
Updated Players Championship Order of Merit after PDC Autumn Series
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1 Peter Wright £62,250
2 Michael van Gerwen £58,250
3 Gerwyn Price £57,250
4 Nathan Aspinall £41,500
5 James Wade £37,750
6 Ian White £36,000
7 Krzysztof Ratajski £35,750
8 Danny Noppert £24,750
8 Glen Durrant £24,750
10 Mensur Suljovic £22,250
11 Jose De Sousa £21,500
12 Devon Petersen £21,000
12 Ryan Searle £21,000
14 Brendan Dolan £20,500
15 Dave Chisnall £19,500
16 Gary Anderson £19,000
17 Joe Cullen £18,500
18 Rob Cross £18,250
19 Daryl Gurney £17,750
20 Stephen Bunting £17,250
21 Ryan Joyce £16,000
22 Madars Razma £15,500
23 Damon Heta £15,250
24 Gabriel Clemens £15,000
25 Jermaine Wattimena £14,500
25 Jamie Hughes £14,500
27 Michael Smith £14,000
28 Ross Smith £13,750
29 Simon Whitlock £13,500
30 Ricky Evans £13,000
31 Chris Dobey £12,500
31 Vincent van der Voort £12,500
31 Dirk van Duijvenbode £12,500
31 Jeff Smith £12,500
35 Keegan Brown £11,250
35 Mickey Mansell £11,250
37 Jason Lowe £11,000
38 Jonny Clayton £10,750
38 Martijn Kleermaker £10,750
40 Derk Telnekes £10,500
40 Adrian Lewis £10,500
42 Luke Humphries £10,250
43 Steve Beaton £10,000
43 Maik Kuivenhoven £10,000
45 Kim Huybrechts £9,500
46 Mervyn King £9,000
46 Wayne Jones £9,000
48 John Henderson £8,750
49 Dimitri Van den Bergh £8,500
50 Karel Sedlacek £8,000
50 William Borland £8,000
50 Jeffrey De Zwaan £8,000
50 Darren Webster £8,000
54 William O'Connor £7,750
54 Luke Woodhouse £7,750
56 Boris Krcmar £7,500
56 Scott Waites £7,500
56 Mike De Decker £7,500
56 Scott Mitchell £7,500
56 Steve Lennon £7,500
56 Niels Zonneveld £7,500
56 Benito van de Pas £7,500
63 Scott Baker £7,250
64 Nick Kenny £7,000
64 Rowby-John Rodriguez £7,000
64 Matthew Edgar £7,000
64 Josh Payne £7,000
64 Christian Bunse £7,000
64 Kai Fan Leung £7,000
70 Andy Boulton £6,500
70 Ryan Murray £6,500
70 Ryan Meikle £6,500
73 Jelle Klaasen £6,250
74 Adam Hunt £6,000
74 Lisa Ashton £6,000
74 Kirk Shepherd £6,000
74 Conan Whitehead £6,000
74 Robert Collins £6,000
79 Matt Clark £5,750
80 Callan Rydz £5,500
80 Gavin Carlin £5,500
80 Robert Thornton £5,500
80 Darius Labanauskas £5,500
80 Joe Murnan £5,500
80 Steve Brown £5,500
86 Martin Schindler £5,250
86 Jesus Noguera £5,250
88 Peter Jacques £5,000
88 Andrew Gilding £5,000
88 Ted Evetts £5,000
88 Alan Tabern £5,000
88 James Wilson £5,000
93 Justin Pipe £4,500
93 Richard North £4,500
93 Geert Nentjes £4,500
93 Andy Hamilton £4,500
93 Gary Blades £4,500
98 Reece Robinson £4,000
98 Carl Wilkinson £4,000
98 Bradley Brooks £4,000
98 Ron Meulenkamp £4,000
98 Max Hopp £4,000
98 John Michael £4,000
98 Jan Dekker £4,000
98 Steve West £4,000
98 Vincent Van der Meer £4,000
98 Ciaran Teehan £4,000
108 Adrian Gray £3,000
108 Mark McGeeney £3,000
108 Harald Leitinger £3,000
108 Martin Atkins (Wigan) £3,000
108 Simon Stevenson £3,000
108 Eddie Lovely £3,000
108 Wesley Harms £3,000
115 Arjan Konterman £2,500
115 Daniel Larsson £2,500
115 Harry Ward £2,500
115 Jamie Lewis £2,500
115 Toni Alcinas £2,500
120 Jitse Van der Wal £2,000
120 Yordi Meeuwisse £2,000
120 Marko Kantele £2,000
120 David Pallett £2,000
120 Matthew Dennant £2,000
120 Jonathan Worsley £2,000
120 Mike van Duivenbode £2,000
120 Darren Penhall £2,000
128 Brian Raman £1,500
128 Scott Taylor £1,500
128 Krzysztof Kciuk £1,500
128 Cristo Reyes £1,500
132 Aaron Beeney £1,000
132 Steffen Siepmann £1,000
132 Graham Usher £1,000
132 Carl Hamilton £1,000
132 Dom Taylor £1,000
132 Adam Huckvale £1,000
132 Barrie Bates £1,000
139 Nathan Derry £500
139 James Hubbard £500
139 Connor Scutt £500
139 Diogo Portela £500
139 Kyle Anderson £500
139 Michael Barnard £500
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