PDC Order of Merit: Prize money and standings revealed for World Darts Championship with Luke Littler now in top 30
THE World Darts Championship will kick off at the end of the year with the top 32 players from the PDC Order of Merit earning seedings for the Ally Pally extravaganza.
Last year saw Luke Humphries beat teenage sensation Luke Littler in an epic final at Alexandra Palace.
Luke Humphries is currently ranked top of the PDC Order of MeritEPA
The 2023-24 World Championships was when the 17-year-old star began to take the world of darts by storm.
Since then, he has earned himself a spot in Premier League Darts and became a PDC darts professional.
Players on the PDC Order of Merit are also battling to compete at other televised events, including the Betfred World Matchplay and BoyleSports World Grand Prix.
PDC Order of Merit – latest standings
The main PDC Order of Merit is based on prize money won over a two-year period by players in ranking tournaments.
*World Darts Championship – Top 32 qualify
*World Matchplay – Top 16 qualify
*World Grand Prix – Top16 qualify
1 Luke Humphries £1,528,250
2 Michael van Gerwen £1,106,250
3 Michael Smith £1,065,250
4 Nathan Aspinall £637,000
5 Gerwyn Price £603,000
6 Rob Cross £595,500
7 Dave Chisnall £504,750
8 Peter Wright £501,750
9 Damon Heta £493,250
10 Dimitri Van den Bergh £492,000
11 Jonny Clayton £489,250
12 Dirk van Duijvenbode £438,500
13 Danny Noppert £434,500
14 Joe Cullen £409,750
15 Chris Dobey £396,250
16 Stephen Bunting £390,750
17 Ross Smith £387,000
18 Andrew Gilding £363,500
19 Ryan Searle £360,250
20 James Wade £336,000
21 Josh Rock £328,750
22 Gabriel Clemens £317,750
23 Gary Anderson £300,250
24 Martin Schindler £297,000
25 Krzysztof Ratajski £295,750
26 Brendan Dolan £268,750
27 Jose De Sousa £268,250
28 Luke Littler £267,000
29 Daryl Gurney £259,750
30 Raymond van Barneveld £254,000
31 Scott Williams £206,250
32 Martin Lukeman £177,000
PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS TABLE: LATEST STANDINGS AS EIGHT STARS BATTLE FOR HUGE £275K PRIZE
Darts 2024 schedule
Here are all the key dates in the darts 2024 schedule:
December 15 – January 3: World Darts Championship – Alexandra Palace – Winner: Luke Humphries
February 1: betMGM Premier League, Night One – Cardiff (Utilita Arena) – Winner: Michael Smith
February 2-4: The Masters – Milton Keynes – Winner: Stephen Bunting
February 8: betMGM Premier League, Night Two – Berlin (Mercedes-Benz Arena) – Winner: Michael van Gerwen
February 15: betMGM Premier League, Night Three – Glasgow (OVO Hydra) – Winner: Michael van Gerwen
February 22: betMGM Premier League, Night Four – Newcastle (Utilita Arena) – Winner: Michael van Gerwen
February 29: Premier League, Night Five – Exeter (Westpoint) – Winner: Nathan Aspinall
March 1-3: UK Open – Minehead – Winner: Dimitri Van den Bergh
March 7: betMGM Premier League, Night Six – Brighton (The Brighton Centre) – Winner: Luke Humphries
March 8-10: Belgian Darts Open – Wieze – Winner: Luke Littler
March 14: betMGM Premier League, Night Seven – Nottingham (Motorpoint Arena) – Winner: Luke Humphries
March 18: Players Championship 5 – Hildesheim – Winner: Raymond van Barneveld
March 19: Players Championship 6 – Hildesheim – Winner: Dave Chisnall
March 21: betMGM Premier League, Night Eight – Dublin (3Arena) – Winner: Luke Humphries
March 28: betMGM Premier League, Night Nine – Belfast (The SSE Arena)
March 30: German Darts Grand Prix – Munich
April 4: betMGM Premier League, Night 10 – Manchester (AO Arena)
April 8: Players Championship 7 – Leicester (Morningside Arena)
April 9: Players Championship 7 – Leicester (Morningside Arena)
April 11: betMGM Premier League, Night 11 – Birmingham (Utilita Arena)
April 18: betMGM Premier League, Night 12 – Rotterdam (Rotterdam Ahoy)
April 25: betMGM Premier League, Night 13 – Liverpool (M&S Bank Arena)
May 2: betMGM Premier League, Night 14 – Aberdeen (P&J Live)
May 9: betMGM Premier League, Night 15 – Leeds (First Direct Arena)
May 16: Premier League, Night 16 – Sheffield (Utilita Arena)
May 23: betMGM Premier League Play-Offs – London (The O2)
June 27-30: World Cup of Darts – Frankfurt
July 13-21: World Matchplay – Blackpool
July 21: Women’s World Matchplay – Blackpool
August 13-15: World Series Finals – Amsterdam
October 7-13: World Grand Prix – venue TBC
October 24-27: European Championship – Dortmund
November 9-17: Grand Slam of Darts – Wolverhampton
November 22-24: Players Championship Finals – Minehead
December (dates TBC): Word Darts Championship – London
