PDC Order of Merit: Prize money and final rankings for the World Darts Championship
THE World Darts Championship gets underway later this year, with the top 32 players on the PDC Order of Merit among the 96 players taking part in the huge tournament.
Last year Luke Humphries defeated teenage sensation Luke Littler in an epic final at Alexandra Palace.
During the 2023/24 World Championships, the 17-year-old began to take the darts world by storm.
He has since earned a spot Premier League darts and became a PDC darts professional.
Players on the PDC Order of Merit also vie to compete in 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 the prize money won by players in ranking tournaments over a two-year period.
- *World Darts Championship – Top 32 qualify
- *World Match Play – Top 16 qualify
- *World Grand Prix – Top16 qualify
1 Luke Humphries – £1,479,500
2 Michael van Gerwen – £1,125,000
3 Michael Smith – £1,105,250
4 Nathan Aspinall – £641,500
5 Gerwyn Prize – £626,000
6 Rob Cross – £585,750
7 Danny Noppert – £528,750
8 Peter Wright – £498,250
9 Jonny Clayton – £486,500
10 Dave Chisnall – £483,250
11 Damon Heta – £466,500
12 Dirk van Duijvenbode – £436,750
13 Joe Cullen – £414,000
14 Dimitri Van den Bergh – £398,000
15 Chris Dobey – £380,750
16 Ross Smith – £372,250
17 Stephen Bunting – £364,750
18 Andrew Gilding – £359,000
19 James Wade – £345,500
20 Ryan Searle – £345,250
21 Josh Rock – £326,000
22 Gabriel Clemens – £320,000
23 Martin Schindler – £297,750
24 Krzysztof Ratajski – £292,750
25 Gary Anderson – £278,750
26 Jose De Sousa – £273,750
27 Brendan Dolan – £262,500
28 Daryl Gurney – £262,000
29 Raymond van Barneveld – £231,500
30 Luke Littler – £218,500
31 Scott Williams – £202,000
32 Kim Huybrechts – £183.25
Darts 2024 schedule
Here are all the key dates in the 2024 darts 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 8th: betMGM Premier League, Night Two – Berlin (Mercedes-Benz Arena) – Winner: Michael van Gerwen
15 February: betMGM Premier League, Night Three – Glasgow (OVO Hydra) – Winner: Michael van Gerwen
February 22: betMGM Premier League, Night Four – Newcastle (Utilita Arena)
February 29: Premier League, Night Five – Exeter (Westpoint)
March 1-3: UK Open – Mijnkop
March 7th: betMGM Premier League, Night Six – Brighton (The Brighton Centre)
March 14: betMGM Premier League, Night Seven – Nottingham (Motorpoint Arena)
21 March: betMGM Premier League, Night Eight – Dublin (3Arena)
28th of March: betMGM Premier League, Night Nine – Belfast (The SSE Arena)
April 4: betMGM Premier League, evening 10 – Manchester (AO Arena)
11 April: betMGM Premier League, evening 11 – Birmingham (Utilita Arena)
April 18: betMGM Premier League, Night 12 – Rotterdam (Rotterdam Ahoy)
April 25: betMGM Premier League, evening 13 – Liverpool (M&S Bank Arena)
May 2: betMGM Premier League, Night 14 – Aberdeen (P&J Live)
The 9th of May: betMGM Premier League, evening 15 – Leeds (First Direct Arena)
May 16: Premier League, evening 16 – Sheffield (Utilita Arena)
May 23: betMGM Premier League Play-Offs – London (The O2)
June 27-30: Darts World Cup – Frankfurt
July 13-21: World Match Play – Blackpool
21 July: Women's World Match Play – Blackpool
August 13-15: World Series Final – Amsterdam
October 7-13: World Grand Prix – location to be determined
October 24-27: European Championship – Dortmund
November 9-17: Grand Slam of Darts-Wolverhampton
November 22-24: Players Championship Final – Minehead
December (dates to be determined): Word Darts Championship – London