Order of Merit Players Championship after PC 14

The Players Championship series comprises a total of 34 tournaments which take place over Hildesheim, Wigan, Leicester, Milton Keynes and new for 2026, a trip to Den Bosch.

It sees the top names including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen and Gian van Veen in action over the course of the year with the PDC ProTour being seen as the so-called Bread and Butter tournaments that help towards qualifying for most majors including the PDC World Darts Championship.

But the Players Championship Order of Merit is the one to watch for this series as it sees the top 64 players over the course of the season qualify for the Players Championship Finals which take place in Minehead at the end of November.

It is determined based on total prize money won by each player in the Players Championship events throughout the year. The top 64 qualify and it also spells some issues as it did in 2025 for the likes of Luke Littler, Nathan Aspinall and Luke Humphries who had to qualify late. Michael van Gerwen for instance did not qualify at all.

Players Championship Order of Merit after Event 14

Wessel Nijman continues to lead the way at the top, and by a
country mile. He sits on £99,500 after yet another title triumph, on the cusp of making it past the £100,000 stage despite it only being May.

Chris Dobey’s second round exit keeps him in second with £67,750,
extending the gap to PC 13 champion Kevin Doets who left a round earlier than ‘Hollywood.’
The Dutchman sits on £57,000 earned.

Bea Greaves was not able to find the spark in Hildesheim.
She remains fourth with £38.500 to continue an unchanged top nine. James Wade (£38,250)
and PC 13 finalist Luke Woodhouse (£34,750) remain in fifth and sixth. Andrew
Gilding (£34,500) Ross Smith (£33,250) follow in hot pursuit while the absent
Gerwyn Price (£32,750) stays planted in ninth.

A first Players Championship final for Max Hopp since 2019 puts him in the top 10 in the race to Minehead

PC 14 runner-up Max Hopp shot up the order after a fine day
at the office. Starting in 22, he is now in the top 10 thanks to that deep run,
boasting a grand total of £32,250. Joe Cullen sits 11th with the two
losing semi-finalists Tom Bissell and Danny Noppert sat right behind.

Quarterfinals for Krzysztof Ratajski and Joe Hunt move then just
inside the top 20, lurking behind Gary Anderson in 18th. Michael van
Gerwen can only manage 35th after a disappointing showing. Gian van
Veen, Peter Wright, Raymond van Barneveld and Dimitri Van den Bergh are some of
the big names outside the top 64. Luke Littler is yet to open his account in
2026, stuck on zero.

(as of dartsrankings.com)

Rk	Player	Prize Money
1	Wessel Nijman	99.5
2	Chris Dobey	67.75
3	Kevin Doets	57
4	Beau Greaves	38.5
5	James Wade	38.25
6	Luke Woodhouse	34.75
7	Andrew Gilding	34.5
8	Ross Smith	33.25
9	Gerwyn Price	32.75
10	Max Hopp	32.25
11	Joe Cullen	31.75
12	Tom Bissell	31
13	Danny Noppert	29.25
14	Ryan Searle	28.75
15	Jermaine Wattimena	28.5
16	Karel Sedlacek	26.75
17	Alan Soutar	26.5
18	Gary Anderson	25.25
19	Krzysztof Ratajski	24.75
20	Joe Hunt	23.25
21	Sebastian Bialecki	23.25
22	Stephen Bunting	23
23	Dave Chisnall	22.5
24	Daryl Gurney	22.5
25	Mensur Suljovic	22.25
26	Luke Humphries	22
27	Callan Rydz	21.75
28	Tom Sykes	21.25
29	Maik Kuivenhoven	20.75
30	Rob Cross	20.75
31	Justin Hood	20.25
32	Michael Smith	20.25
33	Richard Veenstra	20
34	Alexander Merkx	20
35	Michael van Gerwen	19.5
36	Connor Scutt	19
37	Dirk van Duijvenbode	18.75
38	Scott Waites	18.75
39	Niels Zonneveld	18
40	Christian Kist	17.75
41	Kim Huybrechts	17.75
42	Jonny Clayton	17.75
43	Charlie Manby	17
44	Cristo Reyes	16.75
45	Madars Razma	16.75
46	Thibault Tricole	16.75
47	James Hurrell	16.5
48	Darryl Pilgrim	16.5
49	Keane Barry	16.25
50	Gabriel Clemens	16.25
51	Niko Springer	16.25
52	William O’Connor	16
53	Jim Long	15.5
54	Lukas Wenig	15.25
55	Nathan Aspinall	15.25
56	Darius Labanauskas	15
57	Damon Heta	15
58	Martijn Dragt	15
59	Adam Gawlas	15
60	Rob Owen	14.75
61	Ritchie Edhouse	14.75
62	Cor Dekker	14.75
63	Mike De Decker	14.75
64	Jurjen van der Velde	14.5
65	Adam Lipscombe	13.25
66	Leon Weber	12.75
67	Arno Merk	12.75
68	Peter Wright	12.25
69	Wesley Plaisier	12.25
70	Jimmy van Schie	12
71	Jeffrey de Graaf	12
72	Marvin van Velzen	11.75
73	Brendan Dolan	11.75
74	Owen Bates	11.5
75	Ian White	11.5
76	Cam Crabtree	11.5
77	Shane McGuirk	11.25
78	David Sharp	11
79	Jeffrey Sparidaans	11
80	Thomas Lovely	10.75
81	Cameron Menzies	10.75
82	Martin Schindler	10.5
83	Nick Kenny	10.25
84	Steve Lennon	10
85	Tyler Thorpe	9.5
86	Derek Coulson	9.5
87	Andy Boulton	9.5
88	Ricardo Pietreczko	9.5
89	Scott Williams	9.25
90	Niall Culleton	9
91	Jeffrey De Zwaan	9
92	Benjamin Pratnemer	9
93	Jack Tweddell	9
94	Tommy Lishman	8.75
95	Josh Rock	8.75
96	Mervyn King	8.75
97	Mario Vandenbogaerde	8
98	Sietse Lap	8
99	Mickey Mansell	7.75
100	Adam Leek	7.75
101	Adam Paxton	7.75
102	Raymond van Barneveld	7.5
103	Viktor Tingstrom	7.5
104	Ryan Joyce	7.25
105	Dimitri Van den Bergh	7
106	Stephen Burton	7
107	Greg Ritchie	7
108	Tommy Morris	6.75
109	Chris Landman	6.75
110	Bradley Brooks	6.75
111	Ryan Meikle	6.5
112	Carl Sneyd	6.5
113	Ricky Evans	6.25
114	Stefan Bellmont	6.25
115	Samuel Price	6.25
116	Rhys Griffin	6.25
117	Gian van Veen	5.75
118	Tavis Dudeney	5.75
119	Nathan Potter	5.25
120	Dominik Gruellich	5.25
121	Pascal Rupprecht	5
122	Adam Warner	4.5
123	Stephen Rosney	4.5
124	Daniel Klose	4.25
125	Maximilian Czerwinski	3.75
126	Kai Gotthardt	3.75
127	Martin Lukeman	3.75
128	Filip Bereza	3.75
129	Dennie Olde Kalter	3.25
130	Tytus Kanik	3.25
131	Oliver Mitchell	3
132	Lewis Pride	2.5
133	Marvin Kraft	2.5
134	Yorick Hofkens	2.5
135	Jack Aldridge	2
136	Stefaan Henderyck	2
137	Danny Trueman	1.25
138	Rusty-Jake Rodriguez	1.25
139	Ted Evetts	1.25
140	Matthias Ehlers	1.25
141	Henry Coates	1.25
142	Luke Littler	0
142	Oskar Lukasiak	0
142	Pero Ljubic	0