PDC Order of Merit: Prize money and latest standings revealed for World Darts Championship with Luke Littler in top 32
THE World Darts Championship will kick off at the end of the year – with the top 32 players from the PDC Order of Merit amongst the 96 players competing at the huge tournament.
Last year saw Luke Humphries beat teenage sensation Luke Littler in an epic final at Alexandra Palace.
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 – £1,479,500
2 Michael van Gerwen – £1,131,500
3 Michael Smith – £1,109,250
4 Nathan Aspinall – £642,500
5 Gerwyn Price – £629,500
6 Rob Cross – £585,750
7 Danny Noppert – £532,250
8 Peter Wright – £506,750
9 Jonny Clayton – £490,500
10 Dave Chisnall – £485,750
11 Damon Heta – £484,000
12 Dirk van Duijvenbode – £442,750
13 Joe Cullen – £414,000
14 Dimitri Van den Bergh – £400,500
15 Chris Dobey – £392,250
16 Ross Smith – £373,750
17 Stephen Bunting – £364,750
18 Ryan Searle – £362,750
19 Andrew Gilding – £360,000
20 James Wade – £346,500
21 Josh Rock – £327,500
22 Gabriel Clemens – £320,000
23 Martin Schindler – £299,750
24 Krzysztof Ratajski – £294,250
25 Gary Anderson – £288,750
26 Jose De Sousa – £274,750
27 Brendan Dolan – £266,000
28 Daryl Gurney – £264,500
29 Raymond van Barneveld – £237,500
30 Luke Littler – £222,000
31 Scott Williams – £205,500
32 Kim Huybrechts – £183,250
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)
March 1-3: UK Open – Minehead
March 7: betMGM Premier League, Night Six – Brighton (The Brighton Centre)
March 14: betMGM Premier League, Night Seven – Nottingham (Motorpoint Arena)
March 21: betMGM Premier League, Night Eight – Dublin (3Arena)
March 28: betMGM Premier League, Night Nine – Belfast (The SSE Arena)
April 4: betMGM Premier League, Night 10 – Manchester (AO 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