The PDC ProTour Order of Merit has undergone significant changes following this week's Players Championship tournaments in Milton Keynes. Wessel Nijman continues to dominate the standings with £270,000 in prize money, holding a lead of nearly £100,000 over his nearest challenger after winning five Players Championship titles and one European Tour event in 2026.
Ross Smith has climbed to second place with £189,250, having won Players Championship 20 this week and now boasting three ranking titles this year. Gerwyn Price sits third on £174,750, followed closely by Chris Dobey on £174,000. Luke Woodhouse enters the top 10 for the first time after his surprise victory at the Baltic Sea Darts Open in Kiel last weekend, earning £35,000 to take his total to £167,250. Stephen Bunting is sixth with £164,000.
World number two Luke Humphries is only 11th, largely because he skips many Pro Tour events, while world number one Luke Littler languishes in 25th place. Michael van Gerwen is down in 31st, but with relatively little prize money to defend on the Pro Tour for the remainder of the year, there is a strong possibility he will climb the rankings during the second half of the season. Other notable positions include James Wade (12th), Jonny Clayton (13th), Nathan Aspinall (14th), Andrew Gilding (15th), and Gian van Veen (16th).
Jeffrey de Graaf won a Players Championship event on Tuesday for the second time in his career, earning £15,000, and now sits 37th ahead of Gary Anderson (39th) and Michael Smith (40th). Josh Rock moves up to 10th from 21st previously last month, while Kevin Doets rises to 9th after winning a maiden ProTour title. William O'Connor climbs to 19th after a steady month, and Cristo Reyes jumps 27 spots to 45th. Major drops include Mike de Decker falling from 35th to 48th, Brendan Dolan from 42nd to 63rd, Peter Wright plummeting from 67th to 70th, and Scott Williams dropping 15 places to 68th.
