PDC Order of Merit

The PDC Order of Merit is a world ranking system used by one of the darts organisations, the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Following the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship it superseded a world ranking system based on points being awarded for performances in ranking tournaments.

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Previous world ranking system

Under the previous ranking points system, Colin Lloyd was the world number one player in the PDC for most of 2005 and 2006, despite most of the major titles being shared between Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld and John Part. Although Lloyd also won two major titles, he often accumulated ranking points in the less prestigious non-televised events, in which Taylor did not always compete.

How it works

The Order of Merit is similar to that employed in golf's European Tour. Prize money won during the previous two seasons is calculated and the rankings are determined from this money list.

Player exemptions

The PDC rankings determine exemptions from the qualifying competitions from each major event.
The top 32 in early December get an automatic entry to the first round of the World Championship as a seeded player.
The top 16 in early July get an automatic entry to the first round of the World Matchplay as a seeded player.
The top 16 in early July get an automatic entry to the first round of the European Championship.
The top 16 in late September get an automatic entry to the first round of the World Grand Prix.
The top 4 after the World Championship get an automatic entry to the Premier League.

Televised Ranking Tournaments

There is often a lot of confusion with televised tournaments and knowing which ones count towards the PDC Order of Merit. While a lot of televised tournaments are ranked, some are not, usually due to the tournament in question having restricted places e.g. Premier League.

Ranked Tournaments

Un-ranked Tournaments

Note: Flags are of the nation in which the event is held.
† The European Championship is held in different countries every year.

Current Points Rankings

Ranking Player Points Ranking Player Points
1 Phil Taylor 60.30 17 Ronnie Baxter 13.40
2 Adrian Lewis 49.10 18 Vincent van der Voort 12.80
3 James Wade 34.15 19 Jamie Caven 12.65
4 Gary Anderson 30.45 20 Andy Smith 12.30
5 Andy Hamilton 25.55 21 Justin Pipe 11.75
6 Simon Whitlock 20.70 22 Denis Ovens 11.30
7 Wes Newton 18.25 23 Mervyn King 10.70
8 Mark Webster 17.20 24 Colin Osborne 10.35
9 Terry Jenkins 15.70 25 Alan Tabern 10.10
10 Paul Nicholson 16.45 26 Kim Huybrechts 9.55
11 Colin Lloyd 15.90 27 Michael van Gerwen 8.95
12 Wayne Jones 15.80 28 Steve Beaton 8.65
13 Kevin Painter 14.90 29 Brendan Dolan 8.60
14 Mark Walsh 14.40 30 Co Stompé 8.55
15 John Part 14.20 31 Dave Chisnall 8.30
16 Raymond Van Barneveld 13.65 32 Steve Brown 8.15

Current Order of Merit

Ranking Player Prize Money Ranking Player Prize Money
1 Phil Taylor £665,100 17 4 Paul Nicholson £124,850
2 Adrian Lewis £558,800 18 5 Ronnie Baxter £121,100
3 James Wade £383,700 19 1 Jamie Caven £120,600
4 Gary Anderson £329,300 20 Andy Smith £116,700
5 Simon Whitlock £233,700 21 2 Denis Ovens £114,100
6 1 Wes Newton £215,400 22 3 Justin Pipe £105,500
7 10 Andy Hamilton £212,900 23 Colin Osborne £102,700
8 2 Mark Webster £183,400 24 4 John Part £101,800
9 1 Raymond Van Barneveld £168,300 25 1 Alan Tabern £96,300
10 1 Kevin Painter £161,700 26 4 Co Stompé £88,000
11 1 Terry Jenkins £161,200 27 1 Steve Brown £87,300
12 1 Mark Walsh £154,500 28 1 Brendan Dolan £83,200
13 1 Wayne Jones £143,600 29 Peter Wright £82,900
14 2 Vincent van der Voort £140,700 30 Steve Beaton £79,800
15 Colin Lloyd £136,300 31 3 Richie Burnett £76,000
16 Mervyn King £132,000 32 6 Dave Chisnall £74,600

First WDC/PDC rankings

Following the World Darts Council (now PDC) split from the British Darts Organisation during 1992-94 the WDC drew up its first ranking list in the run-up to its inaugural 1994 World Championship. Mike Gregory and Chris Johns later went back to the BDO set up and Bobby George and many of the non-UK players never competed in the early days of the WDC.

Ranking Player Ranking Player
1 Alan Warriner 16 Jann Hoffmann
2 Rod Harrington = Chris Johns
3 Phil Taylor = Roland Scholten
4 John Lowe 19 Raymond van Barneveld
5 Mike Gregory = Keith Deller
6 Peter Evison 21 Bobby George
7 Kevin Spiolek 22 Per Skau
= Dennis Priestley 23 Bernd Hebecker
9 Bob Anderson = Andree Welge
10 Jocky Wilson = Pascal Rabau
11 Jamie Harvey 26 Leo Laurens
12 Eric Bristow = Bert Vlaardingerbroek
13 Cliff Lazarenko = Tom Kirby
14 Magnus Caris = Wayne Weening
= Steve Beaton = Muaro

See also

References

  1. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDC. 1 October 2008. http://www.pdc.tv/page/PDCOrderofMerit/0,,10180,00.html. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 

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