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PDC Order of Merit
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<h2 id="methodology">Methodology</h2> <p>The Professional Darts Corporation adopted the current Order of Merit system in 2007. In this system, the total prize money won in PDC ranking events over the eligibility period is counted. For PDC Tour Card holders, this eligibility period is either the previous two years or since the player was awarded a tour card, whichever is shorter.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> The <a href="/facts/PDC_World_Darts_Championship/eeueU3zQ">PDC World Darts Championship</a> is considered last event of the season, after which the year-end Order of Merit is calculated and players in the top 64 offered a <a href="/facts/PDC_Tour_Card/sDRev19n">Tour Card</a> for the following year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> New Tour Card holders start on £0, even if they held a Tour Card in the previous season but failed to make the top 64, resulting in them having to regain their Tour Card through the qualifying tournament, Q School.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> Players without Tour Cards who earn money in ranking tournaments (such as <a href="/facts/Luke_Littler/xL39xLD6">Luke Littler</a> in the <a href="/facts/2024_PDC_World_Darts_Championship/CgI6wgxG">2024 PDC World Darts Championship</a>) are eligible to be ranked during the season,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> though if they fail to reach the top 64 at the end of the year, their ranking money is reset to £0.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> If two players are tied and need separating for seeding or event qualification, the tie is broken by player with the highest total earnings across the previous four ranking tournaments. If this fails to break the tie, players' prize money is counted back from the most recent event until a tie can be broken, with the possibility of a play-off if this cannot break the tie.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h3>Ranking tournaments</h3> <p>The PDC holds ranked and unranked tournaments. Ranking tournaments are those which all PDC Tour Card holders are eligible to participate in or qualify for, while unranked tournaments are invitational and do not count toward the Order of Merit. Currently, the <a href="/facts/Premier_League_Darts/dD7yDFC2">Premier League</a>, <a href="/facts/World_Series_of_Darts/pfyIFR1S">World Series of Darts</a> events and the <a href="/facts/PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts/oNHrEKe0">World Cup of Darts</a> are the only unranked PDC tournaments with Tour Card Holder participation outside of the secondary tours.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> Prize money awarded towards 2025 PDC Order of Merit in ranking tournaments (£1000s)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><th>Tournament</th><th>Total</th><th>Winner</th><th>Finalist</th><th>Semi-finalists</th><th>Top 8</th><th>Top 16</th><th>Top 32</th><th>Top 64</th><th>Top 96</th><th>Top 128</th><th>Prelim. Top 16</th><th>Prelim. Top 32</th><th>Prelim. Top 64</th></tr><tr><td colspan="14">PDC Premier Events (2025)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PDC_World_Darts_Championship/eeueU3zQ">World Championship</a></td><td>5,000</td><td>1,000</td><td>400</td><td>200</td><td>100</td><td>60</td><td>35</td><td>25</td><td>—</td><td>15</td><td colspan="3">—</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PDC_World_Masters/hVf4Uzvx">World Masters</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td>500</td><td>100</td><td>50</td><td>30</td><td>12.5</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td colspan="3">—</td><td>2.5</td><td>1</td><td>0.75</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/UK_Open/Ix41wgTU">UK Open</a></td><td>600</td><td>110</td><td>50</td><td>30</td><td>15</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>2.5</td><td>1.5</td><td>1</td><td colspan="3">—</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/World_Matchplay_(darts)/wUTwTFwA">World Matchplay</a></td><td>800</td><td>200</td><td>100</td><td>50</td><td>30</td><td>15</td><td>10</td><td colspan="6">—</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/World_Grand_Prix_(darts)/mkPT4q3Y">World Grand Prix</a></td><td>600</td><td>120</td><td>60</td><td>40</td><td>25</td><td>15</td><td>7.5</td><td colspan="6">—</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/European_Championship_(darts)/49QErrGQ">European Championship</a></td><td>600</td><td>120</td><td>60</td><td>40</td><td>25</td><td>15</td><td>7.5</td><td colspan="6">—</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Grand_Slam_of_Darts/Tsy8Elo9">Grand Slam of Darts</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td>650</td><td>150</td><td>70</td><td>50</td><td>25</td><td>12</td><td>5<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td><td colspan="6">—</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Players_Championship_Finals/VIJaTkwE">Players Championship Finals</a></td><td>600</td><td>120</td><td>60</td><td>30</td><td>20</td><td>10</td><td>6.5</td><td>3</td><td colspan="5">—</td></tr><tr><td colspan="14"><a href="/facts/PDC_Pro_Tour/sDRev19n">PDC Pro Tour</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>14 <a href="/facts/PDC_European_Tour/BhKLlmNe">European Tour events</a></td><td>175</td><td>30</td><td>12</td><td>8.5</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>2.5<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td><td>1.25<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td><td colspan="5">—</td></tr><tr><td>34 <a href="/facts/PDC_Pro_Tour/sDRev19n">Players Championship events</a></td><td>125</td><td>15</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>3.5</td><td>2.5</td><td>1.5</td><td>1.0</td><td colspan="5">—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Total 2025 payouts</th><th>14,625</th><th>2,670</th><th>1,246</th><th>1,401</th><th>1,682</th><th>2,102</th><th>2,448</th><th>1,956</th><th>48</th><th>992</th><th>20</th><th>16</th><th>24</th></tr><tr><td colspan="14"><i>Prize money from the 2023 and 2024 seasons still contributing to the Order of Merit, where differing from 2025 prize money</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>World Championship</td><td>2,500</td><td>500</td><td>200</td><td>100</td><td>50</td><td>35</td><td>25</td><td>15</td><td>7.5</td><td colspan="4">—</td></tr><tr><td colspan="14"><i>Prize money from the 2023 season still contributing to the Order of Merit, where differing from 2024 and 2025 prize money</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Players Championship events<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></td><td>100</td><td>12</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1.25</td><td>0.75</td><td colspan="5">—</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="pdc-order-of-merit">PDC Order of Merit</h2> PDC Order of Merit as of 19 June 2025.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4">Players ranked 1 - 32</td></tr><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Change</th><th>Player</th><th>Earnings</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Luke_Humphries/M9Dj6aBc">Luke Humphries</a></td><td>£1,873,750</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Luke_Littler/xL39xLD6">Luke Littler</a></td><td>£1,300,500</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Michael_van_Gerwen/soXS14Rv">Michael van Gerwen</a></td><td>£734,750</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Stephen_Bunting/bRCdEpob">Stephen Bunting</a></td><td>£596,500</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH"></a> <a href="/facts/Jonny_Clayton/FC0QRwsb">Jonny Clayton</a></td><td>£557,750</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Nathan_Aspinall/GCBmAkB2">Nathan Aspinall</a></td><td>£526,000</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Chris_Dobey/9FmxaF9T">Chris Dobey</a></td><td>£525,500</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> 2</td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/James_Wade/kwkqJBM9">James Wade</a></td><td>£522,250</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Rob_Cross/xC3nxs35">Rob Cross</a></td><td>£505,500</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td> 2</td><td><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Damon_Heta/CN0AJwdT">Damon Heta</a></td><td>£502,750</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td> 2</td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Dave_Chisnall/lCyGkla9">Dave Chisnall</a></td><td>£473,000</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH"></a> <a href="/facts/Gerwyn_Price/V2K2quBs">Gerwyn Price</a></td><td>£473,000</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td> 1</td><td><a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2"></a> <a href="/facts/Gary_Anderson_(darts_player)/W2yR7LBD">Gary Anderson</a></td><td>£464,000</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Ross_Smith_(darts_player)/s9lFQFpB">Ross Smith</a></td><td>£450,250</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td> 1</td><td><a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2"></a> <a href="/facts/Peter_Wright_(darts_player)/8PmAkR1g">Peter Wright</a></td><td>£447,000</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td> 1</td><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Danny_Noppert/L0oF6BUs">Danny Noppert</a></td><td>£443,750</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Northern_Ireland/Jmr0NRyl"></a> <a href="/facts/Josh_Rock/MDWTBrFC">Josh Rock</a></td><td>£436,750</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Martin_Schindler/uuweNKgN">Martin Schindler</a></td><td>£416,750</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Ryan_Searle_(darts_player)/GVXL0gm4">Ryan Searle</a></td><td>£411,250</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td> 1</td><td><a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j"></a> <a href="/facts/Mike_De_Decker/CbVybNCd">Mike De Decker</a></td><td>£389,500</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Michael_Smith_(darts_player)/fzTUwQbP">Michael Smith</a></td><td>£389,500</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j"></a> <a href="/facts/Dimitri_Van_den_Bergh/NgBlWq3n">Dimitri Van den Bergh</a></td><td>£382,250</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Gian_van_Veen/nD6C5Vu1">Gian van Veen</a></td><td>£381,000</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Joe_Cullen_(darts_player)/k0x0y1Dc">Joe Cullen</a></td><td>£365,500</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Northern_Ireland/Jmr0NRyl"></a> <a href="/facts/Daryl_Gurney/vwuA487q">Daryl Gurney</a></td><td>£333,500</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Ryan_Joyce/s6DVzw6L">Ryan Joyce</a></td><td>£327,500</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Ritchie_Edhouse/RSzP8zsD">Ritchie Edhouse</a></td><td>£317,250</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Andrew_Gilding/2lfY2evz">Andrew Gilding</a></td><td>£306,000</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Ricardo_Pietreczko/Y8bI7w74">Ricardo Pietreczko</a></td><td>£304,250</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td> 1</td><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Dirk_van_Duijvenbode/cHmsh855">Dirk van Duijvenbode</a></td><td>£289,750</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td> 1</td><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Jermaine_Wattimena/MaSkDuSW">Jermaine Wattimena</a></td><td>£285,750</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td> 2</td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Luke_Woodhouse/GnQ2hcVV">Luke Woodhouse</a></td><td>£284,500</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">*Change since 1 June 2025.</td></tr></tbody></table> PDC Order of Merit as of 19 June 2025.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4">Players ranked 33 - 64 </td></tr><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Change</th><th>Player</th><th>Earnings</th></tr><tr><td>33</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D"></a> <a href="/facts/Krzysztof_Ratajski/UpEfaGxg">Krzysztof Ratajski</a></td><td>£271,250</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Northern_Ireland/Jmr0NRyl"></a> <a href="/facts/Brendan_Dolan/A2C6vLQz">Brendan Dolan</a></td><td>£265,750</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Raymond_van_Barneveld/LGa2M7bE">Raymond van Barneveld</a></td><td>£259,250</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2"></a> <a href="/facts/Cameron_Menzies/IJAwSuQm">Cameron Menzies</a></td><td>£256,500</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Scott_Williams_(darts_player)/pSkhA97x">Scott Williams</a></td><td>£244,750</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Martin_Lukeman/N3DBjCcl">Martin Lukeman</a></td><td>£225,250</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Gabriel_Clemens/gP1yW8op">Gabriel Clemens</a></td><td>£207,750</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Callan_Rydz/nbHNePNX">Callan Rydz</a></td><td>£182,750</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Kevin_Doets/aT628GDh">Kevin Doets</a></td><td>£180,250</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Wessel_Nijman/ksGweSEW">Wessel Nijman</a></td><td>£169,500</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Northern_Ireland/Jmr0NRyl"></a> <a href="/facts/Mickey_Mansell/2J2xa54I">Mickey Mansell</a></td><td>£158,750</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Ricky_Evans_(darts_player)/kYPkHnrJ">Ricky Evans</a></td><td>£153,250</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Latvia/y2PSa8lx"></a> <a href="/facts/Madars_Razma/ub01Yuq3">Madars Razma</a></td><td>£148,000</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Niels_Zonneveld/UIv2xYED">Niels Zonneveld</a></td><td>£145,500</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze"></a> <a href="/facts/William_O%2527Connor_(darts_player)/Ubfb8W6R">William O'Connor</a></td><td>£141,000</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j"></a> <a href="/facts/Kim_Huybrechts/Il5IArva">Kim Huybrechts</a></td><td>£122,500</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Richard_Veenstra/rgbbokGK">Richard Veenstra</a></td><td>£119,250</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Ian_White_(darts_player)/nLEM8d62">Ian White</a></td><td>£118,500</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63"></a> <a href="/facts/Jos%25C3%25A9_de_Sousa/F4o6f78t">José de Sousa</a></td><td>£112,250</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Florian_Hempel/dDVRmouw">Florian Hempel</a></td><td>£108,750</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Canada/D5P9yqs6"></a> <a href="/facts/Matt_Campbell_(darts_player)/Mt1NdPgF">Matt Campbell</a></td><td>£105,000</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze"></a> <a href="/facts/Keane_Barry/c99XSk93">Keane Barry</a></td><td>£102,750</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td> 2</td><td><a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2"></a> <a href="/facts/Alan_Soutar/xESWs7ug">Alan Soutar</a></td><td>£99,250</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td> 1</td><td><a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH"></a> <a href="/facts/Jim_Williams_(darts_player)/xz7Vrlyt">Jim Williams</a></td><td>£96,750</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td> 1</td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Connor_Scutt/r7j5BFSf">Connor Scutt</a></td><td>£96,250</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH"></a> <a href="/facts/Robert_Owen_(darts_player)/UTr9PBoC">Robert Owen</a></td><td>£94,750</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj"></a> <a href="/facts/Jeffrey_de_Graaf/1jEoV2vw">Jeffrey de Graaf</a></td><td>£92,500</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH"></a> <a href="/facts/Nick_Kenny_(darts_player)/VVcF1kTe">Nick Kenny</a></td><td>£89,500</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Stephen_Burton_(darts_player)/mKHFe8om">Stephen Burton</a></td><td>£87,500</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc"></a> <a href="/facts/Mensur_Suljovi%25C4%2587/vdPaBbX5">Mensur Suljović</a></td><td>£83,500</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Ryan_Meikle/v6dw0xSX">Ryan Meikle</a></td><td>£82,750</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze"></a> <a href="/facts/Dylan_Slevin/XAJgxtUD">Dylan Slevin</a></td><td>£80,000</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">*Change since 1 June 2025.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="secondary-orders-of-merit">Secondary Orders of Merit</h2> <p>In addition to the main two-year Order of Merit, the PDC also operates three Orders of Merit for subsets of the PDC Tour and four Orders of Merit for secondary tours. These rankings offer qualification to televised events and are the basis for <a href="/facts/Seeding_(sports)/FEg3JYhV">seeding</a> in tournaments. Additionally, some secondary tours offer Tour Cards. These are secondary Orders of Merit are the: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/PDC_Pro_Tour/sDRev19n">ProTour</a> Order of Merit, which counts money earned in Players Championships and European Tour events over a 12-month rolling period. In addition to qualification for televised tournaments, this ranking determines the seedings for Players Championship events.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/PDC_European_Tour/BhKLlmNe">European Tour</a> Order of Merit, which counts money earned in European Tour events during the calendar year. The top 32 on this ranking list qualify for the <a href="/facts/European_Championship_(darts)/49QErrGQ">European Championship</a> at the end of the year, where all players are seeded according to their European Tour ranking.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></li> <li>Players Championship Order of Merit, which counts money earned in Player Championship events during the calendar year. The top 64 on this ranking qualify for the <a href="/facts/Players_Championship_Finals/VIJaTkwE">Players Championship Finals</a>. Similarly to the European Championship, all players are seeded according to their rank.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></li> <li>Challenge Tour Order of Merit, which counts money earned in a calendar year on the Challenge Tour, a secondary tour open to players without Tour Cards that participated in the most recent Q-School. Top ranked players at the end of the year may qualify for televised tournaments and receive Tour Cards, depending on their rank.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> The Challenge Tour Order of Merit also acts as a reserve list for Pro Tour events.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></li> <li>Development Tour Order of Merit, which counts money earned in a calendar year on the Development Tour, a secondary open to some Tour Card holders and players without Tour Card aged 16–23. Top ranked players at the end of the year may qualify for televised tournaments and receive Tour Cards, depending on their rank.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></li> <li>Women's Series Order of Merit, which counts money earned in a calendar year on the Women's Series, a secondary tour for female players.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a> Top ranked players at the end of the year may qualify for televised tournaments and receive Tour Cards, depending on their rank.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></li> <li>Women's World Matchplay Order of Merit, which counts money earned on the Women's Series earned over an approximately 12-month period prior to the Women's World Matchplay, to the which the top 8 players are invited.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></li></ul> Qualification and seedings to PDC events via PDC Orders of Merit<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="3">Tournament</th><th colspan="9">Qualifiers (seeds)</th></tr><tr><th colspan="8">By Order of Merit</th><th rowspan="2">Other</th></tr><tr><th>Main</th><th>PT</th><th>ET</th><th>PC</th><th>WS</th><th>CT</th><th>DT</th><th>WO</th></tr><tr><td colspan="10">Ranked televised events</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PDC_World_Darts_Championship/eeueU3zQ">World Championship</a></td><td>40 (32)</td><td>40</td><td colspan="3">—</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PDC_World_Masters/hVf4Uzvx">World Masters</a></td><td>24 (16)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></td><td colspan="4">—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a></td><td>8<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/UK_Open/Ix41wgTU">UK Open</a></td><td>TCH</td><td colspan="4">—</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>—</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/World_Matchplay_(darts)/wUTwTFwA">World Matchplay</a></td><td>16 (16)</td><td>16</td><td colspan="7">—</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/World_Grand_Prix_(darts)/mkPT4q3Y">World Grand Prix</a></td><td>16 (16)</td><td>16</td><td colspan="7">—</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/European_Championship_(darts)/49QErrGQ">European Championship</a></td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>32 (32)</td><td colspan="6">—</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Grand_Slam_of_Darts/Tsy8Elo9">Grand Slam of Darts</a></td><td>0 (8)</td><td colspan="4">—</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Players_Championship_Finals/VIJaTkwE">Players Championship Finals</a></td><td colspan="3">—</td><td>64 (64)</td><td colspan="5">—</td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><a href="/facts/PDC_Pro_Tour/sDRev19n">PDC Pro Tour</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PDC_European_Tour/BhKLlmNe">European Tour events</a></td><td>16 (16)</td><td>16</td><td colspan="6">—</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PDC_Pro_Tour/sDRev19n">Players Championship events</a></td><td>TCH</td><td>0 (32)</td><td colspan="7">—</td></tr><tr><td colspan="10">Non-ranked televised events</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Premier_League_Darts/dD7yDFC2">Premier League Darts</a></td><td>4</td><td colspan="7">—</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/World_Series_of_Darts_Finals/dns3zwzM">World Series of Darts Finals</a></td><td colspan="4">—</td><td>8 (8)</td><td colspan="3">—</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts/oNHrEKe0">World Cup of Darts</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></td><td colspan="7">—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th>Tour Cards</th><th>64</th><th colspan="4">—</th><th>2</th><th>2</th><th>—</th><th>60<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></th></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="previous-world-ranking-system">Previous world ranking system</h2> <p>Prior to 2007, a ranking point system was used where ranking points were awarded according to the stage reached in a tournament and the relative prestige of the tournament.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a> There was no limit on the number of tournaments which counted to the tally, which meant that the top-ranked players were not necessarily the best-performing in the major tournaments. For instance, <a href="/facts/Colin_Lloyd/4bXfB5jw">Colin Lloyd</a> was the world number one player in the PDC for most of 2005 and 2006, despite most of the major titles being shared between <a href="/facts/Phil_Taylor_(darts_player)/MRFjwPdr">Phil Taylor</a>, <a href="/facts/Raymond_van_Barneveld/LGa2M7bE">Raymond van Barneveld</a> and <a href="/facts/John_Part/9EcK6SQv">John Part</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a> </p> PDC World Rankings Points System, 2003<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><th>Tournament Category</th><th>Winner</th><th>Runner-up</th><th>Top 4</th><th>Top 8</th><th>Top 16</th><th>Top 32</th><th>Top 40</th><th>Top 64</th></tr><tr><td>World Championship</td><td>50</td><td>40</td><td>35</td><td>30</td><td>24</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Premier Event</td><td>30</td><td>24</td><td>20</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>8</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Category One</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Category Two</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td colspan="2">—</td></tr><tr><td>Category Three</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td colspan="3">—</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="previous-world-number-ones">Previous World Number Ones</h2> PDC Ranking Leaders Timeline<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a> <p>13 players have held the position of World Number One since the World Darts Council started new rankings in 1993. Seven different players held the position in the old points system, and seven players have held the position since the PDC switched to the two-year earnings based Order of Merit system in 2007, with Phil Taylor being the only player to have been number one in both eras. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Player</th><th>#</th><th>Years in which player stood Number 1</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Phil_Taylor_(darts_player)/MRFjwPdr">Phil Taylor</a></td><td>13</td><td><ul><li><i>1996</i></li><li><i>2000</i></li><li><i>2002</i></li><li>2003</li><li><i>2004</i></li><li><i>2006</i></li><li>2007</li><li>2008</li><li><i>2009</i></li><li><i>2010</i></li><li>2011</li><li>2012</li><li><i>2013</i></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Michael_van_Gerwen/soXS14Rv">Michael van Gerwen</a></td><td>7</td><td><ul><li><i>2014</i></li><li>2015</li><li>2016</li><li><i>2017</i></li><li>2018</li><li><i>2019</i></li><li>2020</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Alan_Warriner-Little/JIN6D338">Alan Warriner</a></td><td>6</td><td><ul><li>1993</li><li>1994</li><li>1997</li><li>1998</li><li>2001</li><li>2002</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Rod_Harrington/2mUyuBUK">Rod Harrington</a></td><td>5</td><td><ul><li>1995</li><li>1996</li><li>1998</li><li>1999</li><li>2000</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Colin_Lloyd/4bXfB5jw">Colin Lloyd</a></td><td>3</td><td><ul><li>2005</li><li>2006</li><li>2007</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Dennis_Priestley/nGLFegv2">Dennis Priestley</a></td><td>2</td><td><ul><li><i>1994</i></li><li>1995</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Peter_Manley/0mYabkuX">Peter Manley</a></td><td>2</td><td><ul><li>2000</li><li>2001</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH"></a> <a href="/facts/Gerwyn_Price/V2K2quBs">Gerwyn Price</a></td><td>2</td><td><ul><li><i>2021</i></li><li>2022</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Luke_Humphries/M9Dj6aBc">Luke Humphries</a></td><td>2</td><td><ul><li><i>2024</i></li><li>2025</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Raymond_van_Barneveld/LGa2M7bE">Raymond van Barneveld</a></td><td>1</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Canada/D5P9yqs6"></a> <a href="/facts/John_Part/9EcK6SQv">John Part</a></td><td>1</td><td><i>2003</i></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2"></a> <a href="/facts/Peter_Wright_(darts_player)/8PmAkR1g">Peter Wright</a></td><td>1</td><td><i>2022</i></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Michael_Smith_(darts_player)/fzTUwQbP">Michael Smith</a></td><td>1</td><td><i>2023</i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><i>Italic</i> indicates the player was reigning world champion that yearBold indicates the player stood number one at the conclusion of that year's world championship</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Periods</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>No.</th><th>Player(s)</th><th colspan="2">From</th><th>Length</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Alan_Warriner-Little/JIN6D338">Alan Warriner-Little</a> </td><td>January 1993</td><td>Incarnation of the WDC</td><td>674 days<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Dennis_Priestley/nGLFegv2">Dennis Priestley</a> </td><td>6 November 1994</td><td>1994 Lada UK Masters</td><td>155</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Rod_Harrington/2mUyuBUK">Rod Harrington</a> </td><td>10 April 1995</td><td>1995 UK Matchplay</td><td>479 days<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Phil_Taylor_(darts_player)/MRFjwPdr">Phil Taylor</a> </td><td>August 1996</td><td></td><td>31 days<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Alan_Warriner-Little/JIN6D338">Alan Warriner-Little</a> (2)</td><td>September 1996</td><td></td><td>699 days<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Rod_Harrington/2mUyuBUK">Rod Harrington</a> (2)</td><td>1 August 1998</td><td><a href="/facts/1998_World_Matchplay/Aq6WHhtb">1998 World Matchplay</a></td><td>728 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Phil_Taylor_(darts_player)/MRFjwPdr">Phil Taylor</a> (2)</td><td>29 July 2000</td><td><a href="/facts/2000_World_Matchplay/s7j32GlH">2000 World Matchplay</a></td><td>57 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69"><sup>69</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Peter_Manley/0mYabkuX">Peter Manley</a> </td><td>24 September 2000</td><td>2000 Windy City Open</td><td>399 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70"><sup>70</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71"><sup>71</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Alan_Warriner-Little/JIN6D338">Alan Warriner-Little</a> (3)</td><td>28 October 2001</td><td><a href="/facts/2001_World_Grand_Prix_(darts)/D0bvNvI6">2001 World Grand Prix</a></td><td>69 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72"><sup>72</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73"><sup>73</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td> <a href="/facts/Alan_Warriner-Little/JIN6D338">Alan Warriner-Little</a> (4) and <a href="/facts/Phil_Taylor_(darts_player)/MRFjwPdr">Phil Taylor</a> (3)</td><td>5 January 2002</td><td><a href="/facts/2002_PDC_World_Darts_Championship/o4NgsSGI">2002 World Championship</a></td><td>28 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74"><sup>74</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75"><sup>75</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Alan_Warriner-Little/JIN6D338">Alan Warriner-Little</a> (5)</td><td>2 February 2002</td><td>2002 Eastbourne Open</td><td>88 days<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76"><sup>76</sup></a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77"><sup>77</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78"><sup>78</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Phil_Taylor_(darts_player)/MRFjwPdr">Phil Taylor</a> (4)</td><td>May 2002</td><td></td><td>248 days<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79"><sup>79</sup></a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80"><sup>80</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81"><sup>81</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Canada/D5P9yqs6"></a> <a href="/facts/John_Part/9EcK6SQv">John Part</a> </td><td>4 January 2003</td><td><a href="/facts/2003_PDC_World_Darts_Championship/LdYqPFsw">2003 World Championship</a></td><td>203 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82"><sup>82</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83"><sup>83</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Phil_Taylor_(darts_player)/MRFjwPdr">Phil Taylor</a> (5)</td><td>26 July 2003</td><td>2003 <a href="/facts/Bobby_Bourn_Memorial_Players_Championship/eeRLwJhY">Bobby Bourn Memorial Trophy</a></td><td>582 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84"><sup>84</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85"><sup>85</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Colin_Lloyd/4bXfB5jw">Colin Lloyd</a> </td><td>27 February 2005</td><td>2005 West Tyrone Open</td><td>469 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86"><sup>86</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87"><sup>87</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Phil_Taylor_(darts_player)/MRFjwPdr">Phil Taylor</a> (6)</td><td>11 June 2006</td><td><a href="/facts/2006_UK_Open/7yxRqEmY">2006 UK Open</a></td><td>7 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88"><sup>88</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:89" href="#fn:89"><sup>89</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Colin_Lloyd/4bXfB5jw">Colin Lloyd</a> (2)</td><td>18 June 2006</td><td>2006 Players Championship 3</td><td>197 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:90" href="#fn:90"><sup>90</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:91" href="#fn:91"><sup>91</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Phil_Taylor_(darts_player)/MRFjwPdr">Phil Taylor</a> (7)</td><td>1 January 2007</td><td><a href="/facts/2007_PDC_World_Darts_Championship/90h2TNQu">2007 World Championship</a></td><td>365 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:92" href="#fn:92"><sup>92</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:93" href="#fn:93"><sup>93</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Raymond_van_Barneveld/LGa2M7bE">Raymond van Barneveld</a> </td><td>1 January 2008</td><td><a href="/facts/2008_PDC_World_Darts_Championship/R8kdrbbE">2008 World Championship</a></td><td>159 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:94" href="#fn:94"><sup>94</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:95" href="#fn:95"><sup>95</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Phil_Taylor_(darts_player)/MRFjwPdr">Phil Taylor</a> (8)</td><td>8 June 2008</td><td><a href="/facts/2008_UK_Open/NkI4MuhE">2008 UK Open</a></td><td>2,033 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:96" href="#fn:96"><sup>96</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:97" href="#fn:97"><sup>97</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Michael_van_Gerwen/soXS14Rv">Michael van Gerwen</a> </td><td>1 January 2014</td><td><a href="/facts/2014_PDC_World_Darts_Championship/E4DhnuUt">2014 World Championship</a></td><td>2,559 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:98" href="#fn:98"><sup>98</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:99" href="#fn:99"><sup>99</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH"></a> <a href="/facts/Gerwyn_Price/V2K2quBs">Gerwyn Price</a> </td><td>3 January 2021</td><td><a href="/facts/2021_PDC_World_Darts_Championship/Mq6y0wbu">2021 World Championship</a></td><td>427 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:100" href="#fn:100"><sup>100</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:101" href="#fn:101"><sup>101</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2"></a> <a href="/facts/Peter_Wright_(darts_player)/8PmAkR1g">Peter Wright</a> </td><td>6 March 2022</td><td><a href="/facts/2022_UK_Open/eRfWhXg7">2022 UK Open</a></td><td>140 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:102" href="#fn:102"><sup>102</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:103" href="#fn:103"><sup>103</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH"></a> <a href="/facts/Gerwyn_Price/V2K2quBs">Gerwyn Price</a> (2)</td><td>24 July 2022</td><td><a href="/facts/2022_World_Matchplay/VohH7sjc">2022 World Matchplay</a></td><td>77 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:104" href="#fn:104"><sup>104</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2"></a> <a href="/facts/Peter_Wright_(darts_player)/8PmAkR1g">Peter Wright</a> (2)</td><td>9 October 2022</td><td><a href="/facts/2022_World_Grand_Prix_(darts)/JqNPEhNl">2022 World Grand Prix</a></td><td>21 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:105" href="#fn:105"><sup>105</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH"></a> <a href="/facts/Gerwyn_Price/V2K2quBs">Gerwyn Price</a> (3)</td><td>30 October 2022</td><td><a href="/facts/2022_European_Championship_(darts)/h3q9uGIk">2022 European Championship</a></td><td>65 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:106" href="#fn:106"><sup>106</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:107" href="#fn:107"><sup>107</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Michael_Smith_(darts_player)/fzTUwQbP">Michael Smith</a> </td><td>3 January 2023</td><td><a href="/facts/2023_PDC_World_Darts_Championship/Gyk3EGJg">2023 World Championship</a></td><td>365 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:108" href="#fn:108"><sup>108</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Luke_Humphries/M9Dj6aBc">Luke Humphries</a> </td><td>3 January 2024</td><td><a href="/facts/2024_PDC_World_Darts_Championship/CgI6wgxG">2024 World Championship</a></td><td>540 days</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:109" href="#fn:109"><sup>109</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:110" href="#fn:110"><sup>110</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> Key <table><tbody><tr><td>Before January 2007</td><td>Used old points system</td></tr><tr><td>Current</td><td>Reigning number one on Order of Merit</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Total Days at No. 1</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Player</th><th scope="col">Total Days at No 1</th><th scope="col">Longest Consecutive Run</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Phil_Taylor_(darts_player)/MRFjwPdr">Phil Taylor</a></td><td>3323</td><td>2033</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Michael_van_Gerwen/soXS14Rv">Michael van Gerwen</a></td><td>2559</td><td>2559</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Alan_Warriner-Little/JIN6D338">Alan Warriner-Little</a></td><td>1558</td><td>699</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Rod_Harrington/2mUyuBUK">Rod Harrington</a></td><td>1207</td><td>728</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Colin_Lloyd/4bXfB5jw">Colin Lloyd</a></td><td>666</td><td>469</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Gerwyn_Price/V2K2quBs">Gerwyn Price</a></td><td>569</td><td>427</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Luke_Humphries/M9Dj6aBc">Luke Humphries</a></td><td>540</td><td>540</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Peter_Manley/0mYabkuX">Peter Manley</a></td><td>399</td><td>399</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Michael_Smith_(darts_player)/fzTUwQbP">Michael Smith</a></td><td>365</td><td>365</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/John_Part/9EcK6SQv">John Part</a></td><td>203</td><td>203</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Peter_Wright_(darts_player)/8PmAkR1g">Peter Wright</a></td><td>161</td><td>140</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/Raymond_van_Barneveld/LGa2M7bE">Raymond van Barneveld</a></td><td>159</td><td>159</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td><a href="/facts/Dennis_Priestley/nGLFegv2">Dennis Priestley</a></td><td>155</td><td>155</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Active players in bold.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="first-wdcpdc-rankings">First WDC/PDC rankings</h2> <p>Following the <a href="/facts/Professional_Darts_Corporation/kJPtxKrJ">World Darts Council</a> split from the <a href="/facts/British_Darts_Organisation/CWFtPGrT">British Darts Organisation</a> between 1992 and 1994, the WDC drew up its first ranking list in the run-up to its inaugural <a href="/facts/1994_PDC_World_Darts_Championship/g5YzFQgB">1994 World Championship</a>. <a href="/facts/Mike_Gregory_(darts_player)/DXKxTfP0">Mike Gregory</a> and <a href="/facts/Chris_Johns_(darts_player)/qoHVFUSq">Chris Johns</a> later went back to the BDO set up, and <a href="/facts/Bobby_George/YxXxTEHX">Bobby George</a> and many of the non-UK players never competed in the early days of the WDC. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Ranking</th><th>Player</th><th rowspan="16"> </th><th>Ranking</th><th>Player</th></tr><tr><th>1</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Alan_Warriner-Little/JIN6D338">Alan Warriner</a></td><th>16</th><td><a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw"></a> <a href="/facts/Jann_Hoffmann/f8LvYUJo">Jann Hoffmann</a></td></tr><tr><th>2</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Rod_Harrington/2mUyuBUK">Rod Harrington</a></td><th>=</th><td><a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH"></a> <a href="/facts/Chris_Johns_(darts_player)/qoHVFUSq">Chris Johns</a></td></tr><tr><th>3</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Phil_Taylor_(darts_player)/MRFjwPdr">Phil Taylor</a></td><th>=</th><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Roland_Scholten/A1nj8uMM">Roland Scholten</a></td></tr><tr><th>4</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/John_Lowe_(darts_player)/cHPbUegU">John Lowe</a></td><th>19</th><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Raymond_van_Barneveld/LGa2M7bE">Raymond van Barneveld</a></td></tr><tr><th>5</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Mike_Gregory_(darts_player)/DXKxTfP0">Mike Gregory</a></td><th>=</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Keith_Deller/PtrMFY59">Keith Deller</a></td></tr><tr><th>6</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Peter_Evison/9DSzNveD">Peter Evison</a></td><th>21</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Bobby_George/YxXxTEHX">Bobby George</a></td></tr><tr><th>7</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Kevin_Spiolek/XV0adh2D">Kevin Spiolek</a></td><th>22</th><td><a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw"></a> Per Skau</td></tr><tr><th>=</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Dennis_Priestley/nGLFegv2">Dennis Priestley</a></td><th>23</th><td><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Bernd_Hebecker/KRVGYDqu">Bernd Hebecker</a></td></tr><tr><th>9</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Bob_Anderson_(darts_player)/gCobyNgC">Bob Anderson</a></td><th>=</th><td><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Andree_Welge/JndHkKW0">Andree Welge</a></td></tr><tr><th>10</th><td><a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2"></a> <a href="/facts/Jocky_Wilson/QwecaxDD">Jocky Wilson</a></td><th>=</th><td><a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j"></a> Pascal Rabau</td></tr><tr><th>11</th><td><a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2"></a> <a href="/facts/Jamie_Harvey/Hn3U5hnJ">Jamie Harvey</a></td><th>26</th><td><a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j"></a> <a href="/facts/Leo_Laurens/Lnv02YhQ">Leo Laurens</a></td></tr><tr><th>12</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Eric_Bristow/h9qxp3xW">Eric Bristow</a></td><th>=</th><td><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Bert_Vlaardingerbroek/Acazhm8e">Bert Vlaardingerbroek</a></td></tr><tr><th>13</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Cliff_Lazarenko/FSp7ACkA">Cliff Lazarenko</a></td><th>=</th><td><a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze"></a> <a href="/facts/Tom_Kirby_(darts_player)/Jt3HKtY7">Tom Kirby</a></td></tr><tr><th>14</th><td><a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj"></a> <a href="/facts/Magnus_Caris/C6k8X6pt">Magnus Caris</a></td><th>=</th><td><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Wayne_Weening/7YB4qQEn">Wayne Weening</a></td></tr><tr><th>=</th><td><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Steve_Beaton/LyhqG2Pz">Steve Beaton</a></td><th>=</th><td><a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91"></a> Mauro Levy</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-of-merit">Official PDC Order of Merit</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"PDC Order of Merit | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 2025-06-21. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/order-of-merit/pdc-order-merit" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/order-of-merit/pdc-order-merit</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"PDC Rankings". Global Darts. Retrieved 18 October 2020. <a href="http://globaldarts.de/globalDartsEN/global/Rankingpdc.html" target="_blank">http://globaldarts.de/globalDartsEN/global/Rankingpdc.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2025. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"World Number 1 (PDC)". Professional Dart Players Association. Retrieved 10 October 2020. <a href="https://pdpa.co.uk/world-no-1/" target="_blank">https://pdpa.co.uk/world-no-1/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Wood, Kieran (3 January 2024). "Luke Humphries the new world number one after World Darts Championships". Darts News. Retrieved 5 January 2025. <a href="https://dartsnews.com/pdc/luke-humphries-the-new-world-number-one-after-world-darts-championships" target="_blank">https://dartsnews.com/pdc/luke-humphries-the-new-world-number-one-after-world-darts-championships</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2025. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2025. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2025. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Wood, Kieran (2024-01-04). "PDC Order of Merit after World Darts Championship 2024: Luke Humphries new number one, Luke Littler and Scott Williams into top-32, Peter Wright down to 8th". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 2025-06-21. <a href="https://dartsnews.com/pdc/pdc-order-of-merit-after-world-darts-championship-2024-luke-humphries-new-number-one-luke-littler-and-scott-williams-into-top-32-peter-wright-down-to-8th" target="_blank">https://dartsnews.com/pdc/pdc-order-of-merit-after-world-darts-championship-2024-luke-humphries-new-number-one-luke-littler-and-scott-williams-into-top-32-peter-wright-down-to-8th</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2025. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2025. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2025. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2025. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Prior to 2025, the World Masters was an invitational tournament for 24 players which did not contribute to the Order of Merit.[7][8] <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>An additional £3,500 is awarded to the 8 group winners. <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>£8,000 and £5,000 are awarded to the third and fourth place finishers respectively in the group stage, which comprise the top 32. <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>In 2025, the Pro Tour expanded from 13 European Tour events to 14 and 30 Players Championship events to 34.[8][9] <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>Seeded players at European Tour events automatically qualify to the top 32, and do not receive money toward Order of Merit if they lose at this stage. <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>European Tour events only have 48 players. <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>Chiu, Nigel (13 December 2024). "World Darts Championship: Schedule, format, previous winners and nine darters at Alexandra Palace". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-06-22. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20250318063658/https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/13267430/world-darts-championship-schedule-format-previous-winners-and-nine-darters-at-alexandra-palace" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/20250318063658/https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/13267430/world-darts-championship-schedule-format-previous-winners-and-nine-darters-at-alexandra-palace</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>"PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Archived from the original on 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2025-06-26. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231218150905/https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules-1" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20231218150905/https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules-1</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:22"><p>"PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Archived from the original on 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2025-06-26. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231218150905/https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules-1" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20231218150905/https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules-1</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:23"><p>Only events which are less than 104 weeks old count to the Order of Merit. <a href="#fnref:23" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:24"><p>"PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025. <a href="https://www.pdpa.co.uk/ranking-tables/" target="_blank">https://www.pdpa.co.uk/ranking-tables/</a> <a href="#fnref:24" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:25"><p>"PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025. <a href="https://www.pdpa.co.uk/ranking-tables/" target="_blank">https://www.pdpa.co.uk/ranking-tables/</a> <a href="#fnref:25" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:26"><p>"ProTour Order of Merit". PDC. Retrieved 7 January 2021. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/order-of-merit/protour-order-of-merit" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/order-of-merit/protour-order-of-merit</a> <a href="#fnref:26" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:27"><p>"2020 European Tour Order of Merit". PDC. Retrieved 7 January 2021. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/2020-european-tour-order-merit" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/2020-european-tour-order-merit</a> <a href="#fnref:27" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:28"><p>"Players Championship Order of Merit". PDC. Retrieved 7 January 2021. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/order-of-merit/players-championship-order-of-merit" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/order-of-merit/players-championship-order-of-merit</a> <a href="#fnref:28" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:29"><p>"Challenge Tour Order of Merit". PDC. Retrieved 7 January 2021. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/order-of-merit/challenge-tour-order-merit" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/order-of-merit/challenge-tour-order-merit</a> <a href="#fnref:29" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:30"><p>"PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. 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Retrieved 15 October 2023. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/WomensSeriesOOM" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/WomensSeriesOOM</a> <a href="#fnref:33" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:34"><p>"PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2025. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules</a> <a href="#fnref:34" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:35"><p>"PDC Order of Merit Rules". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2025. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-merit-rules</a> <a href="#fnref:35" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:36"><p>Players Ranked 25–56 will enter at the last 64 of the preliminary round, while Players Ranked 57–88 will be seeded in the preliminary round group stage, and Players Ranked 89–128 will enter at the preliminary rounded group stage non-seeded[19] <a href="#fnref:36" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:37"><p>The top 8 eligible players from the Secondary Tours holders enter at the preliminary round group stage <a href="#fnref:37" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:38"><p>The top 8 eligible players from the Secondary Tours holders enter at the preliminary round group stage <a href="#fnref:38" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:39"><p>The top 8 eligible players from the Secondary Tours holders enter at the preliminary round group stage <a href="#fnref:39" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:40"><p>The 8 qualifiers from the preliminary round. <a href="#fnref:40" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:41"><p>Customarily, up to 2 Tour Card Holders are invited where possible from each nation, with priority for selection given to the highest-ranked players in the main Order of Merit. However, on some occasions (such as John Henderson's defence of Scotland's 2021 title), a lower-ranked player is invited. Where no Tour Card holders are available for a participating nation, players are invited directly by the PDC or through national qualifiers.[4][20] <a href="/wiki/John_Henderson_(darts_player)" target="_blank">/wiki/John_Henderson_(darts_player)</a> <a href="#fnref:41" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:42"><p>Customarily, up to 2 Tour Card Holders are invited where possible from each nation, with priority for selection given to the highest-ranked players in the main Order of Merit. However, on some occasions (such as John Henderson's defence of Scotland's 2021 title), a lower-ranked player is invited. Where no Tour Card holders are available for a participating nation, players are invited directly by the PDC or through national qualifiers.[4][20] <a href="/wiki/John_Henderson_(darts_player)" target="_blank">/wiki/John_Henderson_(darts_player)</a> <a href="#fnref:42" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:43"><p>Players who have one year remaining of a two-year Tour Card and players qualifying through Q-school. <a href="#fnref:43" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:44"><p>"Planetdarts : The Official Site of the Professional Darts Corporation Ltd". www.planetdarts.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2003-06-27. Retrieved 2025-06-24. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20030627080633/http://www.planetdarts.co.uk:80/article.asp?id=102097&Nv=4" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20030627080633/http://www.planetdarts.co.uk:80/article.asp?id=102097&Nv=4</a> <a href="#fnref:44" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:45"><p>"PDC Roll of Honour, Darts Championships - PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 2025-06-24. <a href="https://www.pdc.tv/players/pdc-roll-honour" target="_blank">https://www.pdc.tv/players/pdc-roll-honour</a> <a href="#fnref:45" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:46"><p>"Planetdarts : The Official Site of the Professional Darts Corporation Ltd". www.planetdarts.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2003-06-27. 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