PDC Order of Merit Update!

Nathan Aspinall has surged into the world’s top 16 for the first time in his career following his stunning UK Open success in Minehead, while five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld has slipped outside the world’s top 32 for the first time since 2006.

Aspinall claimed his first televised title in Minehead last weekend, taking out a majestic 170 checkout to wrap up an 11-5 victory over former world champion Rob Cross, which saw him trouser £100,000 in prize money and climb 17 places up the PDC Order of Merit into 16th position.

It’s been a meteoric rise for ‘The Asp’, who was ranked 74th in the world prior to the recent World Championship. Nevertheless, his semi-final showing at the Alexandra Palace has been the catalyst for his sensational emergence into the darting elite.

The top 13 remain unchanged following the UK Open, although Peter Wright suffered a £68,000 loss from his Order of Merit total following his fourth-round exit against fellow Premier League star Mensur Suljovic.

Wright memorably clinched UK Open glory two years ago – which remains his solitary major televised triumph. However, as a result he was defending £70,000 in prize money and his disappointing campaign leaves him just £16,250 ahead of world number four Daryl Gurney.

Two-time UK Open champion Van Barneveld and 2017 semi-finalist Alan Norris are the biggest fallers on the Order of Merit. Norris was beaten in round-four by eventual quarter-finalist Ross Smith, while Van Barneveld bowed out at the same stage against Simon Stevenson, who also reached the last eight.

Van Barneveld has subsequently slipped outside the world’s top 32 for the first time since 2006, while Norris has dropped seven places to 34th. They have been replaced by Aspinall and World Youth champion Dimitri Van den Bergh, who reached round-six before succumbing to Steve Beaton.

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Pos	Name	Prize Money
1	Gerwen, Michael van	£1,616,250
2	Cross, Rob	£820,500
3	Wright, Peter	£573,250
4	Anderson, Gary	£557,000
5	Gurney, Daryl	£522,750
6	Smith, Michael	£508,000
7	Price, Gerwyn	£409,000
8	Suljovic, Mensur	£396,250
9	Wade, James	£339,000
10	Whitlock, Simon	£323,500
11	Chisnall, Dave	£290,250
12	White, Ian	£275,000
13	Webster, Darren	£250,000
14	Clayton, Jonny	£244,000
15	Cullen, Joe	£241,750
16	Aspinall, Nathan	£240,250
17	Lewis, Adrian	£237,000
18	Bunting, Stephen	£207,250
19	King, Mervyn	£200,250
20	West, Steve	£196,750
21	Henderson, John	£194,250
22	Beaton, Steve	£191,750
23	Anderson, Kyle	£182,250
24	Huybrechts, Kim	£173,000
25	Wattimena, Jermaine	£170,000
26	Lewis, Jamie	£168,250
27	Wilson, James	£167,250
28	Klaasen, Jelle	£153,000
29	Hopp, Max	£151,250
30	Van den Bergh, Dimitri	£147,750
31	Reyes, Cristo	£145,000
32	Pas, Benito van de	£142,750
33	Barneveld, Raymond van	£141,750
34	Norris, Alan	£139,750
35	Lennon, Steve	£137,750
36	Brown, Keegan	£132,250
37	Dobey, Chris	£131,500
38	North, Richard	£124,000
39	Voort, Vincent van der	£123,750
40	Thornton, Robert	£117,000
41	Dolan, Brendan	£114,750
42	Zwaan, Jeffrey de	£108,500
43	Pipe, Justin	£107,000
44	Noppert, Danny	£105,000
45	Dekker, Jan	£104,500
46	Schindler, Martin	£97,750
47	Evans, Ricky	£95,500
48	Payne, Josh	£93,500
49	O’Connor, William	£92,000
50	Alcinas, Toni	£91,750
51	Ratajski, Krzysztof	£90,500
52	Joyce, Ryan	£89,750
53	Searle, Ryan	£87,000
54	Meulenkamp, Ron	£82,000
55	Humphries, Luke	£75,250
56	Richardson, James	£74,250
57	Webster, Mark	£68,250
58	Kist, Christian	£67,500
59	Clemens, Gabriel	£67,250
60	Petersen, Devon	£63,500
61	Mansell, Mickey	£62,000
62	Lerchbacher, Zoran	£60,500
63	Huybrechts, Ronny	£58,250
64	Cadby, Corey	£54,500