The race to the 2023 World Matchplay | Latest qualification tables ahead of cut off
The race to qualify for the 2023 World Matchplay will culminate at the European Darts Matchplay in Trier this weekend.
Following the tenth European Tour event of the season – which takes place from June 30 to July 2 – the top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit will join the next 16 highest ranked players from the ProTour Order of Merit in the draw for the World Matchplay.
The star-studded 32-player field will battle it out for an £800,000 prize fund at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool from July 15-23.
The top 14 players in the main Order of Merit are confirmed to be seeded in Blackpool, while Ryan Searle and James Wade will look to hold down the final two seeded places.
Should either Ross Smith or Jose De Sousa displace them, both Searle and Wade would qualify via the one-year ProTour Order of Merit.
World Youth Champion Josh Rock will head up the 16 qualifiers from the ProTour Order of Merit and is one of two provisional debutants – alongside Belgium’s Mike De Decker.
Five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld is in line to make his first Matchplay appearance since 2018, while Martin Schindler and Gabriel Clemens will ensure German representation.
Gary Anderson, the 2018 champion, among the other notable ProTour qualifiers, as well as Masters champion Chris Dobey and European Champion Ross Smith.
The chasing pack is led by William O’Connor and Simon Whitlock, who are £2,000 adrift of Brendan Dolan – who currently occupies the final ProTour qualification spot.
Luke Woodhouse and Ricardo Pietreczko must reach at least the Quarter-Final stage of ET10 if they are to secure a debut appearance at the iconic Winter Gardens, while Jim Williams, Keane Barry and Matt Campbell must reach the final.
Players competing in ET10 who are not listed below can still qualify via the ProTour Order of Merit.
Main PDC Order of Merit
Provisional prize money included for all ET qualifiers
| # | Name | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Smith | £1276,500 |
| 2 | Peter Wright | £1160,250 |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | £1144,250 |
| 4 | Gerwyn Price | £768,250 |
| 5 | Rob Cross | £587,500 |
| 6 | Luke Humphries | £549,500 |
| 7 | Jonny Clayton | £524,500 |
| 8 | Danny Noppert | £491,500 |
| 9 | Nathan Aspinall | £489,250 |
| 10 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £448,000 |
| 11 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £418,500 |
| 12 | Dave Chisnall | £385,000 |
| 13 | Damon Heta | £379,250 |
| 14 | Joe Cullen | £374,000 |
| 15 | Ryan Searle | £358,250 |
| 16 | James Wade | £346,000 |
| 17 | Ross Smith | £332,750 |
| 18 | Jose de Sousa | £319,250 |
ProTour Order of Merit
Provisional prize money included for all ET qualifiers
| # | Name | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Rock | £119,250 |
| 2 | Martin Schindler | £71,750 |
| 3 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £66,000 |
| 4 | Ross Smith | £65,250 |
| 5 | Jose De Sousa | £64,000 |
| 6 | Gary Anderson | £54,500 |
| 7 | Andrew Gilding | £54,250 |
| 8 | Stephen Bunting | £49,750 |
| 9 | Chris Dobey | £49,000 |
| 10 | Gabriel Clemens | £49,000 |
| 11 | Daryl Gurney | £46,000 |
| 12 | Mike De Decker | £44,500 |
| 13 | Raymond van Barneveld | £42,250 |
| 14 | Steve Beaton | £41,750 |
| 15 | Kim Huybrechts | £38,750 |
| 16 | Brendan Dolan | £38,250 |
| 17 | William O’Connor | £36,250 |
| 18 | Simon Whitlock | £36,250 |
| 19 | Luke Woodhouse | £34,000 |
| 20 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £34,000 |
| 21 | Jim Williams | £31,000 |
| 22 | Keane Barry | £30,000 |
| 23 | Matt Campbell | £29,750 |
| 24 | Ted Evetts | £23,250 |
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