PDC Order of Merit following the 2020/21 World Darts Championship
Gerwyn Price has become the new world number one following his World Darts Championship triumph, ending Michael van Gerwen’s seven-year reign at the top of the PDC Order of Merit.
Price defeated rival Gary Anderson 7-3 in Sunday’s final at Alexandra Palace to claim his first world title, with the £500,000 top prize elevating him from third to first in the PDC Order of Merit.
Price became the tenth different PDC World Champion and the first to have achieved the feat as a product of Qualifying School, having earned his Tour Card in 2014 – just two weeks after Van Gerwen’s spell as world number one had begun.
He succeeds Peter Wright as World Champion and becomes the tenth different world number one in PDC history.
Van Gerwen, who had held down top spot since claiming his first world title in 2014, will start the new season more than £250,000 adrift of Price and just £23,000 clear of Wright in third.
Despite suffering a shock Second Round exit, 2018 World Champion Rob Cross climbs one place to fourth, securing an automatic spot in the 2021 Premier League.
Anderson had been projected to drop out of the world’s top 16 following the William Hill World Championship, but his run to a fifth world final has seen him climb five places to eighth.
Premier League finalist Nathan Aspinall is up one place to fifth, while Dave Chisnall – who whitewashed MVG 5-0 en route to the Semi-Finals at Ally Pally – moves up two places to sixth.
Michael Smith, a beaten world finalist two years ago, was knocked out by Jason Lowe in the Last 64 and has consequently dropped five places in the PDC Order of Merit to ninth.
Krzysztof Ratajski, who reached the Quarter-Finals at Ally Pally for the first time, is up one place to 14th, while Ian White drops two places to 12th.
Premier League champion Glen Durrant ends his first two-year stint as a PDC professional in 13th position, with World Matchplay champion Dimitri van den Bergh in tenth.
Stephen Bunting’s sensational run to the Semi-Finals has catapulted him nine places to 17th, less than £15,000 adrift of a return to the elite top 16.
Two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis, who was beaten in the Last 64 by America’s Danny Baggish, falls a further three places to 24th.
Gabriel Clemens, who knocked out defending champion Wright, and Ricky Evans – who was beaten by MVG in a thriller – both climb two places to 29th and 30th respectively.
Dirk van Duijvenbode, who enjoyed a superb run to the Quarter-Finals to continue his rapid rise, jumps a further eleven places to 32nd – a landmark achievement for the Dutch star.
Despite his sudden death defeat to Gerwyn Price, 2019 quarter-finalist Brendan Dolan drops four places and out of the top 32 to 34th.
Luke Humphries, who also reached the Last Eight two years ago but was beaten by Paul Lim in Round Two this year, drops eight places to 42nd.
Ryan Joyce, quarter-finalist on his debut two years ago, falls seven places to 44th, while Lithuania’s Darius Labanauskas is up three places to 43rd.
Andy Boulton is among the other sharp climbers as he moves up seven places to 51st, while Latvia’s Madars Razma is up eight places to 53rd.
Adam Hunt, who reached the Last 32 for the first time, surges up 17 places to 59th, while debutant Jason Lowe rockets 18 places to 63rd after his first year as a Tour Card holder.
Benito van de Pas, who failed to qualify for the tournament, is down 15 places to 70th, and Jamie Lewis also drops 15 places to 78th despite reaching Round Two and being beaten in a deciding set by eventual champion Price.
Jeff Smith, Ryan Murray and Scott Waites are up 14, 14 and 13 places respectively, while 2006 semi-finalist Wayne Jones climbs 15 places to 80th.
Lisa Ashton ends her first full season as a PDC Tour Card holder in 98th position, climbing eight places in the PDC Order of Merit after her First Round defeat to Adam Hunt.
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PDC Order of Merit following 2020/21 World Darts Championship
| Position | Name | Total Prize Money |
| 1 | Gerwyn Price | £1,317,500 |
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen | £1,044,750 |
| 3 | Peter Wright | £1,021,000 |
| 4 | Rob Cross | £516,000 |
| 5 | Nathan Aspinall | £457,750 |
| 6 | Dave Chisnall | £440,750 |
| 7 | James Wade | £432,500 |
| 8 | Gary Anderson | £421,250 |
| 9 | Michael Smith | £416,750 |
| 10 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £387,750 |
| 11 | Daryl Gurney | £358,500 |
| 11 | Ian White | £358,500 |
| 13 | Glen Durrant | £357,750 |
| 14 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £324,500 |
| 15 | Jose de Sousa | £314,250 |
| 16 | Joe Cullen | £291,500 |
| 17 | Stephen Bunting | £277,500 |
| 18 | Jonny Clayton | £263,000 |
| 19 | Simon Whitlock | £262,000 |
| 20 | Mervyn King | £258,250 |
| 21 | Mensur Suljovic | £257,250 |
| 22 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | £211,000 |
| 23 | Chris Dobey | £209,000 |
| 24 | Adrian Lewis | £208,750 |
| 25 | Danny Noppert | £207,250 |
| 26 | Jermaine Wattimena | £205,000 |
| 27 | Jamie Hughes | £188,750 |
| 28 | Vincent van der Voort | £188,000 |
| 29 | Gabriel Clemens | £185,000 |
| 30 | Ricky Evans | £181,000 |
| 31 | Devon Petersen | £170,750 |
| 32 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £168,000 |
| 33 | Steve Beaton | £153,250 |
| 34 | Brendan Dolan | £143,250 |
| 35 | Keegan Brown | £142,250 |
| 36 | William O’Connor | £139,000 |
| 37 | Ryan Searle | £134,000 |
| 38 | Kim Huybrechts | £133,750 |
| 39 | Max Hopp | £123,750 |
| 40 | John Henderson | £123,500 |
| 41 | Ross Smith | £121,000 |
| 42 | Luke Humphries | £117,500 |
| 43 | Darius Labanauskas | £116,250 |
| 44 | Ryan Joyce | £103,750 |
| 45 | Steve West | £99,250 |
| 46 | Darren Webster | £96,000 |
| 47 | Steve Lennon | £85,000 |
| 48 | Luke Woodhouse | £84,000 |
| 49 | Justin Pipe | £80,250 |
| 50 | Ron Meulenkamp | £79,000 |
| 51 | Andy Boulton | £72,750 |
| 52 | Damon Heta | £72,250 |
| 53 | Madars Razma | £68,500 |
| 54 | Mickey Mansell | £65,000 |
| 55 | Josh Payne | £63,000 |
| 56 | Jelle Klaasen | £61,000 |
| 57 | Harry Ward | £54,750 |
| 58 | Matthew Edgar | £54,250 |
| 59 | Adam Hunt | £51,500 |
| 60 | Kyle Anderson | £49,250 |
| 61 | Cristo Reyes | £49,000 |
| 62 | Ted Evetts | £48,500 |
| 63 | Jason Lowe | £48,000 |
| 64 | James Wilson | £44,750 |
| 65 | Mark McGeeney | £44,000 |
| 66 | Maik Kuivenhoven | £41,000 |
| 67 | Martin Schindler | £40,500 |
| 68 | Callan Rydz | £38,000 |
| 69 | Jan Dekker | £37,500 |
| 70 | Benito van de Pas | £36,000 |
| 71 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | £35,000 |
| 72 | Simon Stevenson | £34,000 |
| 72 | Robert Thornton | £34,000 |
| 74 | Martijn Kleermaker | £33,250 |
| 75 | Scott Waites | £33,000 |
| 76 | Ryan Murray | £32,750 |
| 77 | Jeff Smith | £32,500 |
| 78 | Jamie Lewis | £31,500 |
| 79 | Niels Zonneveld | £31,000 |
| 80 | Wayne Jones | £30,500 |
| 81 | Karel Sedlacek | £28,000 |
| 82 | Scott Baker | £27,250 |
| 83 | Derk Telnekes | £25,500 |
| 83 | Marko Kantele | £25,500 |
| 85 | Danny Baggish | £25,000 |
| 86 | Gavin Carlin | £24,750 |
| 87 | Andy Hamilton | £24,000 |
| 87 | Joe Murnan | £24,000 |
| 89 | Nick Kenny | £23,000 |
| 89 | Mike De Decker | £23,000 |
| 89 | Geert Nentjes | £23,000 |
| 92 | Conan Whitehead | £22,750 |
| 93 | Richard North | £22,500 |
| 94 | Kirk Shepherd | £20,500 |
| 95 | Boris Krcmar | £20,000 |
| 96 | Nico Kurz | £19,000 |
| 96 | Ryan Meikle | £19,000 |
| 98 | Lisa Ashton | £18,500 |
| 98 | Christian Bunse | £18,500 |
| 100 | Toni Alcinas | £17,500 |
| 101 | Reece Robinson | £16,500 |
| 102 | Matt Clark | £16,250 |
| 103 | Diogo Portela | £15,500 |
| 103 | Bradley Brooks | £15,500 |
| 105 | Cameron Caroliseen | £15,000 |
| 105 | Edward Foulkes | £15,000 |
| 105 | Paul Lim | £15,000 |
| 108 | William Borland | £14,500 |
| 109 | John Michael | £14,000 |
| 110 | Carl Wilkinson | £13,500 |
| 111 | Adrian Gray | £13,000 |
| 112 | Vincent van der Meer | £12,500 |
| 113 | Daniel Larsson | £12,000 |
| 113 | Ciaran Teehan | £12,000 |
| 113 | David Pallett | £12,000 |
| 113 | Yordi Meeuwisse | £12,000 |
| 117 | David Evans | £11,500 |
| 117 | Keane Barry | £11,500 |
| 119 | Kai Fan Leung | £11,000 |
| 119 | Alan Tabern | £11,000 |
| 121 | Jonathan Worsley | £10,500 |
| 122 | Jesus Noguera | £9,750 |
| 123 | Scott Mitchell | £8,500 |
| 124 | Steve Brown | £8,000 |
| 125 | Amit Gilitwala | £7,500 |
| 125 | Chengan Liu | £7,500 |
| 125 | Danny Lauby | £7,500 |
| 125 | Deta Hedman | £7,500 |
| 125 | Di Zhuang | £7,500 |
| 125 | Dmitriy Gorbunov | £7,500 |
| 125 | Gordon Mathers | £7,500 |
| 125 | Haupai Puha | £7,500 |
| 125 | James Bailey | £7,500 |
| 125 | Lourence Ilagan | £7,500 |
| 125 | Matt Campbell | £7,500 |
| 125 | Toru Suzuki | £7,500 |
| 125 | Barrie Bates | £7,500 |
| 125 | Kyle McKinstry | £7,500 |
| 125 | Nathan Derry | £7,500 |
| 140 | Krzysztof Kciuk | £7,250 |
| 141 | Martin Atkins (Wigan) | £7,000 |
| 141 | Mike van Duivenbode | £7,000 |
| 143 | Peter Jacques | £6,500 |
| 143 | Robert Collins | £6,500 |
| 145 | Gary Blades | £5,000 |
| 145 | Andrew Gilding | £5,000 |
| 147 | Scott Taylor | £4,500 |
| 148 | Adam Gawlas | £4,000 |
| 148 | Matthew Dennant | £4,000 |
| 148 | Franz Roetzsch | £4,000 |
| 148 | Steffen Siepmann | £4,000 |
| 148 | Darren Penhall | £4,000 |
| 148 | Wesley Harms | £4,000 |
| 154 | Ritchie Edhouse | £3,500 |
| 154 | Harald Leitinger | £3,500 |
| 156 | Jitse van der Wal | £3,000 |
| 156 | Robert Marijanovic | £3,000 |
| 156 | Ronny Huybrechts | £3,000 |
| 156 | Eddie Lovely | £3,000 |
| 160 | Jim Willaims | £2,500 |
| 160 | Arjan Konterman | £2,500 |
| 160 | Michael Barnard | £2,500 |
| 163 | Aaron Beeney | £2,000 |
| 163 | Kevin Doets | £2,000 |
| 163 | Andreas Harrysson | £2,000 |
| 163 | Michael Unterbuchner | £2,000 |
| 163 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £2,000 |
| 163 | Dragutin Horvat | £2,000 |
| 163 | Lukas Wenig | £2,000 |
| 163 | Lewis Williams | £2,000 |
| 163 | Rhys Hayden | £2,000 |
| 163 | Wesley Plaisier | £2,000 |
| 173 | Brian Raman | £1,500 |
| 173 | Nathan Rafferty | £1,500 |
| 175 | Arsen Ballaj | £1,000 |
| 175 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | £1,000 |
| 175 | Michael Rosenauer | £1,000 |
| 175 | Philipp Hagemann | £1,000 |
| 175 | Scott Marsh | £1,000 |
| 175 | Sebastian Pohl | £1,000 |
| 175 | Simeon Heinz | £1,000 |
| 175 | Tytus Kanik | £1,000 |
| 175 | Kai Gotthardt | £1,000 |
| 175 | Markus Buffler | £1,000 |
| 175 | Mindaugas Barauskas | £1,000 |
| 175 | Pero Ljubic | £1,000 |
| 175 | Stefan Bellmont | £1,000 |
| 175 | Boris Koltsov | £1,000 |
| 175 | Cody Harris | £1,000 |
| 175 | Adam Huckvale | £1,000 |
| 175 | Benjamin Pratnemer | £1,000 |
| 175 | Carl Hamilton | £1,000 |
| 175 | Dom Taylor | £1,000 |
| 175 | Geert De Vos | £1,000 |
| 175 | Graham Usher | £1,000 |
| 175 | Jason Askew | £1,000 |
| 175 | Jeffrey Van Egdom | £1,000 |
| 175 | Ryan Harrington | £1,000 |
| 175 | Stephen Burton | £1,000 |
| 200 | Richie Burnett | £500 |
| 200 | Justin Hood | £500 |
| 200 | Cameron Menzies | £500 |
| 200 | Connor Scutt | £500 |
| 200 | James Hubbard | £500 |
| 200 | Maikel Verberk | £500 |
