PDC Order of Merit following the 2024/25 World Darts Championship | Littler becomes world number two
Luke Littler has ended his debut season as a PDC professional as world number two following his fairy-tale World Championship triumph.
A remarkable maiden campaign for the 17-year-old saw him pick up four major titles, culminating in a crowning glory at Alexandra Palace last week.
Having claimed the Premier League title to open his account, Littler went to win the World Series Finals and secured his first televised ranking title at the Grand Slam in November, before finishing runner-up in the Players Championship Finals.
He then went one better than his runner-up spot on debut at the World Championship 12 months earlier by storming to the £500,000 title, becoming the youngest World Champion in the sport’s history.
That historic triumph took his ranking prize money tally to over £1.1 million for the season, seeing the Warrington superstar climb a further two places to second on the PDC Order of Merit.
He now has his sights on displacing Luke Humphries from the world number one spot this year, with no prize money to defend until the 2025/26 World Championship.
Van Gerwen, who was soundly beaten 7-3 by Littler in his seventh World Championship final appearance, remains world number three after ending an otherwise barren season by his standards with a resurgent run on the sport’s biggest stage.
Despite a Second Round at the hands of Scott Williams at Ally Pally, Rob Cross ends the season as world number four – ensuring an automatic spot in the 2025 Premier League.
Stephen Bunting’s superb run to the semi-finals sees him end the season as world number five, climbing three places into his highest ranking as a PDC professional.
Nine-dart hero Damon Heta will start the new season as world number eight, climbing one place alongside Gerwyn Price – who returns to world number nine.
Chris Dobey’s landmark run to a maiden Paddy Power World Championship Semi-Final sees him climb five places to world number ten and clinch a Premier League return in the process.
Peter Wright’s resurgent run to the quarter-finals on the back of a torrid season by his standards has seen him regain five places in the Order of Merit at world number 12, though he misses out on a Premier League spot for the first time in 13 years.
Josh Rock has risen two places to world number 16, while James Wade is up one place to 15th despite suffering a third consecutive Last 64 exit at Ally Pally.
Michael Smith was undoubtedly the most significantly impacted player in the rankings following the sport’s showpiece event, with the 2023 World Champion plummeting 14 places to world number 16 after a shock Second Round defeat at the hands of Kevin Doets.
UK Open champion Dimitri van den Bergh, who reached the semi-finals at Ally Pally two years ago, has dropped seven places to 18th, ending the season outside the top 16 for the first time since 2019.
Ryan Joyce and Ricardo Pietreczko have each climbed four places to 29th and 30th respectively courtesy of their runs to the Last 16 at Ally Pally.
Raymond van Barneveld has slipped out of the top 32, into 34th, following his disappointing Second Round exit at the hands of Nick Kenny.
Gabriel Clemens, semi-finalist in 2023, tumbles ten places to 37th after ending a miserable season with a Last 64 defeat to Robert Owen.
Doets’ magnificent run to the Last 16 sees him surge ten places to 41st, while Callan Rydz’ second appearance in a World Championship quarter-final saw him climb three places to 40th.
Jose De Sousa, who failed to qualify for the event, and Kim Huybrechts, are both down five places to 45th and 46th respectively.
Ian White, who was beaten 4-1 by Littler in Round Three, climbs eight places to 49th, while Jim Williams and William O’Connor drop five and four places to 51st and 52nd respectively.
Dylan Slevin, Robert Owen, Connor Scutt and Jeffrey De Graaf, who all began the tournament ranked outside of the top 64, end it inside, with Owen surging 18 places to 59th and retaining his Tour Card as a result.
Boris Krcmar, Simon Whitlock, Jamie Hughes and Mervyn King were among the notable names to drop out of the top 64 and lose their Tour Card at the end of the season.
PDC Order of Merit following the 2024/25 World Darts Championship
| Position | Name | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Humphries | £1,804,250 |
| 2 | Luke Littler | £1,118,500 |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | £815,500 |
| 4 | Rob Cross | £551,750 |
| 5 | Stephen Bunting | £536,000 |
| 6 | Dave Chisnall | £528,500 |
| 7 | Jonny Clayton | £494,000 |
| 8 | Damon Heta | £484,000 |
| 9 | Gerwyn Price | £480,500 |
| 10 | Chris Dobey | £480,250 |
| 11 | Nathan Aspinall | £470,500 |
| 12 | Peter Wright | £442,500 |
| 13 | Danny Noppert | £431,750 |
| 14 | Gary Anderson | £430,500 |
| 15 | James Wade | £426,750 |
| 16 | Josh Rock | £405,000 |
| 16 | Michael Smith | £405,000 |
| 18 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £399,250 |
| 19 | Ryan Searle | £398,250 |
| 20 | Andrew Gilding | £395,500 |
| 21 | Ross Smith | £395,000 |
| 22 | Martin Schindler | £365,000 |
| 23 | Joe Cullen | £357,250 |
| 24 | Mike De Decker | £356,000 |
| 25 | Daryl Gurney | £334,250 |
| 26 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £325,750 |
| 27 | Gian van Veen | £299,000 |
| 28 | Ritchie Edhouse | £289,250 |
| 29 | Ryan Joyce | £282,000 |
| 30 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £280,750 |
| 31 | Brendan Dolan | £271,500 |
| 32 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £267,750 |
| 33 | Luke Woodhouse | £262,750 |
| 34 | Raymond van Barneveld | £252,750 |
| 35 | Jermaine Wattimena | £240,250 |
| 36 | Scott Williams | £220,750 |
| 37 | Gabriel Clemens | £219,750 |
| 38 | Martin Lukeman | £202,500 |
| 39 | Cameron Menzies | £178,000 |
| 40 | Callan Rydz | £177,000 |
| 41 | Kevin Doets | £146,500 |
| 42 | Madars Razma | £144,750 |
| 43 | Mickey Mansell | £143,250 |
| 44 | Ricky Evans | £142,250 |
| 45 | Jose De Sousa | £139,000 |
| 46 | Kim Huybrechts | £136,000 |
| 47 | Richard Veenstra | £122,750 |
| 48 | Niels Zonneveld | £121,250 |
| 49 | Ian White | £116,250 |
| 50 | Keane Barry | £115,250 |
| 51 | Jim Williams | £111,250 |
| 52 | William O’Connor | £107,000 |
| 53 | Florian Hempel | £103,000 |
| 53 | Matt Campbell | £103,000 |
| 55 | Wessel Nijman | £100,000 |
| 56 | Steve Beaton | £89,000 |
| 57 | Alan Soutar | £85,500 |
| 58 | Dylan Slevin | £80,500 |
| 59 | Rob Owen | £80,250 |
| 60 | Ryan Meikle | £78,500 |
| 61 | Stephen Burton | £78,000 |
| 62 | Connor Scutt | £77,000 |
| 63 | Mensur Suljovic | £75,250 |
| 64 | Jeffrey De Graaf | £75,000 |
| 65 | Nick Kenny | £71,750 |
| 66 | Karel Sedlacek | £71,250 |
| 67 | Boris Krcmar | £70,000 |
| 68 | Wesley Plaisier | £69,500 |
| 69 | Simon Whitlock | £69,250 |
| 70 | Lee Evans | £66,750 |
| 71 | Jamie Hughes | £65,250 |
| 72 | Jeffrey De Zwaan | £58,500 |
| 73 | Mervyn King | £57,500 |
| 74 | Thibault Tricole | £57,250 |
| 75 | Maik Kuivenhoven | £56,500 |
| 76 | Adam Gawlas | £53,750 |
| 77 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | £51,250 |
| 78 | Daniel Klose | £47,250 |
| 79 | James Hurrell | £45,750 |
| 80 | Keegan Brown | £42,750 |
| 81 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | £41,500 |
| 82 | Graham Hall | £39,500 |
| 82 | Dom Taylor | £39,500 |
| 84 | Chris Landman | £39,250 |
| 85 | Vincent van der Voort | £38,500 |
| 86 | Arron Monk | £37,750 |
| 87 | Graham Usher | £32,250 |
| 87 | Jurjen van der Velde | £32,250 |
| 89 | Mario Vandenbogaerde | £31,000 |
| 90 | Rhys Griffin | £28,000 |
| 91 | Christian Kist | £27,250 |
| 92 | Pascal Rupprecht | £26,500 |
| 93 | Leonard Gates | £25,500 |
| 94 | Andy Baetens | £24,500 |
| 95 | Josh Payne | £23,500 |
| 95 | Berry van Peer | £23,500 |
| 97 | Kai Gotthardt | £23,250 |
| 98 | Nathan Rafferty | £22,250 |
| 99 | Steve Lennon | £22,000 |
| 100 | Radek Szaganski | £21,750 |
| 101 | Lukas Wenig | £21,500 |
| 102 | Owen Roelofs | £21,000 |
| 103 | Danny van Trijp | £20,500 |
| 104 | Callum Goffin | £20,250 |
| 105 | Stefan Bellmont | £20,000 |
| 106 | Adam Warner | £19,500 |
| 107 | Patrick Geeraets | £19,000 |
| 107 | Matthew Dennant | £19,000 |
| 107 | Geert Nentjes | £19,000 |
| 110 | Darren Beveridge | £18,750 |
| 110 | Adam Smith-Neale | £18,750 |
| 112 | Jitse Van der Wal | £18,250 |
| 113 | Benjamin Reus | £18,000 |
| 114 | Ronny Huybrechts | £17,750 |
| 115 | Andy Boulton | £17,000 |
| 115 | Danny Lauby | £17,000 |
| 117 | Robert Grundy | £16,500 |
| 118 | Robbie Knops | £16,250 |
| 119 | Alexander Merkx | £16,000 |
| 120 | Christian Perez | £15,500 |
| 121 | George Killington | £14,500 |
| 122 | Owen Bates | £14,000 |
| 123 | Brett Claydon | £13,750 |
| 124 | Martijn Dragt | £13,500 |
| 124 | Adam Hunt | £13,500 |
| 126 | Darryl Pilgrim | £13,000 |
| 127 | Noa-Lynn van Leuven | £12,500 |
| 127 | Danny Jansen | £12,500 |
| 127 | Haupai Puha | £12,500 |
| 130 | Romeo Grbavac | £12,250 |
| 131 | Jelle Klaasen | £11,750 |
| 132 | William Borland | £11,500 |
| 132 | Leighton Bennett | £11,500 |
| 134 | Franz Roetzsch | £10,500 |
| 135 | Niko Springer | £10,000 |
| 135 | Darius Labanauskas | £10,000 |
| 135 | Lee Cocks | £10,000 |
| 135 | Cam Crabtree | £10,000 |
| 139 | John Henderson | £8,500 |
| 140 | Jacques Labre | £8,250 |
| 141 | Richie Burnett | £7,500 |
| 141 | Paul Krohne | £7,500 |
| 141 | Tim Wolters | £7,500 |
| 141 | Joshua Richardson | £7,500 |
| 141 | Adrian Lewis | £7,500 |
| 146 | Justin Hood | £7,000 |
| 147 | Michele Turetta | £6,000 |
| 148 | Jamie Atkins | £5,500 |
| 149 | Jimmy van Schie | £5,000 |
| 149 | Sebastian Bialecki | £5,000 |
| 151 | Ted Evetts | £4,500 |
| 151 | Oskar Lukasiak | £4,500 |
| 153 | Pavel Drtil | £4,000 |
| 153 | Jules van Dongen | £4,000 |
| 155 | Marko Kantele | £3,750 |
| 155 | Cor Dekker | £3,750 |
| 155 | Johan Engstrom | £3,750 |
| 155 | Kevin Troppmann | £3,750 |
| 155 | Michael Unterbuchner | £3,750 |
| 160 | Jiri Brejcha | £2,500 |
| 160 | Anton Ostlund | £2,500 |
| 160 | Roger Hertig | £2,500 |
| 160 | Bruno Stoeckli | £2,500 |
| 160 | Shane McGuirk | £2,500 |
| 160 | Alberto Bezjian | £2,500 |
| 160 | Max Hopp | £2,500 |
| 160 | Matthias Ehlers | £2,500 |
| 160 | Jan Dueckers | £2,500 |
| 160 | Moreno Blom | £2,500 |
| 160 | Marvin van Velzen | £2,500 |
| 160 | Moritz Hilger | £2,500 |
| 160 | Andreas Harrysson | £2,500 |
| 160 | Scott Mitchell | £2,500 |
| 174 | Dragutin Horvat | £2,250 |
| 174 | Rene Eidams | £2,250 |
| 176 | Aden Kirk | £2,000 |
| 176 | Thomas Lovely | £2,000 |
| 178 | Joe Croft | £1,500 |
| 178 | Jarred Cole | £1,500 |
| 178 | Michael Taylor | £1,500 |
| 181 | Daniel Markovsky | £1,250 |
| 181 | Patrik Kovacs | £1,250 |
| 181 | Michal Smejda | £1,250 |
| 181 | Marcel Walpen | £1,250 |
| 181 | Nandor Pres | £1,250 |
| 181 | Alex Fehlmann | £1,250 |
| 181 | Andras Csoka | £1,250 |
| 181 | Gyorgy Jehirszki | £1,250 |
| 181 | Janos Vegso | £1,250 |
| 181 | Francois Schweyen | £1,250 |
| 181 | Jody Tobback | £1,250 |
| 181 | Luc Bogaert | £1,250 |
| 181 | Brian Raman | £1,250 |
| 181 | Krzysztof Kciuk | £1,250 |
| 181 | Nico Blum | £1,250 |
| 181 | Benjamin Pratnemer | £1,250 |
| 181 | Damian Mol | £1,250 |
| 181 | Teemu Harju | £1,250 |
| 181 | Daniel Larsson | £1,250 |
| 181 | Christopher Toonders | £1,250 |
| 181 | Hannes Schnier | £1,250 |
| 181 | Christian Goedl | £1,250 |
| 181 | Dominik Haberl | £1,250 |
| 181 | Zoran Lerchbacher | £1,250 |
| 181 | Arno Merk | £1,250 |
| 181 | Alexander Masek | £1,250 |
| 181 | Patrick Klingelhoefer | £1,250 |
| 181 | Viktor Tingstrom | £1,250 |
| 181 | Oliver Mueller | £1,250 |
| 181 | Vitezslav Sedlak | £1,250 |
| 181 | Jeroen Caron | £1,250 |
| 181 | Steven Strobbe | £1,250 |
| 181 | Geert De Vos | £1,250 |
| 181 | Born Van Put | £1,250 |
| 215 | Dominik Gruellich | £1,000 |
| 215 | Stefaan Henderyck | £1,000 |
| 215 | Reece Colley | £1,000 |
| 215 | Ron Meulenkamp | £1,000 |
| 215 | John Haines | £1,000 |
| 215 | Bradley Brooks | £1,000 |
| 215 | Harry Lane | £1,000 |
| 215 | Jack Male | £1,000 |
| 215 | Jenson Walker | £1,000 |
| 215 | Tom Lonsdale | £1,000 |
