The race to secure places in the 2020 Players Championship Finals draws to a close in Coventry on Saturday. Following…
The race to the 2020 Players Championship Finals: Latest ranking table
64 players will compete in Coventry (Photo by Lawrence Lustig/PDC)
The race to secure places in the 2020 Players Championship Finals draws to a close in Coventry on Saturday.
Following the fifth and final PDC Winter Series event, the top 64 players on the Players Championship Order of Merit will form the field for Players Championship Finals later this month.
This year’s Players Championship Finals will be held behind closed doors at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry from November 27-29.
The qualifying criteria is solely based on prize money won in the 24 Players Championships events held throughout the season.
As it stands, reigning World Champion Peter Wright will be seeded number one, ahead of World Grand Prix and Grand Slam champion Gerwyn Price.
Defending champion Michael van Gerwen currently occupies the number three seeding, ahead of Premier League finalist Nathan Aspinall in fourth.
Further down the Order of Merit, a number of players face a make-or-break end to the Winter Series as they look to rubber-stamp a top 64 finish.
Six players are locked on £8,500, four of which occupy top 64 places: Gavin Carlin, Adam Hunt, Scott Mitchell and Benito van de Pas.
Croatia’s Boris Krcmar and Dutchman Niels Zonneveld sit outside the top 64 on the countback rule and must win at least one game on Saturday in order to keep their qualification hopes alive.
Darius Labanauskas, Conan Whitehead, Ryan Meikle, Rowby-John Rodriguez, Kai Fan Leung and Christian Bunse must also avoid a First Round exit if they are to remain in contention.
Karel Sedlacek, Justin Pipe, James Wilson, Josh Payne, and Nick Kenny must reach at least the Third Round in order to remain in the running, while those below require a run to the Last 16 onwards.
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Players Championship Order of Merit as of November 13
| Position | Name | Total Prize Money |
| 1 | Peter Wright | £75,000 |
| 2 | Gerwyn Price | £68,750 |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | £59,250 |
| 4 | Nathan Aspinall | £45,000 |
| 5 | James Wade | £40,250 |
| 6 | Ian White | £39,250 |
| 7 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £37,250 |
| 8 | Michael Smith | £36,500 |
| 8 | Jose de Sousa | £36,500 |
| 10 | Danny Noppert | £28,750 |
| 11 | Brendan Dolan | £28,250 |
| 12 | Damon Heta | £26,750 |
| 13 | Joe Cullen | £26,000 |
| 14 | Glen Durrant | £25,750 |
| 15 | Ryan Searle | £24,750 |
| 16 | Jermaine Wattimena | £23,750 |
| 17 | Mensur Suljovic | £22,250 |
| 18 | Devon Petersen | £22,000 |
| 19 | Stephen Bunting | £21,500 |
| 20 | Daryl Gurney | £20,750 |
| 21 | Rob Cross | £20,250 |
| 22 | Dave Chisnall | £20,000 |
| 23 | Vincent van der Voort | £19,250 |
| 24 | Gary Anderson | £19,000 |
| 25 | Ryan Joyce | £18,500 |
| 26 | Gabriel Clemens | £18,250 |
| 27 | Madars Razma | £18,000 |
| 28 | Ross Smith | £17,250 |
| 29 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £17,000 |
| 30 | Jonny Clayton | £16,000 |
| 30 | Ricky Evans | £16,000 |
| 32 | Jeff Smith | £15,500 |
| 32 | Simon Whitlock | £15,500 |
| 32 | Jamie Hughes | £15,500 |
| 35 | Adrian Lewis | £14,000 |
| 36 | Mickey Mansell | £13,750 |
| 37 | Chris Dobey | £13,000 |
| 38 | Martijn Kleermaker | £12,750 |
| 39 | William O’Connor | £12,250 |
| 39 | Keegan Brown | £12,250 |
| 41 | Mervyn King | £12,000 |
| 41 | Derk Telnekes | £12,000 |
| 43 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | £11,750 |
| 44 | Jason Lowe | £11,500 |
| 45 | Ryan Murray | £11,250 |
| 45 | Luke Humphries | £11,250 |
| 47 | Kim Huybrechts | £10,500 |
| 47 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £10,500 |
| 47 | Maik Kuivenhoven | £10,500 |
| 47 | Steve Beaton | £10,500 |
| 51 | Mike De Decker | £10,000 |
| 51 | Steve Lennon | £10,000 |
| 51 | Wayne Jones | £10,000 |
| 51 | William Borland | £10,000 |
| 55 | Callan Rydz | £9,500 |
| 56 | Luke Woodhouse | £9,250 |
| 56 | John Henderson | £9,250 |
| 58 | Andy Boulton | £9,000 |
| 58 | Darren Webster | £9,000 |
| 58 | Scott Waites | £9,000 |
| 61 | Gavin Carlin | £8,500 |
| 61 | Adam Hunt | £8,500 |
| 61 | Scott Mitchell | £8,500 |
| 61 | Benito van de Pas | £8,500 |
| 61 | Boris Krcmar | £8,500 |
| 61 | Niels Zonneveld | £8,500 |
| 67 | Darius Labanauskas | £8,250 |
| 67 | Conan Whitehead | £8,250 |
| 69 | Ryan Meikle | £8,000 |
| 69 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | £8,000 |
| 69 | Kai Fan Leung | £8,000 |
| 69 | Christian Bunse | £8,000 |
| 69 | Karel Sedlacek | £8,000 |
| 74 | Justin Pipe | £7,500 |
| 74 | James Wilson | £7,500 |
| 74 | Josh Payne | £7,500 |
| 74 | Nick Kenny | £7,500 |
| 78 | Krzysztof Kciuk | £7,250 |
| 78 | Jelle Klaasen | £7,250 |
| 78 | Scott Baker | £7,250 |
| 81 | Jan Dekker | £7,000 |
| 81 | Robert Thornton | £7,000 |
| 81 | Kirk Shepherd | £7,000 |
| 81 | Matthew Edgar | £7,000 |
| 85 | Martin Schindler | £6,750 |
| 86 | Ron Meulenkamp | £6,500 |
| 86 | Joe Murnan | £6,500 |
| 86 | Steve Brown | £6,500 |
| 86 | Lisa Ashton | £6,500 |
| 86 | Robert Collins | £6,500 |
| 91 | Matt Clark | £6,250 |
| 92 | John Michael | £6,000 |
| 92 | Simon Stevenson | £6,000 |
| 92 | Ted Evetts | £6,000 |
| 92 | Alan Tabern | £6,000 |
| 96 | Jesus Noguera | £5,750 |
| 97 | Bradley Brooks | £5,500 |
| 97 | Max Hopp | £5,500 |
| 97 | Steve West | £5,500 |
| 97 | Andy Hamilton | £5,500 |
| 97 | Peter Jacques | £5,500 |
| 102 | Richard North | £5,000 |
| 102 | Gary Blades | £5,000 |
| 102 | Andrew Gilding | £5,000 |
| 105 | Scott Taylor | £4,500 |
| 105 | Carl Wilkinson | £4,500 |
| 105 | Reece Robinson | £4,500 |
| 105 | Ciaran Teehan | £4,500 |
| 105 | Geert Nentjes | £4,500 |
| 110 | Matthew Dennant | £4,000 |
| 110 | Toni Alcinas | £4,000 |
| 110 | Vincent van der Meer | £4,000 |
| 113 | Keane Barry | £3,500 |
| 113 | Harald Leitinger | £3,500 |
| 113 | Mark McGeeney | £3,500 |
| 116 | Jitse van der Wal | £3,000 |
| 116 | Daniel Larsson | £3,000 |
| 116 | Adrian Gray | £3,000 |
| 116 | Martin Atkins (Wigan) | £3,000 |
| 116 | Eddie Lovely | £3,000 |
| 116 | Wesley Harms | £3,000 |
| 122 | Jim Willaims | £2,500 |
| 122 | David Pallett | £2,500 |
| 122 | Arjan Konterman | £2,500 |
| 122 | Harry Ward | £2,500 |
| 122 | Jamie Lewis | £2,500 |
| 127 | Ritchie Edhouse | £2,000 |
| 127 | Aaron Beeney | £2,000 |
| 127 | Yordi Meeuwisse | £2,000 |
| 127 | Marko Kantele | £2,000 |
| 127 | Jonathan Worsley | £2,000 |
| 127 | Mike van Duivenbode | £2,000 |
| 127 | Darren Penhall | £2,000 |
| 134 | Brian Raman | £1,500 |
| 134 | Cristo Reyes | £1,500 |
| 136 | David Evans | £1,000 |
| 136 | Kevin Doets | £1,000 |
| 136 | Steffen Siepmann | £1,000 |
| 136 | Graham Usher | £1,000 |
| 136 | Carl Hamilton | £1,000 |
| 136 | Dom Taylor | £1,000 |
| 136 | Adam Huckvale | £1,000 |
| 136 | Barrie Bates | £1,000 |
| 144 | Richie Burnett | £500 |
| 144 | Justin Hood | £500 |
| 144 | Maikel Verberk | £500 |
| 144 | Nathan Derry | £500 |
| 144 | Cameron Menzies | £500 |
| 144 | Nathan Rafferty | £500 |
| 144 | James Hubbard | £500 |
| 144 | Connor Scutt | £500 |
| 144 | Diogo Portela | £500 |
| 144 | Kyle Anderson | £500 |
| 144 | Michael Barnard | £500 |