PDC Order of Merit: Prize money and latest standings for World Darts Championship revealed with Luke Littler in top 32

THE World Darts Championship will kick off later this year – with the top 32 players from the PDC Order of Merit amongst the 96 players competing at the huge tournament.

Last year saw Luke Humphries beat teenage sensation Luke Littler in an epic final at Alexandra Palace.

Luke Humphries is currently ranked top of the PDC Order of MeritEPA

The 2023/24 World Championships was when the 17-year-old began to take the world of darts by storm.

Since then, he has earned himself a spot in Premier League Darts and became a PDC darts professional.

Players on the PDC Order of Merit are also battling to compete at other televised events, including the Betfred World Matchplay and BoyleSports World Grand Prix.

PDC Order of Merit – latest standings

The main PDC Order of Merit is based on prize money won over a two-year period by players in ranking tournaments.

• *World Darts Championship – Top 32 qualify
• *World Matchplay – Top 16 qualify
• *World Grand Prix – Top16 qualify

1 Luke Humphries – £1,479,500
2 Michael van Gerwen – £1,125,000
3 Michael Smith – £1,105,250
4 Nathan Aspinall – £641,500
5 Gerwyn Price – £626,000
6 Rob Cross – £585,750
7 Danny Noppert – £528,750
8 Peter Wright – £498,250
9 Jonny Clayton – £486,500
10 Dave Chisnall – £483,250
11 Damon Heta – £466,500
12 Dirk van Duijvenbode – £436,750
13 Joe Cullen – £414,000
14 Dimitri Van den Bergh – £398,000
15 Chris Dobey – £380,750
16 Ross Smith – £372,250
17 Stephen Bunting – £364,750
18 Andrew Gilding – £359,000
19 James Wade – £345,500
20 Ryan Searle – £345,250
21 Josh Rock – £326,000
22 Gabriel Clemens – £320,000
23 Martin Schindler – £297,750
24 Krzysztof Ratajski – £292,750
25 Gary Anderson – £278,750
26 Jose De Sousa – £273,750
27 Brendan Dolan – £262,500
28 Daryl Gurney – £262,000
29 Raymond van Barneveld – £231,500
30 Luke Littler – £218,500
31 Scott Williams – £202,000
32 Kim Huybrechts – £183,25

Darts 2024 schedule

Here are all the key dates in the darts 2024 schedule:

December 15 – January 3: World Darts Championship – Alexandra Palace – Winner: Luke Humphries

February 1: betMGM Premier League, Night One – Cardiff (Utilita Arena) – Winner: Michael Smith

February 2-4: The Masters – Milton Keynes – Winner: Stephen Bunting

February 8: betMGM Premier League, Night Two – Berlin (Mercedes-Benz Arena) – Winner: Michael van Gerwen

February 15: betMGM Premier League, Night Three – Glasgow (OVO Hydra) – Winner: Michael van Gerwen

February 22: betMGM Premier League, Night Four – Newcastle (Utilita Arena)

February 29: Premier League, Night Five – Exeter (Westpoint)

March 1-3: UK Open – Minehead

March 7: betMGM Premier League, Night Six – Brighton (The Brighton Centre)

March 14: betMGM Premier League, Night Seven – Nottingham (Motorpoint Arena)

March 21: betMGM Premier League, Night Eight – Dublin (3Arena)

March 28: betMGM Premier League, Night Nine – Belfast (The SSE Arena)

April 4: betMGM Premier League, Night 10 – Manchester (AO Arena)

April 11: betMGM Premier League, Night 11 – Birmingham (Utilita Arena)

April 18: betMGM Premier League, Night 12 – Rotterdam (Rotterdam Ahoy)

April 25: betMGM Premier League, Night 13 – Liverpool (M&S Bank Arena)

May 2: betMGM Premier League, Night 14 – Aberdeen (P&J Live)

May 9: betMGM Premier League, Night 15 – Leeds (First Direct Arena)

May 16: Premier League, Night 16 – Sheffield (Utilita Arena)

May 23: betMGM Premier League Play-Offs – London (The O2)

June 27-30: World Cup of Darts – Frankfurt

July 13-21: World Matchplay – Blackpool

July 21: Women’s World Matchplay – Blackpool

August 13-15: World Series Finals – Amsterdam

October 7-13: World Grand Prix – venue TBC

October 24-27: European Championship – Dortmund

November 9-17: Grand Slam of Darts – Wolverhampton

November 22-24: Players Championship Finals – Minehead

December (dates TBC): Word Darts Championship – London