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PDC Order of Merit Update | Stephen Bunting up to career-high 4th as Michael Smith drops further down the rankings

Originally posted on Dartsnews.com | By Kieran Wood | Last updated Apr 8, 2025 8:08 AM ET

After securing his first-ever Euro Tour title, Stephen Bunting has reached another major milestone in his career. For the first time, ‘The Bullet’ is ranked number four in the world on the PDC Order of Merit.

The 39-year-old Englishman triumphed in Riesa, defeating Darius Labanauskas (6-4), Cameron Menzies (6-4), Karel Sedlacek (6-2), former world champion Luke Humphries (7-6), and Nathan Aspinall (8-5) to claim the Euro Tour title and the £30,000 top prize.

While Bunting has made significant strides, there is still some distance to cover if he wants to rise further in the rankings. Michael van Gerwen, currently ranked third, is £170,250 ahead of him. Above Van Gerwen, Luke Littler holds a commanding half-million-pound lead, while Luke Humphries remains well out in front in the number one spot.

However, the competition behind Bunting is much closer. The gap between fourth place and the 11th spot is less than £100,000. Aspinall, who reached his second Euro Tour final of the season in Riesa, moved up to seventh in the world rankings, overtaking Damon Heta.

In other notable movements, Gary Anderson swapped positions with Danny Noppert, with the Scotsman now sitting in 15th. Michael Smith dropped three spots, falling to 20th. Meanwhile, Ross Smith, Ryan Searle, and Dimitri Van den Bergh all gained ground, each moving up one place. Martin Schindler also made progress, overtaking Mike de Decker to claim 21st.

Wessel Nijman and Niels Zonneveld also saw improvements in their rankings, largely due to Jose de Sousa’s two-place drop. Zonneveld moved up to 45th, while Nijman climbed two spots to become the world’s 46th-ranked player. Richard Veenstra, boosted by his performance at the International Darts Open, advanced to 50th.

Karel Sedlacek made a notable jump, trading his 102nd position for 93rd after reaching the quarterfinals at the International Darts Open. Labanauskas, meanwhile, climbed six spots to 96th.

PDC Order of Merit

Position	Name	Prize money
1	Luke Humphries	£1,906,500
2	Luke Littler	£1,289,500
3	Michael van Gerwen	£757,250
4	Stephen Bunting	£587,000
5	Rob Cross	£559,500
6	Jonny Clayton	£551,750
7	Nathan Aspinall	£512,000
8	Damon Heta	£508,250
9	Chris Dobey	£506,250
10	Dave Chisnall	£502,750
11	James Wade	£496,750
12	Gerwyn Price	£462,500
13	Josh Rock	£448,500
14	Peter Wright	£448,250
15	Gary Anderson	£439,750
16	Danny Noppert	£434,500
17	Ross Smith	£410,750
18	Ryan Searle	£407,000
19	Dimitri Van den Bergh	£396,500
20	Michael Smith	£390,750
21	Martin Schindler	£385,250
22	Mike De Decker	£383,750
23	Joe Cullen	£367,000
24	Gian van Veen	£352,250
25	Daryl Gurney	£333,500
26	Ritchie Edhouse	£305,000
27	Ryan Joyce	£303,750
28	Andrew Gilding	£298,500
29	Ricardo Pietreczko	£284,500
30	Dirk van Duijvenbode	£281,500
31	Luke Woodhouse	£272,250
32	Krzysztof Ratajski	£271,250
33	Jermaine Wattimena	£260,750
34	Brendan Dolan	£259,250
35	Raymond van Barneveld	£254,000
36	Scott Williams	£232,000
37	Cameron Menzies	£225,500
38	Martin Lukeman	£212,000
39	Gabriel Clemens	£210,250
40	Callan Rydz	£174,750
41	Kevin Doets	£165,000
42	Ricky Evans	£150,000
43	Mickey Mansell	£149,500
44	Madars Razma	£148,250
45	Niels Zonneveld	£129,750
46	Wessel Nijman	£129,500
47	Jose De Sousa	£128,500
48	William O'Connor	£126,250
49	Kim Huybrechts	£122,750
50	Richard Veenstra	£119,750
51	Ian White	£117,750
52	Keane Barry	£110,250
53	Florian Hempel	£107,250
54	Matt Campbell	£101,500
55	Jim Williams	£98,000
56	Rob Owen	£91,750
57	Nick Kenny	£89,750
58	Alan Soutar	£89,500
59	Connor Scutt	£88,750
60	Jeffrey De Graaf	£88,500
61	Dylan Slevin	£86,000
62	Stephen Burton	£85,250
63	Mensur Suljovic	£84,750
64	Ryan Meikle	£77,500
65	Thibault Tricole	£66,250
66	Dom Taylor	£58,500
67	James Hurrell	£56,500
68	Chris Landman	£43,750
69	Mario Vandenbogaerde	£41,000
70	Andy Baetens	£35,000
71	Rhys Griffin	£32,000
72	Berry van Peer	£31,750
73	Patrick Geeraets	£29,500
73	Radek Szaganski	£29,500
75	Matthew Dennant	£28,750
76	Steve Lennon	£28,500
77	Nathan Rafferty	£27,750
78	Lukas Wenig	£27,500
79	Jitse Van der Wal	£26,500
80	Danny Lauby	£25,750
81	Adam Hunt	£25,500
82	Darren Beveridge	£25,250
82	Jelle Klaasen	£25,250
84	Owen Bates	£25,000
85	Haupai Puha	£22,000
85	Martijn Dragt	£22,000
85	William Borland	£22,000
88	George Killington	£21,000
89	Benjamin Reus	£20,000
90	Robert Grundy	£19,000
91	Adam Lipscombe	£18,250
92	Brett Claydon	£16,500
93	Karel Sedlacek	£15,750
94	Sebastian Bialecki	£15,000
95	Niko Springer	£13,750
96	Darius Labanauskas	£12,250
96	Cam Crabtree	£12,250
96	Thomas Lovely	£12,250
99	Justin Hood	£12,000
100	Bradley Brooks	£11,000
100	Michele Turetta	£11,000
102	Darryl Pilgrim	£10,250
102	Joshua Richardson	£10,250
104	Stefan Bellmont	£8,500
104	Tim Wolters	£8,500
106	Marvin van Velzen	£8,250
107	Christian Kist	£8,000
108	Andy Boulton	£7,750
109	Max Hopp	£7,000
110	Boris Krcmar	£6,500
110	Tavis Dudeney	£6,500
110	Rusty-Jake Rodriguez	£6,500
113	Jim Long	£6,250
114	Kevin Burness	£6,000
114	Greg Ritchie	£6,000
114	Maik Kuivenhoven	£6,000
117	Beau Greaves	£5,500
118	Jimmy van Schie	£5,000
118	Jurjen van der Velde	£5,000
120	Cor Dekker	£4,500
120	Carl Sneyd	£4,500
122	Oskar Lukasiak	£4,250
123	Kai Gotthardt	£4,000
123	Jules van Dongen	£4,000
125	Dominik Gruellich	£3,750
125	Aden Kirk	£3,750
127	Adam Warner	£3,500
127	Tytus Kanik	£3,500
127	Danny van Trijp	£3,500
127	Tommy Lishman	£3,500
127	Wesley Plaisier	£3,500
132	Tom Bissell	£3,250
133	Jarno Bottenberg	£3,000
133	Tom Sykes	£3,000
133	Stefaan Henderyck	£3,000
136	Daniel Klose	£2,500
136	Maximilian Czerwinski	£2,500
136	Ted Evetts	£2,500
136	Mervyn King	£2,500
140	Nathan Girvan	£2,250
141	Graham Hall	£2,000
141	Adam Paxton	£2,000
143	Andreas Harrysson	£1,750
144	Graham Usher	£1,500
144	Jeffrey Sparidaans	£1,500
146	Petr Krivka	£1,250
146	Kevin Knopf	£1,250
146	Paul Goyer	£1,250
146	Patrick Klingelhoefer	£1,250
146	Laurin Welk	£1,250
146	Michael Unterbuchner	£1,250
146	Paul Krohne	£1,250
146	Marko Kantele	£1,250
146	Sybren Gijbels	£1,250
146	Patrick De Backer	£1,250
146	Cedric Waegemans	£1,250
146	Francois Schweyen	£1,250
158	Scott Campbell	£1,000
158	Viktor Tingstrom	£1,000
158	Simon Stevenson	£1,000
158	Shaun Fox	£1,000
158	Alexander Merkx	£1,000
158	Tommy Morris	£1,000
158	Paul Rowley	£1,000
158	Michael Flynn	£1,000
158	Leon Weber	£1,000
167	Henry Coates	£750
167	Ryan Branley	£750
167	Pero Ljubic	£750