Stephen Bunting sits atop the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit after the opening weeks of the 2026 season, but his lead is precarious. The ranking, based on players' results over the past twelve months across Euro Tours and Players Championship events, shows Bunting on £181,000 after reaching a Players Championship final and a Euro Tour quarterfinal in February. However, Gerwyn Price is just £250 behind in second place after winning Players Championship 6 and making two floor finals in February.
Wessel Nijman is poised to challenge for the top spot, sitting third with £177,000. Nijman won Players Championship 2 and reached the final of Players Championship 4, and with relatively little prize money to defend in the coming months, his £4,000 deficit to Bunting could be erased at a single floor event. Nathan Aspinall holds fourth place, followed by Players Championship 5 champion Ross Smith in fifth.
The top 10 is rounded out by Gian van Veen in sixth, Luke Littler in seventh, Martin Schindler in eighth, Jonny Clayton in ninth, and Chris Dobey in tenth. Josh Rock sits just outside in 11th, with Jermaine Wattimena 12th, Damon Heta 13th, and world number two Luke Humphries 14th. Humphries has stated he will not compete in as many Pro Tour events this year, which may limit his ranking movement.
Further down, notable names face concerning slides. Michael van Gerwen has dropped to 33rd with £71,500, outside the top 32. Former world champions Peter Wright (36th), Raymond van Barneveld (37th), Michael Smith (39th), and Rob Cross (40th) are also languishing, with Wright and Van Barneveld now outside the top 32 of the main Order of Merit, threatening their World Darts Championship qualification. Dimitri Van den Bergh's situation is particularly precarious at 81st on the Pro Tour ranking due to a temporary break in 2025 and disappointing form; he risks losing his PDC Tour Card if he falls outside the top 64 of the main Order of Merit by season's end.
