Phil Taylor has moved back up to fourth on the PDC Order of Merit following his triumph in the World Matchplay last night.
The 16-time world champion captured his 16th World Matchplay title this past weekend after beating Peter Wright 18-8 in the final at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
Taylor pocketed £115,000 for winning the tournament, with his latest earnings propelling him back up to fourth in the world.
World number three Wright would have climbed above Gary Anderson into second spot had he defeated Taylor in the final last night, but his £55,000 runners-up prize has closed the gap on his World Cup of Darts partner to less than £50,000.
Elsewhere, James Wade has dropped out of the world’s top eight for the first time in 10 years after his early exit in Blackpool.
The former World Matchplay champion was knocked out by Darren Webster in the first round and, with his runners-up earnings from two years ago at the Winter Gardens coming off, has dropped from sixth to 10th in the rankings.
Raymond van Barneveld’s run to the second round was enough to push him back into the top eight, while Adrian Lewis and Dave Chisnall have both dropped one place each to fifth and sixth respectively.
Daryl Gurney’s run to the semi-finals, his best ever performance at the World Matchplay, has seen him climb four places from 16th to 12th, while Alan Norris’ quarter-final appearance in Blackpool has moved him on the verge of breaking into the top 16 for the first time.
After climbing two places from 19th to 17th, Norris now trails Robert Thornton in 16th spot by just £4,500.
Lower down the rankings, Darren Webster (29th to 26th) and Steve West (39th to 35th) have also gone higher up following their efforts in Blackpool, while rising star Rob Cross has now cracked the top 40 in his first year on the professional circuit.
Andrew Gilding, Joe Murnan and Andy Hamilton suffered the biggest drops in the rankings, with Gilding slipping from 40th to 48th, Murnan falling to 49th from 44th, and former World Championship finalist Hamilton dropping from 55th to 61st.
| Position | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | £1,660,750 |
| 2 | Gary Anderson | £760,000 |
| 3 | Peter Wright | £715,250 |
| 4 | Phil Taylor | £409,250 |
| 5 | Adrian Lewis | £408,000 |
| 6 | Dave Chisnall | £356,500 |
| 7 | Mensur Suljovic | £346,000 |
| 8 | Raymond van Barneveld | £324,500 |
| 9 | Michael Smith | £312,750 |
| 10 | James Wade | £312,500 |
| 11 | Jelle Klaasen | £312,250 |
| 12 | Daryl Gurney | £279,500 |
| 13 | Kim Huybrechts | £279,250 |
| 14 | Ian White | £272,000 |
| 15 | Benito van de Pas | £265,750 |
| 16 | Robert Thornton | £255,750 |
| 17 | Alan Norris | £251,250 |
| 18 | Simon Whitlock | £250,000 |
| 19 | Gerwyn Price | £226,500 |
| 20 | Mervyn King | £189,000 |
| 21 | Joe Cullen | £187,750 |
| 22 | Stephen Bunting | £175,250 |
| 23 | Mark Webster | £164,000 |
| 24 | Steve Beaton | £157,250 |
| 25 | Terry Jenkins | £156,250 |
| 26 | Darren Webster | £150,000 |
| 27 | Cristo Reyes | £144,500 |
| 28 | Vincent van der Voort | £135,500 |
| 29 | Justin Pipe | £134,500 |
| 30 | Kyle Anderson | £130,250 |
| 31 | Brendan Dolan | £125,500 |
| 32 | John Henderson | £108,750 |
| 33 | James Wilson | £106,250 |
| 34 | Jamie Caven | £100,750 |
| 35 | Steve West | £99,750 |
| 36 | Christian Kist | £99,250 |
| 37 | Jamie Lewis | £93,000 |
| 38 | Robbie Green | £92,750 |
| = | Chris Dobey | £92,750 |
| 40 | Rob Cross | £80,750 |
| 41 | Max Hopp | £79,250 |
| 42 | Jermaine Wattimena | £77,750 |
| = | Ronny Huybrechts | £77,750 |
| 44 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | £75,000 |
| 45 | Kevin Painter | £74,250 |
| 46 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £74,000 |
| 47 | Jonny Clayton | £72,000 |
| 48 | Andrew Gilding | £71,500 |
| 49 | Joe Murnan | £70,500 |
| 50 | Ricky Evans | £66,000 |
| 51 | Josh Payne | £63,500 |
| 52 | David Pallett | £52,500 |
| 53 | Devon Petersen | £52,250 |
| 54 | Jeffrey de Graaf | £49,750 |
| 55 | Keegan Brown | £49,500 |
| 56 | Jan Dekker | £48,750 |
| 57 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £47,000 |
| 58 | James Richardson | £44,750 |
| 59 | Ron Meulenkamp | £43,250 |
| 60 | Mick McGowan | £42,000 |
| 61 | Andy Hamilton | £40,250 |
| 62 | Andy Boulton | £38,500 |
| 63 | Andy Jenkins | £33,500 |
| 64 | Wes Newton | £33,000 |
| 65 | John Michael | £32,500 |
| 66 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | £31,750 |
| 67 | William O’Connor | £31,000 |
| 68 | Simon Stevenson | £26,500 |
| 69 | Ted Evetts | £23,750 |
| 70 | Mark Walsh | £23,500 |
| 71 | Mike De Decker | £23,250 |
| 72 | Matt Clark | £22,250 |
| = | Berry van Peer | £22,250 |
| 74 | Richard North | £21,750 |
| 75 | Zoran Lerchbacher | £21,000 |
| 76 | Vincent Kamphuis | £20,500 |
| 77 | Darren Johnson | £20,000 |
| = | Richie Corner | £20,000 |
| 79 | John Bowles | £18,750 |
| 80 | Peter Jacques | £17,500 |
| 81 | Ryan Meikle | £17,250 |
| = | Yordi Meeuwisse | £17,250 |
| 83 | Kim Viljanen | £17,000 |
| 84 | Ryan Searle | £16,250 |
| 85 | Tony Newell | £15,750 |
| 86 | Steve Lennon | £14,500 |
| = | Chris Quantock | £14,500 |
| = | Peter Hudson | £14,500 |
| 89 | Robert Owen | £14,000 |
| 90 | Martin Schindler | £13,750 |
| = | Mark Barilli | £13,750 |
| 92 | Jamie Bain | £13,250 |
| = | Jonathan Worsley | £13,250 |
| 94 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £13,000 |
| = | Paul Nicholson | £13,000 |
| 96 | Kirk Shepherd | £12,750 |
| 97 | Wayne Jones | £11,500 |
| = | Jimmy Hendriks | £11,500 |
| 99 | Matthew Dennant | £10,750 |
| 100 | Mick Todd | £10,500 |
| 101 | Alan Tabern | £10,000 |
| 102 | Steve Hine | £9,250 |
| 103 | Mickey Mansell | £9,000 |
| 104 | Ryan Palmer | £8,500 |
| = | Stuart Kellett | £8,500 |
| = | Dennis Smith | £8,500 |
| 107 | Ritchie Edhouse | £8,250 |
| = | Brian Woods | £8,250 |
| 109 | Adam Hunt | £8,000 |
| = | Shaun Griffiths | £8,000 |
| 111 | Nathan Aspinall | £7,750 |
| = | Aden Kirk | £7,750 |
| = | Ronnie Baxter | £7,750 |
| = | Darron Brown | £7,750 |
| = | Martin Lukeman | £7,750 |
| 116 | Scott Taylor | £7,250 |
| 117 | Terry Temple | £6,500 |
| 118 | Ricky Williams | £6,250 |
| = | Antonio Alcinas | £6,250 |
| 120 | Harry Robinson | £6,000 |
| = | Paul Rowley | £6,000 |
| = | Richie Burnett | £6,000 |
| 123 | Warrick Scheffer | £5,500 |
| = | Ross Smith | £5,500 |
| 125 | Steffen Siepmann | £5,000 |
| = | Simon Preston | £5,000 |
| 127 | Maik Langendorf | £4,750 |
| = | Stephen Burton | £4,750 |
| = | Paul Harvey | £4,750 |
| 130 | Ross Twell | £4,500 |
| 131 | Bernd Roith | £4,250 |
| 132 | Barrie Bates | £4,000 |
| = | Magnus Caris | £4,000 |
| 134 | Lee Bryant | £3,750 |
| = | Diogo Portela | £3,750 |
| 136 | Bryan de Hoog | £3,250 |
| = | Rob Hewson | £3,250 |
| 138 | Robert Allenstein | £3,000 |
| = | Dragutin Horvat | £3,000 |
| = | Michael Plooy | £3,000 |
| = | Vincent van der Meer | £3,000 |
| = | Rene Eidams | £3,000 |
| = | Marko Kantele | £3,000 |
| = | Ulf Ceder | £3,000 |
| 145 | Ray Campbell | £2,750 |
| = | Dick van Dijk | £2,750 |
| 147 | Terry Roach | £2,500 |
| = | Sven Groen | £2,500 |
| 149 | Jerry Hendriks | £2,000 |
| = | Christian Kallinger | £2,000 |
| = | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | £2,000 |
| = | Michael Rasztovits | £2,000 |
| = | Rene Berndt | £2,000 |
| = | Nico Blum | £2,000 |
| = | Daniel Larsson | £2,000 |
| = | Andy Parsons | £2,000 |
| 157 | Michael Barnard | £1,750 |
| = | Ryan De Vreede | £1,750 |
| 159 | Kevin McDine | £1,500 |
| = | Callan Rydz | £1,500 |
| = | Scott Darbyshire | £1,500 |
| 162 | Callum Loose | £1,250 |
| = | Matthew Edgar | £1,250 |
| = | Adrian Gray | £1,250 |
| = | Dyson Parody | £1,250 |
| = | Luke Woodhouse | £1,250 |
| = | Kai Fan Leung | £1,250 |
| = | Madars Razma | £1,250 |
| = | Mario Robbe | £1,250 |
| 170 | Christian Bunse | £1,000 |
| = | Roxy-James Rodriguez | £1,000 |
| = | Justin Broton | £1,000 |
| = | Dylan Duo | £1,000 |
| = | Manuel Vilerio | £1,000 |
| = | Matt Padgett | £1,000 |
| = | Haruki Muramatsu | £1,000 |
| = | Royden Lam | £1,000 |
| = | Ryan Murray | £1,000 |
| = | Prakash Jiwa | £1,000 |
| = | Robert Marijanovic | £1,000 |
| = | John Norman Jnr | £1,000 |
| = | Antony Lopez | £1,000 |
| = | Gabriel Clemens | £1,000 |
| = | Stefan Stoyke | £1,000 |
| = | Craig Gilchrist | £1,000 |
| = | Veijo Viinikka | £1,000 |
| 187 | Ryan Harrington | £750 |
| = | Mark Frost | £750 |
| = | John Part | £750 |
| = | Paul Milford | £750 |
| = | Joe Davis | £750 |
| = | Colin Roelofs | £750 |
| 193 | Mareno Michels | £500 |
| = | Kurt Parry | £500 |
| = | Ian Lever | £500 |
| = | Jim Brown | £500 |
| 197 | Dawson Murschell | £250 |
| = | Willy van de Wiel | £250 |
| = | Steve Brown | £250 |
| = | Nick Fullwell | £250 |
| = | James Young | £250 |
| = | Kevin Dowling | £250 |
| = | Stuart Bousfield | £250 |
| = | Adam Smith-Neale | £250 |
| = | Dean Stewart | £250 |
| = | Jon Jukes | £250 |
| = | Jay Foreman | £250 |
| = | Tim Hope | £250 |
| = | Curtis Hammond | £250 |
| = | Mark Forman | £250 |
| = | Scott Rollings | £250 |
| = | James Hubbard | £250 |
| = | Kevin Thomas | £250 |
| = | Eddie Dootson | £250 |
| = | Scott Dale | £250 |
| = | Nathan Derry | £250 |
| = | Richard Baillie | £250 |
| = | Nolan Arendse | £250 |
| = | Nigel Daniels | £250 |
| = | Allan Candlish | £250 |
| = | Yuki Yamada | £250 |
| = | Greg Ritchie | £250 |
| = | Martin Thomas | £250 |
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