Darts world rankings updated as tournaments progress

PDC Darts world rankings 2025

PDC darts world rankings 2025

As the PDC season of darts is in full swing I take a look at the darts world rankings which I update after every ranking tournament. During Major tournaments I will upate the rankings daily as these touyrnaments have a huge impact on player rankings.

PDC Darts World Ranking Updated October 25th 2025 after round 2 of European Championships in Germany

World RankingPlayer NamePrize Money in 1k units
1Luke Humphries1733
2Luke Littler1695.5
3Michael van Gerwen726.25
4Stephen Bunting654.5
5James Wade581.75
6Jonny Clayton567.75
7Rob Cross508.5
8Josh Rock499
9Chris Dobey495.25
10Danny Noppert482.75
11Damon Heta478.5
12Gerwyn Price468.25
13Gary Anderson464.5
14Ross Smith459.25
15Gian van Veen429
16Martin Schindler428.25
17Dave Chisnall421
18Mike De Decker411.75
19Ryan Searle409.5
20Nathan Aspinall383.25
21Jermaine Wattimena381.5
22Ryan Joyce354
23Dimitri Van den Bergh341.75
24Daryl Gurney335.5
25Cameron Menzies323.5
26Dirk van Duijvenbode316.75
26Ritchie Edhouse316.75
28Luke Woodhouse316.5
29Michael Smith300.25
30Peter Wright297.5
31Ricardo Pietreczko286.25
32Joe Cullen285.5
33Andrew Gilding284.5
34Raymond van Barneveld266.75
35Wessel Nijman260.5
36Krzysztof Ratajski253.75
37Scott Williams245
38Brendan Dolan223
39Martin Lukeman221.5
40Kevin Doets173.75
41Gabriel Clemens171.75
42Niels Zonneveld166.75
42Callan Rydz166.75
44Mickey Mansell159.75
45William O'Connor158
46Ricky Evans150.5
47Madars Razma144.75
48Richard Veenstra128
49Kim Huybrechts119.5
50Jeffrey de Graaf119
50Ian White119
52Connor Scutt106.5
53Alan Soutar102.75
54Florian Hempel101.75
55Niko Springer101
56Keane Barry98.75
57Matt Campbell96.75
58Rob Owen94
59Mensur Suljovic92.75
60Nick Kenny92.25
61Jim Williams88
62Thibault Tricole87.75
63Ryan Meikle86.75
64Stephen Burton82.75
65Dylan Slevin77.25
66Dom Taylor77
67Mario Vandenbogaerde76.75
68James Hurrell76
69Chris Landman64.75
70Jose de Sousa62.25
71Lukas Wenig56.75
72Bradley Brooks56.25
73Karel Sedlacek53
74Steve Lennon52.25
75Andy Baetens52
76Darren Beveridge51.75
77Matthew Dennant49.75
78Rhys Griffin42.5
79Sebastian Bialecki42.25
80Owen Bates39.75
80Berry van Peer39.75
82Adam Hunt39.5
83Robert Grundy39.25
84Cam Crabtree39
85Patrick Geeraets38.75
85Jitse Van der Wal38.75
87Radek Szaganski38.25
88Nathan Rafferty37.75
89Jelle Klaasen33.25
90Justin Hood32.25
91Martijn Dragt32
92Adam Lipscombe30.75
92Darius Labanauskas30.75
92Danny Lauby30.75
95Wesley Plaisier29.5
95Haupai Puha29.5
97Max Hopp29.25
97Dominik Gruellich29.25
99William Borland28
99Benjamin Reus28
101Brett Claydon27.5
102George Killington27
103Cor Dekker24.75
104Andy Boulton24.5
105Maik Kuivenhoven23.5
106Darryl Pilgrim23.25
107Tom Bissell19.25
108Christian Kist19
109Leon Weber18.75
110Michele Turetta18.5
111Andreas Harrysson17.75
112Jamai van den Herik17.5
113Thomas Lovely17.25
113Marvin van Velzen17.25
115Dennie Olde Kalter16.5
116Jim Long16.25
116Joshua Richardson16.25
118Stefan Bellmont13.75
119Viktor Tingstrom13.5
119Adam Warner13.5
121Alexander Merkx13
122Greg Ritchie12.5
122Mervyn King12.5
122Jimmy van Schie12.5
122Carl Sneyd12.5
126Maximilian Czerwinski11.25
127Danny van Trijp10
127Ted Evetts10
129Graham Hall9.5
129Oskar Lukasiak9.5
129Kevin Burness9.5
132Boris Krcmar9
133Joe Hunt8.5
133Stefaan Henderyck8.5
133Tavis Dudeney8.5
133Tim Wolters8.5
137Michael Unterbuchner8.25
137Tytus Kanik8.25
139Beau Greaves8
140Adam Paxton7.75
141Rusty-Jake Rodriguez7.5
142Tommy Lishman6.5
143Jack Tweddell5.5
143Tom Sykes5.5
145Pero Ljubic5.25
146Scott Waites5
146Johan Engstrom5
146Kai Gotthardt5
146Jarno Bottenberg5
146Jeffrey Sparidaans5
146Daniel Klose5
146Jurjen van der Velde5
153Henry Coates4.25
154David Davies4
154Jules van Dongen4
156Dragutin Horvat3.75
156Benjamin Pratnemer3.75
156Aden Kirk3.75
159Michael Flynn3.5
160Nathan Girvan3.25
161Scott Campbell3
162Kevin Troppmann2.5
162Martin Kramer2.5
162Andras Borbely2.5
162Sam Spivey2.5
162Francois Schweyen2.5
162Arno Merk2.5
162Kevin Knopf2.5
162Petr Krivka2.5
162Teemu Harju2.5
162Paul Krohne2.5
162Graham Usher2.5
173Martin Thomas2
174Charlie Manby1.5
174Sietse Lap1.5
176Felix Springer1.25
176Tomislav Rosandic1.25
176Andreas Toft Jorgensen1.25
176Ansh Sood1.25
176Dalibor Smolik1.25
176Denis Schnetzer1.25
176Rocco Fulciniti1.25
176Andreas Hyllgaardhus1.25
176Levente Sarai1.25
176Nandor Major1.25
176Nandor Pres1.25
176Filip Manak1.25
176Jiri Brejcha1.25
176Lukas Unger1.25
176Adam Gawlas1.25
176Xanti Van den Bergh1.25
176Liam Maendl-Lawrance1.25
176Miroslaw Grudziecki1.25
176Yorick Hofkens1.25
176Joshua Hermann1.25
176Moritz Bohrmann1.25
176Jeffrey De Zwaan1.25
176Jerry Hendriks1.25
176Marcel Erba1.25
176Christian Goedl1.25
176Gyorgy Jehirszki1.25
176Rowby-John Rodriguez1.25
176Zoran Lerchbacher1.25
176Finn Behrens1.25
176Michael Rosenauer1.25
176Rene Eidams1.25
176Patrick Klingelhoefer1.25
176Paul Goyer1.25
176Laurin Welk1.25
176Marko Kantele1.25
176Cedric Waegemans1.25
176Patrick De Backer1.25
176Sybren Gijbels1.25
214Jenson Walker1
214Lee Cocks1
214Ron Meulenkamp1
214Paul Rowley1
214Shaun Fox1
214Simon Stevenson1
214Tommy Morris1
221Ryan Branley0.75

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Current darts world ranking list

The PDC World ranking ladder is constantly changing due to the two year rolling prize money system. Throughout the year I will be updating the world rankings after each tournament. If you wish to keep up to date with the live rankings during tournaments I can reccomend heading to the brilliant dartsrankings website. Follow along with covering all the winners and runners up from the PDC darts in 2025.

PDC world rankings list at start of 2025

The table below reflects the ranking list as it stands at the start of the 2025 PDC darts season. With the new season starting with 128 tour card holders there are a number of players with zero prize money as they embark on their brand new 2 year tourcards. It might seem like a mountain to climb when you compare the top 16 in terms of ranking money, but the 2025 darts season is offering more opportunities for players to earn money than ever before. These players should be bouyed by the fact that Luke Littler made it up to world number 2 in just 12 months competing as a professional darts player. Throughout the season the number of players ranked on the 2025 world rankings will increase as the leaders of the challenge tour order of merit gain top up invites to pro tour events, and host nation qualifiers for Euro Tour events earn ranking money.

World RankingPlayer NamePrize Money in 1000 pound units
1Luke Humphries1804.25
2Luke Littler1118.5
3Michael van Gerwen815.5
4Rob Cross551.75
5Stephen Bunting536
6Dave Chisnall528.5
7Jonny Clayton494
8Damon Heta484
9Gerwyn Price480.5
10Chris Dobey480.25
11Nathan Aspinall470.5
12Peter Wright442.5
13Danny Noppert431.75
14Gary Anderson430.5
15James Wade426.75
16Josh Rock405
16Michael Smith405
18Dimitri Van den Bergh399.25
19Ryan Searle398.25
20Andrew Gilding395.5
21Ross Smith395
22Martin Schindler365
23Joe Cullen357.25
24Mike De Decker356
25Daryl Gurney334.25
26Dirk van Duijvenbode325.75
27Gian van Veen299
28Ritchie Edhouse289.25
29Ryan Joyce282
30Ricardo Pietreczko280.75
31Brendan Dolan271.5
32Krzysztof Ratajski267.75
33Luke Woodhouse262.75
34Raymond van Barneveld252.75
35Jermaine Wattimena240.25
36Scott Williams220.75
37Gabriel Clemens219.75
38Martin Lukeman202.5
39Cameron Menzies178
40Callan Rydz177
41Kevin Doets146.5
42Madars Razma144.75
43Mickey Mansell143.25
44Ricky Evans142.25
45Jose de Sousa139
46Kim Huybrechts136
47Richard Veenstra122.75
48Niels Zonneveld121.25
49Ian White116.25
50Keane Barry115.25
51Jim Williams111.25
52William O'Connor107
53Florian Hempel103
53Matt Campbell103
55Wessel Nijman100
56Alan Soutar85.5
57Dylan Slevin80.5
58Robert Owen80.25
59Ryan Meikle78.5
60Stephen Burton78
61Connor Scutt77
62Mensur Suljovic75.25
63Jeffrey de Graaf75
64Nick Kenny71.75
65Thibault Tricole57.25
66James Hurrell45.75
67Dom Taylor39.5
68Chris Landman39.25
69Mario Vandenbogaerde31
70Rhys Griffin28
71Andy Baetens24.5
72Berry van Peer23.5
73Nathan Rafferty22.25
74Steve Lennon22
75Radek Szaganski21.75
76Lukas Wenig21.5
77Patrick Geeraets19
77Matthew Dennant19
79Darren Beveridge18.75
80Jitse Van der Wal18.25
81Benjamin Reus18
82Danny Lauby17
83Robert Grundy16.5
84George Killington14.5
85Owen Bates14
86Brett Claydon13.75
87Martijn Dragt13.5
87Adam Hunt13.5
89Haupai Puha12.5
90Jelle Klaasen11.75
91William Borland11.5
92Tim Wolters7.5
92Joshua Richardson7.5
94Michele Turetta6
95Jules van Dongen4
96Wesley Plaisier0
96Christian Kist0
96Niko Springer0
96Sebastian Bialecki0
96Tom Bissell0
96Justin Hood0
96Tavis Dudeney0
96Jim Long0
96Bradley Brooks0
96Darryl Pilgrim0
96Greg Ritchie0
96Adam Lipscombe0
96Adam Paxton0
96Cam Crabtree0
96Adam Warner0
96Andy Boulton0
96Thomas Lovely0
96Viktor Tingstrom0
96Kai Gotthardt0
96Dennie Olde Kalter0
96Maik Kuivenhoven0
96Cor Dekker0
96Pero Ljubic0
96Karel Sedlacek0
96Oskar Lukasiak0
96Tytus Kanik0
96Rusty-Jake Rodriguez0
96Dominik Gruellich0
96Stefaan Henderyck0
96Maximillian Czerwinski0
96Max Hopp0
96Leon Weber0
96Marvin van Velzen0

PDC Order of Merit

The PDC world rankings is known as the PDC darts order of merit and forms the basis for the professional darts system. A detailed explanation of the darts tourcard system has been covered in a previous article. Who will lose their tourcard in 2025? Will one of the new tourcard holders emulate players like Littler and Nijman and have a rapid rise up the world rankings in 2025? Personally I cannot wait to see what happens in what looks like being another great year of PDC darts.

Big year needed by some former major winners

After 2 very bleak seasons by his standards, 2023 PDC World champion Michael “Bully Boy” Smith will be desperate to improve his ranking throughout the season. Portugese star Jose de Sousa is in the same boat and needs a huge turnaround in form to maintain his professional status. Throughout the 2025 PDC darts season we will be keeping an eye on the darts rankings and will be tracking which darts players are making waves on the PDC Order of Merit

Update 15th July:

As I mentioned here some of the very best dart players need a very big run this year in order to defend their position in the worlds elite and at the midway stage of the season I thought it time to update you on how they are fairing. Michael Smith has been struggling with injury and loss of form and this sees him miss out on the World Matchplay in 2025 which will be a huge blow to his chances of regaining a place in the top 16 of the world. Former Belgian nr 1 Dimitri van den Bergh joins Smith in missing out, as do Polish nr 1 Krzysztof Ratajski, former German nr1 Gabriel Clemens and Portugese nr1 Jose de Sousa.

Update 26th July:

Rise and fall on the rankings happens when big money  is on the line and the World Matchplay is proving no different this year. With world number 1 Luke Humphries losing to Gian van Veen in round 1 it now seems only a matter of tiume before Luke Littler overtakes him to become the top darts player.

That defending prizemoney makes the rankings a very active list has been proven by Nathan Aspinall this year. Losing in round 1 whilst defending the tournament title money from 2 years ago has seen him drop a massive 16 spots and him down to world nr. 23. Joe Cullen continues his slide towards a top 32 exit as yet another first round loss has seen him drop 5 further places, worrying times for both of the fan favourites with a huge end to the year needed.

Biggest gainer so far in the event is Josh Rock up a massive 6 spots to world nr.11 and a further win would catapult him into the top 8 of the world.

Why the rankings matter in darts

As with professional sports such as tennis and snooker, the darts rankings form an essential element of the professional game. Winning one tournament makes a player the best on the day but guaging who is the best darts player in the world is far more complex than a one off event rating. Like in snooker the darts ratings are based on a two year period in order to reduce variance and award consistency and goes hand in hand with the two year two card system I mentioned previously. The higher you are in the order of merit the more premier darts events such as the World darts championships and World matchplay a player qualifies for.

If you have seen a player on TV and are keen to know more about what dart they use I have a table for you to read through which includes the weight of their setup