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PDC Order of Merit: European Darts Open Finalists Nathan Aspinall and Damon Heta Rise In Latest Rankings
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European Darts Open finalists Nathan Aspinall and Damon Heta have risen up the rankings in the latest PDC Order of Merit update.
Nathan Aspinall Seals European Darts Open Title
Nathan Aspinall doubled his European Tour title tally for the year with a dramatic 8-6 win over Damon Heta in the European Darts Open final on Sunday. ‘The Asp’ beat Bradley Brooks, Ricardo Pietreczko, Chris Dobey and Wessel Nijman on his way to the final and scooped up the maximum £30,000 payout for his success in Leverkusen.
It followed on from a semi-final finish in the 2025 PDC Premier League, for which he picked up £85,000 last Thursday.
“To bounce back after the defeat on Thursday night, to come here and win this tournament, shows where my game’s at at the moment,” Aspinall said off the back of his triumph.
“I don’t make games easy but in the semi-final and final I played fantastic. Credit to Damon – I thought that final was absolutely fantastic, it was a great game of darts, nip and tuck.
“I’ve been through rubbish but I’m getting back there. If you want something you have to fight, to believe you can do it. When things are not going your way, you have to keep fighting, believing that you can get back to your best.
“That’s what I do, week-in and week-out, and the last few weeks have been pretty good.”
Nathan Aspinall's 2025 so far…
3x Premier Event quarter-finals 📺
PL semi-finalist 🏟️
2x Euro Tour titles 🏆
Euro Tour runner-up 🥈
PC runner-up 🥈 pic.twitter.com/aRbaeRkzSw— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) June 1, 2025
PDC Order of Merit Update: Aspinall and Heta Rise
Aspinall has now moved up three rankings in the latest PDC Order of Merit, from ninth up to sixth. Heta has also moved up to eighth, having previously been in 10th place.
Elsewhere, Luke Humphries, who won the 2025 Premier League to complete the darts Triple Crown, remains top of the rankings. This is despite his prize money from the Premier League title win not counting towards the Order of Merit, as the tournament is not classed as a ranking event.
Luke Littler follows in second with £1,300,500 in earnings over the last two years. The remainder of the top five is made up of Michael van Gerwen, Stephen Bunting and Jonny Clayton.
Dropping down the rankings, meanwhile, off the back of an underwhelming showing in the Premier League is Rob Cross. ‘Voltage’ drops down three spots to ninth place, while James Wade has also dropped down to 10th.
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
| 1 | Luke Humphries | £1,873,750 |
| 2 | Luke Littler | £1,300,500 |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen | £734,750 |
| 4 | Stephen Bunting | £579,750 |
| 5 | Jonny Clayton | £553,750 |
| 6 | Nathan Aspinall | £526,000 |
| 7 | Chris Dobey | £510,500 |
| 8 | Damon Heta | £507,750 |
| 9 | Rob Cross | £506,250 |
| 10 | James Wade | £504,500 |
| 11 | Gerwyn Price | £476,000 |
| 12 | Gary Anderson | £471,750 |
| 13 | Dave Chisnall | £469,250 |
| 14 | Ross Smith | £445,750 |
| 15 | Danny Noppert | £445,000 |
| 16 | Peter Wright | £444,750 |
| 17 | Josh Rock | £434,750 |
| 18 | Martin Schindler | £415,750 |
| 19 | Ryan Searle | £408,750 |
| 20 | Michael Smith | £396,250 |
| 21 | Mike De Decker | £386,000 |
| 22 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £379,500 |
| 23 | Gian van Veen | £371,000 |
| 24 | Joe Cullen | £364,500 |
| 25 | Daryl Gurney | £329,500 |
| 26 | Ryan Joyce | £325,000 |
| 27 | Ritchie Edhouse | £316,500 |
| 28 | Andrew Gilding | £303,750 |
| 29 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £303,500 |
| 30 | Luke Woodhouse | £293,750 |
| 31 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £281,250 |
| 32 | Jermaine Wattimena | £273,250 |
| 33 | Krzysztof Ratajski | £271,250 |
| 34 | Brendan Dolan | £263,000 |
| 35 | Raymond van Barneveld | £258,500 |
| 36 | Cameron Menzies | £255,000 |
| 37 | Scott Williams | £236,750 |
| 38 | Martin Lukeman | £224,000 |
| 39 | Gabriel Clemens | £206,500 |
| 40 | Callan Rydz | £179,250 |
| 41 | Kevin Doets | £176,000 |
| 42 | Wessel Nijman | £162,000 |
| 43 | Mickey Mansell | £160,500 |
| 44 | Ricky Evans | £151,000 |
| 45 | Madars Razma | £146,750 |
| 46 | Niels Zonneveld | £143,000 |
| 47 | William O’Connor | £138,750 |
| 48 | Kim Huybrechts | £122,250 |
| 49 | Richard Veenstra | £117,750 |
| 50 | Ian White | £116,500 |
| 51 | Jose de Sousa | £113,000 |
| 52 | Florian Hempel | £107,500 |
| 53 | Matt Campbell | £104,750 |
| 54 | Keane Barry | £100,500 |
| 55 | Jim Williams | £96,750 |
| 56 | Connor Scutt | £95,250 |
| 57 | Alan Soutar | £94,250 |
| 58 | Robert Owen | £93,250 |
| 59 | Jeffrey de Graaf | £92,500 |
| 60 | Nick Kenny | £90,000 |
| 61 | Stephen Burton | £89,750 |
| 62 | Mensur Suljovic | £84,000 |
| 63 | Ryan Meikle | £80,000 |
| 64 | Dylan Slevin | £79,000 |
Note: PDC Order of Merit top 64 as of 1 June, 2025.
How Does The PDC Order of Merit Work?
The PDC Order of Merit is based on prize money won at ranking events over the last two years.
It was adopted by the Professional Darts Corporation after the 2007 World Darts Championship, replacing the previous ranking system that was based on points awarded for performances in ranking tournaments.