Luke Littler has made a seismic move up the European Tour Order of Merit following his Czech Darts Open victory, climbing from 20th to fourth with just three events remaining before the European Championship cut-off. The world number one arrived in Prague on £40,000 for the 2026 season but his title run has taken him to £75,000, transforming his position in the race to Dortmund. Only Ross Smith, Wessel Nijman and Krzysztof Ratajski now sit above him.
Smith remains comfortably on top after ET12 with £133,000, extending his advantage over Nijman to £22,000. Ratajski holds third on £84,500, while Littler's victory has carried him straight past Nathan Aspinall, Josh Rock, Luke Woodhouse and Danny Noppert into fourth. The top 32 at the end of the 15-event European Tour season qualify for the European Championship, which will be staged in Dortmund from October 22-25.
Littler was comfortably the biggest mover among the leading names, his £35,000 increase from Prague taking him from the lower reaches of the top 20 into the top four in a single weekend. Luke Humphries also made significant progress after reaching the final. The defending champion began the weekend 15th on £45,000 and leaves Prague ninth on £60,000, level on prize money with Gerwyn Price but ahead on the ranking. Price himself moves from 11th to 10th after reaching the semi-finals, while Michael van Gerwen climbs one place to 13th following his own run to the last four.
Jonny Clayton is another beneficiary, moving from 17th to 15th on £51,000, while William O'Connor's quarter-final appearance lifts him six places from 29th to 23rd on £39,000. Danny Noppert remains eighth but increases his total to £64,000, while Ross Smith strengthens his grip on first place despite not reaching the closing stages in Prague.
The biggest pressure remains around the top-32 cut line. Joe Cullen currently occupies the final provisional European Championship place with £29,500, leaving Stephen Bunting immediately outside in 33rd on £28,000. That gap is now just £1,500 heading into the final three European Tour events. James Wade sits 31st on £31,000 despite missing successive events in Budapest and Prague, while Dave Chisnall is 29th on £33,500 and Kim Huybrechts 30th on £32,500. Several established names remain further adrift, including Michael Smith (35th, £22,000), Daryl Gurney (36th, £22,000), Keane Barry (38th, £19,500) and Gary Anderson (41st, £15,000). Beau Greaves continues to make gradual progress after becoming the first woman to win a PDC European Tour match in Prague, climbing from 68th to 62nd with £7,500 on the ranking.
