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The PDC Order of Merit is a world ranking system used by one of the darts organisations, the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Following the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship it superseded a world ranking system based on points being awarded for performances in ranking tournaments.
The Darts World Rankings are systems designed to determine a list of the best darts players in the world based on their performances in past tournaments.. In 1993, a group of former world champions and other high-profile players separated from the British Darts Organisation, meaning there were several major governing bodies in the sport.
The top 64 in the PDC Order of Merit all receive Tour Cards automatically, and those who won a two-year card in 2023 still have a valid card for 2024. The top two players from the 2023 Challenge Tour and Development Tour received cards automatically.
According to PDC Order of Merit Rule 3.2, [2] in case a tie occurs when two or more players have the same amount of money in the PDC Order of Merit, the countback rule is used to break the tie. This rule looks at the cumulative money won by each player in the previous four eligible events, with the players who gained more money being placed ...
A new event staged for the first time at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff in Cardiff on 24–25 September 2016 featured the top 8 players in the PDC Order of Merit. It was the first ever PDC event to be shown live on the BBC. [15] Previous Winners (2016–19)
The top 2 players on the Order of Merit received a PDC Tour Card and a place at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, meanwhile the winner of the Order of Merit received a spot at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts as well. The Development Tour rankings additionally formed a large part of qualification for the 2024 PDC World Youth Championship.
The field of 32 players consisted of the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit as of 25 September 2023. The top eight players on the Order of Merit were seeded for the tournament. The following players qualified for the tournament:
For the first time, both the PDC Order of Merit and the PDC ProTour Order of Merit rankings were used to determine 32 of the 48 entrants for the event. The top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit qualified, along with the highest 16 ranked players on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit (after the PDC Order of Merit players were removed).