At the top of the ProTour Order of Merit, Wessel Nijman remains the man to beat. The Dutchman continues to lead the rankings comfortably after 28 Players Championship events and twelve European Tour tournaments with £316,500. Eight titles this season underline his outstanding campaign. Behind him, Ross Smith sits second with £224,500, followed by Luke Woodhouse (£190,000), Chris Dobey (£176,500) and Kevin Doets (£168,250).
The latest ProTour headlines, however, belonged to Luke Littler. At the ČEZ Czech Darts Open in Prague, the world number one defeated Luke Humphries 8-6 in the final to cap off an impressive final session. Following his victory at the Poland Darts Open in February, it was already Littler’s second European Tour title of the season. The triumph in Prague saw “The Nuke” climb to 21st place on the ProTour Order of Merit, where he now sits on £110,500.
Immediately before Prague, Ross Smith had produced a superb performance at the Hungarian Darts Trophy in Budapest. “Smudger” defeated Gary Anderson 8-2 in the final and, following his earlier success at the International Darts Open in Riesa, celebrated his second European Tour title of the year. Combined with his victories at Players Championships 5 and 20, Smith now has four PDC ranking titles this season and has firmly established himself in second place on the ProTour Order of Merit.
At the end of August, the Players Championship series returned to Leicester. At PC27, Jermaine Wattimena claimed his third PDC ranking title. The Dutchman defeated, among others, Luke Littler in a deciding leg on his way to the title before overcoming compatriot Kevin Doets 8-6 in the final. Just 24 hours later, Luke Humphries took centre stage. “Cool Hand” won Players Championship 28 with an 8-6 victory over Brendan Dolan, securing his third Players Championship title of the season.
All 2026 ProTour winners at a glance
| Date | Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 09.02. | Players Championship 1, Hildesheim | James Wade |
| 10.02. | Players Championship 2, Hildesheim | Wessel Nijman |
| 16.02. | Players Championship 3, Wigan | Chris Dobey |
| 17.02. | Players Championship 4, Wigan | Luke Humphries |
| 20.-22.02. | Poland Darts Open, Krakow | Luke Littler |
| 24.02. | Players Championship 5, Leicester | Ross Smith |
| 25.02. | Players Championship 6, Leicester | Gerwyn Price |
| 13.-15.03. | European Darts Trophy, Göttingen | Wessel Nijman |
| 20.-22.03. | Belgian Darts Open, Wieze | Luke Humphries |
| 30.03. | Players Championship 7, Leicester | Ryan Searle |
| 31.03. | Players Championship 8, Leicester | Wessel Nijman |
| 04.-06.04. | German Darts Grand Prix, Munich | Nathan Aspinall |
| 13.04. | Players Championship 9, Wigan | Chris Dobey |
| 14.04. | Players Championship 10, Wigan | Wessel Nijman |
| 17.-19.04. | European Darts Grand Prix, Sindelfingen | Gerwyn Price |
| 27.04. | Players Championship 11, Milton Keynes | Beau Greaves |
| 28.04. | Players Championship 12, Milton Keynes | Wessel Nijman |
| 04.05. | Players Championship 13, Hildesheim | Kevin Doets |
| 05.05. | Players Championship 14, Hildesheim | Wessel Nijman |
| 08.-10.05. | Austrian Darts Open, Graz | Josh Rock |
| 12.05. | Players Championship 15, Leicester | Michael van Gerwen |
| 13.05. | Players Championship 16, Leicester | Andrew Gilding |
| 18.05. | Players Championship 17, Leicester | Luke Humphries |
| 19.05. | Players Championship 18, Leicester | Luke Woodhouse |
| 22.-24.05. | International Darts Open, Riesa | Ross Smith |
| 29.-31.05. | Baltic Sea Darts Open, Kiel | Luke Woodhouse |
| 02.06. | Players Championship 19, Milton Keynes | Jeffrey de Graaf |
| 03.06. | Players Championship 20, Milton Keynes | Ross Smith |
| 16.06. | Players Championship 21, Wigan | Wessel Nijman |
| 17.06. | Players Championship 22, Wigan | Rob Cross |
| 19.-21.06. | Slovak Darts Open, Bratislava | Wessel Nijman |
| 06.07. | Players Championship 23, Leicester | Cameron Menzies |
| 07.07. | Players Championship 24, Leicester | Gabriel Clemens |
| 10.-12.07. | European Darts Open, Leverkusen | Krzysztof Ratajski |
| 28.07. | Players Championship 25, Hildesheim | Henry Coates |
| 29.07. | Players Championship 26, Hildesheim | Sebastian Bialecki |
| 25.08. | Players Championship 27, Leicester | Jermaine Wattimena |
| 26.08. | Players Championship 28, Leicester | Luke Humphries |
| 28.-30.08. | Hungarian Darts Trophy, Budapest | Ross Smith |
| 04.-06.09. | ČEZ Czech Darts Open, Prague | Luke Littler |
Coming up: Antwerp and the Players Championships in Den Bosch
The next ProTour highlight is already just around the corner. From September 11 to 13, the European Tour heads to the Antwerp Expo for the Blåkläder Flanders Darts Trophy, the 13th of 15 European Tour events this season.
Attention will then turn back to the Players Championship series. Players Championships 29 and 30 will be held in Den Bosch on September 22 and 23. In October, the Swiss Darts Trophy in Basel and the Dutch Darts Championship in Maastricht will complete the European Tour season ahead of the European Championship in Dortmund.
Tickets for PDC European Tour events are available HERE.
