Gerwyn Price shot up to seventh in the PDC World Rankings Ladder after claiming the Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Grand Prix over the weekend. Price secured his tenth European Tour title in style in Sindelfingen, averaging close to a ton across his five matches to scoop the £35,000 top prize and overtake Josh Rock, […]
Gerwyn Price shot up to seventh in the PDC World Rankings Ladder after claiming the Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Grand Prix over the weekend.
Price secured his tenth European Tour title in style in Sindelfingen, averaging close to a ton across his five matches to scoop the £35,000 top prize and overtake Josh Rock, Stephen Bunting and Gary Anderson in the world rankings.
The Welsh number two – featuring in his first ProTour event since making the final at the European Darts Trophy in March – claimed his second title of the year to reinforce an already strong start to 2026.
The 41-year-old is less than £50,000 shy of his compatriot Jonny Clayton in fifth, threatening to reclaim the title of Welsh number one from his World Cup partner, and is now only £17,000 short of James Wade in sixth.
Crucially, Price’s victory on Sunday places daylight between him and the cluster of players between eight to tenth.
Less than £15,000 separates Josh Rock, Stephen Bunting and Danny Noppert in eighth, ninth and tenth respectively, and Price has removed himself from that pack by creating a £15,000+ buffer over Rock thanks to his triumph at the weekend.
Wessel Nijman’s remarkable ascent in 2026 continued with a run to the semi-finals in Sindelfingen, breaking into the world’s top 16 for the first time in his career.
The Dutch star – who began the year 29th in the world rankings – has shot up 13 places to 16th since the turn of the year, recently overtaking compatriot Jermaine Wattimena and German number one Martin Schindler.
The 25-year-old has earned a remarkable £117,250 on the ProTour so far in 2026, over £32,000 clear of next-best Chris Dobey, and has made the quarter-finals or better in eight of the 13 ProTour events he has entered this year.
Gary Anderson has dropped outside the world’s top ten after failing to repeat his back-to-back title exploits at the Glaspalast in 2024 and 2025, falling at the first hurdle against Niko Springer.
The Scottish number one has fallen from sixth to 11th at the start of the year, featuring in just eight of the 15 ProTour events so far, and sits just £6,000 above Ryan Searle in 12th.
Another Scotsman and former World Champion Peter Wright has also fallen down the rankings in a significant manner, dropping outside the world’s top 32.
Wright failed to get past Jeffrey de Zwaan in round one at the European Darts Grand Prix, making the quarter-finals at just one event this year.
Niko Springer continued his strong European Tour form this year, reaching the last 16 for the third time this year and shooting inside the world’s top 50 for the first time.
The 25-year-old German is now 48th in the world, moving up six spaces since the start of the year, and will only continue to rise after not holding a Tour Card since 2025 – the highest-ranked player for this to be the case.
Krzysztof Ratajski continues to make inroads in the PDC Werner Rankings Ladder, rising two places to 23rd after reaching a second consecutive European Tour semi-final for the first time in his career.
The Polish number one has moved up five places since the start of the year, and has recently moved above Daryl Gurney and Dave Chisnall after his exploits in Sindelfingen.
