Martin Schindler has moved into the provisional field for the 2019 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals with four events to go before the cut-off.

The German thrower, 23, lost 6-4 to Jonathan Worsley in the first round of Players Championship 25, on Saturday, but responded with a run to the last 16 the following day.

Schindler claimed wins over Darren Webster (6-4), Stephen Bunting (6-4) and Nathan Aspinall (6-4), before bowing out to Steve West 6-3 in the last 16 of Players Championship 26.

Sunday’s run was enough to push Schindler into the qualifying places for Minehead. He started the weekend in 66th spot, but is now joint-61st, alongside Devon Petersen. Ted Evetts, who started the weekend in the final qualifying spot in 64th, has dropped to joint-65th.

Daryl Gurney, the world number three, picked up his first floor title of 2019, beating Nathan Aspinall 8-5 in the final of Players Championship 25. The reigning Players Championship Finals champion climbed from 29th to 16th on the latest Order of Merit for Minehead.

Mensur Suljovic defied a nine-dart finish from Ian White to win Sunday’s final 8-7, and has risen from 41st to 18th on the newest Players Championship Order of Merit.

With only four events left to go before the 64-player field is finalised, Gary Anderson, Darren Webster and Jamie Lewis are the only three players in the top 32 of the world currently set to miss out.

The Players Championship series resumes next week with Events 27 and 28 in Dublin between October 4-5.

Players Championship Order of Merit (Top 64 qualify) (after 26 of 30 events)

Position Name Prize Money 1 James Wade £59,500 2 Glen Durrant £49,500 3 Dave Chisnall £46,500 4 Krzysztof Ratajski £46,000 5 Gerwyn Price £44,500 5 Ian White £44,500 7 Peter Wright £41,750 8 Nathan Aspinall £39,000 9 Jonny Clayton £37,750 10 Jermaine Wattimena £36,750 11 Michael Smith £36,250 12 Jeffrey de Zwaan £34,250 13 Adrian Lewis £32,000 14 Jose de Sousa £31,750 15 Michael van Gerwen £30,000 16 Daryl Gurney £29,500 17 John Henderson £27,250 18 Mensur Suljovic £27,000 19 Gabriel Clemens £26,750 19 Harry Ward £26,750 21 Dimitri Van den Bergh £25,750 22 Danny Noppert £25,000 23 Joe Cullen £24,750 23 Justin Pipe £24,750 25 Ron Meulenkamp £24,500 26 Vincent van der Voort £22,750 27 Max Hopp £21,250 27 William O’Connor £21,250 29 Chris Dobey £20,500 30 Ricky Evans £20,000 31 Steve Beaton £19,250 32 Andy Boulton £18,750 33 Jelle Klaasen £18,250 33 Kyle Anderson £18,250 35 Darius Labanauskas £18,000 35 Keegan Brown £18,000 37 Steve West £17,750 38 Mervyn King £17,250 39 Brendan Dolan £17,000 40 Ross Smith £16,750 40 Ryan Searle £16,750 42 Rob Cross £16,250 43 Arron Monk £15,750 43 Cristo Reyes £15,750 45 Stephen Bunting £15,500 46 Mark McGeeney £15,000 46 Raymond van Barneveld £15,000 46 Ryan Joyce £15,000 49 Luke Humphries £14,750 50 Luke Woodhouse £14,250 50 Matthew Edgar £14,250 52 Josh Payne £14,000 53 James Richardson £13,250 53 James Wilson £13,250 55 Kim Huybrechts £13,000 56 Jamie Hughes £12,750 56 Ryan Meikle £12,750 58 Alan Tabern £12,000 58 Scott Baker £12,000 58 Simon Whitlock £12,000 61 Devon Petersen £11,750 61 Martin Schindler £11,750 63 Jan Dekker £11,500 64 Mickey Mansell £11,250 65 Steve Lennon £11,000 65 Ted Evetts £11,000 67 Conan Whitehead £10,500 68 Adrian Gray £10,000 68 Robert Thornton £10,000 70 Bradley Brooks £9,750 70 Christian Kist £9,750 70 Gavin Carlin £9,750 73 Toni Alcinas £9,500 74 Madars Razma £9,000 74 Ritchie Edhouse £9,000 74 Rowby-John Rodriguez £9,000 74 Tytus Kanik £9,000 78 Dirk van Duijvenbode £8,500 78 Geert Nentjes £8,500 80 Darren Webster £8,000 80 Mark Webster £8,000 80 Marko Kantele £8,000 80 Matt Clark £8,000 80 Nathan Rafferty £8,000 80 Peter Hudson £8,000 86 Gary Anderson £7,750 87 Benito van de Pas £7,500 87 Joe Murnan £7,500 89 Jose Justicia £7,250 90 Alan Norris £7,000 90 Mario Robbe £7,000 90 Stephen Burton £7,000 93 Boris Koltsov £6,750 94 Adam Hunt £6,500 94 Christian Bunse £6,500 94 John Michael £6,500 94 Mark Dudbridge £6,500 94 Simon Stevenson £6,500 94 Vincent van der Meer £6,500 94 Yordi Meeuwisse £6,500 94 Zoran Lerchbacher £6,500 102 Carl Wilkinson £6,000 102 David Pallett £6,000 102 Davy Van Baelen £6,000 102 Jamie Lewis £6,000 102 Jonathan Worsley £6,000 102 Ronny Huybrechts £6,000 108 Ryan Harrington £5,500 109 Scott Taylor £5,250 110 Barrie Bates £5,000 110 Corey Cadby £5,000 110 Kirk Shepherd £5,000 110 Maik Kuivenhoven £5,000 110 Reece Robinson £5,000 110 Robert Owen £5,000 110 Wayne Jones £5,000 117 Mike van Duivenbode £4,500 117 Niels Zonneveld £4,500 117 Robert MarIjanovic £4,500 120 Cody Harris £4,000 120 Dave Prins £4,000 120 Mark Wilson £4,000 120 Nathan Derry £4,000 120 Richard North £4,000 125 Callan Rydz £3,750 126 Andrew Gilding £3,000 126 Eddie Dootson £3,000 126 Gary Eastwood £3,000 126 George Killington £3,000 126 Jamie Bain £3,000 126 Kevin Burness £3,000 126 Vincent Kamphuis £3,000 133 Berry van Peer £2,500 133 Diogo Portela £2,500 135 Mick Todd £2,000 135 Terry Temple £2,000 137 Andy Jenkins £1,500 137 Shaun Carroll £1,500 139 Dawson Murschell £1,000 139 John Goldie £1,000 139 Justin Smith £1,000 139 Kyle McKinstry £1,000 139 Michael Barnard £1,000 139 Mike De Decker £1,000 139 Tony Newell £1,000 139 Wessel Nijman £1,000 147 Danny van Trijp £500 147 Martin Atkins (Leeds) £500 147 Patrick van den Boogaard £500

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