PDCNB have made a change to the rules regarding rankings points, which the Order of merit now reflects.

The rules now include the following:

Players that receive a bye directly into the Round of 32 MUST win their match to be awarded ranking points. They will however receive the prize money despite losing.

The change to the criteria has been made to make it fairer for all, and avoids situations where seeded players benefit from ranking points without winning a match.