A player ranked second would have “lost” the prize money they were defending from tournament performances in the preceding.
Two years if they were eliminated in earlier stages since the system adds all prize money gained at the World Championship to a player’s ranking.
if that makes sense. The paths taken by Michael Van Gerwen and Luke Littler reach the final
Littler had a rough start to this year’s WDC,
But he overcame it to win 3-1, setting a World Championship record with an average of 140.91 in the fourth set.
But following this, he advanced to the final with no difficulty, defeating Stephen Bunting in the semi-final Friday night, January 2, by a resounding 6-1 score.
