THE European Tour Order of Merit was introduced in 2016 and is based on prize money won in the year's European Tour events which are held across continental Europe.
The top 32 players from the European Tour Order of Merit qualify for the Unibet European Championship.
Below is the final 2016 European Tour Order of Merit
| Pos | Name | Prize Money |
| 1 | Gerwen, Michael van | £160,500 |
| 2 | Suljovic, Mensur | £60,500 |
| 3 | Wright, Peter | £51,500 |
| 4 | Wade, James | £41,000 |
| 5 | Huybrechts, Kim | £38,500 |
| 6 | Chisnall, Dave | £38,000 |
| 7 | Norris, Alan | £37,500 |
| 8 | Klaasen, Jelle | £31,500 |
| 8 | Smith, Michael | £31,500 |
| 10 | Pas, Benito van de | £26,500 |
| 11 | Taylor, Phil | £25,000 |
| 12 | Jenkins, Terry | £23,000 |
| 12 | White, Ian | £23,000 |
| 14 | Bunting, Stephen | £21,000 |
| 15 | Gurney, Daryl | £20,500 |
| 16 | Whitlock, Simon | £18,500 |
| 17 | Price, Gerwyn | £16,500 |
| 17 | Cullen, Joe | £16,500 |
| 19 | Anderson, Gary | £14,000 |
| 20 | Anderson, Kyle | £12,000 |
| 20 | Thornton, Robert | £12,000 |
| 22 | King, Mervyn | £11,500 |
| 23 | West, Steve | £10,500 |
| 24 | Wilson, James | £10,000 |
| 24 | Wattimena, Jermaine | £10,000 |
| 24 | Petersen, Devon | £10,000 |
| 24 | Hopp, Max | £10,000 |
| 28 | Reyes, Cristo | £9,500 |
| 28 | Pipe, Justin | £9,500 |
| 30 | Dobey, Chris | £9,000 |
| 30 | Richardson, James | £9,000 |
| 32 | Caven, Jamie | £8,500 |
| 33 | Green, Robbie | £8,000 |
| 33 | Painter, Kevin | £8,000 |
| 35 | Dolan, Brendan | £7,500 |
| 35 | Lewis, Adrian | £7,500 |
| 37 | Boulton, Andy | £7,000 |
| 37 | Rodriguez, Rowby-John | £7,000 |
| 39 | Clayton, Jonny | £6,500 |
| 39 | Bergh, Dimitri Van Den | £6,500 |
| 41 | Webster, Mark | £6,000 |
| 41 | Murnan, Joe | £6,000 |
| 41 | Beaton, Steve | £6,000 |
| 41 | Henderson, John | £6,000 |
| 45 | Webster, Darren | £5,500 |
| 45 | Voort, Vincent van der | £5,500 |
| 45 | Kist, Christian | £5,500 |
| 45 | Graaf, Jeffrey de | £5,500 |
| 49 | Barneveld, Raymond van | £5,000 |
| 49 | Huybrechts, Ronny | £5,000 |
| 49 | Schindler, Martin | £5,000 |
| 49 | Frost, Mark | £5,000 |
| 49 | Meulenkamp, Ron | £5,000 |
| 54 | Horvat, Dragutin | £4,500 |
| 54 | Meeuwisse, Yordi | £4,500 |
| 54 | Edhouse, Ritchie | £4,500 |
| 57 | Pallett, David | £4,000 |
| 57 | Payne, Josh | £4,000 |
| 57 | Lerchbacher, Zoran | £4,000 |
| 57 | Eidams, Rene | £4,000 |
| 61 | Evans, Ricky | £3,500 |
| 61 | Johnson, Darren | £3,500 |
| 61 | Walsh, Mark | £3,500 |
| 61 | Lewis, Jamie | £3,500 |
| 61 | Michael, John | £3,500 |
| 61 | Heydon, Nigel | £3,500 |
| 61 | Parody, Dyson | £3,500 |
| 68 | Smith, Andy | £3,000 |
| 68 | Jenkins, Andy | £3,000 |
| 68 | Hamilton, Andy | £3,000 |
| 68 | Herz, Fabian | £3,000 |
| 68 | Artut, Jyhan | £3,000 |
| 68 | Newton, Wes | £3,000 |
| 68 | Dekker, Jan | £3,000 |
| 68 | Eijden, Remco van | £3,000 |
| 76 | Allenstein, Robert | £2,500 |
| 76 | Holz, Mike | £2,500 |
| 76 | Kamphuis, Vincent | £2,500 |
| 76 | Taylor, Scott | £2,500 |
| 76 | West, Tony | £2,500 |
| 76 | Aspinall, Nathan | £2,500 |
| 76 | Hudson, Peter | £2,500 |
| 76 | Stoyke, Stefan | £2,500 |
| 76 | Stevenson, Simon | £2,500 |
| 76 | Langendorf, Maik | £2,500 |
| 76 | Rasztovits, Michael | £2,500 |
| 76 | Decker, Mike De | £2,500 |
| 88 | Meikle, Ryan | £2,000 |
| 88 | Vegso, Janos | £2,000 |
| 88 | Zwaan, Jeffrey de | £2,000 |
| 88 | Puls, Marko | £2,000 |
| 88 | Jones, Wayne | £2,000 |
| 88 | Smith, Ross | £2,000 |
| 88 | Zuydwijk, Mike | £2,000 |
| 88 | Gilding, Andrew | £2,000 |
| 88 | Welge, Andree | £2,000 |
| 88 | Kellett, Stuart | £2,000 |
| 88 | Duijvenbode, Dirk van | £2,000 |
| 88 | O'Connor, William | £2,000 |
| 100 | Brown, Keegan | £1,500 |
| 100 | Dootson, Eddie | £1,500 |
| 100 | Evetts, Ted | £1,500 |
| 100 | McGowan, Mick | £1,500 |
| 100 | Tabern, Alan | £1,500 |
| 100 | Walker, Jim | £1,500 |
| 100 | Viljanen, Kim | £1,500 |
| 100 | Caris, Magnus | £1,500 |
| 100 | Alcinas, Antonio | £1,500 |
| 100 | Fullwell, Nick | £1,500 |
| 100 | Bowles, John | £1,500 |
| 100 | Harrington, Ryan | £1,500 |
| 100 | Thomas, Kevin | £1,500 |
| 113 | Barnard, Michael | £1,000 |
| 113 | Clemens, Gabriel | £1,000 |
| 113 | Dale, Scott | £1,000 |
| 113 | Dennant, Matthew | £1,000 |
| 113 | Foreman, Jay | £1,000 |
| 113 | Hine, Steve | £1,000 |
| 113 | Hubbard, James | £1,000 |
| 113 | Mansell, Mickey | £1,000 |
| 113 | Marijanovic, Robert | £1,000 |
| 113 | Munch, Kevin | £1,000 |
| 113 | Owen, Robert | £1,000 |
| 113 | Ratajski, Krzysztof | £1,000 |
| 113 | Webers, Justin | £1,000 |
| 113 | Griffiths, Shaun | £1,000 |
| 113 | Newell, Tony | £1,000 |
| 113 | Petri, Daniele | £1,000 |
| 113 | Rettig, Holger | £1,000 |
| 113 | Ward, Harry | £1,000 |
| 113 | Brown, Darron | £1,000 |
| 113 | Mandl, Nico | £1,000 |
| 113 | McNally, Steve | £1,000 |
| 113 | Rodriguez, Roxy-James | £1,000 |
| 113 | Corner, Richie | £1,000 |
| 113 | Horst, Michel van der | £1,000 |
| 113 | Robinson, Jamie | £1,000 |
| 113 | Williams, Ricky | £1,000 |
| 113 | Worsley, Jonathan | £1,000 |
| 113 | Federico, George | £1,000 |
| 113 | Francis, David | £1,000 |
| 113 | Lopez, Antony | £1,000 |
| 113 | Barilli, Mark | £1,000 |
| 113 | Davies, Ben | £1,000 |
| 113 | Junghans, Thomas | £1,000 |
| 113 | Seyler, Tomas | £1,000 |
| 113 | Baxter, Ronnie | £1,000 |
| 113 | Milford, Paul | £1,000 |