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 European Championship.
| Position | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Aspinall | £42,000 |
| 2 | Stephen Bunting | £36,000 |
| 3 | Luke Littler | £30,000 |
| 4 | Ross Smith | £18,500 |
| 4 | Mike De Decker | £18,500 |
| 6 | Martin Schindler | £16,500 |
| 7 | Gerwyn Price | £16,000 |
| 8 | Luke Humphries | £14,500 |
| 9 | Dave Chisnall | £14,000 |
| 10 | Ryan Joyce | £13,250 |
| 11 | Wessel Nijman | £12,500 |
| 12 | Cameron Menzies | £10,000 |
| 13 | Gian van Veen | £9,000 |
| 13 | Ritchie Edhouse | £9,000 |
| 13 | Luke Woodhouse | £9,000 |
| 16 | Gary Anderson | £8,500 |
| 16 | Michael van Gerwen | £8,500 |
| 16 | James Wade | £8,500 |
| 19 | Damon Heta | £8,000 |
| 20 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £7,500 |
| 21 | Raymond van Barneveld | £6,500 |
| 21 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £6,500 |
| 21 | Michael Smith | £6,500 |
| 21 | Jermaine Wattimena | £6,500 |
| 21 | Boris Krcmar | £6,500 |
| 26 | Peter Wright | £6,000 |
| 26 | Josh Rock | £6,000 |
| 26 | Jonny Clayton | £6,000 |
| 29 | Matt Campbell | £5,250 |
| 30 | Ryan Searle | £5,000 |
| 31 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | £4,000 |
| 31 | Rob Cross | £4,000 |
| 31 | Daryl Gurney | £4,000 |
| 34 | Darius Labanauskas | £3,750 |
| 34 | Thibault Tricole | £3,750 |
| 36 | Daniel Klose | £2,500 |
| 36 | Callan Rydz | £2,500 |
| 36 | Thomas Lovely | £2,500 |
| 39 | Kevin Knopf | £1,250 |
| 39 | Paul Goyer | £1,250 |
| 39 | Richard Veenstra | £1,250 |
| 39 | Petr Krivka | £1,250 |
| 39 | Patrick Klingelhoefer | £1,250 |
| 39 | Marko Kantele | £1,250 |
| 39 | Laurin Welk | £1,250 |
| 39 | Michael Unterbuchner | £1,250 |
| 39 | Paul Krohne | £1,250 |
| 39 | Francois Schweyen | £1,250 |
| 39 | Cedric Waegemans | £1,250 |
| 39 | Owen Bates | £1,250 |
| 39 | Cam Crabtree | £1,250 |
| 39 | Darryl Pilgrim | £1,250 |
| 39 | Matthew Dennant | £1,250 |
| 39 | Patrick De Backer | £1,250 |
| 39 | James Hurrell | £1,250 |
| 39 | Sybren Gijbels | £1,250 |
| 39 | Jim Long | £1,250 |