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 | Luke Littler | £30,000 |
| 2 | Mike De Decker | £12,000 |
| 3 | James Wade | £8,500 |
| 3 | Ross Smith | £8,500 |
| 5 | Gerwyn Price | £6,000 |
| 5 | Jonny Clayton | £6,000 |
| 5 | Stephen Bunting | £6,000 |
| 5 | Dave Chisnall | £6,000 |
| 9 | Matt Campbell | £4,000 |
| 9 | Boris Krcmar | £4,000 |
| 9 | Daryl Gurney | £4,000 |
| 9 | Martin Schindler | £4,000 |
| 9 | Ritchie Edhouse | £4,000 |
| 9 | Damon Heta | £4,000 |
| 9 | Luke Woodhouse | £4,000 |
| 9 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | £4,000 |
| 17 | Raymond van Barneveld | £2,500 |
| 17 | Ricardo Pietreczko | £2,500 |
| 17 | Michael Smith | £2,500 |
| 17 | Gian van Veen | £2,500 |
| 17 | Wessel Nijman | £2,500 |
| 17 | Jermaine Wattimena | £2,500 |
| 17 | Ryan Searle | £2,500 |
| 24 | Sybren Gijbels | £1,250 |
| 24 | Darius Labanauskas | £1,250 |
| 24 | Owen Bates | £1,250 |
| 24 | James Hurrell | £1,250 |
| 24 | Matthew Dennant | £1,250 |
| 24 | Thomas Lovely | £1,250 |
| 24 | Darryl Pilgrim | £1,250 |
| 24 | Francois Schweyen | £1,250 |
| 24 | Cedric Waegemans | £1,250 |
| 24 | Thibault Tricole | £1,250 |
| 24 | Patrick De Backer | £1,250 |
| 24 | Cam Crabtree | £1,250 |
| 24 | Ryan Joyce | £1,250 |
| 24 | Jim Long | £1,250 |