Cameron Menzies is carrying one of the thinnest cushions in the 2026 World Matchplay race, with the latest live table leaving the Scot just £500 clear of Damon Heta on the ProTour list.
The DartsRankings World Matchplay race, updated after ET9, has Menzies on £81,750 and Heta on £81,250. Dave Chisnall sits next on £76,000, making next week’s Leicester double-header a direct pressure point before the July 8 cut-off.
The PDPA calendar confirms Players Championship 23 and 24 will be staged in Leicester on July 6 and 7. That leaves Menzies with two floor events to protect a Blackpool route that already looked fragile in our previous Leicester deadline breakdown.
Why the £500 gap matters
The headline figure is small, but the sporting consequence is not. One early exit from Menzies, paired with a minor Heta cash, can flip the final ProTour qualifying positions before the Winter Gardens field is locked.
Menzies still controls the cleaner side of the equation. He does not need a title, or even necessarily a deep run, if those directly behind him fail to move. But the race is now narrow enough that board draw, first-round tempo and checkout sharpness could decide whether he travels to Blackpool as a qualifier or watches the cut pass him by.
