His successful first year in the PDC earned him £19,500 on the Pro Tour Order of Merit which saw him claim the third of 16 spots on offer to non-qualified players for the 2015 World Championship. Van de Pas faced Paul Nicholson in the opening round and made a dream start by throwing a 180 in his first visit and went on to take the first set without reply. The match would go into a deciding set in which van de Pas won all three legs, sealing it with a 109 finish. He continued his progress by twice coming from behind against world number eight Dave Chisnall to defeat him 4–2. However, van de Pas' run came to an end in the third round as Robert Thornton whitewashed him 4–0. After his first year in the PDC he was ranked world number 42, the second highest of all the new players on tour. During the fifth Players Championship event, van de Pas threw his first nine-dart finish on the PDC tour and went on to lose in the last 16.