Damon Heta beats Jonny Clayton 6-1
Dutch Darts Championship · Last 32 · Sat 17 Oct
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Jonny Clayton faces Damon Heta at Dutch Darts Championship in Last 32 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Damon Heta who has the result at 6-1, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Leg 1 stays with Damon Heta on throw. Damon Heta takes out 40 with Jonny Clayton poised on 81; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg.
Damon Heta leads 1-0. Damon Heta strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Damon Heta shuts the door with a 126 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Damon Heta leads 2-0.
Jonny Clayton answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 3. A 180 from Damon Heta turns up the pressure; Damon Heta reaches 40 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Jonny Clayton is sitting on 24 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Jonny Clayton takes out 24 with Damon Heta poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Damon Heta leads 2-1.
Damon Heta answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 4. A 180 from Jonny Clayton turns up the pressure; Damon Heta shuts the door with a 101 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Damon Heta leads 3-1. Damon Heta comes through Leg 5 on throw.
Damon Heta takes out 40 with Jonny Clayton poised on 24; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Damon Heta leads 4-1. Damon Heta makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Damon Heta has 91 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40.
Jonny Clayton is sitting on 116 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Damon Heta takes out 40 with Jonny Clayton poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Damon Heta leads 5-1. Damon Heta closes out Leg 7. Damon Heta takes out 52 with Jonny Clayton poised on 99; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts.
That's the match - Damon Heta wins 6-1. Damon Heta posts the higher three-dart average, 103.57 compared with 98.39. Jonny Clayton hits 1 maximum and Damon Heta hits 1. The match contains 4 breaks of throw.
The decisive difference comes in the moments when one player reaches a finish, the other is close enough to punish a miss, and the next visit suddenly matters more than the average.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 stays with Damon Heta on throw. Damon Heta takes out 40 with Jonny Clayton poised on 81; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Damon Heta leads 1-0.
Damon Heta strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Damon Heta shuts the door with a 126 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Damon Heta leads 2-0.
Jonny Clayton answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 3. A 180 from Damon Heta turns up the pressure; Damon Heta reaches 40 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Jonny Clayton is sitting on 24 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Jonny Clayton takes out 24 with Damon Heta poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Damon Heta leads 2-1.
Damon Heta answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 4. A 180 from Jonny Clayton turns up the pressure; Damon Heta shuts the door with a 101 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Damon Heta leads 3-1.
Damon Heta comes through Leg 5 on throw. Damon Heta takes out 40 with Jonny Clayton poised on 24; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Damon Heta leads 4-1.
Damon Heta makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Damon Heta has 91 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40. Jonny Clayton is sitting on 116 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Damon Heta takes out 40 with Jonny Clayton poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Damon Heta leads 5-1.
Damon Heta closes out Leg 7. Damon Heta takes out 52 with Jonny Clayton poised on 99; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. That's the match - Damon Heta wins 6-1.