Luke Humphries beats Jonny Clayton 10-9
PDC Premier League Darts · Semi-finals · Thu 28 May
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Jonny Clayton and Luke Humphries are on the board at PDC Premier League Darts in Semi-finals, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Luke Humphries eventually gets over the line 10-9, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands. Leg 1: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton takes out 58 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total.
Jonny Clayton leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 46 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 62 and leaves 16; Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 2-1. Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Luke Humphries cannot take out 81 and leaves 12; Luke Humphries closes 12 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries cannot take out 81 and leaves 32, Luke Humphries takes out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-1. Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Jonny Clayton closes 84 with Luke Humphries waiting on 36 in 2 darts; a break of throw.
Luke Humphries leads 4-2. Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries cannot take out 81 and leaves 16, Luke Humphries takes out 16 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-2.
Leg 8: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Luke Humphries closes 24 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 76 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 6-2. Leg 9 — run stopped: Luke Humphries cannot take out 48 and leaves 16; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 80 in 1 dart.
Luke Humphries leads 6-3. Leg 10 — break of throw: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Jonny Clayton takes out 47 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 6-4.
Leg 11 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton takes out 30 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 6-5. Leg 12 — run stopped: Maximum from Jonny Clayton!
Jonny Clayton cannot take out 20 and leaves 5, Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 5 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 7-5. Leg 13: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 81 and leaves 12, Jonny Clayton closes 12 with Luke Humphries waiting on 80 in 1 dart.
Luke Humphries leads 7-6. The match contains 9 breaks of throw and 3 clear lead changes. 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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Leg 1: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton takes out 58 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Jonny Clayton leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 46 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 62 and leaves 16; Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Luke Humphries cannot take out 81 and leaves 12; Luke Humphries closes 12 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries cannot take out 81 and leaves 32, Luke Humphries takes out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Jonny Clayton closes 84 with Luke Humphries waiting on 36 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries cannot take out 81 and leaves 16, Luke Humphries takes out 16 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-2.
Leg 8: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Luke Humphries closes 24 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 76 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 6-2.
Leg 9 — run stopped: Luke Humphries cannot take out 48 and leaves 16; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 80 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 6-3.
Leg 10 — break of throw: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Jonny Clayton takes out 47 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 6-4.
Leg 11 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton takes out 30 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 6-5.
Leg 12 — run stopped: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 20 and leaves 5, Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 5 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 7-5.
Leg 13: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 81 and leaves 12, Jonny Clayton closes 12 with Luke Humphries waiting on 80 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 7-6.
Leg 14 — back level: Luke Humphries cannot take out 51 and leaves 16; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 76 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 7-7.
Leg 15 — lead change: Jonny Clayton fires in 2 maximums; Jonny Clayton takes out 20 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Jonny Clayton leads 8-7.
Leg 16 — 4 in a row: Luke Humphries cannot take out 58 and leaves 10; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 58 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 9-7.
Leg 17 — immediate break-back: Luke Humphries takes out 16 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 9-8.
Leg 18 — back level: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Luke Humphries takes out 121 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. We're level at 9-9.
Leg 19 — match-clinching leg: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 62 and leaves 32; Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 25 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 10-9.