Gian van Veen beats Jonny Clayton 6-4
PDC Premier League Darts · Week 1 · Thu 5 Feb
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We are underway at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 1 with Jonny Clayton against Gian van Veen. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Gian van Veen finally seals it 6-4, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Leg 1: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gian van Veen cannot take out 80 and leaves 20, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 44 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Gian van Veen closes 64 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 70 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 92 and leaves 36; Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 2-1. Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Gian van Veen cannot take out 20 and leaves 10; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Gian van Veen closes 32 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 48 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 3-2. Leg 6: Gian van Veen closes 40 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 52 in 2 darts. Gian van Veen leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 5-2. Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Jonny Clayton closes 98 with Gian van Veen waiting on 40 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Jonny Clayton takes out 75 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Gian van Veen fires in 2 maximums; Gian van Veen takes out 42 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. That's the match - Gian van Veen wins 6-4.
Gian van Veen posts the higher three-dart average, 98.37 compared with 94.86. Jonny Clayton hits 3 maximums and Gian van Veen hits 5. On the doubles, Jonny Clayton converts 36.0% and Gian van Veen finishes at 32.0%. Gian van Veen's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Gian van Veen has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 breaks of throw and 1 clear lead change. 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: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gian van Veen cannot take out 80 and leaves 20, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 44 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Gian van Veen closes 64 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 70 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 92 and leaves 36; Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Gian van Veen cannot take out 20 and leaves 10; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Gian van Veen closes 32 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 48 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Gian van Veen closes 40 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 52 in 2 darts. Gian van Veen leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Jonny Clayton closes 98 with Gian van Veen waiting on 40 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Jonny Clayton takes out 75 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Gian van Veen fires in 2 maximums; Gian van Veen takes out 42 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. That's the match - Gian van Veen wins 6-4.