Jonny Clayton beats Gian van Veen 6-5
PDC Premier League Darts · Week 12 · Thu 23 Apr
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Gian van Veen faces Jonny Clayton at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 12 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Jonny Clayton who has the result at 6-5, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Leg 1: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gian van Veen closes 32 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 62 in 1 dart.
Gian van Veen leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Gian van Veen cannot take out 32 and leaves 32; Gian van Veen closes 32 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 18 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 2-0. Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Gian van Veen cannot take out 74 and leaves 20; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, a break of throw.
Gian van Veen leads 2-1. Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Gian van Veen closes 41 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 58 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 3-1. Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Gian van Veen!
Jonny Clayton takes out 121 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen cannot take out 12 and leaves 6, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts.
We're level at 3-3. Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Jonny Clayton takes out 101 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — 4 in a row: Jonny Clayton takes out 156 in 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 5-3. Leg 9 — run stopped: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gian van Veen closes 112 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 64 in 1 dart.
Jonny Clayton leads 5-4. Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen cannot take out 97 and leaves 40, Gian van Veen closes 40 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton closes 46 with Gian van Veen waiting on 25 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Jonny Clayton wins 6-5. Jonny Clayton posts the higher three-dart average, 102.37 compared with 98.04.
Gian van Veen hits 5 maximums and Jonny Clayton hits 4. The match contains 7 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 closes 32 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 62 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Gian van Veen cannot take out 32 and leaves 32; Gian van Veen closes 32 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 18 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Gian van Veen cannot take out 74 and leaves 20; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Gian van Veen closes 41 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 58 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Jonny Clayton takes out 121 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen cannot take out 12 and leaves 6, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Jonny Clayton takes out 101 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — 4 in a row: Jonny Clayton takes out 156 in 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — run stopped: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gian van Veen closes 112 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 64 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen cannot take out 97 and leaves 40, Gian van Veen closes 40 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton closes 46 with Gian van Veen waiting on 25 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Jonny Clayton wins 6-5.