Gian van Veen beats Jonny Clayton 6-2
PDC Premier League Darts · Week 13 · Thu 30 Apr
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We are underway at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 13 with Jonny Clayton against Gian van Veen. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Gian van Veen finally seals it 6-2, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range. Gian van Veen comes through Leg 1 on throw. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Jonny Clayton reaches 48 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 12 still on the board.
Gian van Veen is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen takes out 40 with Jonny Clayton poised on 12; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Gian van Veen leads 1-0. Gian van Veen strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Gian van Veen shuts the door with a 122 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.
Gian van Veen leads 2-0. Gian van Veen makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Gian van Veen gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Gian van Veen leads 3-0.
Jonny Clayton stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 4. Jonny Clayton takes out 88 with Gian van Veen poised on 25; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 3-1. Gian van Veen holds throw in Leg 5.
Gian van Veen gets the finish on 25; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Gian van Veen leads 4-1. Leg 6 stays with Jonny Clayton on throw. Jonny Clayton answers with a maximum; Jonny Clayton gets the finish on 64; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.
Gian van Veen leads 4-2. Leg 7 stays with Gian van Veen on throw. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Gian van Veen gets the finish on 48; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg. Gian van Veen leads 5-2.
Gian van Veen closes out Leg 8. Jonny Clayton has 66 available but cannot take it out, leaving 16. Gian van Veen is sitting on 152 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen shuts the door with a 152 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Gian van Veen wins 6-2.
The match contains 2 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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Gian van Veen comes through Leg 1 on throw. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Jonny Clayton reaches 48 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 12 still on the board. Gian van Veen is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen takes out 40 with Jonny Clayton poised on 12; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Gian van Veen leads 1-0.
Gian van Veen strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Gian van Veen shuts the door with a 122 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 2-0.
Gian van Veen makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Gian van Veen gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Gian van Veen leads 3-0.
Jonny Clayton stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 4. Jonny Clayton takes out 88 with Gian van Veen poised on 25; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 3-1.
Gian van Veen holds throw in Leg 5. Gian van Veen gets the finish on 25; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Gian van Veen leads 4-1.
Leg 6 stays with Jonny Clayton on throw. Jonny Clayton answers with a maximum; Jonny Clayton gets the finish on 64; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gian van Veen leads 4-2.
Leg 7 stays with Gian van Veen on throw. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Gian van Veen gets the finish on 48; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg. Gian van Veen leads 5-2.
Gian van Veen closes out Leg 8. Jonny Clayton has 66 available but cannot take it out, leaving 16. Gian van Veen is sitting on 152 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen shuts the door with a 152 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Gian van Veen wins 6-2.