Jonny Clayton beats Michael van Gerwen 6-3
PDC Premier League Darts · Week 6 · Thu 12 Mar
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We are underway at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 6 with Jonny Clayton against Michael van Gerwen. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Jonny Clayton finally seals it 6-3, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Michael van Gerwen closes 62 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 40 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 1-0. Leg 2: Michael van Gerwen takes out 61 in 2 darts. Michael van Gerwen leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 12 and leaves 6; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 56 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Jonny Clayton takes out 80 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen takes out 44 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 81 and leaves 32; Jonny Clayton takes out 32 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 4-3. Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton closes 16 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 46 and leaves 8, Jonny Clayton takes out 8 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Jonny Clayton wins 6-3.
Jonny Clayton posts the higher three-dart average, 95.47 compared with 91.01. Jonny Clayton hits 3 maximums and Michael van Gerwen hits 2. On the doubles, Jonny Clayton converts 46.0% and Michael van Gerwen finishes at 25.0%. Jonny Clayton's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Jonny Clayton has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 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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Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Michael van Gerwen closes 62 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 40 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Michael van Gerwen takes out 61 in 2 darts. Michael van Gerwen leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 12 and leaves 6; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 56 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Jonny Clayton takes out 80 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen takes out 44 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 81 and leaves 32; Jonny Clayton takes out 32 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton closes 16 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 46 and leaves 8, Jonny Clayton takes out 8 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Jonny Clayton wins 6-3.