MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 07:24 UK

Gerwyn Price beats Jonny Clayton 4-3

PDC World Masters · Last 16 · Sat 31 Jan

Jonny Clayton 3–4 Gerwyn Price
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Set 1, leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton takes out 100 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw.

Jonny Clayton136.64leg average
Gerwyn Price98.50leg average
BREAK OF THROW 100 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
1–1

Set 1, leg 2 — immediate break-back: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 40 and leaves 40; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw.

Jonny Clayton76.83leg average
Gerwyn Price93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
2–1

Set 1, leg 3 — immediate break-back: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 72 and leaves 24; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 72 in 2 darts, a break of throw.

Jonny Clayton107.36leg average
Gerwyn Price95.40leg average
BREAK OF THROW 72 CHECKOUT
LEG 4Set 2 · leg 1
3–1

Set 2, leg 1: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 16 and leaves 8, Jonny Clayton closes 8 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 40 in 1 dart.

Jonny Clayton115.62leg average
Gerwyn Price115.25leg average
8 CHECKOUT 3 × 180
LEG 5Set 2 · leg 2
4–1

Set 2, leg 2 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 82 and leaves 20, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 64 in 2 darts, a break of throw.

Jonny Clayton107.36leg average
Gerwyn Price96.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 64 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6Set 3 · leg 1
4–2

Set 3, leg 1 — run stopped: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gerwyn Price closes 161 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 36 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total.

Jonny Clayton155.00leg average
Gerwyn Price136.64leg average
161 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7Set 3 · leg 2
4–3

Set 3, leg 2 — break of throw: Gerwyn Price closes 58 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 56 in 1 dart; a break of throw.

Jonny Clayton89.00leg average
Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 58 CHECKOUT
LEG 8Set 4 · leg 1
5–3

Set 4, leg 1 — run stopped: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton closes 58 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 16 in 1 dart.

Jonny Clayton115.62leg average
Gerwyn Price121.25leg average
58 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 9Set 4 · leg 2
5–4

Set 4, leg 2: Gerwyn Price fires in 2 maximums; Gerwyn Price cannot take out 96 and leaves 8, Gerwyn Price takes out 8 in 2 darts.

Jonny Clayton85.25leg average
Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
8 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 10Set 4 · leg 3
5–5

Set 4, leg 3 — back level: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 85 and leaves 25; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 102 in 1 dart, a break of throw.

Jonny Clayton79.33leg average
Gerwyn Price93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 102 CHECKOUT
LEG 11Set 5 · leg 1
5–6

Set 5, leg 1 — lead change: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price takes out 40 in 2 darts.

Jonny Clayton89.75leg average
Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 12Set 5 · leg 2
5–7

Set 5, leg 2 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gerwyn Price closes 126 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 81 in 1 dart, a break of throw.

Jonny Clayton84.00leg average
Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 126 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 13Set 6 · leg 1
6–7

Set 6, leg 1 — run stopped: Jonny Clayton closes 74 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 86 in 1 dart.

Jonny Clayton115.62leg average
Gerwyn Price103.75leg average
74 CHECKOUT
LEG 14Set 6 · leg 2
6–8

Set 6, leg 2: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price takes out 120 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total.

Jonny Clayton109.67leg average
Gerwyn Price136.64leg average
120 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 15Set 6 · leg 3
7–8

Set 6, leg 3: Jonny Clayton fires in 2 maximums; Jonny Clayton cannot take out 82 and leaves 40, Jonny Clayton takes out 40 in 1 dart.

Jonny Clayton115.62leg average
Gerwyn Price92.75leg average
40 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 16Set 7 · leg 1
7–9

Set 7, leg 1: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price takes out 54 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total.

Jonny Clayton67.00leg average
Gerwyn Price136.64leg average
54 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 17Set 7 · leg 2
8–9

Set 7, leg 2: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 40 and leaves 40; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 52 in 1 dart.

Jonny Clayton68.32leg average
Gerwyn Price65.86leg average
52 CHECKOUT
LEG 18Set 7 · leg 3
8–10

Set 7, leg 3 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price takes out 40 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total.

Jonny Clayton75.50leg average
Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
FULL SCORE RECORD

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MATCH REPORT

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Jonny Clayton faces Gerwyn Price at PDC World Masters in Last 16 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Gerwyn Price who has the result at 4-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Set 1, leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton takes out 100 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw.

Set 1, leg 2 — immediate break-back: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 40 and leaves 40; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Set 1, leg 3 — immediate break-back: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 72 and leaves 24; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 72 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Set 2, leg 1: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 16 and leaves 8, Jonny Clayton closes 8 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 40 in 1 dart.

Set 2, leg 2 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 82 and leaves 20, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 64 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Set 3, leg 1 — run stopped: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gerwyn Price closes 161 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 36 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total.

Set 3, leg 2 — break of throw: Gerwyn Price closes 58 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 56 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Set 4, leg 1 — run stopped: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton closes 58 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 16 in 1 dart. Set 4, leg 2: Gerwyn Price fires in 2 maximums; Gerwyn Price cannot take out 96 and leaves 8, Gerwyn Price takes out 8 in 2 darts.

Set 4, leg 3 — back level: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 85 and leaves 25; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 102 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Set 5, leg 1 — lead change: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price takes out 40 in 2 darts. Set 5, leg 2 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Jonny Clayton!

Gerwyn Price closes 126 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 81 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Set 6, leg 1 — run stopped: Jonny Clayton closes 74 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 86 in 1 dart. Set 6, leg 2: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price takes out 120 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total.

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.

About this commentary: All Things Darts Match Centre compiles it from the stored match result, statistics and ordered visit-by-visit scoring. It does not invent exact doubles, missed darts or dart segments that are not present in the source data. Per-leg averages are only labelled as exact when darts used are available for every recorded visit in that leg.

MATCH DATA

Match statistics

93.683-dart avg102.66
9180s7
100Highest checkout161
42%Checkout %42%
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