Jonny Clayton beats Motomu Sakai 10-8
PDC World Series of Darts Finals · Last 16 · Sat 19 Sep
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Jonny Clayton faces Motomu Sakai at PDC World Series of Darts Finals in Last 16 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 10-8, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Leg 1: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 90 and leaves 25; Jonny Clayton closes 25 with Motomu Sakai waiting on 60 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 5 and leaves 5; Motomu Sakai punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — lead change: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 84 and leaves 33; Motomu Sakai punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Motomu Sakai leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Jonny Clayton closes 38 with Motomu Sakai waiting on 50 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 2-2. Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 56 and leaves 20; Motomu Sakai punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Motomu Sakai leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Motomu Sakai cannot take out 61 and leaves 20; Motomu Sakai closes 20 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 8 in 2 darts. Motomu Sakai leads 4-2. Leg 7 — run stopped: Maximum from Motomu Sakai! Motomu Sakai cannot take out 62 and leaves 32, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 76 in 1 dart.
Motomu Sakai leads 4-3. Leg 8: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 32 and leaves 16, Motomu Sakai punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts. Motomu Sakai leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Jonny Clayton closes 56 with Motomu Sakai waiting on 80 in 1 dart. Motomu Sakai leads 5-4. Leg 10: Maximum from Motomu Sakai! Motomu Sakai cannot take out 100 and leaves 20, Motomu Sakai takes out 20 in 2 darts.
Motomu Sakai leads 6-4. Leg 11: Motomu Sakai cannot take out 95 and leaves 20; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart. Motomu Sakai leads 6-5. Leg 12 — back level: Maximum from Jonny Clayton!
Jonny Clayton cannot take out 86 and leaves 32, Jonny Clayton takes out 32 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 6-6. Leg 13 — lead change: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 64 and leaves 16, Jonny Clayton closes 16 with Motomu Sakai waiting on 32 in 1 dart.
The match contains 7 breaks of throw and 2 clear lead changes. 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: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 90 and leaves 25; Jonny Clayton closes 25 with Motomu Sakai waiting on 60 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 5 and leaves 5; Motomu Sakai punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 84 and leaves 33; Motomu Sakai punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Motomu Sakai leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Jonny Clayton closes 38 with Motomu Sakai waiting on 50 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 56 and leaves 20; Motomu Sakai punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Motomu Sakai leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Motomu Sakai cannot take out 61 and leaves 20; Motomu Sakai closes 20 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 8 in 2 darts. Motomu Sakai leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — run stopped: Maximum from Motomu Sakai! Motomu Sakai cannot take out 62 and leaves 32, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 76 in 1 dart. Motomu Sakai leads 4-3.
Leg 8: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 32 and leaves 16, Motomu Sakai punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts. Motomu Sakai leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Jonny Clayton closes 56 with Motomu Sakai waiting on 80 in 1 dart. Motomu Sakai leads 5-4.
Leg 10: Maximum from Motomu Sakai! Motomu Sakai cannot take out 100 and leaves 20, Motomu Sakai takes out 20 in 2 darts. Motomu Sakai leads 6-4.
Leg 11: Motomu Sakai cannot take out 95 and leaves 20; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart. Motomu Sakai leads 6-5.
Leg 12 — back level: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 86 and leaves 32, Jonny Clayton takes out 32 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 6-6.
Leg 13 — lead change: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 64 and leaves 16, Jonny Clayton closes 16 with Motomu Sakai waiting on 32 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 7-6.
Leg 14 — back level: Motomu Sakai closes 65 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 76 in 2 darts. We're level at 7-7.
Leg 15 — into the lead: Jonny Clayton takes out 126 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 8-7.
Leg 16 — break of throw: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 84 and leaves 25, Jonny Clayton closes 25 with Motomu Sakai waiting on 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 9-7.
Leg 17 — immediate break-back: Motomu Sakai closes 40 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 66 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 9-8.
Leg 18 — match-clinching leg: Motomu Sakai cannot take out 65 and leaves 40; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Jonny Clayton wins 10-8.