MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 19:08 UK

Gerwyn Price beats Jonny Clayton 11-7

PDC World Series of Darts Finals · Semi-finals · Sun 20 Sep

Gerwyn Price 11–7 Jonny Clayton
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price takes out 65 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 1-0.

Gerwyn Price136.64leg average
Jonny Clayton95.75leg average
BREAK OF THROW 65 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
2–0

Leg 2: Gerwyn Price takes out 72 in 1 dart. Gerwyn Price leads 2-0.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Jonny Clayton77.75leg average
72 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
2–1

Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 46 and leaves 16, Jonny Clayton closes 16 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 76 in 2 darts. Gerwyn Price leads 2-1.

Gerwyn Price106.25leg average
Jonny Clayton107.36leg average
16 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
3–1

Leg 4: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 89 and leaves 40, Gerwyn Price closes 40 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Gerwyn Price leads 3-1.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Jonny Clayton115.25leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
3–2

Leg 5: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton takes out 28 in 2 darts. Gerwyn Price leads 3-2.

Gerwyn Price71.75leg average
Jonny Clayton107.36leg average
28 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
3–3

Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 10 and leaves 2, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 74 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.

Gerwyn Price83.17leg average
Jonny Clayton93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 74 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
3–4

Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton takes out 50 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Jonny Clayton leads 4-3.

Gerwyn Price108.00leg average
Jonny Clayton136.64leg average
50 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8
4–4

Leg 8 — back level: Gerwyn Price takes out 40 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Jonny Clayton94.00leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 9
4–5

Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 72 and leaves 12, Jonny Clayton closes 12 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 30 in 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 5-4.

Gerwyn Price94.20leg average
Jonny Clayton88.41leg average
12 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 10
5–5

Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 10 and leaves 10, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 26 in 1 dart. We're level at 5-5.

Gerwyn Price93.94leg average
Jonny Clayton98.20leg average
26 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 11
5–6

Leg 11 — into the lead: Jonny Clayton closes 40 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 84 in 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 6-5.

Gerwyn Price104.25leg average
Jonny Clayton107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 12
6–6

Leg 12 — back level: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price takes out 54 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. We're level at 6-6.

Gerwyn Price150.30leg average
Jonny Clayton67.33leg average
54 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 13
7–6

Leg 13 — lead change: Gerwyn Price takes out 76 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 7-6.

Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
Jonny Clayton64.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 76 CHECKOUT
LEG 14
8–6

Leg 14 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gerwyn Price takes out 67 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Gerwyn Price leads 8-6.

Gerwyn Price150.30leg average
Jonny Clayton111.33leg average
67 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 15
9–6

Leg 15 — 4 in a row: Gerwyn Price closes 117 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 47 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 9-6.

Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
Jonny Clayton90.80leg average
BREAK OF THROW 117 CHECKOUT
LEG 16
10–6

Leg 16 — 5 in a row: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gerwyn Price takes out 44 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Gerwyn Price leads 10-6.

Gerwyn Price150.30leg average
Jonny Clayton107.00leg average
44 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 17
10–7

Leg 17 — run stopped: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 40 and leaves 5; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 75 in 2 darts. Gerwyn Price leads 10-7.

Gerwyn Price99.20leg average
Jonny Clayton88.41leg average
75 CHECKOUT
LEG 18
11–7

Leg 18 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price takes out 85 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 11-7.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Jonny Clayton90.25leg average
85 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
FULL SCORE RECORD

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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton are on the board at PDC World Series of Darts Finals in Semi-finals, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Gerwyn Price eventually gets over the line 11-7, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands. Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price takes out 65 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw.

Gerwyn Price leads 1-0. Leg 2: Gerwyn Price takes out 72 in 1 dart. Gerwyn Price leads 2-0. Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Jonny Clayton!

Jonny Clayton cannot take out 46 and leaves 16, Jonny Clayton closes 16 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 76 in 2 darts. Gerwyn Price leads 2-1. Leg 4: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 89 and leaves 40, Gerwyn Price closes 40 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 40 in 1 dart.

Gerwyn Price leads 3-1. Leg 5: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton takes out 28 in 2 darts. Gerwyn Price leads 3-2.

Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 10 and leaves 2, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 74 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3. Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Jonny Clayton!

Jonny Clayton takes out 50 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Jonny Clayton leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Gerwyn Price takes out 40 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.

Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 72 and leaves 12, Jonny Clayton closes 12 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 30 in 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 5-4. Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Jonny Clayton!

Jonny Clayton cannot take out 10 and leaves 10, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 26 in 1 dart. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — into the lead: Jonny Clayton closes 40 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 84 in 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 6-5.

Leg 12 — back level: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price takes out 54 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. We're level at 6-6. Leg 13 — lead change: Gerwyn Price takes out 76 in 2 darts; a break of throw.

Gerwyn Price leads 7-6. Leg 14 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gerwyn Price takes out 67 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Gerwyn Price leads 8-6.

The match contains 4 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.

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

104.073-dart avg95.62
7180s7
117Highest checkout75
47%Checkout %36%
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