Jonny Clayton beats Ben Robb 6-3
World Series: Australian Masters · Last 16 · Fri 21 Aug
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Jonny Clayton faces Ben Robb at World Series: Australian 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 Jonny Clayton who has the result at 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Ben Robb cannot take out 58 and leaves 20; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 50 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Ben Robb! Ben Robb cannot take out 58 and leaves 58, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Jonny Clayton takes out 32 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 3-0. Leg 4 — run stopped: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Ben Robb closes 53 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — break of throw: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 78 and leaves 32; Ben Robb punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 3-2. Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Jonny Clayton closes 70 with Ben Robb waiting on 80 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Maximum from Ben Robb! Ben Robb cannot take out 80 and leaves 20, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 5-2. Leg 8 — run stopped: Maximum from Ben Robb! Ben Robb takes out 64 in 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Ben Robb cannot take out 52 and leaves 40; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 4 in 1 dart, 19 darts in total. That's the match - Jonny Clayton wins 6-3.
Jonny Clayton posts the higher three-dart average, 87.79 compared with 85.23. Jonny Clayton hits 1 maximum and Ben Robb hits 3. On the doubles, Jonny Clayton converts 42.0% and Ben Robb finishes at 27.0%. 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. 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: Ben Robb cannot take out 58 and leaves 20; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 50 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Ben Robb! Ben Robb cannot take out 58 and leaves 58, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Jonny Clayton takes out 32 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — run stopped: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Ben Robb closes 53 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — break of throw: Jonny Clayton cannot take out 78 and leaves 32; Ben Robb punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Jonny Clayton closes 70 with Ben Robb waiting on 80 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Maximum from Ben Robb! Ben Robb cannot take out 80 and leaves 20, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — run stopped: Maximum from Ben Robb! Ben Robb takes out 64 in 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Ben Robb cannot take out 52 and leaves 40; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 4 in 1 dart, 19 darts in total. That's the match - Jonny Clayton wins 6-3.