Jonny Clayton beats Gerwyn Price 8-4
World Series: New Zealand Masters · Final · Sat 15 Aug
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Jonny Clayton faces Gerwyn Price at World Series: New Zealand Masters in Final 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 8-4, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Leg 1: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton closes 55 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 70 in 1 dart.
Jonny Clayton leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Jonny Clayton closes 72 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 16 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 2-0. Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Gerwyn Price!
Jonny Clayton closes 158 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 32 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 3-0. Leg 4 — run stopped: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 97 and leaves 20, Gerwyn Price takes out 20 in 2 darts.
Jonny Clayton leads 3-1. Leg 5: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton closes 80 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 100 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — break of throw: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 60 and leaves 20; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 62 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 5-1. Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 25 and leaves 4; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 6-1.
Leg 8 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 56 and leaves 20, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 60 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 7-1. Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Jonny Clayton!
Jonny Clayton cannot take out 22 and leaves 22, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 18 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 7-2. Leg 10: Gerwyn Price closes 56 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 7-3.
Leg 11 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 35 and leaves 32, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 22 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 7-4. Leg 12 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Jonny Clayton!
Jonny Clayton takes out 124 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Jonny Clayton wins 8-4. Gerwyn Price posts the higher three-dart average, 95.49 compared with 94.96. Jonny Clayton hits 5 maximums and Gerwyn Price hits 3.
The match contains 6 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: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton closes 55 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 70 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Jonny Clayton closes 72 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 16 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Jonny Clayton closes 158 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 32 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — run stopped: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 97 and leaves 20, Gerwyn Price takes out 20 in 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton closes 80 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 100 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — break of throw: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 60 and leaves 20; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 62 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 5-1.
Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 25 and leaves 4; Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 6-1.
Leg 8 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 56 and leaves 20, Jonny Clayton punishes it immediately by taking out 60 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 7-1.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 22 and leaves 22, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 18 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 7-2.
Leg 10: Gerwyn Price closes 56 with Jonny Clayton waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 7-3.
Leg 11 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Jonny Clayton cannot take out 35 and leaves 32, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 22 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 7-4.
Leg 12 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Jonny Clayton! Jonny Clayton takes out 124 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Jonny Clayton wins 8-4.