MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 06:15 UK

Jonny Clayton beats Gary Mawson 6-2

World Series: US Masters · Last 16 · Fri 26 Jun

Jonny Clayton 6–2 Gary Mawson
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

How every leg unfolded

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LEG 1
1–0

Jonny Clayton strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Jonny Clayton takes out 32 with Gary Mawson poised on 25; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 1-0.

Jonny Clayton88.41leg average
Gary Mawson79.33leg average
BREAK OF THROW 32 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
2–0

Jonny Clayton holds throw in Leg 2. Jonny Clayton answers with a maximum; Jonny Clayton shuts the door with a 121 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Jonny Clayton leads 2-0.

Jonny Clayton115.62leg average
Gary Mawson61.00leg average
121 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 3
2–1

Gary Mawson stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. Gary Mawson takes out 78 with Jonny Clayton poised on 52; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 2-1.

Jonny Clayton89.80leg average
Gary Mawson88.41leg average
78 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
3–1

Leg 4 stays with Jonny Clayton on throw. Jonny Clayton takes out 45 with Gary Mawson poised on 60; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 3-1.

Jonny Clayton93.94leg average
Gary Mawson88.20leg average
45 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
4–1

Jonny Clayton strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5. Jonny Clayton responds with 2 maximums; Jonny Clayton gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 4-1.

Jonny Clayton136.64leg average
Gary Mawson70.50leg average
BREAK OF THROW 32 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 6
5–1

Jonny Clayton makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Jonny Clayton gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 5-1.

Jonny Clayton93.94leg average
Gary Mawson67.20leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
5–2

Gary Mawson stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 7. Gary Mawson takes out 72 with Jonny Clayton poised on 80; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 5-2.

Jonny Clayton84.20leg average
Gary Mawson88.41leg average
72 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
6–2

Jonny Clayton closes out Leg 8. Jonny Clayton gets the finish on 56; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Jonny Clayton wins 6-2.

Jonny Clayton115.62leg average
Gary Mawson81.50leg average
56 CHECKOUT
FULL SCORE RECORD

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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Jonny Clayton and Gary Mawson are on the board at World Series: US Masters in Last 16, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Jonny Clayton eventually gets over the line 6-2, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.

Jonny Clayton strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Jonny Clayton takes out 32 with Gary Mawson poised on 25; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 1-0. Jonny Clayton holds throw in Leg 2. Jonny Clayton answers with a maximum; Jonny Clayton shuts the door with a 121 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Jonny Clayton leads 2-0.

Gary Mawson stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. Gary Mawson takes out 78 with Jonny Clayton poised on 52; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 2-1. Leg 4 stays with Jonny Clayton on throw. Jonny Clayton takes out 45 with Gary Mawson poised on 60; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 3-1.

Jonny Clayton strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5. Jonny Clayton responds with 2 maximums; Jonny Clayton gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Jonny Clayton leads 4-1. Jonny Clayton makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Jonny Clayton gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Jonny Clayton leads 5-1.

Gary Mawson stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 7. Gary Mawson takes out 72 with Jonny Clayton poised on 80; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Jonny Clayton leads 5-2. Jonny Clayton closes out Leg 8. Jonny Clayton gets the finish on 56; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Jonny Clayton wins 6-2.

Jonny Clayton posts the higher three-dart average, 98.54 compared with 78.33. Jonny Clayton hits 3 maximums and Gary Mawson hits 0. On the doubles, Jonny Clayton converts 100.0% and Gary Mawson finishes at 67.0%. 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 2 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.

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

98.543-dart avg78.33
3180s0
121Highest checkout78
100%Checkout %67%
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