Jonny Clayton

Jonny Clayton
Personal information
Nickname The Ferret
Born (1974-10-04) 4 October 1974
Wales
Home town Pontyberem
Wales
Darts information
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2008–2015
PDC 2015–
Current world ranking 52
BDO majors - best performances
World Masters Last 272: 2012
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2017
Grand Slam Group stage: 2015
UK Open Last 64: 2017
Players Ch'ship Finals Last 64: 2016
Other tournament wins
WDF Europe Cup Team 2014
Worthingtons Darts Champion of Champions 2016

Jonny Clayton (born 4 October 1974) is a Welsh darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. Nicknamed the Ferret, Clayton won the 2016 Worthingtons Darts Champion of Champions. His performances on the PDC Pro Tour ensured his qualification for the 2017 World Championship for the first time. Clayton is a plasterer by trade.

Career

Clayton joined the PDC Pro Tour in 2015 after winning a Tour Card on the final day of Qualifying School.[1] His first quarter-final came at the sixth Players Championship event and he lost 6–1 to Benito van de Pas.[2] Clayton qualified for the Grand Slam of Darts later that year, but despite winning his opening match against Terry Jenkins, he went on to finish bottom of his group.[3]

Clayton's first appearance at the UK Open came at the 2016 edition, but he was defeated 6–3 by James Wilson in the second round.[4] Clayton recorded a quarter-final showing at the eighth Players Championship and reached his first semi-final at the 12th event, but was whitewashed 6–0 by Gary Anderson.[5] A 2–0 victory over Tony Darlow saw Clayton claim the non-ranking Worthingtons Darts Champion of Champions title.[6] He lost 6–3 to Darren Webster in round one of the Players Championship Finals.[7]

Clayton made his PDC World Championship debut in the 2017 event, and came from a set down to beat fellow Welshman Gerwyn Price 3–1 in the first round.[8] He lost 4–1 to Ian White in the second round.[9]

World Championship performances

PDC

References

  1. ↑ "PDC Qualifying School Day Four". PDC.tv. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mighty Mike Defies Wade For Title". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Monday". PDC.tv. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Anderson Takes Title In Barnsley". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "2016 Worthingtons Darts Champion of Champions Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "2016 Players Championship Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "2017 PDC World Championship Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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