Van Gerwen suffers first defeat of the season as Clayton defeats world number one
NewsSunday, 10 February 2019 at 16:41
Michael van Gerwen's unbeaten streak in 2019 has been ended by Jonny Clayton. 'The Ferret' defeated the Dutchman 6-3 in the quarter-finals of Players Championship 2.
Clayton and Van Gerwen managed to win all their legs within fifteen darts. 'Mighty Mike' even hit a nine-dart finish during this high quality contest.
However, Clayton broke back with a 13-dart leg and continued his lead in the eighth leg with a 12-darter. The Welshman held his own throw to complete his third victory over the world number one.
The former major finalist will face Dave Chisnall in the semi-finals. 'Chizzy' edged out James Wade after a leg-decider. Joe Cullen and Glen Durrant meeting each other in the second semi-final.
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However, Clayton broke back with a 13-dart leg and continued his lead in the eighth leg with a 12-darter. The Welshman held his own throw to complete his third victory over the world number one.
The former major finalist will face Dave Chisnall in the semi-finals. 'Chizzy' edged out James Wade after a leg-decider. Joe Cullen and Glen Durrant meeting each other in the second semi-final.
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Quarter-Finals
| 106.5 | Clayton, Jonny | 6 | - | 3 | van Gerwen, Michael | 104.0 |
| 96.4 | Chisnall, Dave | 6 | - | 5 | Wade, James | 94.6 |
| 91.4 | Cullen, Joe | 6 | - | 5 | Searle, Ryan | 96.5 |
| 87.6 | Durrant, Glen | 6 | - | 4 | Henderson, John | 85.4 |
Last 16
| 99.7 | van Gerwen, Michael | 6 | - | 4 | Huybrechts, Kim | 93.7 |
| 99.7 | Clayton, Jonny | 6 | - | 3 | Dobey, Chris | 91.8 |
| 88.3 | Chisnall, Dave | 6 | - | 3 | Cross, Rob | 90.9 |
| 107.9 | Wade, James | 6 | - | 3 | Ratajski, Krzysztof | 102.7 |
| 96.1 | Searle, Ryan | 6 | - | 2 | West, Steve | 88.0 |
| 98.6 | Cullen, Joe | 6 | - | 5 | Tabern, Alan | 95.7 |
| 95.5 | Henderson, John | 6 | - | 3 | Lennon, Steve | 91.6 |
| 93.3 | Durrant, Glen | 6 | - | 4 | Thornton, Robert | 90.8 |
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UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024