King had another brilliant series after reaching the final of the Players Championship Finals late last year and has been in superb form for the past 6-8 months.
But the former World Master admitted his form wasn’t sustained and that Clayton deserved the title in the end.
"I can't explain what happened because I haven't got a clue," said King post match.
"One minute I felt right and the next I didn't. It was very on and off. I started to fall asleep in the semis against Gerwyn and got away with it.
"I was just hoping hit maybe I could force a last leg but all credit to Jonny he played some cracking darts, fair play to him.
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