Jonny Clayton
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| Nickname | The Ferret |
| nation |
 Wales
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| Date of birth | 4th October 1974 |
| place of birth | Pontyberem , Wales |
| Darts | |
| Throwing hand | right |
| darts | Red Dragon 21 g |
| Enema music | Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry |
| BDO | 2008-2015 |
| PDC | since 2015 |
| Place in the world rankings | 18th |
| Most important successes | |
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| Infobox last updated: July 27, 2020 | |
Jonny Clayton (born October 4, 1974 in Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire , Wales ) is a Welsh darts player . His nickname is The Ferret , in German ferret .
Career
Clayton played in the BDO from 2008 to 2015 . He celebrated his first major success in the BDO in 2012 at the WDF Europe Cup . Clayton was able to reach the semi-finals and lost here against the then reigning BDO world champion Christian Kist . After that, Clayton was not able to record any further successes in the BDO, apart from a quarter-finals entry at the BDO International Open 2014. Despite no major successes in the BDO, Clayton decided to switch to the PDC in 2015 . Here he was able to earn a Tour Card for two years on the last day of the Qualifying School 2015 . Clayton played significantly more successfully at the PDC than at the BDO and rose steadily in the PDC Order of Merit . Clayton made his World Cup debut in 2017 . In the first round he was victorious against his compatriot Gerwyn Price . He was finally eliminated in the second round against the Englishman Ian White . In the course of 2017 Clayton was able to win his first tournament on the PDC Pro Tour, in the final he won 6: 1 against James Wilson . Clayton celebrated his greatest success to date at the Players Championship Finals 2017 , he reached a final in a major tournament of the PDC for the first time in his career. In the end he only had to admit defeat to Michael van Gerwen . In his second World Cup participation, however, he could not continue his performances at the Players Championship Finals and lost in the first round 3-0 to his compatriot Jamie Lewis . After a slow start to 2018, he celebrated his first tournament victory on the European Tour at the Austrian Darts Open in Graz with an 8: 5 against Gerwyn Price .
PDC world championship
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2017 2nd round (1: 4 loss to Ian White )
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2018 1st round (3-0 loss to Jamie Lewis )
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2019 2nd round (1: 3 defeat against Dimitri Van den Bergh )
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2020 3rd round (4-0 loss to Stephen Bunting )
title
PDC
- Pro tour
Other
- 2016: Worthingtons Darts Champion of Champions
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ PDC Order of Merit. Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
- ^ WDF Europe Cup 2012 ; dartsdatabase.co.uk; Retrieved December 21, 2018
- ↑ change to PDC and biography ; darts1.de; Retrieved December 21, 2018
- ^ Clayton PDC Pro Tour victory ; dartsdatabase.co.uk; Retrieved December 21, 2018
- ↑ Players Championship, WM 2018, European Tour + biography ; dartn.de; Retrieved December 21, 2018
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Clayton, Jonny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | welsh darts player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th October 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pontyberem , Wales |