Jonny Clayton | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Nickname | The Ferret | ||||
Born |
Wales |
4 October 1974 ||||
Home town |
Pontyberem Wales |
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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 | |||||
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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.
Clayton joined the PDC Pro Tour in 2015 after winning a Tour Card on the final day of Qualifying School. His first quarter-final came at the sixth Players Championship event and he lost 6–1 to Benito van de Pas. 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.
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. 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. A 2–0 victory over Tony Darlow saw Clayton claim the non-ranking Worthingtons Darts Champion of Champions title. He lost 6–3 to Darren Webster in round one of the Players Championship Finals.
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. He lost 4–1 to Ian White in the second round.