Jonny Clayton leapfrogs Michael van Gerwen at the top of the Premier League table following his latest success in front of 8,000 spectators at the P&J Live in Aberdeen; ‘The Ferret’ upsets Gary Anderson and Peter Wright before seeing off MVG in the final
Last Updated: 21/04/22 11:32pm
Reigning Premier League champion Jonny Clayton claimed his third weekly title by defeating Gary Anderson, Peter Wright and Michael van Gerwen to lay down a marker in Aberdeen.
‘The Ferret’ made it a miserable night for the Scots as he defeated both Anderson and Wright en route to the final where he survived a match dart before making it a hat-trick of night wins with a rip-roaring victory over Van Gerwen.
Clayton battled back from 4-2 down to defeat the Dutchman 6-5 with a 103 average to leapfrog the Dutchman at the top of the Premier League standings.
Clayton started the evening with a clinical 6-2 success against home favourite Anderson, leaving ‘The Flying Scotsman’ rooted firmly to the bottom of the table.
He then took on Wright for a place in the final after ‘Snakebite’ delighted the Scottish crowd with a tense 6-5 victory over Joe Cullen.
But Clayton ended Wright’s hopes of victory in Scotland with a stunning 6-5 win to reach his fourth Premier League final.
Van Gerwen came from 3-2 down to defeat Gerwyn Price 6-3 with a 106 average, denting the Welshman’s hopes of reaching the play-offs, before defeating James Wade by the same score in a scrappy contest, to tee up a final showdown with Clayton.
Wade was looking for back-to-back night wins as he came through a deciding leg on throw to pinch a narrow 6-5 victory over Michael Smith, whose Premier League woes continued.
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