Jonny Clayton wins Week Six of Premier League Darts in Nottingham
Final:Clayton 6-1 Humphries
Semi-finals:Bunting 3-6 Clayton, Humphries 6-5 Littler
Quarter-finals: Josh Rock 1-6 Stephen Bunting, Jonny Clayton 6-3 Michael van Gerwen, Luke Humphries 6-4 Gian van Veen, Gerwyn Price 5-6 Luke Littler
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Thank you for joining us for another thrilling evening of Premier League Darts.
Jonny Clayton battled injury to take a second nightly victory of the year.
Next week the roadshow is in Dublin. Can anybody stop the Ferret from extending his lead at the top of the table?
Make sure to join us for that. Good night!
The Premier League roadshow heads to Dublin next week.
Here's what quarter-finals you can look forward to:
Image source, Getty ImagesAs another brilliant night of action draws to a close, let's do a quick rundown of tonight's results in Nottingham...
Final:
Semi-finals:
Quarter-finals:
Six nights down, plenty more to go before the final takes place on Thursday, 28 May at the O2 Arena in London.
We are officially six nights of Premier League darts action down.
Jonny Clayton is the first player to claim two nightly wins, with tonight's finalist Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen and Josh Rock all waiting for their first breakthroughs.
The Ferret is now eight points clear at the top of the table, but other shared out results make for a very competitive rest of the table as it stands.
Clayton 6-1 Humphries
Image source, PA MediaJonny Clayton speaking to Sky Sports after his Premier League victory in Nottingham: "What a great night, I wasn't expecting much. I'm suffering with gout in my ankles but my arm was okay by the look of it and that's all that counts.
"I kept practicing because it gets worse when I sit down. So I thought 'I'm going to have to practice', it's the most I have done!
"Everybody is nicking points off everybody, I wasn't expecting to be top, eight points [clear], so I'm over the moon with that. It's great to have an early start, I know what it's about in getting points early so it's not a bad start.
"It's my favourite tournament and hopefully I'm showing why I should be here. You play against the best players week in week out and that's what I enjoy, the battle."
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Clayton 6-1 Humphries
Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports
It's just so messy from Luke Humphries, there's a little bit of disarray in his game right now.
Clayton 6-1 Humphries
Jonny Clayton tells Sky Sports he has been suffering with gout in both of his ankles and wasn't expecting to go very far tonight.
Full quotes to come.
Clayton 6-1 Humphries
Luke Humhries is on 79 but can't do it. Clayton is on 141, but he doesn't get started.
Humphries can't take out 8. Wow.
Up comes Clayton to win night six on D16!
Image source, Getty ImagesClayton 5-1 Humphries
Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports
Demolition darts those. He should never have been in the leg but Luke Humphries shouldn't be giving away those opportunities.
Jonny Clayton has done so much right tonight. He'll be sitting comfortably top, never mind in the top four, and that's what it's all about.
Clayton 5-1 Humphries
Jonny Clayton is on fire.
The Ferret hits two 140s to get to 44, which he gets the chance to take out at Humphries misses on bull.
He checks out and is now one leg from victory.
Clayton 4-1 Humphries
Luke Humphries can't get 140 but tees up a finish on 80.
He leaves tops, but it's a miss!
Clayton punishes him in brutal style - a 146 finish on D16. That is special. Humphries is in trouble.
Image source, Getty ImagesClayton 3-1 Humphries
Both trade 140s, before Clayton takes out another. He gets down to 62, but misses D16.
Humphries lets him off the hook, and he finds D4. Bit of faffng there, but he got the leg won.
Clayton 2-1 Humphries
Wow! Humphries requires 121 and finds bull.
That was a must-win leg for the defending champion.
Clayton 2-0 Humphries
Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports
No messing from Jonny Clayton. It wasn't a good start from Luke Humphries at all, it's not what we've seen from him tonight he's been good.
It's all about taking the chances you create. Luke's scoring has been more consistent than everyone in this Premier League but doubling we've alluded to.
Clayton 2-0 Humphries
Luke Humphries can't take out 106, leaving Clayton to take out 24 and hold.
A huge 168 set Clayton up for that, and when given the chance he pounced on the Humphries error.
Image source, Getty ImagesClayton 1-0 Humphries
Jonny Clayton hits 140 to surge ahead, before taking out 120.
That leaves the Ferret on 96, and he's millimetres away from D19.
Clayton requires 19, and he takes it on D8. Early break!
That was a poor start from Humphries - he never got going.
Clayton v Humphries
Luke Humphries to throw first.
Image source, Getty ImagesClayton v Humphries
Here come Jonny Clayton and Luke Humphries.
The crowd are right up for this one - they're having a much better time than those at the City Ground this evening...
Right then, who is winning this final?
Thumbs up for Clayton, thumbs down for Humphries.
