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FORMER Pontyberem RFC skipper Jonny Clayton claimed another major darts title on Sunday, by beating Australian Damon Heta 8-6 in the fourth PDC Players Championship final in Bolton. The 46 year-old - who earned his nickname The Ferret during his days playing as a scrum-half - had hit the headlines by winning his first television title in January’s Ladbrokes Masters Final. Clayton, who works as a plasterer for Carmarthenshire County Council, had gone on to reach three out of four finals in the Super Series, and finally came through for the £10,000 prize title. After getting an early break to take a 2-0 lead, he then struggled to find a double as Heta won three legs in succession - and as the two players then went toe-to-toe, the score moved to 4-4. ....
Gurney eager to move on from gutting Ally Pally defeat at Masters Daryl Gurney is determined to put his gutting World Championship defeat behind him with a strong run at next week s Ladbrokes Masters. Gurney was left to ponder what might ve been at Alexandra Palace after going down 5-4 to eventual champion Gerwyn Price, losing a last-leg decider in their dramatic quarter-final clash. But the Northern Irishman has vowed not to dwell on any negatives of a World Championship run that proved again he can deliver on the big stage. “I’m not going to lie and say it wasn’t gutting. I was sick to the stomach, Gurney admitted. ....
Bunting aiming for top 16 return in 2021 Stephen Bunting insists that he will head into the Ladbrokes Masters full of confidence following his run to the William Hill World Darts Championship semi-finals. Bunting enjoyed his best run in the World Championship for six years over the festive period, defeating Andy Boulton, nine-dart star James Wade, Ryan Searle and Krzysztof Ratajski to reach the last four. Gerwyn Price ended his dreams of adding the PDC World Championship title to his 2014 Lakeside Championship triumph, but Bunting left Alexandra Palace boosted by a strong end to a difficult season. The St Helens ace, 35, had missed the World Grand Prix after recording a positive Covid-19 test, but is now aiming to move back towards the world s top 16. ....