Jonny Clayton leapfrogs Gerwyn Price in PDC rankings to become new Welsh number one
As Wales have been represented at the top level in darts by Gerywn Price and Jonny Clayton, both picking up majors with the latter slightly outshone by Price’s World Championship win in 2021, he has now surpassed The Iceman and will go forward with the title of Welsh number one.
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00:00The Welsh hero who clinched the Premier League and World Grand Prix titles in 2021 has had
00:08a tough time recently on the professional circuit. Compounded by the personal tragedy
00:13with the loss of his father in July 2023, Clayton considered quitting the sport for
00:19good. However, following a fine win against Richie
00:22Edhouse at the World Grand Prix's opening round in Leicester, he expressed a renewed
00:26enthusiasm for darts. He declared for the last year, I've not been bothered at all,
00:32but now there's a fire in the belly again and I'm hungry. The ferris is back.
00:36Reflecting on a challenging 2024, Clayton said, If I could swear, that would be the
00:42honest answer. It's not nice losing all the time.
00:46Following the Grand Prix saw a leapfrog by Clayton over fellow countryman Gowen Price
00:51in the PDC Order of Merit, moving him to world number six and now the current number
00:56one for those representing Wales.