{"id":73514,"date":"2023-02-09T12:33:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T12:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=73514"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:10:00","slug":"it-will-raise-the-roof-if-we-play-each-other-jonny-clayton-wants-all-welsh-darts-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/02\/09\/it-will-raise-the-roof-if-we-play-each-other-jonny-clayton-wants-all-welsh-darts-final\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It will raise the roof if we play each other&#8217;: Jonny Clayton wants all-Welsh darts final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clayton hopes to meet fellow Welshman Gerwyn Price at the climax of tonight&#8217;s Premier League Darts session<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>AN optimistic Jonny Clayton is excited at the prospect of an all-Welsh final in tonight&#8217;s Premier League Darts meeting in Cardiff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sell out crowd inside the Cardiff International Arena will be roaring on Clayton and fellow Welshman Gerwyn Price in tonight&#8217;s line-up of eight darts superstars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It will be fantastic &#8211; it will be noisy in there,&#8221; Clayton said of the atmosphere that awaits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Watch the full video interview here:<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5wTnk4pCNfs\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clayton will start against Michael Smith, the current world champion. The two faced each other in Cardiff in 2020 when Clayton was a wildcard and Smith won 7-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He beat me up big time [in 2020] so I hope revenge is back. I owe him one in Cardiff,&#8221; said Clayton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/02\/07\/premier-league-darts-2023-cardiff-leg-throws-spotlight-on-welsh-domination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Premier League Darts 2023: Cardiff leg throws spotlight on Welsh domination<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m confident of getting a result, if you aren&#8217;t confident there is no point in playing the game,&#8221; said Clayton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gerwyn Price will start tonight against Chris Dobey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Price and Clayton are only the second and third Welshmen to compete in the Premier League, following on from Mark Webster&#8217;s single campaign in 2011 when he finished bottom of the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-wp-embed is-provider-datawrapper wp-block-embed-datawrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/5Enor\/1\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"784\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Price-infogram-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Price-infogram-1-1.jpg 524w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Price-infogram-1-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Price-infogram-1-1-293x438.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Price-infogram-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Price-infogram-1-1.jpg 524w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Price-infogram-1-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Price-infogram-1-1-293x438.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"805\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/claytom-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73530\" style=\"width:406px;height:521px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/claytom-1.jpg 627w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/claytom-1-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/claytom-1-293x376.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/claytom-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73530\" style=\"width:406px;height:521px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/claytom-1.jpg 627w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/claytom-1-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/claytom-1-293x376.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Premier League 2023<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The format of the Premier League changed in 2022 to make the nights more exciting than a handful of matches without an end product. The eight will compete from opening quarter final matches through to a final, where the winner of the night earns five points for the league. The runner-up receives three points, and semi-finalists receive two. Each game is best of 11 legs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the opening night in Belfast Jonny Clayton lost to Belgian Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 in the quarter final. Gerwyn Price lost 6-4 to Nathan Aspinall at the same stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Englishman Chris Dobey won the night on his Premier League debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other quarter-finals in Cardiff tonight are: Michael van Gerwen vs Dimitri Van den Bergh and Nathan Aspinall vs Peter Wright. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners will advance to the semi-finals and then the final, with the winner picking up a \u00a310,000 bonus and five points for the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welsh darts in recent years<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 2023 PDC World Championship, there were a record six Welsh participants and between them, Clayton and Price have won nearly all of darts&#8217; major trophies in a Welsh surge in the darting world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, Gerwyn Price became the first Welshman to win a televised darts major and he made his Premier League debut in the same year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-wp-embed is-provider-datawrapper wp-block-embed-datawrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/jpoHH\/1\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonny Clayton joined Price in The Premier League in 2021 and the two have been selected the past three seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales have had players in seven of the 19 Premier League tournaments that have been held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Premier League, which has been visiting Cardiff since 2007, remains the only professional darts event to be held in Wales each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It will be nice to have a few more tournaments in Wales. It will be great for the Welsh public and players,&#8221; said Clayton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite recent Welsh success in the sport, there remains only one professional darts event in Wales each year \u2013 the Premier League in Cardiff &#8211; but could continued success change that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reaction<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>See reaction to the event and fan&#8217;s thoughts <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/02\/10\/every-dart-i-threw-the-crowd-was-right-behind-me-gerwyn-prices-hometown-glory\/\">here<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"76872\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/fan-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/fan-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/fan-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/fan-1-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"76872\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/fan-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/fan-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/fan-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/fan-1-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Some of the excited fans in the arena. 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