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Luke Humphries* 3-2 Jonny Clayton (LEGS: 2-1)
Luke Humphries is starting to look dangerous now.
With 80 remaining again, this time he hits treble 20 and takes out double 10 with his last dart.
He leads in the match for the first time this evening.
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Luke Humphries 2-2* Jonny Clayton (LEGS: 1-1)
Humphries almost takes out 121 but his effort at double 12 hits the wrong side of the wire.
Clayton manages to take out double 4 to stop the onslaught.
He will need to break the world number one's throw to take the set now.
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Luke Humphries* 2-2 Jonny Clayton (LEGS: 1-0)
Luke Humphries is now and again looking his clinical best.
With 80 remaining, he hits two single 20s and then the double with his last dart.
Jonny Clayton needs to stop the rot here.
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Luke Humphries* 2-2 Jonny Clayton (LEGS: 2-0)
Well Clayton has only himself to blame there.
Humphries misses two darts at a double and hands a chance to the Welshman.
He has one dart at double 18 but his effort is not even in the same postcode.
Cool Hand hits his double and draws this match level.
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Luke Humphries 1-2 Jonny Clayton* (LEGS: 1-0)
Humphries immediately breaks in the fourth set.
A fantastic set up with a maximum leaves him needing 56.
It only takes him two darts to knock it off, now he has the throw to level up in sets.
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Luke Humphries 1-2 Jonny Clayton* (LEGS: 0-2)
Some great darts from Clayton as his opponent starts to have too many trebless visits.
It gives The Ferret the chance to seal the set and he duly obliges with single 20 and double top.
As they head off for the mid-session interval, Clayton is just edging this one.
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Luke Humphries* 1-1 Jonny Clayton (LEGS: 0-1)
Both players are missing darts at the doubles tonight.
Humphries is made to pay as Clayton hits double 8 to break.
Cool Hand looks annoyed with himself here.
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Luke Humphries* 1-1 Jonny Clayton (LEGS: 2-0)
Cool Hand really makes his opponent pay for that missed double.
He win the next leg on his own darts to take the second set.
This is going to be a tight affair between these two players.
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Luke Humphries 0-1 Jonny Clayton* (LEGS: 1-0)
What a missed opportunity for Clayton.
Humphries misses two darts at a double as Clayton hits treble 16 but then misses double 8 twice.
The world number one takes full advantage and takes the set against the throw.
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Luke Humphries* 0-1 Jonny Clayton (LEGS: 1-2)
Wow!
A superb 177 from Clayton leaves him on double 12.
The Welshman hits it to take the leg against the darts and, more importantly, the first set.
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Luke Humphries 0-0 Jonny Clayton* (LEGS: 1-1)
Clayton finally gets his eye in and peppers the treble 20s.
What is more impressive is his finishing once again.
He hits double 8 to draw level in the set and hold his throw.
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Luke Humphries* 0-0 Jonny Clayton (LEGS: 1-0)
Clayton struggles to find the trebles in this opening leg.
As a result, Humphries has plenty of time to set up a finish.
He misses two darts at double tops but only needs the one dart at his next visit.
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Ferret looking to turn back time
In 2021, a World Masters victory was the catalyst that led to Jonny Clayton's best year in darts.
He will be hoping that victory this evening could see a repeat of that.
While he is not in the Premier League this campaign, gettiing his hands on the trophy this evening will top off a perfect week in Milton Keynes.
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World Masters final lies ahead
After some superb darts and some periods we may choose not to remember we are down to the final two players.
World number one Luke Humphries faces Jonny Clayton in the final.
With this being the first ranking tournament of the season, there is plenty on the line for both players, including a £100,000 prize.
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Jonny Clayton beats Dimitri Van den Bergh 5-2
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Jonny Clayton 5-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh* (LEGS: 2-1)
The Ferret gets his trebles in during this leg whereas Van den Bergh has far too many visits without one.
It allows Jonny Clayton to get to a finish with plenty of time to spare.
He takes out double 16 to win the leg, the set and the match.
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Jonny Clayton* 4-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh (LEGS: 1-1)
Clayton manages to find his form with a maximum.
More importantly, he finds his finishing to draw the set level.
He is one leg away from the final now.
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Jonny Clayton 4-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh* (LEGS: 0-1)
Clayton has only hit 9 out of 32 doubles in this match.
It costs him in this leg as Van den Bergh hits double top to hold his throw.
The Ferret cannot afford to let him back into this match.
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Jonny Clayton* 4-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh (LEGS: 2-1)
Some great darts from Clayton there, including a maximum.
With the Welshman being on 64, Van den Bergh hits a maximum to really pile the pressure on.
Clayton thrives on this and hits treble 16 before double 8 to take the leg.
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Jonny Clayton 3-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh* (LEGS: 1-1)
Clayton finds a way to break back again.
He is having intermittent good visits but they are still enough to get him into good positions.
The Welshman hits double tops to take the leg.
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Jonny Clayton* 3-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh (LEGS: 0-1)
Clayton is going through a rough patch with the doubles.
He gets himself into really good positions but his finishing has deserted him.
The Belgian has the chance of tying this match up now.
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Jonny Clayton 3-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh* (LEGS: 1-2)
Wow, where has this been?
With 158 remaining, Van den Bergh hits two treble 20s and double 19 to win the set.
This is game on again now.
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Jonny Clayton* 3-1 Dimitri Van den Bergh (LEGS: 1-1)
Clayton is starting to find the maximums now.
If you pair that with his finishing ability, he is lethal.
He takes the leg to square the set up.
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Jonny Clayton 3-1 Dimitri Van den Bergh* (LEGS: 0-1)
What an opening leg of darts that was.
Between them they miss twenty darts at the doubles.
Eventually, Van den Bergh hits double 1 to hold onto his throw.
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Jonny Clayton 3-1 Dimitri Van den Bergh* (LEGS: 2-0)
Clayton's finishing is still second to none.
With 94 remaining, he hits double tops with his last dart to win against the throw.
The Welshman now has a two set lead.