World Number 17 Johny Clayton has beaten Michael van Gerwen to condemn the PDC World Number 1 to yet another televised defeat.
The Welshman with an average of over 103 bear MVG in a last leg shootout at the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton.
Clayton was on the receiving end of a van Gerwen onslaught in the opening part of the game with the Dutchman averaging 123 as deep as leg 6 of the match, having won the opening three legs of the match in 12, 11 and 10 darts respectively.
But the Ferret dug deep to force a last leg decider, sealing the game with double top to topple van Gerwen with a checkout rate of 63%
And Clayton said that it will take time for such a victory to sink in:
“I think I’m going to shake for a week.”
“whether that be the Grand Slam, floor tournament, whatever, (beating van Gerwen) it’s always a massive win in your career.”
Two-time World Champion Gary Anderson made quick work of Ian ‘Diamond’ White in a ruthless display by The Flying Scotsman, averaging 112.
Anderson came out the traps flying, going into a 4-1 lead with his Potteries opponent rarely troubling with a 83 match average.
The Scot hit seven 180’s before rounding off the game with an 88 finish on Double 14 to safely book his passage into the knockout stages.
Elsewhere, five time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld survived four match darts to beat BDO World Masters champion Adam Smith-Neale 5-4.
The first eight legs were shared on throw before against the darts Smith-Neale pulled away in the last leg against the darts before having four darts for the match, missing the lot, allowing Barneveld in to hit double 10 to win the match.
James Wade’s winning run on TV continued as he defeated Keegan Brown 5-3 in a high quality affair.
The win ensures the Machine’s TV winning streak is extended to 12 matches as he hit three ton plus checkouts along with a 104 average.
There were two last leg deciders in the afternoon session with Rob Cross beating Dimitri van den Bergh 5-4 and Gerwyn Price defeating the BDO World Champion Glen Durrant by the same scoreline.
But, the day did ultimately belong to the BDO players, with a vast improvement of results, with five out eight wins, compared to the solitary success yesterday.
Wins for McGeeney and Mitchell in the Afternoon session was followed by victories for Unterbuchner, Robson and Harms in the evening.
Grand Slam of Darts Day 2 results:
Afternoon:
Mark McGeeney 5-3 Ryan Searle (H)
Josh Payne 5-2 Jim Williams (E)
Scott Mitchell 5-1 Martin Schindler (G)
Simon Whitlock 5-2 Andrew Gilding (F)
Stephen Bunting 5-3 Mensur Suljovic (G)
Rob Cross 5-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh (H)
Gerwyn Price 5-4 Glen Durrant (F)
Peter Wright 5-2 Max Hopp (E)
Evening:
Michael Unterbuchner 5-2 Steve Hine (D)
Gary Robson 5-4 Joe Murnan (A)
Wesley Harms 5-3 Mark Webster (C)
Raymond van Barneveld 5-4 Adam Smith-Neale (B)
James Wade 5-3 Keegan Brown (C)
Michael Smith 5-4 Krzysztof Ratajski (B)
Michael van Gerwen 4-5 Jonny Clayton (A)
Gary Anderson 5-1 Ian White (D)
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