Jonny Clayton
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Clayton in 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Ferret" | ||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1974 Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales | ||||||||||||
| Home town | Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire, Wales | ||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Darts | 22g Red Dragon Signature | ||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry | ||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||
| BDO | 2008–2015 | ||||||||||||
| PDC | 2015–present (Tour Card: 2015–present) | ||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 5 (15 March 2026) | ||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 272: 2012 | ||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||
| World Championship | Quarter-final: 2023, 2026 | ||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Runner-up: 2023 | ||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Winner (1): 2021 | ||||||||||||
| UK Open | Semi-final: 2020, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Quarter-final: 2018, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| European Championship | Semi-final: 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Premier League | Winner (1): 2021 | ||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Runner-up: 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Masters | Winner (1): 2021 | ||||||||||||
| World Series Finals | Winner (1): 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||
Players Championships (x7)
European Tour Events (x3)
World Series of Darts
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Jonny Clayton (born 4 October 1974) is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number five. Nicknamed "the Ferret", he won four PDC major singles titles in 2021: the Masters, Premier League, World Series Finals, and World Grand Prix. He has also won the PDC World Cup of Darts on two occasions in 2020 and 2023, representing Wales alongside Gerwyn Price; he has won a total of 17 PDC titles in his professional career, including three European Tour titles.
He has reached the quarter-finals in the 2023 and 2026 editions of the PDC World Darts Championship.