Jonny Clayton
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Clayton in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | "The Ferret" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1974 Llanelli, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Pontyberem, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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– (Tour Card: 2015–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 5 (1 June 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 272: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | Quarter Final: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players Championships (x7)
European Tour Events
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 currently ranked world number five. Nicknamed "the Ferret", he has won four PDC major televised singles titles, all 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 seventeen PDC titles.
He has finished as runner-up at the 2017 Players Championship Finals, 2023 World Matchplay and the 2025 World Masters. He is a one-time World Championship quarter-finalist, reaching the last eight at the 2023 PDC World Championship.