Clayton wins Premier League night three in Glasgow
Jonny Clayton won the Premier League in 2021 and was a beaten semi-finalist in 2022 and 2023 [PA Media] Jonny Clayton ruthlessly brushed aside Gian van Veen to become the third different nightly winner of the Premier League Darts season in Glasgow. The Welshman, who is back in the tournament after a two-year hiatus, beat the world number three 6-2 to continue his impressive start to the year.
He started the night by ending a near three-year and 10-match losing run against compatriot Gerwyn Price, before demolishing world number one Luke Littler 6-1 in the semi-finals. The 2021 winner averaged 99.88 and 101.33 in those two matches but it was his checkouts at 60% and 66.67% that really stood out.
While that dropped to 42.86% in the final, his average increased to 104.35 as he follows Price and Michael van Gerwen as night winners this season. He broke Van Veen in the opening leg and in the seventh before sealing victory with a stunning 156 checkout.
The victory takes him to the top of the early standings, ahead of Van Gerwen, who missed the night through illness, and Van Veen, who has now been beaten in two finals.
Premier League Darts 2026 fixtures, results and table Rock blames bathroom soap for poor Antwerp display Premier League Darts night three results Thursday, 19 February - OVO Hydro, Glasgow Quarter-finals Stephen Bunting 3-6 Gian van Veen Luke Humphries 6-2 Josh Rock Michael van Gerwen v Luke Littler (bye) - Van Gerwen withdraws because of medical issue Jonny Clayton 6-3 Gerwyn Price Semi-finals Van Veen 6-5 Humphries Littler 1-6 Clayton Final Van Veen 2-6 Clayton Premier League Darts table Premier League Darts format and points system Premier League Darts is played across 16 initial weeks in the league stage with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final each night.
Each of the eight players is guaranteed to face the other seven in the quarter-finals in weeks one to seven and 9-15, with week eight and week 16 fixtures done off the table. It means we will get fourth v fifth in Sheffield on the final league-stage night, with the play-off spots potentially on the line.
Players earn two points per quarter-final win, an additional point if they win their semi-final and five for winning the night. The top four players after the group stage progress to the play-off night at London's O2 Arena on 23 May, with first facing fourth and second against third in a best-of-19-leg match. The final, which is the best of 21 legs, follows.
If players are level on points after the 16 weeks then places are decided by nights won and then matches won.
Premier League Darts night four order of play Thursday, 26 February - SSE Arena, Belfast Quarter-finals Luke Littler v Jonny Clayton Stephen Bunting v Luke Humphries Michael van Gerwen v Gerwyn Price Gian van Veen v Josh Rock Semi-finals Littler/Clayton v Bunting/Humphries Van Gerwen/Price v Van Veen/Rock Final Littler/Clayton/Bunting/Humphries v Van Gerwen/Price/Van Veen/Rock Jonny Clayton ruthlessly brushes aside Gian van Veen to become the third different nightly winner of the Premier League Darts season in Glasgow.
Jonny Clayton ruthlessly brushes aside Gian van Veen to become the third different nightly winner of the Premier League Darts season in Glasgow.