Clayton received the Premier League title in his debut 12 months in 2021, beating Portugal’s Jose de Sousa 11-5 within the closing, one thing he’s seeking to do once more.
“All I can do is to exit and attempt to play my greatest darts and if I can stick with it doing that I am doing one thing proper.
“If it is my marketing campaign it’s going to be my marketing campaign. Hopefully it’s and I will be double Premier League champion.”
With a extremely aggressive subject of eight gamers which incorporates 4 world champions, you might be forgiven for not anticipating the previous plasterer to be high of the standings after 4 weeks.
Neither Luke Littler nor Luke Humphries have made the ultimate in any of the 4 nights of motion in 2026, regardless of being ranked primary and two on the earth.
Clayton, nevertheless, has been the mannequin of consistency within the 2026 event.
Profitable his quarter-final match every week has ensured he has left with a minimum of two factors at every venue, the one participant to have achieved so.
“I have been within the Premier League earlier than so I do know what it’s important to do,” he mentioned, “It’s kind of of expertise on my behalf.
“Factors are so necessary whether or not it is simply the 2 factors or it is 5 factors, when you can choose up two each week you may be shut on the finish of the sixteenth week for the seventeenth week [play-offs].”
He says consistency week-on-week is absolutely necessary.
“Choosing up nightly wins is an enormous bonus,” added Clayton.
“I’ve obtained one underneath my belt, hopefully there may be one Thursday evening, and I can nonetheless be on the high with regards to week 17.”
Clayton takes on World Championship runner-up Gian van Veen within the quarter-finals on Thursday, with the pair splitting their previous conferences.
“We’re one win every however he is at my house in Wales so hopefully that will probably be to my benefit and Gian can expertise the correct Welsh crowds.
“I am trying ahead to this, he is an incredible child, a superb participant and I am positive it’s going to be an excellent recreation.”
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