Thursday, May 5, 2022 11:00 p.m. - Dart News from dartn.deWith his 4th day win in the Premier League 2022, Jonny Clayton was able to further expand the championship lead and was the first player to qualify for the playoffs in Berlin.The Welshman defeated Michael van Gerwen 6-3 in tonight's final in Glasgow in front of 12,000 fans.In the very first game, the 12,000 fans in Glasgow were treated to a duel between the two Scottish double world champions, Gary Anderson and Peter Wright.In the end, Gary Anderson, who grew up less than an hour's drive away, won quite comfortably 6-2 to win his 7th straight Premier League match in Glasgow.The first two legs went to Anderson, Wright shortened with a 14-darter, but immediately conceded two legs to 1-4."Snakebite" still managed a small exclamation mark when he reduced the lead to 2-4 with a 116 finish after 12 darts.But the expected catch-up race did not materialize.Anderson managed the re-break to 5-2 in 14 darts and brought the win with another "14" in dry cloths.Championship leader Jonny Clayton continued his winning streak with a commanding 6-2 win over James Wade.On 10 of the 13 game days he was able to win at least one game and thus score points.The Welshman won the first three legs in a row before Wade cut back with a 14-darter.Then the two took turns.Clayton made it 4-1 with a 16 darter and Wade made it 4-2 in 15 darts.With two more 15-darters to 5-2 and 6-2, "The Ferret" then fixed the semi-finals.Gerwyn Price's negative series continues, which is why participation in the playoffs in Berlin (June 13) is becoming more and more distant.Today the “Iceman” lost to Michael Smith 3-6.Price came into play very well with an 11-darter to make it 1-0.Smith then played two 14-darters and a 15-darter for a 3-1 lead.Price broke the run with a 14-darter to make it 2-3 before Smith restored the 2-leg lead in 16 darts.Price was able to shorten to 3-4 again, but it wasn't enough for more.Smith made it 5-3 thanks to two missed darts on doubles from Price and checked 107 points to the match in the next leg.Michael van Gerwen narrowly defeated Joe Cullen in his quarter-final game with a score of 6-5.The first two legs were won alternately, then van Gerwen started a run, won three legs in a row (including a 13-darter) and led 4-1.After two more legs of darts, "Mighty Mike" was 5-2 on the scoreboard and the Dutchman looked like a sure winner.But Cullen got his throw through first and then played two 14-darters to equalize.In the deciding leg, the three-time world champion once again showed his class and was down to 52 after 9 darts. In the end, it was a 14-darter for Michael van Gerwen that brought him victory.Despite the support of more than 12,000 fans, Gary Anderson lost 4-6 to a strong Jonny Clayton in the semifinals.Anderson started straight with a 150 finish after 12 darts.Clayton countered with a 15-darter before Anderson re-raised to 2-1.Clayton then equalized with a 141 finish after 12 darts to make it 2-2 and then caused the first break of the game with a 15 darter.He confirmed this with a 14-darter to make it 4-2.Anderson ended the Welshman's intermediate sprint with a 115 finish after 15 darts to make it 3-4.Clayton was undeterred and made it 5-3 with a 116 checkout.With the next high finish (this time the 110) Anderson came up to 4-5 and even worked out 2 darts to equalize, which he couldn't convert.Clayton took his chance and hit double four to win.In an exciting game at a high level, Michael van Gerwen was able to beat Michael Smith 6-5.Van Gerwen won the first two legs, then Smith won 4 legs in a row with 12, 15, 14 and 11 darts.After that, the "Bullyboy" had 40 rest, but under great pressure van Gerwen checked 108 points to make it 3-4.With a 16-darter, "Mighty Mike" even equalized to make it 4-4.Another 13-darter from Smith followed by a 15-darter from van Gerwen, sending the game into a deciding leg.Although Smith was allowed to start and opened the leg with a 137, van Gerwen was first to finish and checked 104 after 12 darts to reach the final.Jonny Clayton is unstoppable in the Premier League.With a 6-3 win over Michael van Gerwen in the final, the Welshman was able to extend his lead in the standings.Both players showed great darts and hardly allowed anything.Accordingly, the game kept rocking up to the decisive phase.Both players were in step for the first seven legs.But there were already enough highlights up until then, so van Gerwen played a 13-darter and a 15-darter, Clayton convinced with three 14-darters.Then Michael van Gerwen made a first mistake, he couldn't check 40 points with 6 darts.Clayton was there and grabbed the break to make it 5-3.Then "The Ferret" got his throw through with a 15-darter and was able to celebrate his 4th day's victory.In the quarterfinals against Peter Wright, Gary Anderson found his way into the game with a 110 finish.To date he has scored four of his seven high finishes in this year's Premier League against Wright, including the 155 checkout on Matchday 1.After beating James Wade in the opener, Jonny Clayton is now the only player who has not lost more than won to any other Premier League player this season.Only against Wade did he have as many wins as losses.Michael Smith defeated Gerwyn Price in the quarterfinals mainly thanks to his strong scoring: In eight of the nine legs he was on a finish after three shots, overall he achieved a first 9 average of 120.44 points.Against Joe Cullen, Michael van Gerwen had darts on doubles in each of the eleven legs, but he was only able to prevail in the decider.On the other hand, with eight shots over 170 points, he has scored as many maximums as this year only against Damon Heta at the UK Open.While Gary Anderson high-finished three of his four legs against Jonny Clayton, he failed to hit a 180 for the first time in 76 Premier League games.The last time this happened was in March 2017 against Raymond van Barneveld.With his victory over Michael Smith, Michael van Gerwen becomes the first player in the 2022 Premier League season to reach a final with two wins in decision legs.In each of the two games he gave his opponent only four shots in the decider.Jonny Clayton won three legs in a row against Michael van Gerwen to claim his fourth Premier League win of the day.In all of his four triumphs, he converted his first match dart in the final.With his win, Jonny Clayton has now won 30 of his 48 Premier League games.Only Phil Taylor (68.8%) and Michael van Gerwen (65.1%) have a higher win rate in this competition.Next Thursday the 14th matchday of the Premier League Darts 2022 will take place in Sheffield.DAZN and Sport1 will broadcast live from 8:00 p.m. CEST.From tomorrow to Sunday the European Tour continues with the European Darts Open in Leverkusen.DAZN broadcasts live every day.Matchday 13, Thursday 05/05/2022, OVO Hydro, Glasgow Quarterfinals: Peter Wright 2-6 Gary Anderson (87.10 - 97.21) Jonny Clayton 6-2 James Wade (95.55 - 93.10) Gerwyn Price 3-6 Michael Smith (94.50 - 99.19) Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Joe Cullen (98.36 - 90.59) Semifinals: Gary Anderson 4-6 Jonny Clayton (89.15 - 98.53) Michael Smith 5-6 Michael van Gerwen (100.01 - 99.04) Final: Jonny Clayton 6-3 Michael van Gerwen (99.81 - 96.41)14th matchday, Thursday, May 12th, 2022, Utilita Arena, Sheffield (from 20:00 CEST) Quarter-finals: Joe Cullen - James Wade Gary Anderson - Gerwyn Price Michael van Gerwen - Peter Wright Michael Smith - Jonny ClaytonSemifinals: Cullen/Wade - Anderson/Price Van Gerwen/Wright - Smith/Clayton Finals: Winner Semifinal 1 - Winner Semifinal 2Status after matchday 13 (05/05/2022)Like last year, DAZN will show all Premier League darts games LIVE and in HD in 2022.The tournament can be followed as a stream on smart TV, smartphone, PC, laptop and tablet.DAZN shows all major tournaments as well as the World Series and the European Tour.Missed games can be watched live again at any time.To order: http://bit.ly/livedart2019In addition, Sport1 will again be broadcasting the matchdays almost completely live.All TV broadcast dates from Sport1 are available [here].Premier League darts prize money will NOT count towards the Order of Merit.It is the tournament with the second highest prize money ever.Only at the PDC Darts World Championship is there more prize money.Winner: £275,000 Runner-Up: £125,000 Semi-Finals: £85,000 5th Place: £75,000 6th Place: £70,000 7th Place: £65,000 8th Place: £60,000Bonus: £10,000 per evening win Total: £1,000,000All information about the tournament can be found on our [Premier League tournament page] For discussions and questions about the tournament [Darts Forum]Source: PDC - 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