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Jonny Clayton came from 5-2 down to beat Michael van Gerwen 6-5 and claim his third nightly win to move top of the Premier League.<\/b><\/p>\n
Van Gerwen missed four match darts in total as the Welshman reeled off four straight legs to take the win in Brighton.<\/p>\n
Victory takes Clayton, who began the evening in third, three points above Luke Littler after the world champion was beaten by Stephen Bunting in the quarter-finals and failed to add to his points tally.<\/p>\n
While Van Gerwen had the edge both in terms of average and checkout percentage in the final, Clayton produced when it mattered as he made the seven-time champion pay for failing to wrap up the match at 5-2 and 5-4 and forced a decider.<\/p>\n
Clayton then finished it in style, hitting two 180s in the leg before sealing it on double 16.<\/p>\n
“I thought the game was over at 5-2 up for Michael,” Clayton told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
“He missed, he gave me a chance. You’ve got to take chances. That last leg was probably my best of the game.<\/p>\n
“I’m back on top of the table, Luke Littler can start chasing me again.”<\/p>\n
Despite falling just short of a first nightly win since the opening week in Newcastle, Van Gerwen’s run to the final helped him shore up his play-off place and open up a four-point gap to fellow Dutchman Gian van Veen in fifth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n