From plasterer to World Grand Prix winner – the rise of Jonny ‘Ferret’ Clayton

From plasterer to World Grand Prix winner – the rise of Jonny ‘Ferret’ Clayton
Jonny Clayton finished fourth in the table, but went on to lift the 2021 Premier League trophy (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Welshman Jonny Clayton continued his remarkable rise with a 5-1 victory over defending champion and good friend Gerwyn Price to win the World Grand Prix in Leicester.

Clayton picked up a cheque for £110,000 after securing a third Professional Darts Corporation title of 2021, his first in a major ranking event.

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