JONNY CLAYTON secured his maiden PDC European Tour title with an 8-5 defeat of Gerwyn Price in Sunday’s Austrian Darts Open final in Graz.

The Welshman had picked up his first PDC tournament win in October 2017, and had to wait just six months to taste glory once more as he scooped the £25,000 title.

The tournament’s first visit to the Steiermarkhalle in Graz had looked set to see a home victory as Austria’s Mensur Suljovic soared into the semi-finals.

Clayton, though, denied the Champions League of Darts winner with a gutsy 7-6 triumph in their last four meeting, before overcoming Price in an all-Welsh final.

2018 Austrian Darts Open

Sunday April 22nd

Third Round
Michael Smith 6-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Joe Cullen 6-3 Mervyn King
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Wayne Jones
Rob Cross 6-5 Steve Beaton
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Darren Webster
Mensur Suljovic 6-3 Cristo Reyes
Ian White 6-3 Simon Whitlock
Jonny Clayton 6-3 James Wade

Quarter-Finals
Joe Cullen 6-2 Michael Smith
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Rob Cross
Mensur Suljovic 6-1 Daryl Gurney
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Ian White

Semi-Finals
Gerwyn Price 7-6 Joe Cullen
Jonny Clayton 7-6 Mensur Suljovic

Final
Gerwyn Price 5-8 Jonny Clayton