2023 Betfred World Matchplay Final Preview
2023 Betfred World Matchplay Final Preview
Jonny Clayton and Nathan Aspinall will face off to be the 12th name on the Phil Taylor Trophy.
Asp V Ferret
Nathan Aspinall and Jonny Clayton will be taking place in their first World Matchplay Final
We have seen a lot of emotion from The Ferret due to his father being unwell, and this showed more so in his opening performance against Clemens, but since then Jonny has found another gear and will be confident going into this weekend.
For Nathan Aspinall the opening three rounds he had to battle to secure wins, but last night he qualified for the final with ease, beating Joe Cullen 17-9 .
Head to head between the two players is very closer with Clayton edging it 6-5, with the players meeting three times this year, all in the Premier League with Asp winning the first, before Clayton taking the next two.
The statistics show how these two players have got this far, with Nathan Aspinall hitting 37 180s, which is 19 more than Clayton. With Jonny Clayton it’s been World Class doubling hitting 53% of his doubles, 12% better off than Aspinall.
It is also worth noting that Jonny Clayton has only played 102 legs in this years World Matchplay, in comparison to Aspinall 133.
There is so many different angles to review this game, which leads to an intriguing Final whatever the outcome
Road To The Final
Jonny Clayton
Gabriel Clemens 10-8
Dimitri Van den Bergh 11-6
Ryan Searle 16-12
Luke Humphries 17-15
Nathan Aspinall
Krzysztof Ratajski 10-7
Danny Noppert 11-9
Chris Dobey 16-12
Joe Cullen 17-9