Wales’ Jonny Clayton says he and teammate Gerwyn Price are aiming to “do some damage” at the 2025 World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt, starting Thursday. The pair, champions in 2020 and 2023, will go head‑to‑head with England’s favourites Luke Humphries and Luke Littler.
00:00Wales' Jonny Clayton says he and teammate Gerwin Price are aiming to do some damage
00:07at the 2025 World Cup of Arts in Frankfurt starting on Thursday.
00:12The pair champions in 2020 and 2023 will go head-to-head with England favourites Luke Humphreys and Luke Littler.
00:20Clayton, seeded second, believes the spotlight on England is misplaced.
00:24All the talk is about the two Lukes, but I'm here and I'm sure me and Gezi can do something about that.
00:30He said, Gezi is on a great run of form and I'm a pretty good number two.
00:35Hopefully we'll do some damage this year.
00:38Both men have entered the tournament in strong form in May.
00:42Clayton claimed his third European Tour title at the Dutch Darts Championship.
00:46However, he stumbled in the Nordic Darts Masters quarterfinals, losing 6-3 to Stephen Bunting.
00:54Price has also been impressive in 2025.
00:56He reached the Premier League finals in Dublin and Nottingham, claiming 9th, 3 and 6 titles by defeating Humphreys, Littler and Aspinall.
01:07He also won three Players' Championship events and a Pro Tour title.
01:11At the recent Nordic Darts Masters, he set a tournament record average but lost in the semi-finals.
01:17But, you know, I'm just glad that I proved to myself that I've still got the game in me and, you know, when I'm positive and I'm in the right frame of mind that I can beat anyone and I can still play to the high standards that I know I can.
01:30Though England's pairing is top seeded, Price agrees they are clear favourites.
01:36There's no reason why they're not favourites, but there are a lot of good teams, he said.
01:42As one of the top four seeds with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Wales begin in round two on Saturday with best of 15 doubles matches until a best of 19 final.
01:53Clayton believes their rugby-style teamwork gives them an edge in high-pressure doubles.
01:59We go out as a team, you have to believe in your teammates, he said.
02:04Clayton added, there's no better feeling than representing Wales when they put on that jersey.
02:09I'm so proud and I'm sure we can go far once again.
