Jonny Clayton will need to take another day off from his role as a key worker during the coronavirus crisis after progressing to the next round of the PDC's Home Tour.
The Ferret, sporting a new shaved head look from his house in Pontyberem, has been delivering food to the elderly and vulnerable for Carmarthenshire council during lockdown rather than his usual full-time job as a plasterer.
He took the day off to prepare for a return to his lucrative 'side job' of darts and the decision paid off as he became the sixth player from the opening eight nights of action to qualify with a 100% record of three wins from three.
The world number 15, who started the season by shocking Michael van Gerwen in the first round of the Masters before hitting a nine-dart finish en route to the UK Open semi-finals last month, was a clear favourite despite question marks over whether he'd been able to practice as much as his rivals.
Clayton kicked off the night in style with a 5-2 triumph over world number 115 Adam Hunt, earning a break of throw in the sixth leg before finishing it off with a classy 100 checkout.
The Welshman, whose career highlight is reaching the 2017 Players Championship Finals, averaged 96 in that match and despite following it up with a mark of 90 in his next against Richard North, it was still enough for a battling 5-3 victory.
Clayton still had work to do in the final match of the night against David Pallet, who had earlier beaten a winless North 5-2 while Hunt was also still in the running on four points having claimed 5-3 and 5-1 wins over Pallett and North respectively.
The Ferret needed four legs to guarantee his progress and after twice coming from a leg down, he moved 3-2 up with a 15-dart break before taking the next two to complete a clean sweep with an average of 93.
Jonny Clayton tops the table!
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) April 24, 2020
A 5-2 win over Dave Pallett for the Welshman to make it three wins out of three and top the table on Night Eight! pic.twitter.com/VS1feuUIld
"It is hard to play against mates, we are all very close and it is hard to play against each other," said Clayton.
"I am glad I won my three games, I am a happy man. I really enjoyed it, really enjoyed playing against the lads because we see each other every weekend usually. I am looking forward."
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