CSW News · Grand Slam of Darts 2026

Anton Ostlund beat Jonny Clayton despite a 15% chance

16 matches from the Grand Slam of Darts, ranked by how likely each winner was on the legs and averages.

By CSW Darts Data Desk

15%Anton Ostlund's chance on the averages

Anton Ostlund beat Jonny Clayton 5-4 at the Grand Slam of Darts, with averages of 85.75 v 92.53. Going by those averages alone, Anton Ostlund had a 15% chance of winning a match of that length.

A win like that is not all luck. An average counts every dart the same, so it cannot see who took their doubles when the leg was on the line. It does show which results the scoring did not point to.

The latest matches, least likely first

WinnerBeatScoreAveragesChance
Anton OstlundJonny Clayton5-485.75 v 92.5315%
Tom SykesLuke Woodhouse5-385.97 v 89.5629%
Rusty-Jake RodriguezRoss Smith5-383.43 v 86.5132%
Gerwyn PriceJoe Hunt5-397.83 v 96.6157%
Michael van GerwenHenry Coates5-4100.42 v 99.1958%
Wessel NijmanAdam Sevada5-194.66 v 91.6368%
Tommy MorrisJosh Rock5-2100.33 v 96.9270%
Stephen BuntingRaymond Smith5-4100.71 v 96.6573%
Luke LittlerBeau Greaves5-2109.97 v 103.8283%
James WadeCam Crabtree5-1104.09 v 96.5088%
Jermaine WattimenaLisa Ashton5-287.80 v 79.0391%
Gian van VeenCarl Sneyd5-2110.51 v 101.0992%
Ryan SearleCharlie Manby5-498.55 v 86.1997%
Luke HumphriesPaolo Nebrida5-3105.70 v 91.0399%
Chris DobeyJan Schmidt5-298.66 v 78.73100%
Nathan AspinallMaik Kuivenhoven5-1111.68 v 87.71100%

Wins above the averages, this event so far

Each player's wins so far, minus the wins their averages predicted, across 16 matches.

Anton Ostlund +0.8
Tom Sykes +0.7
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez +0.7
Ross Smith -0.7
Luke Woodhouse -0.7
Jonny Clayton -0.8

How this works: how we work out each chance. Follow the event: Grand Slam of Darts 2026.

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