English: Diolch, Llywydd. I'd like to congratulate Pontyberem's Jonny Clayton on winning his first individual televised darts title. The 46-year-old Welshman fought back from 5-3 down to beat Mervyn King 11-8 in the Masters final in Milton Keynes last week. He's considering quitting work as a Carmarthenshire County Council plasterer to concentrate on his darts. Jonny Clayton has previously recently described darts as his 'hobby'. 'I don't know if I'm going to finish work', he said after his famous win, 'I'll see. I don't know.' He'll discuss the prospect of continuing full-time concentrating on darts with his wife Elen and his children after he arrives home, having won that valuable prize at the Masters. In November, he and his fellow Welshman Gerwyn Price won the World Cup of Darts. Jonny hopes Welsh success will continue for the next five or 10 years. He added: 'It's a great feeling to be Welsh at the moment in the darts world.' The community of Pontyberem is rightly proud of this citizen of the Gwendraeth valley. His stunning achievement has inspired council leader Emlyn Dole and poet Aneirin Karadog to write limericks and poetry to celebrate his win. I'll spare the Senedd Emlyn's limerick, but Emlyn has said what an honour it is to have a world champion on the council's payroll. Last November he said: 'We are immensely proud of Jonny and all that he has achieved. What a fantastic achievement for him to lift the trophy for his country in the sport that he loves. Jonny is a valued member of the Carmarthenshire council team, and he's as talented at his plastering as he is at his darts.' Emlyn added: 'As with any member of staff representing their country in elite sports, we have given Jonny our full support to ensure he can work his day-job as well as having the time to train and compete.' I suspect that Emlyn will now be considering, after this latest win, whether the council could offer Jonny a sabbatical to pursue his darts career full time. As the poet Aneirin Karadog wrote:
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Hoffwn longyfarch Jonny Clayton o Bontyberem ar ennill ei deitl dartiau unigol cyntaf ar y teledu. Roedd y Cymro 46 oed ar ei hôl hi o 5-3 i ddechrau ond fe frwydrodd yn ôl i guro Mervyn King o 11-8 yn ystod rownd derfynol Meistri'r PDC yn Milton Keynes yr wythnos diwethaf. Mae'n ystyried rhoi'r gorau i weithio fel plastrwr yng Nghyngor Sir Caerfyrddin i ganolbwyntio ar ei ddartiau. Yn ddiweddar, disgrifiodd Jonny Clayton ddartiau fel ei 'hobi'. Nid wyf yn gwybod a ydw i'n mynd i roi'r gorau i weithio, meddai ar ôl ei fuddugoliaeth enwog, Caf weld. Nid wyf yn gwybod. Dywedodd y byddai'n trafod y posibilrwydd o barhau i ganolbwyntio ar ddartiau'n llawnamser gyda'i wraig Elen a'i blant ar ôl iddo gyrraedd adref, ar ôl ennill y wobr werthfawr honno yn rownd derfynol Meistri'r PDC. Ym mis Tachwedd, enillodd ef a'i gyd-Gymro, Gerwyn Price, Gwpan Dartiau'r Byd. Mae Jonny yn gobeithio y bydd llwyddiant Cymru yn parhau am y pum mlynedd neu 10 mlynedd nesaf. Ychwanegodd: Mae'n deimlad gwych bod yn Gymro ar yr adeg hon yn y byd dartiau. Mae cymuned Pontyberem yn falch iawn o'r dinesydd hwn o gwm Gwendraeth. Mae ei gyflawniad syfrdanol wedi ysbrydoli arweinydd y cyngor Emlyn Dole a'r bardd Aneirin Karadog i ysgrifennu limrigau a cherddi i ddathlu ei fuddugoliaeth. Nid wyf am adrodd limrig Emlyn i'r Senedd, ond mae Emlyn wedi dweud cymaint o anrhydedd yw cael pencampwr byd ar gyflogres y cyngor. Fis Tachwedd diwethaf dywedodd: Rydym yn hynod falch o Jonny a'r cyfan y mae wedi'i gyflawni. Am gyflawniad gwych oedd iddo godi'r tlws dros ei wlad yn y gamp y mae'n ei charu. Mae Jonny yn aelod gwerthfawr o dîm cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin, ac mae'r un mor dalentog yn plastro ag y mae yn taflu dartiau. Ychwanegodd Emlyn: Fel gydag unrhyw aelod o staff sy'n cynrychioli eu gwlad mewn chwaraeon elît, rydym wedi rhoi ein cefnogaeth lawn i Jonny i sicrhau y gall weithio ei swydd bob dydd yn ogystal â chael amser i hyfforddi a chystadlu. Rwy'n tybio y bydd Emlyn yn ystyried yn awr, ar ôl y fuddugoliaeth ddiweddaraf hon, tybed a allai'r cyngor gynnig cyfnod sabothol i Jonny allu dilyn ei yrfa ddartiau'n llawnamser. Fel yr ysgrifennodd y bardd Aneirin Karadog: