ADC Darts Vault 19 Week 1

 Vault 19 is underway, and although it is far too early to decide which will ultimately be the toughest venues of the new series, the opening tournaments have already given me plenty to look at.

The headline comes from Pinches Cue Club in Norwich, which has recorded a Tournament Strength score of 1.350 — the highest figure in my Vault 19 data through Saturday 12 September.

Behind Pinches, there are some very familiar names.

Sartan Club has started strongly again and currently leads the South West, while Lindsay Constitutional Club remains the early Welsh benchmark. North Star has also opened Vault 19 above its previous series level.

I've also now found the WADC Vault 3.0 tournaments.

With my interest in the women's game and the amount of women's darts I already cover on Q4QS, I think it is important that I follow those events alongside the main Vault series.

And the opening WADC figures have produced a story of their own, with South Wales occupying the top three positions so far.

This is therefore my first Tournament Strength snapshot of the new Vault series, covering tournaments in the database up to and including Saturday 12 September.

What Is Tournament Strength?

Tournament Strength isn't simply based on the winner of an event or the highest average recorded on the night.

The Q4QS Tournament Strength measure is designed to look at the overall strength of the field.

That distinction is important.

A tournament containing one outstanding player and a relatively weak field is different from one where strong players are waiting in almost every part of the draw.

Over time, Tournament Strength should therefore help identify the venues where consistently difficult fields are turning up.

One event gives us a snapshot.

Several events begin to establish a pattern.

That is why the Vault 18 figures become particularly useful as Vault 19 gets underway.

Vault 19 – The Early Leaders

These are the strongest Vault 19 tournaments in my data through Saturday 12 September:

Rank	Venue	Tournament Strength	Top-20 Avg
1	Pinches Cue Club, Norwich	1.350	72.50
2	Sartan Club	1.265	68.25
3	Lindsay Constitutional Club	1.250	67.48
4	Bretforton Sports Club	1.248	67.41
5	North Star Club	1.241	67.05
6	Bagley Sports & Social Club	1.238	66.89
7	United Services Club	1.226	66.29
8	Hethersett Social Club	1.224	66.20
9	Stratford Social Club	1.218	65.89
10	Wiltshire Darts House	1.218	65.88
11	Pilcs Sports & Social Club	1.217	65.86
12	Dorchester Trinity Club	1.203	65.16

Pinches Sets the Benchmark

There is no getting away from the standout number in that table.

1.350 — Pinches Cue Club.

There is a sizeable gap between Pinches and Sartan in second at 1.265, while the Top-20 figure of 72.50 also stands well clear of the other early leaders.

I am deliberately not calling Pinches the toughest venue in Vault 19.

We simply don't have enough evidence for that yet.

What I can say is that no Vault 19 tournament in my data through Saturday 12 September has produced a stronger Tournament Strength figure.

Now Pinches has to sustain it.

One exceptional field can produce a huge score. If Pinches continues appearing near the top after five, six or seven tournaments, then we will have evidence of something much more significant.

For now, though, everybody else has a benchmark to chase.

Sartan Still Leads the South West

Closer to home, the strongest opening figure belongs to a venue that featured heavily in my Vault 18 analysis.

Sartan Club is currently the strongest South West venue in Vault 19 at 1.265.

Its Vault 18 Tournament Strength level was around 1.23, so the opening Vault 19 figure is actually higher.

It is far too early to say that Sartan has definitely become stronger. We are comparing one new-series tournament against a much bigger Vault 18 sample.

But it is certainly an encouraging start.

Sartan established its credentials during Vault 18 and has immediately returned with another very strong field.

For now at least, Sartan remains the South West benchmark.

Lindsay Remains No.1 in Wales

There is an equally interesting story in Wales.

Lindsay Constitutional Club has opened Vault 19 at 1.250, putting it third overall in this early table and first among the Welsh venues.

What stands out here isn't improvement.

It's consistency.

Lindsay's Vault 18 level was approximately 1.254.

Vault 18: 1.254.

Vault 19 opening figure: 1.250.

That is almost identical.

A single enormous Tournament Strength score will always catch the eye, but repeatedly attracting strong fields is arguably more interesting.

Lindsay is beginning to provide evidence of exactly that.

North Star Has Started Stronger

North Star Club is another established venue worth watching.

Its opening Vault 19 figure of 1.241 compares with approximately 1.209 during Vault 18.

That is an early increase of around 0.03.

Again, I wouldn't call it a confirmed improvement after one tournament.

But North Star already had a strong Vault 18 baseline, so beginning Vault 19 above that level is significant enough to monitor.

If it is still around 1.24 after several events, then we can start talking about a genuine increase in the strength of its regular field.

Bretforton Joins the Leading Group

The familiar venues shouldn't completely dominate the story.

Bretforton Sports Club has opened with an impressive 1.248, putting it fourth overall and only fractionally behind Lindsay.

Bagley Sports & Social Club is also right amongst the leading group at 1.238.

This is one of the reasons I enjoy looking at Tournament Strength.

The winner of an event naturally receives most of the attention.

This measure gives me another way of finding venues where the difficulty of simply getting through the tournament deserves recognition.

Bretforton has certainly put itself on that list after week one.

WADC Vault 3.0 – South Wales Sets the Early Pace

I've also now added the WADC Vault 3.0 events to the tournaments I am following.

I think that matters.

Women's darts is something I have a particular interest in, and as Q4QS coverage continues to expand I don't want the WADC Vaults to become an afterthought.

I will keep the WADC figures separate from the main Vault 19 table so that we can follow the development of that circuit properly.

And the first set of numbers has produced a very clear regional story.

Leading WADC Vault 3.0 Tournament Strength

Rank	Venue	Tournament Strength
1	The 9 Darter, Port Talbot	0.997
2	Arrows Darts Venue #2, Resolven	0.986
3	Briton Ferry Workies	0.961
4	Walton WMC	0.941
5	London GAA, Ruislip	0.933
6	Shooters, Leominster	0.916

The first thing that stands out is obvious.

The top three are all in South Wales.

The 9 Darter in Port Talbot leads the way with 0.997, followed closely by Arrows Darts Venue #2 in Resolven at 0.986.

Briton Ferry Workies completes the top three at 0.961.

That gives South Wales an impressive early grip on the WADC Vault 3.0 Tournament Strength standings.

Briton Ferry Has Previous Form

Briton Ferry is particularly interesting because I now have historical WADC data to compare against.

During WADC Vault 2.0, an event at Briton Ferry produced a Tournament Strength figure of 1.123.

That means its appearance towards the top of the early Vault 3.0 standings isn't simply an isolated strong tournament at a completely unknown venue.

There is previous evidence of strong women's fields there.

As I add more WADC results, this is exactly the sort of thing I want to explore.

Which venues repeatedly attract the strongest women's fields?

Which areas have the greatest depth?

And do the same venues remain difficult from one Vault series to the next?

After the opening tournaments, South Wales has certainly given me somewhere to start.

Two Rankings That Should Become More Interesting Every Week

The important caveat with everything in this article is the date.

These figures only include tournaments in my data up to and including Saturday 12 September.

They are not final Vault 19 or WADC Vault 3.0 venue rankings.

They're the starting point.

Pinches has produced the standout Vault 19 field at 1.350.

Sartan remains the early South West leader and has started above its Vault 18 level.

Lindsay remains No.1 in Wales and has produced almost exactly the same strength figure as it did during Vault 18.

North Star has also started higher.

And in the WADC Vaults, The 9 Darter, Arrows Resolven and Briton Ferry have given South Wales a clean sweep of the opening top three.

Now I want to see what happens when those venues have three tournaments behind them.

Then five.

Then seven.

One huge score can tell us where an exceptional tournament took place.

Doing it repeatedly tells us where the toughest venues really are.

For now, though, the first Vault 19 target has been set:

1.350 — Pinches Cue Club, Norwich.

And in WADC Vault 3.0:

0.997 — The 9 Darter, Port Talbot.

I'll be watching both.

Three Players Who Caught My Eye This Week (6-12th September 2026)

 

Another week of grassroots darts, and another three players who stood out for very different reasons.

This week I've gone with Tyler Thorpe, Michael Wiles and Oscar Shipwright.

Thorpe put together back-to-back tournament victories and produced a 103.66 average along the way. Wiles enjoyed an exceptional run of results across the week, culminating in a remarkable scoring display at Clacton. And Shipwright takes his place after winning the Bucks Youth County Open Day at Bradmoor Farm.

As always, this feature isn't simply about finding the three biggest averages or the players who won the most tournaments. It's about performances and stories that caught my eye over the previous seven days.

Tyler Thorpe

Player Profile

Tyler Thorpe's overall numbers perhaps don't immediately tell the story of the player he has become.

Across 182 recorded matches he has 108 victories, giving him a 59.3% win rate, but his current form is on another level: 10 wins from his last 10 matches. His overall match average stands at 85.00, rising to 91.49 across his latest five matches.

There is also considerable quality on Thorpe's wider CV. He has beaten Sebastian Bialecki three times, while victories over Dirk van Duijvenbode and Andrew Gilding show that he is more than capable of competing against established PDC opposition.

His best recorded average is 107.36, while performances of 103.79, 103.66 and 103.30 further demonstrate the level he can reach.

This Week

Thorpe's week was built around back-to-back tournament victories.

The first came at Monday's Daventry Town Football Club Round Robin. His profile shows an 88.41 quarter-final average against Anthony Coleman before a 3–0 semi-final victory over Jack Waker.

A day later, he did it again at the MDC Round Robin.

This time the scoring really caught the eye. Thorpe produced a 96.97 early in the event before firing in 103.66 against Charlie Symons. He then averaged 90.18 in the quarter-final, 98.02 in the semi-final and 88.53 in a 4–2 final victory over Carl Green.

Two tournaments. Two victories. Ten consecutive wins on his current profile.

A very easy choice for this week's Spotlight.

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Michael Wiles

Player Profile

Michael Wiles has considerably fewer recorded events than many of the players who appear in this feature, but what he has done in them is impressive.

Wiles has won 74 of 85 recorded matches, an 87.1% win rate, with five tournament victories from only 15 recorded events. He is also currently 10 wins from 10.

His overall average is an excellent 85.37, but his recent numbers are considerably higher. Wiles is averaging 90.52 across his last ten matches and 96.09 across his last five.

His record also includes victories over Nathan Potter, Sam Spivey, Jack Johnson and Robbie Martin.

This Week

Wiles was arguably the most sustained success story I found in this week's results.

He kept appearing at the business end of Vault events during the week, but Friday's Vault 19 at Clacton Sports Bar was particularly impressive.

Wiles opened with a 103.66, followed it with 71.57 and then produced 96.97 and 98.14 in successive rounds.

Then came another 107.36 against Max Haley, before Wiles produced 107.36 again in a 3–0 quarter-final victory over James Hare. He eventually beat CJ Everrit 3–1 in the final to take the title.

That means three ton-plus performances in the same event — 103.66, 107.36 and 107.36 — alongside another two performances above 96.

His current profile now shows five tournament victories from just 15 recorded events and a perfect 10–0 recent record.

Whatever measure you use — winning, consistency or scoring — Wiles had a week worthy of the Spotlight.

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Oscar Shipwright

Player Profile

Oscar Shipwright gives me a very different reason for making this week's three.

Shipwright has already accumulated 281 recorded matches, winning 202 of them for a 71.9% win rate. His 49 events have produced nine tournament victories, three runner-up finishes, nine semi-finals and ten quarter-finals.

His overall average is 70.47, but his ceiling is considerably higher. His best recorded performance is 103.66, with another 100.20 on his record.

Perhaps most interestingly, his best wins include two victories over Danny Lauby. One of those came in a tournament final, where Shipwright averaged 96.69 in a 3–2 victory.

That's a pretty good indication of the level he can produce.

This Week

This week's achievement came at the Bucks Youth County Open Day at Bradmoor Farm, and this wasn't a tiny knockout.

There were 147 recorded matches, with Shipwright collecting nine victories on his way to the title.

Among them was a 93.94 average against Harvey Chapman, followed later by 79.11 against Alfie Kirk, 69.91 against Sid Hopcroft and an excellent 83.50 in his 3–0 semi-final victory over Kieran Colley.

Shipwright then beat Jayden Laming 4–2 in the final to complete the run.

For me, this is exactly the sort of performance that belongs in the Weekly Spotlight.

Shipwright wasn't selected because he recorded the week's biggest average or accumulated several titles. He came through a substantial youth tournament, won nine matches and produced some very good darts along the way.

At a time when I'm increasingly looking for performances beyond the obvious names and serial winners, his week definitely caught my eye.

Yesterday’s Darts Results: Stevenson & Ricky King Hit 111.33 as 60 Tournaments Join Q4QS – 13 September 2026

Sunday produced one of the busiest Q4QS results days so far, with 60 tournaments added to the database from events across the country.

And there was plenty of quality among them.

The highest recorded average of the day was a huge Ben Flanagan-McClelland 115.62, but from a South West point of view the headline performance came in Plymouth, where Simon Stevenson combined three ton-plus averages with the Vault 19 title.

There were also Sunday victories for Rory Pearce in Gloucester, Ricky King in Swanage, Sharon McNulty in the WADC Vault at Stroud, and plenty more as the Vault 19 programme produced another packed day of grassroots darts.

Stevenson dominates in Plymouth

It is difficult to have a much better tournament than Simon Stevenson managed at Legends Lounge.

Stevenson produced a brilliant 111.33 average against Ryan Fuller, followed that with 104.86 against Rob May and also recorded 100.20 against Reece Mealin.

Three separate 100+ averages would already make it an outstanding day, but Stevenson completed it by winning the tournament.

He beat Darren Pearce 3–0 in the final and finished with six victories, while Mark Gilbery also impressed with a best of 91.09.

That makes Stevenson one of the standout performers of the entire Sunday programme, rather than simply the winner of another Vault event.

Ricky King produces his own 111.33

Stevenson wasn't alone on 111.33.

At Swanage RBL, Ricky King produced exactly the same figure in a 2–0 victory over Freddie Dean.

King then hit 103.66 against Jordan Cluskey before going on to win the tournament, beating Thomas Watters 3–0 in the final.

King finished with eight victories and also recorded two 88.41 averages during an extremely consistent day.

Ben Flanagan-McClelland tops Sunday's averages

The biggest individual average I recorded on Sunday came at The Cue Club in South Wigston.

Ben Flanagan-McClelland hit 115.62, and backed that up with another ton-plus performance of 100.20.

Interestingly, that still wasn't enough to win the tournament.

The title went to Jesse James Diez, with Liam Lunn finishing runner-up, showing again why looking beyond simply the tournament winner can uncover some of the best performances of the day.

Rory Pearce takes the Gloucester title

Closer to home, Rory Pearce won the Vault 19 event at Tuffley Community Association in Gloucester.

Pearce defeated Joe Bagguley 3–2 in the final and finished with seven victories.

The highest average at Tuffley belonged to Alfie Williams at 88.41, with Martin Taylor recording 85.45 and Bagguley producing 82.67 and 81.71. Pearce's best was 80.26.

It was another useful result from a venue that is becoming increasingly relevant to Q4QS as the Gloucester coverage continues to grow.

Ash Ling combines big average with Clacton title

Another player who managed to combine the numbers with the trophy was Ash Ling.

Ling produced a superb 104.86 at Clacton Sports Bar and added an 88.41 and 81.24 before beating Keith Farthing 3–1 in the final.

Eight wins and the three highest individual averages at the event made it a particularly convincing tournament victory.

More 100+ averages across the Vaults

There was no shortage of big scoring elsewhere.

Steve West hit 107.36 at The Phoenix Club in Waterlooville, although Leo Howard took the title with a 3–1 final victory over West.

Sion Thomas also recorded 107.36 at The Glanyrafon Arms before going on to win the event, beating Scott Grota 3–2 in the final.

At Foots Cray, George Cressey hit 104.86 and Charlie Little produced 103.66, with Little eventually taking the title. Cressey then won the separate Orpington Rugby Club event later in the day, where he produced another 103.66.

Stuart Dutton joined the ton-plus club with a 100.20 at The New Club in Wheatley before taking the title.

WADC Vaults continue to add to the picture

I said when I found the WADC Vault results that I wanted to include them in Q4QS coverage, and Sunday's programme again gives me several women's events to add alongside the open Vaults.

One of the local highlights came at Queen Victoria in Stroud, where Sharon McNulty beat Kelly-Marie Selby 3–1 in the final.

McNulty also recorded the highest average of the event at 56.28 and finished with four wins.

Elsewhere, Rebecca Edwards won at Eastleigh, Kayleigh Brown won at Highways Sports & Social Club in Colchester and Bridget McGuire took the Waterlooville event.

I'm pleased these competitions are now becoming part of the database. The more women's results I can bring into Q4QS, the more complete the picture of the grassroots game becomes.

Sunday’s standout averages

1. Ben Flanagan-McClelland – 115.62
2. Simon Stevenson – 111.33
3. Ricky King – 111.33
4. Steve West – 107.36
5. Liam Cook – 107.36
6. Sion Thomas – 107.36
7. Ash Ling – 104.86
8. George Cressey – 104.86
9. Simon Stevenson – 104.86
10. Charlie Little – 103.66

For me, though, Stevenson's Plymouth performance is the story of the day. A 111.33 is impressive enough; adding 104.86 and 100.20 and then actually winning the tournament turns it into an exceptional day's work.

With another 60 tournaments now added, Sunday's results will also feed into the Q4QS player records, form, rankings, venue data and tournament-strength calculations as the Vault 19 picture continues to develop.

MODUS Super Series Week 7 Preview: A Field Full of Form

The MODUS Super Series returns for Week 7, and this might be one of those weeks where simply looking at the names – or indeed the early bookmaker prices – doesn't tell the whole story.

The 12-player field contains plenty of experience, with the likes of David Evans, Benito van de Pas, Keegan Brown, Richie Howson and Fallon Sherrock, but when I look through the latest Q4QS data there are some fascinating form stories elsewhere in the field.

In fact, several players arrive in Portsmouth having been almost impossible to beat in recent weeks.

And that could make Week 7 considerably more open than it initially appears.

Cooper arrives on a remarkable run

If I'm looking purely at recent form, Henry Cooper is impossible to ignore.

Cooper is currently Q4QS ranked No.516 with an 83.68 Q4QS Average, but it's his recent tournament record that really catches the eye.

His last five recorded events read:

Finalist – Winner – Winner – Winner – Winner.

Two of those victories came with extraordinary tournament averages of 92.33 and 93.95, while he has subsequently started Vault 19 by winning twice at The Newtown in Poole.

There are some huge individual performances in there too – including 109.98 and 104.86 match averages.

Cooper arrives in Portsmouth 10–0 across his latest ten recorded matches.

That's some way to enter a MODUS week.

Spivey leads the Q4QS rankings

While Cooper has the eye-catching recent results, Sam Spivey is actually the highest Q4QS-ranked player in the Week 7 field.

Spivey sits at Q4QS No.159 with an 85.42 Q4QS Average.

His recent win/loss record isn't as spectacular at 5–5, but the scoring numbers show the threat. His recent Challenge Tour event averages include 84.55, 87.99 and 81.00, while an ADC Championship South run included a 93.43 match average.

In a week containing plenty of players in excellent winning form, Spivey's underlying scoring numbers make him one of the obvious benchmarks.

Keegan Brown keeps winning

Keegan Brown provides a very different form line.

The former PDC Tour Card holder is 9–1 across his latest ten recorded matches, and there have been plenty of trophies along the way.

Brown won a Vault 18 event at Hotshots with an 86.14 tournament average, including individual performances of 95.94 and 93.90.

More recently, he won a Vault 19 event on the Isle of Wight before going 9–0 to win the Isle of Wight Grand Prix 3.

He's clearly arriving knowing how to get tournaments won.

One of the most interesting players could be 26.00

Perhaps my favourite storyline of the entire Week 7 field belongs to Ben Flanagan-McClelland.

There isn't quite enough data yet for a full Q4QS Average – he's currently at five of the six qualifying events required – but what is there is extremely interesting.

His recent results include a MODUS Super Series Qualifier quarter-final, a Midlands Vault Series 17 MODUS Super Series Qualifier victory, a final and then another tournament win.

That latest victory came in Vault 19 at The Cue Club in South Wigston.

Flanagan-McClelland went 8–0 and averaged 86.72, with individual performances including 83.76, 83.50, 80.93 and 91.09.

He's currently 10–0.

We'll come back to him when we look at the bookmaker market.

Steve Green's consistency stands out

Steve Green doesn't have quite the same string of titles, but his numbers might be among the most consistent in the field.

Green has an 84.04 Q4QS Average and is 8–2 across his latest ten.

His recent ADC Championship South tournament averages include:

85.16 – 87.22 – 82.74 – 84.21.

He's also produced a 91.50 individual match average.

Those aren't isolated peaks. Green has repeatedly been operating in roughly the same scoring territory, and that consistency could be important across a MODUS week.

Sherrock arrives with plenty of deep runs

Fallon Sherrock brings another strong recent record.

Sherrock is 8–2 across her latest ten and recently won PDC Women's Series Event 18, going 7–0 with an 83.51 tournament average.

Since then, the deep runs have continued.

Her latest five recorded events include a Last 32, quarter-final, two finals and another quarter-final. Her latest tournament was one of those finals, where she averaged 82.67 before losing to Deta Hedman.

She therefore arrives with both scoring form and plenty of experience of playing important matches late in tournaments.

Don't overlook Pete Hughes

It's difficult to find many players anywhere with a recent tournament record much better than Pete Hughes.

His latest five read:

Winner – Winner – Winner – Finalist – Winner.

He's 9–1 across his latest ten recorded matches and has already started Vault 19 with victories at Bridley Moor and The Cue Corner, either side of a final at Bengeworth.

His recent tournament averages include 82.02, 82.64 and 80.02, while he's also produced a remarkable 104.86 individual average in a win over Shaun Vernall.

Hughes doesn't make my Six to Follow – which probably demonstrates the problem I had choosing only six this week.

What about the favourite?

The bookmakers have installed David Evans as the early 4.50 favourite.

There is certainly enough in the Q4QS data to show why Evans commands respect. He's ranked No.281 with an 82.65 Q4QS Average, and recent Challenge Tour performances include tournament averages of 91.73, 86.01 and 84.09.

However, his latest ten recorded matches stand at 4–6, and his most recent Challenge Tour appearance ended at 72.53.

So there is certainly some contrast between the market position and the most recent results.

That doesn't mean the market is necessarily wrong – but it does make the comparison interesting.

Do the odds tell the whole story?

I'm not turning Q4QS into a tipping site, but the early bookmaker market is worth mentioning this week because it looks rather different from some of the patterns in my database.

The early prices have David Evans at 4.50, followed by Benito van de Pas at 6.00 and Sam Spivey at 6.50.

Further down come Richie Howson at 8.00, Henry Cooper at 9.50, Keegan Brown at 11.00, Pete Hughes at 12.00 and Steve Green at 13.00.

But then things become particularly interesting.

Fallon Sherrock is 21.00 despite arriving 8–2 with a recent Women's Series victory.

And Ben Flanagan-McClelland is 26.00 despite being 10–0 and coming straight from an unbeaten tournament victory averaging 86.72.

Perhaps the bookmakers have priced this one correctly. Perhaps they haven't.

But the Q4QS numbers certainly suggest Week 7 could be considerably more competitive than the prices at the top of the market imply.

There is an important caveat. Q4QS currently has no matching data in this export for Benito van de Pas or Kai Fan Leung, so I can't make the same data comparison for those two players.

Six Players to Follow

🎯 Henry Cooper

Four wins in his latest five tournaments

The form player of the field. Cooper has won four consecutive recorded tournaments, has recently produced event averages of 92.33 and 93.95 and arrives 10–0.

🎯 Sam Spivey

The highest-ranked Q4QS player in Week 7

Q4QS No.159 with an 85.42 Average. The recent results have been mixed, but the scoring ceiling remains extremely high.

🎯 Keegan Brown

Titles are becoming a habit

Brown arrives 9–1 with multiple recent tournament victories, including an 86.14-average Vault win.

🎯 Steve Green

Perhaps the most consistent scorer in the field

An 84.04 Q4QS Average and a sequence of recent ADC tournament averages consistently sitting in the 82–87 range.

🎯 Ben Flanagan-McClelland

The fascinating outsider

Currently 10–0 and fresh from an unbeaten Vault 19 victory with an 86.72 tournament average. One of the most interesting stories of Week 7.

🎯 Fallon Sherrock

Winning and going deep

A recent Women's Series champion who has continued reaching finals and quarter-finals since. Sherrock arrives 8–2 and in strong scoring form.

A difficult week to call

There are still unknowns here.

Q4QS doesn't currently have sufficient data to properly assess Benito van de Pas or Kai Fan Leung, while Richie Howson's available sample is also extremely limited – just one qualifying event in this particular dataset.

Panagiotis Chrysospathis is another with a relatively small Q4QS sample, although the database does contain recent international competition from Romania and Cyprus.

That's why I wouldn't simply rearrange the bookmaker market according to Q4QS ranking and declare that the answer.

What the database does show is just how much winning form there is among several players sitting outside the favourites.

Cooper: 10–0.
Flanagan-McClelland: 10–0.
Brown: 9–1.
Hughes: 9–1.
Green: 8–2.
Sherrock: 8–2.

That's an awful lot of confidence arriving in Portsmouth at the same time.

The bookmakers may have their favourites.

The recent results suggest MODUS Super Series Week 7 might not be quite that simple.

Yesterday’s Darts Results: 26 Tournaments, Baker Hits 120.24 & Evans Fires 107.36 – 12 September 2026

Saturday brought another varied day of grassroots darts, with 26 tournaments added to the Q4QS database.

The scoring headline belonged to Scott Baker, who produced a superb 120.24 average at the Squalla Cup, while Sam Morris hit 115.62 and both Stuart Dutton and Lee Evans reached 107.36.

Evans combines 107.36 with the title

Lee Evans produced one of Saturday’s strongest all-round performances at Challow British Legion.

Evans hit a 107.36 average, followed it with 102.48 and 100.20, and then went on to take the title with a 3–1 final victory over Ross Norton.

He finished the event with eight victories, making it one of the most complete tournament performances of the day.

Tweddell wins huge Aylesbury event

There were 85 matches recorded at Aylesbury Darts Events, where Jack Tweddell came through a deep field to win the Undisputed Night – Afternoon Round Robin.

Tweddell beat Sean Holley 5–2 in the final and collected nine wins across the competition.

The biggest average at the venue came from Stuart Dutton, who fired 107.36 and also added a 102.07. Tweddell’s best performance was an excellent 99.68.

Baker fires 120.24 at Samba

The single biggest average of Saturday came at the Squalla Cup at Samba Darts Academy.

Scott Baker produced a huge 120.24 average in a 2–0 victory over Josh Upton.

The title eventually went to Olly Garratt, who finished with eight wins and beat Nick Whitehouse 3–0 in the final.

Morris hits 115.62

There was another exceptional number at Inn On The Green, where Sam Morris averaged 115.62 against Ed Bratby.

The tournament itself was won by Jamie Chaplin, who beat Jake B-Smith 3–2 in the final and finished with eight victories.

Daniel Astbury also enjoyed a strong night with three separate averages above 88.

Garrett celebrates with a title

Tyler Garrett won Archie's 16th Birthday Bash at Out Out Bar, beating Cody Vodden 4–0 in the final.

Garrett finished with seven victories and dominated the tournament averages, topping them with a 96.97 and also recording 88.41, 86.71 and 83.50.

Pickles takes Nambucca Vault

At Nambucca in London, Stuart Pickles collected eight victories on the way to the Vault 19.0 title.

Pickles beat Jamie Davis 3–2 in the final, with a best average of 85.89.

John Nelson produced the tournament’s highest average at 93.94 and also finished with six victories.

Levett wins at Worthing

Connor Levett produced a strong and consistent night at John Selden in Worthing.

Levett beat Kai Highams 3–1 in the final, finished with seven victories and topped the averages with an 87.00.

He also recorded 81.24 and 80.08 during the event.

Soroko wins Rose Bowl

At Lindsay Constitutional Club, Andre Soroko took the Rose Bowl annual members tournament.

Soroko defeated Robert Cuddihy 3–0 in the final and also topped the tournament averages with 88.41.

He finished with six wins, ahead of Allan Griffiths and Andy Davies on four.

Keegan Brown takes Isle of Wight Grand Prix

The Isle of Wight Grand Prix 3 produced one of Saturday’s larger competitions, with 96 matches recorded.

Keegan Brown came through to win the title, beating Daryl Hunt 3–2 in the final and finishing with nine victories.

Hunt produced the strongest average of the tournament at 92.56, while Tom McInnes also enjoyed a strong day with eight wins.

Saturday’s top individual averages

1. Scott Baker — 120.24, Squalla Cup
2. Sam Morris — 115.62, Inn On The Green
3. Stuart Dutton — 107.36, Aylesbury Darts Events
4. Lee Evans — 107.36, Challow British Legion
5. Lee Evans — 102.48, Challow British Legion
6. Stuart Dutton — 102.07, Aylesbury Darts Events
7. Lee Evans — 100.20, Challow British Legion
8. Jack Tweddell — 99.68, Aylesbury Darts Events
9. Tyler Garrett — 96.97, Archie's 16th Birthday Bash
10. Andrew Quinn — 96.97, Aylesbury Darts Events

With another 26 tournaments added to Q4QS, Saturday provided another useful batch of results for player records, rankings, venue statistics and form.

Yesterday’s Darts Results: 41 Tournaments, Wiles Hits 107.36 Twice & Friday Winners – 11 September 2026

 

Yesterday’s Darts Results – Friday 11 September 2026

Friday brought another substantial night of grassroots darts, with 41 tournaments added to the Q4QS database.

The strongest scoring performance of the day belonged to Michael Wiles, who produced two separate 107.36 averages at Clacton Sports Bar and added another 103.66 during a dominant title-winning run. Jon Mansell and Simon Gale also reached 107.36 elsewhere.

Quiney takes Evesham title

Joe Quiney came through another competitive night at the Bengeworth Club in Evesham.

Quiney defeated Jason Reeve 3–0 in the final and finished the event with seven wins. He also recorded a best average of 91.09.

The highest average at the venue belonged to Bill Evans, who hit 93.94, while Paul Jones also reached 91.09. Reeve joined Quiney on seven victories for the night.

Harding wins strong Taunton event

There was another local title at Pegasus 68 Club in Taunton, where Luke Harding completed an eight-win night.

Harding defeated Richard Frost 3–2 in the final, averaging 90.35 in the decider. He had also recorded an 88.41 earlier in the tournament.

Andy Steed produced the best average of the event with 91.09, while Ricky Harding and Leighton Cox also reached 88.41.

Rendell wins in Yeovil

At Bullets Sports Bar in Yeovil, Zac Rendell came through to take the Vault 19.0 title.

Rendell beat Daren Field 3–1 in the final and finished with seven victories. Field produced the highest average of the tournament at 77.08, while Rendell's best was 75.15.

Bird takes Bridgwater DiDo title

There was also success at Bridgwater Darts Academy, where Alex Bird won Week 6 of the BDA DiDo series.

Bird defeated Warren Rixon 2–0 in the final and finished with seven victories.

Rixon produced the best average of the tournament at 79.11, with Bird recording a 66.80 during his winning run.

Wiles dominates at Clacton

Away from the South West, one of Friday's performances demanded attention.

Michael Wiles produced an exceptional display at Clacton Sports Bar, recording 107.36 twice, another 103.66, plus 98.14 and 96.97.

Wiles finished the night with eight victories and beat CJ Everrit 3–1 in the final, making this one of the strongest all-round tournament performances in Friday's results.

Kelling wins after breaking 100

At Worthies Sports and Social Club in Winchester, Jamie Kelling combined a tournament victory with a ton-plus performance.

Kelling averaged 103.66 against Jamie Treacher before eventually beating Chas Barstow 3–2 in the final.

Barstow also hit 103.66 during the tournament and finished with seven victories, while Kelling topped the win count with eight.

More big averages around the country

Friday produced several more eye-catching performances.

Jon Mansell hit 107.36 at The Church Wicketts in Dawley, where Paul Rowley went on to take the title. Callum Lester and Dean Rogers both added 100.20 averages during the same tournament.

Simon Gale matched that 107.36 at Woodbridge Hill Working Men's Club, while Dai Lewis produced a 100.20 and went on to win the tournament.

Elsewhere, Samuel Caswell hit 103.66 on the way to winning at Tamworth, while Lewis Pearse and Adam Mould both reached 100.20 during their respective events.

Friday’s top individual averages

1. Michael Wiles — 107.36, Clacton Sports Bar
2. Michael Wiles — 107.36, Clacton Sports Bar
3. Jon Mansell — 107.36, The Church Wicketts
4. Simon Gale — 107.36, Woodbridge Hill Working Men's Club
5. Michael Wiles — 103.66, Clacton Sports Bar
6. Samuel Caswell — 103.66, The Potters Kiss
7. Chas Barstow — 103.66, Worthies Sports and Social Club
8. Jamie Kelling — 103.66, Worthies Sports and Social Club
9. Lewis Pearse — 100.20, Allenburys Sports & Social Club
10. Adam Mould — 100.20, Bradmoor Farm

With another 41 tournaments now incorporated, Friday adds another sizeable set of results to the Q4QS rankings, player records, venue statistics and form database.

Which Are the Strongest Counties in UKDA Darts? Results, Star Quality and Squad Depth Compared

 

Which county is currently the strongest in UKDA darts?

The obvious way to answer that is to look at the league tables. Results ultimately decide promotion, relegation and championships, and nothing I produce here is intended to replace that.

But I wanted to ask a slightly different question.

Does a county's league position accurately reflect the strength of the players it has available?

And, perhaps more interestingly, are there counties further down the UKDA system whose underlying player strength suggests they could be capable of considerably more?

I decided to have a look.

How I measured county strength

I started with the league positions of the counties and then compared those with the strength of their leading players.

For each county I took the top eight men and top six women and ranked the counties according to the strength of those groups.

League position, men's strength and women's strength were each converted into ranking points, with 53 points available for first place down to one for 53rd.

That gave a maximum possible total of 159 points and produced my initial Q4QS County Strength Ranking.

But there was an obvious question.

What about depth?

Having several outstanding players is one thing. Having quality running throughout a county's player pool is something else entirely.

So I ran a second comparison using the whole available men's and women's squads.

That gives us three different ways of looking at a county:

League Performance – what is actually happening in competition.

Top-End Strength – the quality of the leading eight men and six women.

Squad Depth – how strong the wider player pool looks when we go beyond those leading names.

And that's where things became much more interesting.

Lancashire Set the Standard

There isn't much argument at the very top.

Lancashire are the benchmark.

They rank first in the league standings used for this analysis, first for top-player strength and first again when I consider the wider squad.

In the original 159-point calculation, Lancashire scored an extraordinary 157 out of a possible 159.

That's about as emphatic as it gets.

Sometimes a statistical exercise produces a surprise at No.1. This one doesn't.

Lancashire aren't being carried by a handful of exceptional players, nor does their player strength look better on paper than the results they're producing.

All three measures point in exactly the same direction.

Warwickshire and Lincolnshire also emerge among the major forces when league results and player quality are combined, while Glamorgan feature strongly when the wider playing squad is taken into consideration.

But once we move away from the very top, the rankings begin telling some much more unexpected stories.

Yorkshire Have Serious Depth

Yorkshire might be one of the best examples of why I wanted to add the whole-squad calculation.

They sit fifth on league position and 11th when I concentrate on their leading players.

Look at the whole player pool, however, and Yorkshire climb to second in the country.

Even more impressively, their wider men's strength ranks second and their women's strength also ranks second.

That's significant.

There is a difference between having enough very good players to put out a formidable leading side and having quality extending well beyond those first selections.

The numbers suggest Yorkshire have the latter.

Their leading-player ranking perhaps doesn't immediately scream second-strongest county, but their depth certainly does.

And depth matters over time.

Players become unavailable, form fluctuates and new players have to step forward. A county capable of replacing quality with quality is in a very different position from one heavily reliant on a relatively small group.

Are Clwyd On the Rise?

This was one of the results that initially made me want to investigate the rankings more closely.

Clwyd sit 28th in the league order used for this analysis.

Based purely on that, there would be little reason to identify them as one of the stronger counties.

The player data tells a very different story.

Their leading-player strength ranks 11th.

That's a remarkable 17 places higher than their league position.

Perhaps that was simply being driven by a handful of particularly strong players?

The whole-squad test says not entirely.

When I widen the calculation, Clwyd rank 20th – still eight places higher than their current league position.

The women's strength is particularly eye-catching. Clwyd's leading six women rank sixth, while their wider women's group ranks seventh.

There is more of a drop-off on the men's side, so I wouldn't describe Clwyd as possessing outstanding depth in every department.

But there is enough here to ask a legitimate question:

Could Clwyd be a county on the rise?

This analysis can't predict the future and I'm deliberately putting a question mark on that statement.

What it can tell us is that the quality of players available to Clwyd currently looks considerably better than 28th place might suggest.

Whether that strength eventually translates into results is the interesting part to watch.

Cheshire Could Be Another to Watch

Clwyd aren't alone.

Cheshire are 20th on league position, but 11th on leading-player strength and 14th when the wider squad is considered.

I actually find that consistency particularly interesting.

There isn't the dramatic difference between elite strength and depth that we see with some counties. Both measures simply suggest Cheshire possess a stronger player base than their current league position indicates.

That doesn't guarantee a climb.

League darts isn't played on a spreadsheet.

But if I'm looking for counties whose underlying numbers suggest potential to outperform their current position, Cheshire would certainly be on my list.

Further down, Cleveland also deserve a mention.

They're 38th in the league comparison, but 28th for top-player strength and 33rd on the whole-squad measure.

Nobody is suggesting that suddenly makes Cleveland a top-ten county, but both independent player-strength measures come out better than their current league position.

Those are exactly the discrepancies I'm interested in finding.

Humberside Show Why Depth Matters

Perhaps the biggest justification for carrying out the second calculation comes from Humberside.

Using only the leading eight men and six women, Humberside rank 31st.

Use the wider squad and they jump to 16th.

That's a 15-place difference.

Their men's numbers are particularly striking. Humberside rank 24th when only the leading eight are considered but rise to 11th across the wider men's pool.

In other words, their strength doesn't appear to be concentrated right at the top.

Hampshire produce another huge change.

They are 20th using the leading-player calculation but ninth when depth is included.

Their men's figures are even more unusual – 32nd based on the leading eight but ninth when the wider group is assessed.

Cornwall also improve substantially, moving from 18th on top-end strength to eighth on whole-squad strength.

There are similar, if smaller, patterns elsewhere.

Cambridgeshire improve from 35th to 25th, Kent from 33rd to 23rd and Devon from 36th to 27th.

It shows why judging a county purely by its biggest names doesn't necessarily tell us how healthy the playing pool underneath them really is.

What About the Top-Heavy Counties?

Of course, the calculation works in the other direction too.

Some counties look considerably stronger when I restrict the analysis to their leading players.

Northumberland rank 23rd on top-player strength but fall to 39th when the whole squad is considered.

Salopian move from 16th to 32nd.

Tyne & Wear go from 19th to 34th.

Then there's London.

London's leading-player strength ranks an impressive seventh, but their whole-squad ranking is 22nd.

Their leading women's group is particularly strong, ranking fifth, but that elite strength doesn't extend through the wider numbers to quite the same extent.

Suffolk are another fascinating case.

They rank fourth when I concentrate on their leading players but 15th on the whole-squad calculation.

Their top six women rank eighth, compared with 28th when the wider women's player pool is assessed.

None of that means these are weak counties.

Quite the opposite in several cases.

It simply suggests that their strength is currently more concentrated among the players at the top.

And that is something a normal league table can't show us.

Some Counties Are Punching Above Their Numbers

There's another side to this analysis that I think is equally important.

If some counties look stronger than their league positions suggest, there must also be counties achieving better results than their underlying player-strength rankings might predict.

Kent are a great example.

They rank 16th in the league comparison, but only 33rd based on their leading players and 23rd using the wider squad.

Whatever the reason, Kent are getting results considerably above the position suggested by one of those measures.

Sussex are perhaps even more impressive.

They sit ninth in the league, compared with 23rd on leading-player strength.

The whole-squad calculation improves their position considerably to 12th, suggesting depth is an important part of the story, but they're still performing above the raw strength measures.

Cambridgeshire show something similar: 22nd in league position, 35th for leading-player strength and 25th on the wider squad calculation.

I'd describe those counties as punching above their numbers rather than suggesting the rankings are somehow wrong.

Because that's an important distinction.

This Isn't an Alternative League Table

The more I've looked at these numbers, the more important I think this point becomes.

Results are results.

If a county is winning matches and another isn't, a player-strength calculation doesn't change that.

There are countless things that can influence county results: availability, selection, individual performances, strength across the A and B teams and simply producing your best darts when the points are at stake.

The UKDA National League itself is built around four teams – Men's A, Women's A, Men's B and Women's B – which is another reason why depth can matter so much across a season.

What this analysis gives us is something different.

It allows me to ask whether the results we're currently seeing are broadly in line with the strength of the player pool behind them.

For Lancashire, the answer is an emphatic yes.

For some others, the answer is far less straightforward.

The Counties I'll Be Watching

If I were looking for the biggest stories coming out of this first analysis, I'd probably put them into four groups.

The established powerhouses are led by Lancashire, with Warwickshire, Lincolnshire and Glamorgan among those showing serious strength.

The depth counties include Yorkshire, Humberside, Hampshire and Cornwall – counties whose wider playing strength looks particularly impressive once I move beyond the leading names.

Then there are the potential risers.

Clwyd are the obvious one. A county sitting 28th in league position but 11th for leading-player strength and 20th across the wider squad is worth watching.

Cheshire's 20th/11th/14th profile makes them another.

Cleveland are a more speculative example further down, but again their underlying player rankings are better than their league position.

And finally there are the counties getting more from their numbers, with Kent, Sussex and Cambridgeshire among those whose results deserve recognition.

What Comes Next?

This is a snapshot, and that's what makes the next stage potentially even more interesting.

I'll revisit the rankings as the season develops.

If Clwyd begin climbing, we'll be able to look back and see that there were already signs of underlying strength.

If they don't, that becomes an interesting question in itself.

Likewise, can the counties with outstanding depth turn that depth into results? Can those currently outperforming their player-strength numbers continue doing so?

One set of rankings can't answer those questions.

But it can give us a much better idea of which questions are worth asking.

And after combining results, leading-player quality and whole-squad depth, one conclusion is very difficult to argue with.

Right now, Lancashire are the county everyone else has to catch.