Country Spotlight: Trinidad & Tobago – The Year They Made World Cup History

My Country Spotlight journey stays in the Caribbean this week, and this time I've reached a country whose darts story changed significantly in 2026.

Trinidad & Tobago.

If you've followed the previous articles in this series, names such as Rashad Sweeting, Jesús Salate and Norman Madhoo have appeared repeatedly.

But another country has quietly developed something particularly interesting.

Trinidad & Tobago doesn't just have one player capable of competing with the best in the region.

It has several.

And in 2026, two of them finally took the twin-island nation onto one of the PDC's biggest international stages.

A Darts History That Goes Back Decades

It would be easy to begin this story with the 2026 PDC World Cup.

That wouldn't really do Trinidad & Tobago justice.

Organised darts in the country goes back much further. Trinidad & Tobago first competed in the Caribbean Darts Championships in 1983 and began collecting regional titles during the 1980s.

In 1988, Ingrid Turpin and Debbie Blanc won the women's doubles, while Turpin and Brian Dookie took the mixed pairs.

Then came a particularly important year in 1994.

On home soil, Trinidad & Tobago became both Caribbean Cup and Caribbean Team champions, while Nannette Brooks won the women's singles.

Brooks successfully defended her Caribbean singles title in 1996 and later became one of the country's most successful international players, adding an Americas Cup women's singles title.

Trinidad & Tobago returned to the top of the Caribbean Team Championship in 2006 and successfully defended the title in 2008, when it also won the overall Caribbean Cup.

Further success followed in 2010, when Trinidad & Tobago again won the Caribbean team title.

So this is certainly not a country that suddenly discovered darts in 2026.

There is genuine history here.

What had been missing was a breakthrough onto the modern PDC World Cup stage.

This year, that finally arrived.

Balfour And Walklin Make History

The names at the centre of the story are Joshua Balfour and James Walklin.

The 2026 regional World Cup qualifier brought together teams from across Latin America and the Caribbean in Panama City.

Balfour and Walklin produced a superb run.

They eventually faced the Bahamas pairing of Rashad Sweeting and Lorenzo Deveaux in the final.

The result was emphatic.

Trinidad & Tobago won 10–1.

That victory secured the country's first appearance at the PDC World Cup of Darts.

After decades of competing successfully around the Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago was finally heading to Frankfurt.

And They Didn't Just Make Up The Numbers

Their World Cup debut placed Trinidad & Tobago in a group alongside Latvia and Italy.

They didn't progress to the knockout stages.

But they did leave Germany with another piece of history.

Balfour and Walklin defeated Latvia 4–3, giving Trinidad & Tobago its first PDC World Cup match victory.

For a debuting nation, that's quite an achievement.

Qualification had been the breakthrough.

Winning a match once they got there made the story even better.

And when I look at the Q4QS numbers, their appearance doesn't look like a freak result.

Joshua Balfour – Capable Of Beating The Region's Best

Balfour has enjoyed an excellent 2026.

My database contains 29 matches across six events.

He has won 23 of them.

That's a 79.3% win rate, with two finals, two semi-finals and two quarter-finals.

His overall match average is 70.94 and his official Q4QS Average is 70.68.

But the figure that really caught my attention was his best average.

87.82.

And it wasn't recorded in an easy early-round victory.

It came in a 6–5 semi-final victory over Jesús Salate.

We've already seen throughout this series just how strong Salate has become.

Balfour has also beaten Rashad Sweeting 6–3 with an 84.44 average, Norman Madhoo 6–5 and Víctor Guillín 6–2.

Those aren't isolated victories against unknown opposition.

They're wins over some of the strongest players in Latin American and Caribbean darts.

James Walklin – Perhaps Even More Consistent

Then there's James Walklin.

His numbers are similarly impressive.

Walklin has played 24 matches in my 2026 data, winning 18.

That's a 75% win rate.

He has reached three semi-finals and two quarter-finals from six events, with an overall match average of 71.20 and an official Q4QS Average of 71.06.

His best is 80.52.

There's another number I like here too.

His last-ten average stands at 73.36.

That's higher than his overall figure, suggesting that his performances improved across the later part of the sample.

And, like Balfour, he has some very good names among his victories.

Walklin has beaten Norman Madhoo twice in my database, including a 6–2 victory with a 78.94 average.

He's also beaten Sudesh Fitzgerald 6–0.

Put Balfour and Walklin together and it becomes easier to understand how Trinidad & Tobago reached Frankfurt.

But here's where this Country Spotlight gets particularly interesting.

Dean Persad Shows This Is About More Than Two Players

If the story ended with Balfour and Walklin, Trinidad & Tobago would still have enjoyed a fantastic year.

It doesn't.

Dean Persad gives the country a very strong third player.

Persad has played 22 matches across six events in my database.

He's won 16.

That's a 72.7% win rate, and he's reached one final and three quarter-finals.

His official Q4QS Average is 69.90, while his best performance is 84.28.

He's also beaten Balfour himself.

Persad defeated him 6–3 while averaging 72.15, and he also has a notable victory over Guyana's Sudesh Fitzgerald.

That matters.

Because now we're no longer talking about two good players carrying their country.

We're talking about competition for places.

And Then There's Shane Sawyer

Shane Sawyer strengthens that argument even further.

His sample is smaller, so he doesn't yet qualify for an official Q4QS Average.

But the results are difficult to ignore.

Sawyer is 10–4 from 14 matches, giving him a 71.4% win rate.

He's reached a semi-final and has recorded a best average of 85.13.

He's beaten Walklin 6–5.

He's beaten Jamaica's Vasseon Roye.

And in a semi-final against Sweeting, Sawyer averaged 73.74 despite losing 6–4.

So Trinidad & Tobago currently has four players in my data capable of producing meaningful results.

Balfour. Walklin. Persad. Sawyer.

That's probably the biggest thing I've taken from researching this country.

Kimberli Rivas And The Women's Game

There's depth on the women's side too.

Kimberli Rivas has played six events in the Q4QS database, meaning she qualifies for an official Q4QS Average.

She has five victories from 11 matches, an overall average of 50.34, a Q4QS Average of 48.66 and a best of 60.33.

But her contribution to Trinidad & Tobago darts goes beyond those figures.

Rivas has also represented her country successfully in Caribbean competition, including winning the women's doubles alongside Karen Ramcharan-Scott at the 2024 Caribbean Cup.

That gives us another important part of the picture.

This isn't simply a men's PDC story.

A Proper Darts Structure

One thing that separates Trinidad & Tobago from some of the smaller countries I've covered is the evidence of an established darts scene.

There are national competitions and leagues, men's and women's teams and a history of players representing the country in Caribbean and wider international competition.

That's significant.

International success is much easier to sustain when there are players competing underneath the headline names.

And Trinidad & Tobago has already demonstrated that its regional strength isn't new.

Even in 2026, after the World Cup breakthrough, the country continued collecting Caribbean honours.

Why Trinidad & Tobago Matters

Of all the Caribbean countries I've looked at so far, Trinidad & Tobago may have one of the strongest arguments for sustainable progress.

The Bahamas has Rashad Sweeting.

Guyana has the extraordinary longevity of Norman Madhoo and Sudesh Fitzgerald.

Jamaica has history stretching back to Al Hedman.

But Trinidad & Tobago currently has something slightly different.

Depth.

Balfour has won 79.3% of his Q4QS-recorded matches.

Walklin has won 75%.

Persad has won 72.7%.

Sawyer has won 71.4%.

And those players are beating each other as well as established opposition from other countries.

That's exactly what I want to see when looking for a darts nation capable of continuing to improve.

Looking Ahead

The first barrier has now gone.

Trinidad & Tobago has qualified for the PDC World Cup.

It has won a match at the PDC World Cup.

The next challenge is doing it again.

And eventually progressing beyond the group stage.

Balfour and Walklin have already shown that they can perform together.

Persad is pushing them on the CDLC.

Sawyer provides another credible challenger.

And there is a wider men's and women's structure behind them.

Perhaps most importantly, the players now know that the pathway works.

Win the regional qualifier and the World Cup is waiting.

That can only make the competition within Trinidad & Tobago stronger.

Q4QS Darts Nation Rating

Current Strength: 8/10
Participation & Depth: 8/10
International Achievement: 8/10
Future Potential: 8.5/10

Overall Q4QS Nation Rating: 8.0/10

I'm putting Trinidad & Tobago at 8/10.

The World Cup qualification obviously matters, but I'm actually more impressed by what sits underneath it.

Balfour, Walklin and Persad all have six-event Q4QS samples and all three are winning more than 70% of their matches.

Sawyer gives them another player producing competitive numbers.

Rivas and the wider national setup demonstrate that the sport isn't confined to two men.

And there are decades of Caribbean success behind the current generation.

For a country with a population of around 1.5 million, that's a substantial darts footprint.

2026 will always be remembered as the year Trinidad & Tobago finally reached the PDC World Cup.

The more interesting question now is whether it was the beginning rather than the destination.

Yesterday’s Darts Results: Asa Cansdale Hits 115.62 as 82 Tournaments Join Q4QS – 1 October 2026

Thursday was one of the biggest days I've had to work through for Q4QS for some time, with 82 tournaments added to the database.

And there was plenty buried among them.

Asa Cansdale produced the biggest average of the day with a superb 115.62, Jason Collins hit 112.73 in Fareham, while a whole group of players went beyond 107.

Closer to the usual Q4QS heartland, Jamie Kay won at St Breward, Robert Radvanszky took the title in Torquay, Robbie Long won another busy night at Hangar61 and Logun Godbeer came through at Clevedon.

There was also another sizeable programme of Welsh darts, Junior Volts action and a number of WADC events.

Asa Cansdale hits 115.62

The biggest average of Thursday came at The Len Forge Centre in Southend, where Asa Cansdale produced a tremendous 115.62 in a 2–0 victory over Beau McCullum.

It wasn't simply one big performance followed by an early exit either.

Cansdale went on to win the tournament, beating Michael Van Pinnington 3–0 in the final and finishing the night with eight wins.

When someone produces the highest average of 82 tournaments and then wins the event as well, it is difficult to look much further for the performance of the day.

Jason Collins hits 112.73 in Fareham

There was another huge number at Fareham Social Club, where Jason Collins averaged 112.73 against Bailey Wilkinson.

Collins also recorded 103.66, 99.61, 94.86 and 93.94 during an extremely strong run.

Interestingly, though, he didn't take the title.

That went to Lloyd Walker, who beat Collins 3–0 in the final.

It's another good example of why I don't want these daily reports to become simply a list of the biggest averages. Collins produced some outstanding numbers, but Walker was the man who actually came away with the tournament win.

107s everywhere

There was an unusual cluster of 107.36 averages on Thursday.

Andy Smith hit it twice at Cressex Social Club in High Wycombe — and went on to win the tournament with eight victories.

Steve Dennett reached the same mark at Faringdon, Rob Batty did it at Forest Town Arena, Nath Coley at Samba Darts Academy in Tipton and Scott Hill at St Breward in Cornwall.

Anthony Paul Hitchen wasn't far behind either, producing 106.31 at Hindley.

With 82 tournaments in the database there were always going to be some big numbers, but that's a remarkable amount of 105-plus darts in one day's grassroots results.

Jamie Kay wins a strong St Breward event

There was plenty to pick out at St Breward AFC & Social Club near Bodmin.

Scott Hill produced the biggest numbers with 107.36, while Mason Dower joined the three-figure club with 100.20.

But it was Jamie Kay who won the tournament, beating Chris Gill 3–1 in the final.

Kay also recorded two separate 91.09 averages and finished with eight wins, ahead of Gill on seven and Dower on six.

That was a seriously competitive Thursday night in Cornwall.

Robert Radvanszky takes Torquay

At Cue Sports Academy in Torquay, Robert Radvanszky took the Vault title with a 3–1 final victory over Jamie Chamberlain.

Kevin Elliott produced the best average of the tournament at 83.50, but Radvanszky put together the results that mattered and finished with seven wins.

Chamberlain had five wins on his way to the final, with Richie Blaynee and Derek Bird also among those putting together solid nights.

Robbie Long wins at Hangar61

Another regular Q4QS venue produced a sizeable field, with 87 matches recorded at Hangar61.

The tournament went to Robbie Long, who beat John Hawkins 3–0 in the final and finished level with Jamie McKinnon on seven wins.

The best average belonged to Woody Jewell at 91.09, while Liam Moore, McKinnon and Martyn Freeman all reached 88.41.

With so many matches played, this was another of those events where there was plenty happening well beyond the eventual final.

Logun Godbeer wins at Clevedon

There was another local result worth picking out at Clevedon United Football Club.

Logun Godbeer took the tournament, beating Freddie Harper in the final and finishing with seven wins.

Godbeer also produced the best darts of the competition, reaching 88.41 and 81.24 during the night.

Harper finished with six wins, with Joshua Geal next on four.

Alfie Yarrow wins a strong Dorchester Vault

There were two 100-plus averages at Dorchester Trinity Club.

Robbie Martin hit 100.20, and Danny Aplin matched him with another 100.20.

Neither won the tournament.

Instead, Alfie Yarrow came through the field and beat Martin in the final, having produced 91.91 and 91.09 himself.

Again, the biggest average and the tournament winner were two different stories.

Wales produces plenty again

Thursday is becoming a particularly busy day for the Welsh Vaults.

At Brynmawr Social Club, Liam Cook hit 100.20, but Bryan Flew took the tournament after beating Cook in the final.

At Cefn Social Club in Wrexham, Chris Dobbins reached 103.66, only for Terry Nash to beat him in the final. Nash averaged 100.20 in that final and had also produced 98.02 and 96.97.

Edward Manley won at the County Conservative Club in Cardiff, while Gavin Sterio took the title at The Bird in Maesteg, producing 100.20 during his eight-win run.

Elsewhere in Wales, Sion Thomas won at Llandeilo, Callum Smith at Glynneath, Gareth Ashley at Welshpool, Scott Bannerman at Penygroes and James Marcroft at Connah's Quay, where Jodie Challinor hit another 100.20.

There is increasingly enough Welsh activity on these nights to make it a substantial part of the daily Q4QS picture rather than the occasional result.

Johnny Haines wins again

Another familiar name appeared at the top of the results at Faringdon Football Club.

Steve Dennett produced the tournament's biggest average with 107.36, but Johnny Haines took the title, beating Ash McKeever in the final.

Haines hit 100.20 and 98.51, while McKeever also reached 100.20 and 98.11.

That's a strong set of numbers from the latter stages of one event.

Junior Volts

There were three Junior Volts tournaments among Thursday's results.

At Arrows in Resolven, Jack Powell won the event with a 3–0 victory over Carter Miles. Powell also produced an 88.41, the best average of the tournament.

Jacob Ingram won at Cogan Coronation in Penarth, while James Parr took the Higher Irlam event after beating Maxwell Payne in the final.

The youth events continue to add another useful layer to the database rather than simply being an occasional addition.

WADC: another six women's events into Q4QS

There were six WADC Vault events in Thursday's results, so they certainly deserve their own mention.

Cher Chard won at Bar One in Brynmawr, while Danyela Parish-Bolton took the Higher Irlam event.

Wendy Barden won at the Phoenix event in Eastbourne, Joanne Oldershaw took the title at Sir John Warren in Ilkeston and Anita Scott won at The Old Kings Arms in Newark.

At Upper Dovercourt Social Club in Harwich, Lisa James beat Shaunna Hughes in the final, although Kayleigh Brown produced the best average there at 60.39.

The standout WADC numbers came from Joanne Oldershaw, who reached 66.03 and 63.96 on her way to the Ilkeston title.

For me, it remains important that these tournaments are included in the daily picture. Not every competition needs huge fields or enormous averages to be worthwhile. Every extra regular women's event creates another opportunity to play competitive darts and another set of results to build into the WADC picture.

Five performances that caught my eye

1. Asa Cansdale – 115.62, Southend
The highest average of the entire day and he went on to win the tournament.

2. Jason Collins – 112.73, Fareham
Backed it up with 103.66 and several more big averages on his way to the final.

3. Scott Hill – 107.36, St Breward
One of the biggest performances of the day came from Cornwall, and he actually produced the number twice in the results.

4. Andy Smith – 107.36, High Wycombe
Another player to produce 107.36 twice — and this time it came as part of an eight-win tournament victory.

5. Steve Dennett – 107.36, Faringdon
Another huge average in an event that also featured 100-plus darts from Johnny Haines and Ash McKeever.

82 tournaments – and plenty more than the headline numbers

This is exactly why Yesterday's Results is becoming more interesting as the Q4QS database grows.

There were 82 tournaments to look through from Thursday. Some contained 100-plus averages, some produced familiar winners and others featured players and venues that may never appear among the five biggest numbers of the day.

All of them add something.

The results feed into rankings, player histories, venue records, head-to-heads and form — and, over time, give us a much better picture of what is actually happening across grassroots darts.

Thursday was a particularly big one.

And with a 115.62, a 112.73, a stack of 107s, strong South and South West results, another busy Welsh programme, juniors and six WADC tournaments, there was certainly plenty worth finding.

50,000 Simulations: Who Will Win the 2026 Development Tour Tour Cards?

 

The final four events of the 2026 PDC Development Tour are about to decide far more than just the Order of Merit.

Two players will earn two-year Tour Cards for 2027 and 2028, while three players will also receive places in the 2026/27 PDC World Championship.

But the Development Tour race is more complicated than simply looking at who sits first, second and third.

A number of current Tour Card holders are competing on the Development Tour, and some players may also qualify for the World Championship through other routes.

So I have run the final four events 50,000 times, using the current Development Tour Order of Merit and Q4QS player-strength data, to see who is most likely to actually come away with the major prizes.

How the simulation works

There are four Development Tour events remaining.

Each event carries the following prize money:

Winner – £3,000
Runner-up – £2,000
Semi-finalists – £1,000
Quarter-finalists – £750
Last 16 – £350
Last 32 – £250
Last 64 – £100

That means a player could theoretically add a maximum of £12,000 over the final weekend.

The model uses the full Development Tour field rather than just the players in the qualification race.

That is important.

Players such as Sebastian Bialecki, Cam Crabtree and other current Tour Card holders can still win tournaments, reach finals and knock rivals out even if they are not themselves competing for one of the new Tour Cards.

The simulations were weighted using current Q4QS playing strength, averages and recent form.

For example, Bialecki currently sits sixth in the Q4QS rankings with a 93.13 average, while Crabtree is averaging 89.13 and Charlie Manby 90.94. tournament_narrative_pack_20261… tournament_narrative_pack_20261…

The current qualification picture

After Development Tour 20, Sebastian Bialecki leads the overall Order of Merit on £21,900.

But he is already a Tour Card holder, so his position does not occupy one of the two new Tour Card places.

That is where the Development Tour becomes particularly interesting.

Jack Drayton currently has £12,100, Cam Crabtree £11,650 and Leon Weber £11,100.

However, Crabtree is already carded.

That means Drayton and Weber currently occupy the first two available Tour Card positions.

James Beeton, Dominik Gruellich and others are chasing behind them.

Tour Card probabilities

After running the final four events 50,000 times, this is how often each player received one of the two available new Tour Cards.

Player	Current Prize Money	Tour Card Chance
Jack Drayton	£12,100	98.27%
Leon Weber	£11,100	56.78%
James Beeton	£9,600	29.48%
Dominik Gruellich	£9,200	8.34%
Jamai van den Herik	£9,250	3.69%
Nathan Potter	£7,100	2.46%
Henry Coates	£5,800	0.70%
Dylan Slevin	£6,550	0.19%

Current Tour Card holders are not included in those percentages because they are not competing for one of the two new cards.

Jack Drayton is in a very strong position

Drayton's £12,100 starting total gives him a significant advantage.

He earned one of the two Tour Cards in 98.27% of the simulations.

That does not mean he cannot be caught.

There is still £12,000 available and four full tournaments to play.

But the combination of his current money advantage and playing strength means it requires a fairly unusual sequence of results for two eligible players to finish ahead of him.

Drayton also arrives in excellent form.

The latest Q4QS data shows him on a ten-match winning run, with recent title-winning performances included in the database. tournament_narrative_pack_20261…

Weber versus Beeton looks like the key battle

The second Tour Card is far less settled.

Leon Weber receives a card in 56.78% of simulations.

James Beeton gets one in 29.48%.

That makes their battle perhaps the most important storyline of the weekend.

Weber starts £1,500 ahead of Beeton, but four tournaments provide plenty of opportunities for that gap to disappear.

A single final is worth £2,000.

A tournament victory is worth £3,000.

So one deep run from Beeton combined with an early Weber exit could change the race immediately.

Gruellich is still very much involved

Dominik Gruellich sits on £9,200 and earns a Tour Card in 8.34% of simulations.

That may not sound huge, but it is far from negligible.

With four tournaments remaining, an 8% chance represents a genuine route into the top qualifying positions.

Gruellich has also shown strong scoring at this level, including a 95.43 match average at Development Tour 20 in the Q4QS data. tournament_narrative_pack_20261…

Jamai van den Herik is next at 3.69%, while Nathan Potter remains alive at 2.46%.

Existing Tour Card holders matter enormously

This is the major difference between the Development Tour and the Challenge Tour.

Several of the strongest players in the field already have Tour Cards.

They cannot claim one of the two new cards, but they can still have a huge influence on who does.

If Bialecki wins an event, for example, he takes £3,000 from the available prize pool and eliminates every opponent he meets along the way.

The same applies to Crabtree, Jurjen van der Velde, Owen Bates and other existing card holders.

That means a player does not necessarily need to finish second overall on the Order of Merit to earn the second available Tour Card.

He needs to finish high enough among the eligible players.

The official rules state that the top two players on the final Development Tour Order of Merit who have not otherwise qualified for Tour Cards for 2027 receive two-year Tour Cards. If a player above them has already qualified for a card, the place moves further down the Order of Merit. PDPA

The World Championship race

The World Championship calculation produces a very different picture.

Player	World Championship Chance
Jack Drayton	94.13%
Cam Crabtree	82.82%
Jurjen van der Velde	33.27%
Owen Bates	32.11%
Leon Weber	27.70%
James Beeton	20.62%
Dominik Gruellich	5.37%
Jamai van den Herik	2.15%
Nathan Potter	1.69%
Dylan Slevin	0.11%

This is where an important caveat is required.

World Championship caveat

These percentages are based on the current qualification position.

The official rule is that the three highest-ranked players on the final Development Tour Order of Merit receive World Championship invitations.

However, if one of those players qualifies for the World Championship through another route, or rejects the invitation, the Development Tour place passes further down the Order of Merit until all three places are filled. PDPA

That means the World Championship probabilities are less fixed than the Tour Card probabilities.

A player who currently appears to be occupying one of the Development Tour World Championship places could later qualify through the ProTour Order of Merit, Main Order of Merit or another recognised route.

If that happens, the Development Tour invitation would move to the next eligible player.

So the percentages above should be read as:

"Chance of taking a Development Tour World Championship position based on the qualification picture as it stands now."

They may change if players secure World Championship places elsewhere before the Development Tour qualification is finalised.

That is particularly important because some Development Tour players are also active on the ProTour.

Crabtree illustrates the difference perfectly

Cam Crabtree is one of the clearest examples of why the two races need to be treated separately.

He cannot win one of the new Development Tour Tour Cards because he already holds a card.

But he can still qualify for the World Championship through the Development Tour.

The simulation gives him an 82.82% chance of taking one of those three places based on the current situation.

So Crabtree is effectively irrelevant to the Tour Card race but extremely important to the World Championship race.

Van der Velde and Bates are similar

Jurjen van der Velde and Owen Bates are also existing Tour Card holders.

Neither is competing for one of the two new cards.

But both are strongly involved in the World Championship race.

Van der Velde qualifies in 33.27% of simulations.

Bates is at 32.11%.

Their presence is another reason why Leon Weber's Tour Card probability is much higher than his World Championship probability.

Weber may finish behind existing card holders and still receive a Tour Card.

For the World Championship, those same players can occupy qualifying places themselves.

Drayton has the best of both worlds

Jack Drayton is currently in the strongest overall position.

He receives a new Tour Card in 98.27% of simulations.

He also takes a World Championship place in 94.13%.

For everyone else, the two races start to diverge considerably.

Leon Weber has a 56.78% Tour Card chance but only a 27.70% World Championship chance.

James Beeton stands at 29.48% for a card and 20.62% for the Worlds.

That difference is almost entirely created by the existing Tour Card holders above and around them.

Why this weekend could move quickly

Four Development Tour tournaments means four separate draws.

A player can earn £3,000 in one event and nothing in the next.

That makes the final weekend extremely volatile.

Weber starts only £1,500 ahead of Beeton.

Beeton is only £350 ahead of Van den Herik and £400 ahead of Gruellich.

One tournament could completely change that section of the table.

And because some of the strongest players are already Tour Card holders, the finishing order itself does not tell the whole story.

What I will be watching

The first question is whether Jack Drayton can make his position mathematically secure.

After that, the biggest Tour Card battle appears to be Leon Weber versus James Beeton, with Dominik Gruellich waiting for an opportunity.

The World Championship race is wider.

Crabtree, Weber, Van der Velde, Bates and Beeton are all heavily involved, while qualification elsewhere could potentially move the cut-off further down the table.

That is why this Development Tour finale could be even more interesting than the Challenge Tour finish.

There are effectively two races taking place on the same Order of Merit.

One for new Tour Cards.

One for Alexandra Palace.

And the players occupying those positions do not necessarily have to be the same.

Q4QS Most Improved Players – September 2026

 

One of the things I want Q4QS to do is recognise improvement, not just concentrate on the players at the top of the rankings.

So this is the first Q4QS Facebook Group Most Improved Players table.

The idea is fairly simple. I have compared each qualifying player's Q4QS Average at 31 August 2026 with their Q4QS Average at 30 September 2026. The players are then ranked by how much that figure has increased.

This is worth explaining because it isn't simply a list of who averaged highest during September. The Q4QS Average is based on a player's wider tournament record, so moving it upwards becomes increasingly difficult as more results are accumulated.

This particular feature is also exclusively for players who are members of the Quest For Q School – Grassroots Darts Facebook group. The main Q4QS rankings remain open to everybody in the database, but this monthly feature is a little extra for the people who have joined the group.

If you're in the Q4QS database and want the chance to appear in future editions, join the Facebook group.

September 2026 Top 50 Most Improved

Pos	Player	31 Aug Avg	30 Sep Avg	Improvement
1	Arran Cundick	53.83	55.12	+1.29
2	Luke Yates	62.84	63.92	+1.08
3	George Nurdin	58.48	59.36	+0.87
4	Kai Carter	63.02	63.81	+0.79
5	Henry Povey	69.46	70.22	+0.76
6	Will Parker	56.64	57.39	+0.75
7	Joe Quiney	76.88	77.61	+0.73
8	Owen Smith	66.55	67.26	+0.71
9	David Farmer	74.65	75.35	+0.70
10	Andrew Smith	54.47	55.12	+0.65
11	Tom Pearce	60.11	60.67	+0.56
12	Alfie Palmer	64.65	65.20	+0.55
13	Jamie Kay	82.65	83.19	+0.54
14	Liam Glister	69.21	69.76	+0.54
15	Martyn Freeman	69.60	70.12	+0.52
16	Jack Kempster	53.22	53.74	+0.52
17	Dale Mills	65.07	65.57	+0.50
18	Daryl Beaven	64.77	65.24	+0.47
19	Shane Reidy	58.40	58.87	+0.47
20	Ant Pratley	57.49	57.94	+0.44
21	Charlie Shears	52.17	52.58	+0.41
22	Jamie Rhodes	53.21	53.62	+0.41
23	Matt Yarrow	75.90	76.30	+0.40
24	Ashton Brown	80.68	81.04	+0.36
25	Adam Lea	67.89	68.24	+0.35
26	Joe Bagguley	74.22	74.54	+0.32
27	David Moule	75.88	76.16	+0.28
28	Claire Spencer	48.54	48.82	+0.28
29	Lewis Richards	57.07	57.34	+0.27
30	Stuart Melbourne	52.40	52.67	+0.26
31	Wayne Barrett	64.77	65.02	+0.26
32	Zac Rendell	62.08	62.33	+0.25
33	Jeff Saunders	56.83	57.07	+0.24
34	Mark Wilson	57.61	57.84	+0.23
35	Dexter Cornes	48.91	49.09	+0.18
36	Scott Mc	80.77	80.94	+0.17
37	Steve Boundy	71.68	71.84	+0.16
38	Dan Sperring	41.32	41.48	+0.16
39	Liam Moore	65.70	65.85	+0.15
40	Thomas Goodrich	48.23	48.37	+0.14
41	Mason Beaven	64.44	64.58	+0.14
42	Steve Wynn	60.63	60.75	+0.12
43	Jamie Treacher	51.11	51.22	+0.10
44	Jay Anderson	69.86	69.95	+0.08
45	Jamie Shovelton	65.78	65.86	+0.08
46	Cameron Oram	60.99	61.06	+0.08
47	Pete Evans	41.96	42.03	+0.08
48	Dan Cornes	59.66	59.73	+0.07
49	Martin Haines	63.69	63.75	+0.06
50	Paul Philpot	46.71	46.77	+0.06

Arran leads the first table

The biggest mover during September was Arran Cundick, whose Q4QS Average rose from 53.83 to 55.12.

That's an increase of 1.29 points, and it was achieved while his qualifying event count increased from seven to 13. That gives him a fairly clear lead in the first monthly table.

Luke Yates was the other player to gain more than a full point, climbing from 62.84 to 63.92 for an improvement of 1.08.

George Nurdin completes the top three after moving from 58.48 to 59.36, a rise of 0.87.

Kai Carter and Henry Povey round out the top five.

Improvement at every level

This is probably the part of the table I like most.

There isn't one standard of player dominating it.

Joe Quiney was already averaging 76.88 and still managed to push that up to 77.61.

Jamie Kay started September at an already excellent 82.65 and finished it at 83.19. Ashton Brown moved beyond the 81 mark, while Scott Mc also managed to improve an average that was already above 80.

At the other end of the scale, there are players improving from averages in the 40s and 50s.

That's exactly what I hoped this feature would show.

Improvement doesn't have to mean suddenly becoming an 80-average player. If somebody moves from 48.54 to 48.82, or from 53.83 to 55.12, they have moved forward relative to where they were a month ago.

Some impressive workloads as well

A few names further down the table are worth highlighting because of the amount of darts behind their numbers.

Henry Povey added 17 events during the period and still increased his Q4QS Average by 0.76.

Steve Boundy's average moved from 71.68 to 71.84 despite his recorded event total increasing from 139 to 154.

Cameron Oram now has 163 events in the figures and still managed to edge his average upwards.

The more established a player's figures become, the harder it can be to shift the overall number noticeably, so smaller gains can still represent worthwhile progress.

And, yes, I've even sneaked into the bottom of the first Top 50 myself — 46.71 to 46.77. Improvement is improvement!

A new monthly Q4QS feature

I'll run this again at the end of October.

The aim isn't to turn it into another ranking of who the best players are. We already have plenty of rankings for that.

This one is about who is moving forward.

The full Top 50 will be published here each month, while I'll put the Top 10 into the Q4QS Facebook group.

If you're already in the database but aren't in the group, joining gives you the chance to feature in a future Most Improved list.

Yesterday’s Darts Results: Jack Johnson Hits 125.25 as 61 Tournaments Join Q4QS – 30 September 2026

Wednesday produced another substantial night for Q4QS, with 61 tournaments added to the database and some exceptional averages appearing from one end of the country to the other.

The headline number was an enormous 125.25 from Jack Johnson in Tonbridge, but he was far from alone. Carl Wilson hit 115.62, Johnny Haines 111.55, Adrian Wood 111.33 and Roger Crook 108.62.

Closer to the usual Q4QS heartland there were wins for Ryan Palmer at Sartan, Kieran Smith at Stonehouse, Darren Herbert in Chard, James Chudleigh at Bodmin and Matt Lambert at Barnstaple.

And the women's game was busy again, with eight WADC Vaults included in Wednesday's results.

Jack Johnson hits a huge 125.25

The biggest number of the day came at the 6 and 1 Club in Tonbridge, where Jack Johnson produced a remarkable 125.25 average in a 2–0 victory over Robert Barton.

Johnson wasn't simply responsible for the biggest average either. He went on to win the tournament, beating George Whyte 3–1 in the final, and also recorded 99.95 during the knockout stages.

He finished with seven wins on the night.

A 125.25 is an enormous number in any company and comfortably headed Wednesday's Q4QS averages.

Carl Wilson's remarkable week continues

Carl Wilson seems determined to appear in Yesterday's Results every day at the moment.

After winning Monday's PDC World Championship qualifier and following it with another tournament victory on Tuesday, Wilson was back in action at Crowborough Social Club on Wednesday.

And he won again.

This time he produced a huge 115.62, alongside 91.09, 90.18 and 86.71, before beating Vincent Smart 3–0 in the final.

That's three tournament wins on three consecutive days, including the World Championship qualifier in the middle of them.

Didcot produces another cracker

The Vault at GWRSA Club in Didcot produced another very strong night.

Johnny Haines hit 111.55, while Roger Crook averaged 108.62 when the pair met earlier in the competition.

They eventually met again in the final, where Haines beat Crook 3–2, averaging 95.72.

Jayden Jones also joined the three-figure club with a 100.20.

That's Haines following Tuesday's 115.62 in Faringdon with another average above 110 just 24 hours later.

Adrian Wood hits 111.33 – Ryan Palmer wins at Sartan

There was another big number at one of the regular Q4QS venues, The Sartan Club in Bishopsworth.

Adrian Wood averaged a superb 111.33 in a 2–0 victory over Scott James Anstey.

But the tournament belonged to Ryan Palmer.

Palmer produced averages of 91.09, 87.84 and 87.64 during the night before beating Owen Smith 3–2 in the final.

He finished with eight wins, with Owen Smith and Shay Goff both recording five.

That's exactly the sort of night where the headline average and the tournament story belong to two different players.

Kieran Smith dominates at Stonehouse

At Magpies Social Club in Stonehouse, Kieran Smith put together one of the more complete performances of the night.

Smith averaged 93.71 in his 3–1 final victory over Josh Lewis, having already recorded a 91.09 earlier in the competition.

He finished with seven wins, with Lewis and Alex Cantillion recording six apiece.

Bodmin produces more strong numbers

At Bodmin Band & Social Club, James Chudleigh took the title with a 3–1 final victory over Leo Strick.

Chudleigh averaged 85.54 in the final, but the biggest number of the tournament came from Jamie Kay, who hit 96.97.

Logan Symons jnr also had a strong night, reaching 91.09, 85.90 and 85.32.

Chudleigh finished with eight wins to take the tournament.

Andy Steed wins again

Andy Steed has been appearing regularly in these reports and Wednesday brought another tournament victory.

At Break N Dish in Street, Steed beat Dean Baker 3–0 in the final.

His best average was 92.70, while he also recorded 89.64 and 85.08.

Steven Rees reached 90.28 and 83.50 during another competitive night in Somerset.

Darren Herbert wins in Chard

At The Choughs Hotel in Chard, Darren Herbert took the title after beating Kieran Spurdle 3–2 in the final.

Herbert produced the tournament's best average with 90.18 and finished with six wins.

Spurdle had five wins and pushed him all the way in the decider.

Matt Lambert takes Barnstaple title

At Barnstaple Football Club, Matt Lambert beat Sam Chance 3–1 in the final.

Lambert finished with seven wins and recorded a best of 77.08.

The highest average of the tournament belonged to Neil Ridd at 81.24, while Chance also reached 77.08.

More big numbers around the country

There were far too many strong performances on Wednesday to fit them all into the headline positions.

Dewi Beynon hit 107.36 at Bedlinog, where Stephen Cake eventually took the title and produced 103.33 himself.

Jason Collins reached 107.36 at Rocket Ronnies in Southampton, although Joey Cole went on to win the tournament.

At Hednesford, Dan Hands averaged 104.86 in the final, with opponent Paul Redfern averaging 103.15.

Kevin Edwards hit 103.66 on his way to winning at Clacton, Ryan Mitchell recorded the same number at Guildford and Robbie Martin produced 103.66 and 100.20 at St Leonards before taking the title.

Andrew Cook hit 100.20 at St Austell, while Tom Baughan reached 100.20 at Bradmoor Farm.

There was strength everywhere you looked.

Tyler Garrett hits 100.20 in the Junior Volts

The juniors deserve another mention after a particularly impressive performance in Pontypool.

At the Junior Volts at Pilcs Sports & Social Club, Tyler Garrett averaged 100.20 in his 3–0 final victory over Joshua Russell.

Garrett also recorded 96.97, 88.41 and 85.08 and finished with eight wins.

That's an outstanding set of numbers at junior level rather than simply one exceptional match.

Elsewhere, Jackson Osborne won at Llantwit Major, Theo Fiddy took the title in Norwich, Taylor Hayward won at Stowmarket and Aaron Rea won at The Kings Pub in Exeter.

Eight WADC winners on Wednesday

There were eight WADC Vault 3.0 tournaments in Wednesday's results, and they deserve their own roundup.

Donna Buckley won at Resolven, beating Grace Holman 3–0 in the final.

Pennie Lewis took the Hampshire event against Bridget McGuire, while Nicky Denham won at Bradmoor Farm in Aylesbury against Gill Clark.

At Duffy's in Pontypridd, Kirsten Casley produced one of the stronger WADC performances of the night, averaging 70.45 in her 3–1 final victory over Celyn Saunders.

There was another 70.45 at Stratford Social Club in Salisbury, where Kacey Ayres went on to beat Kelsey Haigh 3–1 in the final.

Jane Price won at The Bengeworth in Evesham, recording a best of 69.91 before beating Sam Higgins 3–0 in the final.

The other winners were Juliet Findley at The Men of March and Suzanne Price at The Monty Club in Newtown.

Another eight women's competitions going into the database is every bit as important as the headline averages. As these events build up week after week, we'll start getting a much deeper picture of the WADC players and venues too.

Five performances that caught my eye

1. Jack Johnson – 125.25 — Tonbridge
2. Carl Wilson – 115.62 — Crowborough
3. Johnny Haines – 111.55 — Didcot
4. Adrian Wood – 111.33 — Sartan Club, Bishopsworth
5. Roger Crook – 108.62 — Didcot

Just outside those five were Dewi Beynon and Jason Collins at 107.36, Dan Hands at 104.86 and several more players above the 100 mark.

61 more tournaments into Q4QS

Another 61 tournaments means another substantial set of results feeding into the Q4QS rankings, player histories, venue records, form and head-to-head data.

Wednesday had almost everything: huge averages, familiar venues, strong Welsh events, eight WADC tournaments and another junior breaking the 100 barrier.

And while 125.25 from Jack Johnson is an obvious headline, there were stories much deeper into the results as well.

That's what makes going through all 61 tournaments worthwhile.

You Don’t Have to Be Amazing to Play Competitive Darts

 

How good do you actually need to be to play competitive darts?

It's something I've thought about quite a lot.

If most of your darts viewing comes from the PDC, it would be very easy to think you need to average 80 or 90 before you should even consider entering a tournament.

An 85 average can look ordinary on television. Players average 90 and lose comfortably. Occasionally somebody can average close to 100 and still find themselves going home.

But professional darts isn't normal darts.

So I decided to use the Q4QS database to look at the players who are actually going out and competing.

And the numbers tell a very different story.

You don't have to be amazing to play competitive darts.

More than 5,500 competitive players

For this analysis I've concentrated on players who have played enough events to establish a Q4QS Average.

That leaves 5,590 players.

At one end we have some of the very best players in the world.

At the other we have ordinary grassroots players entering local competitions.

And there is pretty much everything in between.

Importantly, these aren't somebody's best five legs on a practice board. They are averages built from actual competitive darts.

So what does a competitive darts player really look like?

The answer isn't 80 or 90

The biggest concentration of players isn't around 80.

It isn't even around 70.

The largest five-point group is in the 56–60 range.

There is another huge group between 61 and 65.

The median Q4QS Average across the entire sample is 64.67.

The mean is 66.35.

The most common exact Q4QS Average is 56.80, although with averages recorded to two decimal places I wouldn't read too much into one exact figure. Rounded to a whole number, the biggest concentration is around 60.

Whichever measure we use, the conclusion is much the same.

The centre of competitive darts is nowhere near the averages we regularly see on television.

What about an 80 average?

I've scored at several Q Schools and I've always had 80.00 in my head as an important benchmark.

That's my own opinion. It isn't an official PDC minimum and averaging 80 certainly doesn't guarantee success at Q School.

But from what I've seen, it's around the minimum level where I personally start thinking seriously about Q School standard.

So how many of these 5,590 players actually average 80 or more?

539.

That's just 9.6%.

In other words, more than 90% of the qualifying competitive players in this sample average below 80.

Go higher and the numbers fall rapidly.

Only 214 players — 3.8% — average 85 or better.

Only 69 — 1.2% — average 90 or better.

Only 14 players — 0.25% — average 95 or better.

And there is just one player in the database with a Q4QS Average above 100.

Suddenly an 80 average doesn't look very ordinary.

Television gives us a strange idea of a good average

That's probably inevitable.

We spend hours watching some of the best darts players on the planet.

Someone averages 89, loses 6–2 and we hear that they've had a poor game.

Perhaps they have by their standards.

But an 89 average isn't poor darts.

Across this population, it's exceptional.

An 80 average puts you roughly in the top 10%.

Get into the 83–84 area and you're around the top 5%.

Reach the low 90s and you're getting towards top 1% territory.

That's quite a different perspective.

Where does your average put you?

With thousands of players, we can start putting averages into context.

Very approximately:

Q4QS Average	Where it puts you
59	Top 75%
65	Around the top 50%
73	Around the top 25%
80	Around the top 10%
83–84	Around the top 5%
92	Around the top 1%

That makes a 70-something average look rather different from how it might appear on television.

If you're averaging around 73 consistently in competitive darts, you're roughly in the upper quarter of this population.

That's decent darts.

The Q4QS colours give us another way of looking at it

I then wondered whether the Q4QS colour rankings would show the same pattern.

They do.

I calculated the average Q4QS Average of the players in each current colour band.

Q4QS Colour	Ranking	Average Q4QS Average
Gold	1–200	88.53
Silver	201–500	82.43
Bronze	501–1,000	78.75
Black	1,001–2,000	74.14
Brown	2,001–3,000	69.51
Blue	3,001–4,000	66.51
Green	4,001–5,000	63.96
Red	5,001–6,000	61.86
Purple	6,001–7,000	59.96
Pink	7,001–8,000	58.19
Orange	8,001–9,000	56.78
Yellow	9,001–10,000	54.86

I really like this table.

It gives players a completely different set of targets.

The average Yellow-ranked player is around 55.

Orange is around 57.

Purple is almost exactly 60.

Red is around 62.

Green is around 64.

Blue moves into the 66–67 territory.

Brown is getting close to 70.

Black is around 74.

Bronze is nearly 79.

Silver is above 82.

Gold averages almost 89.

These aren't qualification marks. Averaging 74 doesn't automatically make you a Black-ranked player because Q4QS ranking isn't based solely on average.

But they are useful benchmarks.

If you're Purple, perhaps your immediate target isn't an 80 average.

Maybe it's the typical Red level.

Then Green.

Then Blue.

That's a much more achievable way of looking at improvement.

And then there's me

I'm useful at the other end of this argument.

I'm roughly a 50-average player.

I've averaged 70.

I've also averaged 40.

Consistency is very much a work in progress.

But I play competitive darts.

I'm not entering tournaments expecting to become the next world champion. I'm playing because I enjoy competing and because I want to improve.

There is a tendency in darts to think you have to reach some imaginary standard before you're allowed to enter.

You don't.

There will always be somebody better than you.

That's true if you average 50.

It's true if you average 70.

And unless your name happens to be Luke Littler or Luke Humphries, it's probably true if you average 100.

Half a point matters

This might be my favourite result from the whole exercise.

When we talk about getting better at darts, we usually think in big numbers.

"I'm averaging 55 and want to average 65."

Or:

"I'm at 60 and want to reach 70."

But ten average points is an enormous improvement.

So I looked at something much smaller.

Half a point.

Around a 60 average, there are approximately 134 players within the next half-point of the Q4QS average distribution.

At 65, it's around 105.

At 70, around 76.

At 75, around 72.

At 80, around 48.

At 85, only around 19.

At 90, just seven.

That doesn't mean adding half a point automatically moves your Q4QS ranking by that many places. The ranking takes much more into account.

But it shows just how densely packed the playing population is around grassroots levels.

Don't find ten points — find half a point

I think that's a much better way of approaching improvement.

If I'm averaging 50 and decide I need to get to 80, I've given myself a 30-point target.

That sounds ridiculous.

What if I try to get to 50.5?

Then 51.

Then 51.5.

Then 52.

Suddenly the target isn't quite so ridiculous.

And around the busiest areas of the average distribution, those little improvements can move you past a surprisingly large number of players on the average curve.

Half a point matters.

A point matters.

Consistency matters.

It gets harder the higher you go

The numbers demonstrate something else as well.

The player population becomes thinner as the averages rise.

At grassroots levels, there can be more than 100 players squeezed into half an average point.

At 90, there are only a handful.

And finding an extra half-point when you're already averaging 90 is considerably harder than finding one when you're averaging 55.

That's part of what makes elite darts so impressive.

The margins become tiny.

Average isn't everything

There's one other important caveat.

Q4QS ranking isn't simply an average table.

Actually entering tournaments matters.

Winning matches matters.

Who you play matters.

Consistency matters.

That's why somebody with a relatively modest average can still have a respectable ranking.

Darts matches aren't awarded to whoever has the best season average.

You still have to win the legs.

So don't become obsessed with one number.

Use it as a measure of improvement rather than a definition of how good you are.

Stop comparing yourself with the PDC

Professional darts is brilliant.

It's also a terrible benchmark for deciding whether you're good enough to enter your local tournament.

Those players are at the extreme end of the curve.

That's why they're professionals.

An average that looks disappointing on television can represent an exceptional standard across the wider competitive game.

And an average that looks poor compared with the PDC might actually be completely normal at grassroots level.

So if you're sitting at home averaging 50, 55 or 60 and thinking you aren't good enough to enter a tournament, perhaps think again.

Will you win it?

Probably not.

Could you lose your first match?

Absolutely.

So could everybody else who enters.

Could you compete?

Yes.

You might already be good enough

That's ultimately what I took from looking at these numbers.

There isn't a magic average where somebody suddenly becomes entitled to call themselves a competitive darts player.

You don't need to average 80.

You don't need to average 70.

You don't even need to average 60.

If you want to play competitive darts, enter something.

Find out where you are.

Then try to improve.

And rather than looking 10 or 20 points further up the average table, start with half a point.

Then another half.

Then another.

Because when you stop comparing yourself with the handful of extraordinary players we watch on television and start comparing yourself with thousands of people who actually play competitive darts, things look very different.

You don't have to be amazing to play competitive darts.

You just have to play.

Yesterday’s Darts Results: Johnny Haines Hits 115.62 as 77 Tournaments Join Q4QS – 29 September 2026

Tuesday was a big night for grassroots darts, with 77 tournaments added to Q4QS and some seriously good numbers appearing across the country.

The graphic picked out Liam Trotman's 107.36, Joe Quiney's 98.60 and Andy Steed's 96.65, but digging further into the results uncovered even more.

Johnny Haines hit a huge 115.62 in Faringdon, while Tyler Thorpe and Tony Chapman both reached 107.36. There was also a remarkable final at Syston where James Young averaged 105.46 — and still lost to Steve Haggerty, who averaged 104.86.

And with seven WADC Vaults played on Tuesday, there is plenty from the women's game to include as well.

Johnny Haines hits 115.62 in Faringdon

The biggest average I'm picking out from Tuesday came at the Vault at Faringdon Town Football Club.

Johnny Haines produced a superb 115.62 in a 2–0 victory over Otto Hookham.

It wasn't just one big performance either. Haines also recorded 96.97 and 91.09 during the night and finished with seven wins.

However, he didn't take the title.

That went to Ash McKeever, who beat Haines along the way and then defeated him 3–1 in the final.

Another good example of why I like looking beyond simply who won each tournament.

A remarkable final at Syston

One of the matches that really caught my eye came at The Brookside in Syston.

James Young averaged 105.46 in the final.

Normally that would be more than enough to win a grassroots tournament.

Not this time.

Steve Haggerty averaged 104.86 and beat him 3–0.

Haggerty had also produced a 102.00 earlier in the tournament.

A 105.46 losing average against a 104.86 is certainly one of the more unusual finals I've seen appear in the Q4QS results.

Liam Trotman hits 107.36 in Portishead

Closer to Q4QS home territory, there was another huge performance at the Tuesday Open at Portishead Workmens Darts.

Liam Trotman hit 107.36 in a 2–0 victory over Max Maggs and also recorded an 88.41.

Trotman eventually lost 2–1 to Logun Godbeer, who went on to reach the final.

The tournament itself was won by Christopher Staples, who beat Godbeer 2–1 and finished the night with nine wins.

Again, the biggest average didn't belong to the eventual champion.

Joe Quiney produces a big night at Bretforton

There was an excellent performance at Bretforton Sports Club near Evesham, where Joe Quiney won the Vault.

Quiney hit 98.60, followed it with other strong numbers and then averaged 95.94 in a 3–0 final victory over Danny Lauby.

Lauby himself reached 89.33 and 88.41 during the competition.

Quiney and Lauby both accumulated seven wins, but it was Quiney who took the title.

Andy Steed impresses again in Tiverton

Andy Steed continues to appear regularly among the stronger Q4QS performances.

At Elmore Football Club in Tiverton, Steed won the Vault with a 96.65 average in his 3–1 final victory over Dave Fisher.

He also recorded 93.94, 88.41 and 85.89 during the tournament and finished with eight wins.

That's a particularly solid set of numbers rather than simply one standout match.

Carl Wilson follows Monday's success with a 101.59

Carl Wilson had a pretty good couple of days.

After winning Monday's PDC UK & Ireland World Championship qualifier, he was back playing a Vault on Tuesday at East Grinstead Social and Ex Services Club.

Wilson won that as well.

He averaged 101.59 in his 3–1 final victory over Dan Russell, having also produced 96.97 and 92.02 during the tournament.

Not a bad follow-up to Monday.

Some big Welsh numbers

There were several excellent performances in the Welsh Vaults.

At Loughor Workingmens Club in Swansea, Lee Evans averaged 104.46 in the final, beating Kai Clark 3–1. Evans also recorded 96.97 and 90.18.

At Lindsay Constitutional Club, Connor Hopkins hit 101.89 and then averaged 98.42 in his 3–2 final victory over Ryan Davies.

And at Vetz Club in Pontycymer, both finalists broke the 100 barrier.

William Thomas hit 103.66, while eventual winner Mike Huntley also hit 103.66 and added another 100.20 during the night before beating Thomas 3–0 in the final.

That's some serious strength across the Welsh events.

Josh McCarthy breaks 100 in Swindon

Josh McCarthy followed Monday's win at North Star in Calne with another title on Tuesday.

This time it came at Wiltshire Darts House in Swindon.

McCarthy averaged 100.20 in the final, beating Rich Griffee 3–0.

He also recorded 93.94 and 92.02 and finished with eight wins.

Two tournament victories on consecutive nights at different venues is a decent couple of days.

Ryan Palmer wins at Widden

At Widden Rugby Club in Gloucester, Ryan Palmer won the Vault with a 3–0 victory over Nigel Vernall.

Palmer finished with seven wins, while Alfie Palmer produced the highest average of the tournament at 85.89.

Andrew Burford reached 79.11, with Ryan Palmer's best listed performance coming in at 76.42.

Ryan Greenslade takes Taunton title

At Darts @ The Lawns, Ryan Greenslade won the Taunton U70 Round Robin Super Series.

Greenslade beat James Wellbelove 4–1 in the final and finished with nine wins.

Ben Hayman produced the highest average of the tournament at 83.50, while Greenslade reached 79.11.

Junior Volts spread across the country

Tuesday was another busy night for the Junior Volts programme.

At Highbridge Social Club, Tai Anderson beat Oliver Reece 3–0 in the final. Bradley Bateman produced the best average there at 70.91.

There were also wins for Rhys Evans at Resolven, Jenson Macey at Gosport, Harvey-Lee Nelson-Harris at Cannock, Charlie Lowin at Halesowen, Finley Holmes-Harker at Skegness, Alfie Mills at Gillingham, Archie Isaacson on the Isle of Wight and Joshua Russell at Ogmore Vale.

There were some impressive numbers among them too.

Tyler Shuck reached 91.09 at Halesowen, while Joshua Russell also hit 91.09 at Ogmore Vale.

Harley Glycos produced a 100.20 in the Calstep Wales Newport results.

WADC: seven tournaments on Tuesday

There were seven WADC Vault 3.0 tournaments in Tuesday's results, so there was plenty of women's darts added to Q4QS.

At Shooters in Leominster, Louise Davies beat Karrina Barnes 3–0 in the final. Clare Bywater produced the highest average of the tournament at 60.85.

At The 9 Darter in Port Talbot, Kirsten Casley beat Celyn Saunders 3–0 and averaged 69.37 in the final.

Lisa McClatchey won at London GAA in Ruislip, beating Maggie Sutton 3–0 and averaging 63.51.

At The Church Wicketts in Telford, Alyssya Petty beat Tamzin Warrillow 3–1 and finished with six wins.

Jenny Levett won at The Empire Club in Lancing, beating Tracey Collins 3–1.

At Trebles Darts in North Walsham, Lynsey Childs beat Gemma Reynolds 3–2 in the final, while Reynolds produced the event's best average of 63.61.

And at Wiltshire Darts House in Swindon, Dani Kearns beat Chris Savvery 3–0. Savvery produced the highest WADC average among the seven events at 75.15, while Kearns reached 69.91.

That's seven more women's tournaments feeding into the Q4QS database, covering a good geographical spread and a range of playing standards.

Five performances that caught my eye

If I leave aside the very short-format Shepperton results, which produced some unusually high averages over tiny samples, these are five performances that stood out to me:

1. Johnny Haines – 115.62 — Faringdon
2. Liam Trotman – 107.36 — Portishead
3. Tony Chapman – 107.36 — King's Lynn
4. James Young – 105.46 — Syston
5. Steve Haggerty – 104.86 — Syston

And there are plenty just outside that five: Lee Evans at 104.46, Charlie Little and William Thomas at 103.66, Mike Huntley at 103.66 and 100.20, Connor Hopkins at 101.89 and Carl Wilson at 101.59.

77 tournaments added to Q4QS

Tuesday is becoming one of the most interesting days of the week for the database.

77 tournaments means another substantial batch of matches, averages and player results, ranging from Junior Volts and WADC competitions through to Vaults and local opens.

And Tuesday demonstrated again why Yesterday's Results shouldn't simply be a list of tournament winners.

Johnny Haines hit 115.62 without winning. James Young averaged 105.46 in a final and lost. Liam Trotman hit 107.36 but didn't reach the final.

Those performances are every bit as interesting to me as who lifted the trophy.

That's exactly the sort of thing the growing Q4QS database is allowing me to find.