Yesterday’s Darts Results: Ciaran Forde Hits 115.62 as 78 Tournaments Join Q4QS – 6 October 2026

Tuesday was another huge night for the Q4QS database, with 78 tournaments added from across the grassroots game.

The biggest individual average came from Ciaran Forde, who hit a superb 115.62 in Barnsley — and unlike many of the biggest averages I pick out in these reports, he also went on to win the tournament.

Jack Main hit 111.33, while Trevor Burkhill, David Evans, Jack Faragher, Daniel Astbury, Mason Jackson and Dale Thomas all reached 107.36.

There was plenty happening closer to the Q4QS heartland too. Joe Quiney won at Bretforton, Mitchell Atkins took the Widden Rugby Club title in Gloucester, Josh McCarthy won at Wiltshire Darts House, Christopher Staples won in Portishead and Brooklyn Anthony took the Taunton U70 event.

And it was a particularly busy Tuesday for women's darts, with eight WADC Vault events in the results.

Forde combines 115.62 with the Barnsley title

The headline number came at Barnsley WMC.

Ciaran Forde averaged 115.62 in a 2–0 win over Karen Mellor. It wasn't the only huge performance in the tournament either: Trevor Burkhill hit 107.36, while Mason Hale and Damian Corr both reached 100.20.

Forde then completed the night with eight victories, beating Corr 3–1 in the final.

That's exactly the sort of performance that deserves top billing — the biggest average anywhere in the day's results backed up by the tournament win.

Jack Main hits 111.33 and wins at Hethersett

Jack Main produced another of the day's most complete performances.

He hit 111.33 at Hethersett Social Club and also recorded 98.55 before going on to take the title.

Main finished with seven wins and beat Oliver Howard 3–1 in the final.

Charlie Miller's 98.66 and Josh Brown's 96.97 added further quality to a strong tournament.

Archie Self puts together a superb Newbury run

One performance a simple list of the day's biggest averages doesn't fully capture came from Archie Self at the Crucible Sports and Social Club in Newbury.

Self recorded 103.66, 100.20, 100.20 and 93.94 among his leading performances.

He also won seven matches and beat Jason Heaver 3–0 in the final.

Two ton-plus averages would make a good night. Three, followed by the title, makes this one of Tuesday's best all-round tournament performances.

Johnny Haines wins in Eastleigh

Johnny Haines was another player who combined a big number with the title.

At the Locomotive Engineers Social Club in Eastleigh, Haines hit 104.86 and later averaged 94.33 in his 3–1 final victory over Mike Gillet.

Both players finished with seven wins, with Gillet himself producing 96.97 and 95.02 during a strong run.

Joe Quiney takes Bretforton

Back at Bretforton Sports Club, Joe Quiney came through another competitive Tuesday Vault.

Paul Jones produced the biggest average of the tournament with 96.97, but Quiney was the player who lasted the distance.

He beat Danny Lauby 3–1 in the final, averaging 89.70, and finished the event with eight wins.

Jones and Lauby both collected six victories, while Jason Reeve reached 88.41.

Mitchell Atkins wins in Gloucester

There was another local title at Widden Rugby Club, where Mitchell Atkins beat Alfie Palmer 3–1 in the final and finished with seven victories.

Ryan Palmer produced the highest average of the tournament with 91.09, while Atkins reached 90.59 and Joe Bagguley 88.41.

Alfie Palmer finished with six wins and Joe Bagguley five, so there was plenty of depth behind the winner too.

Josh McCarthy takes Wiltshire Darts House

Josh McCarthy had an excellent night in Swindon.

McCarthy hit 93.94 twice, collected eight victories and then beat Danny Humphries 3–0 in the final.

Humphries reached 88.41 during his six-win run, while Wayne Barrett recorded 85.89.

McCarthy's combination of consistency and eight wins makes this another performance worth pulling out from deeper in the results.

Greenslade breaks 100 in Taunton

The graphic rightly picks out Ryan Greenslade's 100.20 at Darts @ The Lawns in Taunton.

The title, though, went to Brooklyn Anthony.

Anthony finished with eight wins and beat James Wellbelove 4–0 in the final. Wellbelove collected seven victories, while Greenslade won five.

It is another good example of why the highest average and the tournament's biggest story are not always the same thing.

Staples wins at Portishead

Christopher Staples took the Tuesday Open at Portishead Workmens Darts, beating Josh Rose 3–0 in the final.

Staples finished with seven wins and recorded a best of 85.89.

Logun Godbeer actually produced the event's biggest average at 88.41 and collected six victories, with Max Maggs and Josh Rose both finishing on five.

Junior Volts produce another huge programme

Tuesday also brought another substantial set of Junior Volts results.

Among the winners were Ashton John at Resolven, Tom Phillips at Ellesmere Port, Jenson Macey at Gosport, Joel Walton at Cannock, Jacob Godber at Yate, Theo Machin at Halesowen, Charlie Ely at Minehead, Charlie Smith at Gillingham, Brendan O'Reilly on the Isle of Wight and Spencer Edwards at Ogmore Vale.

There was some good scoring too, including 81.40 from Logan Ford, 81.24s from Riley Pinhorne, Charlie Ely and Charlie Smith, while Alfie Obrien reached 88.41 in the Calstep Darts Wales Newport Academy Series.

Eight WADC Vaults – and some excellent numbers

Women's darts had a particularly strong presence in Tuesday's results with eight WADC Vault 3.0 events.

The winners included Sue Davies at Denbigh, Leanne Topper at Prestatyn, Amanda Harwood at Dereham, Keri Stinton at Leominster, Eve Watson at Port Talbot, Lily Childs-Crowley at North Walsham and Dannie Hughes at Wiltshire Darts House. The Church Wicketts event was also recorded, although the export couldn't reliably detect its winner from the available match rows.

There were some particularly eye-catching performances too.

Leanne Topper hit 91.09 on her way to winning at Prestatyn, while Amanda Harwood reached 88.41 and won at Dereham.

At Port Talbot, Eve Watson put together perhaps the deepest WADC performance of the day: 81.24, 78.96, 77.08 and 75.15, winning all four of her recorded matches and taking the title.

At Wiltshire Darts House, Katie Mullis hit 75.15, with Dani Kearns recording 69.91 and 68.09.

Five performances that caught my eye

1. Ciaran Forde – 115.62 and Barnsley title
The day's highest average, eight wins and the tournament victory.

2. Jack Main – 111.33 and Hethersett title
Another huge average backed up by winning the tournament.

3. Archie Self – 103.66, 100.20, 100.20 and Newbury title
Possibly the deepest scoring performance of the day.

4. David Evans – 107.36 and Leyland title
Eight wins, a 107.36 and a 3–0 victory in the final.

5. Eve Watson – 81.24, 78.96, 77.08, 75.15 and Port Talbot WADC title
Four excellent performances and four wins.

Another 78 tournaments into Q4QS

Tuesday was another example of just how much is going on below the professional game.

There were huge averages, established names, local winners, Junior Volts, eight WADC events and performances worth noticing well beyond the players who simply topped the average charts.

78 more tournaments also means another substantial block of matches feeding into the Q4QS rankings, player records, venue histories and form data.

And there will be plenty more hidden in there to dig into.

2026 Development Tour Round-Up: Tour Cards Decided and World Youth Finalists Confirmed

 

The 2026 PDC Development Tour is complete.

After 24 events, two new Tour Cards have been decided, the Development Tour World Championship places are settled, and the World Youth Championship has been whittled down to its final two players.

For me, the interesting part is comparing what actually happened with the 50,000-run simulations I published before the final weekend and again with two events remaining.

There were a few twists.

Bialecki finishes comfortably on top

Sebastian Bialecki finishes the 2026 Development Tour Order of Merit as the clear number one on £21,900.

His position had already become mathematically secure before the final two events, and nobody ultimately got remotely close to overturning it.

Behind him, however, things became incredibly tight.

The final leading positions were:

Pos	Player	Prize Money
1	Sebastian Bialecki	£21,900
2	Jurjen van der Velde	£12,350
3	Cam Crabtree	£12,350
4	Jamai van den Herik	£12,250
5	Owen Bates	£12,200
6	Jack Drayton	£12,200
7	Leon Weber	£11,350
8	Dominik Gruellich	£11,300
9	Archie Self	£10,550
10	James Beeton	£10,400

Just £1,950 separated second from tenth.

That shows just how congested the Development Tour became behind Bialecki.

Van den Herik completes the comeback

The biggest story of the Tour Card race is Jamai van den Herik.

Before the final four events, my simulation gave him just a 3.69% chance of collecting one of the two available Tour Cards.

After the first two tournaments of the final weekend, that had risen dramatically to 19.80%.

He then completed the job.

Van den Herik finishes fourth overall on £12,250, but because several players above and around him already held Tour Cards, he takes one of the two new cards available through the Development Tour.

It is a great example of why I kept stressing that the raw Order of Merit did not tell the whole story.

Fourth overall was enough.

Drayton holds on

Jack Drayton takes the other Tour Card.

That is far less surprising.

Before the final four events, the Q4QS simulation gave Drayton a 98.27% chance of securing a card.

With two tournaments left that remained at 95.91%.

He did not ultimately need a spectacular finish.

His £12,200 final total was enough to get the job done.

So our model identified Drayton as overwhelmingly likely to qualify from the start of the final weekend, and that is exactly what happened.

Weber misses out

Leon Weber is probably the player who will look back on the weekend with the most frustration.

With four events remaining, Weber had a 56.78% Tour Card probability in the simulation.

With two events left, that was still 51.96%.

He was effectively the favourite for the second available card.

But Weber finishes on £11,350, £900 behind Van den Herik.

That is not a huge difference across a 24-event season, but it proved decisive.

Gruellich and Beeton also fall short

Dominik Gruellich finishes eighth overall on £11,300, while James Beeton ends tenth on £10,400.

Both remained realistic contenders entering the final stages.

With two events remaining, Gruellich had a 10.63% Tour Card chance and Beeton 15.42%.

Neither found the final run required.

Archie Self also finishes strongly in ninth on £10,550, having come from much further back during the closing events.

Coates wins Development Tour 23

Henry Coates produced one of the performances of the final weekend by winning Development Tour 23.

He beat Owen Bates 5-1 in the final, averaging 97.41 compared with Bates' 89.55.

Coates went through the tournament unbeaten with nine wins and an overall event average of 86.89.

Bates had an excellent event himself, averaging 90.79 across his run to the final.

Jamai van den Herik and Tyler Thorpe reached the semi-finals.

That run was important for Van den Herik's eventual Tour Card position, even though Bates stopped him 5-2 in the last four.

Baysal takes Development Tour 24

The final Development Tour event of 2026 went to Kaya Baysal.

Baysal beat Jurjen van der Velde 5-3 in the final, finishing the tournament with nine straight wins and an 89.33 event average.

Van der Velde's run to the final was also significant.

The £2,000 runner-up money helped lift him to £12,350, level with Cam Crabtree and ultimately second on the final Order of Merit.

Owen Bates and Duyane Wade Decena were the beaten semi-finalists.

The World Championship places

The final Development Tour World Championship race produces another example of why eligibility mattered throughout this series.

The three highlighted Development Tour places go to:

Jurjen van der Velde
Cam Crabtree
Jamai van den Herik

Van der Velde and Crabtree both finish on £12,350, with Van den Herik just £100 behind them on £12,250.

Again, that should be read alongside the qualification rules rather than simply taking the top three names on the overall Order of Merit.

Players who had already qualified through another route did not need another Development Tour place, allowing qualification to pass down the table where appropriate.

That was the caveat I included throughout the simulation articles, and it ended up being an important one.

And then came the World Youth Championship

The action continued with the PDC World Youth Championship.

The final stage produced a 64-player knockout field, but it did not finish with a champion.

Instead, it decided the two players who will contest the eventual World Youth Championship final.

Those players are:

Cam Crabtree and Jan Schmidt.

Crabtree beat Luke Littler 6-5 in a superb semi-final.

There was virtually nothing between them statistically.

Crabtree averaged 97.91.

Littler averaged 97.89.

One leg separated them.

In the other semi-final, Jan Schmidt beat Charlie Manby 6-3, producing a 94.85 average against Manby's 91.63.

So the World Youth Championship final will be:

Cam Crabtree v Jan Schmidt

Crabtree reached the final with five wins and an overall average of 90.40.

Schmidt also won five matches and actually posted the higher tournament average of the two at 92.81.

They now advance to the showpiece final.

Littler stopped in the semi-finals

Luke Littler unsurprisingly produced the highest overall average among the leading players in the knockout stages.

His tournament average was 95.60, but that was not enough to get past Crabtree.

That 6-5 semi-final is another reminder that averages do not automatically decide knockout darts.

One leg was enough to end Littler's run.

Manby also impresses

Charlie Manby reached the other semi-final with an overall average of 90.24.

He had beaten Ansh Sood 6-1 in the opening round before progressing all the way to the last four, where Schmidt finally stopped him.

Kaya Baysal, Henry Coates, Harrison Leigh and Arthur Allston made up the quarter-finalists.

Coates again performed strongly, averaging 93.20 across his World Youth matches, only a day after winning Development Tour 23.

A fascinating end to the Development Tour season

The final weekend ultimately showed exactly why these races are difficult to call.

Jack Drayton was the obvious favourite for a Tour Card and delivered.

Leon Weber was favourite for the second available card but missed out.

Jamai van den Herik moved from an outsider at the beginning of the weekend to a Tour Card holder by the end of it.

And players who already held cards continued to have a huge influence on everybody else's prospects.

The final outcome is:

Development Tour winner: Sebastian Bialecki
New Tour Cards: Jamai van den Herik and Jack Drayton
Development Tour World Championship places: Jurjen van der Velde, Cam Crabtree and Jamai van den Herik
World Youth Championship finalists: Cam Crabtree and Jan Schmidt

For Q4QS, the 50,000-run simulations were never intended to predict an exact finishing order.

They were designed to show where the probabilities sat and how quickly those probabilities could change.

Van den Herik might be the perfect example.

He started the final weekend as a 3.69% Tour Card chance.

He finishes it with a Tour Card.

That is why they still have to throw the darts.

Yesterday’s Darts Results: David Evans and Harley Lewis-Rowlands Hit 111.33 – 5 October 2026

Another 52 tournaments went into Q4QS from Monday, and although it was a smaller programme than Sunday's 104, there was no shortage of quality.

David Evans and Harley Lewis-Rowlands both produced 111.33 averages, while Kurt Parry, Matt Clark and Daniel Wilkinson all reached 107.36. Marc Wilkinson and Lee Evans added 103.66s, while Kevin Leadenham topped 102 at Sleaford.

Closer to the Q4QS heartland, Jayden Walker produced a superb 100.20 in the Junior Volts at Stratford Social Club, Pete Hughes won at Bengeworth, Danny Humphries took the Salisbury Vault and Scott Mc won at North Star in Calne.

There were also eight WADC Vault 3.0 events, including Heather Toney winning in Plymouth.

David Evans produces a huge Longridge performance

One of Monday's strongest overall displays came at Wilfrids Club in Longridge.

David Evans hit 111.33 and 109.98, then added 104.86 against Daniel Wilkinson. Wilkinson himself produced a 107.36.

More importantly, Evans completed the job. He finished with eight victories and beat Andy An 3-2 in the final.

When someone produces three averages above 104 and also takes the title, it is difficult to look much further for one of the performances of the day.

Harley Lewis-Rowlands hits 111.33 and wins in Runcorn

There was another 111.33 at The Lockdown Bar and Kitchen.

Harley Lewis-Rowlands hit 111.33 against Chris Hildige and went on to win the tournament, beating Charlie Cooper 3-0 in the final.

Cooper also reached 100.20 during his run and actually finished with seven wins, the same number as Lewis-Rowlands.

Again, though, the big average was backed up by the tournament victory.

Three more players reach 107.36

The 107 club was busy on Monday.

Kurt Parry hit 107.36 at the Clive Arms in Cardiff, although Edward Manley eventually won the tournament with seven victories.

At Rogue Sports Bar in Bolton, Matt Clark produced 107.36 and 100.20. Clark won six matches, but Eric Bromley took the title with a 3-2 final victory over him.

And at Longridge, Daniel Wilkinson joined them with 107.36 before running into David Evans, who averaged 104.86 in their match.

Lee Evans puts together a big Andover run

Another performance worth digging out came at the Wolversdene Club in Andover.

Lee Evans hit 103.66, 98.02, 93.94 and two 91.09s during an eight-win tournament.

Unlike several of Monday's biggest average hitters, Evans also finished the night as champion, beating Jack Steer 3-0 in the final.

That is a very strong block of form across one event rather than a single eye-catching average.

Jayden Walker hits 100.20 in Salisbury

The junior performance of the day came at Stratford Social Club.

Jayden Walker hit 100.20 during the Junior Volts event and went on to take the title with eight victories, beating Zachary Petty 3-1 in the final.

Walker also recorded 80.43, 79.11 and 77.08.

A three-figure average in junior competition is always going to catch the eye, but combining it with eight wins and the tournament victory makes this much more than a one-match story.

Pete Hughes takes Bengeworth

There was another good night at the Bengeworth Club in Evesham.

Shaun Vernall produced the highest average at 96.97, followed by a 90.18, while Vince Tipple reached 88.77.

But Pete Hughes was the man who came through the field. Hughes won seven matches and beat Danny Lauby 3-0 in the final.

Lauby finished with six wins, while Hughes also recorded an 88.22 during his run.

Danny Humphries wins at Stratford Social Club

There was a second tournament at Stratford Social Club, with Danny Humphries taking the Vault title.

Humphries beat Martin Haines 3-0 in the final and finished with six victories. Carlton Hope produced the tournament's highest average at 88.41, while Humphries and Jon Shergold both reached 85.08.

Liam Glister was another to have a good night, collecting five wins and hitting 81.24.

Scott Mc wins at North Star

At North Star Club in Calne, Scott Mc took the title, beating Declan Cox 3-0 in the final and finishing with seven victories.

The biggest number there came from Rich Griffee with 96.97. Griffee also collected six wins, as did Cox, while Josh McCarthy hit 88.41.

Eight WADC Vaults

Women's darts was again well represented, with eight WADC Vault 3.0 events in Monday's export.

The winners were Emma Tapp in Shrewsbury, Jane Robson in Birkenhead, Remi Martin in Bletchley, Heather Toney in Plymouth, Gaynor Jones in Swansea, Joanne Oldershaw in Newark, Lynsey Childs in Norwich and Jo Clements in Preston.

Jo Clements produced the highest WADC average of the day with 73.32, hitting it twice on her way to five wins and the Preston title.

Joanne Oldershaw reached 67.98 and 64.41 at Newark, while Heather Toney won in Plymouth after beating Hayley Brant 3-1 in the final.

Five performances that caught my eye

1. David Evans – 111.33, 109.98 and the Longridge title
Three averages above 104 and eight wins makes this my performance of the day.

2. Harley Lewis-Rowlands – 111.33 and the Runcorn title
A huge peak backed up by seven victories and the tournament win.

3. Lee Evans – 103.66 and the Andover title
The depth is what stands out: 103.66, 98.02, 93.94 and two 91.09s.

4. Jayden Walker – 100.20 and Junior Volts title
A three-figure junior average followed by an eight-win tournament victory.

5. Matt Clark – 107.36 and 100.20 in Bolton
He didn't quite take the title, but two three-figure averages deserve recognition.

Another 52 tournaments added

Monday added another varied batch of results to Q4QS: big numbers at the top end, strong tournament-winning performances, Junior Volts, established local venues and another eight WADC events.

And once again, some of the most interesting stories weren't necessarily attached to the single highest average.

Vault 19 – Strongest Venues After Three Weeks

 

Rank	Venue	Highest Tournament Strength
1	Pinches Cue Club, Norwich	1.350
2	Faringdon Football Club	1.329
3	Tipton Sports Academy	1.297
4	Bedlinog Rugby Club	1.285
5	Bagley Sports & Social Club	1.280
6	The Brookside, Syston	1.278
7	The Gardeners Arms, Ipswich	1.270
8	Sartan Club	1.265
9	Hethersett Social Club	1.260
10	Clacton Sports Bar	1.256

One entry per venue, using its highest Tournament Strength recorded through the week ending 3 October.

Pinches Is Still the Benchmark

Three weeks ago, Pinches opened with 1.350.

That immediately became the number everyone else had to chase.

What has made Pinches particularly interesting hasn't simply been that nobody has beaten 1.350. It's what happened afterwards.

Its next two Tournament Strength figures were:

1.340

1.331

So this isn't a venue sitting at the top because of one extraordinary tournament followed by much weaker fields.

Pinches has repeatedly produced Tournament Strength scores above 1.330.

That remains some of the strongest evidence we've seen so far of a genuinely difficult regular Vault 19 venue.

The 1.350 remains the headline number.

The repeat performances are the more interesting story.

Faringdon Is Still the Closest Challenger

Faringdon Football Club remains second with its best Tournament Strength of 1.329.

Originally, I put an important caveat alongside that figure because it came from only eight players.

Since then, Faringdon has provided some useful supporting evidence.

Its subsequent 1.275 from a 24-player field showed that the venue can produce strong numbers with a much bigger entry as well.

That makes Faringdon's second place more interesting than it looked when the 1.329 first appeared.

Pinches remains clear at the top, but Faringdon is still the closest anyone has come.

Tipton Remains Third

Tipton Sports Academy's 1.297 continues to hold third place.

That was one of the figures that particularly caught my attention in an earlier update because it came from a substantial field.

It hasn't been overtaken during the latest week, but there is now a new name immediately behind it.

Bedlinog Arrives in Fourth

The biggest addition to the leading group this week is Bedlinog Rugby Club.

A Tournament Strength of 1.285 puts it straight into fourth place.

That takes it above Bagley's 1.280 and The Brookside's 1.278.

As always, one big Tournament Strength score gives me a reason to notice a venue.

What happens next will tell me considerably more.

Pinches is the perfect example of that.

So Bedlinog now becomes another venue worth watching as Vault 19 continues.

The Established Venues Are Still Hanging Around

The arrival of new challengers hasn't removed many of the venues we've been following throughout the series.

Bagley Sports & Social Club remains fifth with 1.280.

The Brookside in Syston is sixth at 1.278.

The Gardeners Arms in Ipswich, which entered the leading group last week, remains seventh at 1.270.

Then comes a familiar South West name.

Sartan Club remains in the Top 10 with a best of 1.265.

Sartan's individual Tournament Strength has moved around from week to week, but it continues to feature towards the stronger end of the Vault 19 data.

Hethersett Social Club is ninth with 1.260 after the steady improvement I highlighted previously, while Clacton Sports Bar completes this week's Top 10 at 1.256.

The Table Is Becoming Harder to Break Into

That's another thing beginning to emerge after three weeks.

The standard required simply to reach the Top 10 is becoming pretty high.

A venue now needs a Tournament Strength above 1.250 just to get into this particular group.

And there are other established strong venues sitting around that mark.

That means one good tournament can move a venue dramatically, but maintaining a place near the top is becoming more difficult as more results are added.

That's exactly what I hoped would happen with these updates.

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WADC Vault 3.0 – Wales Still Controls the Top

The WADC Tournament Strength story has developed considerably over the past three weeks.

Initially, The 9 Darter in Port Talbot led the way at 0.997.

Then Briton Ferry surged to 1.151, while Penybanc joined the leading group.

The latest picture still has a very strong Welsh look.

WADC Vault 3.0 – Strongest Venues After Three Weeks

Rank	Venue	Highest Tournament Strength
1	Briton Ferry Workies	1.151
2	Penybanc RFC, Ammanford	1.077
3	The 9 Darter, Port Talbot	0.997
4	Arrows Darts Venue #2, Resolven	0.986
5	Dereham Cricket Club	0.980
6	Walton WMC	0.941

One entry per venue, using its highest WADC Vault 3.0 Tournament Strength. Penybanc RFC #1 and #2 are treated as one venue.

Briton Ferry Remains No.1

Briton Ferry Workies remains the WADC benchmark at 1.151.

Its progression has been one of the most interesting things I've found during these updates.

Earlier in Vault 3.0 it recorded 0.961, then 0.989, before producing the 1.151 that took it to the top.

That is exactly the sort of development I want to find by revisiting Tournament Strength rather than publishing one table and forgetting about it.

Briton Ferry isn't at the top because of the first tournament I happened to analyse.

Its numbers developed as the series progressed.

Penybanc Strengthens Its Position

Penybanc is another venue where looking beyond a single result helps.

I'm treating the Penybanc RFC #1 and #2 entries as one venue for these rankings.

Its best score is now 1.077, which puts it second overall.

It has also produced 1.049.

So, like Briton Ferry, there is supporting evidence behind the headline figure.

Penybanc hasn't simply appeared in second place through one isolated strong tournament.

It has produced two fields above 1.000.

Wales Holds the Top Four

Behind Briton Ferry and Penybanc come two more Welsh venues.

The 9 Darter, Port Talbot — 0.997

Arrows Darts Venue #2, Resolven — 0.986

Then comes England's strongest venue:

Dereham Cricket Club — 0.980

That means Wales currently occupies the top four positions in the WADC Vault 3.0 Tournament Strength ranking.

Dereham isn't far behind Resolven, so the England-Wales story isn't finished.

But three weeks into the series, Wales unquestionably has the advantage at the top.

A Very Different Picture From Week One

This is why I like revisiting these numbers.

After the opening tournaments, The 9 Darter led the WADC standings.

After two weeks, Briton Ferry had jumped to 1.151.

Now Penybanc has strengthened further to 1.077.

The venues haven't necessarily become weaker when they've dropped positions.

Other venues have simply produced stronger fields.

And we're beginning to get enough repeat events to distinguish between a big one-off number and a venue regularly attracting competitive fields.

Three Weeks In – What Do We Know?

There is still plenty of Vault 19 to come, so I'm not declaring any of these rankings final.

But after three weeks, some trends are becoming difficult to ignore.

In the main Vault 19 series, Pinches remains the benchmark.

Its 1.350 is still the highest Tournament Strength recorded, but the 1.340 and 1.331 that followed are what really make it stand out.

Faringdon remains the closest challenger and has backed up its eight-player 1.329 with evidence from a much larger field.

Tipton remains third.

Bedlinog is this week's big arrival.

And familiar venues including Bagley, Sartan and Hethersett continue to appear towards the top.

In WADC Vault 3.0, the story remains Welsh dominance.

Briton Ferry leads at 1.151, Penybanc has strengthened to 1.077 and Welsh venues occupy the first four positions.

Three weeks ago, I was looking for the biggest Tournament Strength scores.

Now I'm increasingly looking for something more important.

Which venues keep producing them?

That's where the toughest venues of Vault 19 and WADC Vault 3.0 should eventually reveal themselves.

2026 PDC World Youth Championship Preview: What Do the Q4QS Numbers Tell Us?

 

The PDC World Youth Championship takes place today, and on paper there is one name that inevitably dominates the conversation.

Luke Littler.

But rather than simply looking at reputation or the Development Tour Order of Merit, I have put the World Youth Championship field through the Q4QS database.

And it throws up a few interesting names.

The database covers darts from a wide range of levels, from the PDC and Development Tour through to ADC, WDF, Vault and other competitive events. That gives us an opportunity to look beyond prize money and ask a slightly different question:

Who is actually playing well coming into this tournament?

There is an important caveat. Not every player has played the same number or standard of events, and international qualifiers in particular may have much less Q4QS data behind them. Q4QS ranking should therefore be treated as another piece of evidence rather than a prediction of the finishing order.

But there are some fascinating numbers.

Littler is in a different statistical world

It isn't exactly a shock to discover Luke Littler at the top of the World Youth field.

Littler is No.2 in the overall Q4QS rankings, with a Q4QS average of 100.32.

His recent record in the database includes winning the World Matchplay with an event average of 111.04, and victories over Gerwyn Price, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Josh Rock and Nathan Aspinall.

Even when playing against the very best players in the world, his numbers are extraordinary.

If Littler plays anywhere near that level in Wigan, everybody else has a problem.

But youth darts – particularly short-format group and knockout matches – doesn't always follow the script.

And there are players here capable of making things uncomfortable.

Sebastian Bialecki looks the clearest challenger

If I were looking for the player whose Q4QS numbers most obviously say "challenger", it would be Sebastian Bialecki.

Bialecki is an astonishing sixth in the entire Q4QS ranking, not sixth among the World Youth field.

His Q4QS average is 93.13, and he recently won Players Championship 26 with a 94.55 tournament average.

That run included wins over Gian van Veen and Damon Heta before beating Mario Vandenbogaerde in the final.

Bialecki also finished comfortably top of the 2026 Development Tour Order of Merit.

Littler remains the player to beat, but Bialecki's numbers deserve considerable respect.

Owen Bates might be coming at exactly the right time

Another player who jumps off the Q4QS list is Owen Bates.

He is 18th overall in Q4QS, averaging 89.66, and has won nine of his last ten recorded matches.

More importantly, his most recent Development Tour event produced a run all the way to the final.

Bates averaged 90.79 across Development Tour 23, including a 96.76 average in beating Jamai van den Herik.

He eventually ran into Henry Coates in the final.

Which brings us neatly to perhaps the hottest player arriving in Wigan.

Henry Coates – don't ignore the timing

Regular readers will know Henry Coates has featured quite a bit on Q4QS recently.

There is a reason.

Coates comes into this tournament 10-0 across his last ten matches in the database after winning Development Tour 23.

He went 9-0 during that tournament and beat Bates 5-1 in the final with a 97.41 average.

His overall Q4QS ranking is 42, which already puts him in some very good company.

There are players with bigger reputations in this field.

There may not be many arriving with better momentum.

Archie Self is my first Q4QS wild card

This is where things start getting particularly interesting.

Archie Self sits only ninth on the final Development Tour Order of Merit, and 126th in Q4QS.

Neither number immediately screams tournament winner.

Look closer.

Self won Development Tour 22 with a 91.79 tournament average.

Then he reached the quarter-finals of Development Tour 23 averaging 94.32.

His recent wins include Nathan Potter with a 98.92 average and Dominik Gruellich with 97.83.

And Q4QS has him at 10 wins from his last ten recorded matches.

That's precisely the sort of player I wanted this exercise to uncover.

Archie Self is firmly on my watch list.

Sam Jackson is another

Sam Jackson is even further down the overall Q4QS rankings at 143.

Again, look underneath that number.

Jackson reached the Development Tour 22 final with a 93.63 tournament average.

During that run he beat Dylan Slevin averaging 98.35 and Owen Bates in the semi-final.

He has also subsequently reached a Challenge Tour semi-final.

His Q4QS recent record?

9-1.

Jackson is exactly the sort of player who could be overlooked in a field containing Tour Card holders and much more familiar names.

I wouldn't overlook him.

Tyler Thorpe could be hiding in plain sight

Here's another.

Tyler Thorpe is only 182nd in Q4QS, but his Q4QS average of 87.88 is considerably more interesting than that ranking might initially suggest.

He reached the Development Tour 23 semi-final, winning seven matches before eventually losing to Coates.

Immediately before that he had reached the quarter-finals of DT21 and Last 32 of DT22.

Thorpe's recent Q4QS record is 9-1.

Again, perhaps not one of the first five names most people would select.

But definitely one I'd rather avoid in the draw.

Don't forget Kaya Baysal

Kaya Baysal is another whose numbers have been moving in the right direction.

He's 95th in Q4QS, with a recent record of 9-1.

His database history includes winning the Welsh Open/Masters/Classic event with an 89.64 tournament average, while his latest Development Tour results include successive quarter-finals.

He averaged 92.67 at DT22 and 89.47 at DT23.

Baysal has also demonstrated the ability to produce considerably more, including a 96.48 tournament average in his DT21 appearance.

Another dangerous player.

Dominik Gruellich has a ceiling worth watching

Dominik Gruellich is 74th in Q4QS and 9-1 across his latest ten matches.

The German has already shown that his top level can move into serious numbers.

At Development Tour 22 he reached the quarter-finals averaging 93.32, with individual wins recorded at 98.31 and 98.15.

That's significant in short-format darts.

If that Gruellich turns up, he can hurt people.

And then there is Nathan Potter

Potter is 55th in Q4QS, another extremely high position considering the thousands of players in the wider database.

He reached the DT22 semi-final averaging 88.68 and produced a 99.62 average against Kaya Baysal.

His recent Q4QS record is 8-2.

Another player who probably deserves more attention than he'll receive in many previews.

A few more Q4QS names to watch

There are several others I wouldn't want to dismiss.

Charlie Manby is 49th in Q4QS with a 90.79 Q4QS average and an 8-2 recent record.

Cam Crabtree is 46th, with recent victories over established PDC players Stefan Bellmont and Krzysztof Ratajski.

James Beeton is 54th and 8-2.

Dylan Slevin is 84th, also 8-2, and reached the DT22 semi-final.

Jamai van den Herik is 110th but comes in at 9-1, having reached the semi-finals of both DT21 and DT23.

And Lenny Schlueter deserves a mention. He's 175th in Q4QS, but won DT20 and recently averaged 89.94 on his way to the Last 32 of DT23.

Those aren't predictions that all of them will go deep.

They're warning signs.

The Q4QS five to watch

Leaving Littler and Bialecki aside, if I had to select five players from the numbers who particularly interest me, I'd go with:

Owen Bates – Q4QS No.18 and 9-1 recently.

Henry Coates – Q4QS No.42, DT23 champion and 10-0.

Archie Self – DT22 champion, huge recent numbers and 10-0.

Sam Jackson – DT22 finalist with a 93.63 event average and 9-1.

Tyler Thorpe – DT23 semi-finalist and 9-1.

And if I'm allowed a sixth, Kaya Baysal gets it.

That isn't necessarily my predicted top six. It's the group whose current numbers make me particularly interested to see what happens today.

That's why I built Q4QS

This tournament is actually a very good example of what I want Q4QS to do.

We all know Luke Littler.

Most darts followers know Sebastian Bialecki, Keane Barry and many of the leading Development Tour players.

But a ranking based purely on prize money doesn't always tell us who is playing best right now.

Archie Self at 10-0.

Sam Jackson at 9-1.

Tyler Thorpe at 9-1.

Henry Coates coming directly from a Development Tour title.

Those are the little clues I'm interested in.

Perhaps Littler steamrollers everybody and makes all of this irrelevant.

But somewhere among 128 young players there will almost certainly be someone who goes much further than most people expect.

Hopefully Q4QS has just given us a few clues as to who it might be.

Yesterday’s Darts Results: Callum Page Hits 115.62 as 104 Tournaments Join Q4QS – 4 October 2026

Sunday was a big one for the Q4QS database, with 104 tournaments added from across the grassroots game.

The graphic picked out Andy Steed's 100.20 in Plymouth, but digging through the full results uncovered several even bigger numbers. Callum Page topped the lot with 115.62 in Ipswich, Liam Cook hit 111.33 at Blaenavon, and Richie Howson, Kurt Parry, Kevin Edwards and Jack Clements all reached 107.36.

There was also plenty to talk about closer to home, with Andy Steed winning in Plymouth, Lee Andrews taking the Tuffley title, Shaun Vernall winning the Rob Beswick 'Bez' Memorial in Evesham and another substantial programme of junior darts.

And there were ten WADC Vault 3.0 events, so women's darts certainly wasn't short of representation either.

Callum Page hits 115.62 in Ipswich

The biggest average I found from Sunday came at the Gardeners Arms in Ipswich.

Callum Page averaged a tremendous 115.62 in a 2-0 victory over Lewis Nicholson and finished the tournament with six wins.

Interestingly, though, Page didn't win the event.

That went to Josh Sinkovits, who collected seven victories and beat Curtis Hammond 3-1 in the final. Hammond had a strong day himself, recording 100.20 and 93.94.

It is another example of why I like digging beyond both the winner and the highest average. They quite often tell two different stories.

Liam Cook reaches 111.33 in Blaenavon

There was another enormous number at Blaenavon Constitutional Club.

Liam Cook hit 111.33, but again the player producing the huge average wasn't the eventual winner.

Kevin Mills put together the most complete tournament, recording 91.10, 91.09 and 88.41 on his way to eight victories and the title, beating Jose Van Angeles 3-0 in the final.

Three very different 107.36 stories

There was no shortage of 107.36 averages on Sunday.

At The Big Fish in Leigh-on-Sea, Richie Howson produced one and then went on to win the tournament, finishing with seven victories and beating Tony Cole 3-0 in the final.

At The Q-ube in Briton Ferry, Kurt Parry hit 107.36 and backed it up with 100.20, 96.97 and 91.09. Parry finished with six wins, but William Thomas took the title with eight victories, including a 92.02 in the final against Timothy Jones.

Jack Clements also hit 107.36 at Murphy's Sports Bar in Worksop. The title there went to Rob Batty, who beat Steve Meek 3-2 in the final.

Kevin Edwards produces 107.36 in the final

One of my favourite performances of the day came at Clacton Sports Bar.

Kevin Edwards averaged 107.36 in the final itself, beating Max Haley 3-0 to take the title.

Edwards had already produced 103.66 earlier in the tournament, while Ash Ling also reached 103.66 and Haley twice averaged 93.94.

That combination of a big average and producing it in the match that actually won the tournament makes Edwards' performance stand out.

Andy Steed wins a strong Plymouth Vault

There was plenty of quality at Legends Lounge in Plymouth.

Andy Steed and Simon Stevenson both hit 100.20, with Stevenson also recording 96.97 and 91.09. Logan Symons Jnr reached 90.97.

But Steed was the man who finished with the title, beating Stevenson 3-2 in the final and ending the tournament with eight victories.

A 100-plus average, eight wins and the title makes that a very good Sunday.

Lee Andrews takes the Tuffley title

At Tuffley Community Association in Gloucester, Lee Andrews finished with seven wins and beat Chris Wintle 3-0 in the final.

Andrews also produced the best average of the tournament with 88.41, as well as an 85.89.

Rich Griffee reached 87.58 and finished with five victories, while Cameron Oram also collected five wins.

Shaun Vernall wins the Bez Memorial

The Rob Beswick 'Bez' Memorial at Evesham Darts Competitions produced another good field and some strong numbers.

Shaun Vernall led the averages with 92.18 and also hit 88.41 before going on to win the tournament.

He beat Darrel Williams 4-3 in the final and finished with eight victories.

Joe Quiney was another who caught the eye, producing 91.09, 87.24 and 86.74. Williams actually finished with the most wins on the day with nine, but Vernall took the title.

PDC Development Tour 23

Sunday's results also included a major youth-development event, with Henry Coates winning PDC Development Tour 23.

Coates won nine matches and beat Owen Bates 5-1 in the final.

The highest average came from Ansh Sood at 101.90, while Asa Cansdale hit 100.94. Killian Heffernan and Archie Self both reached 100.20, with Self also recording 100.17.

Junior darts everywhere

The Junior Volts programme alone produced events from Penarth and Carmarthen in Wales to Exeter, Minehead, Waterlooville, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Bolton, Leeds and numerous other venues.

One of the standout performances came from Jenson Macey at Waterlooville. He averaged 92.02 in the final, beat Joshua Price 3-0 and finished with seven victories.

At Selby, Jed Wakinshaw reached 86.71 and went on to win the event, while Oscar Yeaman collected eight wins to take the Junior Volts title at The Kings Pub in Exeter.

There was also another title for Charlie Lowin, who won the Junior Volts event at Halesowen before also winning the KDS Under-13 knockout.

There is an enormous amount of junior darts now flowing into Q4QS, which should become increasingly useful as those player histories build.

Ten WADC events

It was an especially busy Sunday for the WADC Vault 3.0, with ten tournaments in the results.

They were won by Becca Kay in Bodmin, Sue Davies in Caernarfon, Rebecca Edwards in Eastleigh, Kayleigh Brown in Colchester, Jane Price in Stroud, Gracie Willmitt in Preston, Celia Allen in Oldham, Susan Ramsay in Waterlooville, Elizabeth Moss in Bognor Regis and Jackie Brighton in Dyserth.

The performance that really jumped out was Jackie Brighton's 81.24 in Dyserth. She also hit 71.57, 62.63, 58.94 and 57.81 and won all five of her matches, beating Kelly Leishman 3-0 in the final.

Gracie Willmitt reached 73.32 during her title-winning run in Preston, while Lisa Hughes hit 71.57 at Caernarfon.

Ten WADC events going into the database from one day, spread across England and Wales, gives Q4QS another useful block of women's results.

Five performances that caught my eye

1. Callum Page – 115.62, Ipswich
The biggest average in Sunday's export and the obvious number-one performance.

2. Liam Cook – 111.33, Blaenavon
Another enormous Vault average, even though Kevin Mills eventually took the title.

3. Kevin Edwards – 107.36, Clacton
There were several 107.36s, but Edwards produced his in a 3-0 final victory and also hit 103.66.

4. Richie Howson – 107.36, Leigh-on-Sea
Seven wins, a 107.36 and the tournament title.

5. Kurt Parry – 107.36, Briton Ferry
Perhaps the deepest set of numbers of the lot: 107.36, 100.20, 96.97 and 91.09.

Another 104 tournaments into Q4QS

There is almost too much to fit into one roundup when 104 tournaments arrive on the same day.

The big averages inevitably grab attention, but there were stories everywhere: Steed winning a strong Plymouth event, Andrews taking the Tuffley title, Vernall winning the Bez Memorial, Coates winning on the Development Tour, a huge Junior Volts programme and ten separate WADC competitions.

All of those results now add another layer to the Q4QS rankings, player histories, venue records, form and head-to-head data.

MODUS Super Series Week 10 Preview: Ayres and Lennon Head a Fascinating 12-Player Field

 

Another MODUS Super Series week begins in Portsmouth, and Week 10 brings together a fascinating mixture of established names, Challenge Tour players, international talent and players arriving in excellent form.

Daniel Ayres and Steve Lennon are the two highest-profile names on paper, and both sit comfortably inside the Q4QS Top 50.

But once I put the 12-player field through the Q4QS database, this started to look much less straightforward.

Oliver Mitchell is 8–2 across his latest ten recorded matches, Alex Spellman arrives from America having just won on the Championship Darts Circuit, Harrison Leigh has been making deep runs, and Danny Lauby has been collecting titles and finals on the UK amateur circuit.

There could be plenty of competition for the places later in the week.

Ayres brings the strongest Q4QS ranking

Daniel Ayres begins Week 10 at No.31 in the Q4QS rankings, with a Q4QS average of 89.89.

His recent results have largely come against strong PDC and Challenge Tour opposition.

Ayres reached the last 32 of Players Championship 28 with a 92.93 tournament average, beating Cameron Menzies 6–4 with a 94.92 average along the way.

Other recent victories include Niels Zonneveld and Ritchie Edhouse.

Even in defeat at the recent UK & Ireland Tour Card Holder and Amateur World Championship Qualifier, Ayres averaged 94.11.

The results haven't always gone his way recently, but the scoring numbers remain extremely strong.

Steve Lennon brings consistency

Steve Lennon is only a few places behind at Q4QS No.44, and his 89.97 Q4QS average is actually marginally higher than Ayres.

Lennon comes into Week 10 after reaching the semi-finals of the UK & Ireland qualifier, winning five matches and averaging 90.20 across the tournament.

That followed consecutive Challenge Tour quarter-finals in which he averaged 91.52 and 90.93.

His recent wins include Aden Kirk, Shaun Griffiths and Gary Jackson.

If consistency around the 90-average mark is what is required to survive a MODUS week, Lennon certainly brings plenty of it.

Oliver Mitchell could be dangerous

Oliver Mitchell is actually the second-highest ranked player in the Week 10 field according to Q4QS.

He's No.39 with an 86.64 Q4QS average and is 8–2 across his latest ten recorded matches.

His recent Challenge Tour run included a 90.62 tournament average and victories over Scott Waites, Lewis Pride and Jamie Hughes.

There's also a 98.09 match average sitting in his recent data.

Mitchell may not have quite the profile of Ayres or Lennon, but the Q4QS numbers suggest he deserves to be taken very seriously this week.

Spellman arrives with a title

One of the most interesting players for me is Alex Spellman.

The American is Q4QS No.231 with an 83.32 average, but it's his current form that really catches the eye.

Spellman is 9–1 across his latest ten recorded matches and comes into MODUS having won Championship Darts Circuit Main Event 13 unbeaten.

He went 6–0 and averaged 89.92 across the event.

That run included match averages of 90.14, 95.96 and 90.99.

Immediately before that, Spellman had reached another CDC final.

He's travelling to Portsmouth with some serious form behind him.

Harrison Leigh continues to impress

Harrison Leigh is another player whose recent results deserve attention.

He's Q4QS No.223 and 8–2 from his latest ten.

Leigh reached a Challenge Tour semi-final and has also been runner-up at the British Open & Classic, where he averaged 84.17 across seven victories.

One performance in particular stands out: a 97.79 average in beating Callum Francis 4–2.

His most recent tournament brought another semi-final.

That's a lot of deep runs heading into Week 10.

Danny Lauby brings winning form

Danny Lauby is another familiar MODUS name and his recent amateur results make interesting reading.

He's 7–3 across his latest ten and recently won a Vault 19 at Bengeworth unbeaten, going 8–0 with an 81.42 tournament average.

His last five recorded tournaments also contain another victory, a final, a semi-final and a quarter-final.

Lauby reached the Bretforton final averaging 81.38 before losing to Joe Quiney and then averaged 80.86 in reaching another Bengeworth quarter-final.

That's consistent winning form.

Plenty of depth beyond the obvious names

Danny Trueman sits at Q4QS No.159 with an 84.47 average and recently averaged 89.72 at the UK & Ireland qualifier.

William Borland has an 83.53 Q4QS average and remains capable of producing very strong scoring numbers, although his recent results have been less consistent.

Lee Cocks is 7–3 recently and has recorded a 99.54 match average on the Challenge Tour. His recent victories include Aden Kirk and Jack Main.

Andreas Harrysson brings the Scandinavian element to the field, while Conor Heneghan has an 80.73 Q4QS average and plenty of Challenge Tour experience.

Niek Tijk completes the 12-player line-up. He isn't currently matched to enough information in my Q4QS export for me to make a meaningful statistical comparison, so he's the unknown quantity in this particular preview.

Q4QS Six to Follow

Daniel Ayres – Q4QS No.31 with an 89.89 average and still producing mid-90s match averages against strong opposition.

Steve Lennon – Q4QS No.44 with an 89.97 average and comes straight from a semi-final where he averaged 90.20 across the event.

Oliver Mitchell – Q4QS No.39, 8–2 recently and capable of pushing towards a 100 match average.

Alex Spellman – 9–1 and arrives in Portsmouth having just won a CDC title unbeaten with an 89.92 tournament average.

Harrison Leigh – 8–2 with a Challenge Tour semi-final and British Open & Classic final among his recent results.

Danny Lauby – 7–3 and regularly reaching finals and latter stages on the Vault circuit.

A difficult Week 10 to call

Ayres and Lennon may be the two names many people immediately recognise at the top of this field, but I don't think Week 10 looks anything like a two-player contest.

Mitchell's recent Challenge Tour numbers are strong. Spellman is arriving in arguably the best pure win/loss form in the field. Leigh continues to make deep runs, while Lauby has been winning regularly.

Then there are players such as Trueman, Borland and Cocks who certainly have the scoring ability to get involved.

That's one of the things I enjoy about these MODUS weeks. Put 12 players together over several days and reputations quickly become less important than who is actually producing the numbers on the day.

Week 10 looks particularly difficult to predict.