Saturday produced one of the busiest and strongest grassroots days of the week, with 32 tournaments added to the Q4QS database, ranging from major open competitions and local round robins to junior events, ADC Vaults and the PDC Challenge Tour.
The Q4QS graphic highlights Owen Bates after an excellent victory in Ilfracombe, but there was plenty more happening across the South and South West – including an impressive win for Chris Allen at Hangar 61 in Bristol, a strong junior event in Salisbury and another title for Ellie Harwood.
Bates takes the Ilfracombe Summer Open
One of the headline performances came from Owen Bates, who put together an excellent run to win the Ilfracombe Summer Open.
It was a substantial competition, with 127 matches recorded, and Bates came through with 11 victories before beating Nigel Gullon 5–2 in the final.
His scoring was impressive throughout. Bates produced the tournament's three highest recorded averages – 99.62, 97.62 and 96.97 – with the 99.62 coming against Clint Parkhouse.
Parkhouse himself hit 90.43, while Andy Steed recorded 88.41 during a run which saw him collect nine victories.
A very convincing tournament win from Bates.
Chris Allen comes through a strong Hangar 61 field
One result that didn't make the featured six on the graphic but certainly deserves attention was Chris Allen's victory at Hangar 61 in Bristol.
The Open Round Robin generated 93 recorded matches, with Allen eventually defeating Luke Harding 5–3 in the final.
Allen won nine matches across the competition and also produced the best average of the event, an excellent 94.82.
Harding had a strong tournament himself, recording eight victories and averages including 84.06 and 83.50, while Shoey Ayres also hit 83.50.
That's exactly what makes some of these local opens worth following. A big field and plenty of competitive darts can make winning one a serious night's work, and Allen came through it impressively.
Mason Beaven wins Salisbury Junior Super Series
There was plenty to like about the Salisbury Junior Super Series 3, where Mason Beaven emerged victorious.
Beaven won nine matches and defeated Riley Milligan 5–3 in the final, while also producing the tournament's highest recorded average of 86.65.
There was strong scoring elsewhere too, particularly from Reggie Woollard, who twice averaged 83.50 and recorded seven victories. Zachary Petty and finalist Milligan also collected seven wins apiece.
Another encouraging example of the standard coming through the junior game in the region.
Ellie Harwood wins again
Ellie Harwood also deserves another mention after winning Saturday's Open PR Round Robin.
Harwood recorded nine victories and beat Ryan Greenslade 3–1 in the final.
Greenslade actually produced the highest averages of the tournament, including a 79.11 and 76.42, but it was Harwood who came through the field and took the title.
That's another tournament victory to add to a very promising spell.
Huge numbers around the country
There were some enormous individual performances on Saturday.
The biggest came from Riley James, who produced a remarkable 111.33 average at the Surrey Youth Open.
Challenge Tour 18 also generated some serious numbers, with Steve Lennon hitting 107.79 and 102.77, Daniel Klose recording 103.05 and 100.79, and eventual champion Archie Self producing a 101.55.
Self ultimately beat Klose 5–4 in the Challenge Tour 18 final, completing a seven-win run to the title.
Timothy Jones fires in 107.36
Away from the Challenge Tour, one of Saturday's best performances came at The 9 Darter in Port Talbot.
Timothy Jones won all eight of his recorded matches and completed the job with a 3–0 victory over Steve Miller in the final.
Even more impressive was his 107.36 average in that final. Jones also recorded 96.97, 86.91 and 85.89 during the tournament.
That makes his performance one of the strongest Vault displays in Saturday's results.
Astbury dominant at Dawley
Daniel Astbury produced another extremely strong Vault performance at The Church Wicketts in Dawley.
Astbury won eight matches, defeated Callum Lester 3–0 in the final and averaged a superb 104.86 in the decider.
That wasn't an isolated performance either. He twice hit 96.97 and also recorded a 92.02 during his title run.
Plenty happening in the junior game
Saturday was a particularly busy day for youth darts.
Alongside Mason Beaven's Salisbury victory, Charlie Lowin won the JDC VOLTS event at Bostin Darts, producing a 91.09 along the way. George Folly won at Bushey, George Jones took the Glanyrafon Arms event and Michael Solloway was victorious at The Bullseye Bar in Lichfield.
And at the Surrey Youth Open, while Riley James produced that spectacular 111.33, it was James Butler who eventually came through the huge event to take the title.
Another packed Saturday
There was plenty more beyond the headline performances.
Paul Hogan won at Burghfield with a 98.02 in the final, Dai Lewis took the Bordon Vault, Eddie Price won at Shrewsbury and Aaron Beeney was successful at Nambucca.
Stephen Cake also won a rearranged Vault at The Top Club, with both Cake and Creed Jenkins recording 100.20 averages.
But from a Q4QS/South West perspective, Owen Bates' Ilfracombe victory and Chris Allen's success at Hangar 61 are probably the two performances I'd put right at the heart of Saturday's roundup.
Bates combined a tournament victory with consistently excellent scoring, while Allen negotiated a sizeable, competitive Hangar 61 event and produced a 94.82 along the way.
Another very strong Saturday of grassroots darts.
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