Yesterday's Results – Thursday 24 September 2026
Thursday is always a busy night for grassroots darts, and another 58 tournaments have now been added to the Q4QS database.
This time I've widened the net a little. The South West will always be an important part of Q4QS, but with results coming in from across southern England and Wales, there are too many good performances elsewhere to ignore.
And Thursday produced two particularly eye-catching numbers.
Two players hit 115.62
The highest recorded averages of the night were shared by Andy Smith at Cressex Social Club in High Wycombe and Paul Higgins at the Junction Inn in Hengoed.
Smith's 115.62 came in a 2–0 win over Paul Tubb, and it wasn't his only big performance. He later averaged 100.20 against Stuart Dutton before going on to win the tournament, beating Andrew Bowler 3–0 in the final.
Smith finished with eight wins from the night.
Over in Wales, Higgins matched that 115.62 at Hengoed with a 2–0 win over Keri Dacey.
The title there eventually went to Stephen Cake, who beat Ryan Davies 3–1 in the final and finished with eight wins. Cake also produced averages of 96.97 and 93.94 during the tournament.
Wales produces another 107.36
There was another big Welsh performance at Brynmawr Social Club, where Bryan Flew averaged 107.36.
Flew also recorded a 90.44 later in the tournament, although the title went to Gethyn Bennett, who beat Dylan Ruck-Havard 3–0 in the final and collected eight wins.
It's exactly the sort of result I want to start bringing into these roundups more often as Q4QS coverage grows.
Ashton Brown impresses at Hangar 61
Closer to home, Ashton Brown produced an excellent night at Hangar 61.
Brown won the Thursday night round robin, beating Jamie Shovelton 3–0 in the final, and recorded eight victories.
The numbers were impressive too. Brown's best was 103.15, and he also produced 96.72, 95.23 and 92.02.
John Brown added a 98.02, making it another strong night at Hangar 61.
Steed makes it two wins in two nights
Andy Steed's week continues to get more interesting.
After producing a 96.14 in Tiverton on Tuesday and winning in Barnstaple on Wednesday, Steed was back on top again on Thursday at Cue Sports Bar in Torquay.
He beat George Butcher 3–1 in the final and recorded a best average of 93.94.
That's now two tournament victories on consecutive nights at two different Devon venues, alongside several 90-plus averages. Definitely one to keep watching.
Maisey wins at Worcester as Hughes hits 107
Barry Maisey took the title at The Cue Corner in Worcester, beating Stewart Wilde 3–1 in the final.
Maisey saved one of his best performances for the final, averaging 99.20, while Wilde recorded 94.34.
The biggest number at the venue, though, belonged to Pete Hughes, who hit 107.36.
Maisey finished with seven victories, with Callum Weaver and Wilde both on six.
Jamie Kay wins again
Jamie Kay also made it consecutive winning nights.
After taking Wednesday's event at Bodmin Band & Social Club, Kay won again on Thursday at St Breward AFC & Social Club.
He beat Joseph Juleff 3–0 in the final, averaging 90.18, while his best performance of the night was 91.09.
Kay finished with six wins.
Plenty happening across the South
There were strong performances much further across southern England too.
Ryan Mitchell hit 107.36 at Farnborough, although Archie Self went on to win the tournament with eight victories.
Mat Caste averaged 104.86 at Bletchley and then won the event, while Jason Collins produced a 102.48 in the final at Locks Heath, Southampton, beating Jarred Cole 3–0.
Jack Johnson combined a 103.66 with the title at Tunbridge Wells, Ricky King won at Poole, Ross Lowe took the Dover event and David Moule won in Andover.
That's the sort of geographical spread I want Yesterday's Results to reflect increasingly as Q4QS grows.
Wales deserves a mention
There was plenty more happening in Wales beyond the 115.62 from Higgins and 107.36 from Flew.
Kacey Jones won at Welshpool and averaged 93.94, Gavin Sterio won at Maesteg with a 93.94 of his own, Chris James took the Llanelli event after reaching 91.02, and Louis Melville won at Glynneath, where Ellis Williams recorded 93.94.
There was junior success too, with Dylan Person winning the Junior Volts event at Cogan Coronation in Penarth.
Five performances that caught my eye
- Andy Smith – 115.62
High Wycombe - Paul Higgins – 115.62
Hengoed - Bryan Flew – 107.36
Brynmawr - Ryan Mitchell – 107.36
Farnborough - Pete Hughes – 107.36
Worcester
There were actually four recorded 107.36 averages on Thursday, with Lee Bradshaw at Skegness joining Flew, Mitchell and Hughes. Mat Caste's 104.86 and Ben Chamberlain's 103.66 were also among the ten highest figures of the day.
Another 58 tournaments added to Q4QS
That's another 58 tournaments added to the database.
The individual results give us plenty to talk about, but it's the accumulation of all this data that interests me most.
Every night adds more to the player records, rankings, venue histories, averages, head-to-heads and form. We're also now starting to see players appearing in these roundups on consecutive nights – Andy Steed and Jamie Kay being two obvious examples this week.
The wider the coverage becomes, the more interesting those comparisons should become.
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