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.
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