Yesterday’s Darts Results: Ciaran Forde Hits 118.66, Pete Hughes 111.33 & Ryan Palmer Wins – 7 October 2026

Wednesday was another enormous night for grassroots darts, with 106 tournaments added to Q4QS.

The highest credible average in the export came from Ciaran Forde, who produced a remarkable 118.66 at Staincross Club in Barnsley. Jake B-Smith reached 115.62 in Shrewsbury, while Pete Hughes hit 111.33 at Bengeworth in Evesham.

Closer to home, Ryan Palmer combined a 100.20 with the Sartan Club title, Kieran Smith beat Hughes in the Bengeworth final, Logan Symons Jnr won in Bodmin and Joe Bagguley took the Stonehouse event.

There were also 13 WADC Vault events, including an outstanding display from Rhian O'Sullivan in Resolven.

Forde hits 118.66 – but Jacques takes the title

The biggest believable average of the day belonged to Ciaran Forde at Staincross Club, Barnsley.

Forde produced a superb 118.66 in a 3–0 victory over Richard Dennis. He also recorded 93.94 during the tournament and finished with six wins.

But it was Al Jacques who took the title.

Jacques recorded 103.66, 96.97 and 95.94 among his leading averages, won eight matches and defeated Forde 3–1 in the final.

It's a good example of the difference between producing the single biggest average and putting together the strongest tournament-winning run.

A note on the figures: a small number of implausible averages in the export, including 174.43 and 1503.00, have been excluded from the performance rankings pending verification.

Hughes hits 111.33 – Smith wins Bengeworth

There was another fascinating evening at Bengeworth Club in Evesham.

Pete Hughes produced the biggest average of the tournament with 111.33, while Jason Reeve reached 96.97, Mitchell Leeming 93.94 and Andy Hammond 91.09.

However, Kieran Smith was the player who emerged with the trophy.

Smith beat Hughes 3–0 in the final, averaging 92.02, and finished the night with eight wins. Hughes collected seven, while Dave Honey had six.

For me, this is one of the best examples of why the daily results need a little more digging than simply picking out the biggest averages.

Hughes produced the standout number, but Smith delivered when it mattered most.

Palmer hits 100.20 and wins at Sartan

The Sartan Club in Bishopsworth produced another competitive Wednesday evening.

Ryan Palmer averaged 100.20 in a victory over Kai Carter and followed it with 96.98 elsewhere in the tournament.

Ashton Brown recorded 92.44, while Zach Quinn hit 88.41 and 86.71.

The final brought Palmer and Quinn together, with Palmer winning 3–1.

Both players collected seven victories, while Carter and Brown won six each and Steve Boundy five.

It was a strong night for Palmer, combining the tournament's highest average with the title.

Symons Jnr delivers again in Bodmin

At Bodmin Band & Social Club, Logan Symons Jnr put together one of the most consistent winning performances of the evening.

He recorded 91.09, 85.99 and 85.89, eventually beating Mason Dower 3–2 in the final.

Symons finished with eight wins, Dower seven, and both Martin Smith and William Chaffe collected six.

There may have been bigger averages elsewhere, but this was a particularly solid performance across an entire tournament.

McCready's eight-win night in Leominster

Alec McCready won at Shooters Bar in Leominster after another strong scoring display.

He averaged 90.97 in the final against Chris Hurds, winning 3–2, and had earlier recorded 88.98 and 86.65.

McCready finished with eight victories, while Hurds collected six.

With several strong averages and the title to show for it, McCready deserves a place among Wednesday's most impressive tournament performers.

Ayres wins in Salisbury, Bagguley takes Stonehouse

Two more regular Q4QS venues produced interesting results.

At Stratford Social Club in Salisbury, Shoey Ayres defeated Liam Glister 3–1 in the final.

Glister produced the tournament's highest average of 91.09, while Ayres reached 88.41. Both finished with six wins, with Ben Small also recording 85.08.

At Magpies Social Club in Stonehouse, Joe Bagguley won the title with a 3–0 victory over Alex Cantillion.

Bagguley averaged 86.71 in the final and added an 81.24 earlier in the competition. He finished with seven wins, while Paul Meyer collected six.

Another pair of local tournaments with plenty more going on than the final scores alone suggest.

More outstanding performances across the country

A few more performances deserve recognition.

At the Bagley Sports & Social Club in Shrewsbury, Jake B-Smith hit 115.62, although Oscar Saxton eventually took the title against Archie Wright.

At Sadies in Whittlesea, Phil Johnson-Hale averaged 107.36, added 92.12 and 91.09, and won the tournament with eight victories.

At Royal Sports Lounge in Farnworth, Kirk Shepherd hit 103.66 and went on to win the event, beating Steve Coote 3–2. Andy Turner also reached 103.66, while Coote produced two separate 100.20 averages.

At Rocket Ronnies in Southampton, Joey Cole combined a 103.66 with the title, defeating Jarred Cole 3–2 and collecting eight wins.

At GWRSA Club in Didcot, Johnny Haines recorded 95.94 and 93.94 before defeating Jack Marshall 3–1 in the final. Haines finished with eight victories.

And in Swansea, Louis Melville reached 99.53 on the way to winning at Oliver's Sports Bar, defeating Chris James in the final.

WADC: 13 events and O'Sullivan hits 96.97

Wednesday was a particularly busy day for women's darts, with 13 WADC Vault 3.0 competitions included in the export. Two were labelled as Tuesday events, but all were included in this reporting batch.

The outstanding performance came from Rhian O'Sullivan at Arrows Darts Venue in Resolven.

O'Sullivan hit 96.97, 88.41 and 81.24, then averaged 70.45 in a 3–0 final victory over Kayliegh Webster.

That is a particularly impressive collection of numbers, with Donna Buckley also reaching 81.50 in the same tournament.

At Walton WMC, Laura Turner was another standout. She recorded 81.24, 79.11 and 75.15 before beating Wendy Parish 3–0 in the final.

The other recorded winners were:

• Gracie Willmitt – Alford Sports & Social Club, Warrington
• Coby Voorhees – Beechwood Club, Blackburn
• Karen Williams – Bradmoor Farm, Aylesbury
• Lisa Brosnan – Castle Arms, Denbigh
• Michelle Ewins-Pointin – Challow British Legion, East Challow
• Courtney Hancock – MK Cocktail Lounge, Bodmin
• Elsie-Mai Tarrant – Stratford Social Club, Salisbury
• Alyssya Petty – The 9 Darter, Port Talbot
• Jane Price – Bengeworth Club, Evesham
• Suzanne Price – Monty Club, Newtown

The BRWCA event in Hampshire also appeared in the export, although a winner could not reliably be established from the available match rows.

There were good individual performances beyond the headline names too. Tracey Hancock hit 73.32 in Bodmin, Lisa Brosnan reached 65.35 and 62.63 in Denbigh, and Gracie Willmitt produced 65.35 and 61.35 on her way to winning in Warrington.

It's encouraging to see this many women's competitions appearing in a single reporting batch, with players at very different levels all getting competitive opportunities.

Junior Volts and youth darts

The junior programme provided another substantial set of results.

At the David Street Club in Nelson, Alfie Bracey beat Leo Posteraro 3–2 in the Junior Volts final. Posteraro recorded an excellent 90.18 during his run.

At the Kings Pub in Exeter, Joseph Lauridsen beat Aaron Rea 3–2 in the final, averaging 83.62 and finishing with eight wins.

Other Junior Volts winners included Logan Winyard at Lowestoft, Llewelyn Summerhayes at Llantwit Major, Evan Haines at Pontypool, Max Adderson at Norwich, Will Tomkinson at Crewe and Ethan Goudy at Stowmarket.

The NJDA Elite Series also produced an excellent 98.02 from Harry Childs, although Ethan Beardsley eventually won the tournament, defeating Jude Clarke 4–2 in the final.

Five performances that caught my eye

1. Ciaran Forde – 118.66, Barnsley.
The highest credible average of the day, although Al Jacques took the title.

2. Jake B-Smith – 115.62, Shrewsbury.
Another enormous individual average.

3. Pete Hughes – 111.33, Evesham.
The biggest number at Bengeworth, with Kieran Smith winning the tournament.

4. Phil Johnson-Hale – 107.36 and tournament victory, Whittlesea.
An excellent eight-win performance.

5. Rhian O'Sullivan – 96.97, 88.41, 81.24 and WADC title, Resolven.
One of the most impressive sequences of averages anywhere in the results.

Another 106 tournaments added to Q4QS

Wednesday's results offered a little bit of everything.

There were huge individual averages, strong tournament-winning performances, familiar local venues, a substantial programme of junior darts and 13 WADC events.

And once again, some of the best stories were found by looking beyond the five biggest averages.

Every one of these tournaments adds more information to the Q4QS rankings, player histories, venue records and form data.

With another 106 competitions included, there's plenty more to explore.

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.