It was a winning return to advanced tour action for Jack Nankervis as he kicked off his weekend in
style with a 6-2 win over Jack Marshall. Whilst his performances weren’t at their scintillating best,
Nankervis maintained mid-70's averages to sweep past Tergel Khurelkhuu and then Joseph Westby
before dispatching Marshall in the final. His opponent would gain revenge later in the weekend,
defeating the South-West thrower in a further final in event 11 and then in the event 12 semi-finals.
Making his advanced tour debut in 2024, Ryan Branley would reach the final of event 10 in Coventry. Having produced several high 80’s averages earlier in the day Branley staved off Tergel to reach the finale. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be for the young Geordie with Archie Self running out a 6-0 winner. There would be a semi-final run for Cayden Smith in event 11 as he ran into the in-form
Nankervis. Nico Bado would also reach the last eight on two occasions, losing out to Jack Marshall
and Archie Self respectively.
Hannah Meek was back on form as she claimed a JDC Girl’s title, which mirrored the advanced tour
over the weekend. She would hit her highest average of the day to defeat fellow Team360 member
Rebecca Allen in the final. With Meek not in attendance on Sunday, Allen would reach yet another
final, this time losing out to Paige Pauling.
It was also a busy week on the ADC Vault front with Adam Dee winning in his homeland despite
experimenting with a new set up. He averaged 88 in defeating Katie Sheldon in the round robin
before a 79.5 average was enough to see off Joe Quinn in the final. There was also success for fellow Irishman Aidan O’Hara who doubled the tally for the Republic with a vault win of his own, and a final earlier in the weekend for Welshman Fabian Tapner. Our final Vault update goes the way of Connor Hopkins who sealed the title in Bargoed, doing so with four maximums and an impressive 92 first nine average for the tournament.
Keelan Kay would reach the final Saturday at the MODUS Super Series and he gathered momentum
with some improved form. Having finished second in the table on eight points, Kay would move into
Sunday’s finals night. He was narrowly defeated in deciding legs by Chris Hurds and Ron
Meulenkamp in what was an outstanding week for ‘The Lord of the Board’.
The weekend also saw the return of the open round robin, and a win for the rapidly improving Cori
Wiltshire. The youngster has been cutting his teeth on the JDC circuit and is now taking his a-game
into senior competition. His crowning performance came in the final as he defeated George White 4
1, his clinical finishing the deciding factor
