As focus starts to turn towards the JDC World Championship for several of our stars, qualification and
form were on their minds as we head into the so-called summer.
Adam Dee collected his first ADC Vault title of series eight at Barrow’s Lodge, continuing what has
been a fruitful period for the young Irishman. The feat was repeated by Cayden Smith at his outing in
Kidderminster just 24 hours later, as got his tournament up and running with a solid round robin
performance. Having whitewashed Gavin Smith in the semis, Smith held his nerve against Daniel
Gallagher in the final to add another trophy to his collection. To round up the vault action, there was
a semi-final for Fabian Tapner as he returns to form.
It was a weekend double for our Irish duo as Aidan O’Hara collected another Irish Matchplay title. He
showed terrific resolve by squeezing through deciding legs with Jack Courtney and Shane Porter
before producing his bets darts in the final. A 79 average coupled with a 5-1 win ensuring more
success for ‘The Onion’.
The weekend also saw the play-offs for the England B team at the JDC World Cup as Cori Wiltshire
went within a leg of glory, unfortunate not to see out a win over Joseph Westby in a decider.
Our attention finally turns to Jack Nankervis and the JDC English Academy Masters. Jack has been a
leading light in the academy system in the last couple of years and produced a trademark display over
the weekend. The South-West thrower hit the heights on a 90 average in the group stage before
rampaging throughout the knockouts, dropping just one leg en route to the final. He would be tested
by Daniel Stephenson in an 11-leg thriller, but came out on top to claim yet another JDC title.
