Cayden Smith added his name to the roll of honour as he captured an elusive JDC Advanced Tour
title over the weekend. Having reached the semi-finals in the opening event on Saturday afternoon,
Smith went into Sunday’s finale full of confidence.
He produced an 84 average to see of Daan Toxopeus in the quarter-finals before holding his nerve to
defeat Daniel Stephenson in a decider. His crowning moment then came against Kieran Thompson,
edging a back-and-forth encounter with both averages close to being identical!
Smith’s success also saw quarter-final runs for Aidan O’Hara and Nico Bado, who was recently
crowned Gibraltar’s young sportsman of the year! It was strong weekend overall for Bado who
maintains his top 10 place with a further quarter-final and last 16 run.
O’Hara showed terrific consistency throughout the weekend by making two finals and two quarter finals. The young Irishman was oh so close against Archie Self in the sixth event of the series, missing
championship darts against the former tour winner. Self would again be his nemesis in the final
match of the weekend, as O’Hara could do little to stop Self claiming another title having averaged
92.
There was further representation for Team360 in the shape of Jack Nankervis and Ryan Branley.
After strong starts to their JDC season, both added further final four runs to their CV and maintained
their places in the top ten of the order of merit. Away from JDC competition, Nankervis also had an
86 average in a 4-0 Super league victory.
It was a good week for Cori Wiltshire as he claimed glory at Brown’s Bar and followed his win up just
days later with another final appearance. Having battled through deciders with Ryan Shipp and Zach
Godber, he sealed his win in style with a magnificent 111 checkout.
Our final piece of news comes from the international scene as Hannah Meek once again donned the
red and white of England to take on the home nations. Meek whitewashed her Welsh opponent 3-0
before being edged out in a deciding leg by Scotland.
