The Vault

walking the walk on the oche can be a serious aid to writing about amateur darts...With that in mind we're launching this diary of competing for pleasure and trying to improve via the ADC's Vault system:

Vault is the ADC’s flagship grassroots series, a structured and fast-paced competition format designed to bring players together on a regular basis at local venues ...

Prize money is now paid down to the top 32 in each regional table, up from top 16, as part of a VAULT system now distributing over £1 million ...

The reduction applies across ADC UK, ADC Ireland and the WADC, and comes with two firm commitments attached ...

The roll call of winners tells its own story of the amateur game’s breadth: Stuart Wares topped Scotland, Raymond Mulvey took Ireland, and Christian Ennis claimed Northern Ireland, while Stephen Cake did the same in Wales. ...

For some, it’s about protecting a place among the qualifiers. For others, it’s a final opportunity to rescue their campaign before attention turns to Regional Finals. ...

The Amateur Darts Circuit confirmed on Friday that every Regional Final for Series 18 of its VAULT competition has now been submitted, with dates, start times and venues officially locked in across all eleven regions of the UK and Ireland ...

Their latest successes have not only secured regional accolades but have also earned coveted invitations to the MODUS Super Series, where the prospect of a Champions Week place awaits.

membership figures have already surpassed the 1,000 mark. An impressive underlining of both the appetite for competition and the increasing prominence of the women’s game ...