Double dose of perfection as Steve Beaton one of two players to hit nine-dart finishes in opening Challenge Tour
PDCFriday, 16 January 2026 at 16:00
Over 600 players descended on Arena MK today giving flashbacks of UK Q-School and the action in the opening Challenge Tour of the season with another to go is into the latter stages. There has already been a double dose of perfection.
Steve Beaton didn't claim his Tour Card at Q-School but he did hit a nine-dart finish during his second match of the day against Ryan O'Connor.
Beaton though went on to lose in the Last 64. While Harrison Leigh who just lost to Derek Coulson in the Last 16 5-3 also hit one during his second game of the day.
Elsewhere Nathan Potter hit a 111 average to see off Ted Evetts, while Jack Aldridge who was hitting massive averages during Q-School but couldn't convert it to wins averaged 100 in easing past Dylan Slevin into the Quarter-Finals.
Danny Lauby also is involved in the latter stages, as was Jenson Walker but he was defeated with a 107 average from Tommy Morris.
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