Paignton Darts Academy

22/09/2026

Saturday’s report from the academy, sees 2 new players collecting their introduction to darts certificates and another PB in the advanced section of the Unicorn Challenge.
Billy Durham took the developer level of the Unicorn Challenge with a score of 27, in the intermediate level with a score of 37 was Reuben Stibbs and the advanced level was won again by that guy Toby Fryer with a new PB of 85.
Amelia Dawson won the 12 dart challenge with a cracking score of 173.

17/09/2026

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🚨 THE JDC FOUNDATION TOUR IS BACK!

Another four events await on the JDC Foundation Tour this weekend in Bristol and Ellesmere Port as those JDC tour cards and World Championship spots edge ever closer!

Harley Lewis currently holds a commanding lead in the North, sitting seven points ahead of Dylan Cowley in second with Louis Jones keeping up the chase in third!

In the South, Ryan Knight and Arjun Sharma are battling it out for top spot after a strong showing last time out at Hangar61!

With just eight events left, this could be a crucial turning point for the chasing pack as the Foundation Tour enters the final furlong for the season.

Best of luck, all 💪

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12/09/2026

Today the academy had a visit from Unicorn Darts coach Shaun Rogers. He certainly made an impression as we had a few PB’s and some great scores in the Unicorn Challenge.
Another new starter today who made a great first impression by winning the football card for the signed shirt from French player Thibault Tricole, helping to raise £80 for The Purple Angels dementia charity.
There was an introduction certificate awarded to newcomer James Milton.
The developer section of the Unicorn Challenge was won by Billy Durham with a new PB of 59. The intermediate section was won by Reuben Stibbs with a score of 43 and Toby Fryer took the advanced section with a score of 54.
Rueben Perry won the 12 dart challenge with a score of 112.
Shaun picked Billy Durham to be the Star of the week for showing great determination and focus.

09/09/2026

This week saw another 2 new starters to the academy. It’s always lovely to see new faces.
We also had both a star of the week and a special recognition award this week for great behaviour and effort.
Star of the week went to Billy Durham for excellent game play and the special recognition award went to Logan Webb-Watson who turned his game and attitude around and ended up having a great day. The 12 dart challenge was won by Sidney Maney with a score of 138.
In the Unicorn challenge we had a double whammy in the developer lever with 2 players hitting a score of 16, Logan Hatfield and our newcomer Liam Brown.
The intermediate level went to Leo Stone with a score of 37, and the advanced level went to that guy Toby Fryer again with a score of 60. Well done everyone 👏🏻 🎯☺️

01/09/2026

This week at the Academy saw 3 new members collecting their introduction to darts certificates. They were Rueben Perry, Harley Perry and Sidney Maney. We introduced the 12 dart challenge back for the younger players and that was won by Arthur Slack with an incredible 139. In the Unicorn Challenge Brian Guntrip won the developer level with 15, the intermediate level went to Leo Stone with 42, the advanced level was won by Toby Fryer with 48.

29/08/2026

First dart of the day for Kyan and it lands straight into his mentors cup of coffee.

23/08/2026

It was back to business this weekend after our summer break. There was some great scores including new PB’s in the Unicorn Challenge as well as some new faces to the academy. There were two winners in the developer level, both with a score of 19, Logan Hatfield and Billy Durham. Reuben Stibbs took the intermediate level with a score of 46, and the advanced level went to Toby Fryer with a score of 65.

22/08/2026

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