That’s a wrap on the 2026 Australian Darts Championships… well, almost! The small matter of state bragging rights still remains as the team events take centre stage.

But as far as the individual and doubles titles are concerned, there’s one player who’ll remember this week for a long time.

You could say… it’s Dann and dusted!

Nope, there was no player in the field called Mrs Dusted, or going by any other household chore-related name. But there was a Dann – and to be specific, Jucinta, who picked up the Mixed Doubles title before capping off a great few days by lifting the Ladies’ trophy too.

So now I’ve given this talented Western Australian chucker a nice intro, it seems a good place to start.

Teaming up with fellow state slinger Blake Hatchett, the duo overcame the Queensland pairing of rookie Janiya Finlay and Dewayne Turner 5-3 in the final for glory and WA bragging rights.

Then, on the last day of action, Dann wasn’t done yet. A thrilling and dramatic last-leg decider against Victorian Joanne Hadley added the Women’s title to her collection. I say collection – does two count? It’s not like serial killers, where it’s three or more separate murders which constitute such an unwanted moniker. But I am seriously digressing here.

Leading 6-2, Dann looked like she was cruising to the winning line. Then Hadley began to chase her down. Four legs on the spin took it to a deciding leg and, unless this is the world’s worst report, you know what happened in that one.

One event Ms Dann didn’t win was the Ladies’ Doubles. Although not being in it probably had a lot to do with her chances of completing what would have been a memorable hat-trick.

Honours in that one went to Andrea Hendley and Monica Ribeiro, who defeated the team of Tereasa Morris and Jade Whitworth 5-2 to get their hands on that piece of silverware. And because the highly efficient Darts Australia Facebook page seems to put a huge emphasis on states, that was New South Wales beating Queensland. Don’t worry, QLD – your moment will come soon.

Back to Mr Hatchett, a man who even AI struggled to make more aesthetically pleasing. A bloke who also picks up the prize almost every week at the DSL Live Friday night events – not so fortunate with the mean raffle, though – it was no surprise to see him go all the way and bag a brace too.

Alongside Justin Miles, who has the perfect name for marathon matches, this one didn’t go the full distance. The boys overcame Raymond Smith and Jamie Rundle 6-3 to collect that bad boy. And yes, another Queensland loss in the final, but they had an Ace to play. And a pretty good one at that.

Enter Raymond Smith. At the start of last year, The Guru amazingly picked up all four of the opening inaugural ADA titles. Not only did he create history, but he probably pissed the entire field off, who left hoping his sat nav breaks before the next meeting.

The elite Aussie – or think of him as Home and Away’s Alf Stewart of the oche, for I can pay no greater compliment – triumphed in the Men’s Singles.

Apart from Raymond’s last-16 battle with compatriot Liam McDonnell, which went the distance, he coasted to the final relatively untroubled. Shortly after seeing off England’s Carl Caton – who I can only assume lives there or was visiting what Australians call ‘rellies’ and decided he fancied a crack – Smith dispatched Lindsay Haji-Ali 8-3 in the showdown.

You see, Queenslanders – if you wait long enough, a big Guru-sized bus will eventually come along.

Another great event and a fantastic advert for Antipodean darts. Congrats to all the winners, and well done to everyone who took part. The organisers asked me to pass on that you will all receive a state-of-the-art barbecue and a pound of shrimps just for competing.

You see – you can get away with saying that shit when you’re 3,000 miles away!