OAKVILLE PUB DART LEAGUE 2018 / 2019 SEASON RULES OF PLAY 1. All players must be a registered member of the Oakville Pub Dart League (a.k.a. league ). Each team is required to have a minimum of 8 registered players with no maximum number of players required. 2. No person under the age of nineteen (19) years will be allowed to join and play in this league. 3. Each venue for teams in the league will provide: a) Suitable facilities for the playing of the game of darts (minimum 2 dartboards with proper lighting, adequate room for throwing darts, score boards, chalk and erasers) which conform to all league rules; b) Suitable snacks for players on both teams during the match night. 4. The Oakville Pub Dart League restricts the area for venues to those contained within the Town of Oakville 5. The Executive will inspect all venues to ensure that the venue meets League standards. a) Venues not meeting league standards must remedy the problem areas within a specified time period; otherwise that venue s team(s) must find another acceptable venue or forfeit all home games. 6. All dartboards must be of an officially recognized National Dart Federation of Canada type. Each venue will have a minimum of 2 dartboards with scoreboards in full view of all throwers when they are throwing. No electronic marking/scoring boards are allowed. 7. Height of the boards will be 5 feet 8 inches to the center of the bulls-eye on a plumb line. 8. Distance of the toe-line to the bulls-eye will be: a) 7 feet 9¼ inches to the bulls-eye on a plumb line, OR b) 9 feet 7½ inches straight to the bulls-eye. 9. All players will throw from or behind the toe-line, and this toe-line will be clearly marked by a strip, which is at least 18 inches across. a) The home team shall declare (at the start of the match) whether the front (closest to the board) or rear of the toe line is the right distance. b) Both of the thrower s feet shall be behind the throwing line until the dart has left the thrower s hand 10. Games should start at 8:00 p.m., and, normally, no games should start after 11:00 p.m. The first games must start no later than 8:15 p.m. and at this time if one team has less than 4 players, that team shall default the night. a) If at the start of the match at 8:15 a team has three (3) players or less, that team will forfeit the match. The winner of this forfeited match will receive two (2) points toward their matches won total and twenty three (23) games won. The score on the scorecard will be marked at 23 0. b) Before the match begins at 8:00 p.m., each team will enter the names of each player on the results card which the home team will supply. c) The team that wins the most games during the match will receive two (2) points toward their points total and each team will add the number of games they won during the match to their for total, and the number of games they lost to their against total. Losing teams that attain eight (8) games won will receive one (1) point deemed a bonus point BP on the standings, and it will be added to their total points. Updated: 12 Oct 2018 Page 1 of 6
d) At the end of the match, the results card will be completed and signed by both Captains. It is the responsibility of the home team Captain to phone in the results to the results keeper, as well as leave the master copy in the provided envelope with the home bar (leave the envelope at the cash for pickup). Deadline for results will be the Friday after the said match. 11. The number, type and order of games will be: a) Five (5) singles cricket games; (Also see Cricket rules) b) Four (4) doubles 501 games, straight in to start and double-out to finish. (Also see 301-501 rules) c) Five (5) singles 301 games, double-in to start and double-out to finish; (Also see 301-501 rules) d) Four (4) doubles cricket games. (Also see Cricket rules) e) Five (5) singles 501 games, straight in to start and double-out to finish. (Also see 301-501 rules) 12. At the beginning of each of the game s sections described above, each Captain or Co-Captain will write down, in order, the names of the players that will be playing in that section. a) This list of names will be written on a board for all players to see and NOT be changed once it has been written down. Any alterations MUST be agreed upon by BOTH Captains and must be made BEFORE play begins. 13. The player from the visiting team will throw at the center (bull) first to decide who starts each game (the diddle ). Closest to the center of the board (not all bull rings are exactly center of board) will start the game. a) If the first player throwing at the bull hits the double bull (50), the player throwing second at the bull may request that the dart be removed before his shot is thrown. b) If both players are in the single or double bull the players will throw again in the same order. c) A dart shall be re thrown, if it is not inside the scoring area (the outer double wire), if it falls out, or is knocked out by the opponent s dart. 14. Each player will take turns throwing 3 darts to score points. 15. The point of a dart must be in the board, or physically touching the face of the board to be counted. (Solely touching the wire is not considered to be in the board). 16. For a dart to be counted it must be removed by the player, if the dart bounces or falls out, the dart will not be counted. (The dart can be held by the flight until the scorer can confirm the score) 17. All darts will count only at point of entry. 18. Only a team member may coach or advise a player in a singles game singles game. a) Nobody can coach or advise a player in any doubles game except the player s partner. b) The player MUST step back from the toe-line when seeking/receiving advice about a shot. c) No player is allowed to practice while games are in progress. 19. Each team will supply a marker for one of the two games being played. a) Markers must be a member of the Oakville Pub Dart League. b) All scoring darts MUST be checked by the marker AND confirmed by the thrower BEFORE being pulled out by the thrower. c) The marker has the final decision over the score to be marked for the darts thrown. d) A marked score will NOT be changed after a further six (6) darts have been thrown. Updated: 12 Oct 2018 Page 2 of 6
e) Markers must keep their eyes towards the scoreboard, not look at players shooting and must be quiet. f) A marker can confirm the dart thrown is a single, double, triple, or number that the dart is in when asked by the thrower. g) Each player is encouraged to mark one game, if possible, on every game night. h) Everyone should encourage and support an inexperienced marker. i) A Captain or Co-Captain may ask the opposing Captain or Co-Captain to replace a marker who is not following the guidelines in the points above. 20. Scoring: Scores are marked from left to right with the amount scored on the left The previous amount scored, and the previous score must be stroked out 21. Use 2 columns per player / team when marking the score down. The left-hand column for each player / team shows the total points scored each turn, while the right-hand column shows the points left to finish the game, including the winning double-out points. 22. The results card and envelope will: a) Be supplied by the home team Captain or Co-Captain; b) Contain the names of players present, games scores and any individual hi-start, hi-finish and 180 scores or consecutive trebles (during cricket. see cricket rules); c) Be signed by both team Captains or Co-Captains at the end of the match; d) Emailed to the results secretary. 23. Cancellation of games due to bad weather can only be done by the President or another authorized Executive Member of the Oakville Pub Dart League 24. During the REGULAR season each team will have a minimum of six (6) players to play a match that follows the format described herein. a) If at the start of any of the singles games section (Cricket, 301,501), a team only has four (4) players, that team will forfeit one (1) singles games from that section. b) If at the start of any of the doubles games section (501, Cricket), a team only has four (4) players, that team will forfeit two (2) doubles games from that section. c) If at the start of any of the doubles games section, a team has only five (5) players, that team will forfeit one (1) doubles game from that section. d) In summary, if a team plays the night with only four (4) players they will forfeit one (1) singles cricket, two (2) doubles 501, one (1) singles 301, two (2) doubles cricket, and one (1) singles 501 for a total of seven (7) forfeited games on the night. If a team plays the night with only five (5) players, they will forfeit one (1) doubles 501, and one (1) doubles cricket for a total of two (2) forfeited games on the night. e) If a team starts the night with four (4) players, but finishes the night with five (5) or more players, they shall play under rules 24 a) d) until said player(s) arrive. f) If both teams have only five (5) players at the start of a doubles games section (501, Cricket) only 3 out of the 4 games will be played from that section. If both teams have only five (5) players on the night then 1 game form each doubles section will be scratched (not played) meaning only 21 out of the 23 total games will be played. g) If both teams have only four (4) players on the night then each team will be able to double up a player in each singles games section (Cricket, 301,501) to be able to complete the five (5) games for that section. As per rule 13(j) below a player may not double up more than once a night meaning a different player must be doubled up for each singles games section. Two (2) games from each doubles games section (501, Cricket) will be scratched (not played) meaning only 19 out of the 23 total games will be played. h) If one team has four (4) players and the other has five (5) then the team with four (4) players will forfeit one (1) game from each singles games section (Cricket, 301, 501), and one (1) game from each Updated: 12 Oct 2018 Page 3 of 6
doubles games section (501, Cricket) for a total of five (5) games forfeited on the night. One (1) game from each doubles games section (501, Cricket) will be scratched (not played) meaning only 21 out of 23 total games will be played on the night. i) If at the start of the match at 8:15 a team has three (3) players or less, that team will forfeit the match. The winner of this forfeited match will receive two (2) points toward their matches won total and twenty three (23) games won. The score on the scorecard will be marked at 23 0. j) If a team is playing with less than eight players on any given evening, no player can double up more than one (1) time per evening, meaning if the player has played two (2) doubles 501 games, that player can only play one (1) doubles cricket game. A player may pair up with the same partner more than one time in a night, meaning if player A and player B paired up in doubles 501, player A and player B may also pair up in doubles cricket. All players must be played once before they can be played a second time. 25. During the season, if any team resigns, voluntarily or otherwise, from the League, all played games wins and losses will stand, and all remaining (non-played) games will be forfeited. a) The team winning any forfeited games will add two (2) points to their matches won total and add twenty three (23) points to their games won aggregate total b) As per NDFC rules (national darts federation of Canada) Players have five minutes to toe the line or the match will be forfeited. Both captains will agree on start of five minutes. 26. Playoffs. a) During the playoff season there will be no doubling up of players. b) Play off-season to start at 8pm sharp. c) Players listed on sign in sheet must be in attendance at the start of the session. d) At the beginning of each session the number of games will be forfeited as per the number of players in attendance at that time. 27. No new players may be registered by any team after December 31. All information and fees for new players must be received on or before December 31. 28. All player transfers must be approved by the Executive and one week s notice is required to be given to the Executive Secretary and Results Secretary. a) A Five-dollar ($5.00) transfer fee must be paid for each player transfer. b) Both team Captains will be advised after the transfer has been approved. c) No players may be transferred by any team after December 31 29. Tournaments All tournaments will have a first round format to be round robin unless otherwise specified. All other rounds, excluding the final will be a one (1) game head to head format unless otherwise specified. The Sam White Tournament will be a 701 format consisting of 4 people from any venue. 30. If you have any questions or concerns about these rules, please contact: PRESIDENT: Eric depencier edepencier@cogeco.ca VICE PRESIDENT: Tony Day ten64@msn.com TREASURER: Rona Devreese rona@totalpcparts.com SECRETARY: Margaret Acton mathiesonacton1@gmail.com RESULTS: Ken Devreese ken@totalpcparts.com Updated: 12 Oct 2018 Page 4 of 6
CRICKET RULES 1. The objective of winning this game is to close all of the specified cricket numbers on the board AND to have the highest point score. The first player or team to do this will be the winner. a) Cricket can be won by closing all the numbers and either being ahead or tied in points. b) If both players or teams have zero (0) points OR equal points, then the first player or team to close all of the specified cricket numbers will be the winner. 2. The specific numbers used are 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15 and the Bulls-Eye. 3. The order of who shoots first is determined by the closest dart to the center with one dart (the diddle ). The player from the visiting team will throw first to begin the diddle. Re-shoot darts that bounce out. 4. Each player or team will take turns throwing 3 darts per turn to close numbers and score points. 5. Closing a number involves scoring that number three times (i.e. 3 single scores, 1 single and 1 double score, or 1 treble score of that number). a) If a player hits the double ring of one of the specific cricket numbers, it will have the same value as two (2) single scores of that number. b) If a player hits the treble ring of one of the specific cricket numbers, it will have the same value as three (3) single scores of that number. c) The first player/team to score a number three times will close and own that number which now means that each time the first player/team hits that closed number, they can add that number to their total point score until the other player/team closes that number. d) When the other player or team also closes a number that number is completely closed and no further points can be scored on that number. e) The bull s eye consists of an outer bull (single bull score) and an inner bull (double bull) with a single bull equal to 25 points and a double bull equal to 50 points. 6. The numbers can be closed in any order that the players choose and calling your shot is not required. 7. Consecutive trebles are when a player hits three trebles in one turn (three darts) during a cricket game. Also when the player hits any combination of trebles and double bulls it will count as consecutive trebles. 8. It is the responsibility of the player to verify that the correct score is marked before removing his/her darts from the board. The score marked will remain as written and no alterations in the scores will be allowed after one or more darts have been removed from the dartboard. Updated: 12 Oct 2018 Page 5 of 6
301 & 501 RULES 1. The objective of these games is to score as many points as possible with each dart thrown to count-down from 301 or 501 points, and the last dart thrown to win the game MUST be a double-out which is equal to the number of points that player / team has left to finish the game. On the dartboard, the outer ring for all numbers and the inside bulls-eye score double the points of that number and are used for the double-out. The only difference between 301 and 501 in this League is when you start counting-down: a) 501 = straight-in / double-out: you start counting-down from 501 points with the first dart thrown (called straight-in ) and finish the game with your last dart hitting a double-out equal to the number of points left to finish the game. b) 301 = double-in / double-out: you start counting-down from 301 points only after a dart hits a double of any number on the board (called a double-in ), and finish the game with your last dart hitting a double-out equal to the number of points left to finish the game. The number of points scored during a double-in includes the points from the dart that hit the double in and all darts afterwards. c) Refer to various dart finish listings which show possible ways to finish the game with a certain number of points and darts left. i. For example, if you have 40 points left, one option is to hit the double 20 to win the game, ii. iii. If you miss the double 20 but hit a single 20, and you still have darts left to throw, you now have 20 points left to double-out and you might choose to hit a double 10 to win the game If your dart misses the double-out needed but scores the same or more points than the number of points needed to double-out, this is a bust which means that you stop shooting and wait till your next turn. No points are scored in a bust and you start your next turn with your previous score. 2. Use 2 columns per player / team when marking the score down. The left-hand column for each player / team shows the total points scored each turn, while the right-hand column shows the points left to finish the game, including the winning double-out points. Updated: 12 Oct 2018 Page 6 of 6