Rules and Regulations
RULES
No open toe footwear to be worn
Triples are two men, one lady
Triples games 801 straight start, double finish
Doubles games 601 straight start, double finish
Singles games 501 straight start, double finish
Toss a coin to see who shoots for the Bull first, closest to the Bull shoots first
At the start of the competition on the day the last team or player will be required to chalk the first game after that the losing team or player will be required to chalk the next game.
Match Format
All competition games shall be played straight start and double finish.
The toss of a coin for the first game of the match shall be the starting point of the match. The toss of the coin shall be between the first name, from each team, appearing on the score sheet for the doubles
The winner of the toss, if they so choose, shall shoot first for the bull. The player with the dart nearest or in the bulls-eye shall throw first for a score. No practice darts can be thrown by the players participating in this game, after the shot for the bulls-eye and prior to the completion of the game.
Each player throws only one dart for the bull. If the dart falls out, they are to throw another dart. If the player throwing second for the bull knocks their opponents dart out of the board both players must throw again.
If when shooting for the bull the first player's dart lodges in the centre bull it shall remain there whilst the second player has their throw. Should both players lodge their darts in the centre bull then both players shall retrieve their darts and throw for the bull again.
The player loosing the initial shot for the bull will throw first in the second and alternative legs.
Before the last leg, should the game be tied at equal legs, a new toss of the coin will be made.
After the first game, the player to shoot first in all subsequent games shall alternated between the two teams. ie. if team A shoots first in the first leg of game one (1) then team B will shoot first in the first leg of game two (2).
PLAYING
Each player will in turn stand at the oche and throw three darts or less, as is necessary, at the dart-board to obtain a score. The amount scored by each dart shall be indicated by the point of the dart (taken from point of entry), which must be definitely in or touching the boards defined scoring surface.
If a dart falls out of the board before the score has been announced, the score for that dart is not counted in the total score.
If a dart falls out of the board after the caller, or the marker in the absence of the caller, has announced/written the total score, for the amount of darts thrown, the score for that dart still stands provided the third dart is the peg shot. Eg: a player has 120 remaining, first dart hits treble 20, send dart hits single 20, the player asks what is remaining, hits double 20, but the first 2 fall out, then and only then do the first 2 darts count as a score.
If the dart strikes another dart and knocks that dart out of the board before the caller announces the score, no score shall be recorded for that dart. Likewise, if a dart should stick into the end of another dart, no score is recorded for the second dart. Only those darts whose points are actually touching the scoring surface will be counted.
A dart coming to rest (based on point of entry) within the treble ring shall score three times or treble the score indicated by the numeral on the outer edge of the division which contains that portion of the treble ring.
A dart coming to rest (based on point of entry) within the double ring shall score twice or double the score indicated by the numeral on the outer edge of the division which contains that portion of the double ring.
The inner circle of the bulls-eye shall be a double for pegging out.
A dart is deemed to have been thrown only when propelled by physical force, not dropped.
The Three Minute Rule' - A three (3) minute time limit will be imposed on each Player to be at the oche and commence play once they have been called. The three minute rule shall be applied to each leg, the first leg will be forfeited after three minutes, the next leg forfeited after an additional three minutes. Once play has commenced, the three minute rule applies to the three darts not the first. Continued use of the three (3) minute rule to delay proceedings, will result in the leg being forfeited and if continued, the game.
Smoking and drinking (alcoholic or non alcoholic) is not permitted between the oche and the board.
Rest of rules as per ACT Darts Council Wednesday night competition
Special Note
There will be no protests outside of the venue; all final decisions will be made by the Venue Team Leader (Michael Patrick)
