LEAGUE RULES

MONDAY DARTS LEICESTER.

                                                    LEAGUE RULES 2022 / 23                                                                     

LEAGUE RULES 

THE BOARD.

1. THE BOARD WILL BE A STANDARD BOARD - IE. NUMBERS 1 TO 20, OUTER DOUBLES RING, TREBLES RING, OUTER BULL (25) AND INNER BULL (50). THE CENTRE OF THE BULL SHOULD BE AT A HEIGHT OF 5FT 8INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. THE OCHE WILL BE A DISTANCE OF 7FT 6INCHES, MEASURED FROM THE PLAYERS SIDE OF THE OCHE TO A LINE DROPPED VERTICALLY FROM THE FRONT OF THE BOARD TO THE FLOOR. PLAYERS ARE FREE TO THROW FROM A GREATER DISTANCE IF THEY SO DESIRE.

2. ALL VENUES SHOULD ENDEAVOUR TO PROVIDE A RAISED OCHE TO MARK THE THROW, IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, AN UNMOVEABLE MAT OR SIMILAR ITEM SHOULD BE USED TO MARK THE THROW.

3. THE BOARD SHOULD BE LIT BY A SPOTLIGHT OR HALO LIGHT 

4. ELECTRONIC SCOREBOARDS CAN BE USED IN A MATCH BUT ONLY IF THEY HAVE A MINIMUM OF 3 SCORE RECALL.

THE MATCH

1. MATCHES WILL CONSIST OF 6 SETS AS FOLLOWS. BEST OF 3, 501, 3 X PAIRS, BEST OF 3, 501

2 X THREES, ONE LEG, 801 AND 1 X TEAM GAME, ONE LEG 1001.

2. ALL LEGS ARE DOUBLE START, DOUBLE FINISH WITH NO BUST RULE. THE CENTRE BULL COUNTS AS A DOUBLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF STARTING AND FINISHING.

3. MATCHES SHOULD START BY 8.30PM. TEAMS NOT IN A POSITION TO START A MATCH BY THIS TIME ARE LIABLE TO FORFEIT THE MATCH.

4. EACH TEAM WILL CONSIST OF 6 PLAYERS PLUS ANY RESERVES. PLAYERS NO LONGER NEED TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE LEAGUE TO PLAY.

5. TEAMS CANNOT PLAY WITH FEWER THAN 4 PLAYERS. IN SUCH CASES THEY MUST CONCEDE / POSTPONE THE MATCH. TEAMS PLAYING WITH FEWER THAN 6 MAY REDRAW NAMES TO MAKE THE PAIRS SETS FULLY CONTESTED, HOWEREVER, THE 3S AND THE TEAM GAME MUST BE PLAYED FROM THOSE PRESENT. BOTH 3S SETS HAVE AT LEAST 2 PLAYERS TAKING PART IN THEM. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE THREES AND TEAM GAME WILL BE PLAYED WITH A DISADVANTAGE. IN ALL CASES WHERE A PLAYER IS MISSING, THE THROW IS LOST - IT IS NOT TAKEN BY THE REMAINING PLAYERS OF THE SIDE.

6. TEAMS MAY CONSIST OF MEN, WOMEN OR A MIXTURE.

7. A COIN TOSS (AWAY SIDE CALLS ON ALL TOSSES) WILL DECIDE THE FIRST THROW IN LEG 1 OF ALL SETS. IF A DECIDING LEG IS REQUIRED IN THE PAIRS, THEN A FURTHER COIN TOSS WILL TAKE PLACE.

8. THE HOME SIDE WILL SCORE ALL LEGS. TEAMS ARE ALLOWED TO TELL A PLAYER THE SCORE REMIANING BUT NOT HOW TO ACHIEVE IT.

9. THE THROWING ORDER OF PLAYERS WILL BE DETERMINED BY A DRAW MADE BEFORE THE START OF THE MATCH.

10. RESERVES MAY BE INTRODUCED INTO THE GAME BEFORE THE START OF ANY SET. ONCE A PLAYER HAS BEEN SUBSTITUTED, THEY CANNOT RETURN TO THE GAME AT A LATER POINT.

11. THE HOME SIDE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING IN THE RESULT, ANY HIGH CHECK OUTS OR 180 SCORES, THIS SHOULD BE DONE VIA TEXT OR WHATSAPP AS SOON AS THE MATCH IS OVER. THE NUMBER IS 07970216106.

12. TEAMS WILL BE AWARDED 1 POINT FOR EACH SET WON, 2 POINTS FOR WINNING THE MATCH. IF A MATCH IS FORFIETED (SEE THE RULE IN THE POSTPONEMENT SECTION BELOW) THE OFFENDING SIDE RECIEVE NO POINTS. THE NON-OFFENDING TEAM WILL RECIEVE 9 POINTS (A 7-0 VICTORY) 

13. THE DIVISION WILL BE WON BY THE TEAM WITH THE MOST POINTS AT THE END OF THE SEASON. IF TEAMS ARE TIED, THE TEAM WITH GREATEST LEG DIFFERENCE WILL BE ADJUDGED THE WINNER. IF TEAMS ARE STILL TIED THEN THE NUMBER OF WINS WILL BE THE DECIDING FACTOR. IF THESE 3 FACTORS ARE STILL TIED THEN A PLAY OFF AT A NEUTRAL VENUE WILL BE USED TO SPLIT THEM. LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVES WILL OFFICIATE THIS MATCH AND INFORM BOTH TEAMS OF THE DATE AND VENUE.

POSTPONEMENT / FORFIETURE OF MATCHES.

NO POSTPONEMENTS OF GAMES WILL BE ALLOWED, UNLESS IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. IT IS HOPED THAT WITH TEAMS BEING ALLOWED TO PLAY WITH 4 PLAYERS AND NOT HAVING TO REGISTER PLAYERS WILL MEAN THAT NO GAMES NEED TO BE POSTPONED. IF A TEAM POSTPONES A GAME THERE IS NO TIME TO REARRANGE THE FIXTURE AND SO A FULL 9 POINTS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE NON-OFFENDING TEAM.

GENERAL

1. THE LEAGUE IS OPEN TO TEAMS FROM PUBS / CLUBS WITHIN A 10 MILE RADIUS OF THE CITY CENTRE.

2. ALL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE LEAGUE AT ALL TIMES AND MUST BE RETURNED ANNUALY. SHOULD A TEAM WIN ONE OF THESE BUT DECIDE TO LEAVE THE LEAGUE IT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE PRESENTATION EVENING.

3. MATCHES ARE TO BE PLAYED ON MONDAY NIGHTS, NO IFS OR BUTS.

4. UP TO DATE LEAGUE TABLES WILL BE POSTED ON THE LEAGUE WEBSITE, www.mondaydartsleicester.com REGULAR UPDATES WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE MONDAYDARTSLEICESTER FACEBOOK PAGE.