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BIDEFORD MIXED DARTS LEAGUE RULE SHEET

1. MATCHES TO CONSIST OF 3 SETS OF PAIRS (BEST OF 3 LEGS 501) 2 SETS OF THREES 3 x WOMEN, 3 x MEN (BEST OF THREE LEGS 701). FOUR PLAYERS ATTENDING A VENUE SHALL CONSTITUTE A TEAM. ALL GAMES TO BE FLYING START DOUBLE FINISH.

2. ONE POINT WILL BE AWARDED FOR EACH WINNING PAIR AND THREE. ALL POINTS GAINED WILL COUNT TOWARDS THE TEAMS LEAGUE POSITION. THE CAPTAIN OF THE WINNING TEAM WILL HAND IN THE RESULT SHEET(SEE RULE TEN).ALL PLAYERS ARE TO SIGN THE RESULT SHEET INCLUDING ANY PLAYERS WHO PLAYED IN THE THREES AND NOT THE PAIRS. FAILURE TO SIGN OR LATE SUBMISSION WILL RESULT IN TWO POINTS BEING DEDUCTED FROM THE WINNING TEAMS OVERALL RESULT.

3. ONLY PLAYERS REGISTERED WITH BIDEFORD MIXED DARTS LEAGUE MAY PLAY (MAX 12). AFTER THE FIRST MATCH (IN WHICH A NEW PLAYER CAN BE REGISTERED AND PLAYED ON THE SAME NIGHT) SEVEN DAYS NOTICE IN WRITING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL NEW PLAYERS. NO NEW PLAYERS MAY BE REGISTERED AFTER THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON. THIS RULE IS TO BE RELAXED DURING SUMMER SEASONS WHEN AN UNSIGNED PLAYER MAY BE SIGNED AND PLAYED ON THE NIGHT. THIS MAY OCCUR A MAXIMUM OF FOUR TIMES (TWICE EACH HALF). THE PLAYERS NAME MUST BE ENTERED ONTO THE SCORE SHEET AND THE SHEET ANNOTATED TO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED ON THE NIGHT. FOLLOWING THEIR INCLUSION THEY MAY NOT PLAY FOR ANY OTHER TEAM THAT SEASON. NAMES AND OCCASIONS WILL BE MONITORED BY THE LEAGUE SECRETARY.

4. NO LANDLORDS NOMINEES ARE ALLOWED (not withstanding amendment to rule 3).

5. MATCHES ARE TO COMMENCE AT 8.00pm. PLAYERS ARRIVING LATE MAY JOIN IN AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE LEG IN PROGRESS.

6. THE MINIMUM THROWING DISTANCE FOR ALL PLAYERS IS TO BE 7ft 91/4”.

7. AT LEAST 24HRS NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN PRIOR TO CANCELLING A LEAGUE MATCH. THE TEAM CANCELLING MUST INFORM THE SECRETARY, THE OPPOSING TEAMS HOME VENUE AND THE CAPTAIN FROM THE OPPOSING TEAM (FAILURE TO INFORM THE SECRETARY WILL RESULT IN POINTS BEING DEDUCTED). TEAM CANCELLING MUST ACCEPT ONE OF THREE DAYS GIVEN BY THE OPPOSING TEAM (SEE RULE 8). FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS RULE BY EITHER TEAM WILL RESULT IN THE POINTS BEING AWARDED TO THEIR OPPONENTS (2-1).

8. ALL CANCELLED MATCHES ARE TO BE PLAYED WITHIN THE SEASON HALF IN

WHICH THEY ARE CANCELLED. START TIMES FOR ANY CANCELLED MATCH IS TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE FIVE UNLESS THERE IS MUTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH TEAMS ON AN ALTERNATIVE TIME. THREE DIFFERENT DAYS ARE TO BE GIVEN BY THE TEAM CANCELLED AGAINST WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS OF THE CANCELLED MATCH DATE. THIS CAN INCLUDE THE FREE WEEK WHICH HAS BEEN ADDED TO BOTH HALVES TO FACILITATE THIS. IF A DAY CANNOT BE AGREED WITHIN THE TIME FRAME THE LEAGUE SECRETARY MUST BE INFORMED OF THE REASONS WHY. THE SECRETARY WILL THEN MEDIATE WITH THE TWO CAPTAINS. IF A DAY CANNOT BE AGREED NEITHER SIDE WILL RECEIVE ANY POINTS

9. SHOULD A TEAM DROP OUT OF THE LEAGUE ALL POINTS GAINED OR LOST AGAINST SAID TEAM WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR THE SEASON HALF CONCERNED.

10. RESULT SHEETS MUST BE HANDED INTO THE ANCHOR INN BY 3.00pm ON THE MONDAY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE MATCH.

11. ELECTRONIC SCOREBOARDS MAY BE USED WITH THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF THE AWAY CAPTAIN AND MUST EMPLOY A RECALL FACILITY OF AT LEAST EIGHT PRECEDING SCORES. THE LAST FOUR SCORES MUST ALSO BE VISIBLE.

12. ANY TEAM THAT CANCELS FOUR LEAGUE MATCHES IN SUCCESSION SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM THE LEAGUE (SEE RULE 9).

13. IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE PROTESTS MUST SENT TO THE LEAGUE SECRETARY IN WRITING C/O THE ANCHOR INN NO LATER THAN THE MONDAY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE MATCH. A FEE OF £5.00 IS TO BE SENT WITH EACH PROTEST WHICH WILL BE REFUNDED IF THE PROTEST IS UPHELD.

14. A TEAM SHALL SIGN AND PLAY. AS MANY SUPER LEAGUE PLAYERS AS REQUIRED. (AGREED AGM WINTER 10-11)

15. THE TEAM THROWING FIRST IN BOTH PAIRS AND THREES SHALL BE DECIDED BY TWO OPPOSING PLAYERS THROWING ‘NEAREST THE BULL. THE WINNING TEAM THROWING FIRST IN THE FIRST AND THIRD LEG AND THE LOSING TEAM FIRST IN THE SECOND LEG. THE PERSON THROWING FOR THE BULL SHALL BE THE FIRST PLAYER TO PLAY IN EACH TEAM

16. ANY DART BOUNCING OUT OF THE BOARD SHALL BE DEEMED AS THROWN AND CANNOT BE THROWN AGAIN EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF RULE 15.

17. THE BUST RULE WILL APPLY.

18. THE HOME TEAM IS TO SUPPLY A MARKER FOR ALL GAMES.

19. AT LEAST ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH VENUE MUST ATTEND THE AGM.

20. ANY PLAYER SHOWING VIOLENCE OR THREATENING BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANY OTHER PLAYER OR COMMITTEE MEMBER WILL BE BANNED FROM THE LEAGUE.

21. ANY TEAMS LEVEL ON POINTS AT THE END OF THE SEASON ARE TO PLAY OFF FOR THEIR FINAL POSITIONS. THESE PLAY OFFS WILL BE PLAYED AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS BEFORE FINALS NIGHT.

22. TEAM CAPTAINS ARE TO ENSURE THAT ALL TEAM MEMBERS ARE SHOWN OR ARE AWARE OF THE RULES.

23. THE MATCH BOARD OF THE VENUE IS TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE AWAY TEAM FOR PRACTICE FIFTEEN MINUTES PRIOR TO THE START OF THE GAME.

24. ANY POINT NOT COVERED BY THESE RULES WILL BE LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMITTEE WHOSE DECISION WILL BE FINAL.

COMPETITION RULES

MIXED FOURS

BEST OF THREE LEGS 701. MEN & LADIES TO THROW ALTERNATIVELY. ALL PLAYERS MUST BE FRIDAY MIXED LEAGUE REGISTERED FOURTH PLAYER MAY BE A GUEST PLAYER.

THREES

BEST OF THREE LEGS 701 3 x MEN 3 x WOMEN. ALL PLAYERS TO BE FRIDAY MIXED LEAGUE REGISTERED. ONE PLAYER MAY BE A GUEST PLAYER.

MENS & LADIES SINGLES

ALL ENTRANTS MUST BE FRIDAY MIXED LEAGUE REGISTERED. BEST OF THREE LEGS 501 FOR KNOCKOUT STAGE BEST OF FIVE LEGS 501 ON FINALS NIGHT.

GENERAL COMPETITION RULES

PLAYERS MUST SIGN IT AT VENUE BY 19:45

ALL MATCHES TO BE FLYING START DOUBLE FINISH

IN ALL OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES NORMAL LEAGUE RULES APPLY

A PLAYER FROM THE LOSING SIDE TO MARK THE FOLLOWING GAME

FAILURE TO SUPPLY A MARKER MAY RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION BEING TAKEN AGAINST THE TEAM.

ANY PLAYER ARRIVING LATE MAY JOIN IN AT THE END OF THE LEG BEING PLAYED.