Nottage Builders Darts League

NOTTAGE BUILDERS PREMIER RULEBOOK

RULE 1 - LEAGUE ELIGABILITY

PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED IN EITHER THE PORTHCAWL OR BRIDGEND LEAGUES IF THEY ARE DEEMED ELIGIBLE.

TO DO THIS THEY MUST PAY THE £13 FEE BEFORE ENTRY AND MUST NOT BE ON THE LEAGUES BANNED LIST.

RULE 2 – RULE CHANGES

THE PREMIER LEAGUES RULES WILL BE ADAPTED REGULARLY TO KEEP UP WITH PREFERENCES OF THE MEMBERS.

A SMALL COMMITTEE OF 5 WILL ADAPT RULES WHERE NECCESARY AND WILL BE GUIDED BY SUGESTIONS FROM

LEAGUE MEMBERS.

THE SMALL COMMITTEE TO DEAL WITH ISSUES WILL CONSIST OF :-

WAYNE JOSEPH  - LEAGUE CHAIRMAN

NICOLA ROBERTS

ANTHONY WILLIAMS

RAYMOND DYKES

LEE JOHN

THESE ARE THERE TO MAKE URGENTLY NEEDED DECISIONS CONCERNING THE LEAGUE WITH FLEXIBILITY.THEIR VIEWS WILL BE NOTED AND THE CHAIRMAN WILL THEN PUT THE APPROPRIATE MEASURES IN PLACE.ANY DECISION MADE COULD BE APPEALED IN FRONT OF THE LARGER COMMITTEE AT THE EARLIEST MEETING AVAILABLE.IE NEXT VENUE AT 10-30AM BEFORE DARTS WILL COMMENCE.

IF VIEWS ARE TIED AT ANY TIME THEN THE CHAIRMAN WILL HAVE THE CASTING VOTE TO DECIDE THE BEST OUTCOME AFTER HEARING ALL SIDES OF THE ISSUE.

THERE ARE 7 MORE MEMBERS WHO ARE ADDED TO FORM THE LARGER COMMITTEE TO CARRY OUT ALL OUR LEAGUE DUTIES AND VOTE ON AN APPEALS COMMITTEE ALONGSIDE THE 4 FROM THE SMALLER COMMITTEE.

THESE ARE :-

LEE HAINES

LEE BOWEN

JOHN ROBSON

STEFON COOMBES

DARREN REES

GARETH JONES

SEAN FISHER

THE 12 COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL COLLECTIVELY RUN EACH VENUE,EXHIBITION AND COMPETITION AS A TEAM.THEIR BASIS JOBS ARE WRITTEN IN THE CONTACT SECTION

OF THE NOTTAGE BUILDERS PREMIER WEBSITE.

ANY PLAYER IS ENCOURAGED TO GIVE HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS TO ANY COMMITTEE MEMBER TO IMPROVE THE TOURNAMENTS EACH YEAR.THAT COMMITTEE MEMBER WILL THEN BRING IT UP IN THE NEXT MEETING AND WILL BE ADDRESSED.WE ARE NOT RIGID ON RULES IF WE CAN SEE THE GAME PROGRESSING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS WITH CHANGE.

WE ARE HERE TO PROMOTE DARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, FAIR PLAY, HEALTHY COMPETITION, AND RESPECT FOR THE OPPOSITION, SPORTSMANSHIP AND FUN FOR ALL THE COMPETITORS.

RULE 3 - B.D.O.RULES

THE GAMES WILL BE PLAYED ACCORDING TO THE B.D.O. RULEBOOK IE 501 DOUBLE FINISHES,APPROPRIATE THROWING DISTANCES ETC. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING THAT DARTERS MAY DRINK AROUND THE OCHE WHEN PLAYING AS THIS TOURNAMENT IS PLAYED AT PUB LEVEL AND NOT HIGHER.

RULE 4 – LEAGUE DELEGATES

IF THERE IS NO GOVERNING CONTROL DESK AT EACH PREMIER LEAGUE, THEN THE COMMITTEE WILL SELECT A DELEGATE FOR EACH LEAGUE.THE DELEGATE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR LEAGUE AND APPLYING THE RULE BOOK TO EVERY CASE. EACH DELEGATE IS REQUIRED TO READ THE RULEBOOK THOROUGHLY. IF THERE ARE ANY DISPUTES THEY MUST IMPROVISE AND KEEP THE PROBLEM INTERNAL, AS TO NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER LEAGUES.IT IS THE DELEGATES RESPONSABILITY TO REPORT RESULTS TO THE VENUE MANAGER (NICOLA ROBERTS). IF THERE ARE ANY LEGITIMATE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DELEGATE AT THE END OF THE LEAGUE THEN IF PROVED THE DELEGATE MAY HAVE ANY FUTURE RESPONSIBILITIES TAKEN FROM THEM BY THE VENUE ORGANISER.

THE DELEGATES MUST CONTROL THE FLOW OF GAMES IN THEIR LEAGUE BY RELATING TO THE LIST PROVIDED, THOUGH MUST IMPROVISE WHERE APPROPRIATE AS CERTAIN LEAGUE GAMES OVERLAP OTHERS AND LAST LONGER.THE STEWARD MUST DESIGNATE THE CHECKERS AND GIVE EACH OF THEM AN EVEN AMMOUNT OF DUTY.

THE DELEGATES ARE EXPECTED TO GATHER THEIR GROUP OF PLAYERS TOGETHER, BEFORE THE GAMES BEGIN AND EXPLAIN THE RUN OF PLAY AND ANY PROBLEMS THEY ARE DUE TO HAVE WITH ATTENDANCE ETC. ANY PROBLEMS IN THE LEAGUE MUST BE ADDRESSED TO THE LEAGUE DELEGATE AND NOT TO THE VENUE MANAGER.ONLY THE DELEGATE SHOULD APPROACH THE VENUE MANAGER IF AND ONLY WHEN THEY CAN’T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

RULE 5 – THE BANNED LIST

ANY PLAYER OR PERSON WHO HAS WRONGED THE LEAGUE MAY FIND THEMSELVES ON THE BANNED LIST. THIS BAN WILL BE HONOURED UNTIL THE COMMITTEE FINDS THE WRONG DOING HAS BEEN RECTIFIED WEATHER FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE.THE BANNED PLAYERS LIST WILL BE REVIEWED EVERY 2 YEARS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES.

RULE 6 – MARKERS & CHECKING GAMES

IN OVER 45 LEAGUE GAMES, EACH PLAYER WILL BE DESIGNATED AROUND 5 TIMES TO CHECK AND MARK GAMES. IT WILL BE EXPECTED OFF EVERY PLAYER AND EACH TIME CHOSEN THE PLAYER WILL BOTH MARK AND CHECK, IN ONE.THE DELEGATE WILL TRY IDEALY TO PICK A PLAYER TO DO THIS DUTY STRAIGHT AFTER THEY HAVE COME OFF THE BOARD OF PLAY, AS TO GIVE THEM TIME TO RELAX BEFORE THEIR NEXT GAME. WITH A LEAGUE OF 11 PLAYERS, A PLAYER MAY BE ASKED TO MARK AN UP TO 7 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE COMPETITION.

ANY PERSON HOWEVER YOUNG OR OLD THEY MAY BE MUST BE LIABLE FOR THEY CHALKING DUTIES.IF THEY FINGD THIS DIFFICULT THEY MUST USE A CALCULATOR AND ASK THE PLAYERS TO KEEP A CHECK THEMSELVES AS TO THE SCORES.

MARKERS ON THE FINALS WILL BE DEPICTED BY THE LOSING DARTER WHO COMES OFF, BUT IF PLAYERS COULD VOLUNTEER MARKERS FOR 1 ST ROUND WILL BE APPRECIATED^.

ALL MARKERS ARE ASKED TO PUT ANY 180’S, LEGS OF 18 DARTS AND UNDER AND HIGHEST OUTS DOWN AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD DURING PLAY, AND THEN RELAY THEM TO THE LEAGUE SCORE SHEET AT THE END OF PLAY.

EACH PLAYER HOWEVER IS ASKED TO CHECK INFORMATION GIVEN AS TO SECURE ALL INFORMATION THE  LEAGUE WILL NEED. IF A MARKER DOES NOT GIVE THE CORRECT DETAILS TO THE DELEGATE,HE WILL HAVE A WARNING.IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN A POINT WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THEM EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS.WE DO NOT WISH TO DO THIS,BUT IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY AS THE CORRECT SCORES ARE A VITAL PART OF ANY GAME.

ALL STATISTICS ARE GIVEN FOR PUBLICATION IN THE GLAMORGAN GAZZETTE, ASWELL AS THE DARTING WEBSITE.

RULE 7 – FINAL SAY

IN PREMIER LEAGUES AND ALL COMPETITIONS THE VENUE MANAGER(NICOLA ROBERTS) HAS THE POWER TO OVER RIDE ANY RIGID RULE WHICH APPEARS TO BE BLOCKING FAIR PLAY.DELEGATES OF LEAGUES ARE IN TOTAL CONTROL OF THEIR LEAGUE BUT IF A PROBLEM ARISES THAT THEY CANNOT SOLVE THEN THE VENUE MANAGER CAN MAKE A DECISION.THE VENUE MANAGER MUST NOT BE BADGERED WHILST PLAYING HOWEVER.

RULE 8 – FLEXIBILITY ON LEAGUE TURN OUTS

THE PREMIER LEAGUES RUN OVER 3 DAYS AND 4 IF YOU MAKE THE FINALS,

IF ANY PLAYER KNOWS THEY CAN'T MAKE 1 DAY , IT CAN MAKE THE COMPETITION MORE AWKWARD FOR THE REMAINING PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE.

WE DO NOT WISH TO STOP PLAYERS ENJOYMENT AND WITH A VALID SUBMITTED REASON TO THE VENUE ORGANISER, FLEXIBILITY WILL BE GRANTED IE FOR COUNTY DARTS,WORK ETC.IF A PLAYER IS FOUND TO BE AT ANOTHER COMPETITION THEY WILL BE SCRAPED FROM THE COMPETITION.

IF THEY DO HOWEVER PLAY OVER 2 DAYS THEN THEY WILL BE DOCKED 2 POINTS FROM THEIR SCORING.A POINT WILL ALSO BE DOCKED FOR LATE ARRIVALS THAT WERE NOT CLARIFIED WITH THEIR OWN DELEGATE AND A POINT PER GAME UN CHECKED FROM A PLAYERS REQUIRED QUOTA.

EVERY LEAGUE PLAYER SHOULD HAVE THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THEIR DELEGATE TO AVOID PROBLEMS.

THIS RULE IS RIGID AND MUST BE ADHERED TO BY THE DELEGATES FOR FAIR PLAY THROUGHOUT.

IF A PLAYER FINDS IT HARD ONE DAY TO PLAY BUT AGREES TO PLAY 2 GAMES WITHIN A 2 HOUR SPACE OF TIME THEN THIS IS ACCEPTABLE IN THE EYES OF THE LEAGUE AND THEY WILL NOT BE DOCKED 2 POINTS FOR THAT DAY AS LONG AS THEIR QUOTA IS FULLFILLED OVER THE 3 DAYS PLAY.

RULE 9 – COMMUNICATION TO PLAYERS

ALL PLAYERS MUST NOTE THAT THE LEAGUE DATES, TIMES AND VENUES WILL BE REGISTERED USING ONLY 4 TYPES OF MEDIA.FIRSTLY WE HAVE OUR OWN WEBSITE SET UP  ON www.nottagebuildersdarts.co.uk .THIS HAS AN EMAIL BLAST WHICH MEMBERS WILL GET MONTHLY UPDATES OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS AND INFORMATION.

HERE, ALL DETAILS ARE UPDATED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WILL TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.THERE IS A GUESTBOOK HERE FOR COMMUNICATION.

ALSO, IN THE RON CHARMER’S DARTS COLUMN OF THE GLAMORGAN GAZZETTE, ALL THE VENUES ARE ADVERTISED BEFORE, AND PUBLISISED AFTER THEY HAPPEN.

WE ALSO HAVE A CALENDAR WITH ALL THE DATES, TIMES,VENUES, ETC PLACED AROUND ALL THE TOWNS CONCERNED WITH THE LEAGUES.ALSO ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS ADDRESSED IN A PRE TOURNAMENT SPEECH EACH PREMIER LEAGUE.

RULE 10 – VENUE DATES AND TIMES

THE VENUES WILL ALWAYS COMMENCE AT 12 NOON SHARP UNLESS OTHERWISE ADVERTISED. PLAYERS ARE ASKED TO BE AT THEIR VENUES AT 11 AM AND CERTAINLY NO LATER THAN 11.30 AM. THIS IS BECAUSE PLAYERS WILL NEED TO REGISTER, PAY MONEYS DUE, BE TOLD ABOUT ISSUES NEEDING TO BE ADDRESSED AND SETTLE IN TO PLAY THEIR BEST DARTS. COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THERE EARLY FOR THE SET UP AND ORGANISATION TO RUN SMOOTHLY.

RULE 11 – REGISTRATION COSTS

ALL DIVISIONAL PLAYERS - £10

EACH LEAGUES MINI TOURNAMENTS

(180’s,highest outs, least darts) - £ 3

TOAL £13 FOR EACH LEAGUE

RULE 12 – PRIZE MONEY

FIRST 9 DARTER IN ANY LEAGUE - £501

PREMIER LEAGUES - £470 (£150,£100,£70,£60,£50,£40)

DIVISION 1 - £150 (£50,£40,£20,£20,£10,£10)

OTHERDIVISIONAL LEAGUES - £100 - (£40,£30,£15,£15)

TOURNAMENT /LEAGUE MOST 180’S - £10 EACH

TOURNAMENT/ LEAGUE HIGHEST OUT- £10 EACH

TOURNAMENT/LEAGUE BEST LEG - £10 EACH

THE MINI TOURNAMENTS WILL BE PAID OUT (3*£10) IN EACH LEAGUE FOR THE 3 MENTIONED ABOVE BUT FOR EACH LEAGUE SEPERATELY

HIGHEST OUT AND BEST LEG TOURNAMENTS IF TIED WILL BE DECIDED ON THE NEXT BEST SHOTS PERFORMED BY THE PLAYERS TO DECIDE THE WINNER.

IF A LEAGUE HAS NOT GOT THE COMPLETE 10 PLAYERS IT SHOULD HAVE THEN THE ORGANISER HAS THE RIGHT TO PAY OUT ACCORDING TO WHAT MONEY WAS PUT INTO THAT LEAGUE OR A FAIR PRIZE BASED ON THE SITUATION.THIS CAN VARY SLIGHTLY AS TO CIRCUMSTANCE.

RULE 13 – LEAGUE GAMES

ALL LEAGUE GAMES WILL BE PLAYED OVER 10 LEGS OF 501 DOUBLE FINISHES, UNLESS THE LEAGUE DELEGATE HAS OTHERWISE BEEN INFORMED BEFORE THE FIRST GAME IN SOME LOWER LEAGUE CASES.

THE GAME WILL STOP WHEN THE FIRST PLAYER REACHES 6 (OR APPROPRIATE WINNING NUMBER OF LEGS), BUT IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE 10TH LEG UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, UNTIL A DRAW IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN.

THERE WILL BE A POINTS SYSTEM IN THE LEAGUE WHERE A PLAYER GETS 3 POINTS FOR A WIN AND 1 POINT FOR A DRAW, WITH 0 POINTS FOR A LOSE.IF PLAYERS ARE TIED ON POINTS GAINED THEN IT WILL BE DECIDED ON LEG DIFFERENCE TO DECIDE WHO IS HIGHER IN THE LEAGUE.IF THIS IS THE SAME THEN THE PLAYER WITH MOST LEGS FOR ENDS UP HIGHER.IF IT IS STILL TIED THEN THE PLAYER WHO WAS THE WINNER IN THEIR HEAD TO HEAD ENDS UP HIGHER.IF BY SOME CHANCE THIS WAS A TIE THEN THE PLAYERS MUST PLAY A ONE LEG HEAD TO HEAD WITH THE PLAYER WHO WENT FOR THE BULL FIRST IN THE LEAGUE TO GO SECOND THIS TIME AROUND.

RULE 14 - FINALS DAY

ALL 1ST ROUND PLAY OFFS WILL BE A RACE TO 8 LEGS

ALL RELEGATION PLAY OFFS WILL BE A RACE TO 10

THE PREMIER WILL SEE 6 PLAYERS PLAYING FOR THE MEMORIAL SHIELD.

6TH V 3RD, 4TH V 5TH,1ST V 2ND    RACE TO 8

(WINNER V WINNER) RACE TO 8

(WINNER V LOSER 1/2) RACE TO 9

GRAND FINAL RACE TO 10

RULE 15 – VENUES

ALL DARTING TOURNAMENTS WILL BE HELD AT THE OCLP IN BRYNTIRION.

2 EXHIBITIONS PER YEAR WILL BE HELD AT THE PYLE R.F.C.

RULE 16 - PROMOTION/RELEGATION

1 PROMOTED AS CHAMPION

2 PROMOTED

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3 PLAYS 6 IN PLAY OFFS

4 PLAYS 5 IN PLAY OFFS

5 PLAYS 4 IN PLAY OFFS

6 PLAYS 3 IN PLAY OFFS

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7TH PLAYS 4/5 OF LEAGUE BELOW

8TH PLAYS 3/6 OF LEAGUE BELOW

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BOTTOM 2 RELEGATED

NO PLAYER WILL START A NEW LEAGUE LOWER THAN HE OR SHE HAD ENDED AFTER THE LAST ONE.HOWEVER WITH DROP OUTS SPACES ARE LEFT TO FILL.

THERE WILL BE A LIST OF NEW PLAYERS AND THESE WILL BE SLOTTED IN TO THE LEAGUE WHICH BEST SUITS THEM AS LONG AS SPACES ARE AVAILABLE.UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL A PLAYER GO DOWN A LEAGUE TO SUIT ANOTHER.

NO PLAYER CAN ENTER THE LEAGUES HIGHER THAN THE FIRST DIVISION HOWEVER GOOD THEY ARE, UNLESS THEY HAVE PLAYED IN A SISTER LEAGUE AND A SPACE ARISES WITH NO OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND IT WOULD BE DEEMED THE SENSIBLE CHOICE.

ALL THESE RULES ARE BASED ON LOYALTY TO THE LEAGUE AND WE NEVER WANT A PLAYER TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BEING OVERLOOKED FOR A UNCOMMITTED ONE.

RULE 17 – UP FOR BULL

IN THE LEAGUE FORMAT, THE PLAYER WHO IS DRAWN OUT FIRST ON THE SHEET WILL BE THE PLAYER WHO GOES FOR THE BULL.IF BOTH PLAYERS REGISTER THE SAME THEN IT WILL ALTERNATE AS TO WHO GOES FIRST FOR THE RE TAKE. WHO EVER WINS WILL DECIDE WHO WILL GO FIRST, THEMSELVES OR THEIR OPPONENTS.

IN THE PLAY OFF FINALS, THE TOP SEED WILL CHOOSE WHO GOES FIRST. IF THE GAMES GO TO THE ULTIMATE DECIDER, THEN THE TOP SEED WILL GO FIRST. THIS RULE HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN TO HELP THE BETTER SEEDS AS THEY HAD PUT THE WORK IN TO REACH THEIR SEEDINGS.

RULE 18 – MEMORIAL SHIELDS

THERE HAVE BEEN 7 MEMORIAL SHIELDS DONATED FOR THE DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS AND THESE WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE DONATOR ON BEHALF OF THEIR LOVED ONE AT THE APPROPRIATE VENUE ONCE A YEAR.

THE WINNER WILL KEEP THE SHIELD FOR ONE YEAR AND BE IN CHARGE OF GETTING THE SHIELD ENGRAVED WITH THEIR NAME AND YEAR

THE MEMORIAL SHIELDS ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

THE BATTLE OF THE BEST - DAVID JOSEPH MEMORIAL SHIELD

RADIO CABS SUPER SIXES - TOM (SON) BURKE MEMORIAL SHIELD

SUPREME SINGLES - DONALD CARTWRIGHT MEMORIAL SHIELD

PORTHCAWL SUMMER - DAVID REES MEMORIAL SHIELD

PORTHCAWL WINTER - THEODORE GOOCH MEMORIAL SHIELD

BRIDGEND SUMMER - ANGELA REES MEMORIAL SHIELD

BRIDGEND WINTER - DAI FARMER MEMORIAL SHIELD

RULE 19 - BATTLE OF THE BEST

THERE WILL BE A BATTLE OF THE BEST TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD IN SPRING OF EACH YEAR. THE TOURNAMENT IS TO BE THE PINACLE OF WHAT EACH LEAGUE AND MONEY RAISER IS TO GEAR AROUND.

THE TOP 8 RANKED PLAYERS FOR THE SEASON WILL MAKE THE SUNDAYS FINALS AND HAVE A BYE IN THE FIRST ROUND ENSURING THE MINIMUM PAY OUT.

SEED 9 TO 16 WILL ALSO MAKE THE CUT BUT WILL FACE 8 PLAY OFF CONTENDERS FROM THE QUALIFYERS THE DAY BEFORE.

ANY PERSON WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN EITHER A PREMIER DARTING COMPETITION OR EXHIBITION IN THAT SEASON WILL BE ELLIGABLE TO ENTER.

RULE 20 – EXHIBITIONS

THERE WILL BE AN EXHIBITION OF DARTS, TWICE A YEAR, AND HOPEFULLY AROUND SPRING AND AUTUMN ON A SATURDAY NIGHT. ALL DARTERS ARE ASKED TO ATTEND ATLEAST ONE OF THESE EVENTS, AS ALL PROFITS WILL BE PUT BACK INTO FUTURE PRIZE MONEY.IF THESE FAIL THEN SO WILL THE LEAGUE.

A TOP WORLD CLASS DARTER AND MAYBE 2 WILL BE TAKING ON OUR LOCAL TALENT AT THESE EVENTS AND ALSO WE WILL BE PUTTING ON A COMEDY SHOW BEFORE THE MAIN EVENT AND A DJ AFTER TO SUPPLY THE MUSIC.

PLAYERS TO PLAY THE STARS WILL INCLUDE COMPETITION WINNERS, VARIOUS CHAMPIONS,SPONSORS AND PLAYERS WHO HAVE HELPED IN THE TICKET SALES.

RULE 21 – SUPREME SINGLES COMPETITION

THERE WILL BE AN OPEN TOURNAMENT AROUND MARCH WHERE LOCAL LEAGUE SINGLE CHAMPIONS ARE INVITED TO COMPETE TO DECIDE THE SUPREME CHAMPION OFTHE YEAR. THESE WILL BE SEEDED AS NOT TO DRAW EACH OTHER IN THE FIRST ROUND. ALL OTHER PLAYERS WHO HAVE ENTERED THE COMPETITION MUST PAY AN ENTRY FEE. THE SEEDS WILL NOT PAY ANYTHING AS THEY ARE CHAMPIONS AND HAVE EARNED THE FREE RIGHT TO PLAY IN THE COMPETITION. THE PRIZE MONEY WILL TOTAL NO LESS THAN £240 . THE COMPETITION WILL BE A ROUND ROBIN ONE IN THE EARLY STAGES AND KNOCK OUT IN THE LATTER STAGES.THE FIRST ROUND LOSERS CAN ENTER A PLATE CUP OR LOSERS FINAL WHERE THEY WILL BE PLAYING FOR A SMALLER AMOUNT OF MONEY THAN IF THEY HAD PROGRESSED IN THE COMPETITION.

THE EVENTUAL WINNER WILL HAVE THEIR NAME ENGRAVED ON THE "DONALD D.B.CARTWRIGHT" MEMORIAL AWARD, PRESENTED BY RAYMOND DYKES. THE 2 FINALISTS WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PLAY THE WORLD DARTING STAR OIN OUR NEXT EXHIBITION NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A £10 PRIZE FOR THE HIGHEST OUT SHOT RECORDED IN THE COMPETITION.

RULE 22 – 16 TO 1 ( FOURS COMPETITION )

THERE WILL BE A FOURS COMPETITION HELD EACH YEAR WHICH WILL INCLUDE 16 TEAMS

OF 4 PLAYERS AT A COST OF £20 A TEAM (£5 A PLAYER) . THE 16 TEAMS WILL BE DRAWN INTO

4 LEAGUES OF 4 TEAMS.THESE WILL PLAY A ROUND ROBIN COMPETITION, AND THE TOP 2 SIDES WILL PROGRESS TO THE KNOCK OUT STAGES. HERE THE 4 LEAGUE WINNERS WILL BE SEEDED AND WILL PLAY ON THEIR BOARD AGAINST THE 4 RUNNERS UP WHO WILL BE DRAWN RANDOMLY OUT OF THE HAT.

THE FORMAT IS AS FOLLOWS:-

STRING 4’S 801

2 PAIRS 601

4 SINGLES 501

THERE WILL BE A FLICK OF A COIN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MATCH & THE WINNING CAPTAIN WILL HAVE TO MAKE THE CHOICE OF HAVING A POSSIBLE 4 THROWS IE, 1ST,3RD,5TH AND 7TH AND PUTTING HIS SIDE DOWN FIRST OR HAVING THE 3 OFFS IE 2ND,4TH AND 6TH AND PLACING HIS TEAM ORDER DOWN LAST AFTER HE HAS SEEN THE OTHER TEAM.THE 4 NAMES DOWN WILL BE IN ORDER OF 4’S,PAIRS AND SINGLES AND CANNOT BE CHANGED.

IF THE WINNING CAPTAIN CHOOSES THE 4 OFFS HE COULD BE STUMPED BY THE LOSING CAPTAIN STRATEGIC PLAY, TO TRY AND PREVENT THEM FROM GOING TO THE LAST GAME,BUT IF HE CHOOSES THE OTHER OPTION,HE COULD BE BEATEN BY THE SIMPLE LACK OF THROWS.IT GIVES EACH CAPTAIN A CHANCE,ESPECIALLY IN A ROUND ROBIN SITUATION WHERE DAMAGE LIMITATION MAY BE CALLED FOR.

EXAMPLE TEAM A FOURS ORDER :- A,B,C,D

1ST – A,B,C,D - 2ND – A,B - 3RD – C,D – 4TH – A – 5TH – B – 6TH – C – 7TH – D

THE ROUND ROBIN STAGE WILL PLAY UNTIL ALL LEGS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

THE KNOCKOUT STAGE WILL HALT AS SOON AS ONE SIDE REACHES 4 LEGS.

PRIZE MONEY – £550 ( WINNING TEAM £300 - RUNNER UP £150 – 2 * SEMI FINALISTS - £50 )

RULE 23 – RADIOCABS SUPER SIXES COMPETITION

THERE WILL BE A SUPER SIXES COMPETITION HELD  AT THE OCLP,BRYNTIRION AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER EACH YEAR.THIS IS SPONSORED BY TOM BURKE OF RADIO CABS.THERE WILL BE 10 CAPTAINS FROM EACH OF OUR LEAGUE AREAS AND THEY WILL PICK A SIDE OF PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR THAT LEAGUE FOR THE LAST SEASON.THERE WILL ALSO BE ANOTHER SIDE MADE UP OF PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYERS WHO ARE OUT OF THE OTHER LEAGUES CATCHMENT AREA BUT HAVE PLAYED IN THE PREMIER LEAGUES OR COMPETITIONS. THE LAST TEAM WILL BE A MADE UP TEAM FROM RADIO CABS WHICH  SELECTION CAN NOT INCLUDE ANY ACTIVE COUNTY OR INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS. 

THE RUNNER UP WALKING AWAY WITH £100 AND THE WINNING TEAM AROUND £200. EACH TEAM MUST PAY £10 ENTRY AND THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE THE TOM (SON) BURKE MEMORIAL SHIELD FOR THE YEAR.ALL TEAMS MUST HAVE ELLIGABLE PLAYERS FROM THAT YEAR AND CAN PLAY EITHER A CHOSEN 6 OR CHOSE FROM THE WHOLE SQUAD.THE CAPTAINS WILL FLICK A COIN TO SEE WHO STARTS FIRT AND THE THROW WILL GO ALTERNATIVELY.AT THE START AND AFTER EACH FORMAT THE TEAMS WILL BE DRAWN OUT OF THE HAT .THE FORMAT IS A STRING 6 (801), FOLLOWED BY 2 SETS OF 3 (701) AND 3 SETS OF PAIRS (601),AND THEN 6 SETS OF SINGLES (501).IF THE TEAMS ARE TIED AT 6-6 THEN THEIR CAPTAINS MUST NOMINATE A PLAYER FOR ONE LEG OF 1001 DOUBLE IN DOUBLE OUT.THIS WILL BE NEAREST TO BULL FOR THE START.

RULE 24 – UNDER 15'S COMPETITIONS

TO PROMOTE THE YOUTH, WE WILL BE HOLDING ATLEAST 2 UNDER 15'S COMPETITIONS A YEAR.THESE WILL BE PLAYED ALONGSIDE THE BATTLE OF THE BEST (QUALIFYING DAY) AND THE SUPREME SINGLES.THE YOUTH CAN ALSO PLAY PREMIER LEAGUES AT NO COST IF THERE ARE SPACES.

RULE 25 – COMPETITIONS TO PLAY THE STARS

THERE WILL BE VARIOUS COMPETITIONS PUT ON EACH YEAR AT THE OCLP CLUB TO WIN PLACES TO PLAY THE WORLD CLASS A DARTER/S AT THE EXHIBITION NIGHTS.THE WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A FREE TICKET FOR THE EVENT ASWELL AS A CHANCE TO PLAY THEM.

COMPETITIONS WILL INCLUDE MIXED PAIRS, WOMENS HANDICAP,PAIRS,BLIND PAIRS,SINGLES, OVER 30’S HANDICAP,DOUBLE IN SINGLES & UNDER 30’S HANDICAP. ANY SINGLE ENTRY WILL BE £3 AND PAIRS WILL BE £5.

RULE 26 – CALENDAR

THERE WILL BE A CALENDAR KINDLY PUT TOGETHER BY LEE HAINES EACH YEAR.

THE CALENDAR WILL BE PUBLISHED FOR JANUARY AND WILL INCLUDE THE YEARS EVENTS. IT WILL HAVE SPONSORS AROUND THE SIDE OF IT TO MAKE REVENUE FOR THE TOURNAMENT AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO PORTHCAWL, KENFIG HILL, PYLE, BRIDGEND, ABERKENFIG, MAESTEG, GARW VALLEY,LLANTWIT MAJOR,RHONDDA,BEDDAU AND OGMORE VALE.

RULE 27 – PATRONISING SPONSORS

THE PLAYERS ARE ASKED WHERE POSSIBLE, TO USE THE SPONSORS WHO ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO GIVE US THE MONEY TO FUND OUR EVENTS.

RULE 28 – INCOME

A CASH BALANCE SHEET WILL BE KEPT BY THE TREASURER.

INCOME WILL BE MADE FROM LEAGUE SPONSORS,VENUE SPONSORS, CALENDAR SPONSORS AND THE EXHIBITION NIGHTS PUT ON ONCE A YEAR ASWELL AS TOURNAMENT ENTRY FEES.THE MAIN ORGANISER WILL COLLECT ANY PROFITS MADE AND DISTRIBUTE THEM TO THE PRIZE MONEY FOR THE BATTLE OF THE BEST,COMPETITIONS AND ALL LEAGUES EACH YEAR.THE MORE EACH PLAYER SUPPORTS THE LEAGUE AND THE MORE MONEY IS MADE, THEN THE MORE PRIZE MONEY WILL BE GIVEN OUT AS THIS IS A NON PROFIT MAKING ORGANISATION,SET UP FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL DARTING COMMUNITY.

RULE 29 – LEAGUE SIZES

THERE WILL BE BETWEEN 9 AND 12 PLAYERS IN EACH LEAGUE.

IF WE HAVE TOO MANY PLAYERS,THE MAXIMUM PLAYERS ALLOWED WOULD BE 7 LEAGUES OF 12 PLAYERS (84 PLAYERS) AND THEN THE LEAGUES MAY HAVE TO PLAY OVER FEWER LEGS TO ENSURE COMPLETION.

THE LEAGUES WILL BE ALTERED TO SUIT AMMOUNT OF PLAYERS ATTENDING ASWELL AS HONOURING SPONSORSHIP

RULE 30 – RANKINGS

ALL PLAYERS WILL RECIEVE RANKING POINTS FOR ATTENDING COMPETITIONS AND EXHIBITIONS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND ALSO FOR PROGRESSION IN VARIOUS LEAGUES AND COMPETITIONS.THIS SYSTEM IS PUT IN PLACE FOR MOTIVATION AND WILL REPAY THE PLAYERS WHO ARE LOYAL AND PLAY QUALITY DARTS THE MOST.

THE TABLE WILL BEGIN AT THE END OF THE BATTLE OF THE BEST AND TOTAL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR UP TO THE NEXT BATTLE OF THE BEST TO DEPICT WHERE PLAYERS WILL BE RANKED FOR THE MAIN COMPETITION OF THE YEAR.

THE TOP 8 RANKED PLAYERS WILL BE GIVEN A PLACE IN THE FINALS IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE COMPETITION.THIS WILL GARAUNTEE THEM ATLEAST £25 PRIZE MONEY BEFORE PLAY STARTS.THE NEXT 8 SEEDS WILL GAIN A PLACE IN THE FINALS DAY PLAY BUT WILL HAVE TO TAKE ON 8 QUALIFYERS FROM THE QUALIFICATION ROUND PLAYED THE DAY BEFORE.

THE FINALS DAY PLAY WILL SEE ALL SEEDS POSITIONED IN THE NORMAL COMPETITION FORMAT AND THE 8 QUALIFIERS PULLED OUT AT RANDON BEFORE THE FINALS START.

SATURDAY'S QUALIFIERS WILL ALL BE RE DRAWN EACH ROUND AND WILL BE A RACE TO 6.THE PLAYER OUT OF THE DRAW FIRST WILL GO FOR BULL, WHERE AS IN THE FINAL THE HIGHEST SEED WILL HAVE THE THROW.

RULE 31 – TOILET BREAK

ANY PLAYER MAY GO TO TOILET BEFORE THEIR GAME BEGINS AND MUST COMPLETE 5 LEGS BEFORE THEY MAY BE ALLOWED TO HAVE ANOTHER REST BREAK. EVERY 5 LEGS THERE AFTER , PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED TO CALL AN INTERVAL BREAK,BUT ONLY FOR THE TOILET AND NOT TO VISIT THE BAR.WHEN A PLAYER RESTARTS THE GAME THERE MAY BE 6 DARTS PRACTICE AND NO MORE, AND AFTER THAT, THE GAME WILL RECOMENCE IMMEDIATELY.

IF A PLAYER DOES NOT ADERE TO THIS RULE THEY WILL LOOSE ALL THE LEGS UNPLAYED TO THE BREAK. THIS RULE WAS BROUGHT ABOUT TO STOP UNSPORTSMANLIKE TACTICS OF STALLING AN OPPONENT WHEN THEY ARE IN FULL FLOW.THERE WILL BE NO COMPROMISE ON THIS, AS A DOMINANT PLAYER MAY INFLUENCE A RECESIVE ONE. IF AFTER THIS WARNING, THE RULING IS BROKEN, THEN BOTH PLAYERS WILL BE REGARDED AS LOSING THE GAME 6-0. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN TO STOP PLAYERS TAKING ADVANTAGE, AND MANIPULATING THE SITUATION.CHALKERS CAN ALSO CALL FOR A BREAK ON THESE INTERVALS.

RULE 32 – ORDER OF PLAY FOR PREMIER LEAGUE

BASED ON 11 PLAYERS ATTENDING :-

PHASE 1   PHASE 2  PHASE 3

10 V 1         9 V 1         7 V 11

 9  V 2         3 V 6         4 V 5

 8  V 3         2 V 8         6 V 9

 4  V 6         4 V 7         8 V 1

 5  V 7         5 V 10       3 V 7

 1  V 11      11 V 4      10 V 2

 8  V 9          1 V 6        9 V 11

 2  V 6          3 V 9        6 V 8

 7  V 1          5 V 2        1 V 5

 4  V 10        8 V 4        4 V 9

 3  V 5          7 V 10    10 V 3

11 V 2          1 V 3        2 V 7

 9  V 7          5 V 11    11 V 8

 3  V 2          6 V 7        5 V 6

 1  V 4          2 V 4        9 V 10

 6  V 10        8 V 10      7 V 8

 5  V 8          9 V 5        3 V 4

11 V 3        11 V 6      10 V 11

                                      2 V 1      

THE DELEGATE FROM EACH LEAGUE MAY IMPROVISE AS THE SEQUENCE OF PLAY MAY GO OUT OF SEQUENCE IF CERTAIN GAMES LAST LONGER THAN OTHERS.

IF PLAYERS HAVE FINISHED THEIR GIVEN QUOTA OF GAMES AND DO NOT WISH TO CARRY ON, THEN THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE, EVEN IF THE STEWARD HAS SUGGESTED IT.

IF THERE IS 11 PLAYERS IN ANY LEAGUE, THEN THE DELEGATE IS ASKED TO WRITE DOWN THE EXTRA GAMES AND FIT THEM INTO THE PROGRAMME WHERE POSSIBLE.

ONE EXTRA PLAYER WILL CAUSE AN EXTRA 10 GAMES TO BE ADDED TO THIS LIST IE 3 TO 4 EXTRA PER DAY,THEREFORE DELEGATES ARE ASKED TO BE ALERT TO MAKING GAMES FLOW CONTINUALLY AS TIME IS OF THE ESSENSE IN CERTAIN VENUES.

RULE 33 – PRIZE MONEY NOT COLLECTED

ANY PRIZE MONEY NOT COLLECTED BY A PLAYER OR FROM A 3RD PARTY COLLECTING IT ON THE PLAYER’S BEHALF WILL BE KEPT AND USED FOR THAT PLAYERS FUTURE ENTRY FEES.NO MONEY WHAT SO EVER WILL BE PAID OUT PRIOR TO THE PRESENTATION.

RULE 34 – HALF IT BOARD

THERE MAY BE A HALF IT BOARD AT EACH VENUE TO RAISE MONEY.THIS IS NOT GARAUNTEED THOUGH.

THERE WILL BE A DAILY WINNER AND THE NUMBERS MAY CHANGE FROM DAY TO DAY.HALF THE TAKINGS WILL GO

TO THE EVENTUAL DAILY WINNER AND HALF WILL GO TO THE LEAGUE.THE HALF IT BOARD WILL BE MONITORED BY THE CONTROL DESK AND EACH TURN WILL COST THE PLAYERS FIFTY PENCE (50p)

RULE 35 – FAIRPLAY AND GUIDELINES

THE RULES SET OUT IN THIS RULE BOOK ARE GUIDELINES FOR A FAIR PLAYING ENVIROMENT.THEY WILL BE CHANGED AND UPDATED CONTINUALLY SO THAT WE CAN IMPROVE THE SYSTEM AND ENCOURAGE THE GAME OF DARTS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE YOUTH OF THE AREA. THE RULES ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE INTERPRETATION OF THEM AND WILL NEED A SELFLESS AND COMMUNAL ATTITUDE FROM EACH PLAYER, NOT TO BEND THEM FOR THEIR OWN MEANS, BUT TO ADJUST THEM FOR FAIR PLAY IF NESSESARY.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, EACH PLAYER IS NOT ONLY AT THE VENUE FOR GOOD DARTING COMPETITION, BUT TO ENJOY THEM SELVES IN DOING SO AND TO ENCOURAGE AND MENTOR THE YOUTH OF THE AREA, SO WE CAN HOPEFULLY PRODUCE A SERIOUS DARTING THREAT TO THE FUTURE WORLD STAGE.

THIS FAIR PLAY RULE WILL LET THE MAIN ORGANISER OVER RULE ANY RIGID RULE THAT PLAYERS OR SPECTATORS ARE ABUSING.THIS IS THE STRONGEST RULE OF ALL AND GIVES THE ORGANISER THE POWER TO ADAPT WHERE THEY SEE FIT. THIS RULE WILL ONLY BE USED WHEN FOR THE GOOD SENSE OF LEAGUE HARMONY AND PROGRESSION.