Rules - The Shed Darts League

📜 Tournament Rules

⚠️ IMPORTANT - MATCH ORGANIZATION

• You have ONE WEEK to organize and play your match!
• Contact your opponent via Discord or WhatsApp to arrange a suitable day and time.
• Failure to attend will result in a 2-0 loss.
• The WINNER must post the match scores.
• No exceptions to these rules will be made.

League Format

• League matches are first to 2 legs (best of 3).
• 2 points awarded for a win.
• Each player plays against every other player twice (home and away).
• Final league positions determine seeding for knockout tournament.

Knockout Tournament Format

• Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, and Final are all first to 3 legs (best of 5).
• Tournament seeding based on final league positions:
• Quarter Final 1: 1st vs 8th
• Quarter Final 2: 2nd vs 7th
• Quarter Final 3: 3rd vs 6th
• Quarter Final 4: 4th vs 5th

Game Rules (PDC Standard)

• Starting Score: 501, straight start.
• Finish: Double or Bull required to finish.
• Bust Rule: If a player scores more than required, the score reverts to what it was at start of throw.

Bull Scoring:

• Outer Bull (green) = 25 points.
• Inner Bull (red) = 50 points.

Throw Sequence:

• Three darts per turn.
• Players must wait for opponent to retrieve darts before approaching oche.

Distance:

• Throwing distance (oche to board face): 7 feet 9.25 inches (2.37m).
• Board height (floor to bull): 5 feet 8 inches (1.73m).

Scoring System

• Regular trebles = triple score.
• Regular doubles = double score.
• Single segments = face value.
• Outer bull = 25.
• Inner bull = 50.

Match Conduct

• Practice throws (6 darts maximum) allowed before match start.
• Winner of bull throw starts first leg.
• Alternate starts for subsequent legs.
• All scores must be verified through the auto-scoring system.