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The league
will be governed by (British Darts Organisation) BDO rules and must
be adhered to at all time.
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All cash to be
paid out in trophies & prizes. A small balance will be carried
forward to start the new season.
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All committee
members to be re-elected by vote at the AGM.
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The dartboard
shall be to the centre of the bull 5ft 8ins, the distance for the
throw shall be 7ft 9¼ins.
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All captains,
secretaries, (vice-captains & vice-secretaries if wanted - see
rule 16) names to be written on the form provided at the AGM, along
with all players names.
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The team
registration fee shall be £25.00 per team for the year and
include £5.00 to be sent with each result sheet. Team
Secretaries will pay the registration at the AGM and will receive a receipt.
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There is no
limit to the amount of players that can be register for a team
throughout the season but names must be given to the division
secretary in writing - players can be registered on the back of the
result sheets on the night.
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Players may
change teams during the first half of the season and their averages
will be transferred to their team. All transfers to be accompanied
with £2.00.
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Men's games to
be played on Tuesday night. Ladies games to be played on Thursday
night. Games to commence by 8:30pm.
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All StarDarts
matches are to be played on the specified night according to the
published fixtures list. No amendments to this list or rearrangement
of any matches permitted, unless under extreme circumstances. Team
captains must contact the league committee in these circumstances.
The penalty for any team cancelling a game without prior permission
is £10.00. Failure to pay this fine will result in the team
being disqualified from the league.
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The captain
for each team will be responsible for sending in the result sheets
and monies owed to the league and should be delivered to, "STAR
DARTS RESULTS, c/o 7 Stroud Green Drive, North Bersted, Bognor Regis,
P021 5SY.
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Men's result
sheets must be in by the Friday following each match.
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Ladies result
sheets must be in by the Monday following each match.
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Result sheets
not received by the specified days will result in the team being
fined £5.00.
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The Captains
& Secretaries matches (501 best-of-3 for the Mens, 1 leg of 501
for the Ladies) can be played at either the beginning or end of the
evening. Only names forwarded to the league at the beginning of the
season will be eligible to play and cannot be changed at any time
during the season (see rule 16). They may still play in the singles
& pairs games.
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A vice-captain
/ vice-secretary may be appointed at the beginning of the season.
They will be able to play the captains / secretaries game if the
captain / secretary permanently leaves the team. They will not
however be entitled to their predecessors points.
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The matches
will consist of 4 singles games (playing 'best-of-5 legs' 501 for the
Mens, playing '3 full legs' of 501 for the Ladies), and 2 pairs games
(playing '3 full legs' 501 for the Men, playing 'best-of-3 legs' of
501 for the Ladies). For the Men each leg won will be 1 point. For
the Ladies it will be 1 point for each game win.
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A draw for the
singles games must always be made before each match to determine the
order of play. Pairs players order can be decided by the captains.
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The order of
play will be nearest the bull at the beginning of each game to
determine who plays the odd numbered legs in each game.
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Averages will
be calculated on all individual winning legs only.
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When a team
has only three players they lose the 3 points from their fourth
player to the opposing team. The fourth player of the opposing team
can have the chance to gain an average by playing 1 leg against each
player from the other team. But whatever the result in these legs,
the 3 points still go to the team with 4 players.
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Knockout fees
are £2 per player and must be paid on the knockout night when
registering. Entry registration deadline for knockouts is 8pm on the night.
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The committee
shall meet during the season if there is anything necessary to talk
about. Any protests or complaints will be dealt with using the BDO
rules to make a Decision.
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The Committee
has the right to fine any team that is found to be cheating or
deviating from the rules, and such teams can be banned from the league.
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The Committee
has the power to deal with any contingencies that are not provided
for in the rules of the league.