WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING AND TOURNAMENT RULES Sixth Revised Edition Dave Alderman Co-ordinator 1st December 2003 1
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES INDEX PAGES Contents 2 Definitions 3 WDF PLAYING RULES 1.00 Throw 4 2.00 Starting and Finishing 4 3.00 Scoring 5 4.00 Dartboards 5.00 Lighting 6.00 Oches 5&6 6 6&7 WDF TOURNAMENT RULES 7.00 General 7 8.00 Regulation 8 9.00 Entry 8&9 10.00 Registration 9 11.00 Draw 9 12.00 Order of Play 10 13.00 Score Cards 11 14.00 Practice 11 15.00 Tournament Play 12 16.00 Conduct 17.00 Playing Attire 13 18.
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES All International darts tournaments that are organised under the exclusive jurisdiction of the World Darts Federation, or its appointed Organisers, shall be played under the WDF Playing and Tournament Rules. The WDF Playing and Tournament Rules are divided into two separate sections; Playing Rules: 1.00 to 6.00 inclusive. Tournament Rules: 7.00 to 23.00 inclusive.
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES PLAYING RULES 1.00 THROW 1.01 Players shall provide their own darts, which shall not exceed an overall length of 30.5 cm., nor weigh more than 50 grams. Each dart shall consist of a needle shaped point which shall be fixed to a barrel. At the rear of the barrel there shall be attached a flighted stem, which may consist of separate parts. 1.02 All darts shall be thrown deliberately, one at a time, by and from the hand. 1.
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES . 3.00 SCORING 3.01 The rules of the event shall provide for matches or Legs of a fixed odd number, such as 501, 701, or 1001. All scores made shall be subtracted from the give total or the score remaining from the previous throw. 3.02 A dart shall only score if the point remains in or touches the face of the dartboard, within the outer double wire, until after the throw has been completed, and the score has been called and recorded on the scoreboard. 3.
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES 4.01 Continued ......... All dartboards used in WDF tournaments shall; (h) have the following dimensions; 'Double' and 'Treble' rings inside width 'Bull' inside diameter '25' ring inside diameter Outside edge of 'Double' ring to centre. Outside edge of 'Treble' ring to centre Overall dartboard diameter { +/- 3.0 mm. } = = = = = = 8.0 mm. 12.7 mm. 31.8 mm. 170.0 mm. 107.0 mm. 453.0 mm.
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES OCHES Continued ............ 6.05 Any player in breach of Clause 6.03 or 6.04 shall first be warned by the Referee in the presence of the player's Captain or team Official. Any dart subsequently delivered in breach of these Clauses shall not score and shall be declared invalid by the Referee. 6.
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES 8.00 REGULATION 8.01 The interpretation of the WDF Playing Rules in relation to a darts tournament shall be determined by the WDF appointed Organisers, whose decision shall be final and binding. Information concerning such an interpretation shall be forwarded to the WDF Executive. 8.02 Any matter not expressly covered by the WDF Playing Rules shall be determined by the WDF Executive, whose decision shall be final and binding. 8.
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES ENTRY Continued ............. 9.06 Team members from one up to a whole team may be changed prior to the tournament and up to the time when a player or team is required to throw the first darts in any respective event in the tournament. 9.07 In the team and pairs events, if a player is unable, for good cause shown, to continue play, then a substitution is allowable, but only by an individual who has not already played in the tournament.
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES 12.00 ORDER OF PLAY 12.01 The Playing Rules of the tournament shall provide for a draw or toss of a coin or for a throw for the Bull to determine the order of play in each match. 12.02 The winner of the draw, toss, or Bull throw shall throw first in the match. If the match is divided into Legs, the winner of the draw, toss, or Bull throw shall throw first in the odd numbered Legs, and the loser shall throw first in the even numbered Legs.
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES 13.00 SCORE CARDS 13.01 A score card for each match shall be made out at the Control Desk with the name of the event, the round of play, and the names of the players. If the order of play is determined at the Control Desk, the order of play shall be entered on the score card. In team and pairs events, the order of throw of the team members shall be entered on the score card.
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES 15.00 TOURNAMENT PLAY 15.01 In tournament play all players shall play under the supervision and direction of the Organisers and tournament Officials. 15.02 No person shall be allowed within the playing area other than the Referee, Caller, Marker(s), Scorer(s) electronic indicator operators, and the assigned players. 15.03 Only Callers, Markers, and electronic indicator operators shall be allowed to be situated in front of a player when playing. 15.
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES CONDUCT Continued ........... 16.03 The decision of the WDF Executive called for in Clause 16.02 shall be made by a majority of the members of the WDF Executive present at the tournament. If no members of the WDF Executive are present at the tournament, the appeal shall be put to a board made up of one Official from each participating country and the decision of the Organisers may be overruled by a majority of the country Officials. 17.
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES 20.00 ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS & OFFICIALS 20.01 To play for a Member Darts Body in an official WDF Tournament, a person must have resided for at least three (3) years immediately prior to the date of the tournament being played in the country represented by that Member Darts Body. 20.02 In the case where two or more Member Darts Bodies are situated within one national entity, the above requirement shall be interpreted as residence in the national entity.
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS & OFFICIALS Continued ......... 20.11 The written application for entry, or re-entry, must be submitted through the Member Darts Body representing the country of residence of the person, or agent making the application. The application shall be forwarded, together with all relevant documentation to the WDF Regional Disciplinary Committee whose jurisdiction covers that WDF Member Darts Body. 20.
