RULES RULES RULES
Just as a clarification to an enquiry about a player finishing a game but then being told he was given the wrong remaining score below are the official rules governing this kind of situation-
1.00 Throw
1.04 If a player, during a throw, touches any dart that is in the dartboard, then that throw shall
be deemed to have been completed
2.00 Starting and Finishing
2.05 A 'Game Shot' called by a Caller is valid only if the darts thrown achieve the required
finish and remain in the dartboard until retrieved after the 'Game Shot’ has been called.
2.06 If a 'Game Shot' called by a Caller is invalid(if the caller calls that the double has been hit ,but has not), then the player shall have the right to
continue that throw. IE: If all three darts have not already been thrown.
2.07 If as a result of an error in Clause 2.05 the player has retrieved any of the darts and not
all three darts have been thrown, then the Referee(marker) shall replace the retrieved dart or darts
in as near as is practicable the same position and permit the player to complete the throw.
3.00 Scoring
3.04 Darts shall be retrieved from the dartboard by the thrower, excepting only in those
circumstances when a physical disability, or physical injury requires a player to have
assistance, but only after the score has been announced by the caller, and recorded by
the Marker.
3.05 A protest about the score attained, or called, after the retrieval of the darts shall not be
upheld.(Leave your darts in the board until checked)
3.06 Errors in arithmetic shall stand as written on the scoreboard unless corrected prior to the
next throw of the player whose score is in error.(You can only check back your last visit before you start to throw,you may not check back 2 ,4 or whatever amount of visits even if the discrepency is large.Remember there is supposed to be 3 people checking your scores at a Tipp League match,the marker,the caller and YOURSELF!)
3.07 The actual score required by a player must be shown on the scoreboard, clearly visible, at
eye level, in front of the players and the Referee.(Before we start getting complaints about the positioning of scoreboards in some pubs,it is not a requirement for pub boards to have the scoreboard in front of the players in Tipp League matches,our own rules supercede this requirment.)
3.08 No indication of the required 'double out' shall be given by the Referee, Caller, Marker, or
Scorer. EG: '32' not 'double 16'.
Because our matches are self-refereed,common sense and courtesy is usually used to sort this kind of situation out,and I hope will continue to do so.However,if there is a dispute,the above is the definitive decision on such matters.
For a matter of reference all Tipperary competitions are played using the WDF playing rules.
Martin Sheehan-Honorary Secretary
