1.      All team members submitted to play for a team will have to be registered and would be expected to stay with that team for the season duration.

2.      A minimum of 6 players must be registered for each team; this will help to keep and maintain a team with enough players to play each week.

3.      Changing of teams by a player will be permitted only if the two team’s captains agree. The change must be notified to the committee prior to the next match being played. A player can only change once in a season and will not be allowed to return to his original team under any circumstances in that season.

4.      The exception to rule 3 will be up to the 3^rd week of the season when a grace period will be offered to all players who wish to change teams and can do so freely subject to the new teams captains approval. The change must be advised to the committee before the 4^th week’s matches.

5.      Before the 4^th week a list of each teams registered members will be sent to the committee each captain so that all teams’ players are known to all and any updates will be sent out as they occur.

6.      Any team selecting an additional player or players during the season will be permitted but only if that player or players have not participated in any match for any other team after the 3^rd week, (subject to rule 3) and the player must be registered with the committee immediately after the game.

7.      It is the Captains responsibility to inform the committee in writing of any players that are to be removed or added to their team’s rota as soon as possible.

8.      A maximum of 12 players can be registered with any team.

9.      Any team fielding or adding to more than the maximum12 registered players will be penalised 1 (one) point for each additional player above the maximum 12.

10.  An extra player maybe added to any team (subject to rule 3) providing that the team does not exceed 12 registered players.

11.  Any team wishing to add another player to their team after the maximum of 12 players has been recorded, must release a player from their team to accommodate the new player. The released player can move to another team subject to rule 3 and 4. Under no circumstances can a de-registered player return to his original team.

12.  Once a player has been dropped from his team for what ever reason, the statistician must be informed so that the register can be updated. Once the player has been dropped he cannot play for the same team again from the date he was removed from the register.

13.  A new category of player has been added for this season. Transient players are only eligible if they do not reside in Saigon, but are visiting for business or holidays. They may play for 1 team only and only play 6 times during the year. The team captain must inform his opposite number before the match and include the name of the player and where he resides on the score sheet.

14.  A minimum of 4 players can make up a team for any match day, this giving a theoretical chance of the team of 4 players winning the game.

15.  The teams venue must remain their venue for the season, however if a problem arises with the venue for whatever reason then an alternative venue will have to be found. If any team wishes to change their venue for the teams benefit then this will only be allowed at mid season point, unless the proposal of change is submitted to the committee in writing stating the reason for the change, so that the committee can review and make a fair decision on the matter.

16.  If a team does drop out of the league then the fixture list will be revised to show this change and the new fixture list will be sent to all captains upon completion.

  

THE GAME.

  

17.  All league games will only be played on the designated Tuesday; no changes will be permitted to this schedule, unless the league executive has approved a prior agreement.

18.  In the unfortunate event of a serious accident or death of a team member then that team may request a postponement for match that week. The captain in question must request a postponement from the opposing team captain and advise the committee as soon as possible.

19.  All league matches will commence at 1900 hrs on the designated Tuesday. However a 15-minute grace period will be allowed to field the minimum required number of players.

20.  All cup matches will be played at the discretion of the committee, the fixture days will be made to try and suit all concerned outside of the league schedule or where possible within the league schedule.

21.  This season’s format will be played as follows: 2 Triples games 3 double games, 6 singles games and 1 team game.

22.  The captains of each team must submit a list of the names of the players that they expect to be playing in the full match by 1900 hrs. (This will allow each team captain to confirm the other teams registered players).

23.  The captains shall then designate their players for the first triples match then they will match up the score sheets to determine which players will be playing each other in the triples. Once the first triples are completed, then the same steps would be followed for the 2^nd triples, the 3 doubles matches, the 6 singles matches and the team game. Once each of the games has been completed the score details are to be added to the score sheet.

24.  If a minimum of four players are not present by 19:15 hrs, then the team that does not have the correct number of players present will forfeit the game and the team with the minimum of four players will be credited with the win claiming the full score of 12 points.

25.  For each member whose name has been selected to play and is not available to play his or her game at the designated time will be deemed as not available and the game will be awarded to the opposing team.

26.  Closest to the bull will decide who starts the game; home team throws first at the bull. Once the winner of this point is obtained he or she will throw 1^st in game 1, 2^nd in game 2 and if it is required the 3^rd game will start with the player who originally won the throw at the bull, a second throw at the bull will not be required to determine who starts game 3.

27.  The format for this season; 2 Triples matches 701 one game each, played one game at a time, (Unless the captains of each team agree to play both games simultaneously), 3 double games 501 best of 3, 6 singles games 501 best of 3 and 1 team game 1001, 1 game (where each team must field all 6 players, if either of the teams do not have all 6 players available, then the team that is short can play the game but must miss a turn for each missing player.

28.  Each player can only play once in each event: one triples match, one doubles match, one singles match and the team game.

29.  All games must finish on a double. Each game won will be awarded 1 point to the winning team/player making a maximum of 12 points available for the match. During the first half of the season when each team plays each other the scoring system for the league table will be 3 points for a win 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. The rule will be reviewed at half time.

30.  All 12 matches must be played; any matches not completed will be awarded to the team available to play.

31.  Any game ending with both or all players on double one, then the following will apply: a maximum of 9 darts will be used in an attempt to check out, if neither team are successful then they will continue throwing for a double one but the bust rule will not apply.

32.  The team that accumulates the most points will receive 2 points for the match win.

33.  If there is a tie for 1^st place in the league or for the last place at the end of the season, the tie will be decided by:

·         On the win/loss ratio between the tied teams.

·         The difference of the win/loss ratio

·         If in the unlikely event that the teams are still tied then it will go down to the game scores for all doubles & single games to decide the final outcome

34.  All tons, high finishes and 180’s will be recorded on the website www.thesidl.com

35.  Tons from any of the cup competitions will not be credited to the individual or team.

36.  The cup competitions venues and dates will be decided/nominated by the committee later in the season and announced at the appropriate times, usually 2 weeks prior to each event.

37.  The team cup competitions will be held on Tuesdays left free for this purpose and will be organized later as the season progresses. Individual and doubles competitions will be advised later.

  

  

MONIES, PENALTIES & SCORESHEETS.

38.  Team registration payment of 300US$ or equivalent in VND (exchange rate at the time of payment will apply) will be paid for each participating team; this payment will be paid at registration time 26 February or no later than the 2^nd week of the season.

39.  Any team with more than the maximum12 players registered will be penalised 1 (one) point for each additional player above the maximum of 12 players.

40.  Each player must be registered with a team to participate within the league, the registration is as follows:

·         Each team must submit a registration of players (minimum 6) before week one of the season.

·         From the end of week 3 each player will be recorded as playing for his/her selected team there is no player registration fee this season

·         Any player who wishes to join a team after the 3^rd week will have to be registered with the committee immediately after the Tuesday match.

41.  Any team having a three match continuous no show will result in suspension from the darts league unless good reason can be shown to the committee for non shows.

42.  Any team that gets suspended from the league will be removed from the status sheet and all previous scores that were made from games played will be withdrawn from the status sheet, only the tons, high finish and any 180’s credited to individual players will remain unchanged if they choose to continue playing darts with another team. The exception to this rule will be if the majority of the team that wants to play forms a new team, then they will continue with the previously gained scores.

43.  Players who turn up regularly to play their games only to find that the rest of their team fails to show can request to change teams and only the captain of the team who that player wants to join needs to inform the committee for final approval and the registration.

44.  Each captain must complete the score sheets after each game; once the match is completed both captains are to sign each other’s score sheet.

45.  An electronic copy of the score sheet will be required to be filled in by the home team and away team captains and sent to the league statistician for the weekly update of the league and individual statistics, this sheet is to be received by the league statistician by Thursday evening at the latest.

46. The completed weekly status spread sheet will be sent to all players who wish to receive this weekly status data sheet.

47. The captains and vice captains will be sent an electronic version of the score sheet prior to the start of the season.

48. If a game has not taken place then it will be the responsibility of the showing team’s captain to show this on his or her score sheet and if possible get the signature of the bar owner to verify.

49.  Any home team captain or vice captain failing to submit the completed electronic score sheet to the statistician by the latest 18:00hrs the Thursday evening, following the Tuesday nights game, the home team will forfeit the match statistics, providing the away team captain submits their score sheet unless – A) The 2 captains agree that the away captain will submit the details to the statistician and the home team captain confirms by email to the statistician that the away team captains score sheet has been agreed to or B) The statistician is informed by email that the details submitted by the away team captain will be accepted as correct and that there will be no repercussions from the home team captain.

50.  The league treasurer will display the status of all monies collected and the team/individual status on a monthly basis.

51.  Once the fixture list is compiled and agreed to by the committee, no changes will be permitted unless the committee feels it necessary to do so.

52.  Any disputes will have to be submitted in writing to the committee, either by email, postal or hand delivered, no verbal complaints will be accepted. All personnel had the opportunity to have their say at the AGM, people who did not show will have to play to the rules and voice your opinion at the next AGM.

53.  These rules are to be displayed in each participating bar for all to read.

  

  

The spirit of the game should be adhered to at all times but if the committee are asked to get involved then their decision is final.