1. All Teams & Players must register with the league. A completed team registration form must be sent to the league secretary within 6 weeks from the first fixture of the season. Failure to complete this form will result in 10 points being deducted from the offending teams' total (even if this takes the total to less than zero). Any new players can still be registered by adding their details to the bottom of the results sheet for the first game that the new player participates.
2. All matches are to be played on a home and away basis, unless in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
3. No new Players can register after the halfway stage of the season, unless with committee approval
4. Only players of 14 or above years of age may play in the league, unless venue or club rules do not permit entry. Otherwise at Landlords discretion.
5. No player is allowed to play for more than one team in a season, unless the team pulls out of the league before the halfway point or at the discretion of the committee.
6. Each team must provide a good match board. It must be 5ft 8” to the bull’s eye from the floor. Darts must be thrown from behind a raised oche 7ft 9 ¼” from the board.
7. A chalk board or white board is to be used for scoring. The home team must provide a competent chalker.
8. The match board is to be open by 8.15pm with a start of no later than 8:45pm
9. All players must sign on before the end of the evening
10. A team consists of 6 or more players. A minimum of 5 players are allowed to play in the game. No player is allowed to play twice in the same section. In the event that both teams can only field 5 players, two singles cannot be played. In this event only a maximum of 15 points can be played for and not the usual 17. It is allowed to play two against one in the pairs and three against two in the threes.
11. Teams may select their threes and pairs, but all match pairings must be decided by a blind draw by the opposing captain.
12. Match format:-
2 x Threes 1 Leg 801 3 x Pairs 1 Leg 601 6 x Singles 1 Leg 501 1 x Captains 1 Leg 501 6 x Singles 1 Leg 501 Throw to be decided by nearest to the Bull, home team to throw first. In the event both players hit either 25 or Bull, throw is to be taken again away team first and then alternating until a winner is decided. The player throwing 2nd may request a dart to be removed if it is in the Bull or 25.
13. Captain’s game is to be played by the Nominated Captain; if the Nominated Captain is unavailable then the Nominated Vice Captain can play this game. In the event of a tie at the end of the season, only points earned by the Nominated Captain will count. If both the Nominated Captain and Nominated Vice Captain are unavailable, the the Captains game will be given to the opposing team.
14. Any Team or Player reported for bad behaviour may be banned from the league. Reported Teams or Players will be discussed and dealt with by the committee.
15. Complaints to be sent in writing to the Secretary and will be dealt with by the Committee. Their decision will be final.
16. Results must be sent to the Secretary no later than the following weekend. Failure to do so will result in 2 points being deducted from the winning team. It is the Winning teams responsibility to report the result.
17. No matches are to be called off unless in the event of unforeseen circumstances (in this event the committee will provide a ruling). Should a team be unable to complete the fixture on the date specified, providing the opposing team have been notified more than 7 days in advance and there has been no other postponed fixtures then there will be no penalty. Further postponements or postponements made within 7 days of the given fixture will attract a 10 point deduction for the team unable to play. The fixture should then be replayed at the earliest convenience. Re-arranged games must be organised within 7 days of the original fixture and the league secretary notified of the pending dates. Re-arranged games must also be completed before the end-of-season knockouts and provision of a spare week will be made in the fixtures for this purpose. In the event that the game cannot be replayed, then 11pts shall be awarded to the opposing team plus the Captains game. (Captains game will not count towards the Captains Trophy in the event of a tie)
18. End of Season Preliminary Competitions
a. Players must be evenly distributed between the preliminary venues
b. Blind draw to be made by 8.30pm Sharp
c. Each Round to be best of 3 with the exception of the Semi-Finals and Final which are best of 5
d. Singles to be 501, pairs to be 601 and trio’s 801
e. Start to be decided by throwing for the Bull and the winner will start legs 1,3 & 5 (if all legs needed)
f. Full names and team names must be given upon registration
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY KNOCKOUT COMPETITION RULE COULD RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION
19. THE COMMITTEE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE RULES AND ANY DECISION MADE BY THE COMMITTEE IS FINAL.
20. ANY TEAM FOUND TO BE BREAKING THE MDDL RULES, MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM THE LEAGUE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMITTEE.