W O R L D D A R T S F E D E R A T I O N
Dave Alderman
Co-ordinator
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December 2003 3
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.
DEFINITIONS
'WDF'
- Shall mean the World Darts Federation, or the Executive of the World Darts Federation.
'Organisers'
- shall mean the World Darts Federation, its Executive, or a darts body appointed by the
World Darts Federation to carry out its functions in relation to a darts tournament.
'Player'
- Shall include the singular and plural, teams as well as individuals, males and females.
'Referee'
- shall mean the person appointed to take charge of matchplay at a matchboard, or on
stage. A Referee may also act as a Marker, or Caller for the match.
'Caller'
- shall mean the person appointed to announce the scores as they are made during
matchplay.
'Marker'
- shall mean the person appointed to mark the scores made and the scores remaining on
the scoreboard . Except for staged matchplay, the Marker may act as the Caller for the
match.
'Scorer'
- shall mean the person appointed to record the scores, the results, and other relevant
matchplay details on the score cards.
'Match'
- shall mean the total play between two players; sometimes referred to as a 'game'.
A match may be divided into Sets.
'Leg'
- shall mean the minimum element of a match in which there is a full round of play with a
winner and a loser.
A Leg shall constitute a match when the match is not divided into Legs or Sets.
The number of Legs in a Set or Match must be odd.
'Set'
- shall mean that part of a match that consists of an odd number of Legs.
The number of Sets in a match must be odd.
The winner of a Set is the player winning the majority of Legs in that Set.
The winner of the match is the player winning the majority of the Sets in that match.
