Darts

The event will be steel tip darts only:
This event will be separated into a Male and Female division:
Male & Female Singles – Open
Male & Female Doubles – Open
CoEd Doubles and Coed Trios – Open  

All participants must pick up their pre-paid participation credentials at the host hotel prior to participation.  This must be done in person.  It can be done anytime prior to your event.  Please bring identifying documents to verify you are a first responder. (Dept ID Card, Payroll stub with Drivers License etc…   A Badge will not qualify as an identifying document)   The credential office is open from 7 am til 5pm from June 3rd til June 15th. It is also open June 2nd after 12:00 noon til 5pm. There may be an additional fee for participants that do not purchase their credentials before May 25th.  

Participants will not be allowed to participate without proper credentials on their person at the time of event.   No other person except the registered participant may pick up their credentials, please don’t ask – no exceptions – get your own credentials!!

Host Hotel

Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center

4431 PGA Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens 33410

All players begin play in the winners bracket. To proceed through the winners bracket a player must win two out of three games. The three games shall be played as follows:

Game 1 -Singles — 301 Straight On – Double Off Doubles — 501 Straight On – Double Trios — 601 Straight On – Double Off To start – each player throws one dart at the bulls-eye. The player closest to the bulls-eye goes first. If a players dart does not stick in the board, the player shall re-throw until the darts sticks. If a tie exists, the players shall re-throw until a clear winner is determined. This is called a “diddle”.
The diddle winner will throw first and begin the scoring. Every dart after the double scores. The player throws points to subtract from the games starting points. When the player is attempting to finish the game, they must hit a double to win the game. If a player scores more points than the points left to win, they will have “busted” and the points left will remain the same. If a player scores points and has only one point left, they will be considered “busted” and revert to their previous score.

Game 2 – Cricket
The players/teams shall diddle to determine who goes first. The object of this game is to hit specific targets. The targets are as follows: 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15 and bulls-eye. Each target must be hit three times. If the opposing player has not hit the target three times then points may be scored by hitting targets additional times while the opposing player still has that number open. The winner shall be determined by having the targets closed and total points

Game 3 – 301 (singles)/501 (doubles)/ 601(trios) or Cricket (player winning diddle chooses game)
The loser of the match goes to the losers bracket
Losers bracket:  A player/team shall diddle, winner of the diddle chooses the game whether 01 or cricket. The winner of this game proceeds through the losers bracket.

AWARDS:

Individuals: Medals to all individuals (1^st – 3^rd places) in singles
Doubles:  Medals to all individuals (1^st – 3^rd places) in doubles both divisions

SCHEDULING:
This event will be held over three days. 

OFFICIALS
Sport Coordinator:  Supervises all facets of event.

A Protest Committee consisting of the event coordinator, a neutral third party coach, and a member of the executive staff shall be assembled on matters regarding protests.  The decision rendered by this committee is final

 A participants meeting may be held prior to the event will explain the rules and regulations, the start time and locations.