EUROPE CUP YOUTH Format and Playing Rules Tenth Revised Edition
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WORLD DARTS FEDERATION EUROPE CUP YOUTH Format and Playing Rules Tenth revised edition A Full Member of GAISF and AIMS Committed to compliance with the WADA World Anti-Doping Code Sample collection could occur at any time as required by WDF CONTENTS PAGE DEFINITION 3 PLAYING RULES 4 1. GENERAL 4 2. COMPOSITION 5 3. PLAYER SELECTION, ELIGIBILITY AND AGE 5 4. SEEDING 5 5. DRAW 5 6. THE GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT 5 7. THE BOYS’ CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT 6 8. ROUND-ROBIN GROUPS (BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ EVENTS) 7 9. THROWING ORDER 8 10. PRACTICE DARTS 8 11. MATCH TIE-BREAKER RULE 8 12. ROUND-ROBIN GROUP TIE-BREAKER 9 13. POINTS ALLOCATION 9 14. PLAYING SCHEDULE (MAY BE VARIED ACCORDING TO ENTRIES) 10 15. DARTBOARDS 11 16. SCORING 11 17. REPLACEMENTS DUE TO ABSENTEEISM 11 18. SUBSTITUTION DURING MATCH-PLAY 11 19. ADVERTISING 11 20. PLAYING ATTIRE 11 21. TEAM MANAGERS MEETINGS 12 22. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BULL THROW 12 AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS 13 REVISION NOTES 13 WDF - Europe Cup Youth Format and Playing Rules Page 2 of 13 01 September 2018 10th revised edition DEFINITION WDF Shall mean the World Darts Federation, or the Executive of the World Darts Federation, the governing body for the Sport of Darts throughout the World. Organisers Shall mean the World Darts Federation, its Executive, or a darts body or it’s appointed organisers to carry out 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 match play at a matchboard, or on stage. A Referee may also act as a Marker, or Caller for the match. Marker Shall mean the person appointed to mark the scores made and the scores remaining on the scoreboard. Except for staged match play, the Marker may act as the Caller for the match. 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. WDF - Europe Cup Youth Format and Playing Rules Page 3 of 13 01 September 2018 10th revised edition PLAYING RULES 1. GENERAL 1.01 The WDF Europe Cup Youth shall be arranged during the summer period when most schools are closed for annual holidays. The Europe Cup Youth shall be played over three (3) consecutive days. The Official Opening ceremony and Team managers Meeting shall be held in the evening prior to the first playing day. 1.02 The official invitation shall be submitted to the WDF Tournament Director at least four (4) months before the scheduled date of the Cup. On approval the WDF Tournament Director shall circulate the documents to all European members. The documents will also be placed in the Members Login area of the WDF website. The closing date for entries will be shown on the entry form and must be strictly adhered to. All entry forms, player biographies, and accommodation reservations must be in the hands of the host organisers by the specified closing date. A copy of the Team Entry Form must be sent to the WDF Tournament Director. 1.03 All rooms used for match-play shall be completely non-smoking areas. Any player found to be in breach of the non-smoking rule will be disqualified immediately and all results relating to that player will be removed. Officials and spectators found to be in breach of this rule will be ordered to leave the playing venue. 1.04 No alcoholic beverages shall be sold to or consumed by any person in the playing venue. Officials and spectators found to be in breach of this rule will be ordered to leave the playing venue. No alcoholic beverages shall be consumed by any player at any time or at any place during the WDF Europe Cup Youth. Any player found to be in breach of this rule will be disqualified immediately and all results relating to that player will be removed. It is the responsibility of the Team managers to look after the players in their charge for the entire duration of the Cup. The “host” organisers are required to conduct random alcohol tests throughout the Cup. Any player submitting a positive alcohol test will be disqualified immediately and all results relating to that player will be removed. 1.05 The WDF Playing and Tournament Rules shall apply in all matters that are not explicitly mentioned in these rules. WDF - Europe Cup Youth Format and Playing Rules Page 4 of 13 01 September 2018 10th revised edition 2. COMPOSITION 2.01 The WDF Europe Cup Youth shall consist of two separate Championships: (a) The Girls’ Europe Cup Youth and (b) The Boys’ Europe Cup Youth. 2.02 Each European WDF member country may enter one girl team consisting of two (2) players and one boy team consisting of four (4) players. A country may enter only one team (girls or boys) if it wishes to do so. 3. PLAYER SELECTION, ELIGIBILITY AND AGE 3.01 All players must be eligible to play for their country and shall be selected by the respective Full Member European Darts Body for that country, by any such method that they themselves determine. 3.02 Only players who have not reached their 18th birthday on the final day of the WDF Europe Cup Youth shall be eligible to play. 3.03 NOTE: It is permissible for youth players to participate in both the Europe Cup Youth and the Europe Cup Senior events in the same year. 4. SEEDING 4.01 There shall be no seeding in the WDF Europe Cup Youth. However, the draw shall ensure that players/pairs/teams from the same country meet as late as possible. 5. DRAW 5.01 The draw for the WDF Europe Cup Youth is the responsibility of the WDF Executive, and shall be conducted by the person/persons authorised by the WDF Executive only. 5.02 No unauthorised person shall conduct or change any part of a WDF Europe Cup Youth draw. 6. THE GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT 6.01 The Girls’ Europe Cup Youth shall consist of two events: Girls’ Singles and Girls’ Pairs. 6.02 Both events shall consist of Round Robin preliminary groups followed by a knock-out format for the qualifiers. The number of groups will be decided by the WDF Tournament Director based on the number of entries received. 6.03 The following playing format shall apply to both events: (a) Up to Semi-Finals, best of five (5) Legs, 501 up, straight start and double to finish. The Match Tie-Break Rule will apply in the 5th Leg. WDF - Europe Cup Youth Format and Playing Rules Page 5 of 13 01 September 2018 10th revised edition (b) Final, Best of seven (7) Legs, 501 up, straight start and double to finish. The Match Tie-Break Rule will apply in the 7th Leg. 6.04 All Tie-Break Legs will be decided by a throw for the Bull (see 11). 7. THE BOYS’ CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT 7.01 The Boys’ Europe Cup Youth shall consist of three events: Boys’ Singles, Boys’ Pairs, and Boys’ Four Person Team. 7.02 All events shall consist of Round Robin preliminary groups followed by a Knock-out format for the qualifiers. The number of groups will be decided by the WDF Tournament Director based on the number of entries received. 7.03 The following playing format shall apply to the Singles event: (a) Up to last sixteen (16), best of five (5) Legs, 501 up, straight start and double to finish. The Match Tie-Break Rule will apply in the 5th leg. (b) Quarter/Semi-Finals, best of three (3) Sets, best of three (3) Legs, 501 up, straight start and double finish. The Tie-Break Rule will apply in the third leg of the third Set. (c) Final, best of five (5) Sets, best of three (3) Legs, 501 up, straight start and double finish. The fifth set must be won by two clear legs. The Tie-Break Rule will apply in the ninth leg of the fifth set. 7.04 The following playing format shall apply to the Pairs event: (a) Up to Semi-Finals, best of five (5) Legs, 501 up, straight start and double to finish. The Match Tie-Break Rule will apply in the 5th Leg. (b) Final, Best of seven (7) Legs, 501 up, straight start and double to finish. The Match Tie-Break Rule will apply in the 7th Leg. 7.05 The following format shall apply to all Four Person Team matches: Best of 17 Legs, 501 up, straight start and double to finish. All matches will be concluded when one team has won nine Legs. Order of Play: Leg Team A Team B Leg Team A Team B Player Player Player Player 1 1 v 2 9 4 v 4 2 2 v 1 10 1 v 1 3 3 v 4 11 2 v 3 4 4 v 3 12 3 v 2 5 2 v 2 13 1 v 3 6 1 v 4 14 2 v 4 7 4 v 1 15 3 v 1 8 3 v 3 16 4 v 2 Team Managers will nominate one player from their team to play the Tie-Break Leg, which is the 17th Leg.