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 6
WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES
4.01 Continued ......... All dartboards used in WDF tournaments shall;
(h) have the following dimensions;
'Double' and 'Treble' rings inside width = 8.0 mm.
'Bull' inside diameter = 12.7 mm.
'25' ring inside diameter = 31.8 mm.
Outside edge of 'Double' ring to centre. = 170.0 mm.
Outside edge of 'Treble' ring to centre = 107.0 mm.
Overall dartboard diameter { +/- 3.0 mm. } = 453.0 mm.
The 'Spider' wire gauge shall be of 18 SWG minimum up to 16 SWG maximum.
4.02 The dartboard shall be fixed such that the '20' segment is the darker of the two segment colours and is
at the top centre of the dartboard.
4.03 The dartboard shall be fixed in such a manner that the vertical height from the floor, at the same level
as the Oche, to a horizontal line through the centre of the 'Bull' shall measure 1.73 metres.
4.04 A player or team Official shall have the right to request that the dartboard be changed or moved before
or during the course of a match, always providing that the opposing player or team Official concurs with
the request.
Such change or move shall only be made before a match, or between Legs of a match and shall only
be made by a WDF appointed Official.
5.00 LIGHTING
5.01 In tournament play each 'floor' dartboard shall be adequately lit by a suitably positioned light fitting of
100 Watts minimum intensity.
5.02 Dartboards used in stage finals shall be adequately lit by at least two suitably positioned light fittings of
100 Watts minimum intensity.
5.03 All light fittings shall be fitted with screens to divert all light away from the player's eyes when standing
at the Oche.
5.04 In staged finals the general level of illumination may be augmented by the use of flood or spot lights,
but care should be taken to prevent the introduction of shadows on the dartboard.
6.00 OCHES
6.01 A raised Oche, 38 mm. high and 610 mm. long, shall be placed in position at the minimum throwing
distance and shall measure from the back of the Oche, 2.37 metres along a horizontal line to a plumb
line at the face of the dartboard.
6.02 The diagonal distance from the centre of the Bull to the back of the Oche at floor level shall measure
2.93 metres.
6.03 During match play no player shall tread on any part of the raised Oche, nor shall the player deliver any
dart with his or her feet in any position other than behind the raised Oche.
6.04 A player throwing a dart from a position on either side of the raised Oche shall keep his or her feet
behind an imaginary straight line extending on either side of the raised Oche.
