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 9
WDF PLAYING & TOURNAMENT RULES
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9.06 Team members from one up to a whole team may be changed prior to the tournament and up to the
time when a player or team is required to throw the first darts in any respective event in the tournament.
9.07 In the team and pairs events, if a player is unable, for good cause shown, to continue play, then a
substitution is allowable, but only by an individual who has not already played in the tournament.
Such substitution shall only be made between matches.
9.08 A substitute player shall take the place and 'Order of Throw' of the absent player in the team and pairs
events.
9.09 No player shall be entered more than once in any event of the tournament.
9.10 No player shall play for more than one country in a tournament.
10.00 REGISTRATION
10.01 All tournament players shall be registered, either by the players themselves or by their team Official,
for each event at the scheduled time.
10.02 Any player failing to be registered by the notified time shall be eliminated from that event in the
tournament.
10.03 Any player that is not in attendance when called upon to play at the nominated time shall forfeit that
match.
10.04 Only '5' minutes shall be allowed from the time of the call on the public address system for the player
to reach the Control Desk or the assigned matchboard, whichever requirement is called for.
11.00 DRAW
11.01 There shall be only one draw for opponents which shall be conducted prior to the tournament.
11.02 In a 'knock-out' format the Organisers shall arrange preliminary matches so as to eliminate all 'byes'
from the first round proper of an event.
11.03 Draw Charts shall be displayed at the Control Desk, in the tournament programme, and at a
convenient place in the venue.
11.04 Times on a Draw Chart for beginning an event are for the guidance only and the Organisers reserve
the right to start an event earlier or later than the times indicated.
