October 31 - November 2 2014 - Rocky Mountain Dart Association

October 31 - November 2
2014
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Welcome
to the 2014 Colorado Open Dart Tournament at the
DoubleTree Hotel in Denver, Colorado!
We hope you’ll enjoy the competition and fun of the weekend, as well as the
beauty of Colorado.
Congratulations and good luck to all those participating in the 2014 ADO
U.S. Team National Finals. The Rocky Mountain Dart Association is very
proud and excited to again host this event.
If not for the attendance and participation from you, our dart players, we
could not have made this tournament what it is today. I just want to say
thank you for all of your support through the years.
The financial support of our sponsors - businesses, as well as RMDA teams
and players - also helps make it possible to have the Colorado Open. Most of
the businesses you see advertised around the dart hall and in the program
are owned and operated by fellow dart players, including many from our
very own association. Please support them as they have supported us.
And, of course, where would we be without all the volunteers? Thank you
to the RMDA tournament committee, Board members and various league
members who have given their time and energy to help make the Colorado
Open happen!
We are always looking for new ideas to improve and grow our tournament,
so please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any suggestions or
comments.
Once again, thanks to all of you for being here! Throw awesome darts and
have a blast this weekend!
Cindy Lynde
Tournament Director, RMDA
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RMDA Board of Directors
President
Ken Lynde
Vice President
Ed Linehan
Secretary
Jennifer Sands
Treasurer
Brendan Galloway
Commissioners
Masters/AA Division
Cami Davis-Moore
Cyndi Schreffler
A Division
Dave Hale
Kevin Nease
B Division
James Sands
Angela Nease
Board Advisor
Scott Conkey
Bar Owner
Representative
Vacant
ADO Representative
Brenda Roush
Youth Representative
Jimmie Jarrell
Statistician
Cindy Lynde
Tournament Committee Members
Brendan Galloway
Cindy Lynde
Dan Davis
James Sands
Jennifer Sands
Jill Horton
Ken Lynde
RMDA Sponsoring Establishments
@Cheers
11964 Washington St.
Northglenn, CO 80223
(303) 955-5660
American Legion #21
500 9th St.
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 279-6200
Aqua Lounge
1417 Krameria St
Denver, CO 80220
(720) 287-0584
Balloon Inn
6440 Wadsworth Boulevard
Arvada, CO 80003
(720) 533-4822
Bannock Street Garage
1015 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 534-7000
Bonfire Lounge
6440 Wadsworth Boulevard
Lakewood, CO 80232
(303) 980-2288
BQ’s Bar
16961 East Quincy Ave
Aurura, CO 80015
(303) 693-1915
The Fainting Goat
846 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 945-2323
Famous Door
15220 E. Hampden Ave.
Aurora, CO 80014
(303) 699-8989
Funugyz
17785 Cottonwood Dr
Parker, CO 80134
(303) 699-5999
Greenfields
3355 S Yarrow St
Lakewood, CO 80227
(303) 989-9820
Ironworks Brewery
12354 W. Alameda Pkwy, #110
Lakewood, CO 80228
(303) 985-5818
Longshot Lounge
3665 S. Federal Blvd.
Englewood, CO 80110
(303) 789-9653
McDonoughs Irish Ale & Pub
10395 E. Iliff
Aurora, CO 80231
(303) 369-9819
Mirage Sports Bar
8340 Coal Mine
Littleton, CO 80123
(303) 973-5170
Mirage On Broadway
3866 S. Broadway
Englewood, CO 80110
(303) 761-7823
Mountain Tap Bar & Grill
1901 Youngfield St #101
Golden, CO
(720) 689-5972
MVP’s Sports Bar & Grill
15433 E. Hampden #C D
Aurora, CO 80015
(303) 617-3069
No Name Grill
8601-A3 W. Cross Dr.
Littleton, CO 80128
(303) 948-5977
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North Shore Restaurant & Bar
7444 W. Chatfield #D
Littleton, CO 80123
(303) 972-8611
Over There Off Hampden
3425 S Oleander Ct
Denver, CO 80224
(303) 759-3155
Riffs, a Rock & Roll Bar
10151 W 26th Ave
Wheat Ridge, CO 80215
(720) 550-6652
Sand Creek Lounge
16893 E. Iliff
Aurora, CO 80013
(303) 337-4984
Steele Tips
15162 E. Hampden
Aurora, CO 80013
(303) 699-2222
VFW Post 4171
15625 W. 10th Ave
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 279-2119
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2. Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Good sportsmanship shall be the prevailing attitude during all
competition. The tournament staff reserves the right to remove
anyone from the tournament hall for unsportsmanlike conduct
or disruptive behavior.
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3. Absentee Entries
All entries must be paid in full at the time of registration. There
will be no refunds for no-shows.
Other interesting dart sites:
www.facebook.com/rmdaTournaments
www.sewa-darts.com
www.cyberdarts.com
www.bullseyenews.com
Online dart magazine
www.dartswdf.com
World Dart Federation home page
www.planetdarts.co.uk
Professional Darts Corporation
6. Lost registration tickets
If the tournament staff loses a player’s registration ticket and,
consequently, that player is left out of an event, that player’s
money will be refunded for that event.
7. Men’s and Women’s Classifications
Women cannot play in events labeled as Men’s; Men cannot
play in events labeled as Women’s. If there is a question of
a person’s gender, gender will be defined as how that person
lives their day-to-day life.
8. MVP
An award will be given to the female and male MVP of the
tournament.
LONGSHOT
Restaurant and Lounge
Events Included
Men’s MVPMen’s Doubles 501
Men’s Doubles Cricket
Men’s Singles 501
Men’s Singles Cricket
Mixed Triples 701
Saturday Blind Draw 8pm
T to T - 7pm
11 Dart Boards!
Points Awarded
In each included event, points will be awarded to the top eight
finishers. Full points will be given to each player finishing at that
level as follows
Singles Events
1st
10 points
2nd 8 points
Top 4 6 points
Top 8 4 points
Doubles Events
1st
8 points
2nd
6 points
Top 4 4 points
Top 8 2 points
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5. Late entries
Late entries will only be taken with express approval by the
Tournament Director.
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For information about the RMDA
visit us on the web at:
4. Double entries
If a player registers twice for the same event, the money paid
for the second registration will be refunded. The second ticket
will be taken out of the draw.
Women’s MVP – Women’s Doubles 501
Women’s Doubles Cricket
Women’s Singles 501
Women’s Singles Cricket
Mixed Triples 701
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Tournament Policies
Welcoming New League Teams!
Free Team Shirts
Triples Events
1st
6 points
2nd
4 points
Top 4 2 points
Top 8 1 point
Maria’s Great Food
& Drink Specials
Tie Breaker
In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken by the number of 180s,
9hits and 6 bull shots scored. Each of these shots will count as 1
point. If a tie still exists, two awards will be given.
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9. Cell phones
All cell phones must be silenced or turned off while in the tournament hall.
303-789-9653
10. Children under the age of 18
Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.
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Chris Helms Sportsmanship Award
To determine the winner of this years Chris Helms
Sportsmanship Award, we need your help.
When you encounter a player this weekend that
you feel shows Exceptional Good Sportsmanship, (win or lose!), please write their name on the
provided slip of paper and drop in the box at the
tournament desk.
At the end of the day on Sunday, we’ll tally the
votes. The player with the most votes will take
home this beautiful award.
Winner of the 2nd Annual
Chris Helms Sportsmanship Award (2014)
Mark Fair
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It doesn’t mean what you think it does
Jennifer Sands
to indicate what happened or what should be done next
(then I went to the store). Than is a conjunction used
with comparative adjectives and adverbs (she is younger
than her). Those are a few of the commonly used homonyms.
The English language can be a tricky thing at times. After all, there are so many words in the English language,
is it any wonder so many have been mixed up over the
years? Words can be misused for many different reasons. Pronunciations and meanings get lost in translation. Everyone knows what you mean in your angry
Facebook rant, but it [and you] isn’t taken seriously
because incorrect grammar has been used and everyone
now is making fun of you. Let’s look at a few common
mistakes.
Next, there are the words that simply don’t exist like
irregardless (as easy as that one rolls off the tongue; it’s
really just regardless), misunderestimate (you have a
choice here; underestimate or misestimate; not both) and
supposably (this is another one that is so easy to say,
but still doesn’t exist. Use supposedly). Then there are
the words that actually do have meanings but just not
what you think they do. Take “literally” for example; it
is misused as an intensifier or to emphasize a point. It
is also often used in place of “figuratively,” when in all
actuality, it means “in a literal manner; word for word.”
Alanis Morissette didn’t do us any favors with her song
Ironic. Ironic is used most often as something funny that
happened to you or a coincidence. In the song, Alanis
uses “a traffic jam when you’re already late” and “a no
smoking sign on your cigarette break” to show irony.
These are unfortunate, but not ironic. The true meaning
on ironic is “an occurrence that is the opposite of what
was expected.” Travesty is often confused for tragedy.
It’s a common mistake; they do sound similar. A tragedy
is a very sad, unfortunate event. A travesty is a mockery
or a parody. Bemused vs. amused; these words are not
to be interchanged. Bemused means to be confused not
amused.
Homonyms (words that sound alike) can present all
sorts of issues. Most likely the errors of this type will
not be caught on a word processing program either.
Among the most common misused homonyms are accept and except. Accept is a verb that means to receive.
Except is a preposition meaning to exclude. An example
where both of these are used is, “I will accept all offers
except this one.” Other commonly misused homonyms
are there, their and they’re. There is an adverb to show
a place (e.g. over there) or expletive (e.g. there are some
left); their shows possession (e.g. it is their turn); and
they’re is a contraction for they are (e.g. they’re going to the store). Another commonly misused pair of
homonyms are then and than. Then is an adverb used
Hitting the bullseye is
easier than you think
Lastly, phrases get jumbled because more often than not,
people don’t enunciate. At the top of the list is “for all
intensive purposes.” Used correctly, it should be “for all
intents and purposes.” When trying to imply that you
really don’t care, using “I could care less” is not getting
the point across; try “I couldn’t care less.” Anyways
doesn’t exist; use anyway, it’s not towards; use toward,
suppose to doesn’t work; don’t omit the d – supposed to,
use to also is not correct; also don’t forget to omit the d –
used to (these phrases are showing past tense).
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A Tavern, a Fallen Tree, and Shortened Arrows
Jennifer Sands
The rules and darts began to settle into what they are today during the early 1900s. There were also many different types of dartboards during this time until the ‘clock’
board became the standard. According to Christopher
G. Carey, author of American Darts Organization Book
of Darts, “The international throwing line of 7 ft. 9 1/4
inches was established in the 1970s to make it standard
for international competitions; depending on the country (or at times, even the venue), the throwing line was
anywhere from 7 ft 6 in. to 8 ft.,...It really wasn’t until
after WWII that many of the
rules of darts became standardized.” Since the throwing line
has been standardized, people
all around the world can enjoy
the sport of darts in international
competitions, in leagues, or in
private parties and all be on an
equal footing.
Evolution not only has evolved
man, but your dart board as well.
In medieval times, when warriors
became bored they would trudge
on down to the local brewery
(that hasn’t changed much) and
challenge each other to games of
throwing their shortened spears
into the ends of fallen trees. The
age rings of the tree often cracked and developed a close
likeness to the dart board of today (Fig. 1). The bottoms
of wine casks were later used to serve as a dart board.
The game became popular in the Middle Ages because
it kept the soldiers’ throwing arm in practice. The game
became widespread and noblemen began to play as well.
England’s King Henry VIII was even given a set as a gift
and enjoyed the game.
The sport is most popular in Britain, followed by the
Netherlands, Germany, and the Scandinavian countries.
However, the sport in growing in popularity among
Americans, where hundreds of thousands of dartboards
are sold every year to millions who play darts every
week.
The game continued to grow in popularity, however,
in 1908, the game was almost banned because people
believed that it was a game of chance and that skill was
not involved; it was settled in a courtroom and banned
in Scotland. The ban was short-lived since there was a
public outcry.
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Thanks to the businesses that have supported
the 2014 Colorado Open.
Please support them!
Alliance Tickets
800-318-2220
Greenfields
Pool & Sports Bar
www.greenfieldsbar.com
(303) 989-9820
Mirage Sports Bar
(303) 979-9220
Mirage On Broadway
(303) 789-7515
@Cheers
(303) 955-5660
Darts & Parts
(303) 730-6001
Heinrich Marketing
www.heinrich.com
(303) 233-8660
Longhot Lounge
(303) 789-9653
Ryan Gilmartin
(720) 400-4086
CRS Industrial
Tory Irwin
(303) 242-6008
Mom’s Lunches
Stacy Edwards
www.momslunches.com
Avon by Cindy
(303) 915-8154
angeldarts@comcast.net
KC Tech
Ken Lynde
(303) 263-3785
Littleton Chiropractic
(303) 346-8362
www.crowntrophy.com
BQ’s Bar
(303) 693-1915
and all others that came through for us after this program was printed
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Thanks to these RMDA teams and players for their
sponsorship of the 2014 Colorado Open
6ft & Underx2
Testosterogen
A Division, MVPs Sports Bar
VOODOO
Masters Division, MVPs Sports Bar
Wicked & Twisted
AA Division, Steele Tips
Wonder Women
A Division, Steele Tips
World Peace
Mulligans Tavern
Masters Division, Longshot Lounge
LetsGetBullsTonight
AA Division, Aqua Lounge
One Hit Wonders
B Division, Steele Tips
Pirates
Masters Division, Mirage
Salvo
Masters Division, Famous Door
Starsky & Clutch
Masters Division, Mirage on Broadway
Vendors
Thaler Woodworking Studio
Thomas Beards Dart
Sandy’s Massage
The Colorado Open, like most
tournaments, has many expenses and, in
all honesty, it does take money to keep it
successful.
2015
If you would like to support the 2015
Colorado Open by advertising your
business or recognizing your team, there
are many sponsorship opportunities
available. Please contact Cindy at
303 915 8154 or tourneys@rmda.org. We
greatly appreciate any help you can offer!
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Welcome and Congratulations to all of the
2014 ADO US Team National Finalists
Region 1-1
Ken Camp
Juneau Dart Association
Phil Wheeler
Juneau Dart Association
Irene Goodwin
Mat-Su Dart Association
Region 4-3
John Schaumann
Aiken Singles Series Dart League
Travis Stacey
Savannah Area Darting Association
Jacquelyn Quayle
Western Carolina Darts Association
Region 1-2
Robert Ross
Emerald City Darting Organization
Region 5-1
James Fitzsimmons
Maine Dart Association
Tom Sawyer
Minute Man Dart League
Bette Cunningham
Minute Man Dart League
Region 1-3
Alex Taborevans
Sacramento Valley Darting Association
Gretel Flores
San Francisco Darts Association
Region 2-2
Russell Lyzak
Ventura County Dart Association
Robert Showers
Greater San Diego Darting Association
Shannon Vitale
Greater San Diego Darting Association
Region 2-4
Chris Jaramillo
New Mexico Dart Association
Mike Ramey
Pecos Valley Dart Association
Region 2-5
Matt Davison
Rocky Mountain Dart Association
Brenda Roush
Rocky Mountain Dart Association
Region 3-3
Randy Winchell
Mississippi Gulf Coast Dart Association
Region 4-2
Geoff Miller
Greater Chattanooga Darting Association
Lisa Ayers
Greater Chattanooga Darting Association
Region 5-2
Jerry Van Loan
Tri-City Dart Association
Region 5-3
Jim Widmayer
LB Dart Enterprises
Region 5-4
Joshua Decker
Central Maryland Dart League
Joe Huffman
Tri County Dart Association
Region 5-5
Carolyn Mars
Individual
Region 5-6
Robbie Phillips
Carolina Darts Association
Diane De Quinzio
Queen City Darting Association
Region 6-4
Ryan Loch
St. Cloud Dart Association
Region 6-5
Robert Shotts
Oklahoma City Dart Association
Enjoy your weekend and shoot well!
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Thanks so much to the volunteers who have
worked so hard to help put together and run
this year’s Colorado Open!
We couldn’t do this without you!
Tired of planning lunches for your work week, or
being stuck with a high calorie menu choice from
your local restaurant?
The Rocky Mountain Dart Association (RMDA)
hosts several dart tournaments each year,
including the Colorado Open.
In order to be able keep these going, we are in
need of some more enthusiastic people to help
with the details of planning and running these
tournaments.
There are many areas where one could be
involved, without it being too time-consuming,
and have a lot of fun at it!
Let Mom’s Lunches help you out with those
things.
The larger the group of people involved in
the different facets, there are more chances
for everyone to play – and the better our
tournaments will be!
We shop, prepare and deliver freshly cooked
healthy lunches daily to your place of business
for less than you can buy a take out meal.
If you’d like to get involved with RMDA
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Put it on your Calendar!
October 23 - 25, 2015
$20,000+
2015
We hope you’ll be here!
Details are still in the works. We’ll post on the Colorado Open page at
rmda.org/colorado-open and www.facebook.com/RmdaTournaments
as soon as we have more information.
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Denver Area Youth Darts
Looking for something new for the kids? Try Youth darts in the Denver Area.
Fun, Food, Awards at every shoot! Any kid can do this & very inexpensive. Free Dart
boards.
We have Dart shoots about every 8 weeks for Youth between 7-17 years old. We play in
different Venues, Bars, VFW`s, etc. All on Saturday mornings (10am-3pm). All beginners welcomed, will supply darts to start! Come join, have fun, helps math skills, meet
new friends. For additional information, schedules, pictures go to www.rmda.org look
for Youth schedule area.
Come Watch us in action to see & experience the Game of Darts!
Steele Tips - 303-699-2222
15162 E. Hampden Ave
Aurora, C0 80014
(Home To Youth Darts)
RMDA Youth Schedule 2014-2015
Spook Shoot
Colorado Open
Snowball Shoot
Mardi Gras Shoot
Shamrock Classic
Spring Fling Shoot
Mayhem Shoot
Summer Sizzler
Ado Nationals
October 25th 2014
November 1st 2014
December 20th 2014
February 7th 2015
March 7th 2015
April 4th 2015
May 16th
2015 July 2015 TBD
August 2015 TBD
Youth/Adult Doubles 501
Youth Singles 501
Youth/Adult Doubles 501
Youth/ Adult Doubles 501
Youth Singles 501
Youth/Adult Doubles 501
Youth/Adult Doubles 501
Youth/Adult Doubles 501
Youth Singles 501
RMDA Youth Director – Jimmie Jarrell
720-331-3411 – jsjarrell@comcast.net
www.rmda.org/youth
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ADO TOURNAMENT RULES
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
The following terms/meanings apply when used in the body of these
Tournament Rules.
ADO: American Darts Organization
Bull: The center of the dartboard. See rules #23,45,47 and 56 Chalker:
Scorekeeper
Leg/Game: That element of a Match recognized as a fixed odd number,
i.e., 301/501/701/1001 or Cricket
Hockey: A line or toeboard marking the minimum throwing distance in
front of the dartboard. See #16,17,18,59 and 60
Masculine: Masculine gender nouns or pronouns include female
Match: The total number of Legs in the competition between two players/teams
Singular: Singular terms, where necessary, include the plural
Turn: A Turn consists of three darts, unless a Leg/Match is completed in
a lesser amount
NEED A
DART BOARD?
The RMDA will be selling the
dartboards after the tournament.
To reserve a board in advance, leave
your name and payment at the
tournament desk.
PLAYING RULES
All darts events played under the exclusive supervision of and/or
sanctioned by the ADO will be played in accordance with the following
rules.
GENERAL
1. Good Sportsmanship will be the prevailing attitude throughout the
tournament.
2. All players/teams will play by these Tournament Rules and, where
necessary, any supplemental Rules stipulated by local Tournament
Organizers.
3. The interpretation of these Tournament Rules, in relation to a specific
darts event, will rest with local Tournament Organizers, whose decisions
shall be final and binding. Protests after the fact will not be considered.
4. Any player/team who, during the course of any event, fails to comply with any of these Tournament Rules, will be subject to disqualification
from that event.
5. Gambling is neither permitted nor sanctioned by the ADO.
6. The ADO will in the course of Tournament Sanctioning, ensure to
the best of its ability, that the host/sponsor organization has the funding and/or sponsorship necessary to support the advertised cash prize
structure for a darts event. The manner and matter of tournament prize
payments are the responsibility of the respective host/sponsor organization and not that of the ADO.
7. The ADO assumes no responsibility for accident or injury on the
premises.
8. The ADO reserves the right to add to or amend the ADO Tournament
Rules at any time.
17. Should a player have any portion of his feet or shoes over the
hockey line during a turn, all darts so thrown will be counted as part of
his turn, but any score made by said darts will be invalid and not counted.
One warning by a tournament official will be considered sufficient before
invoking this rule.
18. A player wishing to throw a dart, or darts, from a point either side
of the hockey must keep his feet behind an imaginary straight line extending from either side of the hockey.
TURN
19. A Turn consists of three darts, unless a Leg/Match is completed in
a lesser amount.
20. All darts must be thrown by, and from, the hand. The player is
allowed a total of 3 minutes to complete their turn as timed by a tournament official. No darts will be allowed to be thrown after 3 minutes.
21. Should a player ‘touch’ any dart that is in the dartboard during a
turn, that turn will be deemed to have been completed.
22. A dart bouncing off or falling out of the dartboard, will not be
rethrown.
PROCEDURAL
9. Decisions regarding the prize structure and event schedule, the
method of player registration, and the choice of the match pairing system,
are left at the discretion of local Tournament Organizers.
10. Each player is entitled to (9) NINE practice darts at the assigned
matchboard prior to a match. No other practice darts may be thrown during the match without the permission of the chalker.
11. Tournament boards are reserved for assigned match pairings
only. Boards are not to be used for practice, unless so designated by the
Tournament Organizers.
12. Match pairings will be called 3 times only (minimum of 5 minutes
between calls). Should a player/team fail to report to the assigned board
within the 15 minutes allotted time, a Forfeit will be called. NOTE: Should
a player/team be called to matches in two concurrent events (i.e. a female
in both Women’s only and an Open event), that player/team must choose
in which event she/they wish to continue play. A Forfeit will be called,
unless that player/team can reach their assigned board within the 15
minutes.
13. Should a player’s equipment become damaged, or be lost during
the course of a turn, that player will be allowed up to a maximum of 5
minutes in which to repair/replace the playing equipment.
14. A maximum time limit of 5 minutes under exceptional circumstances, subject to the notification of the opponent and the chalker, will
be allowed in the instance of a player requiring to leave the playing area
during the course of matchplay.
15. Opponents and chalkers ONLY are allowed inside the playing area.
16. Opposing players must stand at least 2 feet behind the player at
the hockey.
STARTING AND FINISHING (ALL EVENTS)
23. All Matches will begin with a coin flip to determine who has the
option to throw 1st or 2nd at the Inner Bull. The player throwing closest
to the Inner Bull will throw first in the 1st Leg. The Loser of the 1st Leg
has the option of throwing for the Inner Bull first in the 2nd Leg. If the 3rd
Leg is necessary, the Inner Bull will again be thrown, with the loser of the
original coin flip having the option of throwing first.
24. The second thrower may acknowledge the first dart as an Inner
or Outer Bull and ask for that dart to be removed prior to his throw.
Should the first dart be removed without the request of the 2nd thrower,
a rethrow will occur; with the 2nd thrower now having the option of
throwing first. The dart must remain the in the board in order to count.
Additional throws may be made, until the player’s dart remains in the
board. Should the 2nd thrower dislodge the dart of the 1st, a rethrow
will be made with the 2nd thrower now throwing first. Rethrows shall be
called if the chalker cannot decide which dart is closest to the Inner Bull,
or if both darts are anywhere in the Inner Bull, or both darts are anywhere
in the Outer Bull. The decision of the chalker is final. Should a rethrow
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be necessary, the darts will be removed and the person who threw 2 nd
will now throw 1st.
25. For the purpose of starting and finishing a Leg/Match, the Inner
Bull is considered a double 25.
46. Once a player/team closes a number, he/they may score points on
that number until the opponent also closes that number. The double and
triple count as 2 or 3 times the numerical values, respectively. All numerical scores are added to the previous balance. Once both players/teams
have scored three of a number, it is ‘closed’, and no further scoring can be
made on that number by either player/team.
47. To close the bull, the Outer Bull counts as a single, and the Inner
Bull counts as a double.
48. Numbers can be ‘owned’ or ‘closed’ in any order desired by the
individual player/team. Calling your shot is not required.
49. It shall be the responsibility of the player to verify his score before
removing his darts from the board. The score remains as written if one
or more darts has been removed from the board. In accordance with the
inherent “strategy” involved in the Cricket game, corrections in arithmetic must be made before the next player throws. See #1.
50. Winning the game:
· The player/team that closes all the numbers first and has the highest
numerical score, will be declared the winner.
· If both sides are tied in points, or have no points, the first player/
team to close the specified numbers will be the winner.
· If a player/team closes the numbers first, and is behind in points,
he/they must continue to score on any number not closed until either
the point deficit is made up, or the opponent has closed all the numbers.
DOUBLE/TEAM EVENTS
26. It is permissible for the Doubles/Team player finishing a Leg, to
throw for the Inner Bull and start the subsequent Leg. It is also permissible for one member of a Doubles or Team to throw for the Inner Bull 1st,
and have his partner or teammate shoot first in the leg.
27. It is permissible for a Double or Team to participate with fewer than
the required number of players, provided that the team forfeits a turn(s)
in each rotation, equal to the number of missing players. The missing
player(s) may NOT join a Leg in progress, but is allowed to participate in
a subsequent Leg(s) of that Match.
28. At the tournament director’s discretion, women may be recycled in
mixed doubles and triples events only.
29. No substitutes will be allowed after the first round of Doubles/
Team play.
SCORING
30. A scoreboard must be mounted within 4’ laterally from the dartboard and at not more than a 45-degree angle from the dartboard. It must
be clearly visible in front of the player at the hockey.
31. In all ADO sanctioned tournaments, you must have a chalker if one
is available. If one is not available, the player must leave the darts in the
board until the score is recorded.
32. The chalker will mark the scores made in the outer columns of the
scoreboard, and the totals remaining in the two middle columns.
33. The chalker, if asked, may inform the thrower what he as scored
and/or what he has left. He MAY NOT inform the thrower what he has
left in terms of number combinations. It IS permissible for a partner,
teammate, or a spectator to advise the thrower during the course of a
Match. See #1.
34. No dart may be touched by the thrower, another player, the chalker,
or spectator, prior to the decision of the chalker.
35. For a dart to score it must remain in the board 5 seconds after the
3rd or final dart has been thrown by that player. The tip of the dart point
must be touching the bristle portion of the board.
36. A dart’s score shall be determined from the side of the wire at
which the point of the dart enters the wire segment.
37. Should a dart lodge directly between the connecting wires on the
dartboard, making it impossible to determine on which side of the wire
the dart resides, the score shall always be the higher value of the two
segments in question. This includes the outside double ring for the game
shot. Determination as to whether the dart is directly between the wires
will be made in accordance with rules #34 and #36.
38. It is the responsibility of the player to verify his score before removing his darts from the board. The score remains as written if one or more
darts has been removed.
39. In Doubles/Team events, no player may throw (during a Leg) until
each of his teammates has completed his turn. The FIRST player throwing
out of turn will receive a score of zero points for that round and his Team
will forfeit the turn.
EQUIPMENT
DARTS
51. Darts used in tournament play cannot exceed an overall maximum
length of 30.5 cm (12 in.), nor weigh more than 50 gm per dart. Each dart
will consist of a recognizable point, barrel, and flight.
DARTBOARD
52. The dartboard will be a standard 18” bristle board, of the type
approved by the ADO, and will be of the standard 1-20 clock pattern. A
scoreboard is necessary, see rule #30.
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ADDITIONAL ADO ‘01’ COMPETITION RULES
40. Errors in arithmetic stand as written, unless corrected prior to the
beginning of that player’s next turn. In case of Doubles/Team matches,
such errors must be rectified prior to the next turn of any partner/player
on that team.
41. A Leg/Match is concluded at such time as a player/team hits the
‘double’ required to reduce their remaining score to zero, unless otherwise stated by the local Tournament Organizers. All darts thrown subsequently will not count for score.
42. The ‘BUST RULE’ will apply. If the player scores one less, equal, or
more points than needed to reach zero, he has “busted”. His score reverts
to the score required prior to the beginning of his turn.
43. Fast finishes such as 3 in a bed, 222, 111, Shanghai, etc., do not
apply.
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ADDITIONAL ADO AMERICAN CRICKET RULES
The following rules shall apply for ADO Sanctioned Cricket events,
effective January 1, 1984.
44. Cricket is played using the numbers 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15 and both
the Inner and Outer Bull.
45. To close a number, the player/team must score three of that number. The double and triple ring count as 2 or 3, respectively. Closure can be
accomplished with three singles, a single and a double, or a triple.
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HOCKEY
59. Whenever possible, a raised hockey, at least 11⁄2” high and 2’ long,
will be placed in position at the minimum throwing distance, and will measure from the back of the raised hockey 7’91⁄4” along the floor to a plumb
line at the face of the dartboard.
60. In the event the hockey is a tape or similar ‘flush’ marking, the minimum throwing distance is measured from the front edge of the tape closest
to the dartboard.
10
11 14
7
19
15
Outer Bull
(25 points)
Out of Play Area
(No Score)
6
8 1
Inner Bull
Double 25
or (50 points)
13 6
Single Score
(Face Value)
Triple Score
(Triple the number)
5 20 1 18
12
4
Double Score
(Twice the number)
3
INTERNATIONAL DARTBOARD
3 17
2
OTHER DIMENSIONS
Inner Bull Height = 1.73 meters (5ft-8ins)
Minimum Throwing Distance = 2.37 metres (7ft – 91⁄4 ins)
Diagonal – Inner Bull to back of hockey
= 2.93 metres (9ft – 7-3/8 ins)
Height of raised hockey = 33 mm (11⁄2 ins)
Length of raised hockey = 610 mm (2ft – 0 ins)
Conversion Factor
STANDARD DIMENSIONS
Double and Triple rings inside width measurement = (5/16 ins)
Inner Bull Inside Measurement = (0.5 ins)
Outer Bull Inside Measurement = (1.25)
Outside edge of Double wire to Inner Bull = (6.75 ins)
Outside edge of Triple wire to Inner Bull = (4.25 ins)
Outside ‘edge of Double wire to outside edge of
Double Wire = (13.5ins)
Overall dartboard diameter – (18.0 ins)
Spider wire gauge (Maximum Standard Wire guage = 16 SWG
53. The scoring wedge indicated by 20 will be the darker of the two
wedge colors and must be at the top center wedge.
54. No alterations/accessories may be added to the board setups.
55. The inner narrow band will score ‘Triple’ the segment number and
the outer narrow band will score ‘Double’ the segment number.
56. The outer center ring (Outer Bull) is scored at ‘25’ and the inner center ring (Inner Bull) is scored at ‘50’.
57. The minimum throwing distance is 7’91⁄4”. The board height is 5’8”
(floor to the center of the Inner Bull; 9’7-3/8” measured diagonally from the
Inner Bull to the back of the raised hockey at floor level).
Diagonal Length =
2
2
Height + Hockey
2
2
=
1.73
=
2.9929 + 5.6169
=
8.6098
+ 2.37
=
AMERICAN DART ORGANIZATION
GENERAL, EQUIPMENT AND ‘01’ COMPETITION
RULES APPROVED August 21, 1981
CRICKET RULES APPROVED 8/19/83
REVISED 8/14/86, REVISED 11/14/87, REVISED 1/1/89,
REVISED 3/10/91, REVISED 8/12/04, REVISED 2/27/05
LIGHTING
58. Lights must be affixed in such a way as to brightly illuminate the
board, reduce to a minimum the shadows cast by the darts, and not physically impede the flight of a dart.
Chalkers 10 Commandments
1. Thou shall not talk or drink while keeping score.
2. Thou shall not move about or smoke - Stand Still.
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4. Thou shall not call out a score of one dart or all three unless asked!
5. Thou shall not tell a shooter what combination to
shoot for an out!
6. Thou shall not tell a shooter what to shoot!
7. Thou shall not change an ‘01 score if that player has
shot again, or a Cricket score if the opponent has
thrown a dart on their next turn.
8. Thou shall not lean out to see where a dart is or follow the darts with body or head movement until the
third dart is thrown!
9. Thou shall not show any signs of disgust or excitement while scoring!
10. Thou shall not change the sides of the score sheet of
the players in three leg matches. If you start a team
on the left, leave them on the left, regardless of the
bull!
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2013 Results
Blind Draw Doubles (140 entries)
1
Mike Bowlin & Abe Molina
2
Ed LaBarbera & Tom Bain
3/4 Joey Little & Joel Gould
Jim Widmayer & John Kozlowski
Mixed Triples 701 (43 entries)
1
Mark Fair & Paula Murphy &
Stowe Buntz
2
Tom Sawyer & Trish Grzesik &
Jim Widmayer
3/4 Leonard ‘Soldier’ Gates &
Kristy Davis & Connley Litton
Joey Hilton & Faye Rovira & Bill Davis
Women’s Doubles 501 (24 entries)
1
Shea Reynolds & Paula Murphy
2
Marlis Kiel & Trish Grzesik
3/4 Jana Enderle & Kristy Davis
Valorie Olson & Lisa Alpert
Men’s Doubles 501 (60 entries)
1
Tom Sawyer & Jim Widmayer
2
Mark Fair & Stowe Buntz
3/4 Ed LaBarbera & Dan Moore
Mike Smith & Jason Rocero
Women’s Singles 501 (36 entries)
1
Trish Grzesik
2
Stacey Pace
3/4 Marlise Kiel
Cami Moore
Men’s
1
2
3/4
Men’s
1
2
3/4
Women’s Singles Cricket (36 entries)
1
Paula Murphy
2
Morgan McCormack
3/4 Shea Reynolds
Jessica Cecava
Singles 501 (97 entries)
Elliot Milk
Ed LaBarbera
Danny Pace
Connley Litton
Doubles Cricket (60 entries)    
Leonard ‘Soldier’ Gates & Connley Litton
Willard Bruguier & Elliot Milk
Mark Fair & Stowe Buntz
Ed LaBarbera & Dan Moore
Draw Doubles 301 (90 entries)
1
Phil Selkin & Willard Bruguier
2
Danny Pace & Jason Rocero
3/4 Stacey Pace & Brian Cooper
Alex Reeve & Jim Widmayer
Men’s
1
2
3/4
Singles Cricket (68 entries)     
Leonard ‘Soldier’ Gates
Tom Sawyer
Bill Davis
Willard Burguier, Jr.
Women’s Doubles Cricket (17 entries)
1
Shea Reynolds & Paula Murphy
2
Marlis Kiel & Trish Grzesik
3/4 Terra Poplstein & Stacey Pace
Morgan McCormack & Valerie Goad
Women’s MVP:
Paula Murphy
Men’s MVP:
Leonard ‘Soldier’ Gates
Chris Helms Sportsmanship Award:
Mark Fair
2014 Results
Draw Doubles
1st ___________________
2nd ___________________
3/4 ___________________
3/4 ___________________
Women’s Singles 501
1st ___________________
2nd ___________________
3/4 ___________________
3/4 ___________________
Women’s Singles Cricket
1st ___________________
2nd ___________________
3/4 ___________________
3/4 ___________________
Mixed Triples 701
1st ___________________
2nd ___________________
3/4 ___________________
3/4 ___________________
Men’s Singles 501
1st ___________________
2nd ___________________
3/4 ___________________
3/4 ___________________
Men’s Singles Cricket
1st ___________________
2nd ___________________
3/4 ___________________
3/4 ___________________
Women’s Doubles 501
1st ___________________
2nd ___________________
3/4 ___________________
3/4 ___________________
Women’s Doubles Cricket
1st ___________________
2nd ___________________
3/4 ___________________
3/4 ___________________
Men’s Doubles 501
1st ___________________
2nd ___________________
3/4 ___________________
3/4 ___________________
Men’s Doubles Cricket
1st ___________________
2nd ___________________
3/4 ___________________
3/4 ___________________
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Fee
1st
2nd
3rd/4th
5th/8th
9th/16th
Total
10:00a
SAT
1:00p
Women’s
Doubles
501
10:00a
Mixed Triples 701
$40
$800
400
200
100
50
$2,400
Men’s
Doubles
501
1:30p
1:15p
SAT
$25
$600
300
150
70
30
$1,720
Women’s
Singles
501*†
4:30p
4:15p
SAT
$25
$800
400
200
100
50
$2,400
Men’s
Singles
501*†
5:00p
4:45p
SAT
$25
$600
300
150
70
30
$1,720
Women’s
Singles
Cricket*
1:00p
12:45p
SUN
$25
$800
400
200
100
50
$2,400
Men’s
Singles
Cricket*
1:30p
1:15p
SUN
††Top 8 & 4 Best of 5, Finals best of 7
†All rounds best of 5. Finals best of 7
$40
$800
400
200
100
50
$2,400
Men’s
Doubles
Cricket
10:30a
10:15a
SUN
WARNING
DARTS is an adult sport. It is dangerous for children
to play without adult supervision.
$40
$600
300
150
80
40
$1,840
Women’s
Doubles
Cricket
10:00a
9:45a
SUN
Schedule of
Events
For more information contact Cindy Lynde at 303-915-8154 or email co-openinfo@rmda.org
check www.rmda.org or www.facebook.com/RmdaTournaments
DISCLAIMER - AMATEUR STATUS
The Host Association and/or the ADO assumes no responsibility for any adverse effects which Darts awards
may have on the amateur status of any Youth Participant. Please check local regulations/restrictions
$40
$600
300
150
80
40
$1,840
12:45p
9:45a
$45
$660
330
165
90
45
$2,040
SAT
SAT
Cash only, no checks
*ADO fee of $2.00 collected for each singles event.
$15
$480
240
120
60
30
$1,440
Event
8:00p
7:30p
FRI
Draw
Doubles
MRR**
DAY
Registration
Closes
Starts
2014
Youth Event
For more information contact
Jimmie Jarrell (720) 331-3411