Richmond & Catterick Darts League Rules 2025-26
Rule 15 was added after the Captains Meeting (29/08/25) Other Rule changes made at the AGM are also in Red
1.The League to be managed by a committee, elected each year at the League’s Annual General Meeting.
a)Teams that are not present for Roll Call at the League’s Annual General Meeting (unless they have contacted the Secretary before the Meeting) are to be excluded from the League until the next AGM.
b)These Rules apply to any Division within this League.
2.Games to be played on a treble board, measuring 5ft 8 ins from the centre of the bull to the floor directly below the board. Throw to be 7 ft 9 1/4 ins along the floor, measured from directly below the board to a point on the floor to be marked each league and cup game by the placing of a raised oche. All boards to be in good condition, with the doubles, trebles and numbers clearly visible.
Team Captain is responsible for the correct positioning of the board, and for checking that the board is in good condition,and well lit. Before each Season, Officers of the Committee will check every team’s board and its lighting. The Team Captains will be told when the Inspections will take place, enabling them to ensure the board is set up properly. If the Officers find fault, they will advise the Team Captain so that the faults may be rectified. During the Season. if a team finds an issue with the home team’s throw, they will inform the Secretary of the nature of their complaint. and the home team Captain will be informed. If three complaints are received by the Secretary about a particular board’s condition and/or lighting, then a 5 point deduction will be made.
3.a)All teams in league games will consist of at least 6, and no more than 15, playing members, all of whom should be named on the Results Card.
(The maximum number would mean 6 playing singles, another 6 playing doubles, 2 more playing Nominated Doubles, and another playing Nominated Singles.)
b)The Captains Knockout will be played on the 15th May 2026. It will be 1 game, 501 up, straight off, double finish. First name drawn to the Bull.
c)K.O. Cup games will follow the same format as League games (see 3a).
- d) Teams may enter more than one team in the KO Cup, but the members of each team must be registered with the Secretary before the stated deadline. Players cannot switch between teams
4 All singles League & KO Cup games will be best of 3 games, 501 up, straight off, double finish. Doubles games will be 701 up, straight off. NB In Doubles games, either player may go off.
Pairs games and Nominated singles games will be 1 game, 501 up, start and finish on a double, which will be Nominated in the Nominated singles.
All games will start with Bull up (away team to go for Bull); if both players hit the same number. then the home team go for Bull to try again; the winner to go for off in 1st/3rd legs in best of three games, and for off in single leg games.
a)The Draw for the 6 singles is to be made first, from 6 names for each team; then the Draw for the 3 doubles is to be made, one Captain providing 6 names, the opposing Captain to draw the pairings and order. Once the draw is made, and recorded on the Results Card, if all players are present, the card must not be altered, except as provided for by Rule 9b).When the draw is made, any byes must remain in the order drawn – no adjustments may be made to the order for either team. If a team has only 3 or 5 players, the odd player may play in the Doubles (having one turn for the other team’s two)
b)For all competitions, except the K.O.Cup, a draw will be made on the night.
In Cup matches, Captains will toss a coin to decide who is to go for Bull.
- c) In the League games, the result will be based on the outcomes of the 6 singles games and the 3 doubles games. Singles games will count towards the Aggregates Competition, plus Doubles games, where players have not played in the Singles games in that match will be credited with ½ point.
d)The bust rule does apply in this league.
5.Points to be awarded in league matches will be one point per game, so 6-3 would give 6 points to the winners and 3 points to the losers.
In K.O. Cup matches the first team to win 5 games wins the match.
6 a)A team’s Registration list should comprise up to 15 players (including Landlord/Steward), to the Secretary, with Captain & Vice Captain clearly designated.A finalised list of Players registered for each team must be returned on the Form provided, to the Secretary on or before Friday 13th December. Any team failing to return their List by this deadline will face a deduction of 6 points. Each team may include on their list of 15 players up to 4 women. NB It is still the case that If you have played for one team, you can’t join another
b)A player wishing to play in any of the competitions run by this League, including the KO Cup, must have played at least 3 separate league games for his team before that competition begins, (including doubles, and nominated singles games). ALL players’ names should appear on the Results Card, including those who play in the Doubles, Pairs or Nominated Singles games. If a player has played 2 games or less, and wishes to move to another team, he must be de-registered from his original team (losing any Aggregate Points he may have accrued), and register with the new team, starting again the process of playing at least 3 league games, as defined above, in order to play in League competitions.
c)In the Landlords & the Registered Pairs competitions, players in each threesome/pair must be from the same League team.
d)New teams entering the League at an AGM will not be eligible to vote at that AGM. Their vote will only be accepted at the AGM following their entry to the League. But any team changing venue with at least 6 of their squad, as long as there is no longer a team at their original venue, will not be considered a new team, and will therefore have a vote at that AGM.
7.Should a team be found to have played an unregistered or unqualified player in a league or Cup game, the following sanctions will be applied:-
League game : lose 3 points
K.O. Cup game : forfeit Cup game to opponents.
8.Any player from the RICHMOND & CATTERICK DARTS LEAGUE may not play in any other League on the same night, be they summer or winter, league or cup games.
9 a)The draw for every league or K.O. Cup match must be made before 8.30 p.m. on the night, although the draw may be made anytime after 8pm, with the agreement of both Captains, with the first game being played as soon as possible after the draw is made, by 8.30 pm at the latest. Once players are called for their game, they will have a maximum of 9 practice darts.
b)All games must follow the order as drawn, except when mutually agreed by the two Captains. If a player is not present for his game, then a substitute must play in his place, or the game will be forfeited; each team is only allowed one substitute.
c)No darts are to be removed from the board once a game is underway, until after each score is checked and called by the person marking the game.
10.a)The Pairs Cup game to be played after the league game, between one pair of players from each team under normal match rules.
- b) The Nominated Singles Cup game to be played after the Pairs game, between one player from each team; this game to start on the first double nominated by each player – they cannot change this double! Normal match rules apply after this.
No player can play in both the Pairs and the Nominated Singles on the same night.
c)The Captains Trophy – see 3.b)
d)The Aggregates will be based on the 6 singles games, plus ½ points from doubles games (See Rule 4c).
e)All games played within a League Fixture should count towards the Most Wins/Fewest Darts/Most 180s/Highest Off competitions.
NB Highest offs shall only count if they are achieved in a double-off game
- f) The Diamond Jim Competition will be played on Friday Nights, on four occasions during the Season, with 2 venues each time, the 2 finalists from each of the 8 heats will go forward to the Final. If any of the 16 players are unavailable, they need to inform the Secretary no less than 7 days before the Final, and the Secretary will contact the player they beat in the Heat, and invite them to step in.
11.Any team failing to fulfil a fixture will forfeit the match, and associated competitions. If a team cannot field a full-strength side, the game must still be played, and the Result will stand. Any game cancelled, for this reason, must be brought to the attention of the Secretary as soon as possible, and then rearranged via the Secretary. If this is not possible then the Committee will meet to decide the result of the game.
- a) In the Knockout Cups, if a team cannot field enough players, they will forfeit that tie, and the team they defeated in the previous round will take their place.
12.a)In the event of a tie at the top of the League, when the season ends, a Play-off will be played between the teams concerned; a neutral venue will be chosen, the game being played as a straight knockout, with 7 players on each side. (A tie will occur if teams are level on points and on wins)
b)There shall also be play offs at the end of the season where two or more players/teams are tied – this to apply to Promotion/Relegation places, Nominated Singles/Doubles, and Aggregates.
13.All Results Cards must be filled in correctly, and signed. A photograph of the Card must be sent by Whatsapp 2024-25 Group, or by Messenger, to the Secretary, to arrive no later than the Saturday night following each game. The photograph of the Result Card must clearly show all the information therein contained. The Home Captain will be responsible for keeping the card, as evidence, until at least the end of the season.
The Home Team Captain will be held responsible for the Results Card, so if the Result does not arrive, his team may be penalised; any team that fails to present a Results, or presents a Result that is incorrectly filled in, will be fined up to 8 points in the case of a league match, or forfeit the Cup match.
In addition, if the result of the Doubles, Pairs or Nominated Singles game is not included on the Results Card, then neither team will receive a point for that competition.
a) Late Results will incur the following penalties:- 1st late Result will result in a warning posted on the League Website, and sent in a message to the Team Captain concerned; subsequent late results will incur a four-point penalty on the first occasion; this penalty will rise to six, then eight points for continuing offenders.
b).All Competition fees must be paid on to the Treasurer within one week of the Competition date. Failure to do so will result in a £10 fine for the team responsible (i.e. the team whose venue was used for the Competition)); that venue will not then be used for the following season’s competitions.
14.The loss of these Rules is not an excuse to infringe them.
15. In the six singles games in League Games, the twelve players will each pay £1 to their Captain (This money should be transferred to The League Account, at intervals agreed between each Captain and the Treasurer) . Those twelve players will each have their name put on a Raffle Ticket. The Money raised over the Season, for each Division, will be paid out to holders of a winning ticket on Presentation Night,
Each Division will contribute £150 from the Money raised over the Season. This money will then be won in a separate Prize Draw, with one Winner. Every player who attends Presentation Night will be given a Raffle Ticket for this Prize Draw.
16.The Committee’s rulings on all points are final, as agreed at the Annual General Meeting.