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Rules and Regulations

(Updated for the 2024 Tour)

Eligibility

The tour is open to anyone except for a PDC professional. (This rule has been in place for 5 years, we are not picking on anyone, I swear.) Our thought process is this a developmental tour, not a pro tour. We want to expose newer and lesser skilled players to long format steel tip competition and the ability to compete and win some money. Players with PDC cards have way more opportunities to do this and we totally respect their abilities and accomplishments.

Qualifiers (Tour Stops)

There will be 8 – 12 qualifiers (tour stops) a year. The tour is based out of St. Louis, MO but the goal is to have events all over Missouri. In 2024 once again there will be tour stops in Springfield, Kansas City area, Columbia, Osage Beach, Joplin and St. Louis. See the Upcoming Events page for dates and locations – this page is updated regularly when new dates and locations are added so check back often.

The entry fee for a qualifier is $30. $20 of the entry fee is paid back to the players that day in the payouts. $5 per player goes into a finale pot which is paid back to all the players on Championship weekend (first weekend in November each year) in one of the 4 finales – Championship, Consolation A and B, or the Women’s Finale. In 2024 we will continue with separate Open and Women’s round robins (details below) so the Open and Women’s finale pots will be separate. The remaining $5 per entry is paid to the tournament director for the day ($3) and to Dart Connect fees ($2).

Open Round Robin

  • All registered players will be split into 4-8 Round Robin groups (maximum 8 groups). Each group will consist of at least a minimum of 4 players. The number of groups will be determined by participation and board availability. The goal is to have at least two boards per group. Which group a player is in is determined by random draw in Dart Connect. There must be a minimum of 16 players to hold a qualifier.
  • You will play each person in your group one match. A match will consist of 1, 2 or 3 legs of 501 open in, double out. Assuming each group has a minimum of 2 dart boards to use – if a group has 4-6 players, then you will play 3 legs of 501. If a group consist of 7-9 players, then you will play 2 legs of 501. If a group consist of 10 or more players, then you will play 1 leg of 501. In the event you have groups that consist of player counts from more than one group count, i.e. 5 groups of 6 players and 1 group of 7 players, everyone plays the number of legs of the highest group count. So in this example all groups would play 2 legs because of the group of 7.
  • In the event due to participation and board availability that any group would only have 1 board to play on, all groups would play only 1 or 2 legs per match. The tournament director for the day will determine that.
  • Group winners will be determined by the player that wins the most legs in the round robin. If two players are tied for the lead, then the head-to-head match between the two players will determine the group winner. If the two players played a 2 leg match and tied 1-1 then one game of 501 will be played to determine the winner. If more than 2 players tie for the group lead and a clear-cut winner cannot be determined based on head-to-head play, then a round robin of 1 leg will be played to determine the winner. If any players are still tied after the playoff round robin, the player with the highest PPR for the day between those still tied will be declared the winner of the group.
  • All Group winners will advance to the Championship Knockout bracket which will have 8 players. If there are less than 8 groups then the players with the highest PPR for the days Round Robin will join the group winners in the Championship bracket to get to 8 total. So, for example if there are 6 groups then the 2 players with the highest PPR as listed in the Tour Performance on Dart Connect for the round robin that did not win their group will be in the Championship Knockout bracket.
  • All other players that did not win their group or advance on PPR will be in the Consolation Knockout bracket.
  • Order of play – The iPads will list the matches each round. Matches should be played in the order listed on the iPads. Only skip a match if you are unable to locate a player that is supposed to play in a timely fashion, or if the tournament director tells you to skip a match for whatever reason. The object is to let everyone play at the same pace. It is not ok for one player to try to play all their matches in a row.
  • Pace of play – Round robins take a long time and there are a lot of matches to be played. Players are expected to be at their boards and ready to play when their match is up. Please take smoke breaks, bathroom breaks and trips to the bar when you are not playing. If a player is taking too long to get to the board for their matches, please inform the tournament staff. The offending player will be warned once, and continued behavior will result in being forfeited out of the tournament and their money will not be refunded. This includes slow play because of intoxication.
  • Scoring/chalking a match – As mentioned it takes a long time to get through a round robin so it is encouraged to have a scorekeeper/chalker for each match. They do indeed speed up the match. The only time a player may refuse a chalker is if there is obvious obstruction or distraction with a chalker or the physical placement of the chalker. If a player refuses a chalker please report to the tournament staff and a determination will then be made by them if a chalker is needed or not. All players are expected to chalk matches when you have a chance. Its understandable to need a break to go to smoke, go to the bathroom, go to the bar or just need a break or are physically unable to do so – bad knee, bad back, etc. But if you are able to chalk please do so. If someone is not doing their fair share of chalking please report them to the tournament staff.

Women’s Round Robin

  • All registered players will be split into 1-2 Round Robin groups. Each group will consist of at least a minimum of 5 players. The number of groups will be determined by participation and board availability but due to board availability and past history of participation there will never be more than 2 groups. There must be at least 5 players to hold a women’s round robin. Which group a player is in is determined by random draw in Dart Connect.
  • Based on past participation, the Women’s Round Robin will only have possibly two boards maximum available for their use for the Round Robin. The tournament director for the day will use their best judgment to give the Women’s group as many boards as possible but the majority of the dart boards will need to be used by the Open group. This is not a “slight” to women, this is based on 4 years of Dart Madness events and the women averaging only 10 players per qualifier.
  • You will play each person in your group one match. A match will consist of 1, 2 or 3 legs of 501 open in, double out, based on board availability. If there is one group that has 5 or 6 players, and you have two boards available, then you will play 3 legs of 501. What this also means is if there are two groups and each group has 5 or 6 players and there are 4 boards available for use then you will play everyone in your group 3 legs. If a group consist of 7-9 players and two boards are available for the group, then you will play 2 legs of 501 against your opponent. If any group consist of 10 or more players, or if any group(s) only have one board available to them, then all groups will play 1 leg of 501 against your opponent.
  • Group winners will be determined by the player that wins the most legs in the round robin. If two players are tied for the lead, then the head-to-head match between the two players will determine the group winner. If the two players played a 2 leg match and tied 1-1 then one game of 501 will be played to determine the winner. If more than 2 players tie for the group lead and a clear-cut winner cannot be determined based on head-to-head play, then a round robin of 1 leg will be played to determine the winner. If any players are still tied after the playoff round robin, the player with the highest PPR for the day between those still tied will be declared the winner of the group.
  • If there are not at least 5 women to hold Women’s Round Robin, they may play in the open round robin and whatever points they may earn there will be applied to the Women’s Tour Points list. If there is a Women’s Round Robin that day, a women may choose to play in the Open Round Robin still, but any points earned there would go to the Open Tour Points list and not the Women’s Tour Points list. A woman may not, however, play both round robins at the same time, you must choose one or the other.
  • Women’s group winners will receive 3 extra points for the Women’s Tour Points list. These 3 points will be added to their Finish points and will count towards their max points allowed.
  • All players will advance to the Women’s Knockout bracket after the round robin.
  • The order of play, pace of play and scorekeeping rules listed in the Open Round Robin section above also apply to the Women’s Round Robin.

Knockout Brackets

  • Championship Knockout – The Championship knockout bracket will be 8 players – all the open group winners and if needed the player(s) with the highest PPR for the round robin that did not win their group. Random draw will determine the bracket. Players will receive tour points based on how they finish in the Championship bracket. Players will receive more or less “finish” points based on the total number of players for the qualifier:
  • Consolation Knockout – The Consolation knockout bracket will be all the open group players that did not make the Championship knockout bracket. Random draw will determine the bracket. Players will receive tour points based on how they finish in the Consolation bracket. Everyone that plays gets at least 1 point. Players will receive more or less “finish” points based on the total number of players for the qualifier:
  • Women’s Knockout – The Women’s knockout bracket will consist of all the women from the Women’s round robin. Random draw will determine the bracket. Players will receive tour points based on how they finish in the Women’s bracket. Players will receive more or less “finish” points based on the total number of players for the women’s qualifier (Plus – women will receive 3 “finish” points for winning a group in the round robin stage).:

Qualifier Payouts

Qualifier payouts will be vary based on the number of players that play and based on receiving sponsorship money from the host venue. $20 of the $30 entry fee will go to that day’s qualifier payout. The host venue will be asked to pay sponsorship money of – $100 minimum, $150 if we reach 32 players, $200 if we reach 48 players. All of this money will be added to the payout for the qualifier for that day. Below are the minimum payouts for each knockout bracket based on the number of entries shown and based on the host venue adding in the sponsorship money indicated above. Payouts will be adjusted accordingly when we have more players than shown on these charts or is the host venue failed to pay the sponsorship money. For example, if we have 30 players the payouts will be slightly higher than what is shown for 24 and slightly less than what is shown for 32. Payout totals will always be a $20 per player entered plus any added money from the host venue. Also shown below is how much money would be added to the finale pools based on the number of entries shown.

Championship Knockout Bracket minimum payouts:

Consolation Knockout Bracket minimum payouts:

Women’s Knockout Bracket minimum payouts:

Corking Rules

Corking rules for the Round Robin matches:

  • The player listed first for the match will determine who throws first – see or show
  • Double bulls tie, single bulls tie
  • Double bull beats a single bull
  • Single bull beats out of bull
  • If both out of bull closest to the bull wins cork
  • Winner of the cork goes first in legs 1 and 3

Corking rules for the knockout brackets are:

  • The player on the top of the bracket will determine who throws first – see or show
  • Must hit a bull to win the cork – all single bulls tie
  • Double bull beats single bull – double bulls tie
  • If both players out of bull – recork – on recorks always switch throwing order
  • If a dart falls out or is knocked out before both darts stick, both players must re-throw with the second player now corking first
  • Winner of the cork goes first in all odd legs – 1,3,5, etc. – including the decider

Tour Points Lists

The tour points lists will be used to determine the top 48 – 64 players for the Open Division to be invited to the Open Dart Madness Championship Finale (the total number of players in the Open Championship for 2024 has not been determined yet) and the top 32 women from the Women’s Division to be invited to play the Women’s Dart Madness Championship. You must play at least 3 qualifiers to be eligible for the Open Dart Madness Championship. To be eligible for one of two flighted Consolation Finales or the Women’s Finale you must play in at least two qualifiers. The open tour points list is listed here – Tour Points List – and the women’s tour points list is listed here – Women’s Tour Points List. Each list will be updated after each qualifier.

Here’s how it will work:

  • In order to be invited to the Open Dart Madness Championship Finale a player must play in a minimum of 3 qualifiers. In order to play in the Women’s Dart Madness Championship Finale or one of the 2 Flighted Consolation Finales a player must play in a minimum of 2 qualifier tour stops in a given year.
  • Players collect points based on how they finish at a qualifier. All players earn a minimum of 1 point. That total increases the further you go in either the Championship, Consolation or Women’s knockout brackets. The point totals as listed above. Point totals increase the more players that are playing in the qualifier. Also, for the Women’s Round Robin, a player will earn an additional 3 “Finish” points if they win their group during the round robin play.
  • Players will be ranked by tour points – highest to lowest – the top 48 – 64 players (total not decided yet for 2024) in the open division tour points list will get invited to the Open Dart Madness Championship Finale. The top 4 players in the Tour points list will get free entry into the Open Championship Finale. If more than 4 players max out their points, then all players that are maxed out will get free entry into the Championship. (Note: the tour points list is for invitations only and not the final seedings at the Championship). The top 32 women in the Women’s Tour points list will get invited to play in the Women’s Dart Madness Championship Finale. The top 2 women in tour points will get free entry into the Women’s Finale. If more than 2 women max out their points, then all players that are maxed out will get free entry into the Women’s Championship. All other players that do not get invited into the Open or Women’s Championships will be eligible for one of two flighted Consolation finales assuming they played at least two qualifiers during the year.
  • Once an open player reaches 63 or more “finishing” tour points in the Open division they can no longer play in an Open qualifier for that year. NOTE: Bonus points do not count towards this maximum level, only points earned from how you finish at qualifiers counts towards this maximum.
  • Once a female player reaches 35 or more “finishing” tour points in the Women’s division they can no longer play in a women’s qualifier for that year, but they are allowed to play in the Open qualifiers and earn points in that points list. NOTE: Bonus points do not count towards this maximum level, only points earned from how you finish at qualifiers or winning a round robin in group play counts towards this maximum.
  • BONUS POINTS – All players that attend more than 2 qualifiers will receive bonus points for each qualifier they attend up to their 5th qualifier – 3 bonus points for their third qualifier, 4 bonus points for their fourth qualifier and 5 bonus points for their fifth qualifier. A player may attend as many qualifiers as they like until they reach the maximum of 63 “finish” points in the Open or 35 “finish” points in the Women’s. Bonus points max out at 12 bonus points though after your 5th qualifier.
  • If players are tied in points then they will be ranked by their PPR performance in the qualifiers. For example:
    1.  Steve 70 points (71.8 ppr) – higher PPR than Dan
    2.  Dan 70 points (68.6 ppr)
    3.  Dave 65 points (65.3 ppr)
    4.  Bill 63 points (79. 1 ppr) – higher PPR than Kevin
    5.  Kevin 63 points (69.4 ppr)
    6.  Kurt 55 points (59.6 ppr)
    7.  Larry 50 points (62.3 ppr)
  •  For invites into one of the Championship Finales all that matters is to be ranked in the top 48-64 (not determined yet in 2024) in the Open (and played a minimum of 3 qualifiers) and in the top 32 in the Women’s (and played a minimum of 2 qualifiers). If anyone does not or can’t accept their invitation, then an invite will go to the next eligible player on the list.
  • The Open Championship Finale is a $50 entry, Women’s Championship Finale is a $30. Both these Finales require acceptance of your spot in the finale a week or two before the finales. The reason for this is because these finales are seeded based on your performance throughout the Tour. In order to do this, we must have confirmation you will be playing.
  • Players accepting their invitations are required to pay their entry fee as soon as you accept your invitation, if possible. If you cannot pay at that time you can make arrangements to pay at a later date or the day of the event. However, whether you show up or not you are obligated to pay your entry fee. The reason for this is because besides the seedings and the payouts for these finales is posted based on the expected entry fee of all the players that accepted their invitation. If one or more people don’t show and don’t pay then that money has to come from somewhere as we will not reduce the payouts because someone backed out of their commitment. Plus if someone accepts and then doesn’t show then they took the spot of someone else that could have played and they now gave someone a BYE in the bracket which is unfair to everyone else. We understand stuff happens – people get sick, weather issues, etc. But we have to have this hard fast rule so that no one abuses this rule and also to encourage people to show up unless its absolutely impossible. This rule has angered some over the years and we apologize for that. But it has to be this way.
  • All other players not invited in to the Open or Women’s Championship Finales that play in a minimum of 2 qualifiers will be eligible to play in one of the two flighted Consolation Finale brackets. These brackets will be flighted based on PPR performance throughout the Tour year. More details below in the Championship section.
  • Any player that plays in 9 qualifiers will get free entry into whatever Finale they choose to play.

Championship Seedings

The Championship Finale brackets will be seeded based on the following:

  • Seeding for the open division championship will work as follows:
    • Players will be separated into groups based off the total tour points they earned (both playing finishes and bonus points)
    • All players in the Open Tour points list with 63 total points and above will be seeded by PPR – so based off the list above the seeding would be as follows – Bill #1 seed, Steve #2, Kevin #3, Dan #4, and Dave #5. Even though Bill is #4 in the rankings, his 79.1 PPR makes him #1 in the seedings.
    • Next all players with total points from 55-62 will be seeded by PPR
    • Next all players with total points from 45-54 will be seeded by PPR
    • Next all players with total points from 35-44 will be seeded by PPR
    • Next all players with total points from 30-34 will be seeded by PPR
    • Next all players with total points from 25-29 will be seeded by PPR
    • Next all players with total points from 20-24 will be seeded by PPR
    • Next all players with total points from 15-19 will be seeded by PPR
    • Next all players with total points from 10-14 will be seeded by PPR
    • Next all remaining invited players will be seeded by PPR
  • Seeding for the women’s division championship will work as follows:
    • Players will be separated into groups based off the total tour points they earned (both playing finishes and bonus points)
    • More levels of points were added in 2023
    • All players with 35 total points and above will be seeded by PPR
    • Next all players with total points from 30-34 will be seeded by PPR
    • Next all players with total points from 25-29 will be seeded by PPR
    • Next all players with total points from 20-24 will be seeded by PPR
    • Next all players with total points from 15-19 will be seeded by PPR
    •  Next all players with total points from 10-14 will be seeded by PPR
    • Next all remaining invited players will be seeded by PPR
  • Once we have the 48 – 64 (undecided yet in 2023) player seeded list, the open bracket will be set as follows (if 48 is used then 49-64 will be a BYE):
  • For the NCAA way of looking at it, each region will have four #1 seeds, four #2 seeds, etc. like this (if 48 is used then seeds 13-16 in each region will be a BYE) :
  • The final four bracket will be:
  • The 32 player Women’s Finale bracket will essentially be the same format except based on 32 instead of 64 players.

Dart Madness Championship

The Dart Madness Championship will be held the first/second weekend in November each year (Nov. 8-10 for 2024). There will be three days of events consisting of the Open and Women’s Dart Madness Championship Finale bracket as well as two flighted Consolation Championship brackets. Money will be collected all year at the qualifiers and will go into the Open and Women’s finale pots. The money collected will be added to the payouts for these Finales as well as paying the Dart Connect fees of the players involved. The majority of the open finale pot money (approximately a 65/35% split) will go into the Open Championship bracket with the remaining money divided into the two Consolation finales (with a portion used for Dart Connect fees). The women’s finale pot money will go into the Women’s finale (with a portion used for Dart Connect fees). Along with the Championship singles finale events there will be other events as well – doubles, triples and blind draws. As mentioned above the top 48 – 64 players in the rankings that played a minimum of 3 qualifiers will be invited to play in the Open Championship Finale bracket and the top 32 women that played a minimum of 2 qualifiers will be invited to play in the Women’s Finale bracket – all other players that played a minimum of 2 qualifiers will be invited to play in one of 2 flighted Consolation Finale brackets. Entry fee for the Championship Finale is $50 and must be prepaid so we know who is attending and we can set up the seedings. Entry fee into the Women’s Finale is $30 and must be prepaid so we know who is attending and we can get the seedings set up. The Top 4 players in the Open Tour points list will get free entry into the Open Championship bracket. Also, the Top 2 women in the Women’s Tour points list will earn free entry into the Women’s Championship finale. Entry into one of the two flighted Consolation brackets is not by invitation, it will be an onsite registration. The entry fee is $30 and can be paid the day of the event. Also, any players that did not choose to play in the Open or Women’s Championships or are eliminated from the Open or Women’s Championship at the time of registration for the Consolation Finales may also pay and play in the Consolation Finales. But you must be eliminated from the Open or Women’s Championship.

For the Open and Women’s Championship Finales if a player accepts the invitation to play then they are also agreeing to pay the $50 or $30 entry fee whether they show up or not. From year one the rule was the entry must be pre-paid which is still the preferred method however we will allow on good faith a player to agree to pay at a later date or at the Finale. Reasons for doing this are explained above in the Tour Points section.

If a player paid or promised to pay at the finale but cannot play at the last minute for whatever reason or the player simply did not show, no re-seeding will be done last minute and their spot becomes a BYE. As mentioned above the missing player will still owe their $50 or $30 entry fee (or if they paid already they will not receive a refund) as its factored into the payout. Failure to pay your $50 or $30 will result in expulsion from all future Dart Madness events until you settle up your fee. This is not meant to be a punishment and we understand things happen, however because of seeding, and hoping to have a full bracket and the published payouts this entry fee must still be paid if you agreed to play.

Flighted Consolation Finale bracket(s) – All players – open and women – that played in at least 2 qualifiers in the tournament year and did not make the Open or Women’s finales or choose to not play in the Open or Women’s finales or are eliminated from the Open or Women’s finale at the time of registration are eligible to play in one of two flighted Consolation Finale Brackets. Entry fee is $30 and can be paid at the time of registration. After all entries are received then the players will be split into two Consolation Finale brackets based on PPR performance for that year’s Dart Madness Tour. The goal will be 32 players per bracket but the final number of players per bracket will be determined by participation. The Dart Madness staff will attempt to make the groupings as best as possible based on PPR so players will be playing other players of similar caliber. If a clear split isn’t possible then the division of players will be based on a descending list of PPR’s – i.e 1-32 in bracket one, 33-64 in bracket 2. But its possible one bracket may have more players then the other as we will try to make the competition as fair as possible for all players. The payouts for the Consolation brackets will be generally the same however they may be slightly different because of the number of players in a bracket.

As mentioned, PPR’s from the current year’s Dart Madness Tour points list will be used to determine how the Consolation brackets are flighted. However, if any oddities or possible unforeseen circumstances cause a player’s PPR to be in question then the best judgment of the Dart Madness staff may be used to change a players PPR to better reflect their true PPR based on past performances in prior Dart Madness years or known ability. All decisions of the Dart Madness staff are final.

Corking rules for the Championship brackets will be the same as for the Qualifiers knockout listed above.

The schedule, location and formats for the Championship weekend is to be determined each year. For 2024 the venue will be the Inn at Grand Glaize in Osage Beach, MO on Nov. 8-10, 2024.

Below is an estimate of the payouts for the 2024 Finales based on an average of 36 players per qualifier (using 2021/2022 participation as a guide) and a full participation of 48 players in the Championship Finale bracket and 64 players in two Consolation Finales, and 32 players in the Women’s Finale.

Expected 13 qualifiers in 2023 – 40 approx. players per qualifier – $2500 total added money

Open Championship Finale Payout (2024 estimates shown)

1st – $1200   2nd – $600   Top 4 – $350   Top 8 – $175   Top 16 – $100

Total Payout Goal ($4000 for the Championship Finale)

  •  Entry fees (44 X $50) = $2200 (Top 4 get free entry)
  •  % of Prize fund (collected at each qualifier) = $1800 (this is an estimate)

Consolation Championship Finale Payout (2024 estimates shown)

There will be 2 Consolation Finale brackets – these estimates are based on two brackets of 32 players in each bracket.

1st – $380   2nd – $230   Top 4 – $150   Top 8 – $100 

Total Payout Goal ($1310 for each Consolation Finale)

  •  Entry fees (32 X $30) = $960
  •  % of Prize fund (collected at each qualifier) = $700 total ($350 per bracket) (this is an estimate)

Women’s Finale Payout (2024 estimates shown)

Expected 13 qualifiers in 2023 – 10 approx. players per qualifier – $650 total added money

1st – $500   2nd – $250   Top 4 – $175   Top 8 – $100

Total Payout Goal ($1500 for Women’s Finale)

  •  Entry fees (30 X $30) = $900 (Top 2 get free entry)
  •  % of Prize fund (collected at each qualifier) = $650 total (this is an estimate)

These are estimated payouts based on prize fund collected at each tour stop and getting sponsors/advertisers to contribute as well. Payouts could go down or could go up based on money collected and costs. Also keep in mind that there are Dart Connect fees ($1 per player) for each of these events that will be paid for with hopefully sponsorship money otherwise it will come from the collected prize fund.

Championship Open Events

Each Dart Madness Championship weekend will have events open to all players, not just those invited to play in the Finale. There will be Men’s and Women’s Doubles, Mixed events and blind draws. Once finalized a flyer will be posted on this web site and on Facebook under DPSTL and David James Madison.

Payouts for Open events – Payouts for the Open events are not 100% payback. They are roughly 80-90% payback. This is to cover costs for the tournament – standard rental, Dart Connect fees, tournament staff costs, etc. If the minimum number of entries shown on the flyer is reached then we will pay out what the flyer shows and possibly more. It just depends on how much the total costs to run the tournament are. Our hope is to raise money through sponsorship and advertisers and 50/50s and the more money we can get through those endeavors the more money we can pay out to the players. No one running these events is trying to make money, we are only trying to cover our costs and maybe get a little something to those that volunteer their time and effort.

Player Conduct

  • All players are expected to behave in sportsmanlike manner
  • Any loud, obnoxious, unruly, degrading, intimidating, threatening, or rude behavior must immediately be altered or else it will be grounds for forfeiture of your match and possible expulsion from the qualifier or Finals and possibly any future Dart Madness events
  • There will be a ZERO TOLERANCE on any violence towards another player or staff member of Dart Madness. Immediate expulsion from event and all future events
  • Any cheating during play or in the keeping of stats will also be grounds for expulsion from current and possibly all future Dart Madness events
  • Anyone determined to be too drunk during round robin, knockout play or the blind draw will be forfeited out of the the event. Come, drink and have fun, but if you can’t be there all day and handle your liquor please do not come. Decisions on what is “too drunk” will be made by all the Dart Madness staff and are final. Anyone that disagrees with our decision is more than welcome to argue their case but they better do it in a respectful manner or else face future expulsion from Dart Madness events.

ADO Tournament rules

Any rules not covered on this page and dealing with actual game play will be covered in the ADO Tournament Rules.