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Rules and Regulations

(Updated for the 2025 Tour)

Eligibility

The tour is open to anyone except for a PDC professional. (This rule has been in place for 7 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 (and slightly over the border into Kansas). In 2025 once again there will be tour stops in Springfield, Kansas City area, Columbia, Osage Beach, Joplin and St. Louis. We are attempting to schedule a few events in Topeka, KS as well if we can secure a venue. 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 full weekend in November each year) in one of the 3 or more finales – (New in 2025) Premier, Open and Challenger Championships. There may be a Women’s Championship finale and a second Open or Challenger if participation warrants it. More on that later in the rules. New in 2025 – we will have two separate tour lists – Open and Challenger tours with each having their own round robins and knockouts at a qualifier (details below). Finale pots for the Open and Challenger divisions will be separate. The remaining $5 per entry is paid to the tournament director for the day ($3) and to Dart Connect fees ($2).

New in 2025 – The Open tour list will be players with a PPR of 48 and above. The Challenger tour list will be all players with a PPR below 48. A player’s PPR to be used for classification will be previous year(s) Dart Madness PPR’s as found on the website. If you played multiple years and you at any time finished the year with a PPR over 48, then you will be considered an Open player. Once you play your first qualifier for the year and are classified as Open or Challenger you will remain on that tour list for the entire year. For example – if you are a 47 PPR and get put on the Challenger tour and your PPR goes over 48 you will remain on the Challenger tour. However, if you have clearly improved your game and are no longer a Challenger level player then we will move you up to Open. Another exception would be if someone is obviously cheating or manipulating their PPR and sandbagging to stay on the Challenger tour. That person will not be moved to the Open, they will just be kicked off the tour. Cheaters are not welcomed.

If you are a brand-new player to the Dart Madness tour you must show proof – tournaments or leagues listed on DCTV that show your PPR, or PPD/TOC or other soft tip league web sites – that you are a Challenger level player. If we put you on the Challenger tour and you shoot over a 48 PPR consistently we will move you up to the Open tour. If you obviously are an Open player and lied about being Challenger level and were trying to sandbag to stay there, well then, we will kick you off completely, as mentioned, cheaters are not welcomed.

Any player with a below 48 PPR that wants to just play on the Open tour instead of the Challenger tour may do so. If you are borderline and know your game has improved, then please play the Open tour from the get-go.

All decisions on who is and who isn’t a challenger level player and who may or may not be moved will be made by the Dart Madness tournament directors and DPSTL. The goal is fairness and equal competition for the greater majority. If a decision goes against you, it’s not because we don’t like you, it’s because we are trying to be as fair as possible to the majority of the players and not just you.

Open Round Robin

  • All registered open players (players with PPR 48 and above) will be split into 4-8 Round Robin groups (maximum 8 groups). Each group will consist of at least a minimum of 4 players. Ultimately the number of total players in both Open and Challenger qualifiers and board availability will determine the number of groups and the number of boards per group. 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 12 players to hold an open qualifier. If there are less than 12 players in either the Open or the Challenger groups, then the players will be combined together.
  • You will play each person in your group one match. A match will consist of 1, 2, 3 or 5 legs of 501 open in, double out depending on the number of players and the number of boards available. Assuming each group has a minimum of 2 dart boards to use – if a group has 4 or 5 players, then you will play 5 legs of 501 against each player in your group. If a group has 6-8 players, then you will play 3 legs of 501. If a group consist of 9 or 10 players, then you will play 2 legs of 501. If a group consist of more than 10 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 8 players and 1 group of 9 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 9. Ultimately this decision lies in the hands of the tournament director. We want to get in as many games as possible but not take 5-6 hours to do it. The goal is all round robins completed in 3-4 hours.
  • In the event due to participation and board availability that any group would only have 1 board to play on, the tournament director will decide how many legs to play per match.
  • 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 Open 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 Open 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 Open Championship Knockout bracket.
  • All other players that did not win their group or advance on PPR will be in the Open 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.

Challenger Round Robin

  • All registered challenger players (players with a PPR under 48) will be split into 4-8 Round Robin groups (maximum 8 groups). Each group will consist of at least a minimum of 4 players. Ultimately the number of total players in both Open and Challenger qualifiers and board availability will determine the number of groups and the number of boards per group. 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 12 players to hold a challenger qualifier. If there are less than 12 players in either the Open or the Challenger groups, then the players will be combined together.
  • 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 depending on the number of players and the number of boards available. 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 against each player in your group. If a group has 7 or 8 players, then you will play 2 legs of 501. If a group consist of more than 8 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. Ultimately this decision lies in the hands of the tournament director. We want to get in as many games as possible but not take 5-6 hours to do it. The goal is all round robins completed in 3-4 hours.
  • 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 Challenger 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 Challenger 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 Challenger Championship Knockout bracket.
  • All other players that did not win their group or advance on PPR will be in the Challenger Consolation Knockout bracket.
  • The order of play, pace of play and scorekeeping rules listed in the Open Round Robin section above also apply to the Challenger Round Robin.

Knockout Brackets

  • Open and Challenger Championship Knockout – The Open and Challenger Championship knockout brackets will be 8 players – all the 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. Each knockout bracket is a single elimination long format knockout. The number of games played each round in listed in the charts below. The Open division will play more games than the Challenger division.
  • Players will receive tour points in their respective tour 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:
  • Open and Challenger Consolation Knockout – The Open and Challenger Consolation knockout brackets will be all the group players that did not make the Championship knockout brackets. Random draw will determine the brackets. Each knockout bracket is a single elimination long format knockout. The number of games played each round in listed in the charts below. The Open division will play more games than the Challenger division.
  • Players will receive tour points for their respective tours based on how they finish in the Consolation brackets. 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:
  • In the event that there were not enough players to hold either an Open or Challenger qualifier (reminder a minimum of 12 players is needed) and the player were combined then the format will be the Open format, and players will receive points based on where they finish as normal. The Open players points will go to the Open tour list and the Challenger’s points to the Challenger tour list.
  • Also, if groups are combined at a qualifier, Challenger players will receive 2 extra “finish” points on top of whatever “finish” points they earn from their finish for the day.

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. This money will be split between the Open and Challenger payouts based on participation. So, for instance if we have 22 players in the Open and 18 players in the Challenger that is 40 total players. So, we will ask the venue for $150 (based on having 40 players) and $75 will go to the Open payouts and $75 will go to the Challenger payouts. The tournament director for the day may split the money unevenly if there is a much larger number of players in one group or the other. And obviously if the venue refuses or is unable to contribute then no money will be added.

Each group – Open and Challenger – will have separate payouts at each qualifier assuming we have enough players for each group. The payouts can be found in this document – Tour Payouts. This is a guide for our tournament directors to use and in general should be followed. It shows payouts for 12 to 48 players per group when no money is added, $50 added, $75 added and $100 added. However, payouts may change from what is shown here if the money added is different or if we have more than 48 players.

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 (changes made for 2025)

The tour points lists will be used to determine the players invited to participate in the Tour Championships finale weekend – Nov. 7 – 9, 2025 – in Osage Beach. The money collected all year long from each qualifier will be added to the payouts for the Championships. The tour points list is also used to determine seeding for these Championships (more on that below). The top 24 point leaders in the Open Division will be invited to compete in the Premier Championship. The top 24 point leaders in the Challenger division will be invited to compete in the Challenger Championship. You must play at least 3 qualifiers to be eligible for the Premier or Challenger Championship.

The tours points list also will determine seeding in all the championships. How seeding is done is explained in the Championship Seeding section below.

Open Tour Championships

In addition to the Premier Championship, all other players on the Open tour points list that play at least 3 qualifiers will receive invites to play in the Open Championship. Both the Premier Championship and the Open Championship will be invitational, and players must accept their invite and pre-pay to reserve entry. The Open Championship may be one or two brackets depending on the number of players that accept their invitations. The money added to the Premier Championship and the one or two Open Championships will depend on participation. More money will be added to the Premier Championship then the Open Championship(s). More details are below.

Challenger Tour Championships

In addition to the Challenger Championship, all other players on the Challenger tour points list that play at least 3 qualifiers will receive invites to play in a second Challenger Championship. Both Championships will be invitational, and players must accept their invite and pre-pay to reserve entry. The money added to the Challenger Championship and the second Challenger Championships will depend on participation. More money will be added to the first Challenger Championship then the second Championship(s). If enough women accept invitations to the Challenger Championships, then we may split the Championships up into a Challenger Championship and a Women’s Championship. But that is totally dependent on the women participating in the tour. More details are below.

Here’s how it will work:

  • In order to be invited to any Dart Madness Championship Finale a player must play in a minimum of 3 qualifiers.
  • 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 or Consolation knockout brackets. The point totals as listed above. Point totals increase the more players that are playing in the qualifier. Also, if the Challenger and Open groups end up combined at a qualifier, then a Challenger player will receive 2 extra “finish” points on top of whatever “finish” points they earned for the qualifier.
  • Players will be ranked by tour points – highest to lowest – the top 24 players in the open division tour points list will get invited to the Premier Dart Madness Championship Finale. The top 2 players in the Tour points list will get free entry into the Premier Championship Finale. If more than 2 players max out their points, then all players that are maxed out will get free entry into the Premier Championship. (Note: the tour points list is for invitations only and not the final seedings at the Championship). The top 24 players in the Challengers Tour points list will get invited to play in the Challengers Dart Madness Championship Finale. The top 2 players in Challenger tour points will get free entry into the Challengers Finale. If more than 2 players max out their points, then all players that are maxed out will get free entry into the Challengers Championship.
  • All other players that do not get invited into the Premier or Challengers Championships will be eligible for the Open or second Challenger finales assuming they played at least three (3) qualifiers during the year.
  • Once an open player reaches 63 or more “finishing” tour points in the Open or Challenger tour points list they can no longer play in an Open or Challenger qualifier for that year. NOTE: Bonus points do not count towards this maximum level, only “finish” points earned from how you finish at qualifiers 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. 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 either the Premier or Challenger Championship Finales all that matters is to be ranked in the top 24 in your respective group (and played a minimum of 3 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 Premier Championship Finale is a $50 entry, all other Championship Finales will be a $30 entry. All the Finales will require acceptance of your spot in the championship 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 into the Premier or Challenger Championship Finales that play in a minimum of 3 qualifiers will be eligible to play an Open, second Challenger or Women’s Finale brackets. These brackets will be flighted based on points and PPR performance throughout the Tour year. More details below in the Championship Seedings section.
  • Any player that plays in 8 qualifiers will get free entry into whatever Finale they choose to play.

Championship Seedings

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

  • Seeding for all finale championships 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 or Challenger 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
  • New in 2025 – For the Open Championship(s) and a second Challenger Championship or Women’s Championship it will also be seeding based on tour points and PPR. So, getting as many points as possible is beneficial even if you do not make the Premier or main Challenger Championship. If there are multiple Open Championships, they will be flighted first by PPR and then seeded based on the seeding rules listed above.

Dart Madness Championship – updated for 2025

The Dart Madness Championship Finale weekend will be held the November 7-9 for 2025 at the Inn at Grand Glaize in Osage Beach, MO. The money collected all year at the qualifiers will be added into the Premier, Open and Challenger championship finale pots. All 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 Open tour and Challenger tour money will be separate. For the Open tour, the majority of the open finale pot money (approximately a 60/40% split) will go into the Premier Championship bracket with the remaining money divided into the Open finale(s) (again with a portion of it deducted to be used for Dart Connect fees). The Challenger tour’s finale pot money will all go into the Challengers Championship finale (again with a portion deducted for Dart Connect fees). If enough players register then there may be a second Challenger Championship. If this happens then the money will be split (approx. 60/40%) between the two brackets with the first bracket getting the majority of the money. As mentioned previously, if enough women register and we have enough men as well, then the women may have a separate Women’s Championship. If this is the case the money will divided fairly based on participation.

As mentioned above the top 24 players in the respective rankings that played a minimum of 3 qualifiers will be invited to play in the Premier and Challenger Championship Finale brackets. All other players that played a minimum of 3 qualifiers will be invited to play in either an Open Championship or a second Challenger Championship. Again these Championships will have less money added then the main Premier and Challenger Championships. Entry fee for the Premier Championship Finale is $50 and must be prepaid so we know who is attending and we can set up the seedings. Entry fee for all the other Championships is $30 and must also be prepaid so we know who is attending and get the number of brackets figured out and we can get the seedings set up for all the brackets. The Top 2 players in the Open Tour points list will get free entry into the Premier Championship bracket. Also, the Top 2 players in the Challenger’s Tour points list will earn free entry into the Challengers Championship finale. If more than 2 players max out points in either tour points list, then all maxed out players will receive free entry into their respective Championship.

For all 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.

Open Championship

All players on the Open tour points lists that did not make the top 24 and the Premier Championship will be invited to play in the Open Championship as long as you played 3 qualifiers for the year. The Open championship will be seeded based on Tour points and PPR as outlined above. If we have more than 32 or so players, the Open Championship may be split into two brackets. If this happens then the players will be split by PPR first and then seeded within their bracket by the normal seeding method.

Challenger/Women Championships

All players on the Challenger tour points lists that did not make the top 24 and the Challenger Championship will be invited to play in a second Challenger Championship as long as you played 3 qualifiers for the year. This will only take place if a minimum of 8 additional players accepts invitations to play in the second Challenger Championship. The money added to this second Championship will depend on the number of players accepting invitations with the first bracket getting the majority of the money. If less than 8 players accept invitations to the second Challenger Championship, they will be added to the main Challenger Championship.

If the group of Challenger players accepting invitations is fairly evenly split between men and women and the women have at least 16 or more attendees, then we will have a Challenger Championship and a Women’s Championship. The split of the money in this case would be fairly distributed between the two brackets based on the number of players in each.

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

Below is an estimate of the payouts for the 2025 Championship Finales based on an average of 40 players per qualifier (24 open and 16 challenger) – 12 qualifiers in 2025 – $1500+ total added money to Open and $1000+ added to Challenger:

Premier Championship Finale Payout (2025 estimates shown)

1st – $750   2nd – $450   Top 4 – $250   Top 8 – $100

Total Payout Goal ($2100 for the Premier Championship Finale)

  •  Entry fees (22 X $50) = $1100 (Top 2 get free entry)
  •  % of Prize fund (collected at each qualifier) = $1000 (this is an estimate)

Open Championship Finale Payout (2025 estimates shown – based on one Open Championship and not two)

1st – $700   2nd – $400   Top 4 – $250   Top 8 – $100

Total Payout Goal ($2000 for the Open Finale)

  •  Entry fees (48 X $30) = $1440
  •  % of Prize fund (collected at each qualifier) = $560 total

Challenger Finale Payout (2025 estimates shown – based on one Finale and not two)

1st – $600   2nd – $400   Top 4 – $200   Top 8 – $100

Total Payout Goal ($1800 for Challenger Championship Finale)

  •  Entry fees (22 X $30) = $720 (Top 2 get free entry)
  •  % of Prize fund (collected at each qualifier) = $1080 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 Finales. 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.