1. Eligibility
A. All players must submit there highest final league sheet with their entry. If a player has no verifiable average, that player will play in only masters level for all events.
B. Qualifying averages must have been attained between January 1st 2009 and May 5th 2011. Tournament director has discretion to accept or deny any or all averages. Steel tip averages will be converted on a case by case basis.
C. Averages will only be used from leagues with a minimum of 24 games played of either ’01 or cricket to enter the corresponding tournament. Any and All leagues that record stats are eligible. All players must have AT LEAST 96 games total to be eligible.
D. A player’s ability may be determined by the tournament committee based upon known ability, tournament performance, and overall league averages.
E. In the event of an absent player in team events, substitutions will be permitted provided they have a verifiable average and are approved by the tournament committee. Substitutes must be of equal or lower average.
2. Tournament Hall
A.. *Players must be 21 years of age or more at the time of competition*, at the discretion of Airway Lanes a player under the age of 21 may be permitted to play in an event. From 9:00 p.m. no persons under the age of 18 will be permitted without written consent of tournament directors and parents.
B. Tournament hall will open 1 hour prior to the start of the tournament,
C. No food or beverages are allowed to be brought into, or removed from the building
D. We will not tolerate obnoxious or abusive behavior.
E. A shuttle bus will make continuous runs between Tournament hall and hotel.
3. Rules of Play
A. Players may compete in only one event at a time, and for only one team at a time.
B. The “Board is always right” rule shall be in effect unless you are playing on a board with backup feature. Call a tournament director to back the board up for you.
1. Any board without a backup feature will be restarted where the game left off in the event of board error.
C. All brackets will be a minimum of 100% payback. Payback will increase depending on sponsorships and any monies added by the house.
D. All Cricket matches will be best 2 out of 3.
E. All 01 matches will be best 2 out of 3, with “Freeze Rule” in effect. Breaking the Freeze Rule will automatically lose the game.
F. Mixed 4’s Cricket will be best out of 5, with the fifth game being all 4 players on each team shooting together on a single score. Mixed 4’s will consist of 2 men and 2 ladies.
1. Teams (A vs A) and (B vs B) will play simultaneously on different boards. This will be referred to as the “Sammy Rule”.
G. All matches will be: Flip to diddle the first game. Loser starts the second game. Flip to diddle for 3rd game start. Mixed 4’s will be: Diddle for all games.
H. Ladies will shoot first in all mixed events.
I. If your opponent is not at your board within 5 minutes of your match being called you may ask for a recall.
J. A recalled player will have 5 minutes from the point of recall to be ready to play. If the player is still absent it will result in a forfeit.
K. All players finishing in the money will get a check from Airway Lanes. Players can cash these checks immediately at Airway Lanes. Players will be asked for legal identification before receiving cash.
L. Any rule not covered here will be referred to N.D.A.’s Official rules for soft tip darts.
M. Any player, or team, taking 1st place in any division will be moved up one full division the following year in the event in which they placed.
4. Finances
A. Airway Lanes will be solely liable for all tournament finances
B. All events, and all divisions will be included in all monies from sponsorships.
C. All events, and all divisions will be included in all monies added by Airway Lanes.
D. Airway Lanes will add money to all on an amount per player basis.
E. Any player, at any time may request a financial statement.
F. Financial statement will include all monies taken in and all monies paid out for each and every division of all events.
G. Additional money will be added to BOTH MEN’S and LADIE’S masters divisions.
***All rules are subject to change by determination of the tournament committee.***
All checks and money orders need to be made out to: “Airway Lanes”. You may mail your entries to: Airway Lanes, 4825 Highland rd. Waterford MI. 48328. You may also pay, in person, with cash, or over the phone with a credit card by calling: 248-674-0424 any time between 10:00am and 1:00am.
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