2008 Ireland Ladies’ Championship

Rules:

1.         The Championship shall be called the 2008 Ireland Ladies Championship.

2.         The Championship shall be confined to Irish darts players normally resident on the island of Ireland  and players must be over 16 years of age on August 1st., 2008. Players competing in the 2008 Ireland Ladies’ Championship may not compete in the 2008 Ireland  Men’s or Youths’ Championship. 

3.         The Championship shall be organised in conjunction with the 2008 Ireland Players’ Championship.

4.         The Championship shall consist of four competitions and a Grand Final.

5.         A Rankings system shall operate for the four rounds of the Championship and the top 8 players on the Rankings List after Round Four shall be invited to compete in the Grand Finals.  Points shall be allocated as per 2008 Ireland Players’ Championship.

6.         The organisers shall reserve the right to refuse or to cancel any entry up to and including the Grand Final of the Championship.

 The organisers’ decision shall be final in all matters relating to this Championship.

7.         Entries for each round of the Championship shall be accepted at the competition venue up to 1.00pm on the day. Telephone entries will not be accepted.   Draw sheets shall be displayed on each of the competition boards prior to the commencement of each round.  Any player not present when called to play shall be eliminated from the competition. 

8.         The entry fee for each round of the Championship shall be € 15-00 per player and there shall be a minimum prize fund of € 400 at each round provided that at least sixteen players compete. The prize fund shall be adjusted accordingly if more or less than sixteen players enter.

9.         There shall be an entry fee of € 15-00 from each of the eight qualifiers for the Grand Finals and there shall be a minimum Prize Fund of € 800 at the Grand Finals which shall be paid out as follows:-

Champion - € 400-00; Runner-up - € 200-00; S/finalists - € 100-00 each.

10.       Rankings System:    {Same as Ireland Players’ Championship}

The top 8 players on the Rankings List shall be invited to compete in the Grand Finals provided that they have competed in at least two of the four rounds, irrespective of their placing on the List.

            In the event of a tie for places in the Grand Finals the following guidelines shall apply in order :-

            {a} The player with points achieved in most rounds shall be placed in a higher position.

            {b} The player with most points achieved in any one round shall be placed in a higher position.

            {c}  If players are still level play-offs shall be organised.

            There shall be a closing date for acceptance of invitations for the Grand Finals and any player not accepting this invitation by that date shall be replaced by the next-ranked player on the list.

11.       Competition Rules:

            Matches in the Championship {including the Grand Finals}  shall be the best of 5 Legs of 501 straight start except the Final which will be the best of 7 Legs of 501 straight start. A toss shall be made before each match with the winner of the toss to throw first in the odd-numbered legs and the loser of the toss to throw first in the even-numbered legs.

            Players in the Grand Finals shall be seeded according to their placings on the Rankings List.

            The Championship shall be a ‘Losers Mark’ event and any player who refuses to mark or who does not arrange to have a marker present at the next match shall not be allowed into any further rounds of the Championship.

            There shall be a Code of Conduct throughout the Championship and any player or spectator not adhering to this code shall be severely dealt with by the Organisers.

            A Dress Code shall be implemented at the Grand Finals of the Championship which shall be outlined to all qualifiers on their invitations.