World ParaDarts

Running and applying for a Ranking Tournament (rules)

As of the season 2024/2025, starting 1^st September 2024, every member organisation/country can hold 2 ranking weekends with 2 tournaments over the weekend, therefore being a maximum of 4 ranking tournaments per organisation per season.

World ParaDarts ranking tournaments can only be arranged by World ParaDarts member organisation who must apply to run a ranking event.

The season runs from 1^st September to 31^st August each year.

Applications:

New ranking tournaments, meaning at a new venue and or country that has not hosted a World ParaDarts Tournament before. The application has to be submitted by 31^st July each year so they can be approved and added to the annual calendar before the season starts. For new members during the first season they join, an exception can be made at the judgement of the World ParaDarts as long, as there is clear 6 months from being agreed and the date of the tournament.

Repeat/Annual tournaments applications to run a World ParaDarts Ranking Tournament which has been held the previous season must be submitted 3 months after the previous one held so it can be put on the annual calendar as soon as possible.

All World ParaDarts Ranking Tournaments must be held and run according to the World ParaDarts Rules which can be found at:

https://www.worldparadarts.com/rules

Look at our calendar and avoid existing tournaments, World ParaDarts do not want ranking events in the same continent on the same or on 2 consecutive weekends.

As of the 1^st September 2024 the following rules must be abided by:

1.     For all tournaments the close of registration must be 10 days before the tournament.

2.     The organisation running the tournament is responsible for monitoring the players and checking they are registered as world ParaDarts players on the list held at:

https://www.worldparadarts.com/registered-world-paradarts-players

3.     If a player registers to enter the tournament who is not a registered World ParaDarts player, it is the organisation who is running the tournaments responsibility to contact the player to question their World ParaDarts status and:

         a.     Direct them to World ParaDarts to register

         b.     Advise them they can not play

4.     A full list of all the players registered for the tournament must be submitted to the World ParaDarts Tournament Directors, 9 days before the event.

5.     A named World ParaDarts Tournament Director will be allocated to the tournament and set up a chat group for communication.

 6.     The day before a tournament the organisation will advise the World ParaDarts Tournament director of any players that have pulled out.

 7.     The World ParaDarts Tournament director will provide the organisation with the draw, with the correct number of groups, correctly seeded for the group rounds and the format for the knockout stages.

 8.     The World ParaDarts Tournament Director (allocated to the tournament) decision is final and the organisation running the tournament will listen to their instructions.

 9.     The Organisation running the tournament when applying for the ranking tournament is agreeing to abide by these instructions and the rules and understands that if they disregard the instructions/rules there will be a financial penalty.

      a.     For the first offence there is a GBP 50.00 penalty

      b.     For the second offence there is a GBP 100.00 penalty

      or an alternative is to pay the costs of a WPD tournament director to travel and run the tournament for them

 10. The Organisation will ensure all the tournaments results (group stage and Knock out stage) are emailed to the World ParaDarts at executives@worldparadarts.com with 24 hours of the finish of the tournament.