Magic Darts Open Winter Matchplay Steel Tip Event: Feb 27th-Mar 7th, 2021

1. Code of Conduct

Every participant shall behave with respect towards other competitors and USA Darts Production staff. This applies to behavior in-game and also in chats, messengers, comments and other media.

2. Match Coverage

USA Darts Production reserves the exclusive right to the coverage/livestreaming of USA Darts/Magic Darts Inc. hosted matches. 

3. Virtual Darts Etiquette

• Call out your total score after 3 darts are thrown every round.
• Pull your darts out individually and towards the camera, paying special attention to triples and doubles so they are clearly shown as in the segment. The best method is to grab the dart in question, then move it up and down before even pulling it out of the segment.
• Call out game shot by indicating how many darts it took to win the leg. For example, "Game in 3" or "1st dart" after hitting the winning double. 
• Call out the route taken when finishing an out in an unusual way.
• It is an excellent habit to first pull out your singles before pulling out darts in the triples/doubles.

3. Cheating

All forms of cheating in USA Darts matches are forbidden and will be penalized if proven. 

Please take personal responsibility to communicate with your opponent about behaviors not in accordance with the virtual darts etiquette stated above if you believe they are resulting in legitimate cheating.

3.1 How to Report Cheating

If you believe cheating has occurred during your match, immediately stop the game in question and message the tournament director.

3.2 How to Combat Cheating

Do not use the methods below to harass your opponent. Please practice the following methods within reason: 

• If you cannot clearly see where your opponents darts land, ask them to move their darts up and down to combat a blocked view or shadows on your turn.
• If your opponent's camera view looks blurry/fuzzy, ask them to reconnect or make sure they are limiting how many devices in their household are connected to their wifi.
• Record your opponent's screen during your match if it is not being livestreamed.
• If you are absolutely certain the route taken by your opponent to hit an out shot does not add up correctly/mathematically, ask them to leave their darts in the board and confirm how they won.

4. Penalty

Violation of the Code of Conduct and players caught cheating may result in disqualification or banning from future USA Darts Production/Magic Darts Inc. events.

Disqualification from an event will result in forfeiture of prize money/product earned.

5. PDC Bull Rule

The Order of Play for a match shall be determined by a throw at the Bull. Only those darts that hit the Bull or 25 will count in deciding the order of play.

Darts that hit and remain in the Bull or the 25 bed shall be retrieved by the Player before the opponent throws a dart. 

If a dart rebounds from the board or falls out of the board during a throw then the Player shall throw a further dart, or darts, until one remains in the board. 

If the darts thrown for the Bull prove to be a tie then both Players shall retrieve their darts and shall throw again in reverse order until one dart is nearer the Bull.

The winner of the throw at the Bull shall have the choice to throw first in the first leg or set and all odd alternate legs or sets thereafter in that respective Match. 

If the Order of Play has not been correctly adopted then that respective leg shall be stopped and then re-started using the correct Order of Play. 

If legs have already been completed using an incorrect Order of Play then the results determined in those legs shall stand but the next leg shall be started using the correct Order of Play.