DARTS
Darts is a form of throwing game in which small missiles are thrown at a circular dartboard
fixed to a wall. The term "darts" refers to a standardised game involving a specific board
design and set of rules.
Dart
EQUIPMENT USED IN PLAYING DART
 Dartboard
Quality dartboards are made of sisal fibres; less expensive boards are sometimes made
of cork or coiled paper. A regulation board is 17 3⁄4 inches (451 mm) in diameter and is
divided into 20 radial sections. Each section is separated with metal wire or a thin band of
sheet metal.
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Darts
Darts have four parts: The points, the barrels, the shafts and the flights. The steel points
come in 2 common lengths, 32mm and 41mm and are sometimes knurled or coated to
improve grip. Others are designed to retract slightly on impact to lessen the chance of
bouncing out.
Playing dimensions
The WDF (World Dart Federation) uses the following standards for play:
Height - The dart board is hung so that the centre of the bulls eye is 5 ft 8in (1.73 m) from
the floor. This is considered eye-level for a six-foot man.
Distance - The oche should be 7 ft 9¼in (2.37 m) from the face of the board. Note that this is
the face of the board, and should not include the distance to the wall (if the board
protrudes from the wall)
SCORING
The standard dartboard is divided into 20 numbered sections, scoring from 1 to 20 points,
by wires running from the small central circle to the outer circular wire. Circular wires within
the outer wire subdivide each section into single, double and triple areas. Various games
can be played (and still are played informally) using the standard dartboard. However, in the
official game, any dart landing inside the outer wire scores as follows:
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Hitting one of the large portions of each of the numbered sections, traditionally
alternately coloured black and white, scores the points value of that section.
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Hitting the thin inner portions of these sections, roughly halfway between the outer
wire and the central circle coloured red or green, scores triple the point’s value of that
section.
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Hitting the thin outer portions of these sections, again coloured red or green, scores
double the point’s value of that section. The double-20 is often referred to as doubletop, reflecting the 20's position on the dartboard.
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The central circle is divided into a green outer ring worth 25 points (known as
"outer", "outer bull", or "iris") and a red or black inner circle (usually known as "bull",
"inner bull" or "double bull"), worth 50 points. The term "bull’s eye" can mean either
the whole central part of the board or just the inner red/black section.
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The term "bull's ring" usually means just the green outer ring. The inner bull counts
as a double when doubling in or out.
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Hitting outside the outer wire scores nothing.
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Any dart that does not remain in the board until it is collected by the player (for
example, a dart that hits a wire and bounces out of the board or drops out with the
impact of a later throw) also scores nothing; exception should be noted if play is on any
electronic board: darts falling out are counted.
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A dart only scores if its point is embedded in or is touching the playing surface. A
dart that hits the board side on or at an angle but does not fall off because it is held in
place by two other darts, for example, will score either equal to where its point touches
or not at all.
The highest score possible with three darts is 180, commonly known as a "ton 80" (100
points is called a ton), obtained when all three darts land in the triple 20. In
the televised game, the referee frequently announces a score of 180 in exuberant style.
HOW TO PLACE BET ON DART.
Kindly log into your Nairabet account, navigate to the bottom left corner of the page and
click on dart as illustrated below
A sub tab will be displayed, which will signify the current tournament e.g. International. Kindly
choose your preferred player to win a particular competition.
MARKET TYPE (DART).
Outright: Meaning the winner to emerge in a particular competition, tournament or
event.
In the example above, selecting Van Gerwen Micheal means you are staking on Van Gerwen
Micheal to win the competition.
GAMES
There are many games that can be played on a dartboard, but darts generally refers to a
game whereby the player throws three darts per visit to the board with the goal of reducing
a fixed score, commonly 501 or 301, to zero ("checking out"), with the final dart landing in
either the bull’s eye or a double segment. A game of darts is generally contested between
two players, who take turns. Each turn consists of throwing three darts. When two teams
play, the starting score is sometimes increased to '701' or even '1001'; the rules remain the
same.
A throw that reduces a player's score below zero, to exactly one, or to zero but not ending
with a double is known as "going bust", with the player's score being reset to the value prior
to starting the turn, and the remainder of the turn being forfeited.
A darts match is played over a fixed number of games, known as legs. A match may be
divided into sets, with each set being contested as over a fixed number of legs.
Although playing straight down from 501 is standard in darts, sometimes a double must be
hit to begin scoring, known as "doubling in", with all darts thrown before hitting a double not
being counted.
RULES OF DART GAME
Any dart may be used provided it's total weight is under 55 grams.The dart board and throw
line are set up as described in Dart Board Setup. Playing order is determined by a throw of
one dart at bull’s eye from one player on each team. Closest to the bull’s eye goes first. If
the first dart hits the bull’s eye, the next shooter has the option of removing the dart from
the board. If the second shooter then hits the bull’s eye, another throw at bull’s eye is done
with the throwing order reversed. If the dart is not removed from the board, and the second
shooter hits the bull’s eye, the second player "wins" the bull’s eye. Winner of the bull’s eye
throw has the choice of what game will be played. Players take turns, one player from each
team, alternating throughout the game. If a player plays out of turn, and it is discovered
before the next player on the same team throws, the darts are voided and playing order
resumes. If it is discovered after the next player on the same team throws, the offending
player on that team should skip a turn to return to normal playing order. When a player has
thrown their darts for the round, they should be agreed upon with the scorekeeper or the
opponent and marked on the scoreboard (appropriately for the game being played) before
they are pulled from the board.