Frequently Asked Questions

Who can play on a team?

• Any sanctioned player from any of your operator’s leagues who has completed 96 league games with qualifying statistics is eligible to play on your team. You cannnot play with someone from another operator.

• Mixed Triples teams must have at least one woman on each team

• Mixed Doubles Combo teams must consist of one woman and one man.

• Mixed Doubles 501 teams must consist of one woman and one man.

If a team member can’t come to the tournament at the last minute, can anyone substitute for that player at the tournament? 

• No, not just anyone. After March 5, all changes and substitutions must be made onsite at the tournament and must meet the following criteria:

• Alternate must be from the same league system.

• Alternate must meet all eligibility requirements with stats on file onsite.

• Alternate’s skill rating must be LESS THAN or EQUAL TO the player they are replacing.

• In Ladies or Mixed events, the alternate must be of the same gender.

• No alternates are permitted in the finals.

How do I know if I’m a Master-rated player?

• Master-rated criteria:

  A. Players with the following player-skill ratings or above will be considered Masters in their respective events

  	Event	Team Maximum	Doubles' Maximum	Singles' Maximum
  	Open '01	118 PPD	59 PPD	30 PPD
  	Open Cricket	13.8 MPR	6.9 MPR	3.5 MPR
  	Mixed Doubles Combo		5.8 MPR	3.5 MPR and 30 PPD
  	Mixed Doubles 501		51 PPD
  	Mixed Triples Combo	9.3 PPD		3.5 MPR and 30 PPD
  	Mixed Triples 701	81 PPD		30 PPD

  B. Master rating may also be awarded to players who:

   1. Are without a verifiable player-skill rating (e.g. Double In/Double Out statistics). There players will play in Masters only.

   2. Placed in the money in a NDA's Masters' level event in the last year.

   3. Show "known ability" by top placement in a NDA manufacturer sponsor's major tournament. Pro lists will be reviewed, but not automatically forced into Masters.

   4. Are "dominant players" in either soft or steel-tip darting.

No Master-rated player will be permitted to participate below level one. Two Master-rated players on ANY team must play at the Masters' level. For Mixed Doubles Combo and Mixed Triples Combo, the Open Cricket and '01 rating will be used to determine Master-rated players. For Mixed Triples 701, the open criteria will be used to determine Master-rated players.

Note: Ladies playing in a non-ladies masters event (singles, doubles, mixed doubles or team) should use the open criteria to determine master's player ratings.

Player ability assessment may be determined by the Tournament Committee related to any of the following criteria:

A. Player-skill rating (entry skill).

B. Review of previous NDA tournament performance, specifically Team Dart 2011.

C. Examination of overall local league ratings.

D. Know ability.