The following Grand Prix Rules are correct for the 2023/2024 Shetland Darts Association season.
The table below gives a list of the tournaments included in the grand prix setup it also lists the points available for each round.
Competition | Winner | R/up | S/Final | Q/Final | Last 16 |
Shetland Singles | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Shetland Doubles | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Charlie Zoom Memorial | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
SDA Open Singles (Formally Whalsay BC Shield) | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
JDC Shield | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
RBL Singles | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Hughson Bros. | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
1. Grand Prix events taking place on Friday evenings & Saturday afternoons will see registration open until 1/2 an hour before the event is due to start. Any Player not registered in this time will be refused entry to the event.
2. All games during a Grand Prix event will be played over the best of 5 legs in the early rounds, the number of legs will be increased during the competition on the basis of time remaining in the evening
3. Grand Prix Events will consist of an open draw
4. Any Grand Prix event which has “bye or several “byes” in the first round will see the “bye” or “byes” placed at the top of section of the draw.
5. Grand Prix draws are drawn using the "Darts fro Windows" program. The traditional pen and paper method will be available as back up in event of computer malfunction.
6. Should any grand prix singles/doubles events have less than 32 players entering no player will receive points unless they win a match in the round of 16.
7. Only players registered with the Association will be eligible to receive the points listed in the above table.
8.Once all seven grand prix are finished the top 8 will automatically be picked for the Inter County team "A" Team. The Intercounty captain will then select 4 wild cards to fill the remaining 4 places in the team. Along with a further 2 selections to fill the Reserve places. Following the selection of the Intercounty “A” Team, a Shetland “B” Intercounty team will selected from the next 12 players in the Grand Prix rankings table that finish outside the automatic “A” team cut of. Any of these 12 players receiving and accepting a wild card or reserve invitation by the “A” team captain, will be ineligible for “B” Team selection and the next player in the rankings will be promoted to the B team. Should a player withdraw from the B team he will be replaced by the next player in the rankings table.
9. If 1 or more players should tie for 8th place then a playoff will be held to determine the final automatic qualification place to take place at time and place agreed on by the committee and ALL players involved. A playoff will also be held to determine final placing of the Intercounty “B” Team should players be tied on points and will again be held at a time and place agreed on by the committee and ALL players involved.
A copy of the 23/34 SDA Grand Prix Rules can be found here: grandprixrules_2023-…pdf
