Competition Sanctioning Rules

We recommend all organisers/venues to run through a tutorial with Matt from Darts Atlas before you go ahead with running ADC sanctioned competitions.

Book a personalised demo HERE

Watch the tutorial videos HERE

Every sanctioned tournament must be agreed and, on the ADC UK Calendar, more than a week before the competition.

Please be aware, we DO NOT accept sanctioned opens on the same dates as the WINMAU TOUR or NATIONAL FINALS.

Equipment Requirements

·       Fixed Oches

·       Competition standard match boards

·       Adequate lighting

·       Tablets or Smartphones for scoring – ADC Recommend the Amazon Fire HD 7,8 or 10 Tablets (with Ads)

·       Stable/Strong WiFI connection or tether to 4G/5G Smartphone

Formats

·       A minimum of Best of 5 in straight Knockouts

·       Best of 3 are allowed in Round-Robin Groups Stages

Please note - Weekly Round-Robins are not allowed. If you are to host a weekly round-robin, it must be via the ADC under ‘The Vault Round-Robin Series’ – See HERE for more info.

Monthly Round-Robins and one-off Round-Robin events are allowed

Costings

To apply for ADC Sanctioning is completely FREE. You must use the Darts Atlas system to offer ranking points.


As of January 2024, ADC Sanctioned competitions will be 50p per player to use the system

For example, if you have a competition with 48 players in, the cost will be £24.00.

We advise tournament organisers to add a 50p admin charge to the player entry fees to cover the cost.

Please be aware, the ADC does not see any of this money. Darts Atlas receives the full £50p per player.

Benefits of using Darts Atlas –

·       Using the system allows you to set up pre-registration with the option to take payments on platform for even less administration on the day.

·       You can advertise the link via all social media channels with one click button for players to register.

·       Generates the bracket at one click of a button

·       Assigns matches and markers automatically for each match and sends to the correct board tablet

·       Sends FREE texts to players to let them know to arrive to the board for their match

·       See all live scores from every board sat at your control desk

·       Ultimately, increase your entries as players chase regional and national ranking points to gain the multiple opportunities via the ADC

 

And much more!

Step 1

Create your Tournament on Darts Atlas.

Watch the video tutorial

Optionally, add your venue to your tournament to help players find it via Darts Atlas geographic search.

Step 2

  • From your tournament homepage, select the “Sanctioning” tab, then click the ADC United Kingdom button to apply for sanctioning. You will receive an email once your Sanction Request has been reviewed.

    If approved, your tournament will be promoted on the ADC UK calendar of events.

    Step 3

    Direct players to register for your tournament on your tournament homepage (free Darts Atlas account required)

    Step 4

    Manage check-in on the day of your tournament, then pay your discounted tournament administration fee to create your tournament bracket.

    Step 5

    Run your tournament and watch the ADC standings update as soon as the last dart is thrown.

    View all Tutorial Videos HERE