ODA MATCHPLAY
LEAGUE

Competition and eligibility

Autodarts is required for this independent league. The planned maximum eligible average is 75.00. Playing evidence must be reviewed for this platform; DartCounter identities, eligibility approval and subscriptions are not transferred automatically.

Each active division contains 6–16 players. Everyone meets once: 501 Double Out, best of 9, one scheduled match per week, no draws. Odd-sized divisions use rotating BYEs without points. A win earns 2 league points, a loss 0. First place in the final administrator-confirmed table is the official division champion. A 16-player division has 15 matchweeks, 15 matches per player and 120 matches in total; 12 players have 11 weeks, 8 have 7, and 6 have 5. Availability closes the preceding Sunday at 23:59 UK; matches must finish by their matchweek Sunday at 23:59 UK.

Only participation-supported tiers activate. Six players share one Bronze division even when their averages differ. Verified strength guides the first season; subsequent progression follows official sporting results. Divisions represent sporting achievement, not fixed average brackets.

ODA activates only as many divisions as the player count supports, distributing participants as evenly as reasonably possible: 6–16 players form one division, 17 players form divisions of 9 and 8, 32 players form two divisions of 16, and 96 players form six divisions of 16. Above 96 registered players, further applicants join a clearly communicated waiting list until capacity is approved.

Promotion, relegation, tiebreaks and trophies

Promotion and relegation are direct. There are no promotion playoffs, no relegation playoffs and no deciding matches; the final confirmed regular-season table decides every movement. Direct places follow the division size: one place at 6–7 players, two at 8–11, three at 12–15 and four at 16. Places require an adjacent active division; exchanges are balanced at the lower of the two adjacent standard quotas. No promotion above the highest active division, no relegation below Bronze, and no movements when only one division operates. Administrators review withdrawals, returning players and new entrants before publishing valid next-season allocations. Championships and earned sporting achievements are retained through expansion or consolidation.

Standings are decided by league points, overall leg difference, head-to-head, total season legs won, then a comparable verified Matchplay season three-dart average. For three or more tied players, the head-to-head mini-table compares points, leg difference and legs won. Skip the average criterion if accurate, comparable verified scoring data is unavailable. Any remaining tie affecting a trophy position, the championship, promotion or relegation is settled by a transparent, random and documented ODA-supervised draw, with the affected players informed. Only official verified results and statistics count; walkovers award points without artificial legs or averages. No additional playoff matches are held, and the published tiebreaking rules cannot be changed retrospectively.

Every completed active division awards three physical trophies: one each for first, second and third place in the officially confirmed final table. Each of these three recipients also receives an official certificate of achievement confirming their placing. Only first place earns the Season Champion title. Six active divisions mean 18 trophies; one active division means three trophies. ODA Matchplay League Membership is £4.99 GBP per month, paid by recurring PayPal subscription until cancelled. There is no minimum term. Membership includes the advertised trophy entitlement and worldwide standard delivery, subject to legal shipping restrictions. Cancel future renewals in PayPal Settings → Payments → Automatic payments. Participation requires eligibility approval, a valid participation slot and an independently verified subscription. A finalized division rank is not required before payment; Allocation dates for this independent league will be announced separately. One monthly payment does not purchase an entire season. If a payment fails or a subscription becomes inactive, ODA reviews future participation under these rules, preserves completed results and does not automatically award forfeits.

Matchplay League rewards consist of championship titles, trophies and sporting achievements. No cash prizes are awarded.

ODA manages fulfillment manually. Winners must confirm their current private delivery address before ordering or dispatch. Standard trophy delivery is included worldwide with no additional ODA standard shipping charge. Legal shipping restrictions still apply and any affected destination must be clarified before subscribing.

Eligibility Approved is not Registration Confirmed. Payment Pending means your first payment is due or awaiting verification. Approval, a reserved participation slot and verified payment confirm registration; Division Assigned follows the published final allocation. Existing paid entries must not be charged again.