Birdies Dart League Rules

Season Overview

A Cricket darts league run through DartConnect at Birdie's Sporting Club. Season 2 (Spring 2026) runs 8 weeks with 26 players across 3 divisions. Every player plays a unique opponent each week, with a composite leaderboard spanning all divisions for playoff seeding and handicaps.

Goal: Climb the leaderboard. Top players qualify for playoffs.

Divisions

Division	Skill Range
Division 1	Top tier (ranks 1–8 by pre-league MPR)
Division 2	Middle tier (ranks 9–17)
Division 3	Newer / developing players (ranks 18–26)

Divisions are for context and seeding. The composite leaderboard ranks all 26 players together — there is no separate per-division leaderboard. DartConnect runs scheduling and match tracking as a single shared shell.

How Scoring Works

The Composite Score

Your position on the leaderboard is determined by your composite score:

Composite Score = (Leg Win% × 0.5) + (MPR × 20)

Component	What It Measures	Max Contribution
Leg Win%	Competitive success (legs won)	50 points (100% leg win rate)
MPR	Skill level (marks per round)	~50 points (2.5 MPR)

Legs Won

Every leg you win counts. Your Leg Win% is calculated from total legs won vs. total legs played.

Match Result	Your Legs	Opponent Legs
Win 2-0 (sweep)	2	0
Win 2-1	2	1
Lose 1-2	1	2
Lose 0-2 (swept)	0	2

Sweeping matters. Dominant wins are rewarded.

Example after 6 matches:

Player A: Won 4 matches (three 2-1, one 2-0) + Lost 2 (both 1-2) — 8 legs won out of 13 played = 61.5% Leg Win
Player B: Won 4 matches (all 2-0 sweeps) + Lost 2 (both 0-2) — 8 legs won out of 12 played = 66.7% Leg Win

Match Format

Game: Cricket (20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, Bull)
Format: Best of 3 legs
Tracking: All games recorded in DartConnect for MPR calculation

Every leg counts. Win your legs and improve your MPR.

Full Example

After 6 weeks, two players compare:

	Player A	Player B
Matches	4-2	4-2
Legs Won	9 of 15 (60%)	8 of 12 (66.7%)
Avg MPR	1.4	1.2
Leg Win%	60% × 0.5 = 30.0	66.7% × 0.5 = 33.3
MPR	1.4 × 20 = 28.0	1.2 × 20 = 24.0
COMPOSITE	58.0	57.3

Player A edges ahead — same match record but higher MPR tips the balance.

How the League Runs

DartConnect

DartConnect manages the league: scheduling, match scoring, and standings. All matches are played and recorded through the app. The site at birdiesdartleague.nyc shows the live schedule and leaderboard.

Composite Leaderboard

After each week's matches, the composite score is calculated from DartConnect data:

Pull per-match MPR for each player from match recaps
Calculate each player's season Leg Win% and average MPR
Apply the composite formula
Publish the updated leaderboard

The leaderboard spans all three divisions and determines playoff seeding and handicaps.

Missing Players (No-Shows)

If you miss your match

You forfeit the match (counted as a 0-2 loss)
Your opponent receives an automatic 2-0 win

If your opponent doesn't show

You receive the automatic 2-0 win.

MPR credit on no-show matches

Both players receive an MPR sample for the no-show match so neither one's MPR average gets distorted (positively or negatively) by a missed game.

If the player has real DartConnect matches played already: their own season-to-date MPR average is used as the sample for that week.
If the player has no real matches yet (e.g. Week 1): their pre-league MPR (the seeding number) is used as a placeholder. The site will retroactively refresh this estimate as real matches come in.

What this looks like on the leaderboard

The winner row shows the NO-SHOW WIN badge and an asterisk on their MPR.
The forfeiting player row shows the NO-SHOW badge and an asterisk on their MPR.
The asterisk is a pointer to this rule and indicates the MPR sample came from a no-show match, not a real one.

Playoffs

Qualification

Top players by composite score qualify for playoffs (specific cutoff TBD).

Format

Single elimination bracket
Seeding by composite leaderboard position
Handicaps applied to keep matches competitive across skill levels

Handicaps

Lower-seeded players receive mark handicaps based on composite score difference:

Composite Difference	Handicap (Lower Player)
0 – 5 pts	No handicap
6 – 12 pts	+1 mark on 20, 19
13 – 20 pts	+1 mark on 20, 19, 18
21+ pts	+2 marks on 20, 19

Mark-based handicaps feel organic — they speed up the lower player's game without artificial point inflation.

Prizes

Place	Prize
1st	Cash prize + Champion plaque + Trophy
2nd	Cash prize + Silver medal
3rd	Bronze medal

Prize amounts TBD based on entry fees collected.

Skill Tiers (Reference)

Tiers are for reference and handicap context:

Tier	MPR Range
Elite	1.80+
Advanced	1.40 – 1.79
Intermediate	1.00 – 1.39
Beginner	Below 1.00

Weekly Schedule

Matches run on Thursday nights at Birdie's Sporting Club across 4 time slots (7 PM, 8 PM, 9 PM, 10 PM) and up to 4 boards.

Time	Activity
Arrival	Check matchup on the league site or DartConnect, warm up
Match	Best of 3 Cricket legs at your scheduled board and time
End of night	Results auto-recorded in DartConnect; site updates within 24 hours

Season Timeline

Season 2 — Spring 2026

Week	Date	Activity
1	Thu May 14	Opening night
2	Thu May 21	Regular season
3	Thu May 28	Regular season
4	Thu Jun 4	Regular season
5	Thu Jun 11	Regular season
6	Thu Jun 18	Regular season
7	Thu Jun 25	Regular season
8	Thu Jul 2	Regular season finale
Playoffs	TBD	Bracket + Championship

Quick Reference Card

Your Score: (Leg Win% × 0.5) + (MPR × 20)

Legs: 1 point per leg won (win 2-0 = 2 legs, win 2-1 = 2 legs + 1 to opponent)

Match: Best of 3 Cricket legs

Divisions: Three skill-tier divisions, single shared leaderboard

No-shows: Winner 2-0, loser 0-2, both keep their MPR average — details

Leaderboard: Composite score, updated weekly across all divisions

Playoffs: Top players, single elimination, handicaps based on composite difference

Questions? Reach out to the commissioner.

Birdies Dart League · Spring 2026