How the handicap works
Compute the composite difference, look up the handicap, apply it to the lower-rated player.
Handicap table
| Composite diff |
Free marks (given to lower-rated player) |
| 0 – 5 | None |
| 6 – 11 | +1 on 20 |
| 12 – 19 | +1 on 20, 19 |
| 20 – 27 | +1 on 20, 19, 18, 17 |
| 28 – 34 | +1 on 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 |
| 35+ | +2 on 20, +1 on 19, 18, 17, 16 |
How to apply the handicap on DartConnect
- Before starting the match, look up both players' composite ratings on the leaderboard and compute the difference.
- Check the table above to find the free marks owed to the lower-rated player.
- In DartConnect, start the cricket match as normal. Before the first dart is thrown, manually tap each free mark onto the lower-rated player's scorecard (one tap per mark — e.g. two taps on 20 to place two marks).
- Play the match normally. DartConnect will track scoring from there.
Note on MPR: DartConnect will include the free marks in the player's live MPR for the match. We'll recalculate accurate MPR after the tournament by subtracting handicap marks from the raw totals. No action needed from scorekeepers.
Day 1 match handicaps
Handicaps for all Day 1 matches with locked pairings. LB R1 and LB R2 matches are determined by Day 1 results — compute those on the spot from the table above.
WB R1 Winners Bracket Round 1 · Bo3
| Match |
Pairing |
Diff |
Handicap to |
Free marks |
| W1 |
Spencer North (1) vs Sasha Taran (16)84.6 vs 43.3 |
41.3 |
Taran |
+2 on 20, +1 on 19, 18, 17, 16 |
| W2 |
Jack Scarfe (8) vs Brian Franke (9)54.7 vs 53.7 |
1.0 |
— |
None |
| W3 |
Jonathan Yarmeisch (4) vs Alana Lim (13)65.7 vs 50.5 |
15.2 |
Lim |
+1 on 20, 19 |
| W4 |
Sundeep Gera (5) vs Bartek Dabrowski (12)59.2 vs 51.5 |
7.7 |
Dabrowski |
+1 on 20 |
| W5 |
Matt Alldian (2) vs Vidush Jaipuria (15)79.5 vs 46.8 |
32.7 |
Jaipuria |
+1 on 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 |
| W6 |
Blake Fugate (7) vs Nicholas Krisa (10)58.2 vs 52.9 |
5.3 |
— |
None |
| W7 |
Derek Gussaroff (3) vs Christopher Laako (14)68.1 vs 49.8 |
18.3 |
Laako |
+1 on 20, 19 |
| W8 |
Szymon Serowiecki (6) vs Vladimir Francois (11)59.0 vs 52.8 |
6.2 |
Francois |
+1 on 20 |
Prelim Losers Bracket Round 0 · Bo1
| Match |
Pairing |
Diff |
Handicap to |
Free marks |
| P1 |
Robert Tepper (18) vs Brian Rivera 36.9 vs 36.7 · Rivera subs for Silverman (19) |
0.2 |
— |
None |
| P2 |
Raymond Vazquez (20) vs Rodney Yartey (24)35.0 vs 22.7 |
12.3 |
Yartey |
+1 on 20, 19 |
| P3 |
Michael Corbett (21) — walkover (Coyne unavailable) |
— |
— |
No match |
| P4 |
Isaac Silvera (17) — walkover (Hawthorne unavailable) |
— |
— |
No match |
LB R1 Losers Bracket Round 1 · Bo1
| Match |
Pairing |
Diff |
Handicap to |
Free marks |
| L3 |
Michael Corbett (21) vs Vidush Jaipuria (15)29.8 vs 46.8 |
17.0 |
Corbett |
+1 on 20, 19 |
L1, L2, L4 and all of LB R2 TBD. Pairings depend on P1/P2 and WB R1 results. Once each match is set, compute the composite diff and apply the handicap from the table above before the first dart.
Day 2 match handicaps
Handicaps for Day 2 matches with locked pairings. Downstream LB rounds, SFs, and finals depend on earlier results — compute those on the spot from the table above.
LB R2 Day 1 carryover · Bo1
| Match |
Pairing |
Diff |
Handicap to |
Free marks |
| L6 |
Michael Corbett (21) vs Bartek Dabrowski (12)29.8 vs 51.5 |
21.7 |
Corbett |
+1 on 20, 19, 18, 17 |
WB QF Winners Bracket Quarterfinals · Bo3
| Match |
Pairing |
Diff |
Handicap to |
Free marks |
| QF1 |
Spencer North (1) vs Jack Scarfe (8)84.6 vs 54.7 |
29.9 |
Scarfe |
+1 on 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 |
| QF2 |
Jonathan Yarmeisch (4) vs Sundeep Gera (5)65.7 vs 59.2 |
6.5 |
Gera |
+1 on 20 |
| QF3 |
Matt Alldian (2) vs Nicholas Krisa (10)79.5 vs 52.9 |
26.6 |
Krisa |
+1 on 20, 19, 18, 17 |
| QF4 |
Derek Gussaroff (3) vs Szymon Serowiecki (6)68.1 vs 59.0 |
9.1 |
Serowiecki |
+1 on 20 |
LB R3 Losers Bracket Round 3 · Bo1
L9–L12 partial. L9 = Tepper vs QF1 loser; L10 = L6b winner vs QF2 loser (L6b = L6 winner vs Lim, second-chance entry); L11 = Fugate vs QF3 loser; L12 = Francois vs QF4 loser. Compute the composite diff once each QF resolves and apply the handicap from the table above.
WB SF / Finals · LB R4–R5 · LSF · LB Final
All TBD. Pairings for SF1/SF2, L13/L14, L15/L16, LSF, and WB Final depend on upstream results. Compute composite diff on the spot and apply the handicap from the table above before each match.