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Darts Regulation Authority Results from Hearings
Cases referred between 1st February and 6th May
2011 Six cases contrary to section 4.1 of the DRA Rule Book, Code of Conduct: ‘No Player or Member shall act in a
manner which may reasonably be considered
These cases relate to swearing on live television, abuse of a fellow player, two cases of players failing to complete their matches, failing to follow player instructions and inappropriate postings on Facebook. Five of the cases were found and one case is ongoing.
The penalties levied were fines of between £200 - £1,500, one part suspended and two warning letters as to the players' future conduct.
One case contrary to section 4.7 and 5.23.06 of the
DRA Rule Book, Code of Conduct: 4.7 All Players, Members and Guests will desist
from any behaviour which may reasonably 5.23.06 During Match play, all Players shall
remain silent and only the Player at the Oche This case is ongoing. Two cases of failing to mark at a youth tour event. The penalty in each case was a fine of £50. In one case a previous suspended sentence of a 3 month suspension was invoked as a result of two new breaches of the rules. One case of inappropriate behaviour was considered and not proceeded with due to there being insufficient evidence to prove a breach of the rules. Please note; there have been recent instances of players failing to complete matches. This appears to have been due to frustration on the part of players where they were not playing well. It needs to be made clear that this is not acceptable to other players, to the PDC, to the PDPA, to sponsors or to the betting industry. Although the motivation may be frustration it could be questioned as being match fixing and have an impact on other players rankings and their qualification for tournaments. Where a player does not complete a match they will be referred to the DRA for a breach of DRA rules. It is essential that players compete to the best of their ability at all times and complete matches they are engaged in. There have been recent well publicised issues
surrounding the use of twitter, facebook and other social networking sites. Players need to act responsibly
when using these sites and remember that these are public forums. Inappropriate comments posted relating to
other players or various organisations could be seen as harming the reputation of the sport and could lead to
a referral to the DRA. Five cases contrary to section 4.1 of the DRA Rule Book, Code of Conduct: ‘No Player
or Member shall act in a manner which may reasonably be considered to
All cases were found and the penalties levied were two suspensions of 28 days and 35 days and fines from £100 - £2,500. In one case the fine was increased by 50% due to non- payment. One player was also strongly warned as to his future conduct.
One case contrary to section 5.23.06 of the DRA Rule Book, Code of Conduct: ‘During match play all players shall remain silent’ This case was found and a fine of £200 was levied. One warning letter was sent to a player regarding his future conduct regarding marking. Please note that the responsibility rests with players and members to ensure that their contact details are up to date and accurately recorded with the PDC and PDPA. Where a player or member is charged with an offence the notification will be considered served where an e-mail is sent to his or her registered e-mail address or a letter to their registered address. The DRA will notify the PDPA when a player is referred to the DRA. Where a fine is levied, if it is not paid within the time allowed the Penalty will be increased by 50%. Failure to pay the fine by the due date without prior dispensation from the DRA may constitute a further offence. Should you fail to pay the fine you may be immediately suspended from all DRA sanctioned events until the DRA Disciplinary Committee sits to hear the circumstances of your default. You will not be eligible to enter any DRA sanctioned tournament merely upon the payment of any outstanding fine.
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