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Headed for ‘Down Under’
The first half of the 2005
World Cup team will be determined at the U.S. Team National playoffs. The balance of the team that travels to Perth in Western Australia will be chosen based on the ADO points ranking for all of 2004.
Each National qualifier receives $150 and a free airline ticket to the beautiful
gambling resort on Lake Tahoe and the location hosts two $10,000 dart tournaments: the 3rd Lake Tahoe Singles Tournament, Sep. 22-23 and the 22nd Truckee Meadows Autumn Open, Sep. 24-26 besides the US Team national finals.
Invest in Your Future
The ADO Memorial
Scholarship Fund was established as a means to remember participants in the sport who have passed on. Donations can be made in memory of any friend, teammate or family member; all donations are listed in the Double Eagle, are tax-deductible and are kept in a trust fund separate from the ADO general fund that is administered by three non-board member trustees. $6,000 in scholarships are awarded to the top 8 youth finishers at the National Youth Championships in August every year.
Is Cricket Your Cup of Tea?
Next up this fall is the
cricket singles championship, with local qualifiers scheduled to be complete by October 3 and regionals slated for November 5-7 (regional directors should be contacted for specific dates and locations, which are sometimes determined by the number of regional qualifiers). National cricket championships will be held the weekend of January 28-30, 2005 in Las Vegas.
Elections
ADO positions in the election process this year include, Vice-President, General
Secretary, Area Managers in areas 2, 4 and 6, National Youth Manager and Regional Directors in areas 1,3 and 5. The call for executive candidates’ will
be mailed out on or before September 1st. Area and Youth Manager ‘call for candidates’ will go out on or before October 1st, and ballots by October 22nd.
Regional Director ‘call for candidates’ on or by November 1st. and ballots by November 21st.
ADO members interested in submitting their names as candidates for these positions may contact Dennis Aitken or the ADO office for further information about qualifications and job duties.
ADO Special Event Dates
SEPTEMBER 24
NATIONAL FINALS - ADO U.S. TEAM
(Crystal Bay, NV)
OCTOBER 3
DEADLINE -ASSN. PLAYOFFS -ADO CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP
(Men’s/Women’s playoffs MUST take place PRIOR to this date.)
OCTOBER 13
DEADLINE - 2005 ADO POCKET CALENDAR
ADO Member Associations must send all tournament calendar information to the ADO Office PRIOR TO THIS DATE.
OCTOBER 22
DEADLINE - REGIONAL ENTRY FEES - ADO CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP
(Entry fees for the minimum number of qualifiers MUST be sent to
the Regional Director PRIOR to this date.)
NOVEMBER 5-6-7
REGIONAL PLAYOFFS - ADO CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIPS
DECEMBER 31
ADO MEMBERSHIP EXPIRATION DATE
Association and individual ADO membership expires at the end of
the calendar year.
ADO RULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
OLD:
10. Nine darts warm-up is the maximum allowance per player.
NEW:
10. Each player is entitled to (9) NINE practice darts at the assigned
matchboard prior to a match. No other practice darts may be thrown during the match without the permission of the match referee.
OLD:
17. All darts must be thrown by, and from, the hand.
NEW:
17. All darts must be thrown by, and from, the hand. The player
is allowed a total of 3 minutes to complete their turn as timed by a tournament official, no darts will be allowed to be thrown after 3 minutes.
OLD:
30. No player may participate on more than one Doubles or Team, in any
respective darts event. There shall be NO recycling of players (either male or female) under any circumstances.
NEW:
30. In ADO sanctioned tournaments, players may be recycled in mixed
doubles and triples events only, at the tournament director's discretion.
The 2004 ADO National 501 Championships are also covered in
our Sept/Oct 2004 print edition, including final Championship brackets and player photos (page 20).
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