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POL Qualifier Leagues - League Rules
POL Qualifier Leagues are run in collaboration with Phoenixdarts operators. Therefore, POL Qualifier League operators may have their own set of general rules that they enforce to maintain a smooth operation of their leagues. POL operators have full authority to enforce their league rules at their discretion so long as they do not conflict with the Phoenixdarts-mandated POL Qualifier League Rules below. Enforcement and interpretation of these rules are fully under Phoenixdarts’ discretion:
- A Player/Team that does not pay for all matches in their Qualifier League’s match table will be considered as a “Dropped” team.
- Players/Teams that drop out of a POL Qualifier League drastically reduce both the division’s League Finals payout and their Operator’s revenue from the League Fees.
- All players signing up for a POL Qualifier League must be prepared to invest a total of $250 ($25 Signup Fee + $225 total League Fees for 15 matches).
- Teams that drop out before Week 2 of their Qualifier League will not be penalized.
- Teams that drop after Week 2 will be logged and noted in our penalty records.
- Penalties:
- Players that repeatedly drop out from POL Qualifier Leagues will be barred from participating in future POL seasons and other Phoenixdarts official events.
- Players that drop will not receive qualification credits towards Phoenix Cup for any of their matches from the Qualifier League that they dropped from.
- PDUSA reserves the right to review a player’s reason for dropping before enforcing this penalty.
- Rules on match forfeitures:
- Teams that forfeit a Qualifier League match will receive 0 set points for the match.
- The non-forfeiting team will receive 60% of the set points for the match.
- The non-forfeiting team must insert League Fees into the machine to gain any credit for the match.
- The forfeiting team must also insert League Fees into the machine to avoid becoming a “dropped” team.
- Players must play at least 70% of their POL Qualifier matches to qualify for the POL Finals Tournament. No more than 30% of their POL Qualifier matches can be left un-played or played by a substitute player.
- 15 Match Qualifiers:
- Minimum of 11 matches played by each original player(s) on the team.
- 14 Match Qualifiers
- Minimum of 10 matches played by each original player(s) on the team.
- 12 Match Qualifiers
- Minimum of 9 matches played by each original player(s) on the team.
- Substitute players must be the same General Rating or lower than the original player they are substituting.
- All substitute players for POL Qualifier Leagues must be approved by the operator of the Qualifier League.
- Team Names cannot consist of any profanity, racial slurs, and any other offensive language. Inappropriate team names will be changed by Phoenixdarts and players will not be able to request a different team name.
- A maximum of 3 make-up matches are allowed to be played in any given week. Therefore, a total of 4 Qualifier matches (1 scheduled match + 3 make-up matches) can be completed in 1 week. Any additional matches played in a week will result in a forfeit with 0 wins given to the violating team.
- Matches left un-played by the listed Qualifier League Completion Deadline will result in 0 wins for both teams involved in the match. If you are unable to play a match due to your opponent continually failing to meet the scheduled make-up match dates, you must notify your operator who will forfeit the other team from the match according to POL forfeit rules.
Progression to the League Finals
- The number of teams that progress to the League Finals from a Qualifier League depends on the number of teams in the Qualifier League:
- 4 team Leagues = 2 teams progress
- 5 team Leagues = 3 teams progress
- 6 team Leagues = 3 teams progress
- 7 team Leagues = 4 teams progress
- 8 team Leagues = 4 teams progress
- Players who fail to finish their Qualifier League in the top half of their Qualifier League may re-buy into the League Finals at $65 per player.
- The Operator of the POL Qualifier League has full authority to use whichever ranking system they would like to decide which teams progress to the League Finals. (Ex: based on Set Wins, overall Win-Loss record, play-offs, etc.)
- Players should check with the Operator to confirm which ranking system they will be using to decide which players will progress to the POL Season’s League Finals Tournament.