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23 December 2014
REMOVAL OF 365 DAY RULE
The member Counties of the British Darts Organisation (BDO)
have voted overwhelmingly in favour of removing the ‘365-day rule’.
This
rule, introduced in 2013, did not allow entry to a BDO event if a
player was a member of any organisation that was not recognised by the
BDO and/or had participated in any event that was not recognised by the
BDO in the preceding 365 days.
The removal of this rule would
see every ranking and non-ranking BDO tournament open to ALL players
except those who hold a PDC Tour Card or any player that plays in a PDC
Pro Tour event.
Sue Williams Chairperson of the BDO said:
“This
matter has been the subject of discussion for several months, and as a
Board of Directors we felt it was right to give our members the
opportunity to decide on the future of our game.
“The ethos of
the BDO is Darts for All, and I hope every player across the world will
take more confidence in this philosophy as a result of these changes.
The ‘365-day’ rule did not reflect the image we would like to project
within the whole darting community, and as a result, myself and the
other Directors of the BDO Board felt it was time for that to change.
"The split in darts happened over 20 years ago and it is time to move on.
“This can only be a positive move forward. Not only for the BDO, but the game of darts worldwide.”