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The top 32 men and women compete in the Knockout Stage to crown the Virtual Cup Singles Champions! Winners earn a spot at the 2021 WDF World Masters!
Get info for EVERY match from the entire Virtual Cup:
For Live Streaming of featured matches, follow USA Darts.
Lorraine Hyde (Scotland) vs. Kasume Sato (Japan)
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Neil Duff (N. Ireland) vs. Mal Cuming (Australia)
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Paul Hogan (England) vs. Steve Russell (Canada)
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Robin Curry (USA) vs. Lorraine Winstanley (England)
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Martin Heneghan (Ireland) vs. Patrick Kovacs (Hungary)
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Irina Armstrong (Germany) vs. Katie Sheldon (Ireland)
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Alan Soutar (Scotland) vs Danny Baggish (USA)
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Martin Adams (England) vs. Mal Cuming (Australia)
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Robyn Byrne (Ireland) vs. Tracey Marie Davies (Wales)
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Mikuru Suzuki (Japan) vs. Lorraine Winstanley (England)
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T8 – Sebastian Bialecki (Poland) vs. Patrik Kovacs (Hungary)
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T8 – Mikuru Suzuki (Japan) vs. Irina Armstrong (Germany)
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T8 – Anthony Tekira (New Zealand) vs. John William-Jones (Wales)
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T8 – Fallon Sherrock (England) vs. Marina Letica (Croatia)
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T4 – Martin Adams (England) vs. Patrik Kovacs (Hungary)
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T4 – Irina Armstrong (Germany) vs. Ksenia Klochek (Russia)
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T4 – Alan Soutar (Scotland) vs. John Williams-Jones (Wales)
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T4 – Fallon Sherrock (England) vs. Diane Gobeil (Canada)
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Take advantage of this year’s Black Friday & Cyber Monday for the best deal on a new tablet for DartConnect. Holiday deal guides are posted below and will be updated over time.
Keep reading for advice on what to look for, what NOT to buy and links to our top recommendations and the hottest deals.
NOTE: Tablets recommended here are intended for use with the DartConnect scorekeeping app and not other services such as video or audio for online matches which require more modern equipment.
47 Countries! The WDF’s first ever Virtual Cup may be the world’s largest international online competition! Groups have been drawn into 8 regional sections for the Round Robin portion of the competition starting on October 4th.
WDF and DartConnect are excited to announce there’s been an overwhelming response to the first ever International Men’s and Women’s Virtual Cup competition! The entry deadline and competition dates have been extended one week.
USA Darts, the premier darts streaming service in North America, will be streaming live Virtual Cup featured matches during the knockout rounds.
The WDF also recently announced that the men’s and women’s singles champions as well as the highest place team will receive invitations to the 2021 WDF World Masters!
Over 40 countries have submitted teams to compete for the title and World Masters berth, including:
Americas
Isle Nations
Rest of Europe / Africa
Asia/ NZ / Australia
The above list was updated on 24 September. More and more are entering every day, check back for updates to the participant list.
What:
Men’s & Women’s Virtual Cup Online Singles Championship
When:
UPDATED! 04 October – 08 November 2020
Who:
2 Men & 2 Women from each member country
Why:
To provide more opportunities for global competition
The tournament will be entirely run on DartConnect’s innovative Digital Steel competition software and scorekeeping app. This is the same system used at WDF-sanctioned competitions around the world, including the 2019 WDF World Cup in Romania.
Member countries may select 2 men & 2 women to compete in this inaugural event. All matches will be played online over a five week period starting with regional round-robin group play followed by a championship knockout round.
To create conversations and share creative strategies and solutions for securing the future of steel tip darts, DartConnect conducted a survey of its member leagues around the world to see how they are coping with the global pandemic.
DartConnect League Services is an ideal solution for getting an online singles league up and running quickly. Online leagues can effortlessly transition to in-person play or allow both if Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
If this is your first league, you can start with friends, family, team mates, small groups, big groups, whatever works! Whether you’re in it just for the fun, or creating a serious league for intense competition, DartConnect will make it less work for you and more fun for the players.
Have a question? Contact:
leagues@dartconnect.com
1. Define Your League. Create a written plan that includes:
2. Recruit Players
3. Create Divisions & Match Schedule / Fixtures
4. DartConnect League Portal:
5. Organize Players & Start Season
Should you require a webcam?
This decision is extremely important and should be tailored to the type of players and level of competition. DartConnect can easily be used with or without a camera. For more information on how to set up webcams to use with DartConnect, click here.
If the players are serious competitors, are playing for money or prizes, and express concerns about cheating, then requiring a camera is necessary. If players are more casual and friendly, you can get away without requiring it.
Note that you can also make this rule division-specific to accommodate both types of players. Remember that requiring a camera will limit the amount of potential players.
Most online leagues with a camera rule require the video image to clearly show where the darts land, but some may also require a second camera to show the player at the oche. Showing the player should be considered optional for practical reasons.
Regarding Cheating
Cheating is an unfortunate stigma of online darts and there have been some high-profile cases that put a stain on online competition. Even with camera requirements, accusations of dishonest scores can occur. In our experience, it is a rare occurrence in sanctioned competition such as leagues and tournaments, but high profile cases exaggerate how frequently it happens.
The best way to mitigate this issue is to have a clear and written policy with a severe punishment for anyone proven to be cheating. Most perpetrators are easily discovered because of multiple complaints. The majority of players will play honestly and by eliminating the few “bad apples” you can maintain the integrity of the league.
Division Setup
Whether you have one division or multiple divisions, configure your divisions based on the group size, skill levels and type of match schedule you require. Use the following guide as a starting point.
If you have multiple divisions, make sure you consider how you wish to structure your post-season. Playoffs can be optional, but if you want to crown league champions, make sure you’ve thought out who qualifies and if you want a different match format for post-season play.
Use free tools to generate a round robin match schedule such as Devenezia or Teamopolis.
Recommended Match Formats
Singles leagues are known for providing a lot of darts, typically long-format matchplay, but must balance the player’s skill level with the total # of legs to ensure that matches remain a reasonable length.
Matches that are too long or too short risk giving players a negative experience. In general, the ideal length for a singles match is 90-120 minutes. Note that, different from a team format, players will be throwing darts for the entire match and may need periodic breaks.
The following suggested formats can be adjusted to fit a wide variety of environments and player skill levels:
We recommend a single set instead of a multi-set format for the majority of groups, especially beginner and intermediate levels.
General Guidelines:
Play All vs Best Of
The biggest tradeoff is predictability of the time required to complete a match. A “Play All Legs” format has a fixed # of legs and a “Best Of” format can vary considerably. For this reason we recommend “Play All” for online matches. This also ensures that players get a fulfilling amount of games to play.
Top 2 Recommended Match Formats:
Option 1: Single Set 501
Option 2: Multi Set – 501 and Cricket
Option 3: Set Play – 501
This format is best for advanced players, but if necessary can be adapted for lower skill groups.
If you want to include Cricket to provide variety, we advise no more than one set to limit “marathon” legs affecting match length. You may also want to play fewer legs for a cricket set than a 501 set.
While 501 SIDO is the “standard” game played around the world, for beginners you can change this to 301, 401, or other starting score to adjust match lengths to the players’ skill level.
Additional Resources
This Fall the WDF will crown the first ever International Men’s and Women’s Virtual Cup Champions!
While Covid-19 has brought in-person competitions to a halt around the world, the WDF is embracing online darts to provide international players with more opportunities to represent their country on the global darts stage.
What:
Men’s & Women’s Virtual Cup Online Singles Championship
When:
UPDATED! 04 October – 08 November 2020
Who:
2 Men & 2 Women from each member country
Why:
To provide more opportunities for global competition
To bridge the absence of canceled events around the world, the WDF has partnered with DartConnect to bring a new online cup competition to WDF member countries. The tournament will take place from 04 October – 08 November.
The tournament will be entirely run on DartConnect’s innovative Digital Steel competition software and scorekeeping app. This is the same system used at WDF-sanctioned competitions around the world, including the 2019 WDF World Cup in Romania.
Member countries may select 2 men & 2 women to compete in this inaugural event. All matches will be played online over a five week period starting with regional round-robin group play followed by a championship knockout round.
Following the success of the Summer Series held in early July, the PDC has scheduled the Autumn Series in Germany for 12-16 September. These five one-day events are a continuation of the Players Championship Tour and provide ranking points and qualification chances for the Grand Slam and World Grand Prix. Plans for a Winter Series in the UK should be finalized soon.
The Summer Series showcased the world’s top 128 professionals playing behind closed doors inside the PDC “bubble” created at the Milton Keynes arena. Due to virus-related regulations, players were required to keep score for their fellow players if they lost and many players were thankful to DartConnect for making it a stress-free job.
Details surrounding the new Autumn and Winter series’ will be forthcoming as the requirements for coping with Covid-19 restrictions are ever evolving and the venue moves from the UK to Germany for the September events.
In addition to video streaming on PDCTV, live scores and results for every match will be shown on DartConnect TV.
To see all the results and player performance stats from the Summer Series – Click Here.
Featured matches streamed on PDCTV:
Check out the PDC channel on DCTV for live events, results, player stats and more:
World #3 Gerwyn Price marks a match for Stephen “The Bullet” Bunting at the Summer Series
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