Important Updates
- NEW! “Premier” League Points. Open any Division Edit page and choose from the following options for LEAGUE POINTS in your match format settings:
2023 Live Dart Counter
NEW! Match Schedules & Fixtures
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Join our Private Facebook Group, “DartConnect League Administrators” to network with peers from other leagues and get help from the community.
We welcome your questions, feedback, comments and suggestions for how we can make your league life easier.
League Portal Guide
Best Practice
We highly recommend opening separate windows to work with the league portal while following this page side by side.
NEW – Portal Access Through My DartConnect
Access to the league portal now requires an account on My DartConnect
Follow the 3 steps below to manage access to your league portal:
STEP 1: Make sure all admins have a DartConnect account
Every individual who needs to access the league portal must have a DartConnect account. The account can be either a Free Guest Account or a Paid Premium account.
Already Connected?
If your account is already connected to your league portal, log into My DartConnect today and you’ll see a “Manage League” link in the Competition Organizer section:
Don’t have a DartConnect Account?
Add a league email to your existing DC Account:
If you want to use a different email for the league portal, follow these steps to connect the email in your portal to an existing account:
- Log into your account on My DartConnect
- Open your account settings and add your email address (accounts can have multiple emails)
- You will be sent a confirmation email with a link you must click to complete this process
- Send an invitation to that email to connect the account to the portal and then assign a role to that user. Learn How
STEP 2: Invite New Users & Assign Roles
If you need assistance with managing access to your portal, please send an email to leagues@dartconnect.com
How to Invite New Users & Assign Roles:
- In your portal, Click the “Home” tab at the top and access “League Settings” in the control panel
- Next, open the “League Portal Users” section
- Enter an email and click “invite” to send an invitation
(Reminder: Administrators and team managers must have a DartConnect account to access the league portal, but league contacts do not)
- Next, enter the new user’s information and click the “invite” button to send them an email:
- The user will receive the following email. They must click the “Join Now” button to confirm:
- After the user clicks the Join Now button, they will appear under their assigned role:
- Administrators and Team Managers will be able to access the league from inside their account on My DartConnect:
- Return the the League User section to remove an admin, change their role, edit a league contact or invite a new user.
Note: There is no limit to the number of users you can assign in the portal.
STEP 3: Finding the Portal Link On My DartConnect
If you need assistance with managing access to your portal, please send an email to leagues@dartconnect.com
In MyDC, go to the Competition Organizer page:
Click “Manage League” To Access The Portal
Brand New League?
First season with DartConnect? Start Here!
Read the essential things new leagues need to know to get started on the right foot:
Overview
Combined with the scorekeeping application and DCTV, your League Portal provides you with simple, yet powerful tools to monitor and manage league activities.
In addition to making your job easier, we strive to provide strategic information that can guide decision making in important categories such as player and team ranking, participation, history, handicapping, all star reward/recognition and many other areas.
Please follow the information and instructions on this page to learn more about how to take full advantage of your DartConnect League Portal.
Know Your DartConnect Vocabulary
There is no such thing as “standard” darts terminology, and even experienced veterans confuse the words we use to describe a darts competition.
Below is a quick explanation of how DartConnect uses the following important darts vocabulary:
- MATCH = A competition that is made up of one or more sets that results in a winning player or team when finished (or a tie if applicable)
- SET = A subset of a match that contains one or more legs. Players must remain the same for each leg within a set, but can change when a new set is started.
- LEG = An individual “round” of a specific game such as 501 or Cricket. A set can be made up of a single leg, multiple legs or “best of” a number of legs.
- GAME = the type of darts game being played such as “501” or “Cricket”
A MATCH is made up of SETS that contain LEGS of one or more GAME types. A leg consists of ROUNDS where each opponent has one TURN of up to 3 Darts.
“Opponents” are defined as the players competing during a given Set or Leg. If the player line up changes for either side, a new set begins. Opponents can be Singles, Doubles, Triples, Quads or Teams (5 or more players per side).
Helping Teams & Players Get Started
Are your members inexperienced with DartConnect? Several resources are available for helping them get on board quickly.
Put a link on your website or Facebook page that goes to our Player Help & Resources, including:
Ready for league competition?
- DartConnect How-To Basics: Downloading, installing and basic scoring app troubleshooting
- Quick Guide: Match Schedule / Fixtures
- Handout: Getting Started – How to Register a DC Guest Account for League Use
- Handout: Setting up and playing a league match
- Handout: Navigating the Player Leaderboard
- Handout: Competing in an Online League
Scoring a league night match?
- Handout: League Match Basics
- Video: League Match Basics
- Video: Scorekeeping Basics
Online Singles League?
Your DCTV League Channel
Your league’s DCTV Channel is the “Hub” for all of your league’s information, including:
- Match Schedule & Fixtures
- Live Scoreboards
- Match Reports
- Player Performance Leaderboard
- Division Regular Season and Post Season Standings
- Player Rosters
- Past Season Archive
- And much more!
Access your league on DCTV from the bottom of the control panel:
DCTV continues to evolve with new features and updates so your members can have everything at their fingertips.
Your league’s channel will be in the “On Break” section until the first match is played.
Understanding Season Dates
NEW! Match Schedule & Fixtures
DartConnect’s new match schedule / fixtures tool lets you create your season schedule in just minutes and has numerous benefits for the entire league, including teams, players, captains and sponsor venues. If you choose to not use the scheduler, or it does not fit your needs, you can instead opt to use the calendar page instead to control the key dates of your season.
The “Calendar” section of the league portal controls access to your league, so it’s very important that you understand how they are used and how to update them. Learn More
IMPORTANT: Make sure you have your Regular Season and Post Season start dates set at the beginning of the season. If dates are not finalized and you use placeholder dates, you must remember to update these dates to make sure your teams and players don’t lose access to the league inside the scorekeeping app.
- DartConnect Agreement – This date range starts with the first day your season became accessible, and ends with the final day when access to your season is turned off. Only DartConnect can control these dates. If you ever need your date extended, make sure you contact DartConnect right away at leagues@dartconnect.com
- Regular Season Start Date – This is the first day that matches can be played in your league. On this day, a Green Button will appear inside the league section of the app allowing access to the new season for league matches. League Admins can set this date themselves to anywhere within the agreement date. Note: This date can be overridden at the division level.
GREEN = Regular Season Button:
- Post-Season Start Date – If your league conducts post-season playoffs, this is the first day that a playoff match can be played in your league. On this day, a Gold Button will appear inside the league section of the app allowing access to the post-season. It is important for playoff matches to be played with the Gold Button in order to access playoff team rosters, any special playoff match format and for match stats to be separated from the regular season. League Admins can set this date themselves to anytime after the regular season start date. Note: This date can be overridden at the division level.
GOLD = Post-Season Button:
See the “Calendar Settings” section on this page for more detailed information.
Running the Division / Post Season Audit Report
From the control panel in the “Activity” section, running the Division or Post Season Activity Report will give you a summary snapshot of your division settings.
Run this report after you’ve finished setting up your season to check for:
- # of teams/players
- Season Dates
- Game Menu and Match Format settings
To run the report:
- In the control panel, under “Activity Reports”, select “Division” or “Post Season”
Example Division Report:
When will we get billed for our season?
DartConnect’s standard billing cycle will send your league an invoice via email approximately 2-Weeks into your season.
Invoices will be sent by default to the league’s primary contact listed in the portal. If you would like invoices sent to a different person, please contact us at leagues@dartconnect.com with the name, email and phone number of the person in charge of payments.
Ready for a new season?
Create your own new season in the league portal!
Leagues in good standing can create a new season in the portal for instant access.
- First, click the “HOME” tab at the top
- Next, on the left side control panel, click the red button labeled “Create New Season”:
TIP: Set your contract start date at least a few day prior to your season start date to give you flexibility to move the start date to an earlier day without having to contact DartConnect.
Getting Started
Finding Your Way Around the Portal
Navigating the Portal centers around three basic areas:
- TABS: The tabs across the top of the portal will take you to the main sections:
- CONTROL PANEL: The scrollable frame on the left hand side will change depending on which tab is selected. On this panel you’ll find important functions, including:
- switching seasons
- searching and filtering lists
- creating divisions, players and teams
- updating league and season settings
- SPY GLASSES: Blue spyglasses will allow you to view and edit players, teams and divisions. On the match log page, the blue spyglass opens the match report and the red spyglass allows you to edit matches.
New Season Steps
On the control panel you’ll find “New Season Steps” you can follow for creating a new season:
Each numbered item is a link that will walk you through the steps required and open the necessary page:
- Create New Season – you can use this link or the green button above it when you are ready to create a new league season.
- Confirm League Settings – Here you can update various things such as your league’s challenge night, contact information and portal password.
- Edit/Assign Teams – For team leagues, you can create new teams, edit teams or, for a new season, re-assign teams to new divisions as needed.
- Update Player Status – This will open the list of all players where you can quickly change a player’s active/inactive status, assign gender, view team/division assignments and other information.
- Edit/Assign Players – This will open the player page where you can access creating a new player or selecting an existing player to update their information, such as their team or division assignment.
- Edit Divisions – This will open the divisions page where you can access creating a new division or selecting an existing division to edit settings such as game menu, match format and other features.
- Edit Post Season – This will open the Post Season Groups page where you can access creating a new group or selecting an existing group to edit settings such as game menu, match format and other features.
- Set Calendar – This will open the calendar page where you will set the season start date, # of weeks duration and post-season start date. You can also access division-specific override dates for divisions that may have a different schedule than others in the same league.
- Run Audit Report: Click this link to view report that shows you a summary snapshot of all league divisions. Use this report to double-check the number of teams and players assigned and the match format and game menu settings.
Links to League Info on DCTV
Towards the bottom of the control panel you’ll find the “DartConnect Links” section:
- DCTV League Menu – the main menu for you league’s channel on DartConnect TV
- Division Standings – Direct link to DCTV Division Standings page
- Post-season Standings – Direct l ink to Post-Season Standings page (if applicable)
- Player Leaderboard – league performance leaderboard with all player stats
Help & Support
The bottom of the control panel has links for help and support:
- Check Player Email – Opens the League Lookup tool for checking if a player’s email is connected to a DartConnect account that is affiliated to the league
- League Portal Help – Opens the support page you are reading right now
- Contact DartConnect – send an email to leagues@dartconnect.com
- Admin Facebook Group – join the DartConnect community of league administrators. Network, ask questions or seek help from your peers and DartConnect
The Key: A Player’s eMail
Overview
While players are not required to have an email address in their player record, we strongly advise that all players be listed with a unique email.
Email address IS required for:
- Receiving email match reports
- To have league activity connected to a player’s personal DartConnect account
- To connect to the league inside the scoring app
Important: Players can not share email addresses, each player must have a unique email.
In the league portal, the player list will indicate whether or not the player’s email is the correct one they use for their DartConnect account.
- If this field says “Premium” or “Guest”, they are connected to their DartConnect account and can access the league in the scoring app.
- If this field is blank, this email is not connected to any DartConnect account, and this player WILL NOT be able to connect to the league when logged into the scoring app.
- To correct this, update the player’s email in the portal and have them click the “Check for Updates” button inside the app and the league should now be available.
Have player’s sign up for a FREE Guest Account
Players are not required to have a DartConnect account unless they want to be able to host a league match by logging into the scoring app. A Premium membership is optional and not required.
A DartConnect Free Guest Account will allow a player to log into the scoring app and play league matches.
Registering a FREE Guest Account is easy and takes less then 2 minutes:
If a player wants to use DartConnect outside of league, for example, to continue playing after league night ends, to practice against the computer, or to use online features such as the global lobby, they will need to purchase a Premium subscription.
If a Guest Account is upgraded to a Premium membership, personal stats played on the Guest account will transfer over. Guest accounts will also allow access to special league features such as a league’s private lobby.
Check Player Email - League Lookup Tool
Use DartConnect’s League Lookup Tool & enter any email address to check:
- If a person’s email is connected to a DartConnect account
- If a person’s email address is connected to the league
- The current status of all leagues connected to this email
Watch the video below or try the tool for yourself:
Match Reports & Notifications
ALL Players who have an email listed in the league portal will receive an email match recap, even if they do not have a DartConnect account.
The match recap will have links to:
- The detailed match report
- League division standings
- League Performance Leaderboard
If a player is not receiving their match recap, see the information at this link: Click Here
The email match recap looks like this:
"Calendar" Settings
Introduction
NEW! Match Schedule & Fixtures
DartConnect’s new match schedule / fixtures tool lets you create your season schedule in just minutes and has numerous benefits for the entire league, including teams, players, captains and sponsor venues. If you choose to not use the scheduler, or it does not fit your needs, you can instead opt to use the calendar page instead to control the key dates of your season.
Calendar – On this page you can control the start and end dates for your regular season and playoffs (if applicable).
DartConnect Agreement – These dates represent the day your new season was activated and the day it will expire. Customers CAN NOT change these dates. If you need an adjustment, such as having your end date extended, contact leagues@dartconnect.com.
NOTE: Standard league seasons are limited to 6 months (24 weeks). If your season needs to run longer than 6 months, contact leagues@dartconnect.com.
Do you have a Post Season? (Y/N) – If your league conducts a post-season (aka “Playoffs”), select “Yes” to fill in the Post Season Start date, otherwise select “No”. Learn More
The following dates can be changed at any time within the Agreement dates:
Note: Changing the Start Date or Season Length will automatically adjust the Season End Date.
Season Start Date, Length & End Date
Season Start Date – Your start date should be the first day that matches will be played.
Season Length – Enter the number of weeks that your season will last. This will automatically calculate the end date and post-season start date.
NOTE: Standard league seasons are limited to 6 months (24 weeks). If your season needs to run longer than 6 months, contact leagues@dartconnect.com.
Division Overrides – If you have one or more divisions that follow a different schedule, you can set overrides. Learn More
Post Season Start Date
Post Season Start Date
- When you select “Yes” for “Post Season”, the start date will automatically default to the day after your regular season ends. This can be edited to a later date if necessary.
- When the Post Season begins, the following will occur:
- Inside the app, a Gold button will appear on the League page labeled “Post Season”. For post-season matches, teams/players should use the Gold Button instead of the Green button to identify the match as a playoff match.
- The Green button can be removed from the app by going to the Division page and clicking the red button “End R. Season” (see picture below). Do this ONLY if you are certain that all regular season matches are completed.
- Post Season Matches will be filed on DCTV and the league leaderboard as “Post Season” and stats can be reviewed separately from regular season or combined.
To remove the Green Regular Season button from the scoring app:
Division Overrides
Division Overrides – If you have one or more divisions that follow a different schedule than your default season dates, you can set overrides for them individually.
- Click on any division to adjust any season dates for that division only
- Click on the Magnifying Glass icon to open the Division Edit page
League Settings
Introduction
Access League Settings at the top of the control panel in the upper left corner.
League Settings – Optional settings for “Report Distributions” and “Match Play Frequency”. Here you can also control the “Challenge Day” settings for your league’s private online match lobby. Learn More
League Users: This section manages who has access to your league portal and allows you to add or remove users and assign them to specific roles that control what they can access. Learn More
League Profile – Update your league’s information including region, time zone, logo URL and League Site URL. These settings will update what appears on your league’s public channel on DCTV. Learn More
Optional Online Challenge Lobby – Select the day of the week and “Prime Time” hours for the league’s private lobby. Learn More.
League Notes – Add any special notes you wish to make regarding your league to refer to them later. Use this for any important reminders you wish to retrieve in the future.
Legacy League Contacts: These are the original contacts listed when the league first started using DartConnect.
League Users
If you need assistance with managing access to your portal, please send an email to leagues@dartconnect.com
How to Invite New Users & Assign Roles:
- In your portal, Click the “Home” tab at the top and access “League Settings” in the control panel
- Next, open the “League Portal Users” section
- Enter an email and click “invite” to send an invitation(Reminder: Administrators and team managers must have a DartConnect account to access the league portal, but league contacts do not)
- Next, enter the new user’s information and click the “invite” button to send them an email:
- The user will receive the following email. They must click the “Join Now” button to confirm:
- After the user clicks the Join Now button, they will appear under their assigned role:
- Administrators and Team Managers will be able to access the league from inside their account on My DartConnect:
- Return the the League User section to remove an admin, change their role, edit a league contact or invite a new user.
Note: There is no limit to the number of users you can assign in the portal.
League Settings
Standard League Settings
- Report Distributions determines what number is used for high turn tracking. Selecting 20 will track scores above 100, 140 & 180. Selecting 19 will track scores above 95, 133 & 171.
- Match Play Frequency determines when DartConnect will send you a reminder to close the season. If your league plays any frequency besides weekly, select monthly for the reminder notice. Leagues can close a season at any time.
Post-Season / Playoffs
- Post Season – Select “Yes, Has Post Season” to enable access to league portal playoff features.
- Post Season Match Format – If your league has a post season format that combines both single match and multiple match formats for each round of playoffs, select “Single Match Elimination”. If ALL playoff rounds require opposing teams to play two matches, select “2 Matches per Round”.
If you are using DartConnect’s Scheduling/Fixtures feature:
- Boards Required per Match: If your league uses more than one board during a league match, select the number required for each match to enable proper scheduling.
League Profile
League Profile – Update your league’s information including region, time zone, logo URL and League Site URL. These settings will update what appears on your league’s public channel on DCTV.
Notes:
- Country setting will change the flag that appears for your league and it’s members on DCTV. Select “None” to show a generic global flag if your league is multi-national.
- For your league logo to appear correctly on DCTV, the link provided must go to an image that is perfectly square. For free image hosting, we recommend uploading your logo and generating a URL at the following website: postimages.org.
- League Site URL: Enter your league’s website, Facebook page or other general information link. This will be used for the “League Info” button on your DCTV channel.
Season Settings
Introduction
Access Season Settings at the top of the control panel in the upper left corner.
Division Standings – control the rules that determine team/player rankings and the division standings that appear on DCTV. Learn More
Preferred Leg Limit – Set maximum turns for legs to end games that take too long. Also known as “mercy” rules. More information on using this feature coming soon. Learn More
Report Settings – Select the day during the season that league contacts will receive an email with an audit report of league activity. This day also acts as the start day of your “league week” for which the report is generated. Learn More
Season Status: Here you can suspend your season for official stoppages of play such as during the Covid-19 pandemic. This will prevent players from playing official league matches in the scoring app. Return here to re-activate your season. Contact leagues@dartconnect.com if you require your season dates to be extended. Learn More
Division Standings
Division Standings – Here, you can control the rules that determine team/player rankings and the division standings that appear on DCTV.
Expected League Points: If a match’s final score always adds up to the same number of points, enter that number here. For example, if a score can be 6-5, 7-4, 8-2 or 9-1, the expected points are 11. (Note: You can make this division specific by using the override setting in the Division Edit page)
Primary Ranking: Choose from the following to determine how teams/players will be ranked for “1st Place, 2nd Place, etc.”
- Season League Points
- Season Match Record (Wins-Losses)
- 3-Dart Average
- None – List Aphabetically
You can also use up to four of the following tie-breaker settings:
- Head to Head Win-Loss Record
- Head to Head League Points
- Season League Points
- Season Leg Win %
- Season 01 3DA
Once you are done, click “Update Standings Settings” to save. (Note: If you edit match scores in your match log, clicking this button can trigger the data to update on DCTV)
See the following sections for definitions of match format terminology:
Suppress Player 3DA in DCTV: Use this setting if you wish to hide player performance data from public view on DartConnect TV. Player 3DA will be displayed inside the portal from the player list and a special message will be added to DCTV.
Preferred Leg Limit
Preferred Leg Limit – Set maximum turns for legs to end games that take too long. Also known as “mercy” rules. More information on using this feature coming soon.
Report Settings
Report Settings – Select the day during the season that league contacts will receive an email with an audit report of league activity. This day also acts as the start day of your “league week” for which the report is generated.
Season Status / Suspending Mid-Season
Season Status: Here you can suspend your season for official stoppages of play such as during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This will prevent players from playing official league matches in the scoring app.
Return here to re-activate your season. Contact leagues@dartconnect.com if you require your season dates to be extended.
Divisions
Introduction
Divisions is where you can review your division list, add new divisions or edit the settings for existing divisions.
Review the support information in this section to learn how to:
- Learn how to read and navigate the Division List
- Create or edit:
- Division name and other information
- Inter-division play if needed
- Division-specific game menu
- Division-specific match format
See the following sections for definitions of match format terminology:
Control Panel
- Use red “Add Division” button to create new divisions
- Use search function to find a specific division
Page Overview
Introduction
Navigation:
- Click on any header in Divisions List to sort column
- Blue Spy Glass = Access Division Edit page
- Click Team Roster Count to Access Division Team List
Features:
- DCID: DartConnect automatically assigns a unique ID for each division
- Order: By default, divisions are listed alphabetically. Edit “Display Order” in Division Edit page to adjust a division’s position in the list
- Rollup: If your league has multiple divisions and sub-divisions, use “Rollup” settings in Division Edit page to associate divisions into division groups
- Teams: See number of active teams in the division. Click team count to review a division’s team list
- Post Season: If your league has post-season play, every division should be associated with a Post-Season Group. Assign this in the Post Season Group Edit page.
Division Edit Page
Edit / Create Division
- Enter or change a division name
- Display Order: By default, divisions are listed alphabetically. Use this field to override alphabetic listings of divisions in the league portal, DCTV, performance leaderboard and division standings.
- Rollup Division: Use this feature to override listing divisions alphabetically if you have multiple divisions and sub-divisions (A1, A2 and A3 “roll up” to the “A” Division)
Division Exceptions
For divisions that have different start/end dates or uses a different format for league points, enter overrides in the these respective fields:
- Regular Season Start
- Regular Season End
- Division League Points
Inter-Division Play
If your league allows divisions to compete against each other during the regular season, add the appropriate divisions here. Note: Divisions must be created first before you can add them for inter-division play.
Game Menu
If creating your first division, use the Game Menu wizard to create a menu with all games played in your league. If you have existing divisions, select the “Prefill” option to copy over any division’s game menu.
NOTE: You only need to create ONE button for each game played. DO NOT create multiple game buttons for each set where that game is played. For example, if your league plays 2 singles 501, 3 doubles cricket and 6 singles 301, you only need one button for each game.
Match Format
If creating your first division, use the Match Format wizard to set up your league match format. If you have existing divisions, select the “Prefill” option to copy over any division’s match format settings and edit accordingly if needed.
If you need help determining the correct match format settings for your league, send an email to leagues@dartconnect.com.
See the following sections for definitions of match format terminology:
League Points
“League Points” sets the final score of the match that will be used to determine the rankings for the division standings that appear on DCTV.
Note: Make sure that you have set up your Primary Ranking and Tie-Breakers to ensure teams/players are ranked correctly in your Division Standings. See “Season Settings > Division Standings”.
Choose from the following options depending on what best fits your league’s match format (see picture of full menu below):
- Leg Wins
- 1 Point Per Leg Win
- Set Wins
- 1 Point Per Set Win
- Award Set Win Points based on Team Size (Singles=1, Pairs=2, Triples=3, Quads=4)
- Players use Point Menu in Scoring App – by selecting this option, prior to each set, players will have to select the point value awarded for the set. The available point values are 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2 and 3.
- Match Wins (aka “Premier” Points)
- 1 Point for Match Win, 1/2 Pt for Tie
- 2 Points for Match Win, 1 Pt for Tie
- 3 Points for Match Win, 1 Pt for Tie
- 3 Points for Match Win, 2 Pt for Tie, 1 Pt for Loss
- No Automatic League Points
- Players or League will Manually Assign Points
- See the following sections for definitions of match format terminology:
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you make a change to your league points setting, this is NOT retroactive. Any matches that have already been saved to the match log will need their league points corrected manually using the match edit tools.
Know your DartConnect Vocabulary
There is no such thing as “standard” darts terminology, and even experienced veterans confuse the words we use to describe a darts competition.
Below is a quick explanation of how DartConnect uses the following important darts vocabulary:
- MATCH = A competition that is made up of one or more sets that results in a winning player or team when finished (or a tie if applicable)
- SET = A subset of a match that contains one or more legs. Players must remain the same for each leg within a set, but can change when a new set is started.
- LEG = An individual “round” of a specific game such as 501 or Cricket. A set can be made up of a single leg, multiple legs or “best of” a number of legs.
- GAME = the type of darts game being played such as “501” or “Cricket”
A MATCH is made up of SETS that contain LEGS of one or more GAME types. A leg consists of ROUNDS where each opponent has one TURN of up to 3 Darts.
“Opponents” are defined as the players competing during a given Set or Leg. If the player line up changes for either side, a new set begins. Opponents can be Singles, Doubles, Triples, Quads or Teams (5 or more players per side).
Optional "Projected DCA" Report
If you’ve completed two or more seasons with DartConnect, you have the ability to estimate team skill level based on 3-dart averages for 01 and Cricket. This can help you improve division balance between teams.
Before running this report, consider utilizing the estimated 3-dart average found in the Team and Player list pages.
Teams
Introduction
Teams is where you can review your team list, add new teams or edit the settings for existing teams.
Review the support information in this section to learn how to:
- Interpret and navigate the Team List
- Add/Delete or Assign/Unassign a team
- Retire or Unretire a team
- Edit team settings:
- Team Name and Optional ID
- Team Captain
- Division Assignment
- Sponsor Location
- Team Notes
Vocabulary:
- Assigned = Active teams that have been assigned to a division
- Unassigned = Active teams that are waiting for division assignment. Use this designation if the team is skipping a season but expected to return.
- Retired = Use this designation to dissolve teams and release players for new team assignments. If this team record is reactivated for the current season, all players will need to be re-assigned to it.
Control Panel
- Use Red “Add Team” button to create a new team
- Use filter function to show only teams that are assigned or unassigned to divisions
- Show/Hide Retired Teams
- Use search functions to find specific teams
- “Est. ’01 (Points Per Round)/CRK (Marks Per Round) 3DA range”: Enter two 3DA’s separated by a “-” to isolate the range average you seek
Page Overview
Navigation
- Click on any header in Teams List to sort columns
- Blue Spy Glass = Access Team Edit page
- Click Team Roster Count to open Team Player List
- League ID (L. ID) displays optional league ID
Features
- Estimated 3 Dart Averages (E ’01/E’CRK): DartConnect estimates a team’s future performance based on each player’s previous season averages. Use column sorting and control panel search to refine your search.
- New Players (NP) / Roster: New players do not have prior season data and will not be included in the the estimated 3-dart team average. Use the Roster Count link to review the team player list.
- Retired Checkbox: Use this feature to retire non-returning teams and release the team roster.
Team Edit Page
Edit / Create Team
- Enter or change a team name
- League Team ID (optional): If your league maintains team ID code, enter it here
- Sponsor Location: Enter the team’s host pub, club or venue.
- Division: Use the drop down menu to assign teams to a division
- Post Season Group: If your league has a post season, and the status is “Missing,” go the Post Season page in the league portal to assign this team’s division to a PS Group. For more information, see the “Post Season” support section.
- Team Captain: Assign a player from the Team Roster to be designated as Captain. This enables captain-based reporting.
- Notes: Add any internal notes about this team.
Team Roster
- Review the team roster with player emails
- Click “Remove” to unassign player from the team
- To add new players:
- Use “Search Player Names” to find existing available players to add
- Use “Add New Player” button to create and add a player that does not currently exist
Players
Introduction
Players is where you can review your player list, add new players or edit the information for existing players.
Review the support information in this section to learn how to:
- Interpret and navigate the Player List
- Add/Delete players or change a player’s status and assignments
- Mark a player active or inactive (Act column)
- Player List Features:
- Click column headers to sort list
- Single Click checkbox for Active/Inactive setting
- Single Click Gender to toggle M/F
- Edit player info or team info with blue magnifying glass
Notes:
- Active / Inactive = Use this setting instead of deleting players in case they return in the future
- Gender = Set player genders to enable the gender filter in the performance leaderboard
Control Panel
- Use Red “Add Player” button to create a new player
- Use “Hide Inactive Players” toggle to show/hide inactive players
- Use search functions to find specific players
Page Overview
Navigation
- Click on any header in List to sort columns
- Blue Spy Glass = Access Player or Team Edit page
- If there is more than one page, there will be page links at the top and bottom of the screen
- The Member column is the player’s DartConnect Membership status: Guest, Premium or Blank for no membership or missing email
- Use “Hide Inactive Players” checkbox in the control panel to show/hide inactive players
Features
- Show Prior Season: Click the green button to show/hide player performance statistics from the prior season
Player Edit Page
Edit / Create Team
- Enter or change a player name
- Current Email: This should be the same email as the player’s DartConnect account if they have one
- Team: Assign the player to the team by selecting it from the drop down menu
- Post Season Group: If a player is connected to a post season group, it will be listed here
- Player is Captain: Check this box if this player is a team captain
- Season Eligibility: Use this option to suspend a player or make them ineligible for participation
- Active Status: Set the player active or inactive (this can also be done with the checkbox on the player list page)
“Additional Player Info”:
- Initial Email: If a player had a previous email in their record it will be listed here
- League Player ID (Optional): If league uses it’s own player identification, it can be entered here
- Video Chat Address: Reserved for future use
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League Activity Report
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Match Log
Introduction
All completed league matches will appear in your match log as long as they are fully saved at the end of the match and synced with the DartConnect servers.
Review the information listed here to learn how to:
- Find and review matches
- Void Matches
- Edit and repair common match errors
- Adjust match scores and league points
- And more…
Control Panel
- Create a Match
- Search Fields
- Reset Search
Match Log
- Sort on any columns with blue headers
- Red “X”: voids a match
- Blue Spyglass: view match report
- Red Spyglass: edit matches (see “Match Editing” for more information)
- Host player – click name to send email
- Pro Tip:
- Click team name field to filter on that team’s match history only
- Click on opponent’s name field to filter that team’s history
- Use “Clear Search” to reset
- When 200 matches are exceeded, additional pages will be automatically created
Pending Match Log
If you notice any matches are missing from your “Completed” match list, check for them in the “Pending” section of the log. If you find the match in the pending list, then follow these procedures.
- This usually indicates the match is unsaved on the tablet/device that was used to keep score
- Contact the owner (host) of the match and ask them to reopen their device and complete the save process
- Once saved, the match should appear in the “Completed” section
- If the match is stuck on the device and won’t sync – send them the following link and have the player follow these instructions – Click Here (“Match is stuck on device and won’t sync”)
- USING “FORCE CLOSE”: If for any reason, the match is not able to be saved from the device, after 48 hours the “Force Close” button will activate in the Pending log. You can click this button and force the match into the completed list. NOTE: there is a risk that you will lose the last leg or more of the match in the reporting data depending on the state it is in when you force the close.
"Create Match" Feature
If for any reason a match was not played on DartConnect or the match was unable to be connected to the match log, you can create a match that has a final score only (no player stats) for division standings.
NOTE: If you have the turn-by-turn data from a match report, you can recreate the match by rekeying it directly into the scoring app as a league match to add it to your match log.
How To Use “Create Match”
- From the Match Log page, make sure you have selected the “Completed Log,” then on the control panel, click:
- Fill out the form with the match details and enter the Match Score and League Points
- You may also record any special notes about this match for future reference
Is this a scheduled match?
If your league uses DartConnect scheduling, after you have entered the teams, you will be able to select a scheduled match to associate with this match. This will mark the respective match as a completed match on the league schedule.
Use "Match Editing" to correct errors or adjust scores
With match editing, you can resolve the following common match errors:
- Changing match season affiliation
- Adjusting Match Points and League Points (for division standings)
- Adding match edit notes
- Deleting a leg
- Change match participants
- Change leg winner
- Change player throw order (doubles/pairs, triples and quads)
- Merge or unmerge a match
- Repairing unscheduled matches
See the “Match Editing” section of this page for specific instructions.
Match Editing
Overview
Here are the types of edits and changes you can make to a match:
- Reassign a match to the regular season or post season (within the same season only, you can not change the season a match was played in)
- Adjusting league points (match score)
- Adding Match Edit Notes
- Deleting individual legs
- Changing the players that participated in a set
- Changing the winner of a leg
- Changing the player throwing order for team games (pairs, triples, quads)
- Merge or unmerge matches (team leagues only)
- Repair an unscheduled match (if using DartConnect scheduling)
To edit a match, click the RED SPYGLASS for any match in the log:
Voiding a Match
- Use Red “X” on the left side of the main match log listing to void a match, click again to reactivate
- Note: Merged matches must be unmerged in order to void them
- The league points for voided matches will be removed from Division Standings
- Voided matches will appear “grayed out” and italicized
Click the ‘X’ to void any match
Changing Match Season Affiliation
- Use “Season” drop down menu to change a match from “Regular Season” to “Post Season” or vice versa
Adjusting League Points (Match Score)
- Click on either player’s or team’s league points to change the score
- Click “Update League Points” when finished
Adding Match Edit Notes
Two types of notes:
- Public: Displayed in BOTH the league portal and public match report
- Private: For internal purposes, displayed on league portal only
Deleting a Leg
- Important: This operation is permanent and not reversible
- To replace this leg, first delete it, then recreate it in the scoring application by correctly identifying home/away teams, playing the leg, saving the match, and then add this leg to the existing match using the match merge tool (Note: match merging is available for TEAM leagues only)
Change Match Participants
To change a player:
Change Leg Winner
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To change who won the leg:
Change Player Throw Order
To change the player throw order:
Merge or Unmerge a Match
Merging and Un-Merging Matches
For multi-board team leagues, playoff matches, and other situations, DartConnect automatically merges match reports into a single report for convenience. Match editing tools now feature the ability to merge and un-merge matches if necessary – see details below.
First, here’s a reminder of the requirements for one or more matches to AUTOMATICALLY merge after they’ve been saved:
- Same League
- Started on the same date
- Same opponents (make sure home is on the same side for all devices)
Note: This feature is currently only available for team leagues and not singles leagues.
Find and merge matches:
In order for a match to be available to merge, they must have the same opponents listed in the same home/away position for each match. They DO NOT have to be played on the same night, only the same season.
To unmerge matches:
The “Unmerge” button will appear just below the Match Edit Notes section.
Repairing Unscheduled Matches
If your league is using DartConnect Scheduling and a match was not identified as a scheduled match, follow the steps below to connect the match to a scheduled match.
How to Find “Unscheduled” Matches:
- If a match was played outside of the schedule, it will appear in the “Postponed Matches” section of the schedule and as an unplayed match in the scoring app
- In the portal match log, unscheduled matches will have a BLANK entry in the “M#” (Match Number) column on the left side of the chart
- Pro Tips:
- Click the “M#” column header to group all unscheduled matches to the top
- Use the control panel search filters to narrow the list even further
Repairing this match will:
- Move the match from the “Postponed” section of the schedule to the “Completed” section
- Turn the match listing “Gray” in the scoring app and display the match score
How To Repair an Unscheduled Match
- Find the match you wish to repair in the log
- Click the red spyglass to open the match editing page
- Click the green button:
- In the drop down menu, select the scheduled match you wish to repair:
- To complete the change, click the green button:
Is this a “merged” match?
- If this is a merged match, you must assign the scheduled match association for EACH individual match listed on the editing page
No scheduled match appears in the menu?
- If the menu does not list a scheduled match to associate to this match, this is likely because the teams are not correctly listed in the Home (left side) and Away (right side) positions
- To correct the Home/Away positions:
- You will need to recreate the match in the scoring app with the teams on the correct sides
- Refer to the “Game Detail” section of the original match report for the turn-by-turn scores to re-enter, then save the match and it will appear in the match log
- Void the original match and then associate the new match to the scheduled match
If you are unable to associate a match to one in the schedule, contact us at:
leagues@dartconnect.com
Post Season (Playoffs)
PS Groups, Team Eligibility, Player Eligibility, Match Scheduling
Notice! 25-January-2023
DartConnect is updating the information on this page with the latest Post Season Management Tools, including the new Live Bracket and Match Scheduler options. Step-by-step instructions are currently being finalized, if you require any assistance with your league’s Playoffs, please send an email to leagues@dartconnect.com.
Getting Started
Introduction
Just need reminders?
Get Started Here:
If this is your first time setting up post-season playoffs:
Post Season Overview
Select the Portal “Post Season” Tab
Before You Can Create Your Post-Season:
- Decision #1: You will need to select one of three options for how you will set up and manage your playoffs. Learn which is right for your league – Click Here
- Decision #2: Choose between assigning entire Divisions automatically to PS Groups or Manual Assignment. Learn which is right for your league – Click Here
Basic Steps
Click on any step for more details and step-by-step instructions
- Create Post Season Groups – Similar to setting up regular season divisions, create a PS Group for every playoff competition that you require (ex: “A Division Playoffs”, “Premier Cup Championship” or “Division B Shield (Consolation)”.
- Manage Eligibility (Optional) – DartConnect’s “Eligibility” tool helps you quickly identify which teams/players are allowed to play based on your league’s participation requirements.
- Confirm Eligible Teams/Players – Check and confirm the teams/players that qualify for Post Season playoffs.If using Manual Match Setup, you are ready to begin your post-season!If using the Live Bracket or Match Scheduler options, you must continue with the following:
- Create PS Matches – Create a knockout bracket or match schedule for each PS Group.
- Run Optional Venue Report (For Match Scheduler Option Only) – Identify and manage match schedule conflicts
- Notify Players – Send email notifications to players with Post Season information, including an option for a custom message with your league’s specific details and announcements.
3 Post Season Options
Three Options for Managing Post Season Playoffs:
- Live Brackets – DartConnect’s knockout bracket is now available for league post season playoffs. Easily advance teams through every round and display a traditional bracket on DCTV for everyone to follow.
- PS Match Scheduler – This option lets leagues create and schedule playoff matches one round at a time as the post season progresses. This option does not require the league to have used the regular season scheduler tool but does require venues to be assigned.
- Manual Match Setup – For maximum flexibility, use DartConnect’s legacy system that works without match scheduling. Teams will manually select opponents in the scoring app. Note: this option does not work with the Advanced Match Builder.
Choose A Preferred Option:
The next time the Post-Season tab is selected in your portal, you may see the following message:
Choose to continue with the same option that is already being used or switch to a different option.
You can also switch options by going to Season Settings and changing your selection in the “Post-Season Management” section:
Division Mapping or Manual Assignment?
What’s the difference?
Division Mapping:
Use this option to assign one or more divisions to the SAME Post-Season Group. This is the fastest way to assign divisions to Groups, but ALL eligible teams/players must play together for the entire post-season.
Manual Assignment:
Use this option to allow teams/players from the same division to be assigned to SEPARATE Post-Season Groups; ex: Divisions are split up into separate playoff competitions such as “Cup” (championship) and “Shield” (consolation).
NOTE:
This cannot be changed after PS scheduled matches have been created, or PS match play has begun.
Choose Division Mapping or Manual Team Assignment
You can change this option during Step 1: Edit PS Groups:
Required "Preparation" Steps
Required “Preparation” Steps:
The following steps are REQUIRED for ALL LEAGUES before setting up any of the three options for creating and managing Post Season matches:
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Create Post Season Groups
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Manage Eligibility (Optional)
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Confirm Eligible Teams/Players
AFTER these steps are completed, if you are using the Manual Match Setup option, you can begin your playoffs.
If using the Live Bracket or PS Match Scheduler, there are additional required steps to follow.
How to Conduct Playoffs Without Scheduled Matches
This option is NOT AVAILABLE if using the Advanced Match Builder
To conduct playoffs WITHOUT scheduled matches:
- Set up Playoff Groups and assign divisions
- Managing team and player eligibility is recommended, but optional
- You are now enabled to play the post season without scheduled matches
- You can still use “Set PS Finish” to list champions, runner-ups and other results on DCTV
Note:
- DO NOT create a PS Schedule with rounds and matches
- Playoff matches will be set up in the scoring app by manually selecting teams and players
Playing 2 Matches Per Round
What Does “Playing 2 Matches Per Round” Mean?
Some leagues require teams to play 2 separate matches for each playoff round to determine who advances. Often, the first match is played at one team’s venue and the second match at the other team’s venue (aka “Home and Home”).
After the first match is completed, the first team to reach the required number of points advances to the next round. A tie can be possible after the second match is completed, requiring an “Overtime” tie-breaker with additional games to determine the winner.
DartConnect enables this format using either the basic match format settings or the Advanced Match Builder (AMB) feature. The AMB provides additional options to make this easier for teams to manage in the app.
Using the Basic Match Format
Important: Update Your League Settings! Go to Home>League Settings and make sure you have selected “2 Matches Per Team Pairing” in the drop down menu labeled “Default match count for PS Competition”.
When using the Live Bracket or PS Match Scheduler options, this will display 2 separate buttons to appear in the scoring app, one for each match.
For leagues using the Manual Match Setup option, there are no buttons in the app, matches will be created manually.
When one team has earned enough points to win the match, the match must be ended and saved manually in the scoring app.
If a tie-breaker is required, teams can create an additional match to play the tie-breaker format, which will also require the match to be manually ended and saved when finished.
Using the Advanced Match Builder
The Advanced Match Builder provides several convenient options, including:
- Setting up both matches as two-halves of a single match
- Automatic recognition of when the match is complete
- Scoring app indicates a “Match Break” after the first half, automatically suspending the match to be continued later
- Automatic tie-breaker mode with additional sets/legs to play only when required
- Consolidated match reporting
Important: Update Your League Settings! If using the AMB, make sure you have selected“1 Match Per Team Pairing” in the drop down menu labeled “Default match count for PS Competition”. If this setting is not correct, duplicate match buttons will be displayed in the scoring app.
When using the Live Bracket or PS Match Scheduler options, this will display a single button in the scoring app that will remain until the entire round is complete.
NEED HELP?
Contact DartConnect League Services at leagues@dartconnect.com if you have questions or need assistance.
PS Groups
Introduction: What Are PS Groups?
Setting up Post Season Groups is the FIRST STEP to preparing your playoffs.
What is a Post-Season Group?
Similar to setting up regular season divisions, create a PS Group for every playoff competition that you require (ex: “A Division Playoffs”, “Premier Cup Championship” or “Division B Shield (Consolation)”. Teams/Players are assigned to PS Groups with the other teams/players they are competing against.
Make Sure You Have Chosen the Correct Assignment Option
IMPORTANT! Before each season, review your PS Group settings:
- Are the correct divisions assigned? (if using Division Mapping Option)
- Is the Game Menu correct?
- Are the Match Format settings correct? Match formats for PS Groups can be different than the regular season division match format.
Pro Tip: If using Division Mapping, make sure all divisions that play together are assigned to the group.
For example, if you have multiple sub-divisions such as (A1, A2, A3, etc.) create an “A Playoffs” PS Group and assign each division to it so that all “A” teams will be available to play each other.
Enter First Match Date
On the PS Groups Page, enter the first date that matches will be played:
Note: This should be the most common start date for all divisions. You will be able to override this date for specific PS Groups that have a different schedule.
Creating & Editing PS Groups
Create a new PS Group using the red button on left side control panel:
PS Group Settings are nearly identical to regular season Division settings and includes the following 4 sections:
- Basic group information
- Assigning divisions (if using Division Mapping)
- Game Menu
- Match Format
Edit PS Group Settings: Click the Blue Spy Glass next to any group to open the editing page:
Entering Group Info
Basic Group Info
- Post Season Group – Enter a name for your group
- Display Order – By default, PS Groups are listed alphabetically, edit display order (ex: 1, 2, 3) to adjust a PS Group’s position wherever they are listed, including: league portal, DCTV and performance leaderboard.
- Post-Season Start – Use this field to override the start date entered on the main PS Group page, otherwise leave blank.
Adding Divisions
If using Manual Assignment, skip this step.
Adding Divisions to the Group
- Add Division – Select the divisions included in this group from the drop down menu. All teams in these division will be included until you mark them ineligible.
- To Remove a Division – Click the “Remove” button.
Game Menu
If using the Advanced Match Builder, games will instead be assigned to individual sets, follow the onscreen instructions.
Game Menu
- Add Game – Create the scoring app game menu using the drop down wizard. Create ONE BUTTON ONLY for each game type.
- To Remove a Game – Click the “Remove” button.
Pro Tip: Remember to select “Marksman” for cricket scoring to use the “D” and “T” buttons for doubles and trebles.
Match Format
If using the Advanced Match Builder – Click Here
Match Format
- Match Format – Create the match format using the same process used for regular season divisions.
- Prefill Option – If you have a PS Group with a complete match format, you will see an option to “Prefill” from that group which will copy all settings into the new group.
Pro Tip: See the “Know your DartConnect Vocabulary” section for definitions of match format terminology.
Note: Leagues that use “Play All Sets/Legs” during the regular season often switch to a “Best Of” format for the playoffs where a match winner is required instead of playing for league points.
Know your DartConnect vocabulary
There is no such thing as “standard” darts terminology, and even experienced veterans confuse the words we use to describe a darts competition.
Below is a quick explanation of how DartConnect uses the following important darts vocabulary:
- MATCH = A competition that is made up of one or more sets that results in a winning player or team when finished (or a tie if applicable)
- SET = A subset of a match that contains one or more legs. Players must remain the same for each leg within a set, but can change when a new set is started.
- LEG = An individual “round” of a specific game such as 501 or Cricket. A set can be made up of a single leg, multiple legs or “best of” a number of legs.
- GAME = the type of darts game being played such as “501” or “Cricket”
A MATCH is made up of SETS that contain LEGS of one or more GAME types. A leg consists of ROUNDS where each opponent has one TURN of up to 3 Darts.
“Opponents” are defined as the players competing during a given Set or Leg. Opponents can be Singles, Doubles, Triples, Quads or Teams (5 or more players per side).
Team and Player Eligibility
Introduction: What is Team/Player Eligibility?
This step is OPTIONAL, but recommended for multi-division leagues with a large number of teams and players.
Who Plays In The Playoffs?
Most leagues have participation requirements to allow teams/players to participate in the post season:
- TEAMS typically have a minimum rank to qualify (ex: Top 4 or better)
- PLAYERS typically have a minimum number of matches played (ex: 5 out of 10 matches or 50%)
DartConnect’s “Eligibility” tool helps you quickly identify which teams/players are allowed to play based on your league’s participation requirements.
Using the eligibility tool will:
- Identify eligible and ineligible teams and players to quickly update their status
- Remove ineligible teams from PS Groups
- Ineligible teams and players will be removed from the scoring app, match schedule or live bracket
Using the Eligibility Tool
This step is OPTIONAL, but recommended for multi-division leagues with a large number of teams and players.
- Use the eligibility tool to quickly filter teams and mark their status:
- After applying eligibility rules, you’ll be guided to a list of teams/players to review
- You can change any team or player’s eligibility manually (using check boxes) to include or eliminate them from participating in the post-season.
- Ineligible teams and players will be removed from the scoring app, match scheduling or live bracket
- If a team league uses the “Manual Assignment” option, the eligibility tool is available for players only
- If a singles league uses the “Manual Assignment” option, the eligibility tool is not needed
Confirmiing Eligible Teams & Players
Confirm Eligible Teams & Players
Check and confirm the teams/players that qualify for Post Season playoffs.
If you used the eligibility tool, those that qualify will be pre-selected as eligible. The optional filter tools help you focus large lists on specific divisions, teams and players but may be overkill for smaller leagues.
- Use the Team Eligibility Filter to find specific teams, isolate a division and/or filter by division ranking (1st place, 2nd place, etc):
- Use the Player Eligibility Filter to find specific players, isolate a division and/or filter by participation (# of matches played):
- After filtering, use the buttons at the top to mark or unmark all with a single click, or manually check or uncheck boxes individually:
- Ineligible teams and players will not appear inside the scoring app for playoff matches.
- If using the Live Bracket or PS Match Scheduler options, you MUST remove ineligible teams (or players for singles leagues), or they will be included in your match schedule or bracket. If using the legacy Manual Match Setup, this step is optional.
If Using The “Manual Team Assignment” Option:
- Instead of using the Eligibility Tool, teams or players (for singles leagues) must be manually selected for eligibility by assigning them to a specific PS Group
- Switch PS Groups by clicking on the black/yellow button
- Remember to click the red “Exit Team Assignment” button when finished
- For team leagues, after teams are assigned to PS Groups, you can still use the Eligibility Tool to help identify and remove players who may not be allowed to participate
Manual Match Setup
Introduction
Under Construction
Playing TWO Matches Per Round
NOTE:
If you are using the Advanced Match Builder, you can create a format that does not require the 2-Match setting. Matches will instead be played as “2 halves” of a single match, including support for an optional tie-breaker set or match. Click Here to learn more (coming soon).
Does your league require teams to play TWO matches for any playoff round?
You can set ANY individual PS Round to play one match or two:
When this setting is used, two separate matches will be listed in the scoring app. After both matches are played, they will be merged together into a single match report:
Reminder: If some PSG’s or rounds require the teams to play more than one match, they can re-select the completed match listing in the scoring app and play the same match format again. They may have to use the Option Menu to end the match early.
Set PS Finish
Highlight champions and list all results on DCTV!
Open the Eligibility Page to Set Finish:
- Post Season Finish – League admins can designate where a team/player finishes in the post season competition, or simply mark them as “eliminated” as the post season progresses
Note: The league portal has rules in place to control the number of teams for each finish (i.e. only 4 teams can be marked as quarter finalist after that round has been completed).
Live Bracket
Adding Venues
In order to use the Live Bracket, ALL participating teams (or players for singles leagues) must be assigned to a venue.
If you did not use the new regular season schedule feature, your teams may be missing venues.
Create your league venue list in just a few minutes using DartConnect’s Global Darts Finder tool:
Important: After you create your venue list, assign teams (or players in singles leagues) to the venue before continuing with post-season set up:
Step 1: Activate A Bracket For Each PS Group
Click the yellow “Create Bracket” button for each PS Group that has a complete team list. The button will then change to green and say “Open Bracket”
Step 2: Creating the Knockout Bracket
- Click “Open Bracket” to be transferred to the “Event Hub”, hover the mouse over any PS Group and click either “New Tab” or “Current Tab” to start creating the bracket.
- The program will first do a “sync” process to load in teams/players before returning to the Event Hub. Reselect “New Tab” or “Current Tab” to continue.
- Next, follow the steps in the Bracket Creation Wizard. When selecting draw type, choose “Standard” to do a random draw or “Manual” to build the bracket manually. Most leagues use the “Manual” option.
- Use the following instructions for manually building brackets: Click Here
NOTE:
A bracket will need to be pre-created in order to recreate it in the bracket program:
Step 3: Add Match Dates & Times
Important:
Click on each match in the bracket to add a match date and time.
This information will appear on match schedules, email reminders and inside the scoring app
Step 4: "Go Live" To Start The Post-Season
Important:
Matches will not be available in the scoring app until after the “Go Live” button is clicked:
Step 5: Update Results Through the Finals
- After matches have been played and saved on the tablet, a results “Notification” will appear in the bracket program. Accept these results to record match scores and advance teams/players to the next round:
Pro Tip: If a result is missing or you can not wait for it, you can manually enter a score by clicking on the match in the bracket to advance a winner to the next round - When teams/players advance, a new match will automatically be made available in the scoring app.
Important: Instruct players to connect to wifi and update the app prior to each new match. - When any Finals Round is completed, remember to accept the result notification and close the event
- When the last PS Group is completed and closed, remember to end the tournament by following the prompts from the bracket program
PS Match Scheduler
Introduction
To Create a Post Season Match Schedule:
After marking ineligible teams and players, use the “Create PS Match” button for each post season group, and follow these 3 basic steps:
- Create PS Rounds
- Populate first round matches
- Update each round through the finals
To conduct playoffs WITHOUT scheduled matches:
- Set up Playoff Groups and assign divisions
- Managing team and player eligibility is recommended, but optional
- DO NOT create PS Rounds or Matches. Instead, playoff matches will be set up in the scoring app by manually selecting teams and players
- You can still use “Set PS Finish” to list champions and other results on DCTV
Playing TWO Matches Per Round
Does your league require teams to play TWO matches for any playoff round?
You can set ANY individual PS Round to play one match or two:
When this setting is used, two separate matches will be listed in the scoring app. After both matches are played, they will be merged together into a single match report:
Reminder: If some PSG’s or rounds require the teams to play more than one match, they can re-select the completed match listing in the scoring app and play the same match format again. They may have to use the Option Menu to end the match early.
Adding Venues
In order to use Post-Season match scheduling, ALL participating teams must be assigned to a venue.
If you did not use the new regular season schedule feature, your teams may be missing venues.
Create your league venue list in just a few minutes using DartConnect’s Global Darts Finder tool:
Important: After you create your venue list, assign teams (or players in singles leagues) to the venue before continuing with post-season set up:
Step 1: Create PS Rounds
To create PS rounds for a group, click the green “Create PS Match” button.
You can choose to create all rounds or one at a time as the post season progresses.
Set the Date, Start Time & # of Matches Per Round:
Step 2: Create First Round Matches
Click the green button to start:
To create a match, select Home/Away for one team and then select the OPPOSITE status for the opposing team.
To schedule a BYE, select a team’s home button, then select away for the BYE.
Pro Tip: Use the eligibility tool to prevent ineligible teams from appearing here.
Match Settings: After you’ve created a match, you can adjust the venue, date and time:
Continue Round Set Up: Edit match settings by clicking the Blue Spyglass, or continue creating additional matches for this round:
After all groups and matches are created, you can customize and send the email notification to players.
Step 3: Update rounds through the finals
Before you create matches for the next round, click “Finish” for eliminated teams to automatically mark where they were eliminated on DCTV.
Note: Click the Red Spyglass to reinstate a team.
Set PS Finish
Highlight champions and list all results on DCTV!
Open the Eligibility Page to Set Finish:
- Post Season Finish – League admins can designate where a team/player finishes in the post season competition, or simply mark them as “eliminated” as the post season progresses
Note: The league portal has rules in place to control the number of teams for each finish (i.e. only 4 teams can be marked as quarter finalist after that round has been completed).
Player Notifications
Custom League Email
Send a customized playoff announcement to eligible players.
- Use the eligibility tools to avoid sending emails to ineligible players
- Edit the email template to create your custom playoff message
- After this email is sent, DartConnect will send an additional follow up including hints, tips and special instructions
Email Template:
DC Follow Up Email
After you’ve sent your customized email, DartConnect will automatically send a follow email with hints, tips and special instructions.
You can preview content of this email using the link on the league portal or Click Here.
Add Notes to Schedule
Click “Add PS Notes” to display a custom message at the top of BOTH the league & team post season schedule.
Use these notes for special updates and announcements
Managing Venues
Introduction
Coming soon…
Venue Report
Coming soon…
Post Season Scoring App
How To Access The Post Season
On the Post-Season start date, a GOLD BUTTON will appear inside the scoring app to access the post-season match schedule:
Pro Tip: If the app still shows the Green Button for regular season matches, you can remove it by ending the regular season with the red button on the PS Groups Page:
In-App Match Schedule
After tapping the Gold PS button, a match schedule will appear:
Playing Multiple Matches: Some leagues allow/require a two-match format for some/all divisions. If so, you may see two match listings. Select each match as needed, and DartConnect will merge the two automatically.
Tie Breaker Round: Should your match require a tie breaking round after the match has been completed, simply re-select the match (it will be grey now) and play the tie breaking round according to league rules. DartConnect will automatically merge all the match data. Use the Option Menu to end and save the match.
Create Manual League Match: If for any reason a scheduled match is not listed, it can be created manually. Manual matches can be associated to the scheduled PS match from the match edit page after they are synced to the match log.
Two-Match Format:
Ending & Saving Matches
Important!
Ending/Saving a Match Before it is Finished: Some post season formats MAY require teams to end a match before all sets/legs for a given match format are completed. Often this is because a team achieved the required point total before the standard amount of legs/sets are completed.
To end a match early, follow these steps:
- Locate the “Option” menu (OPT) on the left of the red control bar
- Open the menu and select “End/Save” match.
- Confirm the match score and save the match data.
- If applicable, DartConnect will merge this match with any other game data associated with this competition
