2007 Robson Dart League 1st Conference Surpasses Target of 50 Teams

The Robson Dart League surpassed its target of 50 teams as an overwhelming fifty-one (51) teams signified their intention of participating in the forthcoming 2007 Robson Dart League 1st Conference scheduled to begin on March 27, 2007 (Tuesday) at the 3/F Activity Area of Ali Mall in Araneta Center, Quezon City.

The magic number was announced during the Team Captains’ Meeting held last Thursday, 22 March 2007 at Trattoria Uno in Ali Mall, Araneta Center Quezon City. With twenty-two (22) teams represented and ten (10) absent teams agreeing to the decision of the majority, League Statistician Ritchie Gannaban declared a quorum to signify the start of the meeting.

League Organizer Tito Soncuya started off the meeting by making a major announcement in support of the ever growing player base of the Robson Dart League. As an incentive to the players of the league, the National Dart Foundation of the Philippines (NDFP) will support qualified players to major provincial dart tournaments by providing free transportation, lodging and entry fee expenses. Regular eliminations will be conducted to determine the players to be supported by the NDFP and who shall represent the National Capital Region Dart Federation (NCRDF) in these tournaments.

To kick-off this project, two (2) players will be supported by the NDFP for the Darterong Albayano P20,000 dart tournament to be held on 21 April 2007 (Saturday) in Legazpi City, Albay. The schedule and the rules and regulations governing the eliminations will be announced at a later date.

After the very welcome announcement, the team captains / representatives unanimously adopted the following guidelines through a majority vote:

1.	Team Uniform
	•	The team uniform was officially defined as: “Collared shirt of the same color / shade. Team logo, team name and the player’s name on the uniform is optional.”
	•	Players not in uniform will not be allowed to play.
	•	Borrowing of uniform among players will not be allowed and tolerated. Offending parties will be sanctioned accordingly by the Technical Committee.
	•	All teams must be in uniform by 10 April 2007 (3rd playing week).
2.	Entry Fees
	•		Entry fee is P1,200.00 per team.
	•	Teams will no longer be allowed to deduct their entry fee from their projected earnings.
	•	A 50% down payment (P600.00) must be paid on or before 10 April 2007 (3rd playing week) to deter withdrawals while the season is on-going.
	•	The remaining 50% balance (P600.00) may be paid on a staggered basis until the end of the Elimination round.
	•	Teams that do not pay the down payment will not be allowed to play until they settle their entry fee obligation.
3.	Official Time / Defaults
	•	Official start time is 8:00 PM. Teams may start earlier if they want to.
	•	A grace period of thirty (30) minutes will be allowed for teams with incomplete members to complete their line-up. At the end of the grace period or by 8:30 PM, teams must start their matches even if one of the teams is incomplete.
	•	A default is declared after the thirty (30) minute grace period has expired.
	•	A clock will be provided by the organizers. This will be the basis for the Official Time.
	•	Text messages asking for delays / time extensions will no longer be entertained.
4.	Forfeiture of Prize Money and Points
	•	A team will automatically forfeit its prize money if it defaults:
		•	Twice during the Elimination round or
		•	Once at any time after the Elimination round.
	•	All matches played and the remaining matches to be played by the defaulting team will be forfeited in favor of the opposing teams.
		•	The “win” record of the defaulting team will be reversed in favor of its opponents.
		•	The opposing team will have an automatic score of 9-0.
5.	Team Line-up
	•	A team is allowed a minimum of four (4) and a maximum of eight (8) players in its team line-up.
	•	Players who have played at least once cannot be replaced nor can they transfer to another division.
	•	Changes / additions in the team line-up:
		•	Will only be allowed until the end of the Elimination round and
		•	It must be approved through a majority vote by the division / group team captains where the team belongs.
6.	Playing Etiquette
	•	It is recommended that teams agree on the rules (i.e., toe line, scoring, etc.) prior to the start of the match to avoid protests.
7.	Submission of Score Sheets
	•	Only highlights appearing on the score sheet will be included in the tabulation of highlights.
	•	Both teams must submit their score sheet irrespective of whether they win or lose.
	•	Team captains must insure that both score sheets are signed and all data (especially highlights) is complete and certified true and correct.
8.	Clean-up
	•	All teams will be assigned clean-up duty.

After the adoption of the guidelines, the teams were separated into their respective divisions, as follows:

DIVISION A			DIVISION B
1.	Pinpoint (Alcodarts)		1.	Ainsmith Darters 1
2.	Rizal Dart Shooters Society		2.	BT Darters
3.	Robson Golden Grip		3.	Kankaloo 1
4.	Robson K		4.	MCDO - Knights of Darters 1
5.	Robson Spectra		5.	MCDO - Pirates 1
6.	Unified Darters		6.	MCDO - Titans 1
7.	U.P. Darters 1		7.	Pinpoint
			8.	Shougo
DIVISION C			9.	U.P. Darters 2
1.	ACDC
2.	Amazing		DIVISION D
3.	Bullet		1.	AFPFI
4.	Escopa Dart Club 1		2.	Ainsmith Darters 2
5.	K Darts		3.	Ainsmith Darters 3
6.	MCDO – Knights of Darters 2		4.	Ainsmith Darters 4
7.	McGuire Darts		5.	BIDA
8.	MPC Darters		6.	CHAI Darters
9.	Robson Metro East		7.	Dart System 1
10.	Robson Misters		8.	Dart System 2
11.	SSS 1		9.	DaSMa
12.	Thrust 1		10.	Escopa Dart Club 2
13.	UDT 2		11.	Escopa Dart Club 3
14.	U.P. Darters 3		12.	Kankaloo 2
			13.	MCDO – Pirates 2
			14.	MCDO – Titans 2
			15.	MSR Tires Tantwozeros
			16.	Novales Dart Club
			17.	Robson Amazons
			18.	SSS 2
			19.	Thrust 2
			20.	UDT 3
			21.	U.P. Darters 4

The team captains / representatives unanimously agreed to give the League Statistician a free hand in dividing the divisions that need to be split into groups.

Finally, the team captains / representatives elected the Technical Committee of the 2007 Robson Dart League 1st Conference. Unanimously voted to the eleven-man body were:

1)		Orlan Bernardino	UDT 3
2)		Rey Juat	Robson K
3)		Warren Perolino	Unified Darters
4)		Teddy Soberano	Pinpoint (Alcodarts)
5)		Dennis Razon	U.P. Darters 2
6)		Rey Santos	MCDO - Titans 1
7)		Jhunnie Espares	Amazing
8)		Edward Pascual	ACDC
9)		Jerry Tobias	Ainsmith Darters 2

Based on Section 5.4 of the Robson Dart League Rules and Regulations, League Statistician Ritchie Gannaban and League Organizer Tito Soncuya are automatic members of the Technical Committee.

There being no other matters to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:35 PM.

ATTENDANCE