New York Dart Organization
Doubles Competitions

Overview:

Each round or set is made up of games or legs.

Subdivisions play 2 out of 3 legs up to the finals. The finals are 3 out of 5 legs.

Divisions play 2 out of 3 legs up to the finals. The finals are 3 out of 5 legs.

League Championships play 3 out of 5 legs up to the finals. The finals are 4 out of 7.
The first game is 501 DS / DF (double start / double finish).

The next game is Cricket. (This alternation continues until reaching the tie breaking game {see below} or until one of the doubles pairs win the required number of legs).

For the final "tie breaking" game, if necessary, it will be choice (see below). The tie breaking games are the 3rd game in 2 of 3 competition, the 5th game in 3 of 5 competition, and the 7th game in 4 of 7 competition.
This is a single elimination event. If you win your set you advance to the next level. If you lose your set you are out (eliminated).
To be eligible to play in the doubles event, both players must be properly registered on the SAME team and in good standing in the NYDO.

Flip a coin. The winner of calling the toss gets choice of shooting for the bull (cork) first or second.
Winner of the cork shoots first in the first game.
Each subsequent game is "mugs away" (loser of the previous game goes first in the next game), not a cork shoot. This is until the last or tie breaking game. (3rd game in 2 out of 3, 5th game in 3 out of 5, or 7th game in 4 out of 7)
For tie breaking games, you shoot cork again. The loser of the original coin flip has choice of shooting first or second. Winner of the cork the either chooses to go first or chooses the game (cricket or 501 DS/DF). If the winner of the cork chooses to go first, the other team chooses the game. If the winner of the cork chooses the game, the other team goes first.

The scorekeeper decides which dart is closer to the bull or declares a tie. If it is a tie, both players shoot again - reverse order (1st shot Popeye then Bluto, after tie Bluto then Popeye).
A double cork beats a single cork.
If the first dart is a cork (single or double), the second shooter can ask the scorekeeper to remove it. This is only after the scorekeeper has verified that it is a cork. Before removing the dart, the scorekeeper should announce it by stating either "single" or "double".