SUPER DARTS 2025 — the world’s premier global soft-tip darts tournament — is about to get underway.
Attracting elite darts players since the inaugural tournament in 2007, this year’s event includes a spectacular line-up featuring Beau Graves and other stars set to take the stage in Tokyo at the end of November.
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SUPER DARTS combines precision darts within a unique format that sets it apart from traditional steel-tip events.
Here’s everything you need to know about the event, which runs from November 29-30.
How does SUPER DARTS work?
SUPER DARTS 2025 rules
The Cork
To begin games, players decide who throws first through a “cork”. The order for the throwing of the cork is determined by a coin toss. Each player throws a dart and aims for the bullseye. The player closest to the centre point starts the first leg and this then alternates per leg.
If games go to a deciding leg then players will go through the cork again to choose who throws first in the decider.
’01 Game’ Rules
In a head-to-head format, both players start from a preset score of 501 and must throw to bring the score down to exactly zero. Players must achieve this in 15 rounds. If neither player finishes the 01 Game then a cork will be played and whoever ends closest to the bull wins.
Cricket Game
Numbers on the board between 15 to 20 and the bullseye are used for this game. Each number is referred to as a “target”. To open a target players must hit that specific number three times. Whoever opens a target first can then score that number of points by hitting it for a fourth time, which is known as “closing the target”.
By closing a target, the opposing player can no longer score points on that area of the board.
Once all of the in-play numbers and the bull have been closed, the player with the highest total cumulative points wins. If the score is tied, or the game is not decided after 20 rounds, then the cork shall be thrown by the players to determine a winner.
Courtesy Darts Live
SUPER DARTS 2025 match and tournament format
SUPER DARTS follows the same unique match format from the first round on Day 1 (Nov. 29) through to the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final, which all take place on Day 2 (Nov. 30).
Each match is broken down into the following sequence of legs:
| Leg | Game |
| Leg One | 501 (25/50 Bull) |
| Leg Two | Standard Cricket |
| Leg Three | Standard Cricket |
| Leg Four | 501 (25/50 Bull) |
| Leg Five | 501 (25/50 Bull) |
| Leg Six | Standard Cricket |
| Leg Seven | Choice |
This tournament is single-elimination format. Players compete over the best of seven legs, with the first player to win four legs advancing to the next round.
The alternating leg format and single elimination ensure every match is full of excitement.
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