One of the ways TDI tracks the performance of its players is through the calculation of average darts per game of 301. All darts thrown are counted including failure to get in, failure to get out, and busts. All turns are counted as 3 darts except the final out turn. A player must have won at least one leg of at least one game of 301 (at some point in the season) to qualify for an average.

Individual averages are newly computed each week. Any leg that a player wins in over 30 darts is considered a PLUS leg, and is scored as 33 darts.

For every leg that a player loses, his or her score is tabulated as being equal to the winning score, plus 3 darts. (Therefore a loss to a PLUS is scored as 36 darts.)

A losing leg is only counted in a player's average if it is higher than that person's initial winning average. This way, averages cannot improve if a player loses.

Individual 301 averages are calculated as follows:

  1. The number of darts thrown in all winning legs PLUS
  2. The number of darts thrown in all losing legs + 3, that are higher than the player's initial wins-only average DIVIDED BY
  3. The total number of legs counted in parts 1 and 2

EXAMPLE:
In Week One, Player X wins in 22 darts, but loses to an 18 and a 26.
Player X's winning 22 is counted, and since it is the first leg he has won for the season, Player X's initial average after game one equals 22. Player X loses to an 18, and since it is a loss, it would be scored as the winning score plus 3 darts, or 21. But 21 is less than Player X's winning average of 22, and so is not counted. Player X also loses to a 26, which by the same rule will be scored as 29 in his average (26+3). This score is counted into Player X's average, because 29 is higher than his wins average of 22.

Therefore Player X's average would be calculated as follows:

22+(26+3)/2 = 25.5

Player X's individual average after Week One is 25.5.

In Week Two, Player X wins in 26 darts and 19 darts, but loses to a 17.

Player X's winning 26 and 19 and his 22 from the previous week are counted. His loss to the 17 would be tallied as 20 (17+3). Since that is lower than the new initial average of 22.3, it is not used in figuring his average. The status of his losses from the previous week remain unaffected by the latest initial average so will be included as well. (Losses may be added and dropped each week as dictated by the most current initial average.)

Therefore, Player X's average would be calculated as follows:

(22+26+19)/3 = 22.3 (average of wins)
THEN (22+26+19+29)/4 = 24.0

Player X's average after Week Two is 24.0.

301 Titles are awarded every season to the player in each division with the lowest 301 Average. A player must have competed in 75% of his or her team's matches in order to qualify for a 301 Title or to be considered valid.

Check out the 301 CHAMPIONS on the Top Flight Page