When opponent is on the line you should not talk. Ok guys go ahead and add to this because there is more.

I have had lads flicking their flights (makes the clicking sound), talking to themselves (trying to gee themselves up), tapping their foot etc, most of the time it is unintentional but on the occasion where it feels they are doing it on purpose I have in the past just stood back until they stop.

The annoying part is that they have got to me, they have disturbed my rhythm and they know it - but I have responded, by me standing back I have let them know that their antics are disrupting my concentration.

So, if they continue to do it (in my experience they never have after I have initially stepped back) I think you are within your rights to challenge them.

I have no problem with a nervous opponent flicking his flights, no problem with an opponent talking himself up - I think you can tell if they are doing it to directly put you off and many players will do it subconsciously.

Normally I am in the zone after the first leg and it would take something unusual or deliberate to break my concentration.

clicking ya darts together is really annoying.

I played in a team cup final the other week and was drawn against one of the lads from my superleague team. I was fine with this because i was instantly more relaxed as it was familar.
I soon lost this relaxation as when he hit a bad score he would clap his hands together as loud as he could when retrieving his darts. I found it realy off putting, but rather than challenge him there and then I waited until I saw him next and politely reminded him that he was out of line and knew what he was doing. He apologised and we played a few games, in which there was no hand clapping and I soundly beat him 3-0

Our league has a rule that you cannot be closer than 1ft. from the oche when your opponent is throwing. Because I tend to be the nervous guy I will remove myself even further so as to not be a distraction. Often we are playing in bars that have a significant amount of background noise anyway. So, often enough I can remove myself to where I am not the dominant noise being made.

Do not yell nice darts when I still have two darts left in my hand ^^^

Hey! I never did that to you. I did it to Bob, he threw his darts, and they weren't as nice as I thought, and I was sufficiently inebriated . The joke managed to branch itself into me doing it while there were still two darts in your hand but I never actually did that.