QUALIFICATIONS RULES

1. Registration and Scorecard
   • Competitors must register and receive a scorecard before competing.
2. Submitting Scorecard
   • Competitors must submit their scorecard to the judge and join the queue before attempting a problem.
3. Climbing Time
   • Each time a competitor queues, they are allowed one attempt.
   • The maximum duration for an attempt is 3 minutes.
   • Competitors must be ready with their climbing shoes on when their turn comes.
4. Counting Attempts
   • All attempts will be counted towards the final score.
   • In the event of a tie, the number of attempts will determine the ranking for topped problems, with fewer attempts ranking higher.
5. Point System
   • Each problem is assigned a point value based on its difficulty level.
6. Counting Scores
   • The 6 highest-scored problems will count towards the competitor's final score.
7. Qualifying for Finals
   • The top 6 competitors will advance to the final round.
   • Ties:
     • If a tie occurs at positions 1st to 5th, the 6th position competitor will not qualify.
     • If a tie occurs for 6th place, all competitors in 6th place will qualify.
8. Climbing Rules
   • Climbers must start with both feet off the ground and have two points of hand contact (either two hands on one grip or one hand on each grip).
   • No touching of grips or volumes other than the designated start before beginning the climb.
   • Invalid starts (e.g., touching grips not allowed) will count as an attempt, and climbers will be asked to restart.
   • Climbers may not use wall holes, or the top or bottom of the wall for assistance during the climb.
9. Category Adjustments
   • Competitors may select their category (Novice / Intermediate / Open).
   • However, if a competitor's score exceeds 50% of the next category's field, they will be moved up for results.
     • Example: If an Intermediate competitor's score ranks higher than 11th out of 20 Open participants, they will be reclassified into the Open category.

FINAL ROUND RULES

1. Competitors
   • Intermediate Category: Two females and two males compete simultaneously.
   • Open Category: One female and one male compete simultaneously.
2. Order of Climbers
   • Climbers will compete in reverse qualification order (from lowest to highest rank).
3. Pre-Visualization
   • Competitors in each category will have 1 minute per problem for pre-visualization before climbing begins.
4. Category Order
   • The Intermediate category will compete first, followed by the Open category.
5. Climbing Time
   • Each climber has 4 minutes to attempt one problem before returning to isolation.
6. Zone Holds
   • Each problem includes two zone holds.
   • Climbers must hold or touch the zone with one hand in control.
   • A slap or uncontrolled contact will not count.
7. Topping Out
   • Climbers must top out by touching the designated top area or hold with both hands in control.
   • Swinging or instability will require regaining balance before the top is validated by the judge.
8. Ranking Criteria
   • Climbers will be ranked based on the following, in order:
     1. Number of tops.
     2. Number of zones.
     3. Attempts to top.
     4. Attempts to zone.
     5. Total points earned during qualifications.
   • If ties persist after all criteria are applied, tied climbers will share the podium.