Vietnam Bouldering Cup Rules

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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.