Every race builds your season. Earn points, qualify through your standings, and race for a place at Worlds.
Race in eligible Head to Head Standard Qualifiers.
Earn Season Points based on your placement at each qualifier. Your points count toward the standings for that competition’s region.
Finish in the top 32 of your division’s regional Head to Head standings at the end of the qualifying window to earn an invitation to that Regional Championship.
Head to Head Season Points are separate from Tier 1 and Tier 2. At Standard Qualifiers, 1st place earns 10 points, 2nd earns 9, through 10th place earning 1 point. A single Head to Head qualifier placement does not directly earn a Regionals invitation. Standings tiebreak: If athletes are tied for a qualifying position in the final top 32, the athlete with the higher Head to Head Power Score at the end of the qualifying window earns the invitation.
Your Head to Head results build standings in the geographic region where each qualifier is held.
Race in more than one region? You can qualify for multiple Regional Championships, but you may only enter a Regional where you have earned an invitation.
This is different from your designated Home Region. Each competition’s location determines which Head to Head regional standings receive its points.
Race side by side on matching courses. Your bracket determines who races next and how far you advance.
Win to advance in the main bracket. After one loss, move to the comeback bracket. A second loss ends your competition.
Progress matters first; time separates matching progress. Athletes advancing farther in the bracket place higher. Same-round ties use the best individual course performance.
Bracket seeding uses the average of your Head to Head Power Score and Tier 1 Power Score. Athletes new to Head to Head begin with a Head to Head Power Score of 1500. See the current rulebook for seeding procedures.
Your Power Score seed sets your bracket position. High seeds may receive an opening bye or a practice run under the applicable rules.
Season Points determine regional qualification. The combined Head to Head and Tier 1 Power Score determines bracket seeding; equal seeding scores are randomized. At the top-32 qualification cutoff, ties use Head to Head Power Score instead. Check the current rulebook and event communications for course format, bracket details, byes, and practice runs.
At Regionals, athletes race for the opportunity to advance to the World Championships.
Head to Head Regional Championships are the standard competitive pathway to Head to Head Worlds. Each age and gender division has a base allocation of 32 Worlds spots across regions, distributed in proportion to regional participation. Fractions are rounded up, so some divisions may award more than 32 competitive spots. Your Regional placement determines whether you earn one of your region’s allocated spots; already-qualified finishers may open a roll-down opportunity for the next eligible athlete.
The rulebook also permits additional invitations for certain host-facility staff and eligible partner leagues. These do not replace competitive Regional qualification spots.
Find your next race, follow your standings, and make your invitation count.
