BK and Future Champions Cup Competition

The Björn Kjellström Mug, called following a Swede who had been critical in presenting orienteering in The United States, is a competition between your national groups of the united states and Europe in the senior-level since 1980. It’s kept every 2 yrs in the United States Orienteering Championships.

For 2012 your competition is available to groups from any nation that’s an associate of the Global Orienteering Federation within the United States Area. There’ll now even be a team competition between your nations in the junior-level, using the Potential Champions Cup granted towards the successful group.

Björn Kjellström Pot Membership and Rating (for 2012 and upcoming years)

Membership: To depend within the rating for that BK Mug, athletes should have complete passport-keeping citizenship of the nation they’re addressing before the start of the competition. Athletes should also be people in excellent position of the nationwide federation they’re addressing before the start of the competition. Just in case there’s a last minute account (fresh or restoration), it’ll be adequate to provide the required paperwork and cost towards the occasion representative or his/her given subordinate.

Prior to the contests start, any athletes who are possibly permitted represent several United States Federation should state which nation they plan to represent. Since this mug is just a pleasant opposition, on the test schedule, there won’t be considered a “credentials committee” but protests is likely to be known a court to ascertain eligibility.

Rating: There are three personal occasions for both women and men. Each is obtained individually with 25 for first, subsequently 22, 19, 16, 13, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The very best three for every region count. For that exchange: 50 for first-team, 30 for minute, 20 for third, 10 for next. Observe that to obtain details a-team needs to complete inside the time period limit; no factors for DQ or DNF. The entire rating for every nation is dependant on mixed ratings for women and men. In case there is a link, the mug is maintained from the nation in ownership of it.

Future Champions Cup (Jr edition of the BK Mug, fresh for 2012) Membership and Rating (for 2012 and upcoming years)

Membership: just like for Seniors.

Rating: (A) for That personal occasions, when there are M20 and F20 and M18 and F18 courses (as the exercise in the united states), each course and competition is likely to be obtained individually with 15 for initial, then 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The very best three for every region count. The relay, and you will see only a M20 relay along with a F20 relay, is obtained when it comes to seniors. (W) for That personal occasions, when there are M17-20 and F17-20 courses (as the exercise in Europe), the senior rating would be the just like for that seniors. The relay, and you will see only a M20 relay along with a F20 relay, is obtained when it comes to seniors.

In circumstances where junior classes operate exactly the same program whilst the senior courses, juniors are permitted be obtained as equally a junior along with a mature.