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29.09.2009 - 9WRC2010 New Zealand - ENTRY CRITERIA

The New Zealand Rogaining Association and the IRF Executive are pleased to announce the details of the Entry Criteria for 9WRC 2010 New Zealand.

This Entry Criteria applies to 9WRC 2010 only, it is a prospective variation upon the procedure utilised for 8WRC2008 Estonia.

NZRA are responsible for the organization of 9WRC 2010 including the administration of the Entry Criteria, for complete details please consult the 9WRC 2010 web site at wrc2010.org.nz. You should distribute this information along with the attached Entry Process Flow Chart.

As an IRF Member, Observer or Other the IRF Executive we request that you distribute this information release to your rogaining networks – newsletters, web sites, discussion boards etc – so that interested rogainers may have the opportunity to consider entering and exercise any rights they may have to enter.

The essential details of the Entry Criteria are:

Entry is in 4 phases running from Now to Jan 31st.

Number of entries is to be 550 minimum.

Team size is to be 2 or 3 people.

This entry criterion is to be read in conjunction with the Entry Process flow chart (PDF).

Phase 0: Now to Oct 31st

  1. IRF to supply a list of “PRE-QUALIFYING ENTRANTS” (PQEs) (see definition below).
  2. NZRA to establish an appeals committee (under WRC rules) to deal with disputes over PQE status.
  3. List of PQEs to be published for transparency reasons.

Phase one: Nov 1st 2009 to Dec 15th 2009

  1. Registration opens on 01 Nov 2009
  2. All entries are chronologically wait listed and a deposit taken. They are loaded onto a public web page.
  3. Web page is to show acceptance or wait listed and if accepted criteria for acceptance.
  4. PQEs are entered for the event.

Phase two: Dec 16th 2009 to Jan 31st 2010

  1. Registration continues with wait listing
  2. The waitlist is scanned from the oldest entry and teams that qualify under National representation or Age Grade Representation criteria (defined below) are accepted and their application is processed

Phase three: Jan 31st 2010 on

  1. Registration continues
  2. Invitations to compete are sent out in wait list order
  3. Two week period for competitor to reply then position offered to next person.

Pre Qualifying Entrants: Defined

These criteria are used to determine automatic entry during phase 1.

  1. all teams that include 1 past world open category champion in their team (MO, WO, and XO)
  2. all teams that include 1 medal winner (three best teams) from the following qualifying events. Medal winners are top 3 teams in any of the 12 age gender categories.
    1. WRC (2006 and 2008),
    2. European Rogaining Championships, 2008&2009
    3. North American Rogaining Championship, 2008&2009
    4. New Zealand Rogaining Championship 2008&2009
    5. Australian Rogaining Championships. 2008&2009
  3. IRF members and observers
  4. Entry for new 55&56 year olds who at a qualifying event were in the top 2 SV places but were at the time still competing in V.

Underrepresentation Criteria Defined

These criteria are used to determine automatic entry during phase 2.

  1. Teams from non- or underrepresented rogaining countries, up to a total of 10 competitors per country (incl. current registrations)
  2. Teams in underrepresented age-gender categories (e.g., WJ, WSV, XJ, MJ), up to a total of 6 teams per category (incl. current registrations)

Visit wrc2010.org.nz for further information.

ENDS