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2024-25-CLIMBER Ranking

WHY HAS WESTERN CAPE CLIMBING ADOPTED RANKING POINTS?

As of February 2025, Western Cape Climbing introduced an Athlete Ranking. This ranking system will help Western Cape Climbing’s Selection Committee determine which athletes will be selected for the Western Cape Provincial Team going forward. 

 

We believe the Western Cape Climbing Ranking System (even should it be adjusted from time to time or any all-new ranking system that may be implemented in the future by WCC or SANCF) is essential for team selections and competition tie breaks, and will also be a source of motivation for athletes, encouraging them to participate in as many competitions as possible, to continually improve their ranking, thereby improving the standard of climbing competitions in the Western Cape.

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WHAT ARE WESTERN CAPE CLIMBING RANKING POINTS?

Western Cape Climbing has taken the results from the second WCC Provincial Competition 2024 (held in Cape Town from 2-4 August 2024) as well as the 2024 SANCF Nationals (held in Pretoria from 21-23 September 2024) and assigned each competition points. These points are combined to create a weighted score. 

 

PLEASE NOTE: The results from the Junior Boulder, Lead and Top Rope Comp 2024 (held in Cape Town from 30 November to 1 December 2024), the Inter-Provincial Competition (held in Cape Town from 14-16 February 2025), the Junior Boulder, Lead and Top Rope Comp 2025 (to be held in Cape Town from 5-6 April 2025) as well as The OPEN Bouldering Comp (to be held in Cape Town on 17 May 2025) will be added to create the final 2025 ranking for each athlete.

 

The ranking system will be evaluated periodically and adjusted in future rounds, if necessary.

Principles of the Ranking System

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  • The purpose of a ranking system will be to aid selections as well as to resolve any tie in a competition where no provision for a Super-final has been made.

  • Ranking points can be gained at International, Continental, National and Provincial competitions.

    • In the future we may add competitions organised by the commercial gyms if they qualify.  (Details of qualification will still need to be fleshed out)

  • Ranking points are obtained for the first 10 places in a competition starting at 100 for 1st place dropping roughly by 25% per place. i.e 100, 75, 55, 42, 30 etc.

  • Ranking points for the Provincial competitions will weight lower than the National Championship. i.e 50, 37.5.... etc

  • Only the most recent competitions where competitors compete in the same age category will accumulate full points.  i.e the most recent provincial comp in that province, most recent national comp etc.

  • Athletes aged 16+ will be ranked within their age category as well as in the Open category.

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