Further Rules To Judging

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This is a service offered by Ministry Of Air.   The author, Terry Williams from Ministry Of Air, is a very active National Judge in Great Britain, and one of the most successful Judge tutors.

The summary (below) reflects the rules applicable in Great Britain in 2001.   Some of the rules have been simplified, and some omitted, in this extract from Terry's B.G. COUNTY Judge course. [see also CLUB Judge Guide ]

Tie Break Rules - F.I.G. Code of Points 2001, [&SWESCORE 2.0]

There is no Tie Break after Sets, only after Set & Vols. After these subsequent Rounds, Ties are broken according to the following heirarchy.

After Preliminaries (Set & 1st Vol) - Individual Competitions

- Total Vol Mark (Including Tariff)
- Total Vol Form Mark (3 counting Judges - No tariff)
- Total Vol Form all 5 Judges
- Total Vol Form Highest 4 Judges
- Total Vol Form Highest 3 Judges
- Total Vol Form Highest 2 Judges
- The Highest Judges Form Mark in the Voluntary Routine

After Finals - With Scores returned to Zero

- Total Form Mark (3 counting Judges - No tariff) in the Final Routine
- Total Form Scores all 5 Judges in Final Routine
- Total Form Highest 4 Judges in the Final Routine
- Total Form Highest 3 Judges in the Final Routine
- Total Form Highest 2 Judges in the Final Routine
- The Highest Judges Form Mark in the Final Routine

Note:-
There is no provision in the FIG Code of Points 2001 for Tie Breakers with all 3 Rounds to Count.
[The SWESCORE Program uses the existing Tie Break rules of the FIG Code of Points 2000.]

Tie Break after Finals with all 3 Rounds to Count (FIG Code of Points 2000)
- The Best Vol Score in the Final Round (Including Tariff)
- The Competitor with the highest ranking after Set & Vol.
End Note.

After Preliminaries (Set & 1st Vol) - Team Competitions

- Best 3 Total Vol Marks (including Tariff)
- Best 3 Total Set Marks
- TWO Best Vol Totals
- ONE Best Vol Totals

[see also Judge Guide ]