Ranking list for the allocation of starting places at orienteering world championships

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Starting in 2014, the starting positions at the World Orienteering Championships will be allocated using a ranking list calculated by the International Orienteering Association ( IOF ).

The results of the middle and long distance as well as the relay results of the last two world championships are included in the ranking list. The best eight nations get three, the following 14 nations get two and all others get one starting place each. Separate ranking lists are set up for women and men.

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With the introduction of a sprint relay, the IOF would like to increase the number of medal decisions at world championships. However, since they do not want to increase the number of races, the world association is planning to abolish the qualification runs over medium and long distance. From now on, the starting places are to be allocated via the ranking list.

Weaker nations in particular see themselves being treated unfairly in this way, and can often only field one starter per discipline. There is no possibility of reaching the final with strong performances in a preceding qualification.

The sprint is excluded from the regulation. In the future, the participating nations will be able to send three starters here, who can then reach the final via a qualifying race as before.

calculation

For the calculation, the results on the middle and long distance as well as in the relay of the last two world championships are included.

In individual races , the points are awarded as follows:

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1 120
2 100
3 80
4-6 70-65-60
7-10 57-55-53-51
11-60 50-49 -...- 2-1

Points are awarded in relay races according to the following scheme:

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1 240
2 160
3 130
4th 114
5 106
6-30 100-96 -...- 8-4

The nations are divided into divisions from 1 to 3. After each World Cup, the worst country in Division 1 is relegated to Division 2. In return, the best country in Division 2 moves up to Division 1. Between division 2 and 3 there are two relegation and promotion positions. The points in the direct comparison between promoters and relegators are not taken into account.

If a country in a lower division has a higher score than a country in a higher division, these countries will also swap divisions.

The defending champions as well as the continental champions of the respective discipline receive fixed starting places. The host nation also automatically receives three starting places. In 2014 it will be Italy.

Ranking list for the 2014 World Championships

Men's
space country Points 2012 Points 2013 Total points
Division 1 (3 starting places):
1 NorwayNorway Norway 518 386 904
2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 421 462 883
3 SwedenSweden Sweden 402 457 859
4th RussiaRussia Russia 231 595 826
5 FranceFrance France 424 400 824
6th LatviaLatvia Latvia 435 325 760
7th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 442 289 731
8th FinlandFinland Finland 274 325 599
Division 2 (2 starting places):
9 UkraineUkraine Ukraine 249 309 558
10 DenmarkDenmark Denmark 275 218 493
11 EstoniaEstonia Estonia 174 280 454
12 LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 228 225 453
13 AustriaAustria Austria 210 185 395
14th ItalyItaly Italy 195 142 337
15th BelarusBelarus Belarus 163 155 318
16 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 135 174 309
17th HungaryHungary Hungary 116 158 274
18th BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria 120 121 241
19th PolandPoland Poland 135 94 229
20th SpainSpain Spain 64 146 210
21st GermanyGermany Germany 53 117 170
22nd PortugalPortugal Portugal 62 94 156
Division 3 (1 starting place):
23 BelgiumBelgium Belgium 124 23 147
24 AustraliaAustralia Australia 67 72 139
25th IrelandIreland Ireland 42 95 137
26th SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 110 26th 136
27 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 49 35 84
28 RomaniaRomania Romania 60 22nd 82
29 IsraelIsrael Israel 0 69 69
30th CroatiaCroatia Croatia 49 9 58
31 CanadaCanada Canada 12 27 39
32 United StatesUnited States United States 8th 16 24
33 BrazilBrazil Brazil 16 0 16
34 TurkeyTurkey Turkey 4th 0 4th
35 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 0 0 0
35 Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 0 0 0
35 JapanJapan Japan 0 0 0
Ladies
space country Points 2012 Points 2013 Total points
Division 1 (3 starting places):
1 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 626 544 1170
2 SwedenSweden Sweden 515 545 1060
3 FinlandFinland Finland 540 508 1048
4th NorwayNorway Norway 392 486 878
5 RussiaRussia Russia 408 391 799
6th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 340 346 686
7th DenmarkDenmark Denmark 338 263 601
8th United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 282 274 556
Division 2 (2 starting places):
9 LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 279 257 536
10 UkraineUkraine Ukraine 205 219 424
11 FranceFrance France 211 207 418
12 LatviaLatvia Latvia 130 262 392
13 AustriaAustria Austria 207 152 359
14th EstoniaEstonia Estonia 204 154 358
15th AustraliaAustralia Australia 122 189 311
16 PolandPoland Poland 137 142 279
17th ItalyItaly Italy 95 155 250
18th United StatesUnited States United States 97 141 238
19th SpainSpain Spain 103 122 225
20th HungaryHungary Hungary 200 15th 215
21st CanadaCanada Canada 48 162 210
22nd GermanyGermany Germany 80 114 194
Division 3 (1 starting place):
23 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 100 67 167
24 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 98 42 140
25th BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria 77 29 106
26th BelgiumBelgium Belgium 70 28 98
27 JapanJapan Japan 6th 44 50
28 Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 24 24 48
29 TurkeyTurkey Turkey 28 3 31
30th BelarusBelarus Belarus 0 24 24
31 BrazilBrazil Brazil 9 0 9
32 IrelandIreland Ireland 0 6th 6th
32 PortugalPortugal Portugal 6th 0 6th
34 IsraelIsrael Israel 0 0 0
34 CroatiaCroatia Croatia 0 0 0
34 RomaniaRomania Romania 0 0 0
34 SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 0 0 0

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