Rules: IRBC (see www.worldsportkite.com). Compulsory figures will be announced as soon as possible but, at the latest, by 23:59 GMT on Friday 24 April 2015.
Format: The Competition will be held over 2 full days and will consist from 1 round of Precision and 2 rounds of Ballet.
Scoring: The final score will be calculated from the sum of the Precision score and the higher of the two Ballet scores.
Logistics and Staffing: 2 arenas each with panel of not less than 3 Judges, Field Director and Line Judges.
Dates: The primary competition days are Friday 4 and Saturday 5 September. Sunday 6 is a reserve competition day for any disciplines that remain unfinished at that time.
Qualification and deadlines:
a) Reigning champion in each discipline: Automatic selection
b) Countries with National Organisations (ie France, UK, Italy, Russia and Lithuania): National Directors may nominate 2 competitors per discipline, selected in accordance with their own national selections criteria. As host nation, France can apply for 1 additional competitor in each discipline. Deadline for entries 10 July 2015
c) Competitors from other European nations: Wildcard places are available by email application direct to ihj@live.co.uk at any time before 19 July 2015. The submission of a Wildcard application does not guarantee a place the competition. Successful applicants will be notified as soon as possible after their submission and by 26 July 2015 at the latest. In case of more than 2 Wildcard applications from competitors from the same country, applicants may be asked to provide a video recording as evidence of their ability to meet a reasonable standard as determined by a Selections Committee.
d) Any wildcard places that have not been taken up by 19 July will be re-allocated to National Directors for offer to their members on a first come, first served basis.
Information: We will update the list of applied participants on daily basis.
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