Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List Guidelines 2017
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Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List Guidelines 2017 Modifications in blue/bold/italics/strikethrough will be effective April 3, 2017 Clarifications will be effective immediately Contents I. Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List....................................................................................................... 3 II. Class Value Determination ................................................................................................................................... 3 A. Primary Number .............................................................................................................................................. 3 B. Perfect Class Number ..................................................................................................................................... 4 C. FEI Exceptions ................................................................................................................................................... 4 D. Selection Trial Exceptions ............................................................................................................................ 4 E. Natural Multiplier ............................................................................................................................................ 4 F. Prize Money Coefficient ............................................................................................................................... 4 G. Technical Coefficient ...................................................................................................................................... 5 H. Class Value .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 III. Earning Rider Ranking Points............................................................................................................................. 5 A. Placing Points .................................................................................................................................................... 5 B. Weekly Points ................................................................................................................................................... 6 C. Nations Cups ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 D. Ranking Points ................................................................................................................................................. 6 E. Aging of Points .................................................................................................................................................. 6 IV. Licensing ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 V. Classes to Count .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 A. Specifications .................................................................................................................................................... 7 B. Prize Money ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 VI. Number of Classes to Count per Event ........................................................................................................... 8 VII. Number of Events to Count per Week . ....................................................................................................... 10 VIII. “Series” Classes ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 IX. Special Rules ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 A. Value of “Second Class”................................................................................................................................ 10 B. Grand Prix at the World Cup Final ......................................................................................................... 10 C. Nations Cups and Grand Prix at CSIOs ................................................................................................. 10 D. Olympic Games and World Championship Selection Trials ......................................................... 11 E. Olympic Games, World Cup Final, and World Championship Events ...................................... 11 F. Pan American Games Selection Trials . ................................................................................................. 11 G. Pan American Games ................................................................................................................................... 11 H. World Cup Qualifiers .................................................................................................................................... 11 I. Classes Taking Place in the United States ............................................................................................ 12 X. Deadline for Receiving Results ........................................................................................................................ 12 XI. Glossary ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14 I. Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List – The purpose of the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List is to select teams and individuals for CSIOs and CSIs. The United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. (USEF) will generate and publish the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List for each week in which a relevant class occurs (Section V, Classes to Count). The rider with the most points is ranked 1st, the rider with the second highest points is ranked 2nd, etc. The points earned by a rider in a class are calculated by the following formula: 푪풍풂풔풔 푽풂풍풖풆 × 푷풍풂풄풊풏품 푷풐풊풏풕풔 = 푪풍풂풔풔 푷풐풊풏풕풔 II. Class Value Determination – The Class Value is determined by a two-step process: Step 1: The Primary Number is divided by the Perfect Class Number. This number is then multiplied by a factor of 10 and then any exceptions are added. The result is the Natural Multiplier. 푷풓풊풎풂풓풚 푵풖풎풃풆풓 × ퟏퟎ + { 푬풙풄풆풑풕풊풐풏풔} = 푻풉풆 푵풂풕풖풓풂풍 푴풖풍풕풊풑풍풊풆풓 푷풆풓풇풆풄풕 푪풍풂풔풔 푵풖풎풃풆풓 Step 2: The Natural Multiplier is then multiplied first by the Prize Money Coefficient, and then by the Technical Coefficient. The result is the Class Value. 푵풂풕풖풓풂풍 푴풖풍풕풊풑풍풊풆풓 × 푷풓풊풛풆 푴풐풏풆풚 푪풐풆풇풇풊풄풊풆풏풕 × 푻풆풄풉풏풊풄풂풍 푪풐풆풇풇풊풄풊풆풏풕 = 푪풍풂풔풔 푽풂풍풖풆 Exceptions to Class Value: See Section IX. Special Rules. The Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List is published with the riders’ names, but it is the global horse/rider combinations, determined through US ranking methodology, that are used to determine a class’ Class Value. The top 100 U.S. horse/rider combinations on the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List are published weekly on the USEF website www.usef.org. A. Primary Number - The Primary Number is the sum total of all Primary Number Points from the previous week’s ranking for global horse/rider combinations in a given competition. Primary Number Points for each class are determined as follows: If the . 1st ranked horse/rider combination competes, 300 points are added; . 2nd ranked horse/rider combination competes, 299 points are added; . 3rd ranked horse/rider combination competes, 298 points are added; . 4th ranked horse/rider combination competes, 297 points are added; And so on to . 296th ranked horse/rider combination, who, if they compete, add 5 points. All horse/rider combination ranked below 296th, if they compete, add 5 points; All horse/rider combinations in the class are used to determine the Primary Number, e.g. if a rider competes with two horses, points for both horses will be included to determine the Primary Number. B. Perfect Class Number – The Perfect Class Number is the Primary Number of a fictitious competition in which all of the top ranked horse/rider combinations compete. The number of horse/rider combinations used to calculate the "Perfect Class" will be the same as the average number of entries in all classes in the United States, Canada, and Europe ranked in the system held during the previous calendar year. The Perfect Class Number for 2018 is 45. C. FEI Exceptions – FEI Classes held globally in North America (CAN, MEX, and USA) at CSIs, CSI-Ws, and CSIOs meeting the criteria under Classes to Count (Section V) will have the following values added to their Natural Multiplier: . FEI 5* Level: 1.0 . FEI 4* Level: .75 . FEI 3* Level: .50 . FEI 2* Level: .25 For example, if the Natural Multiplier is 5.16 at a CSI3* according to the horse/rider combinations that competed, 5.66 will be used. D. Selection Trial Exceptions – See Section IX.D and X.F, Special Rules. E. Natural Multiplier – To determine the Natural Multiplier, the Primary Number for the class is divided by the Perfect Class Number, plus FEI Exceptions, if applicable. 푷풓풊풎풂풓풚 푵풖풎풃풆풓 × ퟏퟎ + {푬풙풄풆풑풕풊풐풏풔} = 푻풉풆 푵풂풕풖풓풂풍 푴풖풍풕풊풑풍풊풆풓 푷풆풓풇풆풄풕 푪풍풂풔풔 푵풖풎풃풆풓 F. Prize Money Coefficient – The Prize Money Coefficient is based on the prize money offered in a given class (See section