New BISFed World Ranking System 2017 2020 System

New BISFed World Ranking System 2017 - 2020 System Release Update (December 2017)

World Ranking Objective Provide a means of determining the relative strength of each side (athlete, pair or team) in each classification event It can also be used for: • Accurately determine which sides should qualify for an event. • Enable BISFed to further develop an effective competition system. • Engage with a range of stakeholders, including media, spectators and commercial partners to communicate and promote the sport. 1

Development of New World Ranking Who was involved: • BISFed Competition Committee • Knowledge of the sport • Understanding of the competition structure • UK Sport’s Sport Intelligence Team • Mathematical modelling • Statistical analysis A total of 4099 matches over the past five years was used to test and simulate up to 10 different solutions 2

World Ranking – Point Allocation World ranking points will be awarded for the outcome of each match played in a BISFed sanctioned competition Round/Stage FINAL BRONZE S-FINAL Q-FINAL R-16 QUALIFY FROM POOL MATCH ENTRY* Points Awarded 3 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 * Entry points are not to be multiplied by event coefficient values 3

World Ranking – Tier Coefficients Any points earned at a competition, except points awarded for entry, will be multiplied by the coefficient to calculate the total number of points awarded for an event. Event+ World Championships/ Paralympic Games Regional Championships World Opens Regional Opens Coefficient* 4 3 2 1 * Each coefficient will decay by 0. 5 after 365 days. + Events will be eligible until 31 st December of the 2 nd calendar year after completion, unless an equivalent type of event is held earlier in the 2 nd calendar year at which point the events will be exchanged and the earlier event removed. 4

World Ranking – Point Total Calculation The competition system will operate on a two-year rolling basis in order to qualify for the relevant World or Regional Championships or Paralympic Games Ranking Period: • 1 st January 2015 to 31 st December 2017 Regional Championships • 1 st January 2016 to 31 st December 2018 World Championships • 1 st January 2017 to 31 st December 2019 Regional Championships • 1 st January 2018 to 31 st December 2020 Paralympics 5 2016 = Qualification to 2017 = Qualification to 2018 = Qualification to 2019 = Qualification to

World Ranking – Point Total Calculation The competition system will operate a ranking system which uses a side’s four best event results (ranking point totals) over a two-year qualification period Event Eligibility: • A side’s ranking points total must include the higher ranking points total from the most recent year’s major event i. e. • • latest World Championship if attended, OR; latest Regional Championship, if attended • • latest World Open(s), up to a maximum of 2 results latest Regional Open(s), up to a max. of 2 results if a side has attended a World Open, or; latest Regional Open(s), up to a max. of 3 results if a side has not attended a World Open • A side’s ranking points total must not exceed a maximum of 3 results from; • 6

World Ranking – Exception between and within events Pools Only Bonus: applied when an event is run using only a pools stage without an elimination round Bonus Awarded 1 st only 3 1 st only 4 1 st, 2 nd 5 1 st, 2 nd 6+ 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd Group Normalisation: applied when an event is run with an unequal number of sides in each pool Final + Semi-Final Place = 2 Semi-Final 2 nd Place = 2 Bronze Medal 3 rd Place = 2 1 st Points Awarded = 7 Size of Pool 2 Number of Wins Number of Matches Played