National Finals Season 4

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Age / Gender Categories

Age Category is determined by the Athlete’s age as of January 1, 2023. Ex. if you are 10 years old on January 1st, you would compete in the 9-10 age category.

The following CNL Age/Gender Categories are:

• 6-8 Girls / 6-8 Boys

• 9-10 Girls / 9-10 Boys

• 11-12 Girls / 11-12 Boys

• 13-14 Girls / 13-14 Boys

• 15-17 Girls / 15-17 Boys

• Amateur Women / Amateur Men

• Masters (40+) Women / Masters (40+) Men

• Pro Women / Pro Men

An athlete may compete in a higher category:

• Once an athlete competes in a CNL Competition in a higher category, regardless if they qualify in that category or not, then that athlete must stay in that category for the rest of the season.

• Exception 1: Masters 40+ Category is not considered a “high category”

• Exception 2: A Youth Athlete can compete in ONE Adult Category (i.e. Amateur or PRO) and ONE Youth category (i.e. Age Category) within the same season.

  • You will need a different NinjaWorks ID for each category (ONE NinjaWorks ID for the Adult and ONE for the Youth). You must contact CNL at info@canadianninjaleague.org to connect your CNL Membership to both NinjaWork ID’s. You do not need to purchase a second membership.

  • A Youth Athlete can only compete and register in one age category per competition (ex. they can’t compete in both youth and amateur / pro on the same competition weekend). Make sure to use the correct NinjaWork’s ID when registering with the gym.

• If an athlete has already qualified in the lower category, then that athlete forfeits their qualifying spot and leaderboard points in that category and must earn a new qualifying spot in the higher category.

Exception: if a Youth Athlete qualifies in their age category, they can still compete in ONE Adult category (ie Amateur or Pro) for the rest of the season, without forfeiting their spot in the Youth category. The athlete must choose one age category to compete in for National Finals.

Pro Category

An adult athlete (Ages 18-39) is encouraged to compete in the Pro Category if they meet any of the following requirements in the last three years:

• Placed Top 3 at a Ninja League Finals (National or International Level) in an adult / pro category

  • This does not include the “Masters” age category

  • “Pro Category” refers to the highest skilled category possible for an athlete to compete in as an adult

• Competed at the Finals of a “Ninja Warrior” TV Show of any country

Examples of Ninja Leagues include but are not limited to:

• CNL - Canadian Ninja League

• WNL - World Ninja League

• UNAA - Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association

• NSC - Ninja Sport Network

We understand that the sport of ninja is still very young in Canada. If you don’t feel you’re ready to compete in the Pro Category, please email info@canadianninjaleague.org with your request and reason for opting out.

Hosting CNL Events

A CNL Associated Gym must confirm their event date to info@canadianninjaleague.org prior to hosting any CNL Event.

The date will be reviewed by a CNL Representative.

Once approved, the event is added to the CNL Schedule.

Facilities are not required to host all divisions and may choose which divisions they wish to host.

Stage 1 Qualifiers (Top 5 or 50% to advance to Stage 2)

All CNL Associated Gyms are required to host a minimum of one Stage 1 within a CNL Season.

All CNL Associated Gyms must have the event confirmed with the CNL prior to hosting a Stage 1 Event.

Stage 1 Qualifiers can be a Single or Multi Course Competition.

Any athlete (regardless of membership) can participate in a Stage 1 Qualifier.

Only a CNL Athlete will be awarded a qualifying spot to a Stage 2 Qualifier

• An athlete must have purchased a CNL Athlete Membership no later than 24 hours prior to the start of the Stage 1 Qualifier to be deemed a CNL Athlete and eligible for a Stage 2 Qualifying Spot.

A CNL Athlete who has already earned a Qualifying Spot will not take a Qualifying Spot away from another Member who has not yet qualified.

Top 5 Athletes or 50% (whichever is the highest number) of the total number of Stage 1 athletes in each specified Age/Gender Category earn a Stage 2 Qualifying Spot

• Participating athletes include CNL Athletes and Non-CNL Athletes

• International athletes can qualify for Stage 2 and will not take the spot of a Canadian CNL athlete.

• If there is an uneven number, the top 50% is rounded up

Example 1:

23 participating athletes in the Age 6-8 Boys Stage 1 Qualifier (20 CNL Athletes + 3 Non-CNL athletes)

= 12 Potential Qualifying Spots available (50% of 23 total athletes = 12, rounded up)

Based on the Stage 1 results for 6-8 boys:

· Top 3 athletes will be awarded Podium Awards
· CNL Athletes in the Top 12 will be awarded a Qualifying Spot to Stage 2
· If any of those top 12 athletes have previously qualified, it is then awarded to the next-up CNL Athlete
· International Athletes: If there is 1 international athlete in the top 12, then the next up CNL athlete will also qualify and 13 spots will qualify into Stage 2.

Example 2:

6 participating athletes in the Age 9-10 Boys Stage 1 Qualifier (4 CNL Athletes + 2 Non-CNL athletes)

5 Qualifying Spots available ( As Top 5 is larger than 50% of 6 total athletes = 3)

Based on the Stage 1 results for 9-10 Boys:

· Top 3 athletes will be awarded Podium Awards
· CNL Athletes in the Top 5 will be awarded a Qualifying Spot to Stage 2
· If any of those top 5 athletes have previously qualified, it is then awarded to the next-up CNL Athlete

Stage 2 Qualifiers (Top 5 qualify for National Finals)

Gyms that will host a Stage 2 Qualifier will be chosen by CNL

· All CNL Associated Gyms must have the event confirmed prior to hosting any CNL Event

· All Stage 2 Qualifiers will be a Multi-Course Competition

· Final results will be a combined score using the Percent Based Scoring System

Any athlete can participate in a Stage 2 Qualifier

• Only a CNL Athlete who earned a Stage 2 Qualifying Spot at a Stage 1 Qualifier will be deemed eligible for a CNL National Final Qualifying Spot and be awarded points towards the Leaderboard.

• A CNL Athlete who has already earned a Qualifying Spot to Nationals will not take a Qualifying Spot away from another CNL Athlete who has not yet qualified.

• International athletes can qualify to CNL National Finals and will not take the spot of a Canadian CNL athlete.

Top 5 CNL athletes from each Stage 2’s can qualify to National Finals for each age / gender category.

Example:

· CNL Athlete A finished 1st
· Not Qualified CNL Athlete B finished 2nd *
· Non-CNL Athlete C finished 3rd
· CNL Athlete D finished 4th
· CNL Athlete E finished 5th
· CNL Athlete F finished 6th
· CNL Athlete G finished 7th

* Athlete B is a non-qualifying athlete (i.e entered the Stage 2 Qualifier, but never earned a Stage 2 Qualifying spot from a Stage 1 Qualifier)

CNL Athletes A, D, E, F + G would be awarded a CNL National Final Qualifying Spot

Eligible CNL Athletes in the Top 5 of all participating athletes will earn points toward the Ninja Leaderboard.

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Schedule to be released closer to the event date.

Schedule to be released closer to the event date.

Schedule to be released closer to the event date.