Competition Format
Format & Rules
How the competition runs, how it is scored, and what teams must meet.
Format
Battle Royale
| Round | Teams | Routines |
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | 32 teams | 8 routines per team |
| Semi-Final | 12 teams | 6 routines per team |
| Final | 4 teams | 4 routines per team |
- Qualification
- Maximum 2 per apparatus
- Advances
- 12 teams advance
- Semi-Final
- Maximum 2 per apparatus
- Time limit
- 120 seconds per routine
- Advances
- 4 teams advance
- Final
- Maximum 2 per apparatus, maximum 1 vault
- Time limit
- 120 seconds per routine
- Selection
- Teams choose gymnast and apparatus live as scores land
Points reset at the start of every round.
Qualification runs two subdivisions of 16 teams each.
Mini Royale
| Round | Teams | Routines |
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | 64 teams | 12 routines per team |
| Final | 12 teams | 8 routines per team |
- Qualification
- Exactly 3 per apparatus
- Advances
- 12 teams advance
- Final
- Exactly 2 per apparatus
Points reset at the start of every round.
Qualification runs four subdivisions of 16 teams each.
Repeat routines
Scoring
Code of Points
- Battle Royale
- Battle Royale women are judged at Level 10 under USAG rules. Battle Royale men are judged at Senior FIG rules.
- Mini Royale
- Mini Royale routines are judged against the USAG Xcel Code of Points.
- Judging Panels
- Two panels per apparatus, one judge each, evaluating difficulty and execution.The panel structure and the apparatus set are the series' own.
Percentile Scoring
A gymnast is ranked against the others on her own apparatus. That rank converts to points from 0 to 100.
- •First place takes 100 points.
- •Last place takes 0 points.
- •Everyone else lands evenly between.
- •The only entry on an apparatus scores a neutral 50 points.
- •Tied gymnasts share the places they would have occupied and each takes the average. Nobody below them moves.
Deciding Round
If teams tie at the end of a round, a deciding round runs. The steps run in order until the tie breaks.
- 1.Total summed execution
- 2.Total summed difficulty
- 3.Drop the highest routine and recompare
If the tie never breaks, the teams split the prize.
Team Composition
Battle Royale
- Level
- Level 10 WAG, Senior FIG men
- Team size
- Minimum 4 gymnasts, no maximum
- Age
- Must turn 16 by 31 December of the competition year. No upper limit.
- Adults
- Retired and masters gymnasts still training are welcome.
- National team cap
- Two national team members per country, and three per team in total.
Gymnasts do not have to do all-around. They may enter their specialist apparatus and may modify routines.
Mini Royale
- Level
- Xcel Platinum (roughly Development Program Level 7, guidance only)
- Team size
- Minimum 5 gymnasts, maximum 8
- Age
- 13 to 17 years old
- Discipline
- Women's artistic only
Gymnasts do not have to do all-around. They may enter their specialist apparatus and may modify routines.
General Rules
Open invitational. No federation or national-team membership required.
International teams are welcome.
A gymnast competes for one team at one event.
Apparatus
Women's Artistic
Four apparatus
Vault
Uneven bars
Beam
Floor
Men's Artistic
Four apparatus
- Vault
High bar
Rings- Floor
Pommel horse and parallel bars are not part of this series.
- Apparatus in total
- Six distinct apparatus across eight discipline slots. Vault and floor are shared.
- Mixed teams
- A mixed team may enter two on women's floor and two on men's floor. Vault is the only apparatus where the women's and men's caps are a single shared limit.
Staff & Certification
Coaches
- •NCCP Level 2 or equivalent
- •Safe Sport certification
Floor access requires both, in the applicable discipline.
Judges
- •National or Brevet status
- •Safe Sport course
Volunteers & Staff
- •Vulnerable sector check
Consent, Insurance & Safety
- Insurance
- Canadian athletes are covered, including injury.International athletes must carry travel insurance that covers sports incidents.A plain travel policy usually excludes sports incidents. Verify the policy covers them.
- Media Consent
- Athletes consent to images, audio, video and likeness for promotional, broadcast and commercial purposes.Limited to the current edition of the event.Signed by a parent or guardian where the athlete is a minor.
- Safety
- Medical staff on site, provided by Gym Art.Waiver required.
Apparel
- Singlet
- No singlet requirement.
- Team kit
- A team's kit must match.
- Compression
- All athletes must be in compression. Baggy clothing draws a Code of Points deduction.
- Captain
- Each team names a captain.
Registration
- Where to register
- Register at Gym Art Meets:
- Team name
- On the platform, a club name is the team name.
- Payment
- Pay by card or e-transfer. The spot is not held until payment completes.