1. Long Final Qualification Process, WMOC 2018 ->
Helge Lang Pedersen
February 2018
HLES - Riga

2. Why?
Task from IOF Council: “A Middle Distance Final should be introduced at WMOC without increasing the duration of the event”
The resulting WMOC program
Day #
Program ->2017
Program >
Day 1
Sprint Model
Day 2
Sprint Qualification
Day 3
Sprint Final
Day 4
Forest model 1
Day 5
Long Qualification 1
Forest Qualification
Day 6
Long Qualification 2
Middle Final
Day 7
Forest model 2
Day 8
Long Final
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The emphasis in this session will be focused on LF qualification where there are 3 or more Middle Finals
February 2018
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3. IOF Competition Rules 12.24 (New)
12.24 The Long distance finals have the same composition as the Middle distance finals except that some competitors are promoted to a higher final and some are relegated to a lower final according to their result in the Middle distance final.
Purely for the determination of promotion and relegation in this rule, any competitors who successfully completed the lowest ranked Middle distance final are regarded as having been placed, even if they were not placed in the qualification race and hence appeared in the Middle distance result list as not placed.
First, any competitors who have not entered the Long Distance are removed and all subsequent references are to the numbers after this has been done.
If there is a single Middle distance A-final in a class, there shall just be a single Long distance A-final with the same composition.
If there are only two Middle distance finals (A and B) in a class
the top 25% (rounded down) of the B final are promoted to the A-final
the bottom 25% (rounded down) of the A-final are relegated to the B-final.
If there are more than two Middle distance finals in a class the promotion and relegation is carried out as follows:
The first- and second-placed competitors from each of the lower ranked finals are promoted to the A-Final
The bottom competitors from each final (except the lowest ranked final) are relegated to the next lowest ranked final. The number to be relegated is 25% (rounded down) of the number who were placed in the next lowest ranked final
The number in each Long distance final are brought back up to the numbers in the Middle distance finals by promoting the next best-placed competitors from the final below.
If there is a tie of two or more competitors in the Middle distance final and they are in the last qualifying place for promotion, they are all promoted.
Finally, any competitors who entered only the Long distance competition are added to the lowest final.
It is not necessary to have been placed in the Middle distance final in order to be placed in the Long distance final.
In each Long distance final, the start order is in reverse order of the Middle distance final in which the competitors ran. For example where there are two Middle distance finals, those in the Long A Final who ran the Middle A final start in a group later than those promoted from the Middle B final. Within those groups the order is the reverse of their positions in those finals, i.e. the fastest starts last. Any who were not placed in a Middle distance final start in random order before those who were placed.
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The emphasis in this session will be focused on LF qualification where there are 3 or more Middle Finals
February 2018
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4. Some clauses are currently not in use1
12.24 The Long distance finals have the same composition as the Middle distance finals except that some competitors are promoted to a higher final and some are relegated to a lower final according to their result in the Middle distance final.
Purely for the determination of promotion and relegation in this rule, any competitors who successfully completed the lowest ranked Middle distance final are regarded as having been placed, even if they were not placed in the qualification race and hence appeared in the Middle distance result list as not placed.
First, any competitors who have not entered the Long Distance are removed and all subsequent references are to the numbers after this has been done.
If there is a single Middle distance A-final in a class, there shall just be a single Long distance A-final with the same composition.
If there are only two Middle distance finals (A and B) in a class
the top 25% (rounded down) of the B final are promoted to the A-final
the bottom 25% (rounded down) of the A-final are relegated to the B-final.
If there are more than two Middle distance finals in a class the promotion and relegation is carried out as follows:
The first- and second-placed competitors from each of the lower ranked finals are promoted to the A-Final
The bottom competitors from each final (except the lowest ranked final) are relegated to the next lowest ranked final. The number to be relegated is 25% (rounded down) of the number who were placed in the next lowest ranked final
The number in each Long distance final are brought back up to the numbers in the Middle distance finals by promoting the next best-placed competitors from the final below.
If there is a tie of two or more competitors in the Middle distance final and they are in the last qualifying place for promotion, they are all promoted.
Finally, any competitors who entered only the Long distance competition are added to the lowest final.
It is not necessary to have been placed in the Middle distance final in order to be placed in the Long distance final.
In each Long distance final, the start order is in reverse order of the Middle distance final in which the competitors ran. For example where there are two Middle distance finals, those in the Long A Final who ran the Middle A final start in a group later than those promoted from the Middle B final. Within those groups the order is the reverse of their positions in those finals, i.e. the fastest starts last. Any who were not placed in a Middle distance final start in random order before those who were placed. 2 3 4 5
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The emphasis in this session will be focused on LF qualification where there are 3 or more Middle Finals 6 7
February 2018
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5. Overall principles 1
Only the Middle Final final is used as a basis for the Long Final
The Forest Qualification results plays no role in generating the Long Final start list
Based on the Middle Final results, you as a participant can
Move one final down compared to Middle Final
Stay in the same final as in the Middle Final
Move one or more finals up compared to Middle Final
On the Long Final start list, the number of participants in each heat will be exactly the same as in the Middle Final
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The emphasis in this session will be focused on LF qualification where there are 3 or more Middle Finals
February 2018
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6. Less that 20 entered in the class3 7
1 MF and 1 LF heat
Example with 18 entered
The steps:
All DNS and DNF from the Middle Final are assigned a place – DNF should be above DNS
The LF start list is generated in reverse order of the MF rank 2
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The emphasis in this session will be focused on LF qualification where there are 3 or more Middle Finals
February 2018
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7. 21-180 entered in the class 2 MF and 2 LF heats4 7
2 MF and 2 LF heats
Example with 62 entered
The steps:
All DNS and DNF from the Middle Final are assigned a place – DNF should be above DNS
31/4=7.75 => 7 MF B are promoted
7 MF A are relegated
The LF start list is generated in reverse order of the MF rank and by placing the qualifiers from the lowest final earliest.
From here on the step with DNF and DNS is skipped
February 2018
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8. Example for 3 Middle Finals (181-260 entered in the class)5
Suppose there are three Middle Finals in an age class where the numbers in each are 81 (A), 81 (B) and 50 (C). Then the numbers in each Long Final go through three stages on the way to their final numbers, as follows:
stage A B C
comment 81 50
original Middle F numbers
February 2018
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9. Example for 3 Middle Finals – stage 1 (181-260 entered in the class)5
The first- and second-placed competitors from each of the lower ranked Middle finals are promoted to the Long A-Final
stage A B C
comment 81 50
original Middle F numbers 1 85 79 48
top 2 from C to A; top 2 from B to A
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10. Example for 3 Middle Finals – stage 2 (181-260 entered in the class)5
The bottom competitors from each Middle final (except the lowest ranked final) are relegated to the next lowest ranked Long final. The number to be relegated is 25% (rounded down) of the number who were placed in the next lowest Middle ranked final
stage A B C
comment 81 50
original Middle F numbers 1 85 79 48
top 2 from C to A; top 2 from B to A 2 65 87 60
lowest 20 (25% of 81) from A to B; 12 (25% of 50) B to C
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11. Example for 3 Middle Finals – stage 3 (181-260 entered in the class)5
The number in each Long Distance final is brought back up to the number in the Middle distance finals by promoting the next best-placed competitors from the final below.
stage A B C
comment 81 50
original Middle F numbers 1 85 79 48
top 2 from C to A; top 2 from B to A 2 65 87 60
lowest 20 (25% of 81) from A to B; 12 (25% of 50) B to C
Long Final numbers - 3
best 16 from B to A; best 10 from C to B
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12. 181-260 entered in the class – start list generation5 7
MF Result
LF Start list
3 MF and 3 LF heats
Example with 212 entered
The steps:
All DNS and DNF from the Middle Final are assigned a place – DNF should be above DNS
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The emphasis in this session will be focused on LF qualification where there are 3 or more Middle Finals
February 2018
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13. 181-260 entered in the class – start list generation5 7
MF Result
LF Start list 2
3 MF and 3 LF heats
Example with 212 entered
The steps:
All DNS and DNF from the Middle Final are assigned a place – DNF should be above DNS
Top 2 in MF C is promoted to LF A
Stage 1
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The emphasis in this session will be focused on LF qualification where there are 3 or more Middle Finals
February 2018
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14. 181-260 entered in the class – start list generation5 7
MF Result
LF Start list
3 MF and 3 LF heats
Example with 212 entered
The steps:
All DNS and DNF from the Middle Final are assigned a place – DNF should be above DNS
Top 2 in MF C is promoted to LF A
Top 2 in MF B is promoted to LF A 3
Stage 1
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The emphasis in this session will be focused on LF qualification where there are 3 or more Middle Finals
February 2018
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15. 181-260 entered in the class – start list generation5 7
MF Result
LF Start list
3 MF and 3 LF heats
Example with 212 entered
The steps:
All DNS and DNF from the Middle Final are assigned a place – DNF should be above DNS
Top 2 in MF C is promoted to LF A
Top 2 in MF B is promoted to LF A
81/4=20.25 => 20 relegated from MF A to LF B
Stage 1
Stage 2
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81 is the number of runners entered for MF B.
February 2018
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16. 181-260 entered in the class – start list generation5 7
MF Result
LF Start list
3 MF and 3 LF heats
Example with 212 entered
The steps:
All DNS and DNF from the Middle Final are assigned a place – DNF should be above DNS
Top 2 in MF C is promoted to LF A
Top 2 in MF B is promoted to LF A
81/4=20.25 => 20 relegated from MF A to LF B
50/4= 12.5 => 12 relegated from MF B to LF C
Stage 1
Stage 2
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The emphasis in this session will be focused on LF qualification where there are 3 or more Middle Finals 5
81 is the number of runners entered for MF B.
50 is the number of runners entered for MF C.
February 2018
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17. 181-260 entered in the class – start list generation4 7
MF Result
LF Start list
3 MF and 3 LF heats
Example with 212 entered
The steps:
All DNS and DNF from the Middle Final are assigned a place – DNF should be above DNS
Top 2 in MF C is promoted to LF A
Top 2 in MF B is promoted to LF A
81/4=20.25 => 20 relegated from MF A to LF B
50/4= 12.5 => 12 relegated from MF B to LF C
Another 20 – 2 – 2 = 16 promoted from MF B to LF A 6
Stage 1
Stage 2
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The emphasis in this session will be focused on LF qualification where there are 3 or more Middle Finals
Stage 3
81 is the number of runners entered for MF B.
50 is the number of runners entered for MF C.
February 2018
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18. 181-260 entered in the class – start list generation4 7
MF Result
LF Start list
3 MF and 3 LF heats
Example with 212 entered
The steps:
All DNS and DNF from the Middle Final are assigned a place – DNF should be above DNS
Top 2 in MF C is promoted to LF A
Top 2 in MF B is promoted to LF A
81/4=20,25 => 20 relegated from MF A to LF B
50/4= 12,5 => 12 relegated from MF B to LF C
Another 20 – 2 – 2 = 16 promoted from MF B to LF A
Another 12 – 2 = 10 is promoted from MF C to LF B 7
Stage 1
Stage 2
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The emphasis in this session will be focused on LF qualification where there are 3 or more Middle Finals
Stage 3
81 is the number of runners entered for MF B.
50 is the number of runners entered for MF C.
February 2018
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19. Exceptional cases
In the unlikely cases where the lowest Middle Final has a low number of participants, there is a theoretical chance, that runners who have not finished the lowest Middle Final could be in a position to be promoted. In this case, only runners who have actually finished the lowest Middle Final should be promoted. This is done by leaving a larger number in the second lowest final than what had otherwise been the case. This should probably be done manually. In case two competitors with the same time in the last qualifying spot in the Middle Final, they are both promoted, which means that the number of participants in the relevant final (eg. LF-B) is increased with one. The number in the next final (eg. LF-B) is decreased with one.
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The emphasis in this session will be focused on LF qualification where there are 3 or more Middle Finals 6
February 2018
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20. Example: 433 entered in the class7
MF Result
LF Start list
In this case if MFF has only DNF and DNS, noone from MFF should be promoted to any LF-heat.
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The emphasis in this session will be focused on LF qualification where there are 3 or more Middle Finals
February 2018
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